Apple has today announced that it is lifting the restrictions on third part developer tools for creating applications for iOS devices like the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Along with this announcement, Apple has also issued a set of guidelines for developers who are looking to submit applications to the app store, you can see an excerpt from the main guidelines below, it make for pretty interesting reading.
We have lots of kids downloading lots of apps, and parental controls don’t work unless the parents
set them up (many don’t). So know that we’re keeping an eye out for the kids.
We have over 250,000 apps in the App Store. We don’t need any more Fart apps. If your app doesn’t
do something useful or provide some form of lasting entertainment, it may not be...
After numerous criticisms by developers and in a slightly surprising announcement Apple has revealed they “are relaxing all restrictions on the development tools used to create iOS apps” and “publishing app review guidelines.”
Apple Announcment:
The App Store℠ has revolutionized the way mobile applications are developed and distributed. With over 250,000 apps and 6.5 billion downloads, the App Store has become the world’s largest mobile application platform and App Store developers have earned over one billion dollars from the sales of their apps.
We are continually trying to make the App Store even better. We have listened to our developers and taken much of their feedback to heart. Based on their input, today we are making some important changes to our...
VLC is probably the most popular video playback application on Windows, Mac and Linux, it will let you play back virtually any video format, and now the developers have submitted a version designed for the iPad to Apple for approval.
The developers have also announced that they have a version in the works for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and they are hoping that if Apple approve VLC for the iPad it should be available in the App store next week.
Lets keep our fingers crossed that Apple approves VLC for the iPad, this certainly would be a cool app to have on the iPad. As soon as we get more information we will let you guys know.
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Yesterday Apple rolled out the latest version of their iOS, iOS 4.1, which brought a range of new features to the iPhone and iPod Touch. One of the new features added was Game Center and Apple has now updated the App store with a dedicated Game Center section.
The Game Center section in the App Store lists all the current games that are currently compatible with the new gaming service.
Game Center lets friends — and soon-to-be-friends — in on the action. Invite someone to join, then get a game going. Or go up against people you don’t know, from anywhere in the world, in a multiplayer game.
Game Center is designed to be a social gaming network, you can play games online with your friends on your iPhone or iPod Touch, there are also leadeboards and achievements that can be found with...
Earlier today we told you that the iPhone Dev Team had discovered a new exploit in iOS 4.1, which all allow for the iPhone 4 to be jailbroken. Members of the iPhone Dev Team are currently working on the jailbreak for iOS 4.1, and are expected to release it soon.
Msucle Nerd has confirmed on Twitter that the jailbreak will work on other devices as well as the iPhone 4, which will include the latest generation iPod Touch and the iPad when it gets updated.
That latest exploit from @pod2g confirmed to work beyond iPhone4…also on at least iPad and yesterday’s iPod4G too
The iPhone Dev team are recommending that you don’t upgrade to iOS 4.1 for the moment, and wait until they release the jailbreak, as soon as we have more information on when it will be available.......
iTunes has been a great success for Apple, and their iTunes music downloads are extremely popular, another part of iTunes that is popular is their iOS apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
According to analysts Aysmco, iOS application downloads may over take the number of songs downloaded by the end of the year, which would be pretty impressive considering the amount of songs currently sold through iTunes.
As can be seen, the App store has reached the same total downloads in 2.2 years as the iTMS reached after five years. The two curves are likely to be the same height (around 13 billion each) before the year is over.
The figures on the recent September update to the iTunes App Store and iTunes Music Store, and it seems that the App store has reached the same total downloads in...
Here is something fun for all the Apple fans out there, an ideal accessory for your geeky apartment or house, the MacBook Cutting Board.
As the name suggests, the MacBook cutting board is designed to look like an Apple MacBook, it is even made from apple tree wood, and comes in three different sizes just like the MacBook Pro.
You will be able to order one to match your MacBook Pro, as it is available in 13 inch, 15 inch, and 17 inch sizes, and it even features an Apple logo on the top.
If you want one, the MacBook Cutting Board is available for 43 Euros, about $55 from Design Spray.
Geekosystem via Design Milk,......
Apple [AAPL] released the latest version of their iPhone and iPod Touch OS yesterday, iOS 4.1. The update was designed to fix a number of security bugs as well as bring new features and enhancements to iOS.
Just a couple of hours after Apple released iOS 4.1, hackers have already found a security hole, that can be used to run a jailbreak on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
The hole was found by pod2g, a member of the iPhone Dev Team, and it has subsiquently been confirmed by other members of the iPhone Dev Team.
According to the hackers, this new exploit is going to be hard for Apple to close, as it targets a low level part of the operating system, and Apple wont be able to stop the jailbreakers without making some hardware changes.
There are no details as yet on when the iPhone Dev Team will...
Yesterday we showed you the new iPod Shuffle which the guys at iFixit took apart to see what was inside. Now they have done the same to the new iPod Touch.
The new iPod Touch is much slimmer than the previous version, it features Apple’s new A4 processor that can be found in the iPhone 4, and it comes with 256MB of RAM, as opposed to 512MB in the iPhone 4.
According to iFixit, this is the easiest iPod Touch to take apart, it is basically held together with some glue and two tabs. The battery has been soldered to the main board.
It looks like the rear facing camera on the iPod Touch is 0.7 megapixels, which is quite a bit less than the 5 megapixel one in the iPhone 4.
Head on over to iFixit for lots more photos and details of what is inside the new iPod Touch.
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Apple has just launched the latest version of their iOS for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and it is now available to download from iTunes.
iOS 4.1 brings a number of new features to the iPhone and iPod Touch, which include a range of bug fixes for the iPhone 3G which is designed to speed things up, plus a fix for the proximity sensor issues on the iPhone 4.
The new features in iOS 4.1, include HDR Photos, the ability to upload HD video over WiFi, TV show rentals for your iOS device and also Game Center.
Game Center adds a range of new featrures to iPhone Gaming, including achievement, worldwide leader boards and the ability to play online with other players from around the world.
iOS 4.1 is now available to download from iTunes, more details over at......
The iPad has already been a great success for Apple [AAPL] since it was launched earlier in the year, and it looks like the iPad sales figures will continue to rise at a similar rate.
One Analyst, Maynard Um with UBS Investment research thinks that Apple will sell around 28 million iPads next year, and he is calling this number conservative, also apparently iPad sales are having an affect on the PC industry and not MacBook sales.
“Sales of traditional notebooks appear to be feeling pressure from the iPad, causing a scramble by vendors to launch iPad-like tablets,” Um wrote. “We believe that a majority of this impact is occurring on the lower end of PC sales as the iPad is priced close enough to this range that it becomes attractive to consumers looking to make...
Apple are yet to release iOS 4.1 to iPhone users, although we are expecting it to be released some time today, one of the features in the new iOS 4.1 is now live, Game Center.
According to TUAW, Game Center which was previously only available to developers, has now started promoting developers to set up new accounts, and the previous accounts which they had been using whilst testing out iOS 4.1 have now been deleted.
Game Center adds a range of new features to iPhone Gaming, including achievement, worldwide leader boards and the ability to play online with other players from around the world.
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The guys over at iFixit are at it again, their latest victim is Apple’s new iPod Shuffle, which they have taken apart to see what is inside. Apparently this was a difficult one to take apart due to the size of the parts.
Inside the new iPod Shuffle is a 3.7 volt battery, which is capable of up to 15 hours of audio playback, and it looks like the battery is actually soldered onto the logic board which means it wont be that easy to replace.
Head on over to iFixit for lost more photos of what is inside Apple’s new iPod Shuffle.
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We have featured a number of different battery backup devices for the iPhone here at Geeky Gadgets, and whilst you wont need to use one as much with the iPhone 4 as you did with the 3G and 3GS, heavy users of the iPhone 4 will still need to use one.
One of my favourite cases for the 3G and the 3Gs was the Mophie Juice Pack Air, good news as Mophie have just launched a new version of the Juice Pack Air for the iPhone 4.
The new Mophie Juice Pack Air for the iPhone 4 features a 1500mAh battery that is designed to give you up to 270 hours of standby time, up to 6 hours of talk time over 3G and 12 hours over 2G.
You will also get up to 5 hours if browsing over 3G and up to 9 hours over WiFi, audio is up to 36 hours and video is up to 9 hours.
If you want one, the Mophie Juice Pack Air for the...
Just over a week ago Apple announced their new iPod Touch. The new iPod Touch features the new Retina Display that is in the iPhone 4, as well as the same processor in the iPhone 4, the Apple A4 Chip.
There is also a front facing camera for FaceTime, and Apple have also added a camera to the back that is capable of recording HD video in 720p, and a 3 axis gyro.
The new iPod Touch comes with three different sizes of storage, 8GB, 32GB and 64GB. Some of our fellow technology sites have managed to get their hands on the new iPod Touch, you can see what they think about it in the reviews below.
iPod touch (fourth generation, late 2010) – MacWorld
iPod Touch Review (2010) – Engadget
Apple iPod touch: review – The Telegraph
The New iPod Order: Click Wheel Dethroned, Touch...
The latest rumor doing the rounds is that Apple [AAPL] are going to be launching a camera accessory for the iPad, which could be used to make FaceTime video calls.
The rumor has come about because Steve Jobs said that everything goes to the iPad in iOS 4.2 which is due to be released in November, this would include FaceTime and the new HDR photography.
We suspect that this is just a rumor, and Apple wont be releasing a camera accessory for the iPad, although you never know. We are expecting Apple to release the second generation iPad with built in cameras next year just like the iPhone 4 and the iPod Touch.
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Last week Apple announced the New iPod Touch, and it was available to pre-order on the same day. Now it seems that customers who ordered the new iPod Touch are getting shipping notifications.
Customers should start getting their new iPod Touch at the beginning of next week. The new iPod Touch features the new Retina Display that can be found in the iPhone 4 as well as the same custom A4 Apple processor.
The new iPod Touch features a camera on the back for taking photos and also a camera on the front for video conferencing using Apple’s FaceTime app.
The new iPod Touch is available in 8GB, 32GB and 64GB sizes, and prices start at $229, from Apple.
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We have featured quite a few different MacBook and iPad decals here at Geeky Gadgets, here is another cool one for all the Wall-E fans out there, the Wall-E And Eva Macbook Decal.
A Full color high quality vinyl sticker for your macbook or macbook pro (you can use this skin for any macbook generation). Stand out in the crowd with personalized skins from Apple Jam.
The Wall-E And Eva Macbook Decal is available for the 13 inch MacBook and MacBook Pro as well as the 15 and 17 inch MacBook Pro’s, if you want one they are available for $15.90 from......
HyperMac has just launched a new accessory for the Apple iPad, called the HyperDrive. The HyperDrive is an external hard drive for the Apple iPad and it will let you add up to 750GB of storage to your iPad.
HyperDrive connects to the iPad via Apple’s camera connection kit, and then you can transfer images and video files to the iPad. It features a 3.2 inch color display and a d-pad with menu buttons for navigation.
It also features a built in memory card readers that will let you backup 12 different memory cards to the device, and then transfer them to your iPad.
The HyperDrive is available now with prices starting at $249, although you will need to add your own hard drive to this, and the top model with 750GB of storage retails for $599.
Product Page via Pocket......
Personally I have no problem typing on the iPhone’s touchscreen keyboard, but there are many iPhone users who would like a physical keyboard to use with their iPhone 4.
It seems one company has come up with a cool solution for users who want a physical keyboard on the iPhone, the NUU Mini Key iPhone case.
The NUU Mini Key iPhone case works just like any other iPhone case, although it does feature one added extra, a flip out physical keyboard that can be used for typing, notes, emails and browsing the web.
The keyboard case is backlit, and it also features a built in rechargeable battery, it will be available some time before Christmas for $69.
Mobile Mag via Oh......
Some of our readers will remember the iWatch concept that we featured on Geeky Gadgets a while back, well now you will be able to make your own iWatch using Apple’s new iPod Nano.
Flickr user ogikubokei decided to add a watch strap to his new iPod Nano, and it can now be worn like a standard wristwatch and display the time.
If you want to make your own it is pretty simple, all you will need is a watch strap and a new iPod Nano, no doubt we will probably see some funky iWatch designs using the new iPod Nano over the next few weeks.
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Apple announced their new iPod Touch last week, which will feature a front facing video camera and a rear camera to make use of Apple’s FaceTime video chat service.
Now it seems that the new ipod Touch also features a vibrating motor just like on the iPhone that will alert you to incoming FaceTime calls.
Other features on the new iPod Touch include the same Retina Display that is found in the iPhone 4, as well as Apple’s custom A4 processor.
The new iPod Touch will come in 8GB, 32GB and 64GB models, all models are now available to pre-order from Apple, with a shipping daye of one week.
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We have heard rumors that the next generation Apple iPad would come with front and back facing cameras, similar to the new iPod Touch which would allow users to use Apple’s FaceTime video chat feature.
The guys over at 9 To 5 Mac have posted an image of a debug screen on the iPad, which shows video calls being tested, something similar appeared before the release of the new iPhone 4.
It would make perfect sense for Apple to launch the next generation iPad with built in cameras, that would let people use FaceTime, and would bring the iPad version of iOS in line with the iPhone 4 and new iPod Touch.
We suspect that when Apple updates the iPad to version 2 next year it will come with dual cameras, especially since we have seen other manufacturers recently release tablets with front...
Apple [AAPL] announced that it would be launching a new version of its iOS at its recent iPod event, iOS 4.1, which Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs said would fix the speed issues users had been experiencing on the iPhone 3G.
Now it seems that users wont have long to wait as Apple will be releasing iOS 4.1 this week, on Wednesday the 8th of September. The details were briefly posted on the Apple UK website, and have now been removed.
iOS 4.1 is designed to fix the speed issues on the iPhone 3G, so the guys over at Lifehacker decided to test out the final release of iOS 4.1 for developers, you can see the results in the video below.
It should be noted that the tests weren’t conducted side by side, this was because they had one iPhone 3g to test it out on. It certainly looks like iOS...
Apple [AAPL] has announced that its new music based social network, Ping has reached over one million users in the first 48 hours. According to Apple over one third of users who downloaded the new iTunes 10 have signed up to Ping.
This is hardly surprising, as iTunes has a massive user base, and many users will be trying out Ping, Apple expects user numbers to grow significantly over the next few weeks as iTunes users upgrade to iTunes 10.
“One-third of the people who have downloaded iTunes 10 have joined Ping,“ said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services. “As many more people download iTunes 10 in the coming weeks, we expect the Ping community to continue growing.“
Ping is designed to let iTunes users follow each other, and you can also follow your favourite...
We have featured quite a few different MacBook decals here at Geeky Gadgets, from the cool Skateboard MacBook Decal to the fun Iron MacBook decal, as well as some awesome iPad ones like the Giving Tree iPad Decal.
Here is another cool one that will give your MacBook and individual look, the Newton Tree MacBook Decal.
The Newton Tree MacBook Decal is available for the 15 inch MacBook Pro, but it can also be ordered for other sizes of the MacBook pro and also the MacBook.
If you want one, the Newton Tree MacBook Decal is available for $10.99 from......
Yesterday we showed you the new Twitter iPad app, now it seems that there will be something new coming to the Twitter iPhone app in the near future.
Twitter will be adding push notifications to their iPhone app, and they are currently testing out this new feature, and expect to roll it out to the iPhone app shortly.
We’ve been testing push notifications internally. When we launched Twitter for iPad, there was a configuration error that caused us to offer push messages to a small set of users. We’ve stopped sending push messages, but users may see an option to turn on push until we release an updated version of the app. So, push isn’t ready yet but we look forward to rolling this out soon.
There are no details as yet on what messages will be pushed to the iPhone app, lets hope it...
Speck has launched a new range of limited edition case for the iPhone 4, The Speck Fitted Artsprojekt iPhone 4 cases, which have been produced in collaboration with with Artsprojekt Global Creative Network.
This look like some of the coolest iPhone 4 cases we have seen so far, and each one feature original artwork created by artists from around the world.
There are four different versions available, and they are being sold exclusively through Best Buy, you can check out the full range of cases available over at......
We have featured a few different iPad cases here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is slightly different than any we have previously tested, the ModulR iPad case and accessories.
The ModulR is more than just an iPad case, it can be used with a range of different stands and accessories that let you mount the case in your car, put it on your wall and use it with a range of different stands.
The case comes in two parts, it feature a case that you put on the iPad, this can be used as a normal case as well as with the accessories. The second part is a face plate that you can put on the screen to protect it when not it use and when you are carrying your iPad around.
There are quite a few different accessories to use with the case, and we tried out the stand which lets you use your iPad in...
It’s official. According to the latest BCN findings for August this year, Sony’s Walkman has outsold the iPod—in Japan.
It comes as no small surprise given Apple’s near-perfect track record in the land of the rising sun. But lo and behold, Walkman just pwned 47.8% of the music player market while Apple was relegated to a dire 44%.
Despite the rally, bloggers have been quick to point out several factors that may have tipped consumer preference in Sony’s favor.
First, people might have been saving for the new iPod Touch and Nano announced at the start of the month. Because of this, they skipped any further purchases of the ubiquitous Apple music player.
Second, the iPhone and iPad are still the all-time champs in the gadgets league, so Japanese customers may have decided to spend...
On Wednesday, Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs announced iTunes 10, one of the new features in iTunes 10 is a social networking service called Ping, when Steve Jobs demoed Ping, it featured Facebook integration.
When Ping went live, there was no Facebook integration, which left many of us wondering exactly what had happened. All Things D are reporting that the reason there is now Facebook integration in Ping is because Facebook has blocked Apple from using its API.
Normally access to Facebooks API doesn’t require any sort of agreement, the time when it does require an agreement is when a service will access Facebook’s API a lot, and that would apply with Ping.
Apple and Facebook have been in discussion, although it seems they couldn’t come to an agreement, and Steve Jobs...
Yesterday Apple announced that the iPad would be getting iOS 4.2 later this year as well as one important feature, multitasking, now they have added some more details to their website about iOS 4.2 for the iPad.
ioS 4.2 will bring a range of new features to the Apple iPad, these include multitasking, folders which will let you arrange your apps on folders just like on the iPhone, printing, AirPlay which will let you wirelessly stream music, photos and videos to AirPlay speakers and the new Apple TV.
iOS 4 is the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. And soon iPad owners will get to enjoy its 100+ new features and innovations — including multitasking, folders, printing, and more. Look for iOS 4.2 coming in November for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.
Other new features...
Twitter has launched a new version of their iPhone App, and this new version is also designed to work on the iPad, and makes use of the iPads larger screen.
The latest version of Twitter for iOS devices looks great on the iPad, and it makes full use of the iPads multitouch interface
What is Twitter for iPad? And how is it different from our iPhone app?
Twitter for iPad brings your Tweets together with web pages, photos, videos and more. Tap on any tweet, and a related content pane will open, displaying any linked content from the tweet, including web pages, profile information, hashtag searches and similar users. Slide panels from side to side and quickly navigate through related content.
Twitter for the iPad is available as a free download from......
