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Apple has released a list of apps, or web-based applications available for the iPhone, which include social networking website Facebook.
The list of more than 200 iPhone “apps” includes games, news aggregators and utilities.
The most popular programs have been Facebook, Bejeweled, Sudoku, and a Twitter (mini-blog) app called Hahlo.
The apps run within the phone’s web Safari web browser, not its operating system, which has annoyed many software developers who are wanting to develop more complex applications.
Several websites are reporting on rumours that a software development kit (SDK) may be made available soon, however others doubt Apple will be willing to loosen its tight grip on the iPhone’s operating system.
Despite this, the iPhone hacking community has been busy creating applications for the iPhone, including hacks to free it from the AT&T network.
A recent iPhone firmware update from Apple disabled previous hacks for third-party application support, turning many hacked iPhones into “iBricks”. But in what is becoming a game of “catch me if you can”, hackers have recently announced new work-arounds.
Mac users tend to smile when they hear about Windows’ security issues. Whatever the reasons might be, OS X has proved to be a very secure computing platform, with a lack of viruses, and critical exploits usually getting shut down by Apple before any damage is done. Physical access, however, is another thing. If your computer isn’t locked down tight, anyone sitting at your Mac can do exactly what they like, from stealing your data to a scary rm -r in the command line.
Marketcircle today released Daylite 3.5, a major update to the Mac business productivity software that uses Apple’s Sync Services to bring Daylite contacts, appointments, tasks, and reminders to Apple’s iPhone and iPod as well as other mobile devices.
Designed for the unique needs of Mac-based businesses of 1-50 people, Daylite 3.5 helps users organize at every stage of the business cycle, from identifying and qualifying opportunities to delivering projects.
The update features new syncing abilities that allow users to select and sync distinct contact categories, and introduces more than 300 contextual help articles via Apple Help that aim to expose little-known Daylite features to more users. Daylite 3.5 is a free upgrade for Daylite 3.x users, and requires iSync 2.4 or later to connect to regular cellular phones.
New licenses are priced at $150.
Daylite 3.5 adds support for international time zones, the ability to multi-select Daylite-enabled colleagues to set or revise appointments, and a new multi-user trash system that allows everyone in a Daylite workgroup to review or re-instate trashed items regardless of who deleted them or which method was used. The latest release also allows users to export files in a tab delimited format as well as .csv formats.
As expected Steve took everybody by surprise: the new iPod touch is much an iPhone-minus than a regular enhanced-iPod nano.
The facts about iPod touch:
– 3,5″ wide screen,
– same touch-screen user interface as iPhone,
– slightly smaller than iPhone, but same cool design,
– WiFi-enabled,
– Safari & Widgets,
– 8 GB and 16 GB
Some pretty update for all other iPods:
– smaller iPod nano,
– bigger-capacity iPod Classic (hard disk-based).
Several weeks of rumors about a pending iPod announcement were apparently confirmed late Tuesday afternoon, when Apple sent out an invitation to the media for an event on Wednesday in San Francisco. True to form, the company didn’t explicitly say what was expected, but the white silhouette of a dancing iPod user didn’t leave much to the imagination.
As the invite says, “the beat goes on” for Apple’s iPod division. Almost six years after the debut of the iPod, Apple dominates the handheld music player market with 72.4% of the market in the first half of this year, according to research by The NPD Group.
I’ve just attended Apple’s press briefing for the new iMacs, iLife and iWork ’08.
Will post soon pictures, first hands-on impressions on both hardware and software.
iMacs look really pretty, screen displays are gorgeous.
Still have to try the new keyboard, low-profiled and featuring MacBook-style keys.
iLife ’08 shows some pretty cool new features, iMovie has been completely redesigned while iPhoto now tends to be a Web 2.0 tool aimed at .Mac Web Gallery photo publishing and sharing (videos too).
iWork ’08 updates Keynote and Pages but, most important, introduces Numbers which, of course, is the spreadsheet fellow of the band.
Numbers is really cool and shows off some nifty features most *xcel users really would love…
More on all of these when I’m back to the base, up and testing!
Check here for new iMacs http://www.apple.com/imac/
and:
* Apple Unveils New iMac
* Apple Introduces iLife ’08
* Apple Enhances .Mac
* Apple Introduces iWork ’08
Today Apple announced enhanced Leopard and iPhone integration including proximity sensing, and bluetooth syncing. Todo lists, and notes will finally sync with Leopards Mail.app. Apple also noted more features to come.
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As expected Steve took everybody by surprise: the new 