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Weekly App Store Roundup: Jan. 17, 2009

Written on January 17, 2009 by Olly Farshi and 2 people have commented

It’s that magical moment every week, when we all come together to find out what’s been happening in the App Store.
As the TheAppleBlog raced through the past seven days, like an angry rhinoceros in a flak-jacket, we’ve gathered the best news from the jungle of fact, infused this information with our own vital opinion, and hurled it [...]

BBC iPlayer Coming to a Mac Near You

Written on November 07, 2008 by Olly Farshi and 9 people have commented

The BBC’s iPlayer is nothing short of a digital revelation — providing viewers in the United Kingdom with online access to an ever-changing (and free) selection of the BBC’s internationally-revered quality programming.
For an increasing number of us Brit’s, BBC.co.uk/iPlayer is the site we surreptitiously visit on our lunch-breaks at work and the destination for catching up on [...]

Podcast Downloading Confirmed in iPhone Firmware 2.2

Written on November 06, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

We reported earlier on some of the upcoming features of the iPhone 2.2 firmware, currently in beta release. One feature mentioned at TUAW was the inclusion of podcast support, which explains the rejection of the third-party Podcaster app based on duplication of functionality, although it was duplication of future, rather than existing features.
At the time, [...]