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Apple Promotes QuickPWN Briefly, Changes Mind

Written on May 06, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and No one has commented

Maybe it’s a shot across the bow of AT&T, sort of like all the buzz about Verizon-specific Apple devices, but if so, it’s not a very subtle one, and it contradicts all Apple policy on the matter to date.
I’m talking about a brief appearance (caught by Gizmodo, among others) on Apple’s own web site of [...]

Google Adds Task Syncing to the iPhone

Written on February 03, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 14 people have commented

While Apple still seems stubbornly set against allowing iPhone users to get things done, since they haven’t introduced any kind of note or to-do syncing for the iPhone, Google appears eager to scratch the itch.
Today, Google announced that iPhone users can now visit an iPhone-optimized Gmail Tasks site by pointing their Safari browser to http://gmail.com/tasks. [...]

One Juicer: Managing the App Store Beast

Written on December 26, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 1 person has commented

There are many ways to keep on top of app releases. You could, for instance, just visit the app store on your iPhone and sort the lists by release date. You could also try AppSniper, an application designed solely with keeping tabs on iPhone releases and pricing. Or, you could go with a web or [...]

CoverFlow in Safari for iPhone: Proof of Concept With Promise

Written on November 07, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 2 people have commented

Before the App Store, third party developers depended on web apps to allow them to bring new games, abilities, and content to the iPhone and iPod touch. A new proof-of-concept tech demo by web developer Charles Ying shows that there is still plenty of potential left untapped for web apps, especially when you make use [...]

What happened to Mac-to-MobileMe push?

Written on July 14, 2008 by Nick Mediati and 32 people have commented

There has been a bit of confusion over the existence of Mac-to-MobileMe push, as explained by this article on MacRumors. Apparently as it stands, there is no way to “push” changes made in Address Book and iCal up to MobileMe right away; instead you have to wait for your Mac to sync with MobileMe, [...]