Blurry off-angle photo? Check. Recycled tag line? Check. Recycled hero artwork? Check. Photoshop? Check. Yes, folks, Jon4Lakers appears to have iPhone Nano fakes just in time for Macworld? And could it be from the same fine folks who brought us the fake Mac Mini poster ? Sure, case makers have made iPhone Nano rumors all the rage again, but just shrinking down the screen’s physical size making capacitive targets difficult for beefy fingers to hit doesn’t make much sense, does it? With Apple, anything can happen, so the only question is, what’s more likely? Phil Schiller whipping out an iPhone nano at Macworld, or tons more fakes before he ultimately doesn’t? (Thanks to Kurt Lyon for the tip!) This is a story by the iPhone Blog . This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store . Fake iPhone Nano Pics du Jour?
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iFart Mobile developer reveals that sales of his iFart Mobile application were boosted over 3x over the course of Christmas eve and Christmas day. MacRumors had previously reported the sales numbers for the #1 spot had topped out at 13,274 units on …
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Filed under: Gaming , TUAW Business If you wind up finding a shiny new iPhone, iPod touch or appropriate gift card in the holiday containment vessel of your particular cultural persuasion, Freeverse and TUAW want to hook you up with some games for said device. Freeverse is giving a promo code for Flick Fishing , Flick Bowling and Moto Chaser to one lucky entrant. Just enter us a comment below telling us the game you wish was in the App Store — who knows, it might just happen. But we’re guessing it won’t, because we have no control over wish fulfillment. This is a giveaway for those 3 Freeverse games. You could just as well type “noonan” into the entry form and be entered for the giveaway. But we prefer wishes. Rules below, and good luck! Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older. To enter leave a comment telling us what game you wish were available on the iTunes App Store. The comment must be left before December 29, 11:59PM Eastern Time. You may enter only once. One winner will be selected in a random drawing. Prize: Three promo codes for 3 iPhone games (Flick Fishing, Flick Bowling, Moto Chaser) not to exceed $15 in value. Click Here for complete Official Rules . TUAW Win three games from Freeverse originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Filed under: Humor , Multimedia , Found Footage We’re late to the party on this one, but it absolutely still deserves attention. Created by Nick Greenlee as a short visual effects piece, this video depicts what would happen if Apple and Windows laptops were sentient Transformer robots who wanted to destroy each other. This could be a whole new spin on the “I’m A Mac” tv ads. What would John Hodgman transform into? I imagine a slide rule functioning as his prime weapon. As for Justin Long … he’d overwhelm enemies with The Smugness. Nice work, Nick. It’s a great video. [Via TechEBlog ] TUAW Mac vs. PC - More than meets the eye originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Protection shields are invented to protect your iPhone from scratches. But does they work well? Currently I am using / testing the Invisible Shields by Zagg. After 4 months of extensive use, I would like to share my experiences. What did I use? About 4 months ago, I received the full body version of the Invisible Shields. Transparent material which covers and protect my whole iPhone device
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Tekzilla co-host Veronica Belmont explains the step-by-step process of converting an iTunes song into a ringtone… right in iTunes. Check out the video for all the details, and Tekzilla Daily for many more helpful how-to’s. Text highlights after the jump! Go to Preferences (under iTunes on Mac, Edit on Windows) Set import settings to AAC Select the song you want to use as your ringtone Right click and choose “Get Info” (cmd/ctrl-i) Pick the Option tab Set the start and stop time for your ringtone (no more than 30 seconds total!) Right click the song again and choose “Create AAC Version” When your 30 second extract pops up in iTunes (under the same name, check carefully!), select it Right click the new 30 second extract and choose “Reveal in Finder/Windows Explorer (cmd/ctrl-r) Change the extension from .m4a to .m4r Import or drag and drop it back into iTunes, and voila, you have your new ringtone! This is a story by the iPhone Blog . This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store . Tekzilla How To: Make Your Own iPhone Ringtones in iTunes
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Q: What is this? A: Animals of Mass Destruction [App Store link] is a massive full-length action adventure! What are the ingredients of this adventure? A: Puppies with shotguns, stealth Kung Fu kittens, hacker chickens with tasers, chaos, madness, mass explosions, mass hysteria, and mass destruction! Oh My! Q: What is the goal of this adventure game? A: Fight your way through animal soldiers
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A bunch of crazy rumors about a new smaller version of the iPhone 3G called the “iPhone Nano” still flying around , but this news is really shocking me. Apple Insider reports that iPhone Nano knockoffs already on sale in Southeast Asia’s stores! Wh00t? These photos (courtessy of Apple Insider) show the iPhone Nano is now hitting the Thailand streets. Yes, you’re right: it’s a clone of the supposed iPhone Nano. The Apple insider wrote : Those eagerly anticipating next month’s Macworld and the prospects of a smaller iPhone should beware, as a slew of tiny clones are introducing confusion as they reach store shelves. While silicone case molds have surfaced that allegedly hint at a smaller iPhone in the works, a rash of similarly-sized dupes made by anonymous southeast Asian firms have added to the confusion. The devices, spotted here by an AppleInsider reader in Thailand, are almost always designed to mimic Apple’s products as closely as possible and share not only the basic design but the branding as well, in some cases directly copying the logo and the “iPhone” labeling on the back. So, let’s wait until the next month’s MacWorld to see the real iPhone Nano - if any.
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To some extend, I think it’s a cool idea. Thanks to Citrix Receiver, Windows users can use Windows apps in their iPhone 3G. Citrix allows iPhone users to access Microsoft’s operating systems from their PCs remotely. Citrix Community wrote last month: Our goal in delivering a Citrix Receiver to an iPhone is to ensure a completely seamless transition from personal to enterprise, all in one device. Virtually millions business critical application run today on Citrix XenApp, and soon enough all of them will be at your fingertips in an iPhone near you. We are following the very same guidelines every other native iPhone app follows, and to ensure that, we have teamed up with our friends at Apple to deliver nothing but the smoothest experience to our users. The Project name is Braeburn , and they are also building an iPhone community site within their network to share the ideas. Gizmodo said : Why is this useful? It will give you the ability to run full Windows apps in your iPhone over the network. According to Citrix, you will have full Windows capability, including cut and paste inside Windows. And while this is not the first remote screen application available for the iPhone, it is the first one which is actually supported by a big company, which will make corporations happy. So, do you really want to access to Windows on your iPhone remotely? Tell us what you think. [via Gizmodo ]
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Smudge Apps releases Remind Me application for your iPhone and iPod Touch. Every time you unlock your iPhone, you’ll find this note (that you can save as a wallpaper) is insanely useful. The app costs 99 cents in Apple’s App Store . Remind me has six different backgrounds and eight different note styles. This app is great for shopping lists, reminders, to-do lists and notes to self. But, wait: “Me” in the “Remind Me” logo looks-like “ MobileMe ” logo, right? Not sure what Apple would say about this, but personally, I like this app. [via AppScout ]
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