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Android Captivate and Vibrant get reviewed — the competition

AT&T and T-Mobile bring the Android competition with the Samsung Galaxy S-class Captivate and Vibrant

Phil Nickinson, my counterpart over at sibling site Android Central has just posted his AT&T Android Captivate review and T-Mobile Android Vibrant review, the latest, greatest US GSM competition to our own iPhone 4. They’re both Galaxy S-class devices, but one of the strengths of Android is the ability for manufacturers like Samsung and carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile (and Verizon and Sprint when their versions launch) to modify and customize the hardware and software to make their devices distinct.

Ally already posted her thoughts on the AT&T Captivate vs. iPhone 4, so if you’re trying to decide between the two, or between them and the T-Mobile Vibrant, give Phil’s a read to and then come back here and let us know what you think.

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Apple releases Safari 5 extensions for Mac/Windows. Can we have it for iPhone and iPad as well?

Apple has just announced an update for Safari 5 that enables extensions (plugins), something Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome have had for a while now. We’re happy for our big desktop brothers, of course. Really. Truly. But in our minds a lot of the stuff you’ll read about after the break would be even better suited on mobile devices like iPhone and iPad. That’s where convenient extensions like password managers would shine.

Maybe iOS 5?

Read on for the good bits from the presser.

[Apple PR, Apple Safari Extensions Gallery]

“Safari 5 has been a big hit, and user response to the innovative new Safari Reader has been fantastic,” said Brian Croll, Apple’s vice president of OS X Product Marketing. “We’re thrilled to see so many leading developers creating great extensions and think our users are going to love being able to customize Safari.”

“Millions of our customers already use Amazon Wish Lists to store items they want to buy for themselves or receive as gifts,” said Gianna Puerini, vice president of Worldwide Design and Community at Amazon.com. “With Safari 5, we were able to quickly build the Add to Amazon Wish List extension that lets customers add items from any website to their Amazon Wish List with the click of a button.”

“We’re excited to continue working closely with Apple to bring visually compelling Bing experiences to Safari,” said Jeff Henshaw, general manager of Bing User Experience. “The Bing Extension for Safari brings Bing search intelligence to everyday browsing with Safari. When a user selects text in Safari, Bing instantly recognizes what they might need and pops up helpful, informative tips, from real time maps and driving directions to real time translations to direct web search results.”

“Using web standard technologies and Safari’s extension builder, we developed an MLB.com extension to give fans another way to consume up-to-the-moment baseball content, including live look-ins to games, right from the Safari toolbar,” said Noah Garden, executive vice president, Commerce and Sponsorship at MLB.com.

The Safari Extensions Gallery is accessible from the Safari menu or at extensions.apple.com. Users can download and install extensions from the gallery with a single click, and there’s no need to restart the browser. Extensions can be automatically updated and are easily managed within Safari. Users can enable or disable individual extensions, or turn off all extensions with one click.

Safari Extensions are built with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards, and can have all the power and functionality of advanced web applications. Every Safari Extension is signed with a digital certificate from Apple to prevent tampering and to verify that updates to the extension are from the original developer. Safari Extensions are sandboxed, so they can’t access information on a user’s system or communicate with websites aside from those specified by the developer. For increased stability, Safari Extensions run solely in the browser.
“Our extension for Safari is a great way for readers to get all of the latest breaking news and all the important stories, blogs and columns they want to see,” said Denise Warren, general manager, NYTimes.com at The New York Times Company. “While you browse other sites in Safari, our extension checks for updates and slides in new headlines and thumbnails, so you won’t miss a thing.”

“Creating our Twitter extension in Safari couldn’t have been easier,” said Jason Goldman, vice president of Product at Twitter. “By providing features like the ability to tweet about a page and view trending topics, we’ve created a simple way to deliver relevant, interesting content to people regardless of where they are on the web.”

The Safari Extensions Gallery is accessible from the Safari menu or at extensions.apple.com. Users can download and install extensions from the gallery with a single click, and there’s no need to restart the browser. Extensions can be automatically updated and are easily managed within Safari. Users can enable or disable individual extensions, or turn off all extensions with one click.

Safari Extensions are built with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards, and can have all the power and functionality of advanced web applications. Every Safari Extension is signed with a digital certificate from Apple to prevent tampering and to verify that updates to the extension are from the original developer. Safari Extensions are sandboxed, so they can’t access information on a user’s system or communicate with websites aside from those specified by the developer. For increased stability, Safari Extensions run solely in the browser.

Apple releases Safari 5 extensions for Mac/Windows. Can we have it for iPhone and iPad as well? is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog

Android Captivate and Vibrant get reviewed — the competition

AT&T and T-Mobile bring the Android competition with the Samsung Galaxy S-class Captivate and Vibrant

Phil Nickinson, my counterpart over at sibling site Android Central has just posted his AT&T Android Captivate review and T-Mobile Android Vibrant review, the latest, greatest US GSM competition to our own iPhone 4. They’re both Galaxy S-class devices, but one of the strengths of Android is the ability for manufacturers like Samsung and carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile (and Verizon and Sprint when their versions launch) to modify and customize the hardware and software to make their devices distinct.

Ally already posted her thoughts on the AT&T Captivate vs. iPhone 4, so if you’re trying to decide between the two, or between them and the T-Mobile Vibrant, give Phil’s a read to and then come back here and let us know what you think.

Android Captivate and Vibrant get reviewed — the competition is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog

Apple releases iOS 4.1 beta 2 for developers

Once again keeping to the every-2-weeks cycle, Apple has released iOS 4.1 beta 2 for developers. If you’ve got an account, head on over to developer.apple.com and update your SDK and firmware.

We’re guessing Apple plans on doing what they’ve done in year’s past — keep releasing betas until they hold a fall Special Music Event and show off the final version along with a new iPod touch G4.

If anyone notices anything new in beta 2, we’ll update!

[developer.apple.com, thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Apple releases iOS 4.1 beta 2 for developers is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog

Apple canceling bumper orders to Puerto Rico?

Looks like Apple may be canceling free bumper orders from Puerto Rico over the last 24hrs, as several readers have sent us copies of the following notification:

We are unable to complete your order. We do not ship to international,
freight forwarder, APO, FPO, or P.O. Box addresses.

We offer the following information:

International Shipping: We are unable to ship to an international
address. Therefore your order has been cancelled. Please visit the Apple
Store Worldwide for the Apple Store Store in your country of residence.

Freight Forwarders: We do not ship to Freight Forwarders. Therefore
your order has been cancelled.

APO, FPO or Post Office Boxes: Our carriers are unable to deliver
orders to these addresses. Please visit
http://www.apple.com/orderstatus to change your address to a physical
address, so that we may continue processing your order. If we do not
receive a response from you within one week, your order will be
cancelled. You will need to login to your account with your Apple ID to
locate this order.

Anyone else in a US territory seeing this?

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Plunderland for iPhone- app review

Plunderland is Apple’s App of the Week this week. Does it deserve it? Yes and no. Developer JohnnyTwoShoes has made a solid effort to bring pillaging across the sea in the hands of eager gamers.

The premise of Plunderland is you are a ghost with pirates that sail across the sea to attack and sink enemy ships, pillage tribes people and take money from their monuments then make it to the next port. Sounds fun? Well, get used to it because that is what you do over, and over, and over again with little variety. Call me a stinker, but I don’t see the allure with this game.

Sure, the water physics are nice. You tilt the iPhone left or right to make your boat move in that direction. When there is a storm, etc, the water behaves in a more erratic manor, making maneuvering more difficult. Once you are on the high seas, you come across your enemy; the British warships. You have a couple ways to take them out. First is to use your ships cannon. You have a nifty way of angling the cannon to shoot your targets, just move your finger along the bottom and you will get a reticule via a line that helps your aiming. Release your finger and you fire your cannonballs. Second, you can use the enemies cannonballs against themselves. Before the enemy launches an attack, the cannon will puff smoke, that is your cue to ready your finger and deflect the cannonball back upon the enemy ship and with luck, split it in two!

I know, I make it sound exhilarating, and it is the first two or three times you do it. Sadly, Plunderland does little to keep your attention. Future attacks add blimps and more, but the fun is gone by that point. The attacking villagers is a simple “tap, tap. tap” on the totems to get money and fling some villagers around in an effort to extract some more dough. Again… zzzz…

There is nice upgrade system though, you can upgrade your ship, cannons and bowsprits by earning said money above. The game has excellent promise. The controls, physics and graphical style all lend them selves to a success. However, the bland  I really, really wanted to like this game, being highlighted on Apple’s App Store, but alas, mateys, I just can’t bring myself to recommend this lack-luster treasure.

[$2.99- iTunes Link]

UPDATE: I had a delightful Twitter chat with the developers. I explained that I had played 50% thorough the game and became unchallenged with the levels and objectives. They understood and are looking at a way to unlock the more exciting and complex levels earlier for more “hardcore” gamers. I also said that when I find the time to complete the game 100%, I would update this review to include my findings. I am hopeful that by the time I do this, they will have some new content available. You can follow the developer on Twitter here.

Pros

Great graphics
Solid frame-rate
Good physics engine
Upgrade system

Cons

Very, very, very repetitive
Takes a while to become a challenge (the end of the second chapter)

Plunderland for iPhone- app review is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog

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Some iPhone 4 have swapped volume buttons?

Latest iPhone 4 assembly line craziness sees a few units coming out with their volume buttons reversed — up is down and down is up.

It’s no yellow splotches or antenna band issues — the volume buttons function normally, so unless your obsessed with only doing what the label tells you, you won’t have a problem.

Still, take a look at your iPhone 4 and let us know — are your volume keys inverted?

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On June 9, at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, Steve Jobs unveiled the new 3G iPhone.

Steve Jobs began the presentation by talking about iPhone 2.0. Apple started the developer program on March 6. In 95 days 250,000 downloaded the iPhone SDK, 25,000 developers applied, and 4,000 were admitted into the beta program. Steve Jobs offered testimonials of enterprise customers who had been testing the iPhone's enterprise features over the past few months. Apple's Scott Forestall then took the stage to discuss the iPhone SDK. He also explained the similarities between iPhone's operating system and Mac OS X. Much of this material had been covered in SDK's announcement in March.

Next, speakers discussed various applications of the iPhone. Some of these applications are free while others cost $9.99. One of the new applications include Loopt's location-based application, a feature that lets you locate where your friends are. The application even provides maps and directions. You can also read their daily journals and see their photos. This feature seems to blend maps with social networking tools. This could mean competition for myspace or facebook. From eBay, to music, to games, to medical applications, there is something for everyone.

Steve Jobs then returned to the stage to discuss new features for iPhone 2.0. Such features include contact search, iWork document support, parental controls, added languages, and a scientific calculator. Then Steve Jobs discussed the new App Store, where you can buy third-party applications for your iPhone.

Next, Phil Schiller discussed MobileMe, a new set of web tools that let you manage online content. MobileMe delivers push emails, contacts, and calendars to your iPhone. MobileMe stores photo galleries and web information you can access from your Mac, PC, or iPhone.

Finally as the icing on the cake, Steve Jobs took the stage to discuss “something that's near and dear to my heart, the iPhone.” Nearing the one-year anniversary of the iPhone, Steve Jobs was proud of selling six million iPhones and having 90 percent customer satisfaction. Steve Jobs then discussed the next challenges: 3G networking, enterprise support, third-party application support, international support, and cost.

Steve Jobs compared the new 3G iPhone to other 3G phones, showing that the iPhone downloaded faster and had longer battery life. The new 3G iPhone has 300 hours of standby time, 5 hours of talk time, 5-6 hours of browsing time, and longer for video or audio. Enterprise support and third party applications are also available.

Most importantly, as Steve Jobs proudly proclaimed, the iPhone will be affordable! The first iPhone was $599 and is now $399. However, this new 3G iPhone will cost $199. It will be available on July 11.

Although I am excited about this new iPhone, I may wait awhile before purchasing. With the rapid changes and improvements in Apple technology, one never knows what exciting new products could arrive in the next few years.

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Apple Slightly Changes Terms in Section 3.3.2 Dealing With Cross-Compiling and Use of Interpretors

The iOS 4 GM seed (gold master) released during WWDC 2010 once again made changes to Section 3.3.2 of Apple’s licensing agreement — specifically the part that deals deals with the use of cross-compilers.  The changes this time around may not make things all better, but it could make things slightly better for some developers.  Matt Drance had this to say about the change to Section 3.2.2:

“While explicit approval from Apple is still required, these new terms seem to acknowledge that there’s a difference between an app that happens to have non-compiled code, and a meta-platform. It’s a step that should allow for many new possibilities.”

While this may not provide a solution to everyone, especially Adobe, it may allow some previously rejected apps into the App Store after all, and reassure others who may have been worried about using scripting engines for games, for example. 

Any developers out there have an opinion on the latest revision of 3.2.2? Is it a move in the right direction or are people over-analyzing what may or may not be between the lines here?

[Apple Outsider via Daring Fireball]

Apple Slightly Changes Terms in Section 3.3.2 Dealing With Cross-Compiling and Use of Interpretors is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog

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iPhone 4: Because we just had to write about it

I’m guessing that most of you already know about Steve Jobs’ keynote at WWDC this morning, and how iPhone version 4 has just been unveiled.

If you missed the keynote, here are the highlights after the jump:

The new version of the iPhone has black glass and a stainless steel rim, not to mention a second front-facing camera for video conferencing. Okay, you probably knew about those changes from that leak a while ago, but I would rather not get into that.

What you might not know about is the new battery, which is capable of “7 talk hours over 3G, 6 browsing hours over 3G, 10 browsing hours over Wi-Fi, 10 hours with video, 40 hours with music, and 300 hours on standby”.

Another key feature that Jobs just loved to talk about was the Retina Display. Apparently, it has “four times as many pixels compared to the previous iPhone display with 326 pixels per inch resolution in the screen”. This iPhone 4 also has a new accelerometer to make 6-axis sensing, and an extra microphone for canceling out noise.

Jobs was also really proud of the iMovie editing software for editing video clips and adding effects to still images. This iMovie is a separate application and not included with the iPhone, though.

If you want to see more, you’ll have to wait until the official release date of June 24. Prices are set at $199 for 16GB and $299 for 32GB.

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Trashlight isn’t trashy

This is the most classy trash themed light that you could ever possibly own.  Sure, trash is a dirty thing, but you can pretty it up with this little gadget.  With this you’ll never again have to dump out your trash in the dark since the lamp is directly attached to the can itself.  Sure, it could make putting trash bags into the can a little tricky, but at least you’ll be able to see what you’re doing.

Another added bonus is that you won’t have to go far to throw out your burned out light bulb when the lamp stops shining brightly.  The trash is actually a concept design made for a show based around “Uncomfortable Conversations”.  The idea is that not even your trash can be a secret with this can.  It’ll be on display for every single person that enters your home.  After all, your garbage can tells a whole lot about you.  There’s no word on if this design by Craighton Berman will ever make it to a purchasable stage.

Source: CraziestGadgets

Trashlight isn’t trashy

This is the most classy trash themed light that you could ever possibly own. Sure, trash is a dirty thing, but you can pretty it up with this little gadget. With this you’ll never again have to dump out your trash in the dark, since the lamp is directly attached to the can itself. Sure, it could make putting trash bags into the can a little tricky, but at least you’ll be able to see what you’re doing.

Another added bonus is that you won’t have to go far to throw out your burned out light bulb when the lamp stops shining brightly. The trash is actually a concept design made for a show based around “Uncomfortable Conversations”. The idea is that not even your trash can be a secret with this can. It’ll be on display for every single person that enters your home. After all, your garbage can tells a whole lot about you. There’s no word on if this design by Craighton Berman will ever make it to a purchasable stage.

Source: CraziestGadgets

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Convertible Coffee Table turns into desk

Trying to get any work done when you’re at home usually means being cooped up in a home office.  However, somestimes you just want to sit on the couch.  Usually those times require you to just lay your laptop directly on your lap and make do with it.  Instead of that you could pick up this coffee table that actually converts into a nice table for you to work on.

The birch veneer table with a walnut finish has a top that is spring-loaded.  You can gently lift the top to 31 inches high and slides towards you by 15 inches.  With this table you could have a decent laptop table or even an easier way to eat food on the couch.  It also means you don’t really need any TV trays.  When you get it, you will be required to deal with a little bit of assembly.  You can purchase it for $199.95 through Hammacher Schlemmer.

Source: TheGreenHead

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