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iPhone Application Watch: noise.io, Glyph, Bullfrog Touch, iLaugh, iRingPro Ringers, Opera banned?

noise.io

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Noise.io, which we got all excited about in August but has been delayed for over two months, is finally available in the App Store.

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It looks like those extra two months haven’t been wasted, either, because there’s a heck of a lot of functionality under the hood. It’s no exaggeration to say that this really is the iPhone’s first, and best, monophonic synthesiser (though that’s not to detract from some of the other wonderful music and synth apps available). Here’s the official press release:

Amidio, Inc has released Noise.io – the first full-featured sound synthesizer for the iPhone and iPod Touch. One of the most anticipated handheld music applications, Noise.io is capable of creating all kinds of melodic sequences, basses, leads, keys, bells, percussive sounds and sound effects. Designed by an experienced electronic musician, Noise.io makes it possible to create 303-like acid basslines or any other melodies using the buit-in sequencer, or jamming live in sync with the rhythm using the TapBPM feature. Extensive sound control possibilities are implemented – fingersliding, multitouch, accelerometer, velocity-sensitive dual keyboard and a modulation matrix. 9 factory preset banks are included: Azure Leads, Warping Basslines, Infinite Keys, Distant Bells, Touch the Bass, Strange Places, Klang Percussive, FX Pack 1, totalling in 81 presets. Noise.io utilizes an original synth technology called ESFM and features 3 generators, 2 filters, 3 LFO, 3 sequencers, 6 effects, unlimited presets, extensive user support and much more. Users are able to instantly share their banks with the community utilizing the on-line preset repository at the website http://noise.io. Noise.io is available on the App Store for $9.99 (£5.99) (introductory price).

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SplashID for iPhone gets some update love

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SplashID for iPhone / iPod touchSplashData, Inc. has announced a major update to SplashID for iPhone and iPod touch. SplashID, which first shipped in July, is a secure information manager application that has been available on other handheld platforms for years.

Version 4.5 is up to 2 times faster for power users who have a number of records in their SplashID databases. Other enhancements include:

  • Enhanced user interface with simplified navigation
  • Improved search and look-up functions
  • Landscape view
  • Number pad login
  • New browser window to make log-in to websites on the iPhone easier
  • Updated Mac and PC desktop software

The update is free to users of the US$9.95 application (available in the App Store — click opens iTunes). For those who want to sync their iPhone SplashID database with their Macs or PCs, the newly refreshed desktop software is available for $19.95 from the SplashData Web site.

A full review of SplashID 4.5 is coming soon to a TUAW blog near you. In the meantime, what’s your favorite secure information manager for non-jailbroken iPhones? Leave a comment below.

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THQ’s Pass the Pigs in the App Store

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Our friends at THQ have sent word that their latest iPhone game, Pass the Pigs, is in the App Store right now. You may have already played this one (and if you haven’t, there’s an online version to check out for free). Apparently you toss pigs in the air, and get points for however they land, like a strange porcine form of two card poker.

Can’t say it appeals much to me, but as a game to distract the kids while waiting somewhere with only an iPhone to entertain, it might do the trick. There’s even a “Pig’s Life” story mode, where you can earn extra disguises for your pigs, and hey, it might even be worth the $4.99 just to see how they tacked a story on to a game of throwing plastic pigs around.

Then again, it probably isn’t. But apparently the soundtrack is pretty good.

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Enjoying a laptop that “simply works better”: the new MacBook

“After months of reviewing Windows desktops and laptops,“ exudes Josh Quittner (time.com), “I put the new $1,600 MacBook through its paces — and it was like returning from a backward country where nothing works only to find your homeland is even better than you remembered.”

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Coming Attractions: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

They’re back. Alex the Lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock), Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer), Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith), King Julien (Sacha Baron Cohen), and the rest of the shipwrecked Central Park crew reprise their roles in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. The new Dreamworks animated film opens next week on November 7. Enjoy.

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Lighten that lead foot with a green app

As Joe Hutsko (greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com) reports, a new application on the App Store — greenMeter — can help you lower your “car‘s impact on the environment” by tapping “into the iPhone’s built-in accelerometer to gauge the car’s rate of forward acceleration, which in turn informs a series of real-time vehicle readings like fuel efficiency (miles per gallon) and carbon footprint.”

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iTunes U delivers the facts behind the science fiction

Thanks to the Utah Education Network, students at the Utah Electronic High School get to watch weekly science fiction films, many of which would be perfect candidates for Halloween. That includes films like Black Dragons, Curse of the Aztec Mummy, The Devil Bat, or Werewolf in a Girl’s Dormitory. Though iTunes U can’t show you the films, SciFi Friday can bring you the reality behind the fiction in them.

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Learn Aperture while photographing at Yosemite National Park

If you’d like to win a chance to shoot with a pro photographer, learn Aperture from an expert, and take a free photo workshop in majestic Yosemite National Park, you’ll want to participate in the Aperture Nature Photography Workshop contest. To do so, just submit one of you best photographs. If selected, you’ll learn how to use Aperture 2.1 to process, perfect, and publish the great photographs you take at Yosemite in January.

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iPhone customers report AT&T sending WiFi SMS reminder

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Several readers are reporting that they’ve gotten SMS messages from AT&T reminding them of the long-awaited “free wireless at Starbucks” plan. First announced in February with a target launch of ‘spring 2008,’ the service has been quietly running on and off since April, including two hours of daily access at any Starbucks store or AT&T hotspot. T-Mobile users who have existing hotspot accounts are supposed to have ongoing access to the network in Starbucks stores.

Although the service has been available on a spotty basis, an official “yes it’s working” announcement has been long in coming. Have you gotten a reminder from AT&T? Is WiFi working at your local Starbucks? Let us know in the comments.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in

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Use Rock Band drum controller with GarageBand

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Here’s a fun tip from Mac | Life that describes how to use the Rock Band drum controller with GarageBand.

In fact, they describe two set-ups; one cheap and one less so. The cheap setup requires GarageBand, the Rock Band USB drum kit and either the GamePad Companion, JunXion (trial) or the Xbox 360 Controller Driver if you’ve got the Xbox kit.

The pricier rig requires a paid version of JunXion ($95). After some simple configuration, you’ll have a fully functional electronic drum kit with virtually no lag. Very cool indeed.

If you set this up, let us know how it goes.

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iPhone Application Watch: Documents to Go, Snow Patrol Interactive Booklet, Sonos Controller, iSpeak

Documents To Go

There are reports that DataViz is working on bringing its Documents To Go software to the iPhone. This would (arguably) improve access to Microsoft Office documents, though from my experience of the software on a Palm device, it’s not amazing. If you really need more access to MS documents while on the go, though, then it could be a solution. Interested? Sign up here to be notified when it’s ready…

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Inventor of mobile phone says iPhone too complicated

Apple iPhoneAhh, the happier days of 1973 when you could use a “mobile” phone the size of a bungalow to make phone calls. No text messages, mind, that’d be far too advanced. Yes, Motorola researcher Martin Cooper made the first ever call from a cellular telephone, but he’s not happy about how things have turned out. Among his frustrations, aired at a keynote speech at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston, are that the iPhone is overly complex. He thinks we should all be using simple, specialised devices — not that he’s promoting his wife’s own creation, of course: a device called the Jitterbug designed for the elderly…

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Dynolicious a tempting App Store morsel for iPhone

Greig McArthur knows for a fact that “his Ferrari went from 0 to 60 miles an hour in 5.2 seconds and the Q train in Queens reached a maximum speed of 42.4 m.p.h when he rode it about a month ago.” As Peter Wayner (nytimes.com) explains, McArthur knows because his iPhone told him so.

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Choosy, your new default browser

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It plays out like a Harlequin Romance for many a Mac user (especially web designers and developers): you have a fairly solid relationship with Safari, on a day-to-day basis. Despite your admiration for Safari’s beauty and speed, though, the siren song of Firefox frequently seduces you away for extended romps, tempting you with a bounty of desirable extensions and themes. Personally, I’ve just decided to make my relationship polygamous, Safari for browsing, Firefox for web development.

The rub, though, is in the definition of the system’s default browser; for me, there’s no winning that war. I’m constantly launching browsers unintentionally, wishing my Mac would just figure out which application I want to handle a link with at any given time. George Brocklehurst has a solution, though, and I’m loving it.

Choosy is a Preference Pane (and accompanying helper application) which takes the place of the default browser. When you click a link anywhere outside of a web browser, it takes action based on your preferences: you can have it open the link in whatever browser is running (defaulting to your favorite browser if nothing is open), or you can have it always display a choice of browsers, among other configuration options. I set mine up to display the menu of browser icons every time, thereby ending the unintentional application-launching which stems from my need for multiple browsers.

Choosy is in beta, and it’s got some issues. The biggest for me is its inability to handle multiple displays. That, along with every other question I had about its future development, is already laid out in the development roadmap. Choosy will be a paid application once it’s out of beta, but beta testers who provide George with an email address will be getting a code for a beta tester discount. If your own browser infidelity is causing problems for you, give Choosy a try.

Fair warning, by the way: If you install Minefield, you’ll lose Firefox from your Choosy browser list until you uninstall it. The ability to customize the browser list is on the roadmap (and there is a workaround — editing the CFBundleIdentifier in Firefox’s Info.plist to a unique value — but that’s not for the fainthearted), so hopefully that will soon be a non-issue.

Thanks Laurie

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Fission 1.6 makes iPhone ringtones even easier

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Rogue Amoeba has released version 1.6 of the nifty lossless audio editor Fission with a handy new feature: built-in iPhone ringtone saving. Fission has always been a great application for making relatively simple edits to audio files: cropping, trimming, cutting and pasting, etc. Now it makes turning MP3, AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, or WAV files into iPhone ringtones a one-step process. Once you save a file as a ringtone it will automatically be passed to iTunes for syncing to your iPhone.

Of course you can do it the old-fashioned way with GarageBand, but if your audio file just needs simple editing the Fission method will likely be easier and faster. In addition to the ringtone saving (and various bug fixes), version 1.6 allows you to insert periods of silence into a file and exactly set the location of the playhead.

Fission 1.6 is a free upgrade to registered owners; it’s $32 for new users and a demo is available.

[via Macworld]

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Mac OS X Pro Tip: Find files faster with keywords

When you add photos to your iPhoto or Aperture libraries, you probably take a few minutes to assign keywords that will help you find those images faster the next time you need them. Did you know that you can also assign keywords to your presentations, spreadsheets, pdfs, and other files? Keywords allow Spotlight to find your files that much faster. Learn how to use them in the latest Mac OS X Pro Tip.

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App Store Pick of the Week: iDialUDrive

Wouldn’t it be great, if during your long commute to or from the office, you could have iPhone automatically dial a list of numbers—hands free—while you concentrate on driving? That’s the premise of iDialUDrive. Using the low-cost ($0.99) application, you can assemble a customized call list before you leave. In the car, iDialUDrive dials each number in succession. It offers other options, too. Take a look.

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beamME offers a new way to distribute business cards

Handing out business cards is so last century. Especially if you have beamMe installed on your iPhone. As MG Siegler (nytimes.com) explains, using beamME, you can send your vCard directly to a new contact from your iPhone. Just enter their cell number or email address and beamME does the rest. The free app even lets you add your new acquaintance to your address book on the spot.

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Found Footage: SCOTTEVEST Woz-i-sodes

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Apple co-founder Steve “The Woz” Wozniak must have a lot of time on his hands. He’s acting in online ads for SCOTTEVEST, the company that makes those great geek clothes with all sorts of pockets, cable runs, etc…

Two Woz-i-sodes are already posted on the SCOTTEVEST site; one titled “Return of the Woz”, featuring Woz as Lord Dirth Wozniak (see picture above), while the other “A Fish Story” has Woz using a 1G iPod nano as a handy fishing accessory. And of course, those geeky clothes products from SCOTTEVEST are featured heavily throughout the videos.

Additional Woz-i-sodes will be posted weekly, giving you an excuse to work on your Christmas list and have some fun in the process. Click here to view these cinematic blunders wonders.

Thanks to Kevin for the tip!

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Poladroid beta is seriously awesome

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Geezers like me probably remember Polaroid cameras. Before the instant gratification of digital, we stood in the back yard shaking a slowly-developing print of Aunt Shirley sitting with her sheet cake. The result was a square, over-saturated print that would be passed around with calls of “Don’t get frosting all over that!”

While the Polaroid corporation stopped production of the bulky cameras in February of 2008, you can still find a few in stores. Or just try Poladroid.

Poladroid creates Polaroid-style images from your photos. The UI is a lot of fun. Drop your photos onto the Poladroid “camera,” and after a few seconds, it spits out your unprocessed print. Watch it slowly “develop,” or speed up the process by — you guessed it — shaking vigorously.

You can create an image at any stage in your print’s development by double-clicking and selecting “Take a sample.” When your print is fully ready, a red “x” appears on the bottom.

This application, while in beta, is a whole lot of fun. I dropped a dozen pictures onto it in the first five minutes and the results are just great.

I’m really looking forward to the progress of this little app.

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Rivals: HTC Touch HD versus iPhone 3G

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Anyone from outside the UK, please excuse this comparison which looks at the handset from a British perspective. The general specifications will be the same whichever country you’re lucky enough to get hold of it in.

Look & Feel

Size and weight are virtually identical between the two handsets, with the HTC Touch HD measuring 115 x 62.8 x 12mm and weighing 146.4g, with the iPhone 3G measuring 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3mm and weighing 133g. Looks wise, they’re also very similar.

Screen

The HD is all about screen real estate, and wins out with a 3.8-inch 800 x 480 resolution (5:3 aspect ratio) screen, compared to the iPhone 3G’s 480 x 320 (3:2) screen. That will give Touch HD applications much more room to play with…

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iPhone Application Watch: iTalk Recorder, BrightKite, 99Games’ Chess, LivingSocial.com

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iTalk Recorder

If you’re looking for an audio recorder for the iPhone, then Griffin’s iTalk Recorder could be for you. The company says that this is “way more than a voice recorder”, offering functionality such as variable record quality, one-button recording, pause/resume/append, and addition of text notes. From the description, it doesn’t sound as advanced as iProRecorder, but then again, how complicated does a digital dictaphone have to be? Best of all, it’s free (for now, at least), so you’ve nothing to lose by grabbing it.

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Google Earth on iPhone for Free

Check your App Store, you can use Google Earth on your iPhone:

Google Earth iPhone

Google Earth iPhone 2

Google Earth iPhone 3

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iPhone Rivals: Sony Hikaru 8MP touchscreen phone rumour

Sticking an eight megapixel camera onto a mobile phone is starting to get fairly commonplace, as manufacturers continue to blur the lines between phones and compact digital cameras. Creating touchscreen phones to rival the iPhone is also now fairly common, so it wouldn’t be surprising if rumours surrounding a Sony Hikaru phone turn out to be reasonably accurate…

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iPhone News: 3G unlock coming, AT&T survey, OS 2.2 Google Maps

Latest iPhone News: Monday 27th October 2008

iPhone 3G unlock coming?

It seems that the iPhone Dev Team is still trying to work out how to hack the 3G iPhone so that it can be used on another network. They’ve now managed to break in to the baseband processor on the iPhone. How close that means they could be to a complete break is another matter. How much you care depends on how much you want to break free from your current network provider. Simply jailbreaking the iPhone so you can use unapproved applications is already possible…

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First TV Ad for the Google Phone

It’s all about the services and not actually the phone itself. It’s a totally different angle to the Apple way of selling the phone. Let’s see what is the best:

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iPhone Latest TV Ad

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iPhone Developer University Program

Interesting move from Apple to engage IT students into iPhone Apps development. It looks like it’s a long term approach, or at least for a 2-4 years plan in mind. So I guess we will continue to see a lot of iPhones for a long time, with the same type of environment.

iPhone Developer University Program

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London 2012 Olympics Blog iPhone optimized

I’ve just discovered a new blog about the London Olympics that have an iPhone version with apparently a new WordPress iPhone theme and plugin. So check it out at London 2012 News, or:

iPhone Version:

London 2012 News iPhone Version

Computer Version:

London 2012 News iPhone

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New MacBook offers “speed in a stylish but compact design”

“If you’re considering a small to midsize laptop of any kind or operating system,” suggests Ken Mingis (computerworld.com) in his review of the new MacBook “you really owe it to yourself to look these over before deciding.” He calls the new MacBook “the most solid-feeling laptop I’ve ever used,” one that “ exudes a feeling of solidity every time you pick it up, turn it on and type on it.”

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iPhone Applications Directory and more…

If you struggle to find what you want on the App Store, or if you want some suggestions on which free or paid applications-games you should install on your iPhone or iPod Touch, Apptism is for you, check it out:

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iPod Juice helps you repair your iPod/iPhone of change its battery

I’ve just discovered a new supplier for the iPod-iPhone family that provides wonderful kits and demos about Apple IPod Repair, but also Apple Iphone Repair and finally replacement of your battery.

You can also use their no-obligation repair evaluation services, and then check if your beloved iPod-iPhone is possible to repair after a water damage, cracked screen, etc…

The batteries that iPodJuice put inside your iPod or iPhone are better than the original ones from Apple. So it is worth considering if your battery is out of order or not good enough to handle a full day of use.

Here is an example of the kind of videos iPod Juice provides to help customers change themselves the batteries of their Ipod, and also do a full Ipod Repair eventually.

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iPod juice provides as well other tools and devices useful for iPod/iPhone users, such as:

  • Solar-powered charger
  • iPod charger and backup battery
  • Automobile outlet charger
  • USB and firewire charging cable
  • USB Retractable charging cable
  • Repair kits to open your iPod/iPhone

In terms of warranty, the batteries are guaranteed for 10 years. In terms of shipping and delivery, iPod Juice is using USPS, UPS or FedEx.

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iPhone Firmware 2.1 is ready!

Check your iTunes (8.0) now:

iPhone firmware 2.1

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4% market share for the iPhone from Smartphones

Interesting chart from Admob today:

Smartphone Traffic Worldwide

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My Dad, the Switcher: Day Zero

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As far as database management and Windows programming is concerned, my dad is what you’d call “hard-core.” He’s been writing software since the 1960s, starting at Honeywell, then Hewlett Packard, eventually starting his own business. He is an expert with the HP 3000 minicomputer, which, in its day, was heavy computing iron to have lying around.

So it came as a bit of a shock when he called last week and said, “I’m ready to buy a Mac.”

He and I are working on a web development project together using open-source tools. Because his workstation is set up for the Microsoft world of SQL Server and .NET, installing XAMPP was wreaking havoc with his complicated array of security software, including Norton and BitDefender. He wanted to start fresh, and work on a system without having to worry about something randomly disallowing access to port 3306. Understandable.

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VoiceNotes vs. iDicto vs. Recorder vs. Record

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Four audio recording apps? Sure, why not? Voice note apps make a lot of sense if you are the type of on-the-go person fond of talking to yourself. Luckily there are plenty of choices, and I’ll break down the functionality of four that I’ve been monkeying around with. Each app records from the iPhone mic (and I’m sure they record on the new iPod touches, but I don’t have one for testing), each app allows some method to send the resulting audio files to your desktop machine, and each app offers some method for managing the recordings. As you’ll see, none are perfect, but each may be suited to a particular type of user. To record the samples I used the same text, read into the built-in iPhone (1st gen) microphone. The apps above, from left to right: VoiceNotes, iDicto, Recorder and Record.

Recorder
Cost: $.99

Recording:
This was one of the first apps I purchased, and it was an early entry on the store. When you start Recorder you’ll see a large red rectangle that allows you to quickly start recording. The large button is easy to hit with one hand, and on-screen meters give you a sense of how strong your recording is. Each recording is automatically named with “Memo” plus a number, similar to how screenshots work on your Mac.

Playback:
Recordings aren’t great quality, but they are on par with every other app I tested: you won’t be bootlegging concerts, but you can clearly hear yourself, even on the iPhone’s speakers. A simple playback bar appears when you start playing the audio (just above the Record button), making it easy to move around in the audio sample.

Sync:
WiFi sync uses a browser upload model, similar to iDicto. A nice, big screen appears with a URL you type into your browser. Once you type that in you get a simple interface to download each recording. Those recordings go wherever you’ve got downloads set to go. You may also email recordings, but as all these apps point out, that’s tricky. Apple doesn’t really allow attachments, and file size limits would bog this down. I show how it works in the gallery: you are sent a URL in email where the file really lives. Files are saved as AIFF, which is a plus.

Bottom line:
Out of all the apps I tested so far, I think Recorder provides the best value overall. Super simple interface, best sync method, and the quality of recordings was on par with the rest. At $.99 it is priced to move, and should suit most needs.

That said, each of the other apps may have something you’re looking for, so read on…

Gallery: App Store Audio Recording Apps Faceoff

Four audio appsOld VU meter on RecorderNew VUList of recordingsStop recording

The gallery walks you through almost every screen in every app plus the desktop sync side.

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iTunes 8 and Firmware 2.1 on Friday

Let’s Rock has given us the latest news about the Apple products for the Christmas season. So we have a new iTunes 8, a new iPod Touch and new iPod Nano-chromatic!

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iPhone Life = New Magazine for the iPhone

iPhone Life

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iPhone Application Watch: Google Earth, Grande Getter, Ralph Lauren, MewSeek

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Google Earth

At long last, Google has made its popular Google Earth application available for the iPhone. Those who care about politics and mind games between companies and their products might be amused that Google has launched an iPhone version of Earth before an Android version. However, that’s not particularly surprising given that the iPhone platform has been available for a lot longer. Anyway, the application is free (naturally), and makes good use of the multi-touch interface. It’s one of those apps that will work a lot faster over Wi-Fi than a cellular connection, but that’s OK. It’s good that such a great desktop app has made it to the iPhone. Google Earth

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iPow External Battery Case extends iPhone’s battery life

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Now available in the UK, the iPow External Battery Case is designed to extend the life of the iPhone’s battery while protecting the phone in a stylish leather flip case. The hard-backed case fits snugly around the iPhone, still leaving the camera lens exposed, and has a magnetic flip catch. It comes with integrated mini-speakers which double the sound output from the iPhone, plus additional lithium ion battery that claims to double the original battery’s capacity…

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iPhone Application Watch: Brain Jogging, School of Rock, iProRecorder, Virtual Villagers: A New Home

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Brain Jogging

The Brain Jogging application for the iPhone continues the popular genre of “brain training” games. The feature set of many of these games is quite similar, so it’s not surprising that it sounds rather like Gameloft’s “Brain Challenge” — it allows you to train up your response times and improve various mental abilities such as arithmetic, geometry, recall, and the like. It includes three different difficulty levels and “comprehensive evaluation of every game played”. Available for £2.99 ($4.99) (Via Macworld)…

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Quick Tip of the Week: Shortcuts Explained

Pull down a menu on your Mac, and you’ll see many of the keyboard shortcuts you can use. Some involve just two keys and are easy to understand. To copy selected text, you hold down the Command key and press the “c” key. Other keyboard shortcuts involve multiple keys, and you’ll see multiple symbols representing them. To find out what keys those symbols represent, watch the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

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Google Earth on iPhone for Free

Check your App Store, you can use Google Earth on your iPhone:

Google Earth iPhone

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Google Earth comes to the iPhone

“Google Earth on the iPhone is a clear winner,” exclaims Frederic Lardinois (nytimes.com). Now available on the App Store, Google Earth “is a gorgeous application and thanks to the multi-touch interface, it’s extremely easy to use.” “Just like the desktop application,” Lardinois notes, “it is also a great application to just play with when you have a few extra minutes to spare.”

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First Look: Shelf Life

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There are many iPhone applications geared towards helping you shop at the grocery store, but none of them can track how old your food in the fridge is. A new application called Shelf Life [iTunes link] hopes to help you out in this area.

Shelf Life keeps an inventory of your perishable groceries and, based on the date each is added to the list, displays either a green or red bubble beside it. The color will let you know if the item is okay to eat or not. Adding an item to the application is as easy as taping the “+” button in the upper right-hand corner — once you start typing a name, the application will predict what you are trying to add. The predictive typing is based on other user input, as are the expiration times.

Overall, this application is extremely solid, and allows the user to quickly input items and see what food is about to expire. With the economic times we’re in, everyone is trying to save, and this application could definitely help you achieve this goal. Shelf Life is now available on the App Store for $1.99. You can also check out our gallery of screenshots.

Gallery: First Look: Shelf Life

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Classics brings a different approach to reading on the iPhone

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A new application coming soon to an iPhone near you hopes to bring a new experience for reading e-books. Classics.app, which is being developed by Andrew Kazmierski and Phillip Ryu, will allow its users to read classic works of literature … right on their iPhones!

Classics will feature public domain ebooks like Alice in Wonderland, Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver’s Travels, and Paradise Lost. Best part of the application? The developers will be offering free updates to owners. With future updates will come a new collection of books. Classics should leave many iPhone owners flipping the virtual pages of books (just remember to charge your iPhone regularly).

Classics will be available soon on the App Store for an introductory price of $2.99. Until it is released, you can watch a short demo movie on their website, and sign up for updates.

For some insight into how Classics was made, check out the designer’s blog.

Thanks for the info, Phil!

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First TV Ad for the Google Phone

It’s all about the services and not actually the phone itself. It’s a totally different angle to the Apple way of selling the phone. Let’s see what is the best:

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iPhone Latest TV Ad

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iPhone Developer University Program

Interesting move from Apple to engage IT students into iPhone Apps development. It looks like it’s a long term approach, or at least for a 2-4 years plan in mind. So I guess we will continue to see a lot of iPhones for a long time, with the same type of environment.

iPhone Developer University Program

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London 2012 Olympics Blog iPhone optimized

I’ve just discovered a new blog about the London Olympics that have an iPhone version with apparently a new WordPress iPhone theme and plugin. So check it out at London 2012 News, or:

iPhone Version:

London 2012 News iPhone Version

Computer Version:

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