Month: December 2010

An Interesting Infographic On The App Store

Alex Heath ∙ Updated March 9, 2016

The folks over at App of the Day have put together a nice, comprehensive infographic on the state of the App Store. Their work is based on the App Store as of December 7, 2010.

The infographic addresses overall statistics and some insightful numbers on the mechanics of how the App Store operates.

For instance, out of the 300,000+ apps in the App Store, 85% are for the iPhone only. 67% of apps are paid and 33% are free. There are more universal apps than there are iPad apps. Out of all apps, 50% are between $0.99 and $2.99...

Awesome Etch A Sketch iPhone Case

Sébastien Page ∙ December 17, 2010

We'd already seen the Etch A Sketch iPad case, and thanks to the beauty of licensing, we now have this awesome Etch A Sketch iPhone case. Looking at this case, I immediately go 25 years back in time, when I was just a kid who obviously didn't need much to entertain himself.

Time have changed a lot since then. I'm really glad my generation has been a witness of these changes. Oh listen to me becoming all sappy!

Mac App Store Scheduled To Open on January 6

Alex Heath ∙ Updated May 26, 2017

Yesterday, Apple announced that the Mac App Store will officially open on January 6, 2011. The Mac App Store, like the iOS App Store, will be used to distribute and sell applications for the Mac.

Apple began accepting Mac App Store apps for review in the first week of November, and they are urging developers to submit their apps by December 31, 2010 to be a part of launch day. Apple hopes for the Mac App Store to be just as successful as its iOS counterpart. And while there are certainly mixed feelings among developers, it seems that the Mac App Store will be very successful...

Ben the Bodyguard Will Protect Your iPhone’s Secrets, Coming Next January

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

"A Frenchman protecting your secrets. Yes, seriously." Ben the Bodyguard is a mysterious password manager and vault for the sensitive data on your iPhone. The app is scheduled to release in January of 2011.

What stood out to me about this app was how awesome its website is. As you scroll down from the masthead at the top of the page, you begin to take a journey with Ben the Bodyguard through the deserted streets of a dark downtown...

Keep a Journal of Your Internet Life With Momento

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Momento is a diary and journaling app for the iPhone. With Momento, you can write about and capture moments easily 'on the go.' But that's not all, Momento does a wonderful job of collecting your internet activity and recording it on a day-by-day basis.

What makes Momento great is not only its functionality as a killer journal, but its elegant and responsive interface. Journaling and viewing past moments has never been easier on the iPhone.

Besides allowing you to enter journal entries, Momento collects feeds from your various social accounts on the internet. Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Last.fm, Foursquare, Gowalla, Digg, Youtube, Vimeo and RSS/Atom feeds are currently supported in Momento. That means that most of your online life can be tracked and documented in a beautiful interface...

SBSwitcher Places SBSettings Toggles in Your App Switcher

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 16, 2010

The first thing I thought when I first saw SBSwitcher on Cydia is "Wow, that's pretty expensive." Indeed $2.99 is quite the hefty price for a jailbreak tweak that essentially duplicates the functionality that you've been enjoying all of this time for free.

SBSwitcher is basically SBSettings placed in your app switcher. Unfortunately, only the toggles apply here, so if you want to invoke any of the other SBSettings functionality, like say, respringing, you'll have to resort back to your old methods...

With that in mind, there has to be some redeeming factor for SBSwitcher, right? Surely, $2.99 will travel further than that, no?

New Car Stereo Fully Integrates Your iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Ever since the first iPhone came out in 2007, I thought it'd be a genius idea to create a car stereo that would completely integrate the iPhone to use it as a screen but also for controls. Fast forward 3 years later and it seems someone has finally heard my prayers.

The guys at Oxygen Audio just came up with the O Car, a fully integrated head unit specifically designed and made for iPhone. Its patented technologies enable the user to control all standard car stereo functions using the iPhone touch screen, while allowing horizontal and vertical access, so that all iPhone applications may be used in the car...

Why Cydia is Called Cydia

Alex Heath ∙ December 16, 2010

Cydia is a household name in the jailbreak community. Anyone who has jailbroken their iDevice has most likely used Cydia. Some of us may even know that Cydia is the brainchild of Jay "saurik" Freeman, whom most consider the father of the jailbreak.

Cydia is used by millions of people, but how many know why it has such a weird name? I mean, "Cydia?" What in the world does that mean? There has even been dispute as how to say the word "Cydia." Little do most know, there is an interesting reason for the odd title behind the icon that every jailbreaker recognizes...

7 Original Metal Back Covers for iPhone 4

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated October 23, 2016

You might remember a couple months ago when we showed you this metal back cover for iPhone 4. It seems that another company was inspired by the concept and came up with 5 variations based on the same idea. My favorite of course is the one with the pwnapple logo on it.

These metal covers aren't cheap. But $24 a piece might just be the price to pay to get a unique device that will sure get you some attention...

Inception, There’s An App For That

Alex Heath ∙ Updated November 26, 2016

It's not that often that an app like Inception comes along. That's right, Christopher Nolan's masterpiece film has its very own iPhone app!

The Inception app pioneers the use of augmented reality with sound. It synchronizes an augmented layer of music and ambient noise with the world around you.

This groundbreaking app experiment is the project of Christopher Nolan, Michael Breidenbrücke and Hans Zimmer. In case you didn't know, Christopher Nolan was the writer and director of the Inception movie and Hans Zimmer wrote and produced the movie's score...

iTunes 10.1.1 is Out

Sébastien Page ∙ December 15, 2010

Apple just released an update to iTunes with version 10.1.1 which apparently fixes some issues with syncing and unexpected crashes. I personally never experienced this issue but I guess it was a problem for some of you.

iTunes 10.1.1 seems to be safe for jailbreakers and unlockers but it might be a wise thing to wait for an official confirmation from a Dev Team member. In the meanwhile, this is the changelog for iTunes 10.1.1...

iBooks Updated With AirPrint Capability, Enhanced Illustrations, Collections And More

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 15, 2010

Apple has updated iBooks to support a number of new features including integrated AirPrint abilities for PDF documents and notes. Not only that, but they have added enhanced full color illustration capabilities to the mix.

Now you can read little Johnny a more exciting bedtime story, and afterwards print off the latest notes from today's staff meeting. You've gotta love technology.

According to Apple, the following four features made the cut in iBooks 1.2...