http://www.theinewsblog.com The Latest iPhone, iPad and iPod touch News and Rumors Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:55:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.theinewsblog.com/new-ipod-touch-can-vibrate/ http://www.theinewsblog.com/new-ipod-touch-can-vibrate/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:55:05 +0000 admin http://www.theinewsblog.com/?p=9351 One interesting feature of the new iPod touch that Steve Job failed to mention is that it can vibrate. This can be useful for receiving notifications virtually silently, especially call notifications from VoIP apps. Apple markets the primary function of the vibrate function as a way to notify you about FaceTeime calls.]]> http://www.theinewsblog.com/new-ipod-touch-can-vibrate/feed/ 0 http://www.theinewsblog.com/1-million-users-on-ping-in-just-48-hours/ http://www.theinewsblog.com/1-million-users-on-ping-in-just-48-hours/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:29:26 +0000 admin http://www.theinewsblog.com/?p=9346 Apple has announced that 1 million users have registered on their new social network for music Ping. More impressively, the 1 million accounts were made within 48 hours of the service being available.]]> http://www.theinewsblog.com/1-million-users-on-ping-in-just-48-hours/feed/ 0 http://www.theinewsblog.com/shazam-now-ios-4-feature-packed-with-recent-update/ http://www.theinewsblog.com/shazam-now-ios-4-feature-packed-with-recent-update/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:45:00 +0000 admin http://www.theinewsblog.com/?p=9335 Shazam has received an update with all kinds of new features to take advantage of what iOS 4 has to offer. The of course includes multitasking (well just fast-app switching) and improved graphics, so the app will look even better on your iPhone 4 or new iPod touch. Shazam also cleaned up the interface making the controls easier to use.]]> http://www.theinewsblog.com/shazam-now-ios-4-feature-packed-with-recent-update/feed/ 0 http://www.theinewsblog.com/apple-adds-a-page-for-ios-4-2/ http://www.theinewsblog.com/apple-adds-a-page-for-ios-4-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:41:05 +0000 admin http://www.theinewsblog.com/?p=9340 Apple has added a page to their iPad section of their website highlighting the features of iOS 4.2.]]> http://www.theinewsblog.com/apple-adds-a-page-for-ios-4-2/feed/ 0 http://www.theinewsblog.com/no-more-creating-your-own-ringtones-in-itunes-10/ http://www.theinewsblog.com/no-more-creating-your-own-ringtones-in-itunes-10/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:39:34 +0000 admin http://www.theinewsblog.com/?p=9332 Apple has cut-off their create your own ringtone feature in iTunes 10 that they launched alongside the first iPhone back in 2007. This feature allowed users to trim a song they already bought for $.99 (or $1.29) and trim that song, then purchase the ringtone for another $.99.]]> http://www.theinewsblog.com/no-more-creating-your-own-ringtones-in-itunes-10/feed/ 0 http://www.theinewsblog.com/xcode-4-preview-3-now-available-to-developers/ http://www.theinewsblog.com/xcode-4-preview-3-now-available-to-developers/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:12:02 +0000 admin http://www.theinewsblog.com/?p=9328 Apple has just released the third preview version of Xcode 4, a code writing software used for developing parts of apps (and other things, like websites and Dashboard widgets). New features include a new activity interface for developers as well as a completely fresh user-interface for the new code completion technologies in Xcode 4. Some bug fixes were also tossed into this update.]]> http://www.theinewsblog.com/xcode-4-preview-3-now-available-to-developers/feed/ 0 http://www.theinewsblog.com/apple-wont-bring-new-features-to-old-apple-tv/ http://www.theinewsblog.com/apple-wont-bring-new-features-to-old-apple-tv/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:02:04 +0000 admin http://www.theinewsblog.com/?p=9324 An Apple spokesperson has confirmed that Apple will not be updating the old Apple TV with the features of the new Apple TV.]]> http://www.theinewsblog.com/apple-wont-bring-new-features-to-old-apple-tv/feed/ 0 http://www.theinewsblog.com/skyfire-browser-app-with-flash-submitted-to-apple/ http://www.theinewsblog.com/skyfire-browser-app-with-flash-submitted-to-apple/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:48:47 +0000 admin http://www.theinewsblog.com/?p=9321 A web browser app called Skyfire was submitted for review to Apple today. The browser packs built-in flash compatibility, something that Apple has refused to include in their own Safari. While the Flash is limited to just movies, not interactive content and games, it does open up new possibilities for viewing content that can't be viewed any other way on an iOS device.]]> http://www.theinewsblog.com/skyfire-browser-app-with-flash-submitted-to-apple/feed/ 0 http://www.theinewsblog.com/twitter-app-now-available-for-ipad/ http://www.theinewsblog.com/twitter-app-now-available-for-ipad/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:30:08 +0000 admin http://www.theinewsblog.com/?p=9317 Twitter has just released an iPad version for their official Twitter app on the App Store. The app is now a universal binary, one app that displays differently on the iPad and on the iPhone. The app takes advantage of the iPad's screen real-estate and uses multi-touch gestures for natural use of the app.]]> http://www.theinewsblog.com/twitter-app-now-available-for-ipad/feed/ 0 http://www.theinewsblog.com/epic-citadel-demo-app-hits-the-app-store/ http://www.theinewsblog.com/epic-citadel-demo-app-hits-the-app-store/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:08:35 +0000 admin http://www.theinewsblog.com/?p=9314 Epic Citadel is a game for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad that was demoed at yesterday's media event. The game was announced to be launched in late December, but a trial version of the game is now available for free download on the App Store. Epic Citadel is advertised to push iOS devices to their greatest gaming capacities, bringing the best gaming experience ever to your Apple touch device.]]> http://www.theinewsblog.com/epic-citadel-demo-app-hits-the-app-store/feed/ 0