Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
I thought I'd seen pretty much everything, but as more and more iPhone apps come out, there are an increasing number that lean toward the bizarre.A good example is Corbeau, [App Store link] a U.S. $1.99 application that lets you create ransom notes or threatening emails with little effort. Of course, it's all in fun, but one wonders about the mind behind some of these apps.
With Corbeau (French for crow, which is slang for someone who sends anonymous notes) you simply use the keyboard on your iPhone/ iPod touch, and type your brief note. If you are sending to a Mac or another iPhone they get the note as you created it. If you are sending to another device, you can save your note as an image to your photo roll, then forward it as an email attachment. The current iPhone software does not allow 3rd party apps to send attachments, although that is fixed in iPhone OS 3.0.
You can change the size of the letters, and drag and drop the letters to change their position before you save your work. You can also choose a photo that's on your iPhone to use as a background. You can shake the iPhone to clear the screen, or you can tap the trash icon.
I don't know how much use people will get out of this app, but I would think it might be handy to send notes to people or companies you are unhappy with.
One final note. Although the app is called 'Corbeau', when you save it to your iPhone from the U.S. App Store it is called 'Blackmail'. An appropriate name, if ever there was one.
TUAWSend mock-threatening messages from iPhone with ease originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Next-gen iPod touch, iPhone to support low-power 802.11n
Wireless radio component specifications contained within beta distributions of iPhone 3.0 firmware reveal support for a new chip enabling low power 802.11n that's bound for Apple's third-generation iPod touch. It's therefore also likely to be included with new iPhone models.
New Palm Pre apps underscore Apple's iPhone limitations
While third-party apps are being trumpeted as the iPhone's strength, key Palm Pre demos this week were designed to highlight their restrictions by taking advantage of those precise things that Apple won't allow.
Microsoft's Lauren ad faked say bloggers
Accusations are flying within the blogosphere that Microsoft simply faked its latest ad portraying a real buyer named Lauren shopping for a 17" notebook under $1000, who supposedly couldn't find what she was looking for in the Apple Store.
Apple orders 3.2 and 5 Megapixel camera sensors for iPhone
Apple recently ordered 3.2 Megapixel camera sensors for the iPhone, in addition to 5 Megapixel camera sensors for a product reported to launch late this year.
Microsoft allows HP to wipe Windows 7 with XP through 2010
Despite valiant efforts to push its Windows licensees to adopt Vista and the forthcoming Windows 7, Microsoft has one again agreed to extend the option of selling Windows XP for use on new PCs for another year, through April 30, 2010.
Entries for 2009 Apple Design AwardsThe Now Accepted
In a short email sent to the ADC network, Apple announced that applications for the Apple Design Awards can now be submitted. The dead-line is n May 4th. As usual, the winners will be announced during the WWDC.
Let your creativity shine as we honor the year's best-designed applications for Mac and iPhone at WWDC 2009. Winners will take home prizes of great Apple hardware—along with the respect, admiration, and envy of their peers from around the world. Enter today and put your work in the spotlight.
This year Apple decided to deliver awards to the best iPhone and best Mac applications:
Best iPhone OS Applications
Enter your iPhone OS app and gain the recognition of your peers as you take center stage to showcase your best work.
Awards will be presented to:
- Up to four winners who have designed applications using iPhone SDK for iPhone SDK 2.2.1 (applications must be released versions and available on the App Store).
- One winner who has designed an application using iPhone OS 3.0 beta (application must be a pre-release version)
- One student winner who has designed an application using iPhone SDK for iPhone SDK 2.2.1 (application must be a released version and available on the App Store).
Best Mac OS X Applications
Submit your Mac OS X application and show off your hard work, innovation, and excellence in development and design.
Awards will be presented to:
- Up to four winners who have designed applications using Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (applications must be released versions).
- One winner who has designed an application using Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (application must be a pre-release version).
- One student winner who has designed an application using Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
(application must be a released version).
Yes, you read it correctly, there will ba an award dedicated to an application developed for Snow Leopard, the forth coming Mac OS X only available for developers!
As usual, the price is composed of a nice package:
Great Software Deserves Great Prizes
Winners will receive two 15-inch MacBook Pros (best configuration), two 30-inch Apple Cinema Displays, two 16GB iPhone 3Gs, two 16GB iPod touch, an ADC 2009 Premier Membership, and reimbursement of their WWDC 2009 E-ticket.
Student category winners will receive one 15-inch MacBook Pro, one 30-inch Apple Cinema Display, one 16GB iPod touch, one 8GB iPhone 3G, one ADC 2009 Student Membership, and reimbursement of their WWDC 2009 E-ticket.
Entries will be accepted beginning Thursday, April 2 and ending at 5PM (PST) Monday, May 4, 2009.
Be the first to submit, we all benefit of having ground-breaking applications awarded. Let's hope the selection board will pick some cherries among the growing numbers of Mac and iPhone applications based on the GUI and user experience, and not according to some dark rules as those granting access to the iPhone AppStore.
"Gucci with a touchpad"
Even if the recession has been deepening, businesses and consumers are willing to pay for something that they need, or something that they want very badly. A BlackBerry is a status symbol of sorts. It is certainly a device that has utility. The iPhone shares those elements and is also a much more powerful symbol of the owner’s prestige.
Microsoft's latest ad attacks Mac aesthetics, computing power
Continuing its advertising campaign which seeks to promote generic PCs running Windows as more attractive than Macs, Microsoft's latest spot plays up specifications over aesthetics as opposed to just suggesting that PCs are simply cheaper as the previous spot did. However, it end up making the opposite point instead.
Rumor: Xserve refresh coming up soon
Filed under: Enterprise, Hardware, Rumors, Xserve, Snow Leopard
If you're in the market for Xserves, would you buy now for a known quantity or wait for the latest and greatest? Let us know below.
TUAWRumor: Xserve refresh coming up soon originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Send mock-threatening messages from iPhone with ease
Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
I thought I'd seen pretty much everything, but as more and more iPhone apps come out, there are an increasing number that lean toward the bizarre.A good example is Corbeau, [App Store link] a U.S. $1.99 application that lets you create ransom notes or threatening emails with little effort. Of course, it's all in fun, but one wonders about the mind behind some of these apps.
With Corbeau (French for crow, which is slang for someone who sends anonymous notes) you simply use the keyboard on your iPhone/ iPod touch, and type your brief note. If you are sending to a Mac or another iPhone they get the note as you created it. If you are sending to another device, you can save your note as an image to your photo roll, then forward it as an email attachment. The current iPhone software does not allow 3rd party apps to send attachments, although that is fixed in iPhone OS 3.0.
You can change the size of the letters, and drag and drop the letters to change their position before you save your work. You can also choose a photo that's on your iPhone to use as a background. You can shake the iPhone to clear the screen, or you can tap the trash icon.
I don't know how much use people will get out of this app, but I would think it might be handy to send notes to people or companies you are unhappy with.
One final note. Although the app is called 'Corbeau', when you save it to your iPhone from the U.S. App Store it is called 'Blackmail'. An appropriate name, if ever there was one.
TUAWSend mock-threatening messages from iPhone with ease originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Next-gen iPod touch, iPhone to support low-power 802.11n
Wireless radio component specifications contained within beta distributions of iPhone 3.0 firmware reveal support for a new chip enabling low power 802.11n that's bound for Apple's third-generation iPod touch. It's therefore also likely to be included with new iPhone models.
New Palm Pre apps underscore Apple's iPhone limitations
While third-party apps are being trumpeted as the iPhone's strength, key Palm Pre demos this week were designed to highlight their restrictions by taking advantage of those precise things that Apple won't allow.
Microsoft's Lauren ad faked say bloggers
Accusations are flying within the blogosphere that Microsoft simply faked its latest ad portraying a real buyer named Lauren shopping for a 17" notebook under $1000, who supposedly couldn't find what she was looking for in the Apple Store.
Apple orders 3.2 and 5 Megapixel camera sensors for iPhone
Apple recently ordered 3.2 Megapixel camera sensors for the iPhone, in addition to 5 Megapixel camera sensors for a product reported to launch late this year.
Microsoft allows HP to wipe Windows 7 with XP through 2010
Despite valiant efforts to push its Windows licensees to adopt Vista and the forthcoming Windows 7, Microsoft has one again agreed to extend the option of selling Windows XP for use on new PCs for another year, through April 30, 2010.
Entries for 2009 Apple Design AwardsThe Now Accepted
In a short email sent to the ADC network, Apple announced that applications for the Apple Design Awards can now be submitted. The dead-line is n May 4th. As usual, the winners will be announced during the WWDC.
Let your creativity shine as we honor the year's best-designed applications for Mac and iPhone at WWDC 2009. Winners will take home prizes of great Apple hardware—along with the respect, admiration, and envy of their peers from around the world. Enter today and put your work in the spotlight.
This year Apple decided to deliver awards to the best iPhone and best Mac applications:
Best iPhone OS Applications
Enter your iPhone OS app and gain the recognition of your peers as you take center stage to showcase your best work.
Awards will be presented to:
- Up to four winners who have designed applications using iPhone SDK for iPhone SDK 2.2.1 (applications must be released versions and available on the App Store).
- One winner who has designed an application using iPhone OS 3.0 beta (application must be a pre-release version)
- One student winner who has designed an application using iPhone SDK for iPhone SDK 2.2.1 (application must be a released version and available on the App Store).
Best Mac OS X Applications
Submit your Mac OS X application and show off your hard work, innovation, and excellence in development and design.
Awards will be presented to:
- Up to four winners who have designed applications using Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (applications must be released versions).
- One winner who has designed an application using Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (application must be a pre-release version).
- One student winner who has designed an application using Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
(application must be a released version).
Yes, you read it correctly, there will ba an award dedicated to an application developed for Snow Leopard, the forth coming Mac OS X only available for developers!
As usual, the price is composed of a nice package:
Great Software Deserves Great Prizes
Winners will receive two 15-inch MacBook Pros (best configuration), two 30-inch Apple Cinema Displays, two 16GB iPhone 3Gs, two 16GB iPod touch, an ADC 2009 Premier Membership, and reimbursement of their WWDC 2009 E-ticket.
Student category winners will receive one 15-inch MacBook Pro, one 30-inch Apple Cinema Display, one 16GB iPod touch, one 8GB iPhone 3G, one ADC 2009 Student Membership, and reimbursement of their WWDC 2009 E-ticket.
Entries will be accepted beginning Thursday, April 2 and ending at 5PM (PST) Monday, May 4, 2009.
Be the first to submit, we all benefit of having ground-breaking applications awarded. Let's hope the selection board will pick some cherries among the growing numbers of Mac and iPhone applications based on the GUI and user experience, and not according to some dark rules as those granting access to the iPhone AppStore.
"Gucci with a touchpad"
Even if the recession has been deepening, businesses and consumers are willing to pay for something that they need, or something that they want very badly. A BlackBerry is a status symbol of sorts. It is certainly a device that has utility. The iPhone shares those elements and is also a much more powerful symbol of the owner’s prestige.
Microsoft's latest ad attacks Mac aesthetics, computing power
Continuing its advertising campaign which seeks to promote generic PCs running Windows as more attractive than Macs, Microsoft's latest spot plays up specifications over aesthetics as opposed to just suggesting that PCs are simply cheaper as the previous spot did. However, it end up making the opposite point instead.
Rumor: Xserve refresh coming up soon
Filed under: Enterprise, Hardware, Rumors, Xserve, Snow Leopard
If you're in the market for Xserves, would you buy now for a known quantity or wait for the latest and greatest? Let us know below.
TUAWRumor: Xserve refresh coming up soon originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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