Apple has posted high resolution versions of two new Apple iPhone advertisements. The two new ads are called All the Parts and All These Years, and follow the same theme as the previous 7 iPhone television ads.
Both ads explore many ads different functions of the iPhone, highlighting stock updates, Google maps, weather, and more.
Efiko Software is giving away 5 copies of their iPhoneRingToneMaker software for Windows to MacRumors forum members.
The rules are simple. Reply to this comment thread and name a song name that you will turn into a ringtone for your iPhone, and you are entered.
Only one entry per person, you have until 11:59PM Eastern Time on August 16th. Make sure your email address in your forum profile is correct, as that is how you will be contacted. Winners will be chosen at random. Winners will be announced on Friday August 17th.
Efiko's iPhoneRingToneMaker is an all in one application that allows you to crop, add effects and transfer songs into your iPhone as ringtones. Windows only (but works in Parallels on the Mac), and free trial available. Normally $9.95.
William Powers created a DHTML version of Nintendo game Punch Out! His version is called Knock Out! and allows you to punch by tapping the screen.
Instructions
- Throw uppercuts to the face or jabs to the stomach by tapping the screen.
- Dodge left or right by tapping the lower left/right corners of the screen.
Tips:
- Tap screen *slowly* if you get knocked out. (One of the limitations of DHTML is its response time.)
- Punch opponent directly after he takes a swing to get a stun punch.
Nagooya posted a TV capture of a new iPhone television ad that has not yet appeared on Apple's site.
"All these years, you've gone through the day without email like this in your pocket, or stock updates like this in your pocket, or internet like this in your pocket. And you survived. The question is... how?"
Macworld.co.uk reports that Apple has officially "end of life"-d their Appleworks software.
Appleworks has long been neglected, and with the release of Apple's spreadsheet application (Numbers) in iWork '08, it appears Apple has made the final step in replacing the aging productivity suite.
Appleworks was first released in 1984 for the Apple II family of computers, and the name was later resurrected and used to rename Clarisworks in 1998.
http://www.apple.com/appleworks now redirects to iWork.
TheRegister.co.uk reports that the first Intel Penryn chips will be formally launched on November 11th. The report apparently comes from Intel's own website for dealers.
The first of the Penryn processors will be Xeon CPUs and come in 2.00GHz, 2.33GHz, 2.50GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.83GHz, 3.00GHz and 3.16GHz speeds with 1333MHz frontside buses. The 45nm chips are expected to be Quad-Core chips with 12MB of L2 cache.
Apple currently uses Xeon (server-class) processors in their Mac Pro computers. According to our Buyer's Guide the Mac Pro was last updated to an 8-Core configuration in April of this year. However, the base Quad-core configurations have not been updated since their first release in August 2006.
The current Mac Pros offer Quad-Core configurations of 2.0GHz, 2.66GHz, and 3.0GHz (65nm, 4MB L2 Cache per Processor) and a 8-Core configuration at 3.0GHz (65nm, 8MB L2 Cache per Processor).
That was quick, Facebook on iPhone is now available at
Facebook users can now browse Facebook in an iPhone formatted site.
Last week, Katie lamented the lack of an iPhone-specific Facebook version, but we had heard that one was coming... and soon. Mashable spotted the test version of Facebook's iPhone which had been housed at themob.facebook.com but quickly removed.
According to Mashable this "might be the best iPhone app so far."
The interface slides horizontally as you choose options, and the site is laid out in such a way that the essential features are much easier to find than on the main site - browse friends, check your Facebook mail, read the news feed and use pretty much every other Facebook feature from this more compact viewpoint.
Of particular interest, Joe Hewitt replied in the comments indicating that he was responsible for the iPhone implementation of Facebook and that the official launch is coming soon. Hewitt is responsible for much of the early javascript/web implementations for the iPhone (Wired profile)
So hang on Katie... it'll be here soon.
A new iPhone game called Battlefleet brings Battleship fun to the iPhone. For those unfamiliar with the game, you simply place your ships on the grid and then proceed to blindly try to sink the other player's ships.
At this time you play against the computer, but it wouldn't it be nice if you could get automatically paired up with another human player?
[via TUAW]
I hate alarm clocks. An annoying cacophony of buzzing and ringing that rips me from my blissful, relaxing, refreshing, wonderful sleep doesn't sit well with me. I've actually thrown an alarm clock across the room to shut it up. In addition to the annoying noise, setting the alarm is annoying. I have to contort my hand to hit about 3 different buttons at once, and the buttons tend to be so small that they don't register when I jam my finger on it. Joy.
The iPhone alarm is different, though. I wouldn't dare throw her across a room!Setting the alarm is something I absolutely love: A repeat for each day of the week, the option to turn off snoozing, different names for the different alarms, a choice of Apple-esque noises to wake me up. My favorite part is the little dial that sets it! I don't have to contort my hand like I'm trying to play a Kreutzer etude. (Note the choice of word: try.)
Hitting the snooze is a bit of a pain, though. I usually don't lift my head and I randomly stab at the screen. I usually hit it within the first few tries, though. I really wish I could set the snooze for something other than 9 minutes. On my last phone, I had it set for five minutes. I could hit the snooze 3 times and not be late for work! On this phone, I hit the snooze twice, and I have to run to my car while pulling on my pants. (I'm a class act all the way!)
I really like the fact that to turn off the alarm, I have to pick up the phone, look at its bright, shining screen, and do something. Even better would be a little puzzleI'm starting to recognize where the slider bar is, and there's a dangerous chance that I'll slide it, rest my eyes for a bit, and have to drive 90+mph to get to work in 3 minutes. Not that I've ever sped. I always do the speed limit! Always! (Hi, mom.) If the iPhone ever opens up to independent developers and apps, I can see this being a reality. In the mean time, I may have to invest in one of these bad boys: Clocky or The Sonic Bomb. I'm not good at waking up, it's a genetic thing; the only one in my family that can wake up with little-to-no problem is my mom. She'll bolt awake if you open the door of the microwave, even though it's on the opposite side of the house. Kind of a bummer for 3 AM snacks.
I largely suspect my infatuation with the alarm is my iPhone being viewed through rose-colored glasses. I haven't been late to work due to over-sleep since I got her, though!
Apple mailed out a survey link for ADC developers asking for feedback on the current Leopard seed (9A499).
The survey is actually asking developers for a comparison between Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and the shipping version of Mac OS X Tiger (10.4):
This survey is intended to allow you to compare your experiences using Mac OS X Leopard Build 9A499 and a shipping version of Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.x). Please rate all the areas that you have used in 9A499.
The survey provides comparison choices of
- Much Worse
- Somewhat worse
- About the same
- Somewhat better
- Much better
on a wide range of Mac OS X tools and features. The described areas of comparison are broken down into Mail & Web, Graphics & Media, Setup & Mobility, Desktop & Interface, Productivity & Communication, and Sharing & Devices.
You must be an ADC developer to participate in the survey (verified by email).
Apple is expected to ship the final version of Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) in October.
Apple announced today that John Lennon's solo catalog is now available on the iTunes Store. Meanwhile "Lennon Legend" and "Acoustic" collections are making their worldwide digital debut.
Also included for a limited 30 day period is exclusive video content to be included with some of the albums.
"John Lennon is one of the greatest artists of our time," said Steve Jobs, Apples CEO. "We're thrilled to have his solo catalog available on the iTunes Store for the first time."
As part of EMI's catalog, the new songs are also available in iTunes Plus (DRM-Free) versions for $1.29 per song.
Gizmodo reports on instructions on how to unlock the iPhone for use with other GSM carriers.
There are claims that Voice and EDGE will work with the unlocked phone which requires an $80 Turbo SIM card purchase as well as a lengthy process to unlock the phone.
These claims have not been independently verified, but could open a door for those interested in using the iPhone on other carrier networks.
PrimateLabs, the developers of GeekBench have published benchmark comparisons for the new Core 2 Duo Mac Mini and new aluminum iMacs.
Apple's Mac Mini update replaced the aging Mac Mini's Core Duo processor with a Core 2 Duo. Their conclusion was that moving from Core 2 Duo and clock speed updates provide "modest" performance improvements but "no real reason to upgrade" from the previous generation Mac Mini. Speed increasines were much more dramatic, however, for owners of the PowerPC or Core Solo Mac Mini. (graphs available)
Apple's iMac update brought in the Santa Rosa chipset (faster front-side bus) along with the option for the faster (2.8GHz) Core 2 Duo Extreme processor. Both of these improvements can bring increase in performance, especially in memory intensive applications such as Aperture and Photoshop. (graphs available)
Update: Barefeats posts some gaming/graphics benchmarks that show less than desirable results for the new iMac's Radeon 2600 HD vs. the previous iteration's GeForce 7600 option. The site has promised to re-run the tests under Windows XP to see if the issue is driver-related, as Windows drivers would be more mature than Mac OS X versions (note: driver issues were to blame for initially low-scoring current MacBook Pro benchmarks).
ThinkSecret has published another gallery of images from the latest build of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) with a focus on many of the new Finder icons which are displayed in high resolution screenshots.
They note that Apple's Leopard icons support higher resolution icons than the 128x128 pixel size limit in previous versions of Mac OS X. Accordingly many of the Finder icons resolutions have been increased.
Appleinsider details complaints from some in the transition from iMovie HD 6 to the iMovie '08.
Apple's new iMovie application was described as a complete rewrite to Apple's movie editing software. Many of the complaints focused on features that were lacking and a difficulty in transitioning projects from previous versions of iMovie.
Apple is offering iMovie HD 6 as a download to purchasers of iLife '08 for those unhappy with the transition.
The change has not been met entirely with disapproval as some of our forum members seem very happy with the new iMovie.
Macworld covers more details on the iPhone applications that were developed at the C4 conference.
The most impressive hacks/apps that were developed at C4 included the previously mentioned Lights Out game by Lucas Newman which demonstrates a full speed game written natively on the iPhone. It really is an impressive effort, and maybe the first application that makes it worth going through the various hoops to get an application installed on the iPhone.
A native version of Pong was developed by Jonathan Saggau and allowed control of the paddel using the iPhone's accelerometer, touchscreen or combination of both. The application even added two-player support over the network.
Finally, the Video Conferencing application by Ken and Glen Aspeslasgh won the competition to the oohs and ahhs of the audience.
Macworld notes that the video was not full speed and comprised of "pictures taken every so often by the iPhone's Camera and sent over the network."
Still, these efforts represent the most promising applications to date and can only get better. As more sophisticated applications are released, it becomes apparent how limiting the lack of an official development kit will be on the iPhone.
Lucas Newman and Adam Betts have released the first native iPhone game called Lights Off.
Lights Off is a fun and highly addictive puzzle game made even better with iPhones touch screen, created by Lucas Newman and Adam Betts.
The objective is to switch all of the lights out. Tapping a light toggles it, along with the four adjacent lights. Once you switch all of the lights out, you'll advance to the next level!
Lights Off took 2nd place in the C4 Iron Coder competition behind the Video Conferencing application for the iPhone.
As a native application, you must download the package and install it using existing "jailbreak" tools to gain access to the iPhone's file system. Installation instructions are provided.
Lights Off was developed completely with Apple's UIKit development framework, the same used to make iPhone's built-in applications such as Maps and YouTube. It leverages the community-built tools that have been developed with the absence of an official iPhone SDK.
Video demo of game available here.
Our comprehensive guide highlighting every major new addition in iOS 26, plus how-tos that walk you through using the new features.
End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in beta, Suggested Places in Maps, new Pride Luminance wallpaper, and more.
Apple's four new iPhones feature more differences between the latest models than ever before, so which one should you buy?
Siri AI, Apple Intelligence features throughout, child safety improvements, and more. In developer beta now.
Siri AI, design refinements, new Apple Intelligence features, and more. In developer beta now.
Apple's first foldable iPhone, with a book-style design featuring a ~5.5-inch outer display and a ~7.8-inch inner display with a minimal crease down the middle.
iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max with smaller Dynamic Island, new color options, camera and chip improvements, and more.
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