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Two New iPhone 3GS TV Spots Debut

It’s that time again, when two new iPhone 3GS TV ads appear!  Played during the Winter Olympics coverage last night, these are not further entries into the ‘There’s an app for that’ canon, but standalone spots showing versatility. The first has been named On Hold, and is the more interesting of the two, for it appears [...]

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Apple’s No-Sex Policy Claims Wrong Victim

Apple’s recent decision to remove all apps from the App Store which they deemed to contain ‘overtly sexual content’ seems to have been made with the best intentions, but it appears to have been implemented in a rather blanket fashion, certainly from Simply Beach’s point of view. Simply Beach is a family-run UK beachwear retailer, who [...]

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iPad Pre-Orders From Next Week?

When the iPad was announced on the 27th January, the word was that it would be shipping 60 days after, however there was no clue as to when eager fans would be able to pre-order the device to ensure they were among the first to play with Apple’s tablet. Now though, the team at appadvice.com are [...]

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Apple removing sexually-themed apps from App Store

Apple may be dropping the banhammer on sexually-themed iPhone apps that were previously deemed acceptable for the iTunes App Store. According to an email sent to TechCrunch from an iPhone developer, Apple has taken steps “to remove any overtly sexual content from the App Store.” Apps like Wobble iBoobs, Sexy Women, and Exotic Positions are on [...]

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This Week’s App Store Updates – 19th February

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  Here are seven new or updated apps worth taking a closer look at if you are: The Oscars. This is the official application from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  There is a list of all the 2010 nominees, with trailers for each picture, plus the [...]

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Secure your iPhone or iPod touch with an alpha-numeric passcode

There are those that are security minded and then there are those that are a little more serious about protecting their data from the prying eyes of others. This little tip is going to be for those that are looking for something more secure. Thanks to a new profile setting coming courtesy of 9to5Mac, you will [...]

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Apple expands App Store support, adds 13 additional countries

It feels like its been a while since we have last seen Apple add additional country support in either iTunes or the App Store. But, In a short but sweet message over on the Apple Developer News feed, Apple has announced that they have added another 13 countries to the list of those that can [...]

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iPhone Case + Infrared = iV Plus Universal Remote

Apple accessory firm FastMac have joined forces with Umee to create another solution for changing your iPhone into a universal remote control.  Most recently we’ve looked at the RedEye Dock and the L5 Remote plug-in module, just two of the alternatives out there, but FastMac have gone down another route for their option, converting an [...]

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Google purchases reMail iPhone app and promptly removes it from the App Store

Coming in as a little bit of good news/bad news. Google has acquired the reMail iPhone app. That is the part that is good, well maybe for the developers of the app. Now for the bad news, Google has quickly pulled the app from the App Store. For those unfamiliar with reMail, the app allowed you [...]

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Apple quietly bumps up the over-the-air download limit to 20MB

With little official word coming from Apple, it seems that the over-the-air download limit has been increased from 10MB to 20MB. That means iPhone users will now be able to download apps and podcasts up to 20MB in size using a 3G connection. As to why this was done, well, some are speculating that it [...]

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