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Archive for August, 2010

Blackleaf Software LLC has announced their latest update of “What Do They Believe?” app for iPhone/iPod and iPad users.
The app is an educational support for the people who don’t have a clue about any other religion. Containing basic fundamental knowledge of various religions and religious symbols app provides with a bit of education.
These latest version of the app includes a fun and informative trivia game. It’s additional “Which Are You?” section makes users able to participate for their religion in a global trivia game. During the game, users accumulate points for their religion. Scores are tallied from around the world by the What Do They Believe? live ranking system. The three religions with the highest scores are highlighted on the worldwide leaderboard.
What Do They Believe? is an application designed for sharing knowledge.

These are some of the features enjoyed by users in What Do They Believe?
 * User friendly, easy to navigate and scroll interface
 * Contains basic, important information about a variety of faiths
 * Click on religious symbol buttons to read more about the place that symbol has in a religion
 * Play on your religion’s team in the “Which Are You?” trivia game, enjoyed by players from around the world
 * Live ranking system updates scores for each religion in the trivia game (internet connection required) and the top 3 highest scoring religions appear on leaderboard
 * This is a fun and informative application!

Device Requirements:
 * 3G iPhone and iPod touch, iPad
 * Requires iOS 3.0 or later
 * 14.1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
What Do They Believe? 1.4 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category. 

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CanalMX is reporting that an executive for Mexican iPhone carrier Telcel claims a hardware fix for the beleaguered iPhone 4 and its antennae is on the way, and will be out by the end of September.

Mexico only just started selling the iPhone 4. Marco Quatorze, Telcel’s Director of Value Added Services, said that the standard iPhone 4 will be on sale until the case program runs out at the end of September, at which point a new hardware revision, without the antennae attenuation problem, will start being sold instead.

We’ve not heard this rumor from any other locations or sources yet, so I’m having trouble with this being legit. If this were going to happen just a month from now, I’m sure we would have gotten wind of it. I’m not buying it.

[via MacRumors]

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According to the LA Times, Fox kingpin Rupert Murdoch could make or break 99-cent rentals show rentals for iTunes. Disney’s already on board, because Jobs is part of their family. NBC, CBS and Time Warner are opposed, obstinately refusing to get their content into more people’s hands. Murdoch’s company News Corp. is apparently divided, but they may have the power to make this feature happen. Apparently some of their execs are worried that the low cost rentals will cut into DVD sales and TV viewing.

However, Murdoch might be willing to come on board for a six-month trial in order to get on Apple’s good side, a move that he thinks might help save the floundering newspaper industry by getting better on board with the iPad. Murdoch has previously stated his hopes for the iPad as a device to bring in readers who otherwise wouldn’t subscribe to a paper.

[via AppleInsider]

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CNet is reporting that song samples on iTunes may soon double in length, hitting sixty seconds. Under the current scheme, if you want to listen to a song before you buy it, the preview will give you 30 seconds of music. According to multiple sources who are chummy with CNet, Apple is planning to extend the sample time substantially, which could be used to differentiate iTunes from other digital resellers, such as Amazon.com.

CNet also says not to expect cloud based iTunes, ans Apple hasn’t gathered all the required licenses for streaming music. You would think those would have come part and parcel of their purchase of Lala.

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Apple’s big event is tomorrow, and we’re all kinds of amped up, and rumors are flying thick and heavy. This survey was sent out to a number of iTunes users, asking what features they love for watching on the iPad. The highlighted feature? Watch instantly? That’s not available on iTunes. Does that mean it will be soon? Interesting question, it certainly could happen. Cloud-based streaming iTunes has been on everyone’s minds for a long time, and we’re all waiting for Apple to do something mindblowing with iTunes.com

TechCrunch has pointed out that the iTunes Store didn’t do its usual Monday night refresh, perhaps in anticipation for some significant changes on September 1st. We’ll have to wait and see.

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AutoCAD, the high-end engineering software that is near industry standard, has been absent from Apple products for almost two decades. It’s now poised for a return to both iOS and MacOS.

The OS X version of the app will be a complete native build, created from scratch:

AutoCAD for Mac takes full advantage of Mac OS X, including graphical browsing of design files with Cover Flow and use of multitouch gestures on Mac notebooks, the Magic Mouse, and the Magic Trackpad for intuitive pan and zoom features, a spokesman said. User-experience design patterns, such as the visual approach to drawing and layout management, have also been incorporated into AutoCAD for Mac.

This isn’t something you buy on a whim. It’ll go for $3,995 without support, $4,445 with. The toned down iPad/iPhone version will be free:

…dubbed AutoCAD WS, for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch that lets users review, edit, and share AutoCAD files on those popular mobile devices.

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Autodesk, the software company behind 3D design and engineering software, AutoCAD is releasing a Mac version of its software. it is launching a new free app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch that would allow owners of AutoCAD to edit & share files on these devices.

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There are hundreds of decent iPad cases out there. Unfortunately, very few leave you room for anything other than the iPad itself. What about your stand, your wireless keyboard, your charger or your headphones? Carrying all the accoutrements needed to set your iPad up and use it more like a notebook may seem to defeat [...]

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Open source devotees, iPhone users and hedonists unite! News today that low cost, OpenBTS GSM cell phone service is being tested at Burning Man in a true trial-by-fire fashion: Today I bring you a story that has it all: a solar-powered, low-cost, open source cellular network that’s revolutionizing coverage in underprivileged and off-grid spots. It uses [...]

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Popularity of Apple products has always brought out scammers, hoping to prey on the wish list’s of potential targets. Currently, a Facebook scam promises to send consumers a brand-new iPhone 4 or iPad 3G for testing.
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