by Simon Ng on November 21, 2009
Okay, you’ve bought a new computer. The next thing you need is to migrate the existing data from the old computer to the new one. As a regular user of iTunes, you may have a question:
How can you backup all your songs, applications, movies in your iTunes library and move to the new computer?
Since iTunes v7.0, Apple has added a “Back up to Disc” feature to let you backup the iTunes library to CD/DVD. The backup feature will backup the following files in your iTunes library:
- Applications
- Audiobooks
- Games
- Movies
- Music
- Music Videos
- Podcasts
- Ringtones
- TV Shows
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by Simon Ng on November 20, 2009
NumPad, an iPhone app from Edovia Inc, targets to turn your iPhone into wireless numeric pad. For most laptop keyboards, they do not come with a numeric keypad. Or you have purchased Apple’s wireless keyboard, which does not include the numeric keypad. Then this iPhone app will be a great companion for you.
NumPad connects your iPhone with laptop or computer via WiFi and instantly transforms your iPhone into a wireless numeric pad. The application supports both Windows XP (or up) and Mac OS X (10.4 or up). For Mac user, NumPad does not require any additional software on your computer. However, for Windows user, you’ll need to install a VNC server software (e.g. RealVNC) to pair with NumPad.
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by Simon Ng on November 19, 2009
Even with the release of iPhone 3.1.2 OS, Apple does not add any new features or customization for iPhone’s lock screen. What you get for the lock screen are a digital clock, a customizable wallpaper and an “Unlock” slider. That’s it. However, we think we can make a better use of the lock screen.
Jay Freeman, the creator of cydia, recently announced the release of Cydget for jailbroken iPhone. Cydget provides a comprehensive replacement for Winterboard lock widget, allowing developers and web designer to take control of the lock screen. Developers can make use of Cydget and creates interesting widgets by using either native code or HTML with javascript.
How to Install and Use Cydget
As an iPhone user, you do not need to understand all those technical terms. What you need to know is how to install Cydget and other interesting Cydget-enabled widgets on your jailbroken. To install Cydget, simply fire up the Cydia app and search for “Cydget”. Then tap the “Install” button to install it.
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by Simon Ng on November 18, 2009
Apple has just rolled out two new TV commercials for iPhone: Song and Gift. Continued with the same theme “There is an app for that”, Apple highlights six applications in each commercial:
Song
- Jamie Oliver’s 20 Minute Meals [iTunes link] – Priced at US$7.99, Jamie Oliver demonstrates 50 brand new recipes in the app. With more than 75 minutes of exclusive video and over 1,000 high-resolution step-by-step photos, you can learn to cook great meal on the go.
- Credit Card Terminal [iTunes link] – The app turns your iPhone into a mobile credit card terminal and lets you accept customer payments while you’re on the go. It’s sold at US$0.99.
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by Simon Ng on November 17, 2009
The application is simple but it’s cool and fun!
The idea behind the Balloons app for iPhone is simple: Lets you launch virtual helium balloons from your iPhone to the world. You can write a message and attach a photo to a tag dangled below the balloon. Anyone using the Balloons app may catch your balloon and view your message. You can also catch the balloons of others and read the tags attached to the balloon. If you have something to say, add your tag to the balloon and release it back to the sky.
Probably you have done a similar thing when you’re a kid. Release the balloon and see who will catch it somewhere in the world. This app lets you release your balloon virtually.
It’s so easy to launch a balloon. Simply select a colorful balloon, add your message/photo to the tag and tap the “Launch” button to let it fly. If you have a Twitter account, you can also put your account name in the tag. So, people can tweet you directly when they catch your balloon.
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by Simon Ng on November 16, 2009
Some time ago, I’ve covered a new feature in MobileMe called “Find my iPhone” that helps you to locate your iPhone if it’s lost or picked up by someone else. Now, Orbicule, a Belgium company which develops theft-recovery app for the Mac, also brings an iPhone app named “Undercover” to help you recover your lost or stolen iPhone.
If you do not want to subscribe to MobileMe and want to have this recovery feature, you can purchase the Undercover app from App Store for US$4.99. Every time when the Undercover application is launched, the phone’s location (via the built-in GPS) and IP information are stored in your account. You can then access www.undercovercenter.com and login to your account to track the device.
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by Simon Ng on November 15, 2009
In normal case, your iPhone should work properly after jailbreak. However, in some rare cases, you may encounter some unexpected problems. Other than the YouTube issue after blackra1n jailbreak, here is another problem reported by one of the readers:
“I get to fix the youTube problem. but the Notes app is not working. Everytime I write a new note and click done, the app closes without saving my note. Is there a patch to fix this?”
Yes, there is a fix for that.
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by Simon Ng on November 14, 2009
“iShoot’s developer admits that he made about US$600,000 in a single month for his iPhone game iShoot. This allows him to quit the day job and focus on iPhone development full-time.” (Source: Wired)
“The iPhone game Trism earned the developer $250,000 in profits the first two months!” (Source: Business Insider)
“Block, the developer of the crossword puzzle application – 2 Cross, has been earning almost $2,000 per day on the application” (Source: Ars Technica)
You may read about these “iPhone developer goes rich” stories before. It’s pretty interesting, right? Probably you also thought of creating your own app and make a fortune. So, how do you get start and kick off your iPhone programming journey? Here I sum up the five essential steps you’ll need to go through to put up your app in App Store.
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by Simon Ng on November 13, 2009
Do you have children? You may like this great product for your children. Mobile Art Lab from Japan has come up with an innovated way to use iPhone by combining it with a traditional picture book called PhoneBook.
As mentioned by the company, the goal of the product is to create a new parent-child communication through the iPhone. The PhoneBook tries to promote reading by combing still-picture, video and interaction together. So, how do they combine? Actually, the iPhone is slotted inside the book. As you turn the page, the content shown on the iPhone touchscreen changes and child can interact with the scene directly or tilt the book for different interactions. You can check out the video (see below) to see how it works. It looks fun!
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