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Yahoo’s Flickr is one of the most popular photo-sharing Web sites around, and not just because of its strangely intriguing name. For $US25 a year, you can upload as many full-res photos as you want, as well as 90-second videos, for anyone to see (a free account gives you the ability to upload 100MB worth of photos per month, but no videos). It also lets you explore other people’s photos in a number of different ways. And now iPhoto ’09 can upload directly to Flickr as well.
Invariably, when Apple releases a new version of the iPhone’s software, users ask this question: “Is copy and paste finally implemented?” And, just as invariably, the answer is “No.”
Last June, at its 2008 Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced that it would introduce a new feature of the iPhone Software Development Kit: a push notification system that would allow applications to receive information over the network and alert the user even while programs weren’t actively running.
Years ago, a friend of mine and I managed to wangle our way as VIPs for the filming of a network sitcom. We had the run of the set, which had been closed to the usual studio audience for the big season finale. We also got a tour of the writers’ offices, which looked more like a frat house than any place of business.
Apple on Tuesday released a software update for its iPhone and iPhone 3G devices.
Apple has now allowed the infamous Podcaster iPhone app to surface in the App Store under a new name: RSS Player. As many of you surely recall, Apple had rejected the little application from being sold in the store, consigning it to what Engadget aptly dubbed "a life of ad hoc installs and jailbreaks."
A new scam is targeting Facebook users keen to try out Apple’s soon-to-arrive iPad. Graham Cluley’s Sophos blog, which highlights internet security concerns, explains the...
App Store developers will now be able to reach customers in 13 new countries, according to an announcement on the iPhone Developer Program news page.