iOS Devices

Uh oh.  It looks like Apple has pulled Airplay from the YouTube application according to MacStories.  That means it is available App by App and not universally by MP4 files (unless you keep older betas working on your iPad obviously).

Interestingly, Airplay works on YouTube via Safari but not on the YouTube App itself.

That means that app vendors can probably decide if their apps can be shot around the room to AppleTVs and other AirPlay devices.

Gentleman (and ladeez) start your downloading!  (No AppleTV yet for AirPlay testing.)

Update: VLC works now!

The Amazon iPhone App (doesn’t work on anything but iPhone 3GS or 4) got a little update today that will let users scan barcodes and instantly compare prices at Amazon.  For instance, you are at a store buying a lamp and want to see if Amazon has a better price, you’d point your iPhone at the barcode and a few seconds later (literally takes 2 seconds) you’d see the Amazon price with the option to buy.  Bam!

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Apple has applied for what’s being called an “Anti-Sexting patent”:

Systems, devices, and methods are provided for enabling a user to control the content of text-based messages sent to or received from an administered device. In some embodiments, a message will be blocked (incoming or outgoing) if the message includes forbidden content. In other embodiments, the objectionable content is removed from the message prior to transmission or as part of the receiving process. The content of such a message is controlled by filtering the message based on defined criteria.

The patent also talks about parental controls not only for preventing words but also requiring some.

The criteria may be defined according to a parental control application. These techniques also may be used, in accordance with instructional embodiments, to require the administered devices to include certain text in messages. These embodiments might, for example, require that a certain number of Spanish words per day be included in e-mails for a child learning Spanish.

Entertaining.

The march to carrier agnosticism for the iPhone continues with Germany the new front, where T-Mobile has lost its iPhone monopoly, a tipster tells us.

Announcements are due from O2 and Vodafone that they plan to begin selling the iPhone in Germany perhaps as soon as the end of the month (October).
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Android may be catching up to iOS in terms of overall users, but according to Good, a maker of mobile enterprise messaging software, it is nowhere close to Apple in the enterprise.  Key findings of the report:

Among its many insights, the report shows that in less than two months from its late June launch, the Apple iPhone 4 became the most frequently activated device among Good’s enterprise customers. The Apple iPad leaped into the top five very quickly as well, showing that enterprise customers want to use these new tablet devices for business. Android continued to grow rapidly as more new devices come to market, with the Droid X by Motorola ranked as the most frequently activated Android device in September.

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With two sides of glass rather than one, it seems that you are going to have about double the incidents of breaking glass on the iPhone 4 as you would on previous generations of iPhone which had plastic backs.

Also, the plastic around the sides of the iPhone 3GS cushions the impact significantly more than the iPhone 4’s metal antenna-frame.

Highlights of the study include:

--  iPhone 4 owners reported 82 percent more damaged screens in the first
    four months compared to iPhone 3GS owners
--  More than 25 percent of damage reported was to the glass on the back
    of the unit
--  The reported accident rate for the iPhone 4 was 68 percent higher than
    for the iPhone 3GS
--  An estimated 15.5 percent of iPhone 4 owners will have an accident
    within a year of buying their phone
--  iPhone 4 screen damage is responsible for more than four-fifths of reported 
    accidents during thelast four months, slightly higher than the iPhone 3GS during
    the same time period.

SquareTrade is the largest independent warranty provider in the world.  They analyzed iPhone accidents for over 20,000 iPhone 4s and the results largely lined up with their earlier predictions.
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Our tipster claims that the Verizon iPhone has a “brushed aluminum back and a standard black front.” He says that they will come packaged with a bumper. He also points out that there will be a product(RED) version of this phone.

They note that their source is completely unverified so…

(Update: Looks like someone just sent in an iPhone 4 with this backing).  More below

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COMPUTERWORLD: When it comes down to mind-share, Google’s own search data shows that Apple’s ‘iPhone’  has the mojo, driving more electronic data jumpiness than ‘Android’, ‘iPad’, ‘Microsoft’ or even ‘Apple’ itself, at least, according to Google Trends.

That’s as June quarter data confirms Apple’s iPhone sales fell slightly as it moved to the iPhone 4, and the company continues to translate this global focus into space in the enterprise. Meanwhile Microsoft has come along to spoil Android’s lunch…

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The Huffington Post has this:

All a moderately-skilled iPad user has to do is connect the iPad to his laptop, search inside the iPad files with a common managing software (we used iPhone Explorer), copy the .plist file that manage the download information and correct a single field. This boils down to changing a single word: Where it says “purchasable” you write “viewable” instead, and copy back the file on the iPad. Now all you need to do is click on “delete” the magazine issue on the iPad app and a “download” button will appear instead of the “buy” button. It means you can download the magazine for free.

If true, someone needs to work on their security.  Who?

Adobe manages Condé Nast iPad apps — wrote us they are “very concerned by piracy issues”. “”We have confirmed that it is possible for experienced users with detailed instructions to access some digital publications on the iPad that have not been purchased. We are working on a fix and expect to deliver a new version of our Digital Content Viewer to publishers on Friday, October 8”, an Adobe sposkesperson said.

Yeah, according to the Huffington Post, the  hole is still open.  Italian papers are also affected.
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Apple is the big winner at this year’s T3 Gadget Awrds in the UK, where the iPad has been given the coveted Gadget of the Year award.

The iPad also took the Innovation of the Year title, while iPhone grabbed the Commuter Gadget of the Year badge. More awards followed: Apple’s MacBook Pro secured the Computer of the Year and Apple itself won praise as Retailer of the Year.
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This hasn’t taken long: recall one of the early winners of funding from the infamous ‘iFund’ venture capital stash designed to boost Apps development? It was ngmoco, of course, and now that hugely succesful company is set to be acquired by Japanese social games network, DeNA Co.

The $403 million purchase follows August’s news that Google Ventures invested $5 million in the developer.
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MusicAlly notes Apple has published an extensive guide for indie artists attempting to get themselves signed up onto the ‘social network for music’, Ping. The move attempts to meet some critics who’ve panned the service for its pro major label slant.

The Artist Ping – Guidelines document that gives tips on getting up and running. It includes the inevitable content policies, “no pornography, hate speech, racism, nudity or drug use”. Artists are also warned not to link to sites outside of iTunes or to other providers.

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Colorware is now taking orders for fully colorized 4th-gen iPod touches. Sending in your iPod touch for a FaceTime ready-rainbow will cost you $165 and purchasing an iPod touch rocking colors out of the box will set you back either $380, $450 or $550, depending on which capacity you choose (It’s cheaper if you buy the iPod from Amazon and send it in). via Cult of Mac.

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We already know the iPad is showing up at some Walmart stores across the nation, and today Walmart officially announced they will be carrying the iPad. Sales begin at hundreds of Walmart’s retail locations in the United States this Friday, October 15.

Today, Microsoft unveiled all the specifics about their new Windows Phone 7 operating system. First off, their new operating system will launch on 10 brand-new devices for over 60 carriers in over 30 countries.

Surprisingly, the operating system is not really similar to iOS and the phones look pretty slick. They all run a 1 GHz processor at minimum and all rock displays larger than or equal to the size of the iPhone’s. Engadget‘s got a nice overview of them.

Oh, and Apple hit at an all time high today, crossing $297 at some point.  (From the looks of it it was right around 9:30 ET). :D

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Late last week we told you that Yahoo would be updating their Yahoo Messenger app to include 3G video calling. The neat thing about their video calling is that it works between computers and phones too.

Smartphones with front-facing cameras besides the iPhone are supported as well so a huge user base will be present for video calling. The update also includes iOS 4 multitasking and instant notifications. It’s free and get it here.

Update: Doesn’t appear to to work on iPod Touch

Business Insider talked with Piper Jaffey’s Gene Munster who had this to say:

“Ultimately, we think that Apple won’t have the majority of the (tablet) market share. It’ll probably be with Android-based tablets.”

He also said component reports out of China and Taiwan that Apple is gearing up to sell 45 million iPads for the next year are “a little bit aggressive.” He sees a more realistic figure falling in the 20-25 million range.

Interesting words from the guy who usually has AAPL about $100 higher than the rest of Wall St. Is Mr. Munster trying to “temper” enthusiasm for this week’s earnings call?

Apple has won the trademark for the now utterly ubiquitous phrase, “There’s an app for that”.

Apple filed for the trademark in December 2009, the phrase was first used on January 26, 2009, the trademark request claimed.

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A few weeks ago we reported on a bug present in iOS 4.1 which wakes up countries on daylight savings time an hour early. According to ZDnet a patch is being worked on that should be available through the iOS 4.1.1 update soon.

Oh, Apple will probably patch up the new exploit which allows for limera1n. Jailbreakers, you know what to do .

There’s some discussion today speculating Apple plans to pass on Verizon’s now slowly being rolled-out 4G network (LTE), these reports emanate from TechCrunch.
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