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iTunes Store Down for Some?

I've been having issues surfing through the iTunes App Store this morning. On certain apps I would sometimes get the error below: At first I thought it would be just me, but I asked about 10 different people via AIM, and 8 said they were having issues updating their apps via iTunes and surfing through certain apps. Some work, some don't. The issues don't seem to be widespread, so if you're perfectly fine not getting any errors, don't be surprised. Some have reported zero issues, but th...

iPad Will be Available in US on April 3rd

After a few weeks of tension and rumors about Apple delaying the shipment of the iPad, today they finally announced that the iPad will be available on Saturday, April 3rd , and Pre orders will start next Friday, March 12th. Other countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK will get all versions of the iPad in late April. In the US, the WiFi + 3G model will also be available in late April, as well as in the other countries listed above. ...

Glow Jump for the iPhone

Glow Jump for the iPhone is a fun game in where you attempt to get a high score by jumping as high as you could. It's an equivalent to Doodle jump, which isn't a free app. Glow Jump enables you to create your own profile on a service called Openfeint, which saves your high scores in a database along with thousands of other players across the world. Glow Jump is in the top 25 list in Apple's app store, in which I'm definitely not suprised. Features include: Moving and rainbow pl...

Squeeze Available for Free on Macheist

MacHeist is giving away free copies of the Mac program, Squeeze. Now, normally Squeeze is available for a price of $9.95, but thanks to MacHeist, it's free! This is quite a neat and handy program to have on your Mac. Here's what it looks like: Now as you can see, it's pretty simple looking. If you have a certain folder that's quite large, let's say your movies folder. You would simply drag or add that folder in, and that's it! It will decrease the size of that folder. Now, your Mac will re...

Johnny Cash song is iTunes’ 10,000,000,000th download

Apple today announced that its iTunes Store has reached the significant milestone of 10 billion songs downloaded, as noted yesterday. The company also revealed that the winner of its “Countdown to 10 Billion Songs” contest is Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia, who purchased “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash to push Apple to the milestone.Sulcer will receive a $10,000 iTunes gift card, along with a phone call from Cash’s daughter. Coincidentally, the name of the song is “Guess Thi...

Apple Releases Aperture 3.0.1

Earlier today, Apple has once again released an update to Aperture 3. The update improves overall stability and addresses a number of issues in Aperture 3, including: Upgrading libraries from earlier versions of Aperture Importing libraries from iPhoto Importing photos directly from a camera Memory usage when processing heavily-retouched photos Face recognition processing Adding undetected faces using the Add Missing Face button Printing pages containing multiple images Printin...

Magic Mouse Review

Ah, the Magic Mouse, Apple's latest mouse. It's truly magic. Cheesy, I know, but the mouse is actually really cool. The mouse it self was inspired by the iPhone's multi-touch hardware. In fact, Apple even implemented the momentum scrolling into the mouse's software. As we all know, it's got both primary and secondary click, or left and right click, whatever you want to call it, as well as 360 degree scrolling. But, whats inside? First of all, the design is definitely sleek, but may take a bit...

Apple Banning Jailbreakers Access to App Store

Apple is becoming more strict on iPhone hackers (Jailbreakers). People linked with jailbreaking Apple products are being banned from using the App Store. Sherif Hashim, a well known iPhone hacker tweeted via Twitter - '"Your Apple ID was banned for security reasons", that's what i get when i try to go to the app store, they must be really angry". He told the tech blog, Redmond Pie, that he could no longer use the App Store after he received the message that he is blocked for security ...

iPod touch 4G with a camera?

The iPod Touch 3G could of had a built in camera if it wasn't for a sensor flaw that had pushed out the camera from the iPod touch 3G. Since the iPod Nano 5G released with a camera many iPod Touch owners where disappointed. But now there are many rumors on the web that Apple’s factories in China are already manufacturing iPod Touch models with integrated cameras and microphones. There are also rumors that Apple is now certain to launch the camera version of the Touch and i hope those rumors are ...

Wireless Keyboard and TrackPad Free iPhone App

Logitech Touch Mouse has certainly got to be one of the greatest apps. This free easy-to-use iPhone/iPod Touch application is brilliant because it makes your handset into an WIRELESS keyboard and Trackpad, all thanks to do its excellent WI-FI capability. Another great feature is that its capable with Mac and Windows! What a superb way to control your computer instead  of keeping your hands on a keyboard and mouse, when you can just use your iPhone/Ipod Touch handset. Here's the link t...