Holiday Dog

By Rock

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Expected total iPhone sales for this quarter is believed to be over 11 Million units.  The official announcement will not be made until January, but this is by far the most successful quarter for iPhone sales in recent history.

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Check out the Yelp app from Apple Store, its available free.

Based on the popular review site it allows users to view bar, restaurant etc ratings using their camera and the direction it is pointing.

It is released as a hidden easter egg as the feature is not yet officially supported by Apple.

Jen from Mashable explains.

If you want to know your iPhone 3G S better, then check out one of the sites that dedicated themselves to uncovering the mystery inside the newest gadget.

http://www.macworld.com/article/141270/2009/06/dissect3gs.html

Apple is all about the latest coolest tech gear, yet they also veto some great things that could make our iPhone more useful in the name of protecting their customers experience.

The Google voice saga so far:

1. Google submits app to Apple.
2. Apple does not publish app. Removes related third party apps. No reasons given.
3. Speculation AT&T had a hand in blocking the app.
4. FCC issues questions to Apple over decision not to publish and AT&T’s role if any.
5. Apple claims hasn’t being rejected is still being reviewed, they are trying to understand exactly what it does. AT&T puts up a similar smoke screen.
6. Apples official response. AT&T’s official response. Googles official response.

Will be interesting to see what unfolds, likely Apple will eventually allow the app in some form. I doubt AT&T vetoed the app but i’m sure Apple had them in mind when they knocked it back, making the actual point of who exactly said what rather irrelevant in the eyes of the FCC. They inquire into the relationship “Are there any contractual conditions or non-contractual understandings with AT&T that affected Apple’s decision in this matter?”

It’s an interesting argument just because you make the hardware should you be allowed to dictate everything that can run on it. Modchippers and those who jail break their iPhones obviously think they should be able to run whatever they want on the device they have bought, I tend to agree and the law in most countries allows for modchips in this regard.

It’s rather ironic in Apples reply that they throw in a jibe at Google/Android based phones “Google is of course free to provide…..” we probably don’t need something so obivious thrown out there the enquiry is into why Apple is blocking it not other options for Google to distribute. The end of the statement is even more puzzling “and let consumers make their choices.” Did they miss the whole point? Consumers can’t make a choice because you are blocking this app from your marketplace. Or more specifically consumers have a choice on what phone to choose, but once they are on our platform then they follow our rules, use our network and don’t bypass our carriers revenue stream (ok maybe a bit much but you can read into it quite a bit).

“Apple does not know if there is a VoIP element in the way the Google Voice application routes calls and messages” wouldn’t it be a good idea to kind of find out before you firstly block the app and secondly reply to the FCC about blocking that app!

Will be interesting to see what unfolds will keep you all posted. Are you happy about not being able to choose what apps you run on your iPhone?

Sorry guys, looks like the iPhone app Hottest Girls has been pulled out from the Apple Store. Seems like the application was getting too raunchy for Apple when it started posting nude and topless photos of models.

What’s your opinion boys and girls?

Ten of the Best Graphical Ads for the iPhone from Deviantart

Iphone From Nature

by Neyocril

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Browsing the web on your iPad and iPhone is guaranteed to yield a few “?” cubes for the next decade at least (unless someone invents a hack to get it running and you mod your device voiding your warranty).

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Dropbox now has 8GB 10GB for free with a few referrals! When did that happen!

Use this link to get +250MB when you signup

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Some of the best iphone wallpapers from extremely talented deviantArt artists. To download the wallpaper: click on the artist link to take you to their page for various rules and regulations for using their artwork. Most of the featured artists only ask that you do not redistribute (package and resell) their work as your own.

Vlaz iPhone Wpp

by applesactually

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