Posts Tagged itunes
Apple adding 500,000 iTunes accounts daily
Apple has one of the largest user databases in the world, second only to Facebook. iTunes currently has about 575 million users connected onto the database, and this number is growing at 500,000 per day.
This means Apple could have 600 million within the next two months and could have 1 billion in four years, provided iTunes keeps growing at its current rate.
Having all this user data allows Apple to utilise products with better usage on the iTunes store. We believe the iTunes Radio project will do really well because it is tied into the iTunes experience.
However, we have yet to see a stellar service release from Apple involving a social network. This could be utilised through the huge iTunes database records.
Source: Mashable
The Official Man of Steel Movie Game Expensively Lands on Android
The official Man of Steel Movie game has landed on Google Play, less than a day after its release on Apple’s iTunes. From an early review in iTunes, it appears to be a one on one swiping combat game. I have not played the game yet (I do not want any chance of spoilers before I watch the movie tomorrow) so I do not want to venture any comments on it, except regarding the sticker price.
The sticker price of this Warner Bros. title may be a bit of a shocker. It is selling for US$4.99 on Google Play, which is on the higher end for a mobile game. But what is really puzzling is that Warner Bros. is offering the same title for US$2.99 on Apple’s iTunes, making the Android version seem terribly expensive. The game seems to have in app purchases, so maybe the price balances out down the line. Still, if you want to save Metropolis, it looks like it will cost you more on an Android.he game yet (I do not want any chance of spoilers before I watch the movie tomorrow) so I do not want to venture any comments on it, except regarding the sticker price.
The game requires Android 3.2 or higher, so if you are still rocking Gingerbread, saving Metropolis has to wait for another day.
Source: Android Police
iTunes Radio will only be available in the U.S. at launch
iTunes Radio was one of the big feature of iOS 7 at WWDC which allows users to stream music and it is integrated in to the mobile operating system. When iOS 7 is launched in the fall iTunes Radio will only be available in the U.S. at launch, this is because Apple has to set up licensing agreements with each label in each country before they are allowed to launch iTunes Radio in that country.
The developer version of iOS 7 still allows the developers to use iTunes Radio and fiddle around with different things but that is because it is not ready for public use yet. There was a mention at WWDC that more countries will be added over time but there is no news when specific countries will get the service. This is the only feature in iOS 7 that you will have to wait for the rest of them will be ready to use at launch in every country, there has been no specific date set for the launch of the software it is just said to be launch in the fall.
The iTunes Radio service will be a massive competitor in the streaming business because all iPhone users will have access to it on their phones within seconds.
Source: CultofMac
New APIs to allow Chrome to interact with your iTunes library
The users iTunes library is one of the default destinations for the new mediaGalleries API in Chrome
The mediaGalleries API is what Chrome and Chrome OS use to access images, videos and audio that is stored locally on the device. This means your media can be treated the same way online media is by Chrome apps, making them available for your viewing and listening pleasure right inside the Chrome browser.
A quick posting on Google+ from François Beaufort, everyone's favorite Chromium Evangelist, let everyone know that recent code changes mean that your iTunes library is one of the APIs default locations (your iTunes folder has a system-wide variable so it can be found by any program), meaning that music and other media you've stored there will show up automatically after a local media scan from Chrome — with your permission, of course.
Why is this important? Imagine the Google Music website web app, redesigned so that you can play local music files as well. Or the Google Movies and TV Chrome app, or the upcoming image viewer. All your current media could be easily made available right inside these web apps from Google, or other third party extensions and Chrome apps. We're confident that Google knows that Chromebooks need at least a little bit of ability to play offline content, and building it into an API means that desktop Chrome users can benefit as well, with access to a possibly hefty iTunes library full of DRM-free "stuff".
You can check out an example of what they're doing currently if you're running Canary by loading up this Chrome app from Google's github.
Source: Chromium.org; Via +François Beaufort
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iTunes Radio announced at WWDC, free with iAds
Apple finally revealed iTunes Radio at the WWDC keynote event, the new streaming music service will be coming with iOS7 and features all the artists from iTunes.
iTunes Radio is built into the iOS7 Music app and is free to all users with iAds. Any users with an iTunes Match account will get iTunes Radio ad free and it will roll out with iOS7.
Featured Stations will be the core of iTunes Radio, these will allow users to find stations relevant to their music taste. Users can then change radio stations and change tracks on a station through the app.
Image Credit: AllThingsD
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Hipstamatic’s photo filter app Oggl now open for everyone
Hipstamatic’s subscription-based photo filter app is now publicly available on iTunes, a few weeks after its invite-only launch. Oggl is a free download, and you get five of its parent app’s virtual lenses and films that you can mix and match to concoct your own filters from the get-go — it also lets you edit a photo’s effects after you’ve taken it. But if you find its small selection of lenses and films limiting and you’d prefer to have the whole enchilada (read: all Hipstamatic filters), you’ve got to part with $2.99 per quarter or $9.99 per year. No word yet on whether an Android version is in the works, but a preview of the app shown at the Nokia Lumia 925 launch event indicates that it’s on its way to Windows Phone 8.
Filed under: Misc, Software, Mobile
Source: iTunes
iPhone 5 Hack Reportedly Enhances the Data Speed of the Device
When Apple provided a software update last month to bring in unlocked iPhones to T-Mobile’s network, some users have complained about having troubles with their data speed according to Yahoo! News. But thanks to developers Sky Zangas and Joseph Brown, a way to hack into the carrier update was discovered which could bring faster data speeds.
The Full Signal website was very generous to share a way to do the iPhone 5 hack. However, please be reminded that The Droid Guy hasn’t tested the method presented by the site yet and we are merely relying information from a third party. Thus, we can’t really say the success rate or the risks involved with the process.
How Windows Users can Hack iPhone 5
For anyone who is interested to try the methods presented by the source, here is a step-by-step way to hack your non-jailbroken phone to boost its speed according to The Full Signal:
1. Connect your device to your iTunes. Back up your data to ensure that you do not lose anything in case the process is unsuccessful.
2. Access the “Settings” of your iPhone followed by “General”, “Reset” and all the way to the “Reset Network Settings” command. This will reboot your smartphone automatically.
3. Download the file for the hacked carrier update from this link.
4. After the download, your iPhone will boot up into iTunes. Be sure to decline any prompts to update your carrier settings. Then, enable iTunes to accept carrier bundles.
5. Perform the following in your command prompt:
a. For 64 bit: cd
Type “C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes”
Then type: “ iTunes.exe/setPrefInt carrier-testing 1”
b. For 32 bit: cd
Type “C:\Program Files\iTunes”
Then type: “iTunes.exe /setPrefInt carrier-testing 1”
6. Once you have entered the appropriate commands, click the “Update” menu for your iPhone 5 while pressing down the Shift key.
7. Next, navigate to the directory where you placed the update file called “TMobile_US_iPhone.ipcc” and open it.
8. Reboot your phone to complete the task.
How to Restore Original Settings
If by chance you did not like the changes done by the iPhone 5 hack or you are having problems with the outcome, simply perform the steps presented above using the default file instead which can be acquired from this link.
Article Sources: Yahoo! News and The Full Signal
Distro Issue 90: A decade under the influence of iTunes
On April 28th, the iTunes Store turned 10. Back in 2003, Apple opened up shop for its digital goods and the impact on the industry is still quite evident today. In a new edition of our weekly, we examine the iTunes influence and whether or not streaming services could cut into its success. Eyes-On goes after a set of Ultimate Ears, Switched On spends three days without Google Glass and Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman tackles the Q&A. Unfortunately, we couldn’t include a slide of cake with each download, but you can rest assured that there’s plenty of fresh-baked digital goodness via the usual repositories.
Distro Issue 90 PDF
Distro in the iTunes App Store
Distro in the Google Play Store
Distro in the Windows Store
Distro APK (for sideloading)
Like Distro on Facebook
Follow Distro on Twitter
Filed under: Announcements, HD, Mobile
Source: iTunes, Google Play, Windows Store
Distro Issue 90: A decade under the influence of iTunes
On April 28th, the iTunes Store turned 10. Back in 2003, Apple opened up shop for its digital goods and the impact on the industry is still quite evident today. In a new edition of our weekly, we examine the iTunes influence and whether or not streaming services could cut into its success. Eyes-On goes after a set of Ultimate Ears, Switched On spends three days without Google Glass and Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman tackles the Q&A. Unfortunately, we couldn’t include a slide of cake with each download, but you can rest assured that there’s plenty of fresh-baked digital goodness via the usual repositories.
Distro Issue 90 PDF
Distro in the iTunes App Store
Distro in the Google Play Store
Distro in the Windows Store
Distro APK (for sideloading)
Like Distro on Facebook
Follow Distro on Twitter
Filed under: Announcements, HD, Mobile
Source: iTunes, Google Play, Windows Store
Distro Issue 90: A decade under the influence of iTunes
On April 28th, the iTunes Store turned 10. Back in 2003, Apple opened up shop for its digital goods and the impact on the industry is still quite evident today. In a new edition of our weekly, we examine the iTunes influence and whether or not streaming services could cut into its success. Eyes-On goes after a set of Ultimate Ears, Switched On spends three days without Google Glass and Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman tackles the Q&A. Unfortunately, we couldn’t include a slide of cake with each download, but you can rest assured that there’s plenty of fresh-baked digital goodness via the usual repositories.
Distro Issue 90 PDF
Distro in the iTunes App Store
Distro in the Google Play Store
Distro in the Windows Store
Distro APK (for sideloading)
Like Distro on Facebook
Follow Distro on Twitter
Filed under: Announcements, HD, Mobile
Source: iTunes, Google Play, Windows Store
Applint Introduces NutriAid, the Only Point-Plus Diet App in iTunes
NutriAid Diet Tracker – Lose Weight Without Calorie Counting Developer: Gad Levy
Price: $0.99 Download
Taking the world of diet and nutrition to a new level, Applint today is proud to announce the release of NutriAid, its revolutionary new diet app that allows users to customize their eating plans to suit their body type and tastes for maximum weight loss results. This innovative new app for iPhone is now available for download in the iTunes App Store.
NutriAid, which is touted by Applint as the first and only point-plus diet application, allows users the opportunity to not only keep track of the amount of calories they are eating each day, but also to manage their diets to ensure they’re eating foods that are nutritious and meet their individual dietary needs.
“With the development of this ground-breaking new dieting app, we’re making it easier than ever before for people to manage their food intake and meet their own personal goals,” said Gad Levy, developer of the app at Applint. “We wanted to develop something for people with busy lives that is easy enough to be sustainable over the long-term. The NutriAid app is something that can easily and seamlessly be integrated into the user’s daily life, and bring big changes.”
The goal of the app is to design and provide diet plans that fit easily and efficiently into the user’s lifestyle, without the user having to compromise and eat foods they don’t enjoy. In addition to keeping track of the amount of calories a user consumes, the app also allows users to see the amount of foods they have eaten from particular food groups throughout the day.
The diet plans are completely customizable, and can be tailored to suit any personal weight loss or gain goal, as well as individual body type.
With the foods separated into groups, users can easily swap foods out of a particular group if it is something they don’t enjoy eating, making the process of dieting more sustainable in the long term. The food list also contains items from some of the world’s biggest restaurant chains, including Subway and Pizza Hut, so that users can keep track of their diets even when dining out.
Additional user-friendly features offered by the app include weight and food intake graphs, integrated social networking capabilities and snack alarms.
Features of the NutriAid app include:
* Personalized diet plans
* Extensive food list
* Weight graph progress tracker
* Food intake graph
* Comprehensive list of prepared food from worldwide restaurant chains
NutriAid Diet Tracker 1.4 is currently available for sale worldwide through the App Store in the Health and Fitness category for $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies).
“Applint Introduces NutriAid, the Only Point-Plus Diet App in iTunes” originally appeared on AppCraver.com.
Applint Introduces NutriAid, the Only Point-Plus Diet App in iTunes
NutriAid Diet Tracker – Lose Weight Without Calorie Counting Developer: Gad Levy
Price: $0.99 Download
Taking the world of diet and nutrition to a new level, Applint today is proud to announce the release of NutriAid, its revolutionary new diet app that allows users to customize their eating plans to suit their body type and tastes for maximum weight loss results. This innovative new app for iPhone is now available for download in the iTunes App Store.
NutriAid, which is touted by Applint as the first and only point-plus diet application, allows users the opportunity to not only keep track of the amount of calories they are eating each day, but also to manage their diets to ensure they’re eating foods that are nutritious and meet their individual dietary needs.
“With the development of this ground-breaking new dieting app, we’re making it easier than ever before for people to manage their food intake and meet their own personal goals,” said Gad Levy, developer of the app at Applint. “We wanted to develop something for people with busy lives that is easy enough to be sustainable over the long-term. The NutriAid app is something that can easily and seamlessly be integrated into the user’s daily life, and bring big changes.”
The goal of the app is to design and provide diet plans that fit easily and efficiently into the user’s lifestyle, without the user having to compromise and eat foods they don’t enjoy. In addition to keeping track of the amount of calories a user consumes, the app also allows users to see the amount of foods they have eaten from particular food groups throughout the day.
The diet plans are completely customizable, and can be tailored to suit any personal weight loss or gain goal, as well as individual body type.
With the foods separated into groups, users can easily swap foods out of a particular group if it is something they don’t enjoy eating, making the process of dieting more sustainable in the long term. The food list also contains items from some of the world’s biggest restaurant chains, including Subway and Pizza Hut, so that users can keep track of their diets even when dining out.
Additional user-friendly features offered by the app include weight and food intake graphs, integrated social networking capabilities and snack alarms.
Features of the NutriAid app include:
* Personalized diet plans
* Extensive food list
* Weight graph progress tracker
* Food intake graph
* Comprehensive list of prepared food from worldwide restaurant chains
NutriAid Diet Tracker 1.4 is currently available for sale worldwide through the App Store in the Health and Fitness category for $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies).
“Applint Introduces NutriAid, the Only Point-Plus Diet App in iTunes” originally appeared on AppCraver.com.
Apple celebrates a decade of iTunes
The iTunes Store is almost ten years old and on April 28 the company will celebrate arguably one of the best innovations Apple brought about.
Back in a time when bootleg and copied CDs and MP3 songs were all the range, Apple stepped in with a collaborative solution to all the problems in the music industry.
It wouldn’t fix everything and it would pull from both the consumers and from the music industry something they hold dear. From the music industry, it was price and albums; from the consumer, it was paying for music.
Impressively, the combined effort paid off and with iTunes the iPod became one of the biggest revolutions in the music industry. Hundreds of millions were sold in the years that followed.
This decade long trip shows iTunes from the start and the progress Apple has taken in the music world, from the original iPod to the iPhone to the present day iTunes store.
From what we know, Apple will not be celebrating this with any free audio or video. Unlike Google, who regularly do this for apps and services, Apple has never seemed to be bothered.
Apple has shared a list of artists, songs and albums popular at that time. Ten years ago, the top-selling song that day was U2′s “Stuck in a Moment,” and the top-selling album was Beck’s “Sea Change.”
Bringing A Taste Of Nirvana With A Simple Press Of A Button
Australian Nature Sounds(C) has announced its launch of of Back to Nature with Australian Nature Sounds, a recording of authentic sounds of the Australian rainforests, deserts, beaches and the birds and animals of Australia on iTunes. This 67 minutes recording has been made available on iTunes for free download to help listeners relax and reduce their anxiety levels whenever they need to.
This recording is the results of Dr. Eric Fassbender who has been conducting studies on the effects of music and nature sounds on the body. Fassbender’s results confirm what a lot of neuroscientists have long ago established: that spending time in nature can improve and heighten the senses, and reduce fatigue and stress. This is not a foreign philosophy or concept; it goes back centuries when natural healers and shamans used nature sounds to enhance healing. The sounds of ocean waves, the chirping of birds or rain falling in a forest can help reduce stress and consequently bring about other health benefits like lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk of cardiac arrests and strokes.
The relevance of Nature Sounds in today’s world is still regarded as an aid that works much better than anything to calm your nerves and quieten the noises from the outside world that will try to encroach into a quiet mind. The natural sounds of the Back to Nature with Australian Nature Sounds are not merely magically captivating but physiotherapists and other therapists, meditation and yoga instructors find that using these recordings can enhance the effects of body therapies and anti-stress techniques. With this new offering by Apple iTunes, anyone who has an active iTunes account can have the quality recordings downloaded on an iPad, iPhone and any Apple computer that runs an iOS 4.0 operating system.
Categorized as a lifestyle app on Apples’s iTunes, Back to Nature with Australian Nature Sounds recordings by Eric Fassbender is another field recording album that utilizes the sounds of nature as an aid to relax and distress. Although this particular recording has been available for download since September 2012, it is only now that iTunes users have access to them. There is more than one way to get the recording. If 112 MB is too much space then you have the option of recording the shorter 1:30 minute sample which you can play continuously in a loop. Making it into iTunes means that Fassbender’s work is useful to some people after all. It would be expected that a certain price be attached to this album or recordings and on the anchor site itself there are albums that have price attached, being on iTunes and being free means that the people at iTunes recognize how special these recordings are and how beneficial they are to the human psyche.
“Bringing A Taste Of Nirvana With A Simple Press Of A Button” originally appeared on AppCraver.com.
Bringing A Taste Of Nirvana With A Simple Press Of A Button
Australian Nature Sounds(C) has announced its launch of of Back to Nature with Australian Nature Sounds, a recording of authentic sounds of the Australian rainforests, deserts, beaches and the birds and animals of Australia on iTunes. This 67 minutes recording has been made available on iTunes for free download to help listeners relax and reduce their anxiety levels whenever they need to.
This recording is the results of Dr. Eric Fassbender who has been conducting studies on the effects of music and nature sounds on the body. Fassbender’s results confirm what a lot of neuroscientists have long ago established: that spending time in nature can improve and heighten the senses, and reduce fatigue and stress. This is not a foreign philosophy or concept; it goes back centuries when natural healers and shamans used nature sounds to enhance healing. The sounds of ocean waves, the chirping of birds or rain falling in a forest can help reduce stress and consequently bring about other health benefits like lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk of cardiac arrests and strokes.
The relevance of Nature Sounds in today’s world is still regarded as an aid that works much better than anything to calm your nerves and quieten the noises from the outside world that will try to encroach into a quiet mind. The natural sounds of the Back to Nature with Australian Nature Sounds are not merely magically captivating but physiotherapists and other therapists, meditation and yoga instructors find that using these recordings can enhance the effects of body therapies and anti-stress techniques. With this new offering by Apple iTunes, anyone who has an active iTunes account can have the quality recordings downloaded on an iPad, iPhone and any Apple computer that runs an iOS 4.0 operating system.
Categorized as a lifestyle app on Apples’s iTunes, Back to Nature with Australian Nature Sounds recordings by Eric Fassbender is another field recording album that utilizes the sounds of nature as an aid to relax and distress. Although this particular recording has been available for download since September 2012, it is only now that iTunes users have access to them. There is more than one way to get the recording. If 112 MB is too much space then you have the option of recording the shorter 1:30 minute sample which you can play continuously in a loop. Making it into iTunes means that Fassbender’s work is useful to some people after all. It would be expected that a certain price be attached to this album or recordings and on the anchor site itself there are albums that have price attached, being on iTunes and being free means that the people at iTunes recognize how special these recordings are and how beneficial they are to the human psyche.
“Bringing A Taste Of Nirvana With A Simple Press Of A Button” originally appeared on AppCraver.com.
Bringing A Taste Of Nirvana With A Simple Press Of A Button
Australian Nature Sounds(C) has announced its launch of of Back to Nature with Australian Nature Sounds, a recording of authentic sounds of the Australian rainforests, deserts, beaches and the birds and animals of Australia on iTunes. This 67 minutes recording has been made available on iTunes for free download to help listeners relax and reduce their anxiety levels whenever they need to.
This recording is the results of Dr. Eric Fassbender who has been conducting studies on the effects of music and nature sounds on the body. Fassbender’s results confirm what a lot of neuroscientists have long ago established: that spending time in nature can improve and heighten the senses, and reduce fatigue and stress. This is not a foreign philosophy or concept; it goes back centuries when natural healers and shamans used nature sounds to enhance healing. The sounds of ocean waves, the chirping of birds or rain falling in a forest can help reduce stress and consequently bring about other health benefits like lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk of cardiac arrests and strokes.
The relevance of Nature Sounds in today’s world is still regarded as an aid that works much better than anything to calm your nerves and quieten the noises from the outside world that will try to encroach into a quiet mind. The natural sounds of the Back to Nature with Australian Nature Sounds are not merely magically captivating but physiotherapists and other therapists, meditation and yoga instructors find that using these recordings can enhance the effects of body therapies and anti-stress techniques. With this new offering by Apple iTunes, anyone who has an active iTunes account can have the quality recordings downloaded on an iPad, iPhone and any Apple computer that runs an iOS 4.0 operating system.
Categorized as a lifestyle app on Apples’s iTunes, Back to Nature with Australian Nature Sounds recordings by Eric Fassbender is another field recording album that utilizes the sounds of nature as an aid to relax and distress. Although this particular recording has been available for download since September 2012, it is only now that iTunes users have access to them. There is more than one way to get the recording. If 112 MB is too much space then you have the option of recording the shorter 1:30 minute sample which you can play continuously in a loop. Making it into iTunes means that Fassbender’s work is useful to some people after all. It would be expected that a certain price be attached to this album or recordings and on the anchor site itself there are albums that have price attached, being on iTunes and being free means that the people at iTunes recognize how special these recordings are and how beneficial they are to the human psyche.
“Bringing A Taste Of Nirvana With A Simple Press Of A Button” originally appeared on AppCraver.com.
Social Movie App Rises To Top 10 iTunes Ranking
FlickDirect Inc. today is proud to announce an updated version of its award winning iPhone movie app, Movie Clock 5.5, which now ranks in the top 10 paid apps in the world. A sleek, redefined user experience, calendar integration and enhanced, worldwide social sharing features highlight the apps new offerings.
The app is the first to allow simple social interaction over various networks including facebook and twitter with a focus on upcoming movies. A single tap allows users to ‘check-in’ to upcoming films and interact with friends and followers around the globe.
Over 2,500 fans (from 70 countries) of the upcoming film ‘The Hunger Games:Catching Fire’ have flocked to the app by way of, and for, its unique social features. By checking in with each other, tweeting about the film, and counting down with friends, fans have been able to connect in new, revolutionary ways.
Movie Clock’s central feature is its unique ever-running countdown clock for individual movies coming soon to theaters. Users can easily search the extensive movie database for their favorite upcoming movie and set an alert to remind them on the film’s day of release.
“We wanted the singular countdown experience to extend beyond the app.” Nathan Rose, CEO of FlickDirect said. “Allowing your network to tap into the movies you are following really makes the anticipation for that new release much more fun and exciting.”
Once checked-in, users will be able to see how many others around the world are counting down with them and connect with new friends and followers who share the enthusiasm for their favorite films.
Other extended features of Movie Clock include the ability to find show times for local theaters based on your GPS coordinates, in-app ticket purchasing and newly added streaming movie trailers.
“Users are going to love everything we’ve added.” Said Rose “I find myself opening Movie Clock multiple times each day just to check the updates of my movies and see when I can be the first to buy tickets. It’s awesome as a fan to watch the momentum start building for a film towards the day of release as well.”
“Bringing all of these great movie focused features into one app was the vision when we began [the development process]” added Eric English, president of Flickdirect “With version 5.5 we finally got it all together in one streamlined package you can enjoy with friends around the world.”
Movie Clock has a growing database of Movies with current release dates up to 2016. FlickDirect strives to include every movie regardless of genre.
Previous versions of Movie Clock were named one of the Top 9 Movie Apps by NextMovie.com and have been featured in iTunes “Whats Hot- Entertainment” category.
Movie Clock 5.5 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category. A Lite version is also available with a limited feature set, allowing an in-app upgrade to bring the functionality up to par with the full paid version. Also available for iPad is Movie Clock HD which features high definition movie posters and trailers.
“Social Movie App Rises To Top 10 iTunes Ranking” originally appeared on AppCraver.com.
Social Movie App Rises To Top 10 iTunes Ranking
FlickDirect Inc. today is proud to announce an updated version of its award winning iPhone movie app, Movie Clock 5.5, which now ranks in the top 10 paid apps in the world. A sleek, redefined user experience, calendar integration and enhanced, worldwide social sharing features highlight the apps new offerings.
The app is the first to allow simple social interaction over various networks including facebook and twitter with a focus on upcoming movies. A single tap allows users to ‘check-in’ to upcoming films and interact with friends and followers around the globe.
Over 2,500 fans (from 70 countries) of the upcoming film ‘The Hunger Games:Catching Fire’ have flocked to the app by way of, and for, its unique social features. By checking in with each other, tweeting about the film, and counting down with friends, fans have been able to connect in new, revolutionary ways.
Movie Clock’s central feature is its unique ever-running countdown clock for individual movies coming soon to theaters. Users can easily search the extensive movie database for their favorite upcoming movie and set an alert to remind them on the film’s day of release.
“We wanted the singular countdown experience to extend beyond the app.” Nathan Rose, CEO of FlickDirect said. “Allowing your network to tap into the movies you are following really makes the anticipation for that new release much more fun and exciting.”
Once checked-in, users will be able to see how many others around the world are counting down with them and connect with new friends and followers who share the enthusiasm for their favorite films.
Other extended features of Movie Clock include the ability to find show times for local theaters based on your GPS coordinates, in-app ticket purchasing and newly added streaming movie trailers.
“Users are going to love everything we’ve added.” Said Rose “I find myself opening Movie Clock multiple times each day just to check the updates of my movies and see when I can be the first to buy tickets. It’s awesome as a fan to watch the momentum start building for a film towards the day of release as well.”
“Bringing all of these great movie focused features into one app was the vision when we began [the development process]” added Eric English, president of Flickdirect “With version 5.5 we finally got it all together in one streamlined package you can enjoy with friends around the world.”
Movie Clock has a growing database of Movies with current release dates up to 2016. FlickDirect strives to include every movie regardless of genre.
Previous versions of Movie Clock were named one of the Top 9 Movie Apps by NextMovie.com and have been featured in iTunes “Whats Hot- Entertainment” category.
Movie Clock 5.5 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category. A Lite version is also available with a limited feature set, allowing an in-app upgrade to bring the functionality up to par with the full paid version. Also available for iPad is Movie Clock HD which features high definition movie posters and trailers.
“Social Movie App Rises To Top 10 iTunes Ranking” originally appeared on AppCraver.com.
Social Movie App Rises To Top 10 iTunes Ranking
FlickDirect Inc. today is proud to announce an updated version of its award winning iPhone movie app, Movie Clock 5.5, which now ranks in the top 10 paid apps in the world. A sleek, redefined user experience, calendar integration and enhanced, worldwide social sharing features highlight the apps new offerings.
The app is the first to allow simple social interaction over various networks including facebook and twitter with a focus on upcoming movies. A single tap allows users to ‘check-in’ to upcoming films and interact with friends and followers around the globe.
Over 2,500 fans (from 70 countries) of the upcoming film ‘The Hunger Games:Catching Fire’ have flocked to the app by way of, and for, its unique social features. By checking in with each other, tweeting about the film, and counting down with friends, fans have been able to connect in new, revolutionary ways.
Movie Clock’s central feature is its unique ever-running countdown clock for individual movies coming soon to theaters. Users can easily search the extensive movie database for their favorite upcoming movie and set an alert to remind them on the film’s day of release.
“We wanted the singular countdown experience to extend beyond the app.” Nathan Rose, CEO of FlickDirect said. “Allowing your network to tap into the movies you are following really makes the anticipation for that new release much more fun and exciting.”
Once checked-in, users will be able to see how many others around the world are counting down with them and connect with new friends and followers who share the enthusiasm for their favorite films.
Other extended features of Movie Clock include the ability to find show times for local theaters based on your GPS coordinates, in-app ticket purchasing and newly added streaming movie trailers.
“Users are going to love everything we’ve added.” Said Rose “I find myself opening Movie Clock multiple times each day just to check the updates of my movies and see when I can be the first to buy tickets. It’s awesome as a fan to watch the momentum start building for a film towards the day of release as well.”
“Bringing all of these great movie focused features into one app was the vision when we began [the development process]” added Eric English, president of Flickdirect “With version 5.5 we finally got it all together in one streamlined package you can enjoy with friends around the world.”
Movie Clock has a growing database of Movies with current release dates up to 2016. FlickDirect strives to include every movie regardless of genre.
Previous versions of Movie Clock were named one of the Top 9 Movie Apps by NextMovie.com and have been featured in iTunes “Whats Hot- Entertainment” category.
Movie Clock 5.5 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category. A Lite version is also available with a limited feature set, allowing an in-app upgrade to bring the functionality up to par with the full paid version. Also available for iPad is Movie Clock HD which features high definition movie posters and trailers.
“Social Movie App Rises To Top 10 iTunes Ranking” originally appeared on AppCraver.com.
Sell your rights to iTunes content with Apple’s new patent
If Apple’s patent application, “Managing Access to Digital Content Items” comes through, buyers on iTunes could soon sell their digital media to other iTunes users. Apple has devised this new legal method of selling digital content while still protecting content from piracy so artistes do not lose out on royalty from their creations.
How it works is that a buyer of digital media like music, movies or eBooks can transfer digital rights to a customer. Once the transfer is complete, the original owner would lose access to the material while the new owner enjoys a right over the content. Apple tracks who has the rights to content on iTunes and the company gains a cut from the transaction.
This new system allows multiple owning of digital content subject to the type of media. A user who has rights to a particular content could still access and co-own the content by copying this content so other users can access it. In such cases, Apple puts a cap on the number of times the media can be copied. A book may be copied twice, for instance, but a music video could only be copied once. Other restrictions include the selling price of the content and the number of times it can be sold. Stringent rules are required to cut piracy and allow legitimate content download and distribution so that artistes’ creative genius is not misused and wrongly distributed.
The new patent, if materialized, provides relief for iTunes users who have purchased content and no longer want to own it. Books, music or movies and videos, digital content can be bought and sold in a legit transaction with Apple’s new patent.
Euro iPhone users can now re-download video content with new iTunes facility
European countries are in for a treat with a new iTunes feature that lets users re-download content previously purchased from Apple. This is a huge relief to consumers who previously had to purchase videos and movies in the event of theft or damage to their iPods or iPhones. iTunes users in France, Sweden, Belgium and 8 other European countries can simply download purchased content from the iTunes store.
In addition to movies, the new facility allows users to re-download music, apps, books, documents and other content purchased previously on the Apple store. Not all countries can take advantage of this new feature, however. Apple maintains a list of countries that can benefit from the facility that omits a few countries due to Apple’s deals with music recording studios and publishing houses. France remains the only country to be able to re-download TV shows purchased previously.
This new feature comes after Apple’s iCloud cloud service that lets users upload content like movies, documents, books, videos, audio and notes for safe and secure online storage. Before the new facility hit European countries, Apple’s previous big rollout aimed at Canada, U.K and other non-American countries.
The iTunes store plays host to a huge collection of games, music, movies and apps. There are a host of free apps in the store but the best and most popular apps come at a price and sometimes they could be a wee bit heavy on the pocket. Having to re-purchase previous content in addition to fixing or buying a new iPod or iPhone would be very expensive for the user. This new facility makes it much easier for users to retrieve lost content at no additional cost.
Apple users in the Asia Pacific region are also eagerly awaiting the rollout of this new feature.
Second Passcode Bug in iOS6.1 Makes You Distrust Apple
Apple’s Internet security has come under attack in recent days, with an outbreak of compromised Mac computers for business professionals within the last week or two. Now, to add to the Macbook hacker incident as well as a first passcode bug, Apple can now throw in a second passcode bug for iOS6.1.
The bug is similar to the first in that you can access user information without a passcode; however, where it differs from the first is that, whereas the first passcode bug allows access to user contacts and phone information through a combination of numbers pressed, the new passcode bug allows access to all of your iPhone’s info without entering a passcode of any sort. All you need to do for the new vulnerability is plug your device into the computer’s USB port.
I encourage you to watch the YouTube video posted on this passcode bypass. The video is titled “Apple iOS v6.1 (iPhone 5) – 2 Mobile Pass Code (Auth) Bypass Vulnerabilities #2013.” I have watched the video and have some insight to offer on this vulnerability. First, keep in mind that the vulnerability involves what is known as the “emergency call” button on your passcode lock screen as well as your power/standby button at the top right of your iPhone (this is the case regardless of your iPhone model). You do have to press the emergency call number, dial it, then hang up, and then dial it on the passcode lock screen page while holding down the power/standby button. When you press emergency call the second time, it allows access to your contacts, voicemails, and all — all of the things you see on your normal screen when you open your phone application. All of this is made possible by the fact that the smartphone is “smart” enough to think that you’re in an emergency (since you pressed the call button); what will it do in an emergency? It will bypass the passcode (since you need immediate access and may not be able to remember it) and grant you access. The problem with this neat idea is that, just as you can press it and gain access, so can a hacker. If a hacker wants to get into your phone, all he or she needs to do is perform the same steps to get access to all of your contact information.
One tech writer argues that this supposed iOS vulnerability is no vulnerability at all, but rather, a ploy designed to scare iOS users. Nick Arnott of IMore writes:
“It makes sense how a bug could occur that let’s [sic] somebody bypass the passcode to access the Phone app. The Phone app has to be accessible whether a device is locked or not” (Arnott, “Second iOS Lock Screen bypass discovered, doesn’t really expose filesystem”).
As for the iTunes issue, however, Arnott says that the hack does not expose the iTunes system, since iTunes requires a passcode combination when it accesses a new smartphone it has never accessed before. For Arnott, the individual in the video could access iTunes because, regardless of the phone passcode, iTunes had already accessed his information before and did not need to do so again:
“With the device plugged in, once you enter your passcode, iTunes will never require you to enter it again. iTunes has some mechanism in place that will now allow your computer to talk to the device, even when the lock screen is present” (Arnott, “Second iOS Lock Screen bypass discovered”).
Arnott is right to say that some measure is in place by which this works. I have an unlocked iPhone 4S running iOS6.1.2 and had never placed a passcode on the phone. I placed one on it recently, then connected it to iTunes, and was able to access my information without entering the passcode in iTunes itself. True enough. But the problem lies in the fact that iTunes can be accessed without a passcode after the first time. If Arnott is right, and the first time requires a passcode entered, what about the second time, and the third, and the fourth, and so on? Is it necessarily a good thing to allow ease of access after the passcode has been entered once? If someone steals your MacBook Pro and your iPhone 5, and attempts to access your information, can they still enter iTunes and gain access to all your photos and personal info? They can. This is still a problem, since hackers or thieves can also steal your computer and use it to gain access to your iTunes information, photos, address book, contact list, and so on.
Last but not least, what about the fact that, should a hacker get pass your lock screen passcode, he or she can then access all of your information in iTunes (after the passcode has been bypassed)? If the passcode is set and the lock screen is locked, he or she may not be able to gain access the first time. However, if the passcode has been bypassed, and there is no lock on the screen (no auto lock, passcode has been bypassed and access to the phone app granted), is it not the case that a hacker can connect to iTunes and download everything? At this point, iTunes believes that the user is the legitimate phone owner, since the passcode has been bypassed. What will prevent a hacker from pretending to be the legitimate owner and hacking into photos, contact lists, and personal info?
I think the video was made to educate people about how easy it is for their devices to be hacked into. At the same time, it helps you see that iOS is no more secure in its user protection than Android or Windows. It has security bugs and problems of its own, and these should be acknowledged. Apple is improving its Internet security (as seen with the recent iOS upgrades and the frustrations they create for jailbreakers), but it still has a long road ahead. All it takes is for a thief to watch a few YouTube videos; the moment he or she does, your assumption of personal protection will vanish.
Apple now second in iTunes and accessory sales after Samsung
Apple started as a personal computers company. The company started selling personal computers installed with software that the company developed itself. This was the primary source of revenue (may be the only source of revenue) when the Steve pair started the company decades back. But today, as statistics show, Apple’s personal computer business is in the last on the list of revenue generating products and services that the company is offering. On the top, iTunes and accessories, and iPhones, and what not.
In the last quarter alone, the sales on Apple’s iTunes alone made a lot of money. If you consider only software sales from the iTunes App Store and leave out the hardware sales, that alone is way bigger than any other smart phone manufacturer in the world, but of course not Samsung. Now, as it seems to be the case, Samsung is the only company which has higher sales in the smart phone world than Apple.
If you see the graph provided here by Asymco, you can see that Apple’s sales have been higher than Google’s Motorola, HTC, Sony, LG, Nokia, and others in almost all of the four quarters of last year. And this curve is growing in favor of Apple. Apple Insider writes:
It further noted that Apple’s “other” businesses are now roughly equal to Microsoft’s revenues from its Windows or Business (Office, SharePoint and Exchange) Divisions, and more than a billion dollars greater than Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division (which sells the Xbox, Windows Phone and related products and accessories).
Also, the Cupertino tech giant is now making twice as much money from iTunes apps and services as it is making by selling iPods. The graph here has not plotted Samsung, or we would have known where the South Korean competitor stands. If Samsung does not maintain its integrity and dedication, Apple will be easily the king of the market pretty soon.
Source: Apple Insider
Pin Something Launched on iTunes
Big Blue Bubble is proud to announce that their latest photo, physics based game, Pin Something 1.1, is now available on iTunes!
Pin Something is a simple but challenging game where you must pin flying photos to a cork board until it is completely covered, but be careful of bombs – they explode if touched. Photos fly faster and faster so be quick to pin because three strikes and you’re out!
Collect coins to unlock more wacky photos and useful power-ups! The game features hundreds of unique photos to unlock but will also utilize your Facebook friends’ photos as well as photos from your device’s library and photo streams.
Multiple power-ups will help you reach those tricky levels and beat your friend scores. Relax at the bonus stages and collect some extra coins. For Game Center-enabled devices, it also has awesome global leader-boards and achievements!
Feature Highlights:
* 100′s of wacky photos to unlock
* Play with the photos from your Facebook friends
* Simple and addicting gameplay
* Upgradable Power-ups
* Unlimited replayability
* Snap and use photos directly from your device
* Game Center Support
* Full iPhone 5 Support
Pin Something 1.1 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.
“Pin Something Launched on iTunes” originally appeared on AppCraver.com.
Best Buy Will Give Free iTunes Money To Last-Minute Shoppers
Update: It seems that Best Buy’s 20% off discount has come to an end. Walmart’s deal still stands though.
Original Article: If you are an avid iTunes user looking to save a few bucks on an iTunes gift card, Best Buy has a 20% discount available to last-minute shoppers! While you may have to pay for some of the gift card, you technically are getting a little bit of free money. Granted, this requires that interested customers head on over to their local Best Buy, as the physical iTunes gift cards have the 20% discount. Not the gift cards you can purchase from Best Buy’s online store. Albeit you can order the gift card on Best Buy’s online store as long as you use the in-store pickup option. You can head to your local Best Buy as late as 3:00pm on Monday, December 24th. This 20% discount applies to all iTunes gift cards from $15 – $100.
Taking at rip to Best Buy may be a bit out of your way and tedious. In that case, Walmart has a deal for you with their email-delivery iTunes gift cards, as they are currently offering their $50 iTunes gift cards for $10 less bringing it to a total of $40. Android fanatics will be a tad disappointed as Google Play gift card prices are sticking with their face value prices. There are a lot of Apple users out there though, and these iTunes gift card deals are perfect for last minute gifts!
source: 9to5mac
Google Maps notches over 10 million downloads on iOS App Store
Released just last week and already at the top of Apple’s App Store charts, Google Maps has now surpassed 10 million downloads. That’s according to Google SVP of Commerce and Local, Jeff Huber, who took to the search giant’s social portal to announce the milestone. Within just 48 hours of its release to iTunes, iOS users clamoring for a non-native mapping solution downloaded the app in excess of 10 million times, once again granting them access to Google’s turn-by-turn navigation and wealth of up-to-date map data. You can snag it at the source below or check out our hands-on for a preview of Mountain View’s standalone solution.
Filed under: Mobile
Source: Google+ (Jeff Huber), iTunes
Apple Releases iTunes Best of 2012
Apple has once again released its annual list of the best software that may be downloaded from iTunes. Simply called iTunes Best of 2012, it includes applications for iOS and OS X that have been selected by its own editors.
The best iPhone app is Action Movie FX which is by Bad Robot Interactive. This is a free app that allows users to incorporate Hollywood FX to movies taken with the iPhone or the iPad. This app was released last year, but version 2.0 was released just a few months ago.
The iPhone game of the year is Rayman Jungle Run by Ubisoft. It costs $2.99 to download from iTunes and features “40 levels of platforming action,” according to its description.
Taking the first place among iPad apps is Paper, an app by FiftyThree, Inc. This is a drawing app that lets users save “sketches, diagrams, illustrations, notes or drawings and share them across the web.” The app itself is free, but users can download new tools for extra costs.
Meanwhile, the best game on the iPad for 2012 is The Room by Fireproof Games. Its description calls the game “a physical puzzler, wrapped in a mystery game, inside a beautifully tactile 3D world.” It also boasts of being the number one app in the US, UK, the number one game in 19 countries, the number 1 puzzle game in 41 countries, and the number 1 adventure game in 49.
As for the Mac, Day One is named as the best app. This software by Bloom Built LLC, calls itself “a new, simple way to journal” by making use of the cloud to save entries. The best game for the Mac, for its part, is Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Ultimate Edition by Feral Interactive Ltd., a game that features the character Adam Jensen, a former SWAT commander. This game, which has also been lauded during WWDC for its design, costs $39.99 to download.
via cnet
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Facebook app update on iPhone gets reconstructed timelines, promises faster reminiscing
Posted by admin in News on December 14, 2012
Right on the heels of an Android update, Facebook‘s also gave its iOS iteration a similar refresh. According to the short iTunes listing, version 5.3 gives a speed boost to your news feed, with the primary social news page now loading updates quicker. We just updated the app on the iPhone 5 and there’s certainly an improvement on news refresh speeds and when scrolling down to grab older updates. The new app also lets you designate which album photos are uploaded to — a convenient addition if you haven’t already automated that whole upload-to-Facebook thing.
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