iTunes Ping allows you to follow your favorite artists and friends just like Twitter but to discover the music they’re downloading, listening to and talking about.
“iTunes is the number one music community in the world, with over 160 million iTunes users in 23 countries, and now we’re adding social networking with Ping. With Ping you can follow your favorite artists and friends and join a worldwide conversation with music’s most passionate (more…)

Your application cannot be added to the App Store because it uses iPhone volume buttons in a non-standard way, potentially resulting in user confusion. Changing the behavior of iPhone external hardware buttons is a violation of the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement. Applications must adhere to the iPhone Human Interface Guidelines as outlined in the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement section 3.3.7.
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According to reports, the
could come with an antenna made of LiquidMetal. Apple is reported to have signed an exclusive agreement with LiquidMetal Technologies to bring their proprietary IP to Apple 's consumer electronics products.
“. This is due to its atomic structure that makes it glass-like while offering a super-strong yet extremely flexible material that is resistant to corrosion and is scratch-proof as well. LiquidMetal is already used (more…)

We are yet to hear official words from Apple about the rumored media event. However, John Gruber from
” time. In a short post on his blog, Gruber has also backed recent speculations about the presence of front and rear facing cameras on the new iPod Touch besides hinting at the availability of a 960×640 pixel retina display on the next generation device.
There has been a lot of speculation in recent times over the presence of front and rear facing (more…)

The app works anywhere you have 3G or Wi-Fi coverage even overseas.
There are no international calling fees or data roaming charges when on Wi-Fi, and you don’t use your cellular minutes.
You can also chat with your Facebook friends.
If you do not have an unlimited 3G data plan or Wi-Fi subscription, check with your mobile carrier, as charges may apply. When traveling abroad using the local 3G network, just be sure to have an international (more…)

In June this year, Apple made a number of changes to its privacy policy that led two federal legislators to question the company's motives. While Cupertino's response to the issue itself is nothing unusual, the letter makes note of a subtle change in the use of location databases. In the communication, Apple writes:
“To provide the high quality products and services that its customers demand, Apple must have access to comprehensive location-based (more…)

Despite a very vocal group of detractors, the vast majority of iPhone users love AT&T.
That's the key finding in a survey released this week by Yankee Group, which reports that 73% of iPhone users are very satisfied with AT&T's service. That rating compares favorably to how non-iPhone smartphone users feel about AT&T, and even to how non-iPhone users feel about other wireless providers.
The satisfaction rate of AT&T subscribers as a whole (more…)

, one of the earliest instances where the Apple -AT&T relationship fell flat was with Cupertino's use of Infineon as the supplier for cellular communication hardware. Vogelstein points out that Infineon's technology is better suited to the European market where cellular towers are located closer to one another. AT&T is learned to have insisted on working with Apple to make the hardware from Infineon work better on their network. Apple is reported (more…)

3G and iPod Touch 2G.
Those of you with jailbroken iPhone 3G and ipt2G devices may now have noticed Cydia starting to save your SHSH blobs too, just like it does for iPhone 3GS, ipt3G and later devices. That’s because starting with 4.0, Apple started putting a “soft” SHSH blob check in the firmware. The SHSH blob check is very real in the sense that if iTunes can’t get your blobs (because the Apple signing window has closed), the iTunes restore (more…)

I've been following all of the iPhone 4 stuff since I got mine the day before release. I was able to replicate the signal issue. I also had the proximity sensor issue, causing inadvertent mute button pushing. There were a few other software issues I was experiencing so I consulted Apple at the Fifth Avenue store in New York. They replaced my phone. The diagnostic showed that the OS was corrupt and certain utilities were failing. [They claimed (more…)