iPhone Live 131: Skype Out
Georgia and Rene struggle through the great Skype outage (sorry for the terrible audio!) and talk App Store price wars, FaceTime in the workplace, iAd Producer, Apple TV and AirPlay hacks, and Android and BlackBerry competition. This is iPhone Live!
Announcements
News
- Reminder: Why there won’t be any new or updated iPhone or iPad apps or games this week
- EA releases Battlefield Bad Company 2, Mortal Kombat 3 for iPhone, SimCity Deluxe for iPad, puts 70 games on sale for $0.99!
- Publishers cut game prices, hope to secure top spot before App Store holiday freeze
- Namco, Gameloft games join holiday App Store price war
- iOS 4.2 features: Augmented Reality in iPhone Safari browser
- No network admin? No problem if you have an iPhone and FaceTime!
- Apple Stores merry with FaceTime Santa displays
- Apple releases iAd Producer for iPhone, iPad developers
Apple TV
- Apple TV sales top 1 million
- Apple TV and AirPlay hacks: AirFlick, Air Video Server, XBMC, live conversion, DVDs, DRM, screencasts
Discussion
- Will Android phones ever achieve iPhone’s level of polish and usability?
- iPhone, Android, and the difference between usability and functionality
- Why is RIM running away from BlackBerry to battle Apple?
Tips
- Daily Tip: How to set custom app icons on iPhone or iPad [Jailbreak]
- Daily tip: How to invite someone to a Calendar event [Beginner]
Jailbreak
- Are tethered Jailbreaks worth the hassle?
- Put SBSettings toggles in the iPhone app switcher with SBSwitcher [Jailbreak]
Apps
- Facebook for iPhone updated with new notification UI, bug fixes
- NoseDial brings easy nose dialing to iPhone
- WikiLeaks App for iPhone gets pulled from the App Store
- UPDATE: Camera+ for iPhone coming back to the App Store
Accessories
Hosts
Credits
Thanks to the TiPb iPhone accessory store for sponsoring the podcast, and to everyone who showed up for the live chat!
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