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Apple Remote 1.3 Supports Gestures

Sierra Monica B. — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:08:39 +0000

Apple TV is an innovative small device that brings high definition content and iTunes music right on your home TV panel. Using the Remote application on an iPhone, along with Apple TV, you can control your media right from the handset.
The software enables remote control capability on the iPhone and the new version updates the application with support for finger gestures.

Using both the Apple TV 2.4 and Remote version 1.3 on the multi-touchscreen smartphone you have the possibility to control the media in more ways, such as using flick, drag and tap gestures.
For example, if you want to play or pause a song or video you need to tap it. By flicking left or right you can skip to the next song, or if it’s about a video, it rewinds or fast-forwards.
Dragging left or right enables fast-forwarding or rewinding, while dragging two fingers left, in video playback, it will invoke a 10-second replay.

In addition to the option of searching photos on Flickr by tags and set them as screen savers for the Apple TV, you can check the new view option that allows you select movies by genre, movie or unwatched, while TV shows or podcasts can be selected by date, show or unwatched.

Another update is found in the transport and chapter modes, where you can do fast forward or rewind during video playback, by right- or left-clicking. If you want to see chapter markers you need to click down.

If you’d like to use gestures and control movies, TV shows and music in a funnier way, you need to download Remote 1.3 from iTunes on an iPhone or iPod touch running on the latest operating system, iPhone OS 3.0.

Apple iPhone 3GS Sales Reached 1 Million

Sierra Monica B. — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:40:25 +0000

Have you wondered about the Apple’s sales number after the launch of the iPhone 3GS smartphone? Well, it seems that the company had a big success after introducing the latest multi-touchscreen handset model, which was sold in more than 1 million units by June 21, in only the first 3 days after the launch.
More than that, there were 6 million people who downloaded the new iPhone 3.0 software update within the first 5 days after it was made available.

Apple likes to promote the iPhone 3GS as the most powerful iPhone model featuring twice the speed of its predecessor, higher performance, much longer continuous operating time, built-in high-resolution digital camera of 3MP with autofocus, and powerful voice control among others.

On the other hand, the latest iPhone OS 3.0 software is the most advanced operating system created for a handset, bringing computer-specific functions like cut, copy and paste in or between documents, as well as several enhancements that aren’t supported by the previous model.

Besides the new range of cool features brought by iPhone 3GS, customers were also attracted by its affordable price set at $199 for the 16GB version, and at $299 for the 32GB model. These are attractive but, of course, you will have to add a new 2-year agreement with AT&T.
In order to continue keeping the iPhone 3G’s sales at the same level, Apple cut its price down to $99 for the 8GB model. Still you have to think of getting a new 2-year contract from the telecommunication company.

iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update Available June 17

Sierra Monica B. — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:17:10 +0000

Apple announced the availability of the updated iPhone OS 3.0 software which you can download from the official website starting tomorrow.
The update brings the same features package as the previous version, plus several new enhancements which aren’t supported by iPhone or iPhone 3G, and which you’ll find out about from the following lines.

Using the on-screen QWERTY keyboard you can perform the basic functions that you have access to on your computer. For example, you can cut parts of text, copy and paste these to another part of the document, or even to another application, and you can do this more comfortably in the landscape mode that activates as you rotate the handset sideways.

Later this summer AT&T will introduce the support for MMS which allows you to send images, audio files and video content, in addition to contact information. This capability is not supported by iPhone 3G.
Using the new iPhone 3GS you can simply record a video inside the MMS message and send it directly.

Spotlight Search is an advanced search engine that finds the information you’re searching among the content stored on the handset. This includes media files, contacts, calendar, emails and so on.

In addition to Voice Memos, an improved calendar with support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, the access to the iTunes Store, Safari enhancements supporting autofill of user names and passwords, automatic Wi-Fi login, Shake to Shuffle, Sync Notes, Parental Controls and new languages, the update comes with the advanced stocks application, as well as the Remote Wipe feature that finds your lost handset and removes all the stored data, remotely.

By installing special applications from Apple you may establish P2P connections for playing entertaining mobile games.

All of these and more will be available for download on June 17, on Apple’s website.