Amazon Kindle Apps plus iPhone to have Bing?
Today on the Bottom Line we talk with Wendy Sheehan Donnell from PC Mag and Kevin Harter, a contributor here at TechVi and owner of Backslash Technologies, about the SDK which Amazon released for the Kindle today. Will these apps make the Kindle a more appealing device despite the limited black and white e-ink display? Apple is rumored to be changing the default search engine to Microsoft's Bing, does this hint at the Apple versus Google 'war' and what does this mean for iPhone users?
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- Kevin Harter , Backslash Technologies
- Wendy Sheehan Donnell , PC Mag
Cradle adds GPS to iPod touch
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Dual Electronics announced the XGPS300 cradle which adds GPS support to the iPod touch when using the free NavAtlas application. The cost is $179.99
Apple hits 100k apps, what’s the impact?
Today Apple announced its 100,000th application into its App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch. The company was the first to do the app store concept justice on a mobile device, but what's been the impact in the past, and what's the future like? We ask Nicholas Deleon from CrunchGear, and Wendy Sheehan Donnell from PC Mag.
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Apple ditches Windows CE in favor of own iPod touch
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Apple is switching to its own technology as mobile checkouts in retail Apple Stores. Previously, employees would use Windows CE devices to allow customers to pay anywhere in the store for most items, but someone finally saw the irony and decided to make an app for that. iPod touches loaded with custom software and scanners will be issued to workers within the next couple of weeks, according to AppleInsider, who has a detailed look at the devices.
Apparently, the new-found easier access to Redmond-made products via the close-by Microsoft Stores wasn't enough to keep Apple as a customer.
Nikon releases iPhone app
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Nikon has released a free iPhone/iPod touch app with photography tips. The tips include information on adjusting the depth of field, shutter speed, ISO levels and other special settings for a DSLR camera. The app also has the last four issues of Nikon World Magazine but requires an internet connection so users will need data access, meaning with an iPod touch the app is useless, unless they're in a WiFi hotspot.
Volkswagen debuts the 2010 GTI with iPhone game
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Carmakers traditionally rely mostly on TV and print spots to hype new models, but VW is taking a different tact. Hoping to resonate with tech-savvy buyers, the 2010 GTI's ad campaign has launched with a free game for the iPhone and iPod Touch, entitled Real Racing GTI. As an added twist, one registered U.S. player will be chosen per week for the next six weeks to win a new, limited edition 2010 GTI.
GQ to publish digital version on App Store
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Condé Nast will publish a digital version of GQ magazine on the iTunes App Store for $2.99 an issue, starting in December, in an attempt to stay profitable in light of dwindling ad revenue. Sarah Chubb, President of Condé Nast Digital, also dropped a hint that an Apple tablet could be in the works. “We think that the minute Apple is ready, if they ever are, to announce that they’re going forward with a tablet, that we’ll be ahead of everybody."
Rock Band comes to the App Store
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Rock Band, the popular music video game, is now available in Apple's App Store. Features of the game include a multiplayer mode with up to four players, 20 different music tracks and integration with Facebook Connect, which allows friends to easily join in. The app is available now for $9.99.
Jobs explains away the iPod touch camera
After yesterday's Apple event, David Pogue from the New York Times got a few minutes of face time with dear leader the Apple CEO, asking the obvious question of where the iPod touch's camera went. Jobs' response? Apparently they wanted to "keep the price down" and get it to where everyone could afford it, plus, "customers told us[...], they started to see it as a game machine," so Jobs thinks keeping the barrier to entry as low as possible is the goal.
Riiight.
Or it could be that the prototypes we saw were ready, and the rumors of a hardware problem we heard were correct. Or, we could take Jobs at his word, which we won't.