IOS 4 Adoption on iPhones Hits 50% The research arm of mobile advertising and analytics firm Chitika yesterday announced that according to data pulled from the broad range of iPhone devices accessing its network, 50% of the ad impressions on the iPhone are now coming from devices running iOS 4.Quote:Apple's latest mobile operating system, iOS 4, is already accounting for one-half of all iPhone web traffic, according to...more
Citi Mobile' Updated to Address Security Flaw The Wall Street Journal reports that financial behemoth Citigroup today revealed that a security flaw had been discovered in its Citi Mobile application for the iOS platform, a flaw that was patched in an update to the application released last week.Quote:In an incident that highlights the growing security challenges around wireless apps, Citi said its iPhone app accidentally...more
Starbucks Card Mobile App Payment Trial Expanded Starbucks announced today that its Starbucks Card Mobile app now allows users to make payments through the app in more than 1,000 locations in Target storesthroughout the U.S. Starbucks announced today that its Starbucks Card Mobile app now allows users to make payments through the app in more than 1,000 locations in Target storesthroughout the U.S. At its initial release in September, the app's payment system worked only in 16 stores in the Seattle and Silicon Valley areas.Starbucks announced today that its Starbucks Card Mobile app now allows users to make payments through the app in more than 1,000 locations in Target storesthroughout the U.S.http://install-how.blogspot.com/2011/03/starbucks-card-mobile-app-payment-trial.htmlAt its initial release in September, the app's payment system worked only in 16 stores in the Seattle and Silicon Valley areas.To accompany the expanded payment trial locations, users have options to find eligible Starbucks stores using the iPhone's location awareness to search nearby, byzip code, or by a specific address. Starbucks announced today that its Starbucks Card Mobile app now...more
Simplify Media Yanks iPhone Apps, Changing Focus Simplify Media late last week announced that it is moving in a "new direction" and will no longer be offering its popular iPhone applications that allowed users to stream their iTunes music libraries to their iPhones and iPod touches via Wi-Fi, 3G, and...more
Short Film Shot and Edited Entirely on iPhone 4 A short film shot and edited entirely on an iPhone 4 has been making the rounds over the past day or two, demonstrating the camera and video capabilities of Apple's newest device. While the video itself is less than 90 seconds long, it shows off iPhone 4's HD video recording feature and...more
MobileMe Gallery' Updated for iPhone 4's Retina Display Apple's MobileMe Gallery application has received a minor update today, fixing a few bugs while delivering new support for iPhone 4. With the update, the application can now download higher-resolution versions of images hosted on MobileMe when used on an iPhone 4 and connecting over Wi-Fi. The change allows users to take advantage of iPhone 4's 960 x 640 "Retina" display to view images in crisper detail.Apple's MobileMe Gallery application has received a minor update today, fixing a few bugs while delivering new support for iPhone 4. With the update, the application can now download higher-resolution versions of images hosted on MobileMe when used on an iPhone 4 and connecting over Wi-Fi. The change allows users to take advantage of iPhone 4's 960 x 640 "Retina" display to view images in crisper detail.http://install-how.blogspot.com/2011/03/mobileme-gallery-updated-for-iphone-4s.htmlUnfortunately, the update does not yet bring native iPad compatibility to the application, a feature which would seem to be a logical addition to allow users to browse their MobileMe image galleries on the device's larger...more
T-Mobile Sidekick Data Plans Now Off-Limits for iPhone Users TUAW reports that T-Mobile has officially stopped allowing unlocked iPhone users on their network to use a prepaid Sidekick data plan. Responses to questions from T-Mobile...more
Fring and Skype Spar After Fring Introduces Video Calling for iPhone 4 Last week, fring rolled out its updated App Store application, bringing a number of new features, including support for two-way video calling over 3G and Wi-Fi for...more
IPhone Tops J.D. Power Smartphone Rankings Once Again Influential customer satisfaction research firm J.D. Power today announced that Apple's iPhone has topped the list of smartphones for the fourth straight year in its new 2010 U.S....more
Apple Executive to Face South Korean Parliament Over iPhone Replacement Policies Bloomberg reports that an Apple executive is set to travel to South Korea next week to testify before members of the country's parliament regarding...more
VLC Gains iPhone, iPod Touch Compatibility Applidium today announced that its VLC Media Player application has gone universal, adding compatibility for the iPhone and iPod touch to the iPad version released last month. It works on the...more
Foxconn Joining Pegatron for CDMA iPhone Production? CENS reports that Apple's iPhone manufacturing partner Hon Hai (parent company of Foxconn) has won a share of the production contract for the CDMA version of the iPhone 4, rumored...more