Posts Tagged ‘itunes’
Apple iPhone Ad Voice Guy Ruins Christmas in New Commercial
The guy from Apple’s “There’s an App for That” series of commercials does a fine, upstanding job, don’t get me wrong. He’s a credit to his profession, in fact, and has become iconically associated with one of the most successful products ever released. But he’s seriously ruining Christmas Read the rest of this entry »
App Store Boasts a Fresh New Look
Frequent visitors to the App Store in iTunes will notice a new look for individual apps. Bringing more of the app “above the fold,” the new look gives more real estate to screenshots, allowing all of them to be seen at a glance or just a quick scroll away Read the rest of this entry »
Dragons and Dictation Software: How the Failure Continues
In late November, Gear Diary ran a short video sneak-peek of Dragon Dictation for the iPhone, an app that, like its big brother Mac and PC counterparts, converts spoken words into written text. The teaser video begins with the words “An app that will transform your iPhone usage.” It’s now available in the iTunes Store, and for a limited time, it’s free. But don’t rush to download it just yet. Read the rest of this entry »
Last.fm: 12 Ways to Scrobble
“Audio Scrobbling,” as defined by Last.fm, is the act of submitting to a central database the details of what songs you’ve been listening to (what album, by who and when you listened). Scrobbling to Last.fm is the main reason I use the service these days, especially since it made the internet radio part of it a paid subscription only service for Australia Read the rest of this entry »
TV, YouTube and iTunes: Change in the Wind
Would you buy a show on iTunes that you could stream at any time to YouTube? The way that most people answer that question could be crucial to the fortunes of both Apple and Google in the coming months. Google is apparently following up on its plan to offer streamed movie releases for rent with another to do essentially the same thing for current television shows Read the rest of this entry »