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Entries from December 2008

Happy Holidays!

Date December 25, 2008


I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a merry Christmas, happy 5th candle of Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, joyous Festivus, and whatever else you may or may not celebrate on this day on behalf of all of us here at The Podium Network.  I hope Santa was kind to all of you who were [...]

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2009: The Year of the 3G Unlock

Date December 21, 2008


The 3G been the hardest nut to crack for the iPhone Dev Team.  Jailbreaking presented few problems, but that new baseband is what has given them the biggest headaches.
But that never deterred them, and their persistence has paid off, because the unlock is ready.  Dubbed “Yellowsn0w,” this is the software SIM unlock everyone has been [...]

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Somba Mobile Needs Beta Testers

Date December 19, 2008


Want to be a beta tester?  Sure you do.  Who wouldn’t?  Beta testers get free stuff, and they get it long before anyone else does.  All they need to do is offer bug reports if they find any problems, and suggestions as to how it could be improved or changed visually and operationally.
Well, you lot [...]

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Rolando is Out! Get it While it’s Smoking!

Date December 18, 2008


Here’s a quick bit of info before the day has ended. ROLAND IS OUT ON THE APP STORE. I know you’ve all heard of this game so no more further explaining. All I can say is get it now!

Features include:

Interactive Environments – Manipulate more than a dozen gizmos, including lifts, catapults and bomb dispensers
Fun with [...]

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SimCity for iPhone/iPod Touch is LIVE!

Date December 17, 2008


Some very well developed games are cruising to the App Store recently including some new games from Tapulous, a clean Tower Defense game and for the ever anticipated Rolando that’s due out tommorow! But today, it’s Sim City that everyones eyes are on.
This EA Games release will almost has the same functionality as the PC [...]

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Apple AppStore Reaching in Excess of Over 2.2 Million App Downloads Per Day

Date December 9, 2008


Even though the AppStore is not even a year old yet, it is still doing absolutely stunning when it comes to sales numbers. It is known that the AppStore shoppers download over 2.2 million applications and games each and every day!
These numbers aren’t given by Apple Inc. itself, however CNBC’s Jim Goldman directed attention towards [...]

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iTunes to Possibly Go DRM-Free Later Today (Updated)

Date December 9, 2008


It is being rumored that the oh-so-popular music downloading software iTunes will be heading in a good direction this afternoon; DRM-Free mp3’s!
This has been brought to Apple Insider’s attention via French technology site ElectronLibre, stating that Apple will start publishing music on the iTunes Store, DRM-free, from Sony, Universal, and Warner on December 9th, which [...]

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Amazon Application is Ready For the Holidays on the iPhone Platform

Date December 7, 2008


If you’re too busy out and about these holidays and don’t have time for some online Christmas shopping, Amazon has you covered! They recently released their Amazon Mobile App which allows users to buy objects online from them. It has everything of the mobile internet site has plus more. An interesting feature is that you [...]

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Santa Live Dead

Date December 6, 2008


This is the story of an epic fail.
Those of you who have been following releases in the App Store may remember the arrival of a little app called Santa Live around mid-November.  It was the brainchild of Adam Majewski, CEO of Casual Game Network, based out of north Texas, and it was designed to be [...]

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Walmart Possibly Selling iPhone for $99 After Christmas ‘08

Date December 5, 2008


According to BoyGeniusReport, it is possible that Walmart will start selling the 4GB iPhone 3G for $99 after Christmas.
But don’t get all hyped up just yet, as these are only rumors, and nothing is for sure yet, if ever.
It is not known who will be loosing out with this new sale price, Apple, AT&T, or [...]

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Playing with Your iPhone on a Big Screen TV Using Video-Out Feature

Date December 5, 2008


Wow, would you have a look at this. I’ve never seen anything like it. This guy is playing with his iPod touch like a normal user would, but instead of looking off the tiny iPod touch screen, he’s got it hooked up to a big screen tv!
Here, have a look at the video right away:

Okay, [...]

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Promotional Codes Can Now be Used within the App Store

Date December 4, 2008


According to MacRumors, it is now possible to use and distribute “Promo Codes” for any of your self-uploaded apps onto the App Store.
Two setbacks, however, until further notice, are:

Developers are only able to give away 50 promotional codes per application version.
The promo codes are only available to US iTunes Store users.

Previous to such promo codes, [...]

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Apple’s September-Announced In-Ear Headphones are Finally Available

Date December 2, 2008


So how many of you actually even remember these in-ear headphones, announced by Steve Jobs himself, way back in September? You know, at the Let’s Rock, event?…
Do you remember how he promised to have them ready for retail purchase for October? Well, December is here, and finally, so are these Apple in-ear’s. Only two months [...]

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Linux, We Have a Breakthrough!

Date December 1, 2008


Couple days ago, the iPhone/iPod Touch hit a major breakthrough by fully porting and actually starting Linux Kernal 2.6 on the iPhone/iPod Touch. This is a day in history because it means we’re getting closer replacing or even dual booting Apple’s iPhone OS with another OS such as Linux or even Google Android on the [...]

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