Apple Adding a “Explicit” Category in the App Store?
Well, if you haven’t heard already, Apple recently added a new category to the App Store labeled as “explicit”…and then…took it down. It seems as though Apple created the “explicit” category in the App Store to house some of the content of its massive early spring cleaning of applications (some 5,000+ apps!) that were determined by the App Store rating team as “overtly sexual” due to some complaints made by some people who apparently found the content objectionable (which most of the stuff was pretty subtle, but hey, I’m one person…) and some parents who were concerned about the content being looked at by the younger people of the world (which is understandable, but that’s why there’s parental controls on the iPhone.
What Platform Downloads the Most Apps? Just Guess.
Seems like more users of iPhone OS use their applications more than any other user on any other platform (who could’ve figured that?!), that is, according to AdMob’s recent research. Comparing the iPhone OS to Android and webOS, the chart reads that over 70% more of iPhone users download apps to their pocket computer opposed to what the Android platform is putting out.
Focus On the Day at Hand With Today 2.0
I’ve been looking for something like this from Apple for years. It isn’t a very difficult concept. It’s a simple idea, and something that doesn’t require a big window or elaborate interface. Just a simple list of what’s on tap for today, and maybe a quick peek at tomorrow. Well, that’s exactly what you get with Today 2.0.
Tidy Songs – iTunes Library Janitor
Picture it. 6,000 music tracks in your collection, 200-some artists, 500-some albums. Strewn about your iTunes library like your 7-year-old’s room. But wait, you don’t have to picture it, do you? Because this, friends, is reality. Tidy Songs would have you believe it will selflessly slave over your music collection, scrubbing down the dirty tags and misspellings like some kind of clean freak. But can it live up to our demands?
Get Organized with Things
There are a lot of To-Do lists in the App store, many are free and many have a lot of features, some cost a bit of money and some are free. Things is among that list of To-Do list Apps, it is a simple yet in-depth program that allows for neat organization, and simplicity. There are a lot of To-Do lists that have many advanced features, and next to no features but things is crafted in such a way which makes it extremely easy to use.
How-To: Monitor your network on your Mac with Wireshark – Snow Leopard Tutorial
Wireshark is an amazing utility that lets you view and analyze captured packet data from your network. It has become a must-have for many institutions and their admins.
It features support for inspection and decryption of literally hundreds of protocols, with more being added constantly. It supports live capture, and also allows you to save, export, and compress data for further analysis later offline. It’s display filters are top notch, as well as it’s UI.
Superbowl Savings on iPhone Football Games
Looking forward to the big game this weekend? So are a handful of iPhone developers, and they’ve decided to slash the prices on 4 major football releases to celebrate. Make sure to snag them quick — these sale prices are only going to last through the weekend!
Magellan RoadMate 2010 Review: You have arrived at your destination
When people talk about gadgets that revolutionized the last decade, there are two whose popularity remains unrivaled; GPS and the iPod. But despite their incredible success few have thought to merge the two. GPS manufacturer Magellan is making a valiant effort to combine these two technologies with the release of Magellan RoadMate 2010. Is this GPS app the real deal? Or does their portable mapping lead us astray?
BumpTop Presents: Your Desktop in 3D (Well Sort Of)
Bump Technologies Inc. brings you the same 3D desktop environment you saw on Windows last year, in a new and multitouch capable version for the Mac.
With features such as Piles and four walls and a floor to throw your stuff around on, BumpTop’s interface is a versatile workspace to organize your files. It isn’t a Finder replacement, but if you like to organize your stuff in plain sight, such as multiple files relating to a project, or a bunch of pictures, you can resize them and place them on any of BumpTop’s surfaces. It’s also easy to quickly jot a note and literally throw it up onto the wall in front of you, sticking there to remind you about your son’s soccer game in two hours.
