Back in November 2010, responding to the lack of a dedicated app for Apple’s tablet, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg famously stated that: “The iPad isn’t mobile”. Choosing instead, to focus on apps for the iPhone and Android handsets. Eleven months on, Facebook for iPad is finally here – as an update to the company’s iPhone app.
Inspired by Masquerade – a book released in the UK in the early 80s containing clues revealing the location of a buried golden hare, app developers Candid Innovations claim to have buried £2000 of gold sovereign coins somewhere in the UK. The location of the coins will be revealed by solving a series of clues contained in an upcoming iPhone app.
If you’re worried about what will happen to your iWeb based blog once MobileMe is discontinued, then RAGE Software believe they can help. The company, who specialise in SEO & web development apps for Mac, have released a tool which allows you to migrate your iWeb blog to the WordPress platform.
Earlier today, Adobe released CreatePDF – an app for the iPhone and iPad that features many of the PDF creation capabilities found in their popular desktop application Acrobat. The app, which is priced at £6.99 ($9.99), appears to be an extension of their online service, also called CreatePDF, which costs £7.20 ($9.99) per month to use.
Earlier today, the BBC released a new global iPlayer App, which will allow residents of The Republic Of Ireland, France, Germany, Italy and other European countries to watch TV shows such as Doctor Who, Top Gear, Little Britain & The Office on their iPads.
You’ll know by now that yesterday’s iTunes Connect downtime wasn’t in preparation for the launch of Lion as we were all hoping. Instead, Apple used the time to set up the ‘Volume Purchase Program’ for the App Store’s business customers, in addition to balancing the store’s international pricing.
There’s no doubt Apple’s App Store is a huge success. Since the company announced their system of delivering apps and games to the iPhone with the unveiling of the iPhone 3G in 2008, it has continued to grow at an incredible rate, and is now home to 425,000 apps.
Many iOS developers are reducing their apps & games to commemorate America’s Independence Day this coming Monday, July the 4th. EA games in particular has gone all out – hosting its biggest ever iOS game sale, with over 40 of their biggest titles from as little as $0.99 (£0.59), for your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Earlier today Apple issued a press release announcing the immediate availability of Final Cut Pro X – the latest version of its pro video editing software for the Mac. Completely rebuilt from the ground up, and significantly cheaper than the previous version, it’s an update many users have eagerly awaited.