Happy New Year 2011!
by Justin Horn on Dec 31st, 2010 @ 12:10 pm
Just wanted to wish all our When Will Apple readers a happy and safe New Year! Lots of new Apple release around the corner, so we’ll be adding some new release date polls early next year. I’m thinking we could start with the Verizon iPhone (since it finally seems like the real deal this time), then move to the iPad 2, then iPhone 5…and I’m sure there will be other little surprises along the way!
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RunKeeper Pro free through the end of January
by Justin Horn on Dec 30th, 2010 @ 11:50 amWe love running here at When Will Apple, but I’m sure you already knew that. Chiyin and I got into running about a year and a half ago when we got our iPhone 3GS with built in Nike+iPod support. I tried the RunKeeper Free and the Adidas miCoach apps for a bit during that time, but I decided to stick with Nike+iPod. I’ve recently switched to the Nike+ GPS app and it works great, plus it still syncs with the same Nike+ website I’ve been using for over a year now.
Today RunKeeper announced their Pro version, which was selling well at $9.99, is now free through the end of January:
We know that many of you look at the New Year as a good time to get started with or improve upon your fitness routines. In an effort to encourage more people to get off the couch, and as a show of appreciation to the RunKeeper community for your terrific support for the last two and a half years, we’re making the RunKeeper Pro app free to download now through the end of January!
So if $1.99 price for the Nike+ GPS was enough of an excuse to give up on your New Year’s resolution, now you have no excuse!
Download in iTunes:
RunKeeper Pro [Free]
Nike+ GPS [$1.99]
miCoach [Free]
(via @ejacqui)
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Skype releases 3.0 of their iPhone app, finally adds video chat (Updated)
by Justin Horn on Dec 30th, 2010 @ 1:56 am
161 days since the last big Skype update, which added background calling, they’ve now finally added support for video chat. So whenwillskypereleasevideochatapp.com long run finally comes to an end!
Here’s what’s new in version 3.0:
Improvements:
• Make Skype to Skype video calls on WiFi and 3G*
• Call Skype desktop users (Mac OS X or Windows) and other iPhone users.
• Two-way video calls supported on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 4th gen.
• Receive only video supported on iPad and iPod touch 3rd gen, with no camera.
• Make video calls in portrait and landscape.
• Skype video calling requires iOS 4.0 or above.
*Additional Data charges may apply
UPDATE Skype published a blog post on the release, with video demonstrating the app.
(via TiPb)
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Google Voice now available for iPad and iPod touch, but no VoIP
by Justin Horn on Dec 14th, 2010 @ 11:17 amAt the top of the list was adding support for iPod Touch and iPad. Starting today, you can download a new version of Google Voice that lets you use all the features of the app on these devices, such as sending and receiving free text messages – except, of course, make cellular calls.
While you can’t use your iPod or iPad as a phone, you can use it to initiate Google Voice calls with your phones. We call this feature Click2Call. Simply click any ‘Call’ button in the Google Voice app on your iPod or iPad and then select which of your phones you want to ring. Google Voice will call your phone and then connect your call.
This phone call limitation is no surprise as the Google Voice app has yet to VoIP support. Not sure why this option isn’t available as the Google Voice platform added VoIP support a couple months. When using GV from a computer web browser, you can make and receive calls from the computer, no phone required. Also, there are no red tape roadblocks in the way, VoIP has been supported on the iPhone and AT&T 3G for some time now. I’m guessing the GV VoIP platform is still pretty new and they are waiting to firm it up before going mobile with it. When they do release it, Skype could be in trouble.
They also tossed in a couple new tweaks:
- When you enable Push Notifications, we will automatically disable Text forwarding for you, so you won’t receive multiple notifications.
- Want some quiet time? You can send all callers straight to voicemail by turning on Do not disturb in the Settings tab.
- We made it easier for you to place calls from the address book by adding a dedicated Contacts button to the Dialer tab.
- Sending text messages is now more streamlined since you don’t need to press the OK button anymore.
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Flight Control adds online multiplayer
by Justin Horn on Dec 9th, 2010 @ 10:28 amOne of my favorite time killer games for my iPhone, Flight Control, now adds online multiplayer via Game Center. In previous version you could play along with a friend, as long as you were in bluetooth range or on the same WiFi Network. Also pretty cool, you have the option of in game voice chat with the other player.
Get your copy of flight control in the iTunes Store.
What’s New in Version 1.9.2:
✈NOW WITH ONLINE MULTIPLAYER VIA GAME CENTER WITH VOICE CHAT OPTION! ✈
✔All-new online multiplayer via Game Center
-Invite a friend to play, or let Game Center match you automatically with a random player anywhere in the world
✔ NEW – Turn on the voice chat option to talk with the other controller when in online multiplayer mode (off by default)
✔NEW – Menu button for Firemint news! Get the latest news about our games, directly from the team.
✔Help arrows only appear for the first 10 planes landed ever rather than at the start of every game
✔Minor bug fixes and improvements – thanks for your feedback! To make suggestions, report problems or ask questions, please visit http://firemint.com/support as we can’t reply to reviews on the App Store.
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