If you’ve ever downloaded an app from iTunes then congratulations, you are a part of history. Just a few minutes ago Apple notched its 25 billionth download, thanking all involved for getting there, and of course (like it did for 10 billion , and 1 billion ), gifting the lucky individual who crossed the line with another $10k gift card . Not sure what you would buy with $10,000 in App Store bucks . . . → Read More: Apple crosses 25 billion App Store downloads, thanks all the little people (updated)
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The Withings Baby Monitor has already been available in the UK for sometime now and recently made a splash over at the FCC . Now the iOS accessory is finally for sale here in the good ol’ US-of-A, for the rather staggering price of $299 . . . → Read More: Withings Baby Monitor makes its official, expensive US debut  The Withings Baby Monitor has already been available in the UK for sometime now and recently made a splash over at the FCC . . . . → Read More: Withings Baby Monitor makes its official, expensive US debut  We just came from Hasbro’s off-site Toy Fair show room and, needless to say, we made them take us straight to the NERF Lazer Tag installation. The guns are still clearly in the early prototype stages and hand made — with plenty of hot glue and header pins serving as evidence. . . . → Read More: NERF Lazer Tag hands-on Like with Notification Center, Apple should draw inspiration from Android to better handle in-app privacy and permissions. Earlier this week the internet got itself into a kerfuffle over Path, a small-circle social networking app for the iPhone, and its open transmission of Contact information from a users phone to Path’s servers . . . . → Read More: On Path, apps accessing your Contacts, and a better permissions system for iOS  Enjoying your Spotify tracks on the go just got a little better, at least on iOS, where an app update to v0.4.23 gifts users “very high quality” 320kbps music streaming (for Premium subscribers) and syncing, up from the previous max of 160kbps. Enabling the higher quality streams — though heavy listeners may want to mind those bandwidth quotas — is as simple as ticking the “Extreme” box in the settings, as shown above by The Next Web to join in a quality that was previously only available via the desktop app or in the living room . . . → Read More: Spotify iOS app update brings 320kbps music to mobiles  Looking to save some coin on those international calls to your mates in Brussels? Vonage has just rolled out new Android and iOS apps that do just that. The Vonage Mobile app offers free talk and text for corresponding with fellow app users worldwide by way of WiFi or data connection. . . . → Read More: Vonage Mobile app allows free calls and texts worldwide to fellow Android and iOS users  In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with “Insert Coin” as the subject line. We’re pretty fond of new ways to integrate smartphones with car stereos here at Engadget, which is why we’re particularly intrigued by a new Kickstarter project called Dash. . . . → Read More: Insert Coin: Dash car stereo gives your iPhone a new home, away from the cupholder (video)  Facetious headlines aside, Epson’s produced iProjection: an app that lets you display those awkward holiday snaps on any wirelessly connected (Epson branded) projectors from your iOS device. All you need is to make sure your iPod / Pad / Phone is on the same network as the projector, launch the app and make sure the first thing on show isn’t that candid shot of you on a beach. You’ll be able to pull PDF, JPEG and PNG image files from your handheld, Dropbox and Gmail from the cloud and via Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Keynote files from the desktop. . . . → Read More: Epson’s iProjection wireless projection app: wireless projection using an app  After finally issuing a version of its TWC TV app for Android tablets and phones (sans-live TV streaming, for now ) Time Warner Cable has finally made its iOS version, which launched last March on the iPad , compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch. There’s no additional charge for the app which allows for the aforementioned live TV viewing (as long as you’re on your home WiFi) and DVR scheduling , and the accompanying blog post reveals the available list of channels has reached 196. We should probably mention that the app is unlikely to play nicely with any jailbroken iOS devices it encounters, so some extra hackery may be in order to get things working there . . . → Read More: Time Warner Cable app streams live TV to iPhones, no longer iPad-only |
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