And The Winner Is….Gail Davis UK Mum Wins $10,000 iTunes Card – Except She Didn’t Download The Winning App
Oh mums we love you, and Gail Davis certainly loves Apple now. She is now the proud ‘owner’ of a $10,000 iTunes card courtesy of Apple for downloading the 10 billionth app from the iTunes App Store. The funny thing is, she didn’t download it. In fact, that accolade goes to he daughters, who downloaded the free Paper Glider app on one wet and cold Saturday afternoon in the suburbs of London, Kent. During an interview on Radio 4 Live Gail Davis admitted she didn’t actually download the app. ‘I have to confess it wasn’t me who downloaded it but my daughters’ she sad. In fact when Gail received the…
Best Camera iPhone App Updated
Inspired by the phrase "The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You," the award-winning Best Camera app lets you shoot, creatively edit and quickly share your iPhone photos with the world. Well, its now been updated for iPhone 4 and offers multi-tasking, new filters, a customizable filter interface and sharing options. The Best Camera app offers a powerful and easy-to-use set of filters and effects for your iPhone and iPod Touch photos that can be applied with the touch of a button. Stack them. Mix them. Remix them. The possibilities are endless. When you’re ready to share your images, Best Camera lets you quickly and easily upload them to…
Ten Billion Apple Apps Now Downloaded – They’ve Done It
The magical number 10 billion has now been reached with all the magical devices out there making Apple’s latest target yet another victory. The competition has now closed and one lucky person will soon be cherishing their $10,000 iTunes card. We can’t wait to find out who that is. If it’s you, let us know!
iOS App Downloads Will Overtake iTunes Song Downloads By March 2011
As we know the Apple App Store is set to hit the 10 billionth downloaded app mark this month, that equates to 31 months to reach this point. By the same token it has taken 67 months for the iTunes store to reach the same number of downloaded songs. Going on these figures, Asymco has estimated that the App Store downloads will overtake the iTunes downloads by March 2011. From the chart above it has been predicted that the app curve, (red), is really banking up, demonstrating it will over take the iTunes songs store shortly. Chart demonstrating that apps have reached 10 billion downloads in less than half the…
Apple Announce Free To Enter Competition To Win A $10,000 iTunes Gift Card
Apple have today announced that they are very close to their 10 billionth app download from the App Store. Who would of thought it? Remember when it was first launched and Steve Jobs admitted that the App Store was an afterthought. Apple never intentionally set out to make any money from apps, and now they are about to have their 10 billionth with a 30% stake of course, download. As Apple are so pleased about it they want to say ‘thanks’ and are offering a US $10,000 iTunes Gift Card. Just fill out the entry form, limited to 25 entries per day, and you could find yourself on a massive…
Apple Announce Annual iTunes London Festival Dates For 2011
Want to hear some great sounds in July 2011 at The Roundhouse in Camden for free? If the festival is anything like last years massive success then you will love it. With more bands yet to be confirmed and with currently already booked including, Linkin Park, Duran Duran and Rumer. How To Get Your Free Tickets Apple will be giving away a limited number of tickets for each gig. All you need to do is fill out the entry form, available here. You can apply for as many gigs as you like. Apple will also be giving away free tickets in competitions and we will bring you the details of…
Apple Updates Their Remote App
Apple have just announced an update to their immensely popular Remote iPhone app. It’s now even better and means you can play web radio stations via iTunes using your iPhone. Not only that, but the new AirPlay integration lets you control iTunes videos on your computer and stream them to your Apple TV. Of course you can also use the Remote app to play movies and shows downloaded from iTunes on your Mac or PC too. What’s New in Remote.app Version 2.1 • AirPlay video support to control iTunes on your computer to stream videos to an Apple TV • Internet radio control to play thousands of internet radio streams…
iOS 4.2 Software Update Now Available – What Does It Do?
Yes, it is here, now this is an update I’ve really been looking forward to. iOS 4.2 now brings Multitasking, Folders, Unified Inbox, Game Center, AirPlay® and AirPrint to the iPad™, iPhone® and iPod touch®. Steve says… "iOS 4.2 makes the iPad a completely new product, just in time for the holiday season," said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. "Once again, the iPad with iOS 4.2 will define the target that other tablets will aspire to, but very few, if any, will ever be able to hit." iPad Users with iPad’s will now be able to run their favorite apps and switch between them instantly, while preserving iPad’s legendary battery life.…
The Beatles. Now on iTunes
If you head over to http://apple.com you will see the screen grab below. Just click on it and you will be taken into more historical background of The Beatles. If you fancy you can then purchase the entire Beatles catalog in a $149 box set complete with iTunes LP content, and there’s also a few videos for your enjoyment. We’re not sure what other announcements will be made just yet but keep checking back and we will keep you informed.
Come On, Let’s Twist and Shout – The Beatles Are Coming…
Rumors abound with the announcements that Apple are poised going to make today regarding their iTunes updates. Rumors of The Beatles finally coming to iTunes are nothing new, but John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono helped to quiet those talks in August, when she said that fans shouldn’t hold their breath for a potential deal. The Beatles have long resisted digital music, instead opting to re-release albums on physical mediums. The band finally released their music digitally on special USB devices, as well as the video game "The Beatles: Rock Band," but iTunes did not come to be. Until now…. Now it looks as if Apple are going to ‘Let…
