Skype, Inc. has just released the official Skype app for the iPhone. Available for free today on the Apple App Store, you can now make free skype to skype calls, paid Skype-out calls & instant message.
Wi-Fi is required to make calls, but this is to be expected as it is an Apple-imposed restriction.
DSL Reports posted an interesting article “Broadband May Kill The Game Console Wars” which talks about the possibility of gaming in the cloud. An fascinating item that I haven’t seen mentioned elsewhere.
Props to the folks over at Hootsuite. Their 404 page was great, but the “fail whale” page is better! Nice to see someone acknowledge a tech issue.
Thanks to David Steinberger for the grab.
Earlier today, Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 8. This is their first major browser release since 2006. Among the features are better standards support, increased speed and an attempt at feature parity with other modern browsers.
Oddly enough, Safari 4, Google Chrome and the Firefox 3.5 have all posted performance statistics showing that they are faster than IE 8. It’ll be interesting times as we all likely move to a third IE style sheet for modern standards-based layouts.
After searching numerous times on this topic “We’re sorry, this video is no longer available,” I finally came across the answer. ArcSource posts this simple solution:
Reinstall Flash 10.
Yes, there is a fix for those who don’t have Google Accelerator and it’s so simple that I’m going to type it again- Reinstall Flash 10.
That is all.
Doug Adams has released the second major version of the must-have Dupin. This app is the iTunes duplicates manager.
If you’ve ever wanted to rid your library of dupes, do yourself a favor and spend the $15 on this amazing piece of software. The new “Consolidate History” tool in this version consolidates play, skip & ratings info from all dupe tracks into a single “Keeper” track. Awesome!
While you’re there, take a look around the the huge library of iTunes scripts. Chances are if you’ve ever wished iTunes could do something that it can’t, Doug has created a script that does it for you.
Reacting to the rejection of the latest Tweetie twitter client, Dan Moren wrote “Apple rejects Twitter app because there’s swearing on the Internet” for Macworld.
Regardless, the review process for iPhone apps needs to be standardized, and it needs to be done now, not later. Apple’s created an impressive business out of the App Store — it’s time to stop acting like it’s being run out of a garage.
The ending phrase: “run out of a garage” so perfectly sums up my feelings on the matter.
[via Daring Fireball]
Sweet 404 page over at HootSuite. I guess we’re there because “[We] like 404 pages”
404 Fowl Not Found
Perhaps you are here because:
• The page has moved
• The page no longer exists
• You were looking for a puppy and got lost
• You like 404 pages
Thanks to David Steinberger for the grab.
Apple has just released Safari 4 beta for both Mac and Windows.
Innovative new features in Safari 4 include:
Top Sites, a display of frequently visited pages in a stunning wall of previews so users can jump to their favorite sites with a single click;
Full History Search, where users search through titles, web addresses and the complete text of recently viewed pages to easily return to sites they’ve seen before;
Cover Flow, to make searching web history or bookmarks as fun and easy as paging through album art in iTunes
Tabs on Top, for better tabbed browsing with easy drag-and-drop tab management tools and an intuitive button for opening new ones;
Smart Address Field, that automatically completes web addresses by displaying an easy-to-read list of suggestions from Top Sites, bookmarks and browsing history;
Smart Search Field, where users fine-tune searches with recommendations from Google Suggest or a list of recent searches;
Full Page Zoom, for a closer look at any website without degrading the quality of the site’s layout and
Built-in web developer tools to debug, tweak and optimize a website for peak performance and compatibility; and
New Windows-native look in Safari for Windows, that uses standard Windows font rendering and native title bar, borders and toolbars so Safari fits the look and feel of other Windows XP and Windows Vista applications.
Wired just posted the article “Why the Music Industry Hates Guitar Hero” and it left me chuckling. The article should have been titled “Why the Music Industry Hates Everything.”
Jeff Howe wrote that the Edgar Bronfman, CEO of Warner Music Group, is unhappy with the licensing payments by MTV Games. Meanwhile, “Aerosmith has reportedly earned more from Guitar Hero : Aerosmith than from any single album in the band’s history.”
Funny, this sounds an awful lot like the numerous stories about the labels being upset about the success of iTunes. “Apple has too much control,” “Jobs has us over a barrel,” “we don’t get enough,” and “we’re not selling enough CDs.”
It’s only a matter of time before there’s yet another lucrative distribution channel coming next for them to complain about. And why? Well, they don’t own, control or exploit it to the max. “Not invented here.”