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IMP Live 120

Host: Stu Helm
Panel: Bart Busschots, George Starcher and Allison Sheridan

Geeky Apple Related News

Security Update

Mac News

Apple News

  • Stu: Apple's new London Covent Garden store opens on 7th August - via TUAW

iTunes Eco-System Update

  • Quick iOS 4 Update (Stu)
    • Apple looking into iOS 4 performance issues on iPhone 3G - via TUAW
    • Apple released iOS 4.1 Beta 2 to developers - via TUAW
    • Since iOS 3.2 Apple have been using their own location DB rather than Skyhooks + Google - via TechCrunch 
  • Bart: Apple loses bid to criminalise iPhone Jailbreaking - via Macworld UK 
  • Stu: Australian carrier 'Telstra' awards iPhone 4 'Blue Tick' for reception - via AppleInsider
  • George: Class action lawsuit filed over "overheating" iPads - via ars technica
  • Bart: Apple accused of yanking erotic novellas from iTunes Store Top 10 - via Macworld UK 

Apple Competitor Watch

  • Stu: Ballmer not happy with how iPads are selling, killing them is his top priority - via Electronista
  • Allison: Amazon launching new $139 Wi-Fi Kindle on August 27th - via Engadget
  • George: Android wallpaper app collects personal data, downloaded 1 million times - via MobileBeat
  • Stu: Nintendo records a loss as DS sales plummet - Macworld UK
  • Bart: LG Post record Handset loss - via Businessweek 

Picks

  • Allison: Colloquy for iPad (App Store Link)
    • NosillaCast European Tweetups: Liverpool 24 Aug, Maynooth 28 Aug, Antwerp 31 Aug
  • George: Dropbox. Cmon more apps need direct dropbox support like 1Password.  The perfect common save place for apps.
  • Bart: PCalc Lite for iOS, a free universal calculator app (also an RPN version but that's $9.99)
  • Stu: PowerMonkey