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Apple continuously tracking and storing iPhone location data The Apple iPhone and iPad with 3G connectivity constantly record and store location data to a file on the user’s device according to security researchers Pete Warden and Alasdair Allan. The two uncovered the existence of a “secret” file on iOS devices complete with legacy location data and will present their findings later today at Where 2.0 in San Francisco. Darren McCarra No responses 20th April 2011
Free live TV from Magnet WebTV available to stream on 99% of devices Live TV streaming service Magnet WebTV have recently extended the availability of their service to 99% of all devices. Launched in January of this year, Magnet WebTV have upgraded their streaming service to support HTML5 video, effectively enabling a plethora of new devices that don’t support traditional Adobe Flash video, including the Apple iPhone and iPad. Darren McCarra 3 responses 14th April 2011
Flickr brings beautiful slideshows to the iPad Flickr, the most popular photo sharing social network, has made a small but welcome update to its light box feature. The update targets iPad users specifically and allows images to be viewed full-screen in the browser, with a simple swiping motion enabled to cycle between previous and next images. Darren McCarra No responses 18th March 2011
iOS 4.3 update available to download iOS 4.3 update for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad has been released in the last hour. Improvements in this release are small but welcome none the less. Darren McCarra No responses 9th March 2011
Apple to debut iPad 2 on March 2 Apple is expected to debut the iPad’s successor, dubbed the iPad 2, next week, Wednesday March 2, at an event in San Francisco according to All Things Digital. Although no official invites have been sent out yet, it’s rumoured that the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts will be the likely venue. Darren McCarra 2 responses 23rd February 2011
Apple App Store introduces long-awaited subscription service Apple have today announced the introduction of a long-awaited in-app subscription service available to content-based apps in the App Store. With the new service Apple receives a 30% share of new app subscriptions, but interestingly, when a publisher brings an existing or new subscriber to the app, the publisher retains 100% of earnings. Darren McCarra No responses 15th February 2011
RTÉ launch iPad specific RTÉ News Now app RTÉ have today launched an iPad specific version of their popular RTÉ News Now application already available on Android and iOS devices. This app exists independent of the original iOS News Now app and is tailored specifically for the Apple iPad. Darren McCarra No responses 14th February 2011
The future of BBC video on-demand is mobile As the BBC iPlayer video on-demand service continues to break its own viewership records month-on-month, Daniel Danker, head of on-demand programming at the BBC, believes that the future of the service is becoming increasingly mobile. Darren McCarra One response 14th February 2011
Both BBC iPlayer iPad and Android apps now live The long anticipated BBC iPlayer iPad and Android apps have finally arrived earlier today. Response has so far been subdued, with most complaining that the apps don’t bring anything new to the table. Nevertheless, we checked out the iPad version and were quite impressed. Darren McCarra No responses 10th February 2011
BBC iPlayer for the iPad coming this Thursday, complete with HD As speculated last month, Geoff Marshall, a BBC interactive operations engineer, has confirmed that the BBC iPlayer will get its very own iPad app - and better still, it’s arriving this Thursday, February 10th. Darren McCarra No responses 8th February 2011