Category Archives: Apple

Yahoo launches Yahoo Weather and Mail and it looks great

Android, Apple, Tech News

Yahoo brought out a pair of new mobile apps to help broaden its mobile presence. First up on the list is Mail, which is now available in all its tablet-optimized Android slates and iPads. Also added is a Flickr-integrated Weather app for iPhone and iPod touch, which allows you to look at user-submitted pictures of the weather in the city or region you’re checking out. If you upload your weather photos to the Project Weather Flickr Group then there’s a chance you’ll get featured.

The weather app also looks rather polished. All we need now is for this to feature on android.

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Apple takes another shot at AppGratis and delivers another blow

Apple, Tech News

After booting out app discovery and promotion platform, AppGratis, from the App Store earlier this month for violating two clauses of its developer T&Cs, Apple has now followed up with a second blow to the business, by killing its ability to send push notifications to existing users of its app. AppGratis has claimed it has some 12 million users of its app.

However, AppGratis have a solution, which is similar to other companies who have fallen foul to the AppStore or whom do not want to let Apple has a 30% cut.

AppGratis’ CEO, Simon Dawlat, has stated that the company’s strategy is now to try to circumvent Apple’s App Store ban, saying it will be going back to its roots by launching a newsletter and is also readying an HTML5 web app (another way to circumvent the App Store’s walls).

Looks like Apple may not win this won totally.

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iPhone 5 cases for sales

Apple, Tech News

Below are some of my cases I used when I had my iPhone 5 that are now for sale.

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The top cases are Trident Aegis cases for the iPhone 5, in blue and black. These sell for £20 each. I’m selling these for £8 each plus postage. The bottom 2 are gear4 GT £4 and the book case for £5 , all plus postage.

Again either contact me via the donation tab contact form or on twitter @gavinfabiani

Update – the Book case has been sold now.

Drake Circus Apple Store, Plymouth – Grand Opening on YouTube

Apple, Tech News

YouTube user Pixelbitlabs filmed the official opening on the new Apple Store at Drake Circus Shopping Centre, Plymouth, Devon, UK.

What you may not realise, that practically opposite the official Apple store was Stormfront, a very good Apple reseller, who started building their business in 2007. Stormfront closed their store last night, and today Apple opened their own store.

What was surprising was the sheer number of people that came for the opening, especially as it wasn’t advertised. Demonstrates the power of the Apple brand.

Only in China – Pirate iOS App Store

Apple, Tech News

A pirate version of Apple’s App Store, selling iOS apps that let iPhone or iPad owners skirt iTunes and install apps, with no jailbreak required is operating out of China. It has been running for nearly a year and I am surprised that Apple’s lawyers have not interjected yet.

However, the website is planning an international web version later this year, but only for windows not mac. Somehow, I imagine Apple will strike soon.

Also bear in mind, if you get apps from unknown sources, you do not know if any malware or code has been added to an app.