Apple says no to CastCatcher 1.3; we cry a little inside
Ars Technica - Infinite Loop — [image] As you likely know by now, I love me some Pandora ( iTunes ). So, when I stumbled across this return7 post about CastCatcher 1.3 ( iTunes ) being rejected from App Store, I couldn't help but see things through a Pandora-colored light. According to return7, CastCatcher's latest update was rejected for "transferring excessive volumes of data over the cellular network." Pandora clearly transfers massive cell data as well. Could this mean a death knell for iPhone radio stations? Exactly how hard is AT&T leaning on iPhone now that it has to follow through with Unlimited Data plans on a platform that can truly take advantage of that ...

Gizmodo's 20 Essential iPhone Apps [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo — ... Pandora: Best internet radio app, hands down. Smartly auto-suggests music based on other artists you like. Both on the go and while at home. Streams well over EDGE and 3G. Free. What more could you ask for? ...

iTunes shows off the best of 2008
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: iTS, iTunes Apple has created a "Best of 2008" [iTunes link] section in the iTunes Store. On this page, Apple lets everyone know what the top-downloaded TV Shows, Music, Movies, Apps, Podcasts, and Audiobooks are. Among the top paid iPhone applications are Koi ...

News: Mix: Pandora, Zagat, Smiles, DeskClock
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora Radio, has revealed that the company has surpassed 2 million registered iPhone and iPod touch users. “We’re hearing all sorts of wonderful feedback from listeners who are using it on their commute, jogging with it, plugging it into home audio systems...you name it,” Westergren wrote in a post on the company’s blog. “And as usual, offering all sorts of great feedback and suggestions. It’s thrilling for us to see the broader vision for Pandora take shape. Our hearty thanks for your continued support and input.” Pandora Radio is available as a free download from the App Store; for more information, see our review . ...

20 Great Apps For Your New iPhone Or iPod Touch (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... we didn't buy a Sony (SNE) PlayStation Portable. A great soccer game -- just as good as you'd find on any other portable gaming system -- with wi-fi multiplayer mode. Amazon, free: Great way to make sure those after-Christmas sales are actually a good deal. Check the in-store price against the Amazon price. AOL Radio, free: Tune into local and Internet radio stations via your iPhone. Seeya, Walkman! Pandora, free: Another popular, free Internet music app. Hooks in to the Pandora Web ...

Pandora iPhone App Hits 2.0, Adds Genius-Like Station Generation And More [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo — ... from a single track, a snazzy Coverflow-like song history and a playback progress bar (finally). You can also take said "genius" stations (previously only generated via artist) and e-mail them to friends, just like the old artist stations. Artist biographies also show up inline now to supplement Pandora's ingenious descriptive tags. The update is available now on iTunes, even though the App Store page still says version 1.2.1: [Pandora via TechCrunch] ...

Pandora iPhone App Hits 2.0, Gets Even Snazzier [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo — ... only generated via artist and e-mail them to friends, just like the artist stations (Update: Pandora says something here is new, but you folks are right, you could do this in the last version. Weird. The emailing bit is still true.) Artist biographies also show up inline now to supplement Pandora's ingenious descriptive tags. The update is available now on iTunes, even though the App Store page still says version 1.2.1: [Pandora via TechCrunch, LifeHacker] ...

Pandora 2.0 for iPhone released
iPhone Buzz — Pandora Radio, the personalized internet radio service, has launched version 2.0 of its app for the iPhone (iTunes link). Known as one of the most popular iPhone apps on the iTunes App Store, Pandora now include artist biographies, previews for your bookmarked songs (yay!) and the ability to create a new station from a song or artist. Other interesting features include a song progress bar, cover-flow view for song history and the ability to share stations with friends using Email. While this update isn't anything revolutionary, it certainly adds features that round out out cool features in the app, ...

Pandora Radio 2.0 Released for iPhone
iPhone Journal — Pandora, everyone’s favorite radio app for the iphone, has released version 2.0 of their iphone app.  If you’re not familiar with Pandora, it allows you to stream music to your iphone based on the music you like.  In a way it learns what kind of music you’re into by your ratings and plays that type of music.  Version 2.0 includes lots of great new features… Tab album art to see progress bar, create a station from the current song or artist, or email this station to a friend. View album art backside to see artist bios. Rotate to landscape to see recently played songs. Play song samples fro all ...

Pandora 2.0 for iPhone
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Odds and ends, iPhone, iPod touchPandora's app was one of the iPhone's best of 2008 on iTunes, and while I've only recently started using it, I have to agree: even over EDGE, it's a great way to get some music you've never heard on the iPhone. And they aren't sitting on their laurels, either -- they've just updated the app to version 2.0, and it's better than ever. New in this version is the ability to access a progress bar for the songs you're listening to, and the option to create new stations from songs or artists right there in the app itself. It's ...

Pandora 2.0 for iPhone released
Top iPhone News — Pandora Radio, the personalized internet radio service, has launched version 2.0 of its app for the iPhone (iTunes link). Known as one of the most popular iPhone apps on the iTunes App Store, Pandora now include artist biographies, previews for your bookmarked songs (yay!) and the ability to create a new station from a song or artist. Other interesting features include a song progress bar, cover-flow view for song history and the ability to share stations with friends using Email. While this update isn’t anything revolutionary, it certainly adds features that round out out cool features in the ...

News: Mix: Keynote Remote, Pandora, Rogers, AdMob
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — Apple has released its Keynote Remote application for iPhone and iPod touch. The new app allows users to control Keynote slide presentations on their computers directly from their devices via a Wi-Fi connection. Simple swipe gestures allow users to move back and forth through slides, and users may preview the next slide in landscape view, or view presenter notes while in portrait mode. Keynote Remote requires Keynote ‘09 and is available now for $1. Pandora Radio has released version 2.0 of its application for the iPhone and iPod touch. New in the updated version is a CoverFlow view for recent songs, artist bios, and the ability to create genre-based stations, ...

Pandora App for the iPod Touch
Free iPod Touch Apps | Free iPod Touch Games | AppleRepo.com — I have to admit, usually when I think of official iPod apps, I think of more or less worthless, overpriced tripe that I don’t want. But this horribly biased opinion is actually untrue, and I was more then happy to change my tune when I came across the Pandora app for the iPod Touch, and even more chagrined when I came to find out that this awesome little program is free. You may be wondering what it is about the Pandora that made me change my overly cynical tune. Well, what this nifty little program does is set up free stations based on your favorite artists, as well as similar artists, and streams them to your phone. The ...

First look: Sirius XM's streaming satellite radio app for iPhone
AppleInsider — ... ) and Pandora (Free, App Store ). That said, the Sirius XM app works well and offers a lot of great content. It’s worth trying for the 7-day free period, and if you don’t mind the monthly fees, it’s a perfectly serviceable streaming radio option on the iPhone. But without its most popular content options, it’s hard to believe the Sirius XM app and its additional monthly fee will catch on with listeners.

Apple’s Choice - Best Free iPhone Apps?
iPhoneGizmo - iPhone Apps, Downloads, Hacks, Tips & Tricks — The App store has turned one years old and to celebrate Apple has provided us with its list of the best 30 Apps - 15 Free Apps and 15 Apps with a range of price tags. The 15 best free iPhone Apps are listed below. Stanza With millions of downloads around the world, this electronic book reader App has been a very popular with over 40,000 people rating its various versions as three star and 64% of  9584 raters giving the current version the thumbs up (three stars or better). Other information sourcing goodies included in this list of best free iphone Apps are Daily Finance, Dictionary.com , ...

MacVoices #986 - Pandora Founder Tim Westergren Discusses Their Royalties Victory and Recent Service Enhancements
MacVoices — Pandora founder Tim Westergren joins us to celebrate reaching a royalties agreement with the recording industry that keeps the online music service on the web and operating at full capacity. Tim discusses the compromises that were made, the new models available to Pandora users and some of the new options they offer, including the “tip jar” model, the enhanced features of Pandora One, the desktop and mobile Pandora applications and more. The iPhone has had a significant impact on Pandora; Tim explains why, reviews their position at the intersection of musicians, the music business and users, and talks about how to get ...

Q&F: Pandora Radio
iPhone App Reviews — I know, I know, Pandora’s far from “new” but it recently occurred to me that there are a lot of truly clueless (and truly new) iPhone users out there! Despite Pandora’s perennial Top 25 placement, I still run into people here and there who have never heard of it. Maybe they don’t look at the App Store’s Top 25 list, maybe they don’t “get” internet radio, maybe they actually do live under a rock! Beats me. Since this app is widely considered to be the undisputed king of iPhone radio services, I’ll keep this short: if you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch, get Pandora. No matter what ...

Best Free iPhone 3G Applications
Free iPod Touch Apps | Free iPod Touch Games | AppleRepo.com — Many Free iPhone 3G Applications are available in the iTunes Apps Store. According to the Apps popularity, The best free iPhone 3G applications are listed below: Google Mobile App – This is similar to firefox 3’s.it not only searches the web but also shows the contacts listed in your phone as soon as you type in few letters. Evernote – Best iPhone application for taking, storing and reviewing notes. This application can also be used for taking notes either by taking photo or by recording your voice. ...

Best Paid and Free iPod Touch Apps for 2009
Free iPod Touch Apps | Free iPod Touch Games | AppleRepo.com — So you finally got that iPod Touch you have been wanting for months, maybe even years, and now you are ready to explore all that it has to offer. Something a lot of new iPod Touch owners want to know is simply where to start. With thousands of iPod Touch applications to choose from (Recently Apple.com has approved more than 100000 iPhone and iPod Touch Apps now), finding the best ones can be overwhelming. Here are some of the best paid and free applications 2009 that you might find handy to your everyday life. 1Password (paid): This ...