News: Mix: Remote, Orange promo, Searchlight, Apple Store Philippines
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — Apple has released Remote 1.1.1 , the latest version of its iTunes and Apple TV remote application for iPhone and iPod touch. According to the release notes, version 1.1.1 offers improved connection reliability to iTunes and the Apple TV, addresses issues with Apple TV On-the-Go playlists, and correctly displays artwork in the Apple TV Now Playing screen. Remote 1.1.1 is available now as a free download from the App Store. According to an Orange advertisement posted by AppleInsider, the French iPhone carrier plans on offering the 8GB iPhone 3G for as low as 99€ (roughly $126) as part of a Christmas promo. The flyer indicates that the promotion will run ...

Gizmodo's 20 Essential iPhone Apps [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo — ... Remote: One of the first apps we saw, and still among the best in terms of usefulness. If you use iTunes frequently at home and especially if you listen away from your desk via a stereo hookup or Airport Express, you need the Remote. ...

Gear Guide, part one: Gear for your iPhone
Macworld — by Dan Moren , Macworld.com This time of year, people start thinking about the ones near and dear to them. Friends, relatives, colleagues—many of these people wind up on our holiday shopping lists as we consider getting them a small token of our esteem. But what about that special something that’s been by your side all year long, sticking with you through thick and thin? What about your Mac gear? That’s the idea behind this year’s Winter Gear Guide in the pages of Macworld : Your iPhone, iPod, and Mac have treated you well all year long. Why not return the favor by getting them a gift? In our four part gear guide, we’ll share our picks for accessories ...

20 Great Apps For Your New iPhone Or iPod Touch (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider — Got an Apple (AAPL) iPhone or iPod touch for Christmas? As you've probably heard, a lot of the fun is the App Store, Apple's wildly successful software store. Here's 20 of our favorite apps to load your phone up with -- many are free. Remote, free: Use your iPhone as a remote control for your computer's iTunes or your Apple TV. Facebook and/or MySpace, free: Catch up on your real-world friends and see their latest photos. Great for killing time in waiting rooms. Shazam, free: ...

Air Photo prints photos directly from iPhone or iPod touch
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Multimedia, Software, Odds and ends, iPhone, iPod touch Our good friends at Download Squad found a great app on the App Store called Air Photo that will let you wirelessly print pictures directly from your iPhone or iPod touch. Just install the app (for $1.99, cheap ...

Apple updates Front Row, Remote for iTunes 8.1
Macworld — by Jim Dalrymple , Macworld.com It’s been a busy day for Apple. In addition to releasing a new iPod shuffle and iTunes 8.1 , Apple updated Front Row and Remote. Front Row is Apple’s hierarchical menu system for navigating media on its computers. The interface gives users the ability to access music, TV shows and movies, all from one place. According to notes provided by Apple, Front Row 2.1.7 “provides improved iTunes 8.1 compatibility.” No other information was available for the 13.3MB update. Remote is an application built for the iPhone. It allows users to remotely access iTunes libraries, whether on a computer or an Apple TV. Remote ...

News: Apple updates Remote with iTunes 8.1 compatibility
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — Apple has released Remote 1.2 , the latest version of its iTunes and Apple TV remote software for the iPhone and iPod touch. According to Apple, the new release contains bug fixes and provides compatibility with iTunes 8.1. More specifically, it adds the ability for guests to select songs to add to the iTunes DJ playlist, and vote for songs picked by others. Remote 1.2 is avialable now as a free download from the App Store. Continue reading for screenshots of Remote 1.2. [image] [image]

Weekly App Store Picks: March 14, 2009
TheAppleBlog — Place your iPhone on the floor and prepare to dance a merry jig, it’s the weekend and that means I’ve prepared a selection of fresh picks from the App Store. As ever, before we get stuck in to a hand-picked selection of the latest releases from the App Store, I’ve delved in to the week’s Apple happenings to bring you ...

Article: Weird + Small Apps: BMW Z4, Colorific, Defuser, Fozy, iDrinkSmart, Remote, Watchmen + More
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — Welcome to this week’s edition of Weird + Small Apps, where we review a collection of recent iPhone and iPod touch applications that range from free to budget-priced, and offer either simple or amusing functionality. [image] Today’s apps really have nothing in common with one another: there are a handful of mini-games, a couple of promotional applications, and several utilities that may of interest to some users. Our top picks of the week are Apple’s Remote 1.2 and Warner’s Watchmen. Read on for all the details. [image] Of the four small games we look at today, Fozy ...

Rowmote: Simple iPhone Remote Control
TheAppleBlog — Ever since I owned a Sony Ericsson phone which connected to my Mac via Salling Clicker, I’ve been fascinated with controlling OS X remotely. The iPhone created a fantastic device for taking remote control to a new level, and a search for “remote” in the App Store illustrates how popular the idea is. A relatively new app ...

Our Favorite Go-To, Get-It-Done, Easy-To-Use iPhone Apps for Law
The Mac Lawyer — What happens when four lawyers from diverse practices and backgrounds get together to discuss how each uses their iPhone to improve their productivity and reduce a few of life's frustrations?  You get a great list of iPhone apps that are sure to help you too! Apple reports over 25,000 apps are now available via the iTunes store, making it a daunting task to sift through to find the best. So here are some of the favorite picks from David Sparks of the MacSparky website, Ben Stevens of The Mac Lawyer website and Reid Trautz of Reid My Blog! (who are presenting on this topic at this year's ...

News: Apple updates Remote to version 1.2.1
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — Apple has released Remote 1.2.1 , the latest version of its iTunes and Apple TV remote software for the iPhone and iPod touch. According to Apple, the new release contains bug fixes and provides compatibility with iTunes 8.1; however, this is the same “What’s New” description it used for Remote 1.2, making it difficult to ascertain what changes have been made. Remote v.1.2 added the ability for guests to select songs to add to the iTunes DJ playlist, and vote for songs picked by others. Remote 1.2.1 is available now as a free download from the App Store.

How To Turn Your iPhone Into The Ultimate Remote
iSmashPhone — Nothing trumps the convenience of having a universal remote that's always in your pocket - especially if it's your cell phone, and especially if it's a touch screen, motion detecting, internet browsing cell phone. This guide will show you various ...

News: Apple releases Apple TV Software 2.4, adds Remote gestures
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — Apple has released Apple TV Software 2.4, the latest update to its HDTV-tethered media player. Notably, the new software adds expanded support for the company’s Remote application for the iPhone and iPod touch, allowing users to control the set-top box’s menus, video, and audio playback using touch-based gestures. Apple has yet to update its Apple TV software release notes page to explain what else, if anything, has changed; iLounge editors are in the process of downloading and installing the update and will update this article if any other changes are found, or when Apple updates its release notes. Apple TV Software 2.4 is available now via the Update ...

News: Apple updates Remote for iPhone, iPod touch to 1.3
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — Apple has updated its Remote application for the iPhone and iPod touch to version 1.3. In addition to its prior functionality as an iTunes and limited Apple TV remote, the new version allows users to control their Apple TV’s menus via a new “Control” menu, that turns the iPhone or iPod touch into a multi-touch remote control, resembling the trackpads of current-model MacBook Pro computers. Remote 1.3 is available now as a free download from the App Store. Screenshots of Remote v1.3 can be seen in this news article .

Apple updates Apple TV, Remote app to allow multi-touch control
AppleInsider — ... Published: 06:10 PM EST Apple breathed some new life into its Apple TV media hub on Wednesday with upgrades to both its firmware and the iPhone's Remote app that let owners control the wireless media hub through multi-touch input on their handheld's touch-sceen. The combination of Apple TV 2.4 and Remote 1.3 (free, App Store ) provides a new Control button that can be dragged into the bottom icon bar and serves as an alternative to the regular navigation controls on the iPhone or iPod touch. In the main menus, users can flick or drag a finger across the screen to scroll ...

Video: Apple’s Awesomely Improved iPhone Remote App
TechCrunch — I like the Apple TV as a device, but it’s remote is awful. It’s the same little dinky white one that used to come with all Apple computers a few years ago. While it’s pretty good for using the FrontRow feature on a computer, your computer also has a keyboard for things like searching — the Apple TV does not. And this remote is painfully slow for manually entering letters in searches. But with an update to both the Apple TV and its Remote app available for the iPhone and iPod touch, Apple has changed all of that. Watch the videos below to see it in action, but to say this is improved is beyond an understatement. Not only can you use various ...

iPhone Remote App Now Supports Apple TV Controlling With Gestures [Iphone Remote]
Gizmodo — ... says it's incredibly improved, as you can now just slide around on the phone to move around the screen and use the keyboard to do type searches. Grab it here for free. [ ...

Apple TV Update Adds Remote Gesture Control
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Apple TV software update adds support for iPhone gestures
Macworld — by Aayush Arya , Macworld.com Few people would question the argument that the Apple TV receives the least love from the mother-ship among its current crop of product families (although the Cinema Displays can give it a tough fight for the bottom rung). That said, Apple still manages to sneak in new software updates for the device on an occasional basis—some of them even happen to add nifty new features. Take Wednesday’s Apple TV software update 2.4, for example, which adds the ability to control audio and video playback using flick gestures of your iPhone or iPod touch, Flickr search, new view modes, and updated transport and chapter modes, among other ...

20 Sexist iPhone Apps For Men
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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. ...

Sonos offers new portable music system controlled by iPhone or iPod touch
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: iPhone, iPod touch, MusicSonos has announced a portable wireless music system that uses an iPhone or iPod touch for a controller. The Zone Player S5 is a one piece, 5 speaker music player that can access your iTunes library or any internet radio station, as well as Napster, Rhapsody, Pandora, last.fm or Sirius if you have the required subscriptions. The physical unit has only volume controls and a mute button. Like other Sonos products, the S5 needs a wired router connection or a Zone Bridge unit, which is a U.S. $99.00 box that plugs into your router and then allows the S5 to be wireless anywhere in the house. ...

Sonos Brings Wireless Mesh Home Audio - Controlled by iPhone
Apple Forums & iPhone Forums, Mods, Hacks, News, Themes, Downloads, and more! | ModMyi.com - 4,711,751,911 — image via Gear Live Using your iPhone as a remote has been done, but a company called Sonos has integrated iPhone into its whole-house wireless sound system... and on top of iTunes control, adds internet radio and Napster, Rhapsody, Pandora, last.fm and Sirius to the options at your fingertips. The Sonos ZonePlayer ...

Apple TV requires a re-download of iTunes Extras and LP, Remote.app updated
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Interestingly, Apple is requiring people who want to use iTunesLP and iTunes extras with the new AppleTV 3.0 to re-download their content.  We're not sure why but perhaps Apple had a last second change of format since the iTunes LP/extras format was released a few months ago. Also, the Apple Remote has been updated to 1.3.2 to work with AppleTV 3.0 and iTunes 9.0.2.   ...

News: Apple updates Remote for iPhone, iPod touch to 1.3.2
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — image Apple has released an update to its Remote application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Remote allows iPhone and iPod touch users to control their iTunes installations or Apple TVs directly from their devices. New in version 1.3.2 is compatibility with iTunes 9 and Apple TV 3.0, as well as unspecified bug fixes. Remote 1.3.2 is available now as a free download from the App Store.

Apple Remote App Updated For Apple TV 3.0
iPhone Alley - RSS — Apple has released version 1.3.2 of Remote [App Store, Free], their app that turns your iPhone into a remote control for iTunes on your computer and for your Apple TV. The update adds compatibility with the Apple TV 3.0 operating system and several compatibility fixes for iTunes 9. Full list of features after the break.