I guess Buy.com didn’t get the memo
Given that Walmart is selling brand new 16 GB iPhone 3G S‘s for $97, I can’t help but think Buy.com is being a little optimistic by setting a “5 per customer” limit on these refurbished 8GB iPhone 3G’s for $400 (although this would certainly bode well for me selling my 3Gs on eBay in a month…). AT&T only? Thanks to faithful Macenstein... Read More
Well, that’s ONE way to slow down iPad demand
And the award for “Most Optimistic iPad Developer” goes to….
(image by Ian Silber) Nekori, who just released their Huge Pedometer app for the iPad. Good luck fellas! Personally I think this is a great way to get a workout. Not only will the extra weight help build muscle, but you’ll be inspired to pick up the pace to avoid all the small, rock-throwing children who taunt you. It will be like having your own personal trainer! Read More
Why is Apple obsessed with the iPhone’s Calculator icon?
No app icon in the history of iPhone-dom has undergone as much design scrutiny as the poor Calculator icon. For reasons known only to Apple, the Calculator icon has been changed with each and every version of the iPhone OS, and apparently OS 4 is no different. Perhaps sensing how important the calculator icon is in the smart phone game, it appears Apple is determined to get it... Read More
ATTENTION BARGAIN HUNTERS! Save $440 off this fart app! ACT NOW!
Despite being a “day one” iPhone owner, I somehow was able to resist buying any of the farting apps, even though in the beginning, that’s all there was. Well, OK, there was Super Monkey Ball, a couple virtual lighter apps, and then the fart apps. And while I like to pride myself on my fart-app resisting fortitude, I may crack under the pressure of this AMAZING... Read More
“Felicity” predicts iPad in 1999
Felicity‘s writers might not have been able to predict that letting their star cut her hair would doom the show, but the DID predict the iPad a full11 years before Steve unveiled it. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Mike for the tip! Read More
(Slightly Used) Glass step from Apple’s 5th Avenue store staircase up for grabs on eBay!
“And you’re buying… a stairway… to heaven…” Or at least the next best thing! A stair from Apple’s 5th Avenue store! Faithful Macenstein reader Mark sent us this link to an eBay listing for one slightly used (ie CRACKED) glass riser from the infamous glass staircase at Apple’s 5th Avenue store staircase. As you can see, the crack... Read More
Why is Apple treating apps differently than movies and songs?
For quite a few years now Apple has been selling R-rated movies and sexually explicit songs on its iTunes store. In fact, half of the current Top 10 movies on iTunes are either Rated R or Unrated for scenes of nudity and sexual content. Currently 20% of Apple’s top 100 iTunes music chart are labeled as “explicit”, due to profanity and strong sexual material. ... Read More
WOW this makes Apple look really bad if it’s true
Personally I see no reason for Apple to be quaking in its boots over Google’s Android platform, but apparently it is as according to Flash of Genius, the developers of a SAT test prep app called Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab 2.2, Apple has “asked” them to remove all references to Android in their app description. That’s right, apparently you are no longer... Read More
Remember Kids: Always Delete your Bomb Threats
You know how Apple has that ridiculous disclaimer in some of its software README’s which forbids you from using products such as iTunes for illegal activities, “…including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture, or production of nuclear missiles or chemical or biological weapons.”? Well, one New York teen apparently didn’t read the fine... Read More
Contact Us