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24 Carrot Gold iPhone 4 Will Set You Back £21,995 ($34,274 USD) – [VIDEO]

2010-07-29T23:23:49Z

Remember how we told you about the $20,000 diamond encrusted iPhone 4? Well the same company is back and this time they’ve created a solid 24 carrot gold version of the popular device.

This version comes fully loaded with 32GB of storage and will set you back a staggering £21,995 ($34,274 US). Check out the first HD video look of the product below.

Uniquely designed and crafted by Stuart Hughes, this beautiful handset took weeks of detailed intricate work to re-create the original chasis of the iphone in solid gold all of which was started and finished by hand, also a full gold dressing for the rear section. This masterpiece boasts a massive circa of 150 grams of 24ct gold. The result was outstanding even down to the precise polishing to reveal its most beautiful harmonious appearance. The handset is 32gb, factory (legal) unlocked for worldwide use and can be updated with new firmware when available without freezing up. Also included is a luxurious hand finished wallet made from real Ostrich foot. Aswell as the wallets slim and unique design it also offers functionality in holding up to 4 credit cards.

Price – £21,995.00.

Pure gold is too soft to withstand the stresses of daily use, so it is alloyed with a mixture of metals like silver, copper, palladium, and zinc to give it strength and durability. Our 18k gold is composed of 75 percent gold, alloyed with 25 percent other metals. Not only does this make the piece more valuable, it makes it strong enough to withstand daily use while maintaining its traditional, rich golden colour.

While there are accepted purity hallmarks for platinum, ranging from 850 – 999 parts per 1000, the majority of our platinum pieces is 95 percent pure platinum combined with 5 percent iridium, palladium, ruthenium or other alloys.

There are three compulsory hallmarks applied to precious metals as a quality control: a sponsor’s mark (ours is SH), a fineness mark, and an assay office mark. These marks establish the origin and fineness of the precious metal and ensure it has been accurately and independently tested. For guaranteed quality in platinum, look for the correct 950 or 999 hallmarks along with the sponsor’s mark and assay office mark.

This pricey alternative to the stock iPhone 4 provided by Apple, is now available for order here.

[via @YouTube]

Revolutionary New Feature Coming To Mac OS X!

2010-07-29T22:47:30Z

Apple has posted a new job opening in which it describes a revolutionary new feature coming to Mac OS X.

No further details are known about the new mystery feature, but the Mac OS X team up in Cupertino, California are sure cooking something for release.

Check out the full job description below.

Are you looking to help create something totally new? Something that has never been done before and will truly amaze everyone? Are you excited by the prospect that what you helped create would be used every day by millions of Apple customers? Then come and work on with the Mac OS X software engineering team to help build a new and revolutionary feature for Mac OS X.

We are looking for a senior software engineer to help us create a revolutionary new feature in the very foundations of Mac OS X. We have something truly revolutionary and really exciting in progress and it is going to require your most creative and focused efforts ever.

An ideal candidate will have a degree in Computer Science (or equivalent), five years of professional experience developing C / C++ / Objective-C libraries or frameworks for use on end user systems, experience with developing for Internet technologies and services, and a passion for doing “really hard” things that have never been done before.

An exceptional candidate will also have up close and personal experience with the HTTP protocol as well as other protocols layered atop it, have participated in or lead the architecture of large web scale systems, have shipped multiple “platforms” for use by millions of users.

[Apple Jobs via @MacStoriesNet]

Apple Among Those Who Downloaded File Containing 100 Million Facebook Profile Details? – [RUMOR]

2010-07-29T22:25:40Z

Apple, a company who prides itself on the well-being, security and privacy of its loyal following is today being accused of downloading a torrented file containing the details of 100,000,000 Facebook users, alongside a bunch of other high profile companies.

Here are the major companies that are downloading the torrent. A couple caveats to these. Just because a company is on the list, doesn’t mean that it’s a sanctioned download by the company itself to grab the user information for some purpose. It could easily just be some dude at the company who wanted to download the torrent himself to check it out. Also, the IP addresses assigned to a company might fluctuate (they usually don’t, much, unless major companies change their connection to the internet, so it should be mostly accurate).

A.C. Nielsen
Agilent Technologies
Apple Computer
AT&T – Possible Macrovision
Baker & McKenzie
BBC
Bertelsmann Media
Boeing
Church of Scientology
Cisco Systems
Cox Enterprises
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Deutsche Telekom
Disney
Duracell
Ernst & Young
Fujitsu
Goldman Sachs
Halliburton
HBO & Company
Hilton Hospitality
Hitachi
HP
IBM
Intel
Intuit
Levi Strauss & Co.
Lockheed-Martin Corp
Lucasfilm
Lucent
Lucent Technologies
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co
Mcafee
MetLife
Mitsubishi
Motorola
Northrop Grumman
Novell
Nvidia
O’Melveny & Myers
Oracle Corp
Pepsi Cola
Procter and Gamble
Random House
Raytheon
Road Runner RRWE
Seagate
Sega
Siemens AG
SONY CORPORATION
Sprint
Sun Microsystems
Symantec
The Hague
Time Warner Telecom
Turner Broadcasting system
Ubisoft Entertainment
Unisys
United Nations
Univision
USPS
Viacom
Vodafone
Wells Fargo
Xerox PARC

[@9to5Mac via @Gizmodo]

BREAKING: Vodafone New Zealand Cancels iPhone 4 Launch Tomorrow? – [Updated x2: CONFIRMED]

2010-07-29T22:02:16Z

iClarifed is reporting Vodafone New Zealand may have to cancel their iPhone 4 launch tomorrow due to a shipping error on the company’s part.

MacRumors reports:

According to local reports, Apple’s deal with Vodafone has been canceled in that country as all mentions of the device disappeared from the carrier’s site yesterday and no launch plans had been announced. We also received word that Vodafone has posted signs in its stores this morning stating that the launch will not be taking place today.

Update: We’ve heard that both Vodafone and JB Hi Fi are claiming that a “shipping error” is responsible for the cancellation of today’s launch in New Zealand.

Purchasing an unlocked iPhone 4 model at unsubsidized prices through Apple’s online store is currently the only available option to customers.

Apple is launching the iPhone 4 in 17 more countries tomorrow.

[Update] – Many users are now reporting this launch cancellation by Vodafone New Zealand is now confirmed.

[Update 2] – The company is now reportedly sending out e-mails to those who had pre-ordered.

[@iClarified via @MacRumors]

Granimator™ Version 1.5 Now Avail‏able – ‘Büro Destruct Pack’ Drops From £1.19 to FREE!

2010-07-29T20:14:50Z

Today we got the heads up from iOS development studio ustwo™ on the latest update to their colourful iPad wall-creating app, Granimator™.

Updated to version 1.5, the app now boasts a new ‘Mini Menu’ which is accessible on the left hand side of the screen and allows easier access to tools used to enhance the wallpapers you create.

To celebrate the release the company also announced the “Büro Destruct Pack” of colourful add-ons (which usually would set you back £1.19) has dropped to FREE until Friday, August 6. Grab it while you can!

Click here to view the embedded uQuery application.

Flipboard Facing Issues Adding New Users

2010-07-29T19:42:27Z

If you follow the official account of @Flipboard, you’ll likely be seeing that the company is experiencing some difficulties currently. The problems started when the company reportedly sent out a bulk e-mail to users on a waiting list in error.

The mail shot stated the service was now ready to accept new user’s Twitter and Facebook accounts. The trouble was, the service wasn’t ready to accept new user accounts, but the mail shot went out anyway. The company is now is in the process of apologizing to hundreds of its users as it tries to rectify the issue.

For those not yet familiar with Flipboard:

Your Flipboard is a constantly updated source of news you care about. Why do you care about it and how does it know you will care about the content it displays? It’s because the content it displays comes from your own followers. The people you chose to follow on Twitter or friend on Facebook.

An anonymous tipster sent us the following string which shows one user and his experience.

Hi there,

We just sent you an email telling you that we were ready for you to set up your Facebook and Twitter accounts. We are sorry to say that our email system sent the wrong email. We were actually trying to send you an email confirming your place in line for you to setup your Facebook and Twitter sections.

You will receive another email when your reservation is ready. We are working around the clock to get you your invite and will send you your official invite soon.

Thanks again for your patience and support.

- The Flipboard Team

On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Butter wrote:

:/
no luck, Chuck.

_b

On Jul 29, 2010, at 1:55 PM, Flipboard, Inc. wrote:

> Hi there. We’re now ready for you to set up your Facebook and Twitter accounts on Flipboard. Try it out and let us know what you think. And thanks again for your patience and enthusiasm.

- The Flipboard Team

Flipboard, Inc.
818 Emerson Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-332-3547

Luckily this user had a happy ending:

bingo.

THANKS !

Hi Butter, try again.

Best, gloria

Have you been given access to Flipboard yet?

Front Cover Of Macworld Magazine Shot On iPhone 4! – [Updated: MORE PHOTOS!]

2010-07-29T21:41:07Z

We know iPhone 4′s new 5 megapixel camera is great for the odd macro photo, but what about using it to shoot a front cover of a magazine?

That’s exactly what the guys over at Macworld have done. The September 2010 issue of the Macworld publication will feature a photo of iPhone 4 lay on top of a glass-topped desk. The photo was taken with an iPhone 4 using the rig you see below.

[Update] – More photos below. Courtesy of Peter Belanger.

Peter shoots Macworld covers with a Phase One P65+ digital camera, which offers 12 times the resolution of the iPhone 4’s camera. That meant getting an image as close to the size of the Macworld cover as possible, because any cropping would reduce the resolution of the image even further.

“For the most part, my strategy for photographing the cover didn’t change from how I normally would shoot,” Peter says in a blog post about the process. “I still had my normal set with lots of lights, flags and stands. I did have to change my light source from strobes to tungsten lights because the iPhone can’t sync with studio strobes. Normally I use Photoshop to add in the image on the iPhone screen and clean up dust, scratches and any other imperfections. I wasn’t going to have that same control on my iPhone so the photo needs to look really good and as close to final.”

“The iPhone’s Retina display was truly awesome,” he says. “I was really able to see the detail in the photo as I was shooting. It made me wish Apple produced all its monitors this way. The final photo was dust-free and looked great. I was extremely impressed with the detail that the iPhone was able to capture.”

… And Here’s the Cover

Click for high-res version

You can read more about the process and the post-production software used here.

[@Macworld via @9to5Mac]

User Advice – Don’t Upgrade Your iPhone 3G to iOS 4! – [Updated]

2010-07-29T17:38:40Z

We recently gave you the heads up that Apple was reportedly looking into claims that iPhone 3G users are experiencing slower than intended speeds, after installing the latest revision to their mobile operating system iOS4.

But what level of user feedback must Apple itself have received to warrant looking into the situation? Well, if you head over to company’s official discussion boards, it becomes immediately clear just how many users are experiencing issues with the new software – and it’s not just the “slowness” of the OS which is getting users in a knot. Some users are simply having a hard time operating the phones they originally purchased.

One user notes:

I also have the 3G and I’m having ‘Choppy’ problems. By far the most annoying one is on the “Slide to open” screen. It hangs for ages preventing me from getting into the phone. I can slide my finger over anywhere between 1 and 15 times before the phone actually responds.

Tonight I’m going to do a complete wipe and restore from new (over night cos it takes ages) to see if that fixes it. I hate doing this as the backup does actually lose things I need to go in and reset so it’s a pain I could do without. All this just to get email threads, 1 inbox and folders! While I’m at it, why didn’t they add smart folders into mail?

Another:

I’m not going to get into definitions of what multitasking and backgrounding are. I just used the same marketing term that apple use on their website (See for yourself @ http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/). What makes you think that iPhone is not already running multiple processes at the same time (irrespective of whether they give user control or not)? The processor inside isn’t that incapable.

I know what you’re thinking – The iPhone 3G is two years old. Of course it isn’t going to be as capable as the iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4. Mainly due to its slower processor and the amount of RAM it carries! – and you’re right. These are all valid reasons. But surely the performance seen by the end-user should be of a usable level?

You can check out the user threads which have been raised about the various issues iPhone 3G users have experiencing, here, here and here.

Do any of you have these issues yourself?

[Update] – Reader Sebastien notes via jailbreak extraordinaire @Comex that turning off ‘Spotlight Search’ in iOS 4 seems to improve (if not solve) the lagging issues some iPhone 3G users are experiencing.

[via Apple Discussions]

EA Mobile Debuts SimCity™ Deluxe for the iPhone (and iPod touch)!

2010-07-29T16:17:03Z

EA Mobile have today announced the release of the much anticipated sequel to their widely popular franchise SimCity™. SimCity™ Deluxe for the iPhone and iPod touch is now available for $6.99 (£3.99) on the App Store.

The game promises a fresh new experience of city management with new challenges, improved graphics and crazy new disasters.

From the app description:

Build and manage your dream city with an updated SimCity™ experience for iPhone® & iPod touch®. Designed for dedicated and casual fans, let your inner urban planner run wild with easier controls, optimized performance, improved visuals, starter cities, and exciting new scenarios.

FACE NEW CHALLENGING SCENARIOS
Take on up to 7 multifaceted scenarios, from staging a glorious “World Games” to coping with a scorching heat wave. See if you have what it takes to be a successful mayor.

MEET DEVASTATING DISASTERS
Guide your city through seasonal catastrophes during Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Even fend off the Armageddon of a random meteor strike.

GET STARTED IN 7 BUSTLING CITIES
Choose cities inspired by world famous locations and remake them to your liking.

MODIFY TERRAIN WITH TOUCH CONTROL
Finger-paint water, land, and trees. Get more power and control over the look of your city’s landscape.

INSTANTLY SEE HOW YOUR CITY IS SHAPING UP
Enjoy vastly improved zooming capability and watch the image of your city be smoothly displayed when you scroll. SimCity™ Deluxe features more responsive performance than ever before.

We’ll have a review shortly, for now you can grab the new game using the link below!

App Store Contains 10% Of In-App Purchase Enabled iPad Applications – [REPORT]

2010-07-29T15:37:49Z

App Store analytics provider Distimo reported Thursday that in its recent findings, it found that 10% of applications designed for iPad included in-app purchases, compared to just 2% for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Other notable findings included:

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One of the main reasons for that, still according to the startup, is the fact that the App Store for iPad became available after in-app purchases were introduced, contrary to the App Store for iPhone. Another reason to take into consideration is that the iPad may currently be used more as a media consumption device than the iPhone, with magazine and newspaper publishers selling much of their content as in-app purchases.

[via @TechCrunch]