Fastest Way to Search the App Store
App of the Day has created a very cool instant search engine for Apple’s App Store. Check it out at…
THE MACDADDYNEWS ARCHIVE
2010
445 original stories, preserved in their original place.
2010
445 stories
Apple Launches Express Lane Tech Support
Apple launched a new online customer support system to help customers easily find the support they need. You can search by Apple product, register your own products and look up cases that…
RUMOR: iPad Coming to Target October 3rd
Engadget is reporting that Target will begin selling the iPad in the coming weeks. From Engadget: That includes a list featuring a mysteriously unnamed product that’s set to become…
GV Mobile Resubmitted to App Store for Approval
After being removed from the App Store over a year ago, the developer of GV Mobile has resubmitted it for approval. GV Mobile is a popular Google Voice app for iPhone and became available…
Incipio Announces an iPod nano Watch Strap Case
Incipio has announced the Linq, a wrist-worn carrying solution for the iPod nano. No price is mentioned on their website yet. The Linq™ design was born from the logical “link” between the…
VLC for iPad Demo (Video)
AppAdvice has a pre-release demo of VLC for iPad, which has been submitted to the App Store for…
Very Funny Newsday iPad App Commercial (Video)
This funny video shows how the iPad can’t completely replace a newspaper. Check out Newsday for iPad and iPhone in the App…
Grand Theft Auto Coming to Mac
In a Q&A posted on Rockstar’s website, a developer mentions that the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy will be coming to Mac, maybe as soon as this year. From Rockstar Games: Look for the…
AT&T Now Selling $149 Refurbished iPhone 4
AT&T’s online store now has refurbished iPhone 4′s marked down $50. You can get the 16GB model for $149 and the 32GB model for $249. Refurbished iPhones get new casings, screens and…
VLC Player for iPad Submitted to App Store for Approval
An iPad version of the popular open source media player, VLC, has been submitted to the App Store for approval. VLC is known for being able to play just about every video format, so this is…
Apple Debuts ‘iPad is Musical’ Commercial (Video)
Apple’s new iPad commercial shows how the iPad can be musical one moment and medical the next. “iPad is never just one…
Unboxing Photos of New iPod nano and iPod touch
iLounge has a great photo gallery of the new iPod nano and iPod touch being unboxed. Apple’s new iPod shuffle, iPod nano and iPod touch are available in stores…
iPhone 4′s Dirty Secret (Video)
I know the iPhone 4 “antenna issue” has basically been forgotten by now, but I just found out about this great video showing how stupid the press was for hyping it up so much. Thanks Jim…
Game Center for iPhone and iPod touch Goes Live
Apple’s new social gaming network, Game Center, is now live with the release of iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch. The first game to be compatible with Game Center was Ms. Pac-Man. Flight…
Apple Releases iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch
iOS 4.1 is now available for the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and 2nd and 3rd-generation iPod touch models. iOS 4.1 includes Game Center, Apple’s new social gaming network. Also included…
Apple Features Game Center Enabled Games in App Store
Apple has added a new section to the App Store for Game Center enabled games for iOS 4.1. There are currently around 20 games letting you compare scores and achievements with friends using…
Review: Nike+ GPS for iPhone
Engadget has reviewed Nike’s new iPhone app, Nike+ GPS. This run-tracking app cost $1.99 and is available in the App Store. This Nike+ app does not require special Nike shoes with the…
iPhone 4 Waterproof Case Test (Video)
TiPb did a waterproof torture test comparing the Overboard and Aquapac iPhone 4 cases. From TiPb: Aquapac vs Overboard Truth be told these two cases are very similar. Both are clear plastic…
Apple Posts iPod + iTunes Timeline
Apple posted a timeline featuring important milestones in the history of the iPod and iTunes. Check it out on their…
The iWatch Becomes a Reality
With the announcement of the new multitouch iPod nano last week, I’m sure we’ll start seeing many more of these iWatch creations in the near future.…
iPhone 3G Speed Test: iOS 4.0 versus iOS 4.1 (Video)
Lifehacker has a video comparing the speed of the iPhone 3G running iOS 4.0 and 4.1. It looks like the iPhone 3G has some good speed improvements in 4.1, but still significantly slower than…
Gridlock Allows You to Freely Position Your iPhone Apps
Gridlock is a new Cydia app that lets you position your iPhone icons any way you want. Of course, you will first need to jailbreak your iOS device to enable this tweak. Gridlock, a powerful…
Ping Users Top One Million in First 48 Hours
Apple announced today that in less than 48 hours since its launch on Wednesday, more than one million users have joined Ping, its new social network for music. Ping is integrated with…