Jul 14th 2009
MacBreak Weekly 149
Bump My iPhone
Hosted by
Scott Bourne
Digital 45s, 1.5 billion apps, iPod Touch cameras, Eric Schmidt, Safari 4.0.2, and more.
Records live every Tuesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.
Guests:
Wil Harris,
Justine Ezarik
Digital 45s, 1.5 billion apps, iPod Touch cameras, Eric Schmidt, Safari 4.0.2, and more.
- Apple has begun offering the "Digital 45" via the iTunes Music Store - A single and a "B" side from a particular artist at a reduced price.
- Apple announces 1.5 billion apps downloaded from App Store.
- Future iPod models are rumored to include a built-in camera.
- What does it take for the iPhone to become a true convergence device? Wil says it needs an external keyboard.
- Is Apple blocking push notifications on unlocked iPhones?
- Will Google CEO Eric Schmidt remain on the Apple board of directors in light of Google's announcement of Chrome OS?
- Apple updates Safari to version 4.0.2
- Leo Laporte elected President of the Internet!
- Steve Jobs finally receives permission to relocate historic home and build a new house on the existing property.
- The SEC is investigating Apple's disclosures regarding Steve Jobs' health issues.
Picks of the week:
- Wil Harris: Parachute Panic for iPhone - $0.99
- Justine Ezarik: GloBall for iPhone - $0.99; or Free GloBall Lite
- Scott Bourne: Lexar Professional UDMA FireWire 800 Compact Flash Card Reader - $61.24 from Amazon
Wiki show notes for this episode. Show notes by Sharp65, TWiT staff and the TWiT community.
Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by CacheFly.