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Apple announces the launch of Subscriptions on the App Store and firmly establishes the Apple Ratio; 70:30.
It would’ve made more sense for everyone if Apple say that any Apps must include the In-App-Purchasing option if it has an Put-Of-App-Purchasing option. The same goes with subscriptions. I’m pretty sure there will be a lot of arguments to be made here.
WordPress 2.6.6 for iOS is now available at iTunes App Store. As of this posting, the details is not yet available at iOS.WordPress.org.
Small Bugfix release for the following issues:
- Editing a post doesn’t preserve the correct publishing date.
- App freezes if you change status to Draft on iPad.
- Pages crash when publishing from the Media tab.
Rovio has just released updates to Angry Birds Seasons to celebrate the fake holiday that is Valentine’s Day.
Angry Birds Seasons is available for iPod touch, iPhone, iPad and Android Devices.
Screen caps from Angry Birds Seasons HD for iPad:
Angry Birds Seasons includes Halloween, Holiday/Christmas and Valentine’s Day themes.
Miro Video Converter is available at the Mac App Store.
I was looking into converting some videos into Google’s WebM format for comparison purposes. I first downloaded theWebM QuickTime Component from WebMProject.org but it never worked. Miro Video Converter turns out to be the one I need to create WebM videos for now. It is loaded with preset video format for quick conversion. It supports formats for Android Devices, iOS Devices and WebM among many.
Miro Video Converter is available for Mac OS X and Windows.
Apple seeds iOS 4.3 beta 2, Xcode 3.2.6 and iOS SDK 4.3 beta 3 to Developers today. As usual, details are scarce due to three letter abbreviation known as NDA.
Some web sites are reporting:
Multitasking Gestures
This beta release contains a preview of new multitasking gestures for iPad. You can use four or five fingers to pinch to the Home Screen, swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar, and swipe left or right between apps. This feature will not be enabled in iOS 4.3 for customers, but we are providing this preview to gather input on how these gestures work with your apps.
iOS 4.3 beta 3 is available for:
iOS 4.3 beta 3 for Apple TV is also called as Apple TV Software beta 3.
Xcode 3.2.6 and iOS SDK 4.3 beta 3 requires Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
iOS 4.3 beta 3 is available to registered Developers. Apple iOS Developer Program costs $99 annually.
Following the fallout of Sony eBook Reader App rejection, many speculates that Apple would axe Amazon Kindle App from the App Store.
What is Apple’s angle here?
The sensationalistic headline from Ars Technica might start another mini revolt against Apple, as usual. In a short time we all would forget this all ever happened and everyone would be none the wiser. Apple will not remove Amazon Kindle App from the App Store because there is no good reasons to.
Frist microsoft said this:
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in all supported editions of Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a victim to run malicious scripts when visiting various Web sites, resulting in information disclosure. This impact is similar to server-side cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Microsoft is aware of published information and proof-of-concept code that attempts to exploit this vulnerability. At this time, Microsoft has not seen any indications of active exploitation of the vulnerability.
Then Microsoft provide this:
To have us fix this problem for you, go to the “Fix it for me” section.
What are you waiting for?
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