Get paid to test games for Sidhe (PikPok)
Here’s one I’ve not seen for iPhone before and something we wouldn’t normaly do… Sidhe, the New Zealand based game development company, are offering to pay for game usability testing and whilst this may not be an entirely new concept, for iPhone game testing it is (although they have said it may not be just iPhone games). Continue reading to see what they are offering…
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Game Center… It is almost time!
Game Center – I’d get used to hearing those 2 words as this is undoubtedly one of the biggest new features of the Apple iOS operating system. We have seen snippets of Game Center floating in the 4.0 BETA’s and a few other places but now it looks like Apple have flicked the switch and we are almost good to go. Carry on reading for the Game Center update.…
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First look and mini-review: Vodafone NZ Music Awards
Vodafone’s gone geek chic with a Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards iPhone app, which launched yesterday. The app is available now and is FREE from the App Store and features artist profiles, competitions, the latest news from finalists and voting for the People’s Choice Awards.…
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How my iOS devices helped us in the quake and how they could save your life
There’s no getting around it: Saturday morning’s earthquake was absolutely terrifying — being violently woken to a deafening rumble, the ground shaking and jolting beneath your feet, cupboards, drawers and their contents flying across the room and the sound of glass and breakables breaking and smashing all around is an experience I hope to never repeat. But in the midst of it all, owning an iPhone and an iPad helped my family reach loved ones and hear about what was going on around us. How? Keep reading for my story.…
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Apple’s UK website confirm iOS 4.1 for September 8th
According to the Apple UK iPhone software update page, iOS 4.1 for iPhone will be available for download to those non-dev’s out there on September 8th.
We would assume that the date will be the same the world around but the New Zealand site still says “Coming Soon”.…
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Canterbury Earthquake….. We are safe!
Thanks to those who have sent messages through Twitter, email etc — we and our families are safe and sound, we pray that all our readers are also safe and haven’t too much damage or loss. Mother nature eh?! May not be any stories from Steve, Dan or Allan for a while, but sure you all understand! (And yes, our iPhones are safe!).
We’d also like to say thanks to everyone at @TelecomNZ, @Vodafone, More FM, Civil Defence, Orion, TVNZ and everyone else that has been involved with keeping everyone up to date with what’s happening. You all have, and are continuing to do a great job.…
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First look: HDR cranks up the awesome factor on your iPhone 4′s camera: but is it real HDR?
One of the nice surprises at today’s Apple event was the addition of HDR (high dynamic range) to the camera app on the iPhone 4 in iOS 4.1. HDR is a photographic technique that blends together three photos taken at various levels of exposure and combines the best of all of them into one. A good explanation can be found on this site, but the result is a shot that captures both the shadows and the bright parts of a picture without washing out and detail. We’ve downloaded the 4.1 GM today and taken a few shots to put it through its paces.…
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iTunes 10 now available
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Apple Event Roundup
Because the Apple event this morning was live there was no need for us to live-blog it, but how about a round up…. Continue reading to see all the best bits from today’s video.…
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Tomorrow’s Apple event: Your predictions please [UPDATE: Event to be live-streamed]
In case you’ve been living under an Apple-proof rock for the last fortnight then you’ll already know that an Apple event is taking place Sept 1st – that’s tomorrow (02/09) 5am NZ time. This time of year is traditionally when Cupertino unveil refreshed iPods, and from the graphic it’s clear that music is at the heart of the event. An updated iPod touch with front-facing camera and FaceTime is almost a certainty, but there are rumours (as usual) that the event could also be used to announce a slew of other goodies including an all-new Apple TV (iTV), cloud-based iTunes, TV show rentals (for the US), iOS 4 for the iPad, and the release date for the white iPhone 4. We want your predictions, so hit the comments and put your stake in the sand!
UPDATE: Apple have just announced that for the first time they will be live streaming the event on the Apple website. So if any of you are going to be up at 5am and were planning on a date with the refresh button, great news! – You can now sit back and watch the whole thing live. Note that PC owners are left in the dark – this will be available on Mac, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad only…
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Yahoo!’s new mail web app for iPhone is amazing
Yeah, that’s right: I said amazing. Once the leader of the web, expectations of Yahoo! have slipped in recent years, and it’s not often that we get excited about any of their offerings. But their new mail web app (which consequently becomes the web app for Telecom / Xtra mail) for iPhone and iPad is an effort worthy of some attention, so it’s going to get some. …
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Kiwi App Review: 3 News
Following on from Lotto NZ, kiwi developers Moa Creative have come up with another app for our viewing pleasure. This time it’s an official app for 3 News. It’s always great to add another local source to our news apps collections as we must keep on top of what is happening at home and in the rest of the world. Keep reading for my take on TV3′s first foray into kiwi appdom……
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Kiwi App Review: Joketoons
If the phrase “An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar…” is enough to get your funny-bone all of a twitter, then Joketoons could be the app for you. Produced by kiwi animation studio The Funny Farm, this app is designed for one thing: to make you laugh. But will it have you in stitches or reaching for the rotten tomatoes? Read on to find out!…
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Special deal for iPhonewzealand readers: Save $20 on CreativeTech Event
iPhonewzealand has managed to secure a discount for our readers on tickets for the CreativeTech Apple-centric event taking place in Auckland next weekend. Keep reading for details on the event, and how to claim your discount.…
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Introducing our iPhonewzealand: NZ Carrier Settings App
When Apple released iOS 4 and our bundles stopped working we needed a way for you (iPhone users) to get your settings onto your device easily so we created our Carrier Settings WebApp. This was great and provided a quick and easy way for you to get the settings for all the service providers here in New Zealand with some simple copying and pasting. The problem with the WebApp is that to access it you need an internet connection and without the settings you can’t do that…. catch 22. Continue reading to see details of our latest app: NZ Carrier Settings by iPnz (yes Apple made us do the iPnz thing…).…
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Kiwi app review: Menus.co.nz
The team over at Yellow have recently released their latest creation: Menus.co.nz, an app to accompany the website of the same name. Carrying out a similar function to the long-established MenuMania app, Menus.co.nz is designed to help you choose a restaurant or bar based on proximity or budget. But does it deliver the goods in gourmet style, or does it plonk it all in a torn take-out bag? Keep reading for the low-down.…
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Quick Look: Incase Snap Case for iPhone 4 [video]
After a short wait my free iPhone 4 case from the Apple “iPhone 4 Case Program” has arrived. I say short wait, it was about 3 weeks, but as I wasn’t waiting at the door for it’s arrival it seemed to go pretty quick. Continue reading to see what I think of the Incase Snap case and a short video, which shows the Incase and the Gecko Profile case, how they compare and as promised I will also show you how they fit in the TomTom car kit.…
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