Mission TUAWpossible: Back up your iPhone with Time Machine

Good morning, Mr. Phelps. The man you are looking at is Justin T. iPhoneuser, one of our loyal TUAW readers. Recently, Justin's iPhone went kablooey and when he tried to restore, he found that his backups were corrupted. He lost a great deal of data and time, all because Time Machine hadn't backed up his iPhone's data. Your mission, Jim, should you choose to accept it, is to help Justin back up his data with Time Machine so he never has to face this kind of data loss again. As usual, should any of your team members be caught by Apple, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This post will self-destruct in five seconds... [This is the part where the Theme Music usually plays.] Read on for your TUAWpossible Mission Briefing.Continue reading Mission TUAWpossible: Back up your iPhone with Time MachineRead | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Steve Jobs vows iPhone app crash fix for September

iPhone owners suddenly locked out of their third-party apps by a crash bug on startup will have a solution next month, Apple chief Steve Jobs has revealed. An AppleInsider reader has received one of Steve Jobs' characteristically brief and rare pe...

So Hot Right Now: Top 10 Appletell posts for the week of August 17, 2008

Section: Haven’t caught all of the Appletell news this week?  Here’s your chance to catch up on this week’s top 10 articles! Stephen Colbert:  “Killer iPhones” the number one threat to America“Really? I always thought that it was grizzly bears! On Thursday’s “ThreatDown” on Comedy’s Central’s Colbert Report, it seems Steve Jobs’ recent acknowledgment of an iPhone ”kill switch” makes the smartphone the number one threat to America!  Check…” MORE »iPhone firmware 2.0.2 is out!“ The latest update from Apple for the iPhone is available on iTunes. Now the iPhone has made it up to version 2.0.2.  So what does it do? Apple lists bug fixes as the only change. I…” MORE »Appletell giveaway - Moto Racer and Big Bang Sudoku for iPhone [update: 100% more swag]“Courtesy of our friends over at Freeverse, Appletell this week is giving away free copies of Wingnuts Moto Racer and Big Bang Sudoku for the iPhone and iPod touch. And to…” MORE »Copy and Paste may be on the horizon for the iPhone“We’ve all asked for it. Time and time again. We’re sick of writing things that can just be copied. It’s all about ease of use, why shouldn’t iPhone copy and paste be part of the big…” MORE »Current iPod line being phased out for September announcement“ Target, Argos in the UK, and many more iPod supply stores are saying that the current iPod line is marked “discontinued” in preparation for new models with a potential September Apple event.  According to Apple Insider, Argos…” MORE »Five sources for free Sims 2 downloads“The Sims 3 has been in development since 2006, and a Mac version has been confirmed. In the typical spirit of computer games, the Mac version will come…” MORE »SingTel publicizes pricing plans for upcoming iPhone Release“In anticipation of the August 22nd iPhone release, the sole service provider for the iPhone in Singapore, SingTel, has officially announced the five available plans for the device. There are seven plans in all, with prices ranging from $26 to $205 per month.…” MORE »Real Racing: another iPhone racing game to get excited about“There are probably too many racing games already made for the iPhone, but that isn’t stopping Firemint from developing a game named “Real Racing.” Real Racing is exactly what it sounds…” MORE »Had bad 3G reception before? Firmware 2.0.2 gets rid of it completely…“For many users, firmware update 2.0.2 was supposed to be the fix for 3G reception issues. I say supposed to be, because apparently, instead of fixing the iPhone’s hefty signal strength requirements for 3G, it makes that already bad reception…” MORE »Appletell review - Sol Free Solitaire for iPhone“ Genre: Card Games Developer: Smallware LLC Seller: Smallware LLC File Size: 0.5 MB Requirements: iPhone 2.0 software Compatibility: iPhone and iPod touch Age…” MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

iPod and iPhone case roundup: grab bag

We look at a holder for the original iPhone, a leather sleeve for the iPod classic, and a bag-strap pouch that fits all of Apple’s mobile gadgets.

Macintosh/iPhone software update round-up - August 19, 2008

Section: Software + Apps, Miscellaneous, Third-Party, Mac + Computers, SoftwareMacintosh and iPhone software updates and announcements for August 19, 2008: Brian Wurster has released Tangrams for the iPhone. Tangrams a modern version of the classic Chinese puzzle game that challenges your mind as you attempt to arrange the seven shapes, called “tans,” into a variety of forms. The puzzles themselves often represent animals and people, as well as many other interesting shapes. Falkon Ware’s new SerialMailer 5.7 comes with a built-in mail server. Bulk mails can now be posted directly from any Mac running OS X 10.4 Tiger and above simply by choosing the “Local Server” option. A regular mail account is no longer necessary. Destineer’s MacSoft unit announced today that the Macintosh version of Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, the second expansion pack for Ensemble Studios’ award-winning strategy game, is in stores now. Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties brings new playable civilizations, new units, campaigns, game modes, and more to the award-winning Age of Empires III gameplay. Divergent Media announced today the immediate availability of ClipWrap, a Macintosh application that batch converts m2t files to QuickTime HDV files for immediate editing. Dockland Software has announced Fantasktik, their innovative taskbar application for Mac OS X Leopard. Displaying a clean and sleek user interface, Fantasktik is a powerful tool allowing users to easily see and switch between open windows and applications. Based on Mac OS X philosophy, Fantasktik groups windows by application. Double-clicking on an application icon provides a way to manage the taskbar real-estate by collapsing and expanding the windows associated with the application. Join FMPug founder Andy Gaunt for a live presentation of FMTouch, the application that brings your FileMaker data to your iPhone or iPod Touch on Thursday, August 21st at 1pm EDT. Find out just how touchable your database could be. When was the last time you “touched” your database? If you use FileMaker Pro and you have an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch, you can transfer that fully relational database to your iPhone or iPod. Full Story » | Written by Kirk Hiner for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

Apple is going to make how many iPhone 3Gs!?

Section: Apple, Apple News, Rumors, iPhone + Communications, iPhoneBusinessWeek is reporting on analyst predictions for next year’s iPhone 3G numbers. One of our favorite analysts Gene Munster, from Piper Jaffray, sees a very optimistic future. Many analysts expect Apple (AAPL) to sell around 11 million iPhone 3Gs in 2008 and another 25 million in 2009. But perhaps the most optimistic forecast is from Piper Jaffray (PJC) analyst Gene Munster, who expects the company to sell 13 million this year and 45 million next year. BusinessWeek claims to have some information that points to Apple’s plans to build over 40 million iPhone 3Gs during the next 12 months. This is actually even more iPhone 3Gs than the optimistic Munster expects Apple to sell in that time frame, 52% more. Apple had no comment other than it expects to come through on its current goal of 10 million iPhone 3Gs in 2008. The article goes on to point out that it’s Apple’s expanded list of countries selling the iPhone that will be fueling the the larger numbers in the coming months. The addition of iPhones for sale at Best Buy stores can’t hurt, either. Until very recently, the real problem was being able to find an iPhone 3G to buy in the first place. So, with build numbers like these, I think getting an iPhone 3G won’t be the hard part, stomaching the monthly fees will be. But if Apple wants to keep selling iPhones, they need to fix all of the problems we’ve been hearing about lately. Munster isn’t phased by the glitches as they relate to his predictions, but an iPhone that works as advertised is an iPhone that sells a whole lot better. Just to add to the juice, Munster thinks Apple is going to announce cheaper iPhone models during Macworld in January. That would certainly help their numbers, but only time will tell how much of this is real. Via [BusinessWeek] Full Story » | Written by Jake Gaecke for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »