[読んだ] Exploding iPhone injures French teen • The Register

A French teenager has been injured by his girlfriend's exploding iPhone, little more than a week after Apple was accused of trying to suppress news of an exploding iPod Touch.

According to the AFP, Marie-Dominique Kolega contacted Apple after her son was hit by a flying piece of Jobsian status symbol. Apparently, the iPhone made a hissing noise before the screen shattered, sending shards through the air. "My son was frightened but he did not lose an eye," Kolega told AFP.

変な音がしたら要注意ですね。

[読んだ] Apple shoots at Jax on the Tracks in Truckee | SierraSun.com

Apple computers worked on an advertisement at Jax on the Tracks Tuesday afternoon, but because the product they were advertising hadn't been released, members of the group didn't release any information, or allow any photographs.

Jax on the Tracks owner Bud Haley said a location scout found his restaurant for the project.

“Apple found us, they're trying to show us as a hip and cool spot for the 20-something crowd,” Haley said.

まだ発表されてない製品の広告?
9月に発表されると思われるiPodシリーズの新作でしょうか?
それとも10月発売説のながれるApple tablet?

[読んだ] MacNN | Gmail push app approved; shift in Apple policy?

Apple has finally approved GPush, an iPhone app which allows push notifications when new Gmail messages have been received. The app is developed by Tiverias, and should be available for $1 for the first week of its release and $2 subsequently. The approval has unusual timing given Apple's recent rejection of Google Voice-based apps, which sparked an FCC inquiry.

 

GPush has been awaiting approval from Apple for over a month, and its acceptance could signal a shift in the company's policy towards similar software.

今後の動向に注目ですね。

[読んだ] Baseball Slugger Updated – New Look & Feel | Just Another iPhone Blog

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Baseball Slugger – which I reviewed HERE and which has become my favorite iPhone game – has just had an update, to Version 1.1.0.

This update offers a ‘new and simple UI’. The fantastic gameplay has not been altered – but the game does look a little easier to navigate.

 

Having Items listed right on the bottom of the main screen is a nice new touch, and the main sections buttons along the top of the main screen also work well. 

アップデート来ました!
今一番ハマってるゲームアプリ、そして今iPod touchに入ってる唯一のゲームアプリ、Baseball Slugger
メニューまわりが分かりやすくなったみたいですね!

[読んだ] Fish Labs社の新作はラリーゲーム「Rally Master」 | iPhone 3G Wiki blog

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レース系ゲームなどをだしているFish Labs社の新作が、ラリーゲーム「Rally Master Por」をiPhoneへポーティング予定だということです。

「Rally Master Por」は、ラリーをテーマにしたゲームで、2008年度のBest Mobile Game of 2008を受賞した作品です。

面白そうな予感。

[読んだ] Always Getting Beat Down In iPhone Racing Games? Try Using A Steering Wheel : App Advice

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If you are one of those people who just can’t seem to master holding your iPhone in the air during a racing game while also tilting and steering, there just may be some hope for you after all.

CTA Digital has created a plastic housing that turns your device into a mini steering wheel.  It works with the iPhone, iPhone 3GS, first-generation, and second-generation iPod touch.  It’s an extremely simple device and it resembles those silly Wii remote accessories, but it may actually be useful for a small, select group of people. Probably those of you who don’t game while on-the-go, because who would want to lug around a giant plastic steering wheel?

冗談かと思いきや結構マジメに作ってますね。

果たして売れるんでしょうか。

[読んだ] アップル、「不適切な言葉」を理由に iPhone用辞書アプリを却下

結論を言うとNinjawordsはfやsで始まる良くない単語を辞書から取り除き、当初の申請から2ヶ月が過ぎた7月12日にようやく登録されました。しかし、ここまでやっても17歳以上向けアプリの扱い。この問題を報じた Daring Fireball は「アップルは検閲済の辞書を買うのに17歳以上であることを求めている。ジョブズが毎日話す語の半分は、今回取り除かれた語だ」と結んでいます。ライバルが「透明な承認プロセス」をアピール材料にするような状況が改善される日は来るのでしょうか。

また承認プロセスをめぐる話が出てきましたね。
Appleもいい加減にして欲しいなぁ。

[読んだ] 'Pac-Man Championship Edition' Coming to iPhone | Touch Arcade

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With Pac-Man Remix [link] fresh in the App Store, iPhone gamers in a love affair with that little yellow dot-chomper are busy getting their retro maze munch on.  But don't fill up too much, because a dose of Pac-Man goodness that should far exceed Remix will soon be making its way to the App Store.  G4tv has gotten word that Namco Bandai will be releasing the highly acclaimed Xbox Live Arcade title Pac-Man Championship Edition for the iPhone and iPod touch later this year.

Remixが出たと思ったら今度はChampionship Editionですか。
ナムコもチカラ入ってますね。