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In the latest episode of CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” titled “Beta Test Initiation”, Raj Koothrappali starts a relationship with a well-known woman – Siri.

After buying an iPhone 4S, Raj starts building a creepy relationship with Siri – taking her out for coffee, inviting her on double dates, and even dressing her, in “a nice black case”.

If you are a fan of the show, you’ll know that one of Raj’s personality traits is that he has difficulty talking to women, so when Siri makes a human appearance, hilarity ensues.

You can check out the clip of humanised Siri below, but be sure to watch the full episode on CBS.

 

Many big-name companies are switching to the iPhone, and though BlackBerry is the biggest competition in the enterprise arena, iOS is doing a great job of cutting Android out of the picture. According to the latest data from Good Technology,  the iPhone 4S was just as popular new device among businesses as it was among consumers in the last quarter, commanding 31% of enterprise activations. The iPhone 4 has had a bit of a head start, but even then, only accounted for 17.6%, followed by the iPad 2 with 14.9% share. The top Android phone was the Samsung Galaxy S II, which only accounted for 1.7% of Good’s business customers. The data spanned October 1 through to December 31, and included thousands of companies that had at least 5 activated devices.

The Good data also broke down smartphone activity by sector, which showed that 35% of all mobile activations in the last quarter were in financial services, followed by business and professional services at 16.2%. The iPhone 4S specifically managed to be fairly popular in the business and professional services market, snagging 25.7% of all corporate iPhone 4S activations. Unfortunately, Good didn’t have any metrics on BlackBerry activations, but seeing as they’re essentially the alternative to RIM’s enterprise server software, I would wager their BlackBerry activation data would be lower than average anyway.

While Android smartphones were still pulling in more interest than iPads, it was a pretty close race, and combined with the massive popularity of iPhone activations, iOS is firmly planting itself in businesses. I’d love to see some more large-scale studies comparing iOS penetration in enterprise compared to BlackBerry, especially internationally, since RIM claims much of their popularity abroad. Data from November (PDF) suggests iPhone is leading BlackBerry in businesses, but there haven’t been a lot of other studies backing up that research.

How many iPhones are you guys seeing around the office? Is it a common sight, or does BlackBerry still reign supreme? Maybe Android has started to make some inroads…?

Source: Good

As you might expect, anyone in the market for an iPhone is leaning towards the latest and greatest. A recent survey conducted by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners shows that 89% of U.S. consumers who bought an iPhone between October 14 (the day the iPhone 4S launched) and December went with the 4S, while 7% picked up an iPhone 4, and 4% bought a 3GS. Of the iPhone 4S buyers, 21% bought the 64 GB model, 34% went with 32 GB, and 45% bought the 16 GB version. The CIRP co-founder, Mike Levin, provided some additional context to the study.

“An amazing 19 percent of all iPhone buyers upgraded from the iPhone 4, a phone barely a year old at the time of the launch. Forty-two percent of iPhone buyers broke existing carrier contracts to get the new iPhone 4S. And 19 percent of these iPhone 4S buyers sold their old iPhone in the secondary market. Early upgrades, broken contracts, and selling used phones — all allow buyers to purchase the new iPhone 4S, when conventional wisdom suggests that these users would follow the two-year contract cycle, or at least purchase the cheaper models.”

It’s surprising to see such a disparity between the iPhone 4 and 4S, given form factor is the same, most of the capabilities are intact, and the 4S is significantly more expensive. On the other hand, Apple fans aren’t well-known for skimping on their gear, if only by virtue of the traditionally high pricetag their devices. Plus, there’s bound to be a bit of a spike, as the study’s timeframe includes the iPhone 4S launch day; maybe over time things will even out a little bit.

Quick show of hands – how many of you upgraded from the iPhone 4 to the 4S? Know any friends who did? Any regrets? Other surveys show iPhone 4S satisfaction is through the roof, so I doubt it.

Source: AllThingsD

L’iOS 5 n’a pas fait que redonner un coup de boost à Safari Mobile, il a aussi apporté de nombreuses fonctionnalités souvent sous-exploitées. Parmi les plus utiles, il y a l’ouverture des liens en arrière-plan. Contrairement à Safari sur iPad, la version iPhone ne dispose pas d’onglet, uniquement de 8 fenêtres web. Ce système est contraignant, car l’ouverture d’un lien se fait soit sur la page active, soit nous fait basculer sur une nouvelle page. Mais voilà, les développeurs chez Apple sont loin d’être bêtes et ont intégré une fonction pour ouvrir les liens en arrière-plan…

Difficulté de l’opération : Facile – Moyenne – Difficile Durée de l’opération : 1 minute

L’ouverture d’un lien en arrière-plan a plusieurs avantages : on peut continuer à lire son article, la nouvelle page se charge et sera prête à être lue. C’est surtout un confort en plus quand on consulte une page. Pour activer cette fonction, voici la procédure à suivre :

• Aller dans Réglages > Safari
• Dans la partie Général, toucher Ouvrir les liens
• Sélectionner en arrière-plan

Et voilà. Pour ouvrir le lien en arrière-plan sur Safari iPhone il faudra maintenir son doigt sur le lien et sélectionner l’option après. La lecture n’est pas perturbée et le lien se charge entre-temps. Espérons que dans la prochaine version, maintenir son doigt sur un lien activera la fonction sans ouvrir de fenêtre.

Les applications de photos sont les plus populaires de l’App Store, d’ailleurs les nombreux prix remportés par Instagram en 2011 en sont une preuve. Les developpeurs tentent de surfer sur ce succès, et quand on veut aborder plus que la photo sur iPhone, c’est PopCarte qui vient en tête. Mais voilà, PopCarte ne fait qu’envoyer des cartes postales, et parfois ce n’est pas suffisant. C’est pour cela que les développeurs de ClicheCam ont décidé de nous faire faire un grand bond en arrière, ou en avant, en transformant l’iPhone en appareil photo argentique.

ClicheCam ne transforme pas véritablement l’iPhone en appareil photo argentique, un iPhone reste un iPhone, mais on n’est plus très loin du résultat. L’application permet en effet de prendre en photo un instant, puis de l’imprimer en quelques touches. L’impression se fait sur du papier photo, ce qui fait de ClicheCam une application assez haut de gamme.

Après avoir pris une photo il est possible d’appliquer un filtre en plus, les mêmes que ceux qu’on retrouve sur Hipstamatic ou Instagram. Cependant on ne peut pas retoucher ni importer une photo, un vrai manque à l’application. D’autant que la sélection de filtres est assez limitée et qu’on aimerait pouvoir imprimer les photos des vacances précédentes, par exemple.

Les prix des packs de pellicules, permettant de se faire envoyer les photos imprimées, sont assez élévés : 4,49€ pour 2 photos jusqu’à 9,99€ pour 12 photos. Le paiement se fait uniquement par Paypal et ne requiert donc pas de création de compte.

ClicheCam est une app bien pensée, et le papier photo ça reste du papier photo. Unique en son genre et avec tout son charme. Dommage qu’on ne puisse pas importer ses photos déjà existantes. Cela dit, pour garder ses meilleures photos de vacances ou faire un cadre montage de qualité c’est l’appli idéale. Une app à garder, même si elle ne sera utilisée que peu de fois (pour la St Valentin ?)

Testée sur : iPhone 4S (5.0.1) Version testée : 1.0 Langue : français Taille de l’application : 9 Mo

For today only, the iMore Store has the Speck Products PixelSleeve Plus for iPad on sale for only $22.95! Get them before they’re gone!

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Features:

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Apple has successfully defended the second UMTS (3G) patent infringement claim from Samsung in Germany today, though the battle’s far from over. The first complaint from Samsung was dismissed last week, and Apple promptly fired back at Samsung with a slide-to-unlock infringement claim. The Galaxy Nexus isn’t one of the phones in Apple’s countersuit, though there are still plenty more Android devices Apple’s complaint does include. Even if Apple manages to chew through the other 3G-related complaints, Samsung has another two lawsuits lined up related to smiley emoticons.

Apple and Samsung haven’t only been duking it out in the courtrooms, either. Samsung has been running a tongue-in-cheek set of ads that depict desperate, near-sighted Apple fanboys being faced with the grim reality that the Galaxy S II is plainly a better phone. Yeeeeeah, because we’ve all seen how Android’s voice-to-action implementations are way better than Siri.

While Apple is duking it out in Germany, Dutch courts have sided with Samsung in Apple’s design patent infringement claims against the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Patent squabbles are a natural part of the high-tech game, but Samsung and Apple in particular seem to really be going blow-for-blow against one another – although I’m sure Apple would be equally willing to attack any manufacturer siding with Android. Steve Jobs, as you might recall, had an intense loathing for the Android platform, and that mission will likely live on in Apple.

It sure would be nice if we could all just get along, if only to avoid having to figure out who’s suing who for what and where.

[via FOSS Patents]

Need help figuring out what the best apps and tweaks are for your newly jailbroken iPhone? Cydia can be overwhelming if you’re not sure where to start. Whether you’re jailbreaking to theme or add more functionality, we’ll have you on your way to becoming a jailbreak ninja in no time.

Quick toggles and gestures

Utilities like Activator and SBSettings should be at the very top of any jailbreaker’s list. Who likes to tap all the way into Settings to disable Wifi or 3G? I know I don’t when I can just use SBSettings to disable it with two taps from virtually anywhere on my iPhone.

SBSettings has a limitless amount of toggles available in Cydia and can be customized and tweaked until your heart’s content. If you want a quick toggle to turn off SMS alerts, you’ve got it. It also allows you to monitor free memory and clear it out. All with a simple swipe on your status bar.

Activator is also a staple in the jailbreak world when it comes to accessing information and applications quickly. You may already have it and not know it. A lot of jailbreak applications and utilities require it. The main function of Activator is to allow you to set gestures for different functions. For example, I double tap on my status bar and a quick reply window for BiteSMS pops up. I can set virtually any gesture I want for any application that supports Activator gestures (a lot of the popular ones do).

SBSettings and Activator are must have utilities for any jailbreaker. They’re typically the very first items I install on my jailbroken devices.

SBSettings – Free – Cydia Search Link

Activator – Free – Cydia Search Link

Notification enhancement applications

While iOS 5 added a ton of enhancements to the way notifications are handled and presented, Apple still left a lot of room for improvement. This is where apps like LockInfo and IntelliscreenX step in to give you even more control over how notifications are handled.

I’ve never been a fan of how iOS 5 discards notifications from the lockscreen immediately after unlocking. I like them to stay there until I dismiss them myself. LockInfo and IntelliscreenX both allow this behavior. You also have the ability to add widgets and other information to your lockscreen and notification center (called Infoshade in LockInfo). IntelliscreenX takes it one step further and adds a “top shelf” that allows you to add quick toggles you can access with a quick swipe down on notification center. This is a convenient place to stick SBSettings.

LockInfo also allows you to access your favorite contacts directly from the Infoshade or lockscreen. Both apps are great notification enhancers but they differ in some areas and feature sets. Choose the one that’s personally right for you. To help you decide which one may appeal to you more, you can check out our LockInfo vs IntelliscreenX comparison.

LockInfo – $7.99 w/ free trial – Cydia Search Link

IntelliscreenX – $9.99 w/ free trial – Cydia Search Link

Text message enhancements

While multitasking in iOS 4 made switching between applications a lot easier, you still have to completely exit whatever you’re doing to reply to a text message. Apps like BiteSMS and Messages+ aim to close that gap with quick reply functionality. Instead of having to exit out of an app a quick reply keyboard pops up, you type your message, away it goes, and you’re back to whatever you were doing before without interruption.

If you’ve purchased IntelliscreenX, you also get a license for Messages+ as well. While there are other quick messaging applications available in Cydia, BiteSMS and Messages+ are the best of the best. BiteSMS allows you to purchase credits as well if you don’t want to pay text messaging fees. It can add up to be a lot cheaper than text messaging plans.

BiteSMS – Free or $9.99 (ad free) – Cydia Search Link

Messages+ – $7.99 (free w/ IntelliscreenX purchase) – Cydia Search Link

Theming your iPhone

If you want to customize the look and feel of your iPhone, there are thousands of free and paid themes in Cydia. You can also choose from a few different utilities to theme. Some themes may require Winterboard while others will require Dreamboard. There are also applications like Theme It available in Cydia that aim to bring the best of the best themes straight to your iPhone all in one place.

If you don’t necessarily want an all in one theme but still want to customize to your liking, you can check out Springtomize 2. Springtomize 2 allows you to customize individual aspects of your iPhone’s overall appearance. There are tons of add-ons and built-in options to choose from. If you tend to be more picky, Springtomize 2 is probably a better bet as it offers far more control.

Winterboard – Free – Cydia Search Link

Dreamboard – Free – Cydia Search Link

Springtomize 2 (iOS 5+) – $2.99 – Cydia Search Link

Extras

If you’re looking for tweaks that just make your iPhone that much cooler when jailbroken, here’s some extra tweaks we’ve found that are just cool in general.

Cyntact

Adds contact pictures to your address book next to each contact.

$0.99 – Cydia Search Link

BlurriedNCBackground

Blurs the background of notification center. Nothing to configure and doesn’t add any additional icons.

Free – Cydia Search Link

Shrink

Change the default size of icons in your dock and on your homescreen. I find this particularly useful if you have a background you’d like to see without huge icons being in your way.

$1.49 – Cydia Search Link

Barrel

Add cool transitions when tabbing through pages on your springboard. Make your icons roll, fall away, and more.

$2.99 – Cydia Search Link

If you’ve got any cool tweaks or utilities you think beginner’s would benefit from be sure to let us know! This is just the beginning of what you can do with a jailbroken iPhone.

Additional resources:

• How-to jailbreak guides
• Jailbreak apps, hacks, and themes forum
• General jailbreak and unlock forum
• Cydia repositories list
• iMore downloads section
• Jailbreak troubleshooting guide

Le vendredi, on en profite parfois pour se lâcher un peu. Et quand on en a l’occasion, on partage avec vous les plus insolites des nouveautés qu’on ait pu voir. Pour clôturer la semaine comme on l’a commencé, il convient de placer un gros bandeau avant de continuer :

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Des études ont montrés que les produits Apple mettaient en branle activaient les zones érogènes, bien sûr l’iPad ne déroge pas à cette règle de l’excitation montante. Et certains en font leur business. La société Fleshlight est actuellement en train de travailler sur un accessoire pour… hum, enfin… ça se passe de mots.

Des iPads à b****r !? Sérieusement les mecs ? Bon, ça reste quand même très drôle comme accessoire, tant que l’étui se retire facilement, et très vite !

Que vous preniez beaucoup de photos ou non avec votre iPhone, il peut s’avérer très pratique de les stocker sur votre compte Dropbox. Elles seront alors accessibles depuis n’importe quel ordinateur partout dans le monde. Pour vous faciliter la tâche et automatiser le stockage, une petite application a été conçue : QuickShot with Dropbox (télécharger – 1,59€).

L’application est simple à configurer et offre de multiples possibilités. Vous pouvez choisir de transférer automatiquement toutes vos photos ou les sélectionner manuellement. Le dossier de destination peut être choisi et changé à chaque transfert. De manière très pratique toutes les métadonnées sont conservées y compris la géolocalisation. Le téléchargement fonctionne même l’application fermée par contre il est recommandé d’être connecté à un réseau Wi-Fi pour effectuer la manipulation (les photos prises notamment avec un iPhone 4S peuvent être assez lourdes). En dernier lieu il est possible de prendre des clichés directement depuis l’application mais je ne pense pas que cette option apporte un réel atout. On aurait juste apprécié un prix plus léger afin de toucher même les utilisateurs occasionnels.

Télécharger QuickShot with Dropbox – 1,59€ – pour iPhone sur l’App Store.

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Le studio Crescent Moon est un habitué des jeux ambitieux sur iPhone et iPad. On lui doit le vaste et riche Aralon, le simple et amusant Evertales et surtout Rimelands. Sans compter que le studio a donné plusieurs coups de mains codes à d’autres développeurs iOS. Avec son nouveau titre, Paper Monsters, Crescent Moon nous fait embarquer dans une aventure qui fait beaucoup penser à Little Big Planet.

Paper Monsters est un jeu de plates-formes, qui respecte toutes les spécificités du genre. Il va même chercher l’inspiration chez les plus grands puisqu’il emprunte un peu à Mario et un peu à Little Big Planet. Pas d’emballement cela dit, il n’est pas possible dans le jeu de construire un niveau ; mais on peut customiser son personnage de carton.

Notre héros est donc un bonhomme en carton, avec une adorable petite frimousse de déménagement et des membres tout raides. Amusant bien que pitoyable, charismatique quoique basique, ce personnage a presque tout ce qu’il faut pour devenir une égérie du jeu vidéo… si seulement l’App Store n’avait pas autant de prétendants au titre. Qu’importe, Carton-Man (parce qu’il faut bien lui donner un nom) a la panoplie complète du super-héros qui sauve sa dulcinée et brave les plus monstrueux des monstres.

On contrôle le personnage de façon classique, à l’aide d’un joystick virtuel situé en bas à gauche. Un autre bouton situé en bas à droite permet de sauter (avec le double saut). Le contrôle est bon, pas parfait mais pas loin de l’être. On notera une susceptibilité marquée de Carton-Man quand on saute. En effet quand on pense atterrir sur un ennemi, on arrive parfois à un millimètre de ce dernier, le mauvais millimètre. Résultat on perd un cœur alors que parfois on va aussi tuer le monstre. C’est illogique, je sais.

Ce défaut pris en compte, le jeu est excellent. L’univers graphique est vaste et varié, le design à mi-chemin entre la 2D et la 3D fait son effet et séduit. On pourra arpenter la jungle, les mines, l’océan voire un temple pas si abandonné qu’il en a l’air.

Comme dans un jeu du fameux pompier moustachu, on pourra rentrer dans des tuyaux pour être amené dans des zones d’exploration parallèle. Souvent ça donnera une nouvelle profondeur au titre avec des arrières-plans qui prennent vie le temps de quelques sauts. Par contre il ne faut pas s’attendre à des pouvoirs spéciaux. Même contre les bosses, les combats sont peu dynamiques.

On en vient presque à croire que le décor est plus vivant que les montres, quand le héros dépasse certains endroits des fleurs poussent et des champignons sortent de terre. Tout au long de la partie on pourra récupérer des boutons d’argent et d’or, qui serviront plus tard de monnaie d’échange pour acheter de nouveaux items pour Carton-Man.

Comme souvent, la bande-son est pauvre, loin d’être représentative de la qualité du jeu ; et comme souvent, on préfèrera jouer avec sa musique perso.

Notre note : 7/10

Paper Monsters est une très belle surprise de fin de mois. Original, beau, soigné dans les détails il a tout pour séduire le joueur occasionnel comme le joueur plus aguerri. Le jeu contient une vingtaine de niveaux pour une durée de vie d’environ 3 heures, mais récupérer tous les boutons d’or pour acheter les items demandera plus de temps.

A noter aussi que Paper Monsters manque ce petit quelque chose qui transforme un excellent jeu en icône. Difficile de mettre un mot sur ce qui manque exactement, mais on le ressent tout au long de la partie. Le prix de 0,79€ joue aussi en la faveur, le jeu en vaut bien le double.

Testée sur : iPod 4 (5.0.1) – iPad 2 (5.0.1) Version testée : 1.0 Langue : anglais Taille de l’application : 93,60 Mo

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A while back we reported that Google Chairman, Eric Schmidt, predicted that developers would favor Android when deciding which platform to release their apps on, well Eric these numbers tell a different story. According to numbers released by Apple they have to date paid developers over $4 Billion in revenues.

It took Apple two years to reach the first $1 billion which was achieved in June, 2010. This past summer the number had reached a whooping $2.5 Billion, which meant a doubling in just over a year.

At the release of the iPhone 4S in October, Apple announced that they had sold over 250 million iOS devices, the App Store had seen an estimated 18 billion downloads, and they had paid more than $3 billion to developers. Now when looking at the numbers for the fourth quarter of 2011 you can see that Apple paid developers more than $700,000 during this timespan, increasing the total number to roughly $4 billion.

While Google has recently reported  reaching sales of 250,000 mobile devices, Apple continues dominating the market after seeing more than 67 million iOS products being sold during the holiday quarter, Apple can now announce a total sale of more than 315 million iOS devices.

The British Heart Foundation has released an app that provides detailed instruction on how to give CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) should the need ever arise. Performing CPR could save the life of a friend or relative and is a practice everyone should know how to perform.

The British Heart Foundation PocketCPR provides REAL-TIME feedback and instructions on Hands-only CPR that empowers ANYONE to learn and practice CPR, so that they can be READY when seconds really count!!! The technology is the same as that used in the ZOLL PocketCPR for actual rescue from sudden cardiac arrest. This version teaches Hands-only CPR skills according to the latest American Heart Association and European Resuscitation Council CPR and ILCOR Guidelines as published on October 18, 2010.

• BHF Pocket CPR is a must-have app for anyone who wants to learn how to perform CPR with accuracy. The PocketCPR app can be used in CPR training programs and for individual practice at home or at work. It is a great tool for families to learn CPR in order to be prepared if a loved one needs their help
• Actively utilizes the accelerometer hardware in the phone for real-time coaching and actual feedback on CPR while you are learning and practicing
• Measures the actual rate and depth of your compressions and lets you know if you need to push faster or slower, and whether you should push harder or softer
• PocketCPR will remind you to Call for Help, to Check Responsiveness, and to perform Hands-only CPR at the correct rate and depth. The device algorithms are in complete compliance with American Heart Association and International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) guidelines.
• Clear visual and audio step-by-step instructions on Hands-only CPR performance, including initial steps for the Chain of Survival.
• Precise metronome to pace chest compressions
• Accurate ability to detect rate of actual compressions and to state visually and audibly whether to push faster or to push slower
• Industry-proven technology to detect the depth of chest compressions
• Audio and visual prompts to push harder or to push softer
• Feature to detect when chest compressions have stopped and to prompt user to START CPR
• Complete Instructions for Use
• Ability to capture and email CPR compression data and accelerometer data allowing the user to record the quality of the CPR chest compression training

The British Heart Foundation PocketCPR app is available free for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. It requires and  iOS 4.3 or later.

• App Store link

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Très critiqué à sa sortie l’iPhone 4S a tout de même fini par convaincre. Le site All Things D a recueilli de nouveaux résultats : depuis sa sortie le 14 Octobre 2011, 9 iPhone sur 10 vendus sont des iPhone 4S.

L’iPhone 4S plait malgré le faite que les fans attendaient avec impatience un nouveau design et un écran plus grand. La stratégie d’Apple fonctionne et sa volonté de sortir un iPhone tous les ans mais de ne proposer qu’un nouveau design tous les deux ans ne ralentie pas les ventes. Le modèle le plus plébiscité reste la version 16 Go avec 45% des ventes ensuite le 32 Go avec 34% puis le 64 Go avec 21% des ventes. Aussi 19% des acheteurs d’iPhone 4S possédaient auparavant un iPhone 4 et 42% ont souscrit de nouveau à un engagement de 2 ans. Est-ce Siri, la qualité du capteur photo, la puce A5 bi-core ou encore les trois réunis qui ont fini par séduire les fans ?

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Ca fait un long moment que Steam sur iPhone fait parler de lui, mais depuis c’est le total silence radio, jusqu’à hier. Valve a mis en ligne l’application iPhone, et Android, pour Steam. Comme on s’y attendait, il ne s’agit que d’un gestionnaire de compte et pas d’une application permettant de s’adonner à ses jeux Steam sur iPhone. On a donc accès à son profil, le chat Steam, les actualités de la plate-forme mais aussi le catalogue de jeux. Malheureusement, l’accès à l’app est limité aux Beta users, quelque chose de particulièrement regrettable. Pour souscrire à la Beta il faudra s’identifier une fois avec son compte sur l’app, puis attendre… Un test sera fait quand on aura accès à l’appli.

Très attendue par les utilisateurs de la plateforme Steam, l’application mobile dédiée est enfin disponible sur l’App Store. Steam Mobile (télécharger gratuitement) vous permettra d’accéder à votre compte depuis n’importe où et ainsi de chatter avec vos collègues de jeux, d’explorer les groupes communautaires, voir les profils des autres joueurs, lire les dernières news, rester au courant des meilleurs prix et promotions et pour finir d’acheter des jeux pour votre ordinateur. Vous pourrez profiter des soldes même en étant loin de chez vous.

Pour le moment l’application est en beta test privée sur invitation afin de régler les derniers bugs. Mais elle devrait être accessible à tous d’ici peu. En attendant vous pouvez la télécharger et essayer de vous connecter, Valve prendra en compte votre démarche et vous enverra peut-être une invitation.

Télécharger Steam Mobile gratuitement pour iPhone sur l’App Store.

Classé dans: nouvelle application iphone 4s

Acoording to a report by Reuters, Apple’s generous customer service may be causing huge problems for victims of iPhone theft. The warranty plan is tied to the iPhone and not the person who owns the phone; this means anyone can take an iPhone to an Apple Store for service or replacement.

The ease of trading in stolen iPhones and selling their replacements makes them nearly as tempting as grabbing cash. In cities from coast-to-coast, reports of iPhone thefts are common. While some thieves sell the phones through the traditional channels of fencing stolen goods, examples abound of stolen iPhones being brought back to Apple, as if broken, for either replacement or a discount on a new unit. ”Apple seems to have not considered stolen devices and instead is relying on the honor system,” says Robert Siciliano, a consultant for Intel Corp’s technology security unit McAfee and an identity theft expert. “The honor system is devised with the mindset that we are all sheep and there are no wolves.” Siciliano says he has known of this problem for a while, but doesn’t see any immediate solution. “Until consumers scream loud enough about this issue, Apple probably won’t do anything about it.”

While this approach is fantastic for the honest iPhone owners, thieves are using Apple’s good nature to carry out a type of laundering for stolen iPhones. When a phone is reported as stolen, a carrier can blacklist it as stolen and disable it by using its device specific IMEI number. If the device has been swapped or replaced at an Apple Store, that security measure has now been bypassed. This enables a thief to sell on or use a brand new iPhone without fear of recrimination.

Apple has yet to comment on the findings within the report but let’s hope a simple solution can be found that will not cause pain for the honest amongst us. The last thing we need is for Apple to change its policies and make life more difficult when it comes to iPhone service and replacement.

Source: Reuters, Image Wikipedia

Following up on reports of factory worker mistreatment, Apple CEO Tim Cook – who has been doing a lot of internal communications as of late, looked to email once again to send off communications to Apple internal employee’s shutting down the allegations set forth by The New York Times:

As a company and as individuals, we are defined by our values. Unfortunately some people are questioning Apple’s values today, and I’d like to address this with you directly. We care about every worker in our worldwide supply chain. Any accident is deeply troubling, and any issue with working conditions is cause for concern. Any suggestion that we don’t care is patently false and offensive to us. As you know better than anyone, accusations like these are contrary to our values. It’s not who we are. For the many hundreds of you who are based at our suppliers’ manufacturing sites around the world, or spend long stretches working there away from your families, I know you are as outraged by this as I am. For the people who aren’t as close to the supply chain, you have a right to know the facts.

Cook went on to note that Apple is “focused on educating workers about their rights, so they are empowered to speak up when they see unsafe conditions or unfair treatment” and now “more than a million people have been trained by our program.”

Cook was also sure to mention that it’s his belief that no other company has taken better steps then Apple has with there workplace efforts. You can read the full email sent out to employee’s past the break.

Source: 9to5Mac

Team,

As a company and as individuals, we are defined by our values. Unfortunately some people are questioning Apple’s values today, and I’d like to address this with you directly. We care about every worker in our worldwide supply chain. Any accident is deeply troubling, and any issue with working conditions is cause for concern. Any suggestion that we don’t care is patently false and offensive to us. As you know better than anyone, accusations like these are contrary to our values. It’s not who we are.

For the many hundreds of you who are based at our suppliers’ manufacturing sites around the world, or spend long stretches working there away from your families, I know you are as outraged by this as I am. For the people who aren’t as close to the supply chain, you have a right to know the facts.

Every year we inspect more factories, raising the bar for our partners and going deeper into the supply chain. As we reported earlier this month, we’ve made a great deal of progress and improved conditions for hundreds of thousands of workers. We know of no one in our industry doing as much as we are, in as many places, touching as many people.

At the same time, no one has been more up front about the challenges we face. We are attacking problems aggressively with the help of the world’s foremost authorities on safety, the environment, and fair labor. It would be easy to look for problems in fewer places and report prettier results, but those would not be the actions of a leader.

Earlier this month we opened our supply chain for independent evaluations by the Fair Labor Association. Apple was in a unique position to lead the industry by taking this step, and we did it without hesitation. This will lead to more frequent and more transparent reporting on our supply chain, which we welcome. These are the kinds of actions our customers expect from Apple, and we will take more of them in the future.

We are focused on educating workers about their rights, so they are empowered to speak up when they see unsafe conditions or unfair treatment. As you know, more than a million people have been trained by our program.

We will continue to dig deeper, and we will undoubtedly find more issues. What we will not do — and never have done — is stand still or turn a blind eye to problems in our supply chain. On this you have my word. You can follow our progress at apple.com/supplierresponsibility.

To those within Apple who are tackling these issues every day, you have our thanks and admiration. Your work is significant and it is changing people’s lives. We are all proud to work alongside you.

Tim

Sam and Max, the quintessential dog and bunny duo, are coming back to iPhone to start the next season of their episodic game series. Episode one of “Beyond Time and Space” is called “Ice Station Santa”. The illustrious personification of Christmas has gone on a rampage, so Sam and Max hoof it to the North Pole to find out what’s going. Hilarity ensues, as it is wont to do. On top of the game, Ice Station Santa also includes a soundboard with which you can create bizarre phrases with sound bytes from characters. Beyond that, there’s a “Whack da Ratz” mini-game, where you shoot up a simple carnival game with an oversized revolver.

I’ve got a particular soft spot for the Sam & Max series, not only because I played the original PC game when I was a kid, but because the dialogue is snappy, the scenarios are hilariously absurd, and Max’s homicidal tendencies hold an indescribable charm. The one downside that I find to the new Sam and Max episodes is that if you haven’t played previous seasons, you’ll miss out on the appeal of many of the recurring characters and inside jokes. Otherwise, it’s a fine point-and-walk adventure game, with memorable dialog trees and puzzles that come at you out of left field. To get a sense of their humour, you should take a look at this comic series written when the franchise was revived in 2005.

Episodes 2 – 5 were already built for consoles and PC long ago, so hopefully we’ll see the rest of the season in the iOS app store soon. In the meantime, you can snag Episode 1 – Ice Station Santa at the link below, or get a taste of the game at the video after the jump. ”Ice Station Santa” is a universal app, so iPad owners, have at it!

• App Store link