Rene and Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents discuss Apple vs. Samsung, HTC, and Motorola, Microsoft licensing fees for Android, Nortel auction, Oracle vs. Google, and Lodsys vs. iOS developers. This is a special edition of iPhone Live!
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There are hundreds of thousands of iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps for just about everything — so how come the one you need, the one you know just has to be there, is so hard to find? Enter TiPb’s new weekly feature where staff and readers alike sort through the App Store and help you find just the right App for That. This week, Jonathan @MrJR84 asks:
Hey @llofte! Is there an bookmarklet/app to share a webpage or clipboard to other devices? Since we don’t have WebOS touch-to-share…
To see what we found for Jonathan, follow along after the break!
Handoff [$1.99 - iTunes link] is a universal application for iPhone and iPad that allows you to share things from your computer’s web browser to your iPhone and iPad.
First, you must head to Handoff’s website and download the extension for your web browser of choice (Safari, Firefox, or Chrome). Once you’re all set up, you’re ready to start sharing web pages, maps, phone numbers, selected text, and more between your devices.
When you send an item to your iPhone and iPad, you can receive a push notification on said device for quick accessibility to that item. You can also set up Handoff to open other apps when receiving a push notification. These apps include Safari (and some other web browsers), YouTube, Maps, iTunes, App Store, Articles (for Wikipedia), IMDB, Yelp, and Twitter.
Anyone else have any App for That suggestions for Jonathan? Let him — and all of us — know.
Having trouble finding what you need in the app store? Send us an email to iosapps@tipb.com and let us know what you’re looking for, and we’ll do our best to find you just the right App for That!
According to AppleInsider, Apple could be looking to launch full 1080p HD video rentals through its iTunes software as early as September. Currently 1080p content has not been available on any Apple platform through iTunes, be that via a Mac or the Apple TV. This could soon change as “people familiar with the matter” have told AppleInsider that certain films are now being submitted to Apple in three formats; including 1080p.
One such film from 20th Century Fox was said to have arrived with encoding options for SD (480p), HD (720p), and a new, third format listed as HD+ (1080p). Similarly, a small number of upcoming releases from two of the other ‘big 5′ movie studios were submitted with optional resolutions of 1920×1080 and an average bitrate encoding of 10,000 kbps.
Another problem to consider is internet bandwidth; you would need a very fast download speed to enable streaming of 1080p content. I struggle to stream standard definition content with my connection!
It appears that Apple has finally got on top of the iPad 2 availability problems, as it is now quoting just 3-5 business days on every model of the iPad 2. This is the first time since its launch back in March that the availability has been quoted at under a week. The delivery times are mirrored in the UK store also.
If you are planning on picking up an iPad 2, now could be the time to do it. Of course you could be put off buying one now due to the constant rumors of an iPad 2 HD coming later this year. I am going to be really upset if these rumors do turn out to be true; after just buying an iPad 2!
BrainFeverMedia has updated their photography app, LensFlare, with two new lens flares: SuperFlare and Transformers. This apps gives you the ability to add lens flares to your photos.
Features:
Flare types:
Lens flares used to be considered a photographic flaw and lens makers have put in a lot of effort to reduce this effect as much as possible and photographers have invested in lens hoods to help prevent it. Recently, however, it has become all the rave and viewed as artistic. Even so, not all lens flare is good lens flare, and it is very difficult to get right with an iPhone. Personally, I think LensFlare is perfect for the situations when bad lens flare is involved in my photo and I want to make it look good.
LensFlare is available for $0.99. Screenshots after the break.
Have an app you’d love to see featured on TiPb? Email us at iosapps@tipb.com, tell us about your app (include an iTunes link), and we’ll take a look.
Superfunctional is our new podcast focused on ways to reduce or eliminate physical pain from your life, and restore function to your body. In our debut episode, Geoff and Rene introduce Muscle Balance and Function Development, and the benefits of standing desks.
Got something to say? Agree or disagree with something we said? Have something you want us to discuss on a future show? Don’t just stand there yelling at the screen, let us know!
Curious how to use the new iCloud feature that enables Automatic Downloads? Luckily for us, this feature has rolled out before iOS 5, and anyone using iOS 4.3.3 or later has the ability to use it. But what exactly is Automatic Downloads? To find out, follow along after the break!
Say, for example, you purchase 1password on your iPad. This is a universal app, so you probably want it on your iPhone as well. To do this before, you would have to either sync your iPad, then iPhone with iTunes, or manually install 1password from the App Store on your iPhone. Not any more! Now you can enable automatic downloads on your iPhone, iPad, and computers so that any music, iBook, or app purchase you make will automatically download to all your devices – and here’s how!
There you have it! Now your devices are ready to automatically download your purchases through the cloud. Let us know how this worked out for you and if you have any questions!
Tips of the day will range from beginner-level 101 to advanced-level ninjary. If you already know this tip, keep the link handy as a quick way to help a friend. If you have a tip of your own you’d like to suggest, add them to the comments or send them in to news@tipb.com. (If it’s especially awesome and previously unknown to us, we’ll even give ya a reward…)
