In reading the multiple blogs about why Apple is deciding to do this, according to TechCruch, they claim that streaming media will be a key part of the event, I myself think that with the new Apple TV or iTV, that will introduce some sort of iTunes in the cloud option, but there will probably be limitations, as I wish I could put my 1.72TB of iTunes media on the cloud, but it would take a year to get it uploaded somewhere.

This will also cut back on the illegal streams and hopefully Steve won’t have to tell people to shut off their wireless devices.

Anyway, it’s all rumor and speculation, so tune in at 10 AM PST and watch for yourself at Apple.com.

The time is finally here, and thanks to the Dev-Team and @comex, they have released a web based jailbreak for all iOS devices. All you have to do is go to jailbreakme.com and run it, you’ll see a loading dialog and then it will install Cydia and you are good to go.

I was hesitant to post this last night as I ran it on my iPhone 4 and lost the ability to use FaceTime and MMS, but that was all hype, as they have released a fix for it, seems it was a permissions error, and that is in the past. This was the easiest jailbreak by far, and I ran it last night, but did have a few stability issues and so to be safe I did a restore. It’s now been renewed, and the FaceTime and MMS bugs have been worked out so if you were or wanted to jailbreak your iOS device, give it a try.

As always, there is the chance this could brick your phone, and even though the DMCA said it was legal to jailbreak, it will void your warranty, so use at your own risk.

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Top 12 Paid Apps

All-in-1 Gamebox	The Moron Test	Chopper 2
The Game of Life	Words With Friends	Modern Combat: Sandstorm
Wheel of Fortune Platinum	Best Alarm Clock + Weather	Camera+
AirAttack	Plunderland	RISK: The Official Game

Top 12 Free Apps

Skype	Pandora Radio	Eliminate: GunRange Free
Need for Speed Shift FREE	Namco Games Portal	Castle Smasher
Cat Physics	Facebook	Sandwich Maker
Helium-Balloon Lite	Tap Resort Party	Tap Store Plus

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Top 12 Paid Apps

Modern Combat: Sandstorm	Wheel of Fortune Platinum	Best Alarm Clock + Weather and Temperature
Camera+	Air Attack	Plunderland
RISK: The Official Game	iHandy Flashlight Pro	The Jeff Dunham iPhone Application
iFitness	Wolf Boy	Frogger

Top 12 Free Apps

Type n Talk	iQuarters	Bubble Explode
i2i Chat	Red Ball 2	Tap Studio PRO
Prison Escape	SuperMom1	iHandy Flashlight Free
Sudoku 2	TRON	MapQuest 4 Mobile

Apple held a special press conference on Friday, and in a way they admitted that yes if you hold the iPhone 4 a certain way there is a drop in signal, but does anyone other than the press who blew it up really care? I do notice the issue, but every iPhone I have had since the first generation I’ve never once dropped a call, and even with the bars dropping I still have a great signal and people have said that I sound better on this one.

So in the end, they are giving every iPhone 4 owner a free case, either a bumper or another one until September 30th. Also what I thought was interesting was when the question was asked if Steve and folks used a case they all pulled out their naked iPhones. I myself have a Griffin case that I like because they didn’t have the bumpers available in my area on launch day, so yes I will probably get the free one or see what the other options are, but again, if this was an issue to anyone besides the tech media, why does Apple continue to sell millions of them, and why are they still sold out in a lot of places. I really don’t think people care all that much.

Let me know what you all think in the comments.

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Top 12 Paid Apps

FIFA World Cup	Archetype	Tank Wars 2
Flashlight	Doodle Jump	Skee-Ball
Phone Safeguard Pro	Official Versus Tour de France Live	Pac-Man
Pocket God	The Oregon Trail	Doodle God

Top 12 Free Apps

South Park Mega Millionaire	Build-a-lot	Snow Moto Racing
iBasket Free	Iron Commando Pro	My Coloring Book Free
Doodle Bomb	The Twilight Saga – Eclipse Movie Game Free	Ground Effect
Danger! Dodgeball	Chop Chop Ninja	Race or Die 34 Respect

]]> http://briantiede.org/blog/2010/07/09/top-24-paidfree-apps-friday-july-9-2010/feed/ 0 http://briantiede.org/blog/2010/07/04/wunder-radio-is-now-ios-4-ready/ http://briantiede.org/blog/2010/07/04/wunder-radio-is-now-ios-4-ready/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:38:56 +0000 Brian http://briantiede.org/blog/?p=2889 My favorite, and possibly the best streaming radio app Wunder Radio (iTunes Link) is now iOS 4 ready with official background streaming. The app has had background streaming available for a lot of it’s feeds via mobile safari streaming for awhile, but it’s gotten better with official streaming. Wunder Radio offers more radio stations than you can imagine, and they offer Sirius and XM streaming as well as live streams of Air Traffic Control and Police Bands. When TUAW reviewed this app they said that most of the time the signal was actually better on the iPhone then on the car radio, and I agree.

You can save any station or location as a favorite, and if you have a favorite web stream like Twit.am, you can manually add the stream yourself. The app is a little pricey at $5.99, but in the end you get a lot for your money, and it’s now a universal app that works on the iPhone and iPad, so it’s worth the price, and I have definitely gotten my money out of it. So if you are a fan of live radio get this app and you won’t regret it

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1. World Series of Poker Hold’em Legend
2. Doodle God
3. Driver
4. Rayman 2: The Great Escape
5. Spawn Illuminati HD
6. Tetris
7. The Settlers
8. Infection:Zombies
9. Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X
10. The Oregon Trail

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1. Angry Birds Lite
2. Police Chase (Free)
3. Sketch Me!
4. Hotshot Free
5. Kingdoms Live – 44 Legend Points
6. Soccer 2010
7. LetsTans Deluxe
8. Hulu Plus
9. 3D Wallpapers & Backgrounds
10. Dirt Moto Racing

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Battleship	Robot Unicorn Attack	Fat Booth
Cell Phone Tracker PRO	eBoy FixPix	More Sundaes!
Ragdoll Blaster 2	Mega Jump	Idiot Proof Test
Glass Tower