PBS has released a “PBS for iPad” application. So what does it do? It’s pretty much a specialized PBS video player. If you head to the PBS site on the Safari app, you’ll see the much dreaded message that Adobe Flash Player is required. Since Flash on iOS is a nonstarter, apps are a great … Read more
VLC is known as a Swiss Army Knife of media players for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It can handle almost any video codec you care to throw its way. So the news that Applidium was porting the open source media player to work with the iPad last month was met with a bit of excitement. … Read more
Streaming music service Rhapsody has launched a mobile app for BlackBerry users. This means Rhapsody subscribers can now tune into millions of songs using the on-demand music service on Android, iOS, and BalckBerry devices — as well as using a computer. The Rhapsody service runs $9.99 per month, although the company offers a seven day free trial. The … Read more
TomTom has released a fairly major update to their iPhone GPS app, with the headliners being higher resolution imagery for iPhone 4 owners and updated maps for all. And, in the novelty category, TomTom has introduced a navigate-to-photo feature. Not sure we’ll ever need or use that, but we are glad to see smoother, more … Read more
The company that ported the popular VLC media player to the Apple iPad has now submitted a universal version which will also run on the iPhone and iPod touch to Apple for review. Since the iPad version has already been approved, there’s no reason to think it will take all that long for Apple to approve … Read more
AudioPress is a new iOS app that lets you create audio playlists with podcasts and internet radio stations. There’s also a category for “AudioArticles,” with the latest news stories from The Associated Press and other news sources — but there’s currently no content available in the AudioArticles directory. As a streaming podcast client, AudioPress works … Read more
It’s slow news Sunday and I’m on the road, so we don’t have much for you. However, while perusing the iPhone App Store this AM I noticed All Things Digital is an Apple Staff Favorite. Hm, wonder which one? And last night, while blowing time in an AT&T Store, I was mildly amused by the … Read more
Monday night, Netflix released an update to their iOS video streaming app – consisting of some bug fixes and iPhone video out capabilities. Basically, items so minor that I didn’t even bother taking a screengrab. Fast forward about half a day and the blogosphere has written off all set-top boxes and pay TV: This update now … Read more