It’s here! If you are like me you have been figuring out these hard puzzles on MacHeist.com trying to win yourself free software for two months. Well now your labor has payed off! But wait, for all of the readers that don’t know what MacHeist is I will explain. MacHeist is a site that features little ‘missions’ that are puzzles you have to figure out to receive free software. Each mission involves finding different things and decoding weird messages that can be very frustrating. For every mision there are prizes for finishing the puzzles, and each mission provides one to three programs for free. Well the third installation of MacHeist is finally finished and the famed MacHeist Bundle has been released for purchase. This bundle lets registered users buy $558 worth of applications for $39. Yes you heard right, all those apps for such a cheap price. Plus if you have completed every mission you should have $8 worth of bundle discounts towards your purchase. The bundle features apps like Phone View which allows you to plug in your iPhone or iPod Touch and view the files, notes, SMS messages, music and more all from your desktop. If you buy now you get eight core applications and one bonus application if you are one of the first 25,000 buyers. As the total money raised goes up more applications become available with a final application total of 12, 13 if you buy early.
MacHeist donates 25% of every purchase to charity and you get to choose which one your money goes toward, or your can choose to have it split between all the charities. I know it’s a lot to take in, but you should definitely take advantage of this offer as soon as possible.
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We hear them all the time, rumors of Apple’s new netbook or the new touchscreen tablet or even a new iPhone. This time is just like the others, only there is more information present. SmartHouse is an Australian blog about products for the home. They have released a rumor they claim to be true about a partnership of Apple with LG for an OLED display. They report that a source they spoke to as told them there will be a netbook released by Apple and that there is already a prototype in the open. They are telling us that LG reported a 25% increase in OLED R&D and that they are going to invest three billion dollar into the project. The site claims that Apple has already put up $500 million for new display technologies. Last month blogs across the blogosphere reported that Apple was ordering new touchscreens with a surface that repels finger prints and oils. SmartHouse is also saying that Apple is trying to get a thin OLED for use in a future version of the Apple TV. Personally I think this is a bit far-fetched to hear all this news at once. Do you really think that Apple would let this kind of information leak? Do you honestly think they would release all these products? I’m hopeful that they are getting new iPhones and iPod Touches, and begging for a netbook, but the Apple TV thing is taking it too far. The rumors will fly around, but we will never know until the Keynote presentation. Let us know what you think of these rumors in the comment section.
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With the release of iTunes 8.1 came the release of the new iTunes DJ feature. Those that have the latest update to the Remote application put out by Apple will be able to use this new feature. Here’s how it works. You’re having a killer party and everyone there has an iPhone or iPod Touch and the Remote application and they connect to your library. Well they can access all your songs and go to the iTunes DJ playlist and request the next song to be played. The settings allow you to change the amount of songs displayed coming up and already played. It also lets you add a welcome message to those browsing your personal library for songs to add. Now if you are feeling weary about someone browsing through your library then you can add a password so random people can’t add songs to the playlist. Another great feature lets you enable voting for the songs, the more votes the higher it moves up on the list. I have given it a try and absolutely love it. It seems like it will be a sweet addition to a party. But the one thing I wouldn’t like is all the people at my party sitting around on their iPhones and iPods and not having a good time. Make sure you get the Remote application from the App Store and then download the new iTunes!
Well it looks like the overlords at Apple have laid down the law. I was hoping on sharing a video of the iPhone prototype in action but it looks like it has been pulled from YouTube. You thought that was it? Well now the listing has been pulled from eBay. From under our noses the listing was ripped, most likely by those at Cupertino. So are they afraid of what this leak will bring to competitors? I can understand, but after the progress they have made so far I wouldn’t expect them to act this way. Let us know what you think in the forums!
The big story on the wires this week, on eBay there sits an auction for an early prototype of the iPhone. The neat thing is that it runs on the prototype OS. eBay has been known for it’s weird auctions and fake sells, but this one seems legit.
The seller has two of the prototypes, one with a matte screen in working condition and one with a glass screen that doesn’t work. Both of the phones have no etching to indicate what they are or how much space they have, which should bump up the value quite a bit. There seems to be many problems using the phones since only one works and it doesn’t even work fully. The working phone can call and receive calls like any other phone, but it cannot send text messages, only receive.
The auction is currently at $2000 for both phones and two soft cases with 52 bids. So if you don’t even know what a recession is and have enough money to own a nice piece of history, then get your butt over to the listing and bid away, you only have one day and twelve hours until the end of the bidding race.