Hulu Plus comes to Apple TV?

The app for Hulu Plus is already made and works perfectly for Apple TV. All features are working as expected and Apple has prepared everything except one important issue. It seems that now Apple is evaluating the need for this app and that some factions inside the company actually oppose the release of this app.

MindNode mind mapping app for iOS upgraded

MindNode is a well known app for mind mapping for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. This app was originally developed to make the best use of touch screen technologies, including multi touch screen gestures which are a landmark of iOS. With a mind map you can boost your productivity level in any field. You can create ‘to do’ lists, organize ideas, do some brainstorming, work on creative tasks like writing and much more. Mind maps are generally used for educational purposes and in work environments.

Apple patents the Slide To Unlock

US patent system is confusing, slow and often hard to understand. As a result, many inventors spend years before they are granted with legal protection for their intellectual property. No matter what the size of the company is, the system is rigid and it took long time for Apple to get a patent for their well known “slide to unlock” touchscreen unlock gesture.

PowderMonkeys, a new iOS game for younger gamers

PowderMonekys is a new game released by XMG Studio compatible with iPad and iPhone and aimed mostly at the younger players. It features a great design, plenty of missions, favourable game mechanics which all combined provide a great gaming experience for the youngsters but also for older generations of players. Sail the high seas, solve mysteries, fight a noble fight with monkey pirates against invading giant bugs? Count us in!

Steve Jobs: Android is a stolen idea!

We are somehow sure that the upcoming biography of Steve Jobs will reveal many interesting facts and ideas valuable and intriguing to Apple users and fans. Author of this biography, Walter Isaacson was authorized by Steve Jobs himself to write this biography, as Jobs wanted to reveal more about himself to his family and his friends as wells as to all Apple users and fans.

iOS 5: backup your device before the upgrade!

Nobody knows for sure will Apple launch the iOS 5 at the release show in their Cupertino, California campus. But if they do so and you are among those early adopters, you should do well if you decide to backup your iOS device. Backing up your data is always a smart move whenever you do some mayor change on your device, no matter what the change is about. This is just in case something goes wrong and you need to restore your device completely. If you have your backup safe and ready then there is no need to worry at all. If not, well, your data can disappear into the big blue of data heavens.

Google upgrades YouTube’s web app

You have probably noticed that Youtube app on your iPhone is a bit old, slow and not as good as many other apps which are available and run efficiently and without any problems. Youtube’s web interface for iOS devices is based on HTML 5 and is much more frequently updated and has recently being refreshed with a completely new user interface. This way of accessing all those interesting Youtube videos is comparatively much better than accessing them through your native iOS Youtube app.

iOS controlled ‘Spy Tank’

Here is another cool gadget which is among the very interesting ones, yet slightly useless at least in our opinion. This time it is a gadget made by Brookstone and named more or less appropriately: ‘Spy Tank’.

‘Spy Tank’ is controlled through an iOS app so you can drive the device with your iPhone or iPad. ‘Spy Tank’ will send you back a feed of audio and visual stream. One of the interesting things about this gadget is that it has even night vision capability which makes it even more useful for your potential “spy missions”. Your iPhone or iPad will connect to ‘Spy Tank’ through a Wi-fi connection which gives it a range of 60 meters (200 feets) in a open area or 30 meters (100 feets) if it moves behind obstacles or indoors. The rover is powered by a pack of 6 batteries, which probably won’t last too long.

Torrent app now works with iPhone and iPad!

uTorrent which is one of the best torrent clients available has now offered support for various smartphones, tablets and console devices. Supported devices include: iPhone, iPad, Android devices, Son Playstation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console.

uTorrent can detect your device and enable users to sync downloaded content on your device be it a tablet, iPhone or a gaming console. With this new uTorrent client you can simply drag and drop downloaded torrent files to your iPhone or iPad or other device. It has also an option which will enable you to convert files according to which file format is supported by your respective devices. Some rumors claim that this feature wont be availbel in future editions of the app for unknown reasons.

iPhone Dev team releases RedSn0w update

As we are nearing the date of iPhone 5 release, iPhone jailbreak devs are busy preparing a jailbreak for the upcoming iOS 5. Their goal is obviously to be ready whenever iOS 5 becomes officially available for downloading. Also like in previous cases, they are always trying to upgrade and improve any and all possible angles of the jailbreaking process. This is one of the main goals of this new RedSn0w upgrade: to make it easier and smoother for anyone to jailbreak. And indeed Redsn0w 0.9.9b1 is introducing many new features. We wrote yesterday about MuscleNerd announcing the release of the improved RedSn0w jailbreak and now it just became available for all iPhone users. Here are new features of this jailrbeak tool according to iPhone Dev team.