Top AppAdvice News And Apps Of The Past Week

This week, Google launched its own "mobile virtual network" in Spain, Starbucks started handing out iBooks to customers and we've heard a lot more about the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5. Read on, and find out what the best and most interesting news items of the past week were. Industry News: Google Now A "Mobile Virtual Network Operator In Spain - Is This The Future? Google has launched its own “mobile virtual network” in Spain, and is handing out the above SIM cards to Google employees within the country. Google+: No Invitation Required Google announced today its social networking site, Google+, is now accessible to anyone who wishes to join. In addition, the company stated the site’s Hangouts feature would soon arrive through their iPhone/iPod touch app. Canon Introduces New Printers That Support Apple's AirPrint Limited printing capabilities from iOS devices, especially with the iPad, has been a sore spot with users. Canon hopes to make life a little easier by introducing new models that will support Apple’s AirPrint. This feature allows users to print wirelessly from their mobile iOS devices without installing printer drivers. Google Launches NFC-Based Payments System On Android-Based Smart Phones Google has unwrapped its new NFC-based payment system, Google Wallet, placing it first on Sprint Android smartphones. This news, which comes just weeks before Apple’s likely launch of the iPhone 5, was first reported by Apple Insider. Apple Online Store Launches In Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic And UAE That’s right, Apple has launched the Apple Online Store in four more countries. Now, fans living in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and the United Arab Emirates can purchase Apple products from the company’s website. Starbucks Now Giving Away Free iBooks With Coffee, TV Shows To Follow? Starbucks is now offering customers free iBook downloads as part of its “pick of the week” program. MyGreatFest: From Cydia To iOS 5 Jailbreak - Here's Everything That Happened Today was the day of MyGreatFest – the world’s first iOS and jailbreak convention. In this article, we’ve outlined everything that’s happened at the event (we were there!), link to other MyGreatFest articles and upload images. Later, we’ll be hearing from Chronic Dev Team member @p0sixninja, and the “Father of Cydia,” Jay Freeman (@saurik). iPhone News: Forget The Big Reveal, When Will The iPhone 5 Launch? We heard the announcement and offered our opinions, now the question is: When Can I Buy An iPhone 5? All Things D: Apple To Announce iPhone 5 October 4 According to All Things Digital’s sources, Apple has finally set a date for their next media event, which undoubtedly will debut the next generation iPhone(s). T-Mobile Exec: We Are Not Going To Get The iPhone 5 This Year This year could soon become one of disappointment for T-Mobile customers. Just weeks after the U.S. Department of Justice indicated that it would fight against the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile, comes word the No. 4 carrier in the U.S. might not be getting the iPhone this year, according to news first reported by TmoNews. Is Apple Waiting On AT&T To Launch The New iPhone? AT&T has begun rolling out 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) service to its customers in five different cities within the US and will be in 15 markets by the end of 2011. This information was released this week on the AT&T website. The question we’ve been getting is whether this announcement is in line with a new iPhone release? This Upcoming Case Can Make South Korean iPhones NFC Capable The South Korean carrier “KT” is planning on launching an NFC iPhone case alongside an accompanying service, which will allow Korean iPhone owners to make NFC payments using their smart phone. History Of Application Stores In One Big Infographic The latest iOS related infographic to come to our attention is titled “Store Wars,” and outlines some information on smart phone applications stores (including the iOS App Store). Jailbreak Only: iPhone Dev-Team Releases Improved Version Of Redsn0w The iPhone Dev-Team has released a new and improved version of redsn0w, its popular jailbreak tool. Now, users of the software can take advantage of a variety of exciting features, including the ability to kick an iOS device out of recovery mode, and support for those all-important SHSH blobs. iPad News: Starbucks In Conversation With Rovio About Featuring Their Number One Game Angry Birds is one of the hottest downloads in the App Store; Rovio has experienced over 350 million downloads of this popular game. The silly slingshot bird game is moving into other areas of pop culture such as stuffed toys, Halloween costumes, clothing and now possibly Starbucks? Everything You Need To Know About Newsstand - Revealed Ever since the WWDC, Apple has been very discreet about Newsstand and what it really will be like. This week, Apple finally released, to some developers, a special FAQ document detailing how the feature will work and affect them. We have received a copy of these details. Apple To Reset iCloud Backup Data This Thursday As Public Launch Nears Apple has recently announced that this Thursday, iCloud backup data will be reset, and that throughout the day users of the service will be unable to backup their iOS device to the cloud. The news suggests that both iCloud and iOS 5 are nearing competition, and that we may see a Gold Master release in October, as expected.

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