Speedtest.net For iPhone

Ookla, the Speedtest.net operator, released Speedtest.net for the iPhone. That’s right! Everyone’s favorite website to test their network speeds is now available to the iPhone and also the iPod Touch.

Speedtest.net is now available as a native iPhone application. It is completely free with no advertising! Use it to measure the network speed of your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Ookla operates Speedtest.net using massive global infrastructure to minimize the impact of internet congestion and latency. With millions of tests performed every month across hundreds of servers, Speedtest.net is the ultimate resource for bandwidth testing and related information.

Ookla’s Speedtest.net Speed Test for iPhone is completely free and is in the AppStore

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(via iPhone-Hacks.com)

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Steve Jobs Disclosure Won’t Quiet Health Worries

Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs broke with his usual code of secrecy Monday to explain his health problems, but the disclosure that a hormone imbalance was causing his noticeable weight loss will probably do little to tamp down concerns.

Medical experts said a hormone imbalance in a pancreatic cancer survivor raises red flags about a possible recurrence. Jobs said in 2004 that he had undergone surgery to treat a rare form of the deadly disease.

Although Jobs is known as one of the nation’s most intensely private corporate leaders, he issued an open letter Monday in which he tried to assure Apple investors and customers that he was healthy enough to lead the pioneering technology company he co-founded.

The 53-year-old CEO said his doctors discovered his condition had been “robbing” his body of proteins needed for good nutrition. He is undergoing treatment, which he described as simple and straightforward.

He did not mention cancer in his letter.

“I’ve said more than I wanted to say, and all that I am going to say, about this,” Jobs wrote.

Several medical experts, who had no access to Jobs’ health records, said problems other than cancer could have caused a hormone imbalance. For example, the surgery to remove his tumor could have left Jobs with a pancreas too small to produce the necessary enzymes.

Yet hormone imbalances are common in people who have an active neuroendocrine tumor, not in people who have been cured of the cancer, said Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers, chairman of the surgery department at the University of Minnesota.

An Apple spokesman declined to comment. The board said it would give Jobs its “complete and unwavering support” while he recovered.

(via LATimes.com)

Macworld 2009 Keynote Stream and Summary

2009 Macworld Keynote by Phil Schiller (QuickTime Stream) Keynote Summary It’s Your iLife On Jan. 3, I posted a list of six things Apple must do at Macworld. The company fulfilled the first, coming clean about Steve’s health, yesterday. Phil fulfilled the third thing today, by introducing iLife ‘09. Apple really needed to update the software, which is one of the major applications for which people choose Macs

Phil’s early presentation showed how Apple effectively out-markets Microsoft. One major new iPhoto ‘09 feature, “Faces,” uses facial recognition search to make organizing images easier. I’m sure many bloggers and journalists will write about Apple’s amazing new innovation. Microsoft added facial recognition search to the now defunct Digital Image Suite about five years ago. The feature worked really well, and Microsoft had scene recognition search, too. Damn slick. But for reasons I never understood, Microsoft didn’t promote what was a truly innovative feature.

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iTunes to Finally Go DRM Free?

Apple may have cut deals that will finally enable iTunes to offer DRM-free songs from the three largest music labels, according to CNet. In exchange, Apple has agreed to become more flexible on pricing, their sources said.

Under the terms of the deal, song prices will be broken down into three categories–older songs from the catalog, midline songs (newer songs that aren’t big hits), and current hits–said one of the sources.

The price of catalog music is expected to fall to 79 cents per song; however, the labels will be able to price some hit songs for more than 99 cents. Eventually those songs should drop to 79 cents as well.

Apple and the labels are expected to begin removing DRM from music already available in the iTunes Store and consequently allow over-the-air downloads for mobile devices. This means that iPhone users will be able to download songs over 3G while on the go.

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Truphone Adds Skype, Twitter, MSN, GoogleTalk, Yahoo

Truphone today debuted the ability to make and receive Skype calls and instant messaging (IM) to the entire Skype user base from its iPhone and iPod touch applications. The service is scheduled to be available to all customers during the week of Jan. 12.

This represents one more step toward making Truphone the open “all-in-one conversations hub” for iPhone and iPod touch users. Truphone customers on both Apple devices can now reach their Skype friends via their Skype IDs. This further expands the universe of people with whom Truphone customers can stay in touch.

Truphone-to-Skype communications are free over the Internet, and iPhone users can also place and receive Skype calls and messages when not in a Wi-Fi-accessible location for the cost of a local call, using the Truphone Anywhere feature.

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Macworld 2009 iPhone Rumors Roundup

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