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Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:15:21 +0000

More and more users log on to the problems with the forum-iCulture automatic time zone of the iPhone. The iPhone would think located at distant locations such as Jakarta or Manila, while the user just in Netherlands. Because some locations are located in another time zone, the time of the iPhone set wrong. On the iPhone 4SApple support forum complaining especially-owners about the problems.

On 14 december the problem was first found on the forum. Since then, several users reported against the same problem to run. There is a large number of locations that incorrectly indicated for the iPhone: among other things, Manila, Jakarta, Shanghai, Egypt, and Islamabad already came over Dharka.

Where the problem is caused is not yet clear: on Twitter go different stories that the location features of the iPhone itself who suffer from problems. So would some Foursquare iPhone owners show locations in China.

On the Apple discussion forum is another possible cause: at times that the iPhone cannot connect to gps or the internet, he would use the telecom provider in order to determine a possible time zone. Here it would be some providers the past couple of days go wrong.

Until there is a possible solution is offered by Apple, from the settings screen of the iPhone users can automatically set the time zone off. This can in General-> date and time. You have suffered with time zone problems, then we hear the like in the comments under this article.

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Informants: Jos Wiersma, @ paul_van_dijk

Plants vs. Zombies and Jetpack Joyride get special Christmas updates

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:14:48 +0000

With Christmas just a week and a half removed hang the shopping street with full lighting and now possible gifts. Also in the App Store account with the holidays: The two popular games Plants vs. Zombies and Jetpack Joyride are equipped with special Christmas-updates. Both updates not only that the games be shrouded in a Christmas look, but also adding new content.

Jetpack Joyride is equipped with a number of new articles to purchase in the game. You can now Barry protagonist enfold in a Santa hat and suit, or buy two new jetpacks. One is in the form of a Christmas tree, while the other you lose from the air by blowing down snow loads. The new objects must be bought with the money that you collect in the game. The levels themselves have gotten a subtle makeover that has little to do with Christmas: there are now a number of longer and thicker scientists around.

Download: Jetpack Joyride (€ 0.79)

Plants vs. Zombies introduces for the Christmas days two new game modes: I, Zombie and I, Zombie Endless. Describes the roles reversed: players must zombies in the game world places, a plant setting opponent to eat his brain. Like other alternative play modes, you need Plants vs. Zombies off first before you can go here to get started. Specially for the holidays there are also a number of zombies around with a Santa hat. You find this annoying, then you can use the ‘ festive mode ‘ in the option screen off.

In addition to these additions can be found in this update a new leaderboards, extra achievements and new items to buy. Publisher EA still yesterday reduced the price, in celebration of the holidays.

Download: Plants vs. Zombies (€ 0.79)

Earlier this month there came Christmas also updates for Spy Mouse, Flight Control, Angry Birds and Cover Orange

‘ Social network Path has grown by 800 percent ‘

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:14:16 +0000

Last month launched the social networking Path a big update for their iPhone-app not only the full interface of changed this the app, but also ensured that the focus was also placed on check-ins besides pictures, status updates, geluisterde music and other messages. The social network would have grown by 800 percent since then, according to figures The Next Web found in the Facebook-statistics of the network.

Users can link Path to a Facebook account, so as to send information placed by friends and easy to find. To make this possible Path has a corresponding Facebook app created, whereby anyone who used him shall be recorded as an active user. When The Next Web on 29 november the app looked, there were 30,000 monthly users. Now that there are 250,000.

Take this information to you with a grain of salt: not every Path-user is required to link to Facebook the social network. Having regard to the app has made it easier for you to share status updates with Facebook, there may be a group all active users who purely for this reason, it is logged in via Facebook. However, one thing we dare to conclude: the update of the app has created a strong growth.

Download: Path (free)

VI 11/12 gets update: sharing and more videos

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:13:54 +0000

The official application of Voetbal International, VI 11/12 has received an update that provides the app more media. Under the tab to see More there are now more videos and listen to audio clips. To the media in the application include summaries of Sport 1, fragments of the television program with Johan Derksen and Wilfred Genee and video chats of the ‘ clubwatchers ‘ of VI. Also new is that articles can be shared via the familiar ways. There is integration of Twitter, Facebook and old-fashioned via email.

VI 11/12 is a comprehensive football-app in which you must top up for reviews of the latest transfers and for push messages during games. In the application you can fragments of the episodes of the television program of Voetbal International view, but not the summaries.

Download: VI 11/12 (free)

iTunes Match launched in Brazil, Netherlands release date unknown

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:13:45 +0000

When the iTunes music service launched in november, this was only in Match the United States. From iTunes-users in Brazil today can also use iTunes Match, which the international roll-out of the start of service seems to be gone. In Netherlands we can still do not use iTunes Match.

Brazil now also can make use of iTunes Match, seems Apple started with the roll out of the music service in countries outside the United States. When the Netherlands would be exactly turn is not yet clear. The later launch in other countries has mainly to do with music rights issues, which should be addressed in each country.

The roll-out of iTunes Match in Brazil is accompanied with the launch of the iTunes Store in the same country. This digital music store is also available in Argentina, Bolivia, today from Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.

iTunes Match is a new music service from Apple, which at the same time with iCloud was introduced. Users can for $ 25 per year to keep their entire music collection in the cloud. Songs you have not purchased via iTunes by iTunes Match converted to full purchases in a quality of 256 Kbps AAC.

Read more about iTunes Match in our file: iTunes Match.

iTunes already Match available in Belgium, not yet in Netherlands

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:13:43 +0000

Earlier today we wrote about the (false) start of iTunes Match in European countries. The launch tonight seems really anyway to take place in countries such as Germany, England, Canada, Mexico and … Belgium, so iPhoneclub discovered. You can exit a for € 24.99 subscription iTunes Match per year. In the Netherlands is subscription page still unreachable. If you have not yet Match the link to iTunes via the iTunes Store can find, then we also have a direct link for you.

Here is the direct link:

ITunes subscribe link to Match

Do you have any questions about iTunes Match? Most are already in our file iTunes Match. You can Match with iTunes to iTunes-purchased/downloaded music elsewhere convert numbers with a maximum of 25,000 pieces. You pay € 24.99 per year and get music songs with a quality of 256 kbps DRM-free that you can play anywhere. Songs already in iTunes, will automatically become available in iCloud, so you put them on all kinds of devices (maximum 10) can play. IOS 5 you need to play the music tracks on your iPhone. Only when your songs appear in the catalog of iTunes can there be a ‘ match ‘. The other numbers you will need to manually upload.

For all clarity: iTunes NOT Match is currently available in Netherlands. NOT it is therefore necessary to provide responses to report that the service is not yet in the Dutch iTunes Store you can find.

Read more about iTunes Match in our file: iTunes Match.

Kairosoft

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:13:23 +0000

It is now become a tradition at Kairosoft: they bring a new game for the iPhone, then there is an older game offered cheap temporarily. Also this time it is provided that: a day after Venture Towns in the App Store appeared, is available for only € 0.79 Mega Mall Story. In this simulation game you must try to keep a two-dimensional standing shopping centre.

Since Kairosoft Game Dev Story developer released, they have one hit after the other for the iPhone to know. Mega Mall Story puts you in the managerstoel again, but this time in a shopping mall: shops to correctly places do you make sure that there are so many possible turnover is rotated.

Download: Mega Mall Story (€ 0.79)

Quad Lock: confirm your iPhone simple on the wall, in your car or on your bike

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:13:13 +0000

iPad-owners know maybe Vogel’s Mount & Cover system though. IPad-that is a sleeve with a connector on the back iPad to which you can confirm, as various accessories to a suspension system on the wall and in the car. Quad Lock is a system that seems very much on, but for the iPhone. It has, inter alia, an accessory that makes your iPhone to your bicycle handlebars, a shopping cart or stroller can confirm.

Quad Lock consists of the case, with on the back a hole where you can click the accessories in. You can get the ST Flat Mount. This accessory you can paste on a wall and possibly screwing, for example next to your bed, in the kitchen or on the dashboard of your car. You can then your iPhone horizontally and vertically in attach. The Pro Bar Mount you can attach to tubes, such as at the wheel of a bicycle. Here, too, can the iPhone be on two sides fixed it clicked.

Because your iPhone with one click you can also confirm and very simple weather unplug Quad Lock use on many different places. A disadvantage is that the system works thanks to its case and that is quite thick, through the hole on the back.

Quad Lock is not on the market, but the makers try to get money through kickstarter. Here you can order the system thanks to a donation system. If there are eventually enough copies you get sent him in March. Pick up the makers not enough money on – if not – than you pay out to also not. For $ 55 is the Quad Lock with two ST Flat Mounts and a Pro Bar Mount on your doormat, when you get to the first 200. Ultimately, that cost $ 75 package in the store.

Rara music service Spotify with compete

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:13:11 +0000

The muziekstreamdienst Rara today launched in 23 countries, including Belgium and Netherlands. With Rara listen you like Spotify online to music. The service distinguishes itself especially through its competition to offer a Web-based application. Users can also listen to music Android-via the iPhone or smartphones.

Easily accessible by music, especially music lovers who still hopes Rara to listen to CDs. A simple interface to the service even easier in use. At the time would the streaming service offer a library of 10 million numbers. Agreements were made with, among others, would Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, EMI Music and Warner Music Group.

You need to use a fixed amount to Rara per month pay. New customers pay for the first three months 99 euro cents € 4.99 per month, where they pay for a subscription. Do you want to use the music service on your iPhone, then you need a subscription of € 9.99 exit. These prices are comparable to those of Spotify.

In addition to Netherlands and Belgium is Rara under other available in Great Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. In the United States, Canada and Mexico will launch the service later. The service will be pre-installed on all HP PCs in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

In a press release is available from the service let Rara know today in Netherlands and Belgium. ~~On the website of Rara, however, still only a ‘ Coming Soon ‘ communication.~~ You can try the music service on the website of Rara.

Via: Press Release

Train Bingo!: frustrations about NS

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:12:53 +0000

We have only just written about the new version of NS Journey planner Xtra or there is another new treinapp. This time it’s not an app, that too should be taken seriously. Train Bingo! is an app of the Dutchman Daan van Dijk, that allows you to playful manner can complain that the train is late once again.

The app is inspired by the ‘ Excuses of the NS ‘ and contains a bingo card on which you can check off which causes of malfunctions you encounter. IOS 5 you can share this under via Twitter or store in your photo album. The app does not only want a program to complain, but also contains some useful links to other apps, such as Train and Infomaps Railway EN, so you eventually on the place of destination.

Download: Train Bingo! (free)