Skype for iPhone available now in the AppStore
AppStore, apps March 31st, 2009
Skype application (v1.0.0.63) for Apple’s iPhone has gone live. It’s absolutely free to download, Check this out
will be automatically decoded. To install the new version 2.7 Beta, just add the biteSMS beta repository in your Cydia application. This is the URL to add: http://www.bitesms.com/cydia/beta
Originally posted at [wired]
Sonos has added a few new features to its in-home streaming music players today. First is a software update for the actual Sonos gear, which gets bumped to version 2.7 and brings support for the Pandora and Last.FM music streaming services. More interesting, though is the new, free, Sonos Controller application for the iPhone.
In the video demonstration, it looks pretty great. Although the browsing might not be as pretty as that of the Apple made Remote, lacking album artwork, for instance, the core functions seem to work in a very intuitive manner.
We really like the way the volume control is handled for multiple Sonos units, for example — the master slider controls every room together, but the individual sliders are on the same screen for fine-tuning. The setup of new units and the routing of music to different rooms also looks easy. When it was released, Apple’s Remote was clearly a best of class example, and it looks like Sonos has taken a close look at that and re-rolled the essentials into its own app.
Best of all, it’s free. And just as well — At $350 for the cheapest Sonos box that can be hooked up to a stereo, compared to just $100 for an Airport Express, the Sonos gear looks very expensive, especially if you are hooking up multiple rooms.
But for people who are already networked with Sonos gear, and have been looking jealously at the excellent Remote App from Apple, this is a great free gift.
Software Update [Sonos]
Sonos Controller [iTunes]
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