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Certain cities in the US have started fining walkers on the streets if they are caught texting on their iPhone (or other mobile devices). If you have ever walked down a street while composing a short email or text message, you know how distracting it can be and how unaware you are of where you are and what is going on around you.This is leading to more and more accidents and the new system of fines is meant to make you more aware of the dangers.

Earlier this year a woman from Pennsylvania was caught on video whilst walking through a shopping center. She was so engrossed in typing out her message that she fell right into a water feature. Yes this example was quite funny however it could have been a whole lot worse.

Pennsylvania is now looking at putting an end to these sorts of incidents and is introducing a programme called "Give Respect, Get Respect". This programme covers distracted drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. Mayor Nutter denied that offenders would automatically be fined at first but did admit that violators would be reminded and warned of their surroundings and potential dangers. In Rexburgh, Idaho fines are already in place for texting while walking. Anyone found walking across a street while texting is immediately fined $50.

I think this really is a case or using your common sense but unfortunately it doesn’t always work that way. Hopefully we will see future iPhones with better voice integration enabling us to talk to send text messages rather than typing. You could always just use the Email ‘n Walk app which uses the iPhone's camera to show you what is in front of you; as you type your text. This won't save you from a fine, but may stop you falling in that fountain or in front of a fast moving vehicle!

[The Guardian]

Apple has released iTunes 10.4, with 64-bit support and Mac OS X Lion compatibility.

What’s new in iTunes 10.4

iTunes 10.4 is now designed for OS X Lion.

You can now use iTunes with OS X Lion’s new Full-Screen App capability, which allows you to use iTunes and other apps without distractions. Navigate between your full-screen apps with a simple gesture.

Note: iTunes is now a 64-bit Cocoa application on OS X Lion and includes a number of important stability and performance improvements. Some iTunes plug-ins may no longer be compatible with this version of iTunes. Please contact the plug-in developer for an updated plug-in compatible with iTunes 10.4.

Available now via Software Update.

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• The official Google+ application finally landed in the App Store, share your experiences with it here in this thread. And if you’d like to add yours truly, you can find me here.

• If you own a Mac chances are you’ve heard Apple’s new OS Lion has been released. Have you taken the dive and upgraded yet? Discuss that and many other topics in our Mac OS X forum.

• So you installed iOS 5 beta 3 and you want to back track to iOS 4.3, it’s not as simple as an easy restore via iTunes. If you’d like to know how to do so be sure to check out the iOS 5 beta 3 downgrade thread.

• If you’d like to talk about the iPhone 5 in any way, shape or form then our iPhone 5 forum is the place to visit.

See you in the forums!

Last year it was hard enough to decide between the starting-at-$499 original iPad on iOS 3.2 and the starting-at-$999 new MacBook Air on OS X Snow Leopard, but now we have iPad 2 on iOS 4.3 (soon to be iOS 5! and the just-released MacBook Air 2 on OS X Lion… decisions, decisions! (Never mind a possible Retina Display iPad 2 Pro/iPad 3 on the horizon!)

Have you been waiting and debating between the two? If so, which are you getting and why? Vote in the poll above and give us the details in the comments below!

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Meta

• TiPb TV 20: Bond boat bash [giveaway]
• ZENandTECH 8: Perfectionism
• Superfunctional 2: The Walking Dread [iPod nano giveaway]

Mac

• Mac OS X Lion is here!
• http://www.tipb.com/2011/07/20/apple-introduces-macbook-airs-stuff/

Apple Q3 2011

• Apple Q3 2011 results: 20.34 million iPhones, 9.25 million iPads, 7.54 million iPods, $7.31 billion in profit
• Tim Cook on Android activations: Apple's numbers are straight forward, transparent, quarterly

Patent Wars

• Google says Apple sues rather than innovates. Google's problem is Apple does both.
• Microsoft wants to make Android more expensive, Apple wants to make it less usable

iPhone 5/Budget iPhone

• Speculating about iPhone nano, aka budget iPhone (not iPhone 3GS)
• Poll: What new feature do you want most for iPhone 5?

iOS

• Apple releases iOS 4.3.4 and iOS 4.2.9 PDF security fix for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
• iOS 4.3.4/4.2.9 also kills untethered exploit dead

News

• Steve Jobs: Apple's board looking into possibilities for succession is "hogwash"
• Chinese counterfeit phones are nothing new, counterfeit Apple Stores, now that's something new!
• The difference between Mike Lazaridis and Steve Jobs

Jailbreak

• The truth about jailbreaking and the jailbreak community
• Daily Tip: How to tethered jailbreak iOS 5 beta 3 via Redsn0w 0.9.8b2

Tips

• Daily Tip: How to change your iPhone's cellular data settings when you travel

Apps

• Developer Spotlight: Jonathan George and Josh Viney of Boxcar
• Official Google+ for iPhone hits the App Store [Update]

OfficeDrop by Pixily has been updated as a universal application for iPhone and iPad. OfficeDrop is an app to scan, search, organize and store your paper files, PDFs and other documents.

The OfficeDrop digital filing system is a simple, cost-effective way to scan your paper and manage it online in our searchable web-based document portal. With OfficeDrop for iPhone, all of your converted paper and uploaded digital documents will be available for text searching, sharing and organization on you iPhone and on the web at officedrop.com. Best of all, there is a new free plan that give you search, OCR and storage on your iPhone, iPad and browser! Scan on your computer and have your files available everywhere.

• Snap a picture with your iPhone camera and upload it to OfficeDrop – coming soon to the iPad, but not yet avaialble
• OfficeDrop coverts your paper into text searchable PDF.
• Start searching for, labeling, organizing, sharing, and interacting with your important paper and digital files from your phone, Windows desktop, iPad or web browser
• Use OfficeDrop's ScanDrop software to scan your paper into the Officedrop web app from your computer and then access that paper when you're on the go with OffficeDrop's iPhone app
• You can also upload over 25 file types from your computer to OfficeDrop and these files also become text searchable PDFs that you can view online or on your IPhone
• Access your files from anywhere with your IPhone; view, search, share and organize your paper and digital files on the go!

OfficeDrop is available for Free. Screenshots after the break.

[iTunes link]

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Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!

• Locational: Easily keep track of places that you cannot forget. Track and record every mile you cover, be it by foot, car, skis, whatever! Locational will give you detailed and precise information about it. [$0.99 for iPhone - iTunes link]

• Astroslugs for iPad: To support the Astroslugs you solve mind-boggling puzzles by drawing different shaped pieces onto an always varying board. [$2.99 for Deluxe - iTunes link] [Free for Lite - iTunes link]

• Subsist: A simple survival game. Command a small submarine, and dodge overwhelming numbers of torpedoes, using several unique power-ups to stay afloat. [Free for iPhone - iTunes link]

• Thunder Tank Deluxe: Play the part of B.Seine, drive your chariot, resist the enemy wave, and finally evict all the invaders. [$0.99 for iPhone - iTunes link]

• Convertizo: Convert between hundreds of different units. Includes up to the minute exchange rate import for conversion between currencies. [$1.99 for iPhone - iTunes link]

Any other big app or game releases or updates today?

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To coincide with the release of Mac OS X Lion, Apple has also released a new generation of MacBook Airs, Mac Minis, and LED displays (now dubbed Thunderbolt displays). The most interesting to us, of course, is the MacBook Air, particularly the 11-inch version which is a real — if more expensive — rival to the iPad.

Now with more processing power, courtesy of Intel’s Core i5 or Core i7 (Sandybridge) processor, a high speed Thunderbolt I/O port, and a backlit keyboard(?!), it makes an already compelling alternative even more so. (If rumors of an early iPad 2 Pro or iPad 3 turn out to be true, it could make the decision even harder.)

"Portable, affordable and powerful, MacBook Air is the ultimate everyday notebook," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "MacBook Air features our most advanced technology and is an ideal match for Lion, especially with its new Multi-Touch gestures, full-screen apps, Mission Control and Mac App Store."

Mac Mini with the new chips and port make a good if expensive home theater PC even more powerful and (eventually) flexible, while the new LED displays can be chained together to turn your desktop into a NASA-style control center.

"Mac mini delivers the speed and expandability that makes it perfect for the desktop, living room or office," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "With faster processors, more powerful graphics and Thunderbolt in an incredibly compact, aluminum design, the new Mac mini is more versatile than ever."

"The Apple Thunderbolt Display is the ultimate docking station for your Mac notebook," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "With just one cable, users can dock with their new display and connect to high performance peripherals, network connections and audio devices."

Anyone going to pick up a new Air?

[Apple PR (Air), Apple PR (Mini), Apple PR (Display)]

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is here. OS X, the desktop counterpart to Apple’s mobile iOS, has taken iPad innovation “Back to the Mac” with this release, including the iPad home screen-like LaunchPad for app management, automatic save and resume, etc.

"Lion is the best version of OS X yet, and we're thrilled that users around the world can download it starting today," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "Lion makes upgrading a Mac easier than ever before; just launch the Mac App Store, buy Lion with your iTunes account, and the download and install process will begin automatically."

It’s also the first time a major Mac OS X version will be distributed online, through the Mac App Store. Gigabytes of download will be an interesting challenge for those with multiple machines, but especially for those with slower internet connections or restricted bandwidth. (Never mind what the launch day rush might do to the internet in general — Apple servers have gone down during iOS releases in the early days.)

UPDATE: Apple has announced that Lion will be available “later this August” on a USB thumb drive for $69.

All that aside, we welcome our Mac OS X cousins to the goodness we’ve been enjoying for a while now in iOS. Who’s getting it?

[Apple PR, $29 - Mac App Store]