Airfoil Speakers Touch

In the coming weeks, attention will certainly turn towards what new OS features Apple has in store at WWDC. Here are a few features that have either been forgotten or somehow overlooked in previous releases.

Apple’s 2013 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote was packed with announcements of serious import to developers in Apple’s ecosystem—chief among them, the debuts of the wholly-redesigned iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks....

It looks like the Airfoil drama is just about over. The app, which enables AirPlay support between various devices like PCs and Macs, has returned to the iTunes App Store after being pulled over a week ago. Apple told us that the app violated developer guidelines by using unnamed "non-public APIs," but it has now been clarified that the issue was due to an in-app purchase that enabled the app to receive audio from iTunes or other iOS devices — just like an AirPlay receiver. According to the developer...

Rogue Amoeba’s AirFoil Speakers Touch app was recently pulled from the App Store by Apple without any notice. Before getting yanked, the app was updated with an “Enhanced Audio Receiving” feature that essentially turned an iOS device into an AirPlay audio receiver. Apple didn’t like Rogue Amoeba’s use of receiving audio through AirPlay, and the company released a short comment saying “Apps that use non-public APIs will be rejected.” That was it. The good news is that AirFoil Speakers Touch is back in th...

Some of Apple’s technologies stop just a little short of greatness. That’s where third-party applications come in to complete the picture (and the sound). Airfoil helps extend Apple’s AirPlay on Macs and iOS devices, and a brand new app called AirView improves AirPlay’s video playback abilities.