Mix: Jobs’ health, Chipotle, Nike Training app

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Mix: Jobs’ health, Chipotle, Nike Training app

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is suffering not from a reoccurrence of cancer but from a condition that is preventing his body from absorbing food, according to a New York Times report. Citing two people familiar with Jobs’ current medical treatment, the report states that doctors have also advised him to cut down on stress, which may be making the condition worse. Yesterday afternoon, Apple posted an email from Jobs in which he announced his intentions to take a six-month leave of absence from the company; this announcement came only a week after a similar open letter from Jobs blaming his weight loss on a “hormonal imbalance.”

Following the release and then prompt recall of Chipotle’s Mobile Ordering application for iPhone and iPod touch, Sequence, the company that built the app for the burrito chain, has explained its disappearance. According to TechCrunch, the app was pulled after a few hours because of unexpected demand that was overloading the company’s servers. Users were experiencing connection difficulties with enough frequency that the team decided it would rather pull the application until it could offer a more enjoyable and reliable experience. Sequence is hoping to have it back on the App Store in two weeks, along with some minor interface improvements.

Nike has released its Nike Training Club application for iPhone and the second-generation iPod touch. The new application provides a link to nikewomen.com, with the ability to customize workouts and invite friends for competition. It also provides access to dynamic training videos focusing on cardio, core, strength, balance, and flexibility, along with training schedules. Nike Training Club is available now as a free download from the App Store.

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Comments

1

Not to be-little Mr Job’s health, but when I saw “Nike” and iPhone” in the same sentence I got excited. However, upon further reading, it’s a training app and not the sadly absent Nike+ app.

Oh well, hope you feel better Steve.

Posted by Kuya on January 15, 2009 at 11:44 AM (PDT)

2

Why is the Nike App only for women?

Posted by Fusion on January 15, 2009 at 12:17 PM (PDT)

3

Nike Training Club seems to have been pulled from the store…

Posted by XCool on January 16, 2009 at 5:20 AM (PDT)

4

Can seem to find this so called Nike Training App. This is the second or third time iLounge has reviewed at app that isn’t in the app store. Any update on a release?

Posted by GD on January 16, 2009 at 1:39 PM (PDT)

5

It was definitely there yesterday when I looked. Didn’t bother downloading it as I’m one of the 50% of the population apparently not worth providing a service to.

Posted by Jon on January 16, 2009 at 4:02 PM (PDT)

6

Ive downloaded it and it works fine on my iPhone, but the correspoding Nikewomen.com app, where you design your charecter, doesnt work, its only still in beta testing

Posted by Helen on February 20, 2009 at 10:58 AM (PDT)

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