Friday, April 17, 2009

iPhone News Of The Day [04/17/09]

  • Birdhouse is a simple application for capturing, saving, and publishing drafts for Twitter. It has support for multiple accounts and there's no limit to the number of drafts which can be saved. Drafts can be sorted by rating or date and published tweets are saved in your history. Birdhouse's interface is simple and well designed. Creating a new draft is straight forward and a counter shows how many characters you have available to write. You can view when a tweet was created and modified, as well as…
    • Available In: Cydia       Price: Free   PushMod is a mod that allows you to change your email settings so that it checks for new email every minute. Once you install the app, you will need to go into your stock Settings application and then the Fetch New Data options…here you can select the Every 1 Minute option. [...]
      • I decided that it is time to create a list of the all the must-have system/utility applications for the iPhone and/or iPod Touch. So, below are 16 system and utility applications that you will definitly want to check out…for more info about each one, click on their title, it links to more info. [...]
        • If you have a great idea to build an iPhone app but don't have coding skills at all, don't worry, there's an app to help you. Thanks to MEDL Mobile's AppIncubator, you can be an iPhone developer instantly and get paid for your innovation and creativity.
          Their website explains:
          Using the simple interface, you can submit your [...]
          • It's been a while since we've heard more about the iPhone Nano , and even though it's hasn't shown its face yet it already has its own clone: The HiPhone Nano . From the same people who brought you the Chinese iPhone-wannabe, the HiPhone , the HiPhone Nano is currently being sold in China for $125, which is an immediate discount from its $400 price tag. However, calling it a clone would be a misnomer as it doesn't use the same user interface as the OS. With a 2.4-inch screen, the…
            • Wall Street Journal has launched an iPhone app for free [iTunes link], while their web version costs $103 per year, even on Amazon's Kindle the Journal is $9.99 a month. (The similar app, but for the BlackBerry, has been released last August.)
              A bit late jumped on the mobile content bandwagon (since brand-name news including Bloomberg, [...]
              • Filed under: Enterprise , Software , Features , iPhone , App Store , iPod touch Marketcircle's Daylite is a popular business productivity management application for the Mac platform, and it was recently updated to version 3.9. While this sounds like it might have been just another version upgrade, it was actually a major update to Daylite. Coinciding with the release of Daylite 3.9, Marketcircle also released Daylite Server and Daylite Touch, two new components that bring the power of Daylite to the…
                • Technology always helped bring the listener closer to the music. Progressing from wax tubes, to records, to cassettes, to CDs, each jump has benefited the music fan. But maybe it's gone a bit too far. The History Admittedly, new music formats have always changed the way we listen to music. However, I don't think any have had such an effect over the last 60 years as the move to MP3 and other digital file formats. The advent of the 45 RPM single in the 50s is arguably the first big shift in the way…
                  • Tweetie is a new Mac desktop client for Twitter that shares the same name (and developer) with its iPhone counterpart. It won't be available for download until Monday, but we have a first look for you.
                    • Gas Cubby is a feature-rich application for tracking gas mileage and vehicle maintenance. The app allows you to track every fill-up and determine how much you've spent, price-per-gallon trends, mileage, and quite a bit more. You can also keep track of vehicle maintenance such as oil changes, wiper blades, accessory installations, and nearly anything else. Finally, the interface is easy to use and looks great. Every time you fill up, entering information such as total cost, cost per gallon, amount, and…
                      • Just in case you've been trying to worm your way into your network-connected hard drive via your phone, the folks at Pogoplug have made their iPhone application available, free of charge. After you're done Skype'ing , you can check out some family photos. C'mon -- you know you need those files. Filed under: Storage Pogoplug iPhone app makes its way into the world originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read  |  Permalink…
                        • Those of you who worry about how many minutes you use in a day might like to know about a new app called Cell Minute Tracker . It lets AT&T users track how many minutes you have left compared to what your plan allows, and displays current minute balance, roll-over minutes, data, SMS use, billing cycle and previous payments on that account. You can also set it to alert you when you are nearing your limit or when a bill is due. It can even break plans down by family member. You can get Cell Minute Tracker…
                          • Apple has posted video interviews with four developers working with the iPhone SDK in anticipation of WWDC in June. In each one, the developers talk about how their experience of working with the tools and frameworks provided with the iPhone SDK to create their own unique applications and selling them in the App Store.
                            • iPhone OS 3.0 As always, the iPhone OS 3.0 beta generated quite a bit of news. Not long after beta 3 was released, new information started pouring in about added features such as data detectors, battery indicators, push notification preferences, and a small addition to the way mobile Safari handles windows. Not to be outdone, the jailbreak [...]
                              • We were pretty stoked by GiiNii's Movit Mini when we got some hands-on time with it at CES this year, and while the 4.3-inch, Android-powered tablet was originally due out in the middle of this year, the company's now targeting an October 1st ship date for the Mini and January 1st, 2010 for the 7-inch Max. Specs look to be the same as before, although given the new date we'd say Cupcake is now all but guaranteed. Mum's still the official word on pricing, but last we heard the Mini was…
                                • Rogue Amoeba has released Airfoil Speakers Touch [ App Store ], a remote speakers application which lets you stream audio from your Mac or PC to your iPhone. The application requires Airfoil to be running on your computer which lets you select which applications to stream. Airfoil for Mac is $25 and is available as a free trial at Rogue Amoeba's website . Streaming audio from the app isn't quite fast enough for watching video unless it's locally stored on your machine. It's definitely worth…
                                  • Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that a dedicated Hulu application is indeed on its way to the iPhone and should be here in just a few months. SAI says the application will work over Wi-Fi and AT&T's 3G network, meaning that users will be able to view programming anywhere with a fast data connection. Rumors suggesting that an iPhone-friendly version of Hulu swirled around this time last year , however, they predated the launch of the App Store, and Hulu flat-out denied that one was being worked…
                                    • Copyright © 2009 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-games/updated-iphone-apps-word-warp-free/ . Word Warp Free – one of the very first word games I can remember seeing in the App Store, and one that’s stayed on my phone ever since way back – has just had an update yesterday.
                                      The most immediately noticeable change is a major [...]
                                      • Sling submitted their iPhone app almost a month ago . Rumors suggested it was rejected altogether thanks to AT&T. Sling says they've gotten no word from Apple either way. But it's definitely looking delayed right now. While it's designed to work over Wi-Fi and 3G—like that rumored and delicious Hulu app—AppleInsider suggests it might need to be Wi-Fi only to appease AT&T, who fears what it would do to its network. After all, at best its retracted Skype-and-Sling-banning terms of…
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                                          • Filed under: iPhone , App Store , iPod touch , App Review Got a hankering to fly through some pylons? Red Bull Air Race World Championship Lite Version [App Store link] might be just the ticket. The $0.99US game puts you in air races in either San Diego or Abu Dhabi. Red Bull Air Race is not a flight simulator like X-Plane , but more of an arcade game. It uses the iPhone accelerometer for steering. and is pretty responsive. The course, said to be an accurate representation of the real locations, is…
                                            • Copyright © 2009 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-software/bizarre-iphone-apps-iphone-software/apps-id-like-to-see-in-atheres-an-app-for-that-ad-jessica-ashlee-simpson-quotes/ .  I like the ‘There’s An App for That’ series of iPhone ads. I think they’re very well executed and their focus on what is probably the iPhone’s greatest strength is spot on.  Although they’ve chosen some very cool apps to feature in the ads, [...]
                                              • If you have ever used Zeer.com, you probably already know about their new iPhone application titled FoodReviews. It is a simple application that allows you to access information for over 110,000 food products including nutrition facts, allergy warnings, and even user reviews. If you haven’t ever heard of Zeer, well, it’s time to listen. Zeer.com is basically [...]
                                                • Video-streaming site Hulu may be in the process of developing its own iPhone application, according to reports.
                                                  • Rumors are going around that popular TV and Movie streaming website Hulu is working on releasing a video streaming app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Business Insider claims to have word from what they describe as " a plugged-in industry executive". The app, they say, is coming within the next few months and is described by the source as "badass". Hulu has yet to comment on the rumor.
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