Monday, June 15, 2009

iPhone News Of The Day

  • @ wosborne Saw your call for iPhone app suggestions. Shazam (super cool), Pandora, Crash Kart, iFitness, Todo, and WeDict are some I use.
    • @ CPaladino Couldn’t recommend iFitness more. Info and interface are great, and they update it CONSTANTLY. Good luck with your workout.
      • # iremember waiting in line for the 1st ever iPhone… no 3G, no GPS, no video camera!
        • Which # iPhone apps help you be productive? I use Todo for tracking daily tasks and iFitness for productivity in the gym. You?
          • Mono-task & work more effectively: http://tinyurl.com/q4yb2o
            • I’m testing out Twitter on the blog, so I apologize if I flooded your feed reader with new posts. In the meantime, why don’t you join me on Twitter ? I’d love to connect. Thanks for reading!
              • AT&T won’t provide internet tethering when 3.0 is available. Not only the iPhone, Palm Pre is also not allowed for internet sharing. But there are already a tutorial floating on the internet. You will need to root your Pre first, then install SSH. It’s like jailbreaking the iPhone. The guide actually lets you to share [...]
                • Selecting the right wine for the right occasion may seem a daunting task for hosts but now thanks to this new app from Hello Vino, the right wine for any event or occasion is just an iPhone away. The new app which is available over at iTunes, selects the perfect type of wine to go [...]
                  • After careful study on how iPhones are handled, Belkin announces the launch of new casings for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G. Coming in latest color trends known today, these new casings were designed according to the handling of an iPhone owner. The new collection of Belkin cases include an elegantly designed leather case, silicone [...]
                    • It looks pretty cool. But my old case will still works work iPhone 3GS, so I don’t really need to change.
                      [via MobileCrunch]
                      • In a nutshell, "AT&T will make multimedia messaging (MMS) available at no extra cost to customers with a text messaging bundle," says AT&T. [ PCWorld ]
                      • There are only few days left for the final version of iPhone firmware 3.0. It will have push notifications that resolve the problem of missing background process support. Tap Tap Revenge could be the first game who will support this new feature. Take a look of the video above. When you have chosen to challenge [...]
                        • If you think your iPod Touch screen is still not big enough, you may be happy about this. The 24″ iPod Touch is here. You can go online, browse photos and more with this huge iPod Touch. Multi-touch is also supported. You may also rotate the screen to view photos. Accelerometer is also included.
                          Wait. This [...]
                          • I don’t know if you guys have noticed or not but, Apple seems to have rearranged the icons on the iPhone. The 3.0 firmware adds a Voice Memos application. Instead of adding the Voice Memos app at the end, they add it to the third row of apps and then rearrange the entire third [...]
                            • Copyright © 2009 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-os-software/apples-silence-on-3gs-hardware-specs-good-call/ . Like many people, I was quite surprised that Apple did not go into much detail at all about the full hardware specs for the new iPhone 3GS at their WWDC keynote last week.  There was lots of talk about speed, and major speed improvements, [...]
                              • iLounge has noticed that according to a list of frequently asked questions posted online by AT&T ( PDF ), MMS messages will be offered "at no extra cost to customers with a text messaging bundle". Our guess is that it will also be available to users without a text messaging plan, but at a higher per-message (or possibly per-file size) rate.
                                • The classic Apple II game is back, only this time, it's portable. You heard right. Lode Runner has hit the iPhone. It's had a name change, Mine Runner, but essentially it's the same game. Find more here...
                                  • Editing documents? On a phone? We're sure most iPhone users are a little taken aback by this prospect, but we assure you it's completely safe and devoid of artificial preservatives. DataViz just launched its Documents To Go suite for the iPhone, which lets you edit and create Word documents, sync work files with a desktop over WiFi, and view other Office documents with the iPhone's existing viewer -- it's not the first app to offer some of these functions for the device, but it's the…
                                  • If you've been looking to get a Blu-ray player but still haven't taken the plunge, here's a brand new $130 Insignia. And in the epic battle between which one's better: Cake or pie? I must say, "Let them eat cake!" Computing and Peripherals: • Dell Inspiron 15 Dual Core Laptop with 3GB RAM for $449 (normally $519). • 24'' Dell S2409w 1080p Full High-definition LCD Monitor for $199 plus free shipping (normally $279 - use coupon code HT6G73V?WFV7L5 ). • 22'' Acer…
                                    • Best Buy will begin selling the iPhone 3G S at its retail locations beginning at 10:00 a.m. Friday morning, and will also offer an accident insurance plan for the handset, AppleInsider reports. Customers will be able to purchase the retailer’s Geek Squad Black Tie Protection for the iPhone 3G S, albeit at a rate of $15 per month, or $180 a year, substantially higher than the normal $7-$10/month for other mobile phones. According to the report,…
                                      • The iPhone can be a truly unique and worthy canvas for many artists thanks to the vast amount of artistic applications available in the App Store. We have seen some amazing pieces of art created on these devices, with one even being featured on the cover of the New Yorker. Big Stone Phone, the developer [...]
                                        • Palm appears to be giving tacit approval to groups trying to hack the Palm Pre and Palm's new handset operating system -- a sharp contrast to Apple's relationship with iPhone hackers.
                                          • File this one under “weird:” shortly after Monday’s WWDC keynote ended—concluding of course with the announcement of the iPhone 3G S—we spotted a group of broadcast journalists huddled around the new device. As we approached from the side, as to not ruin the interview, we were told that there would be no photography, video opportunities, or hands on time for anyone other than broadcast journalists. Okay; Apple’s…
                                            • AT&T Mobility chief Ralph de la Vega hinted last month that the company was considering offering a limited data plan for the iPhone at a lower price than the current unlimited plan, but it appears it was not to be. AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel told Dow Jones Newswires that they will be sticking to their current data plan for this and future devices, saying “We’ve been very happy with our pricing”.
                                              • AT&T may not be ready with MMS by the time iPhone OS 3.0 lands this week, but a new AT&T FAQ has some news on how iPhone owners will be charged for MMS.
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