Finding an iPhone game that I really enjoy is a tough task. I like games that fit some basic criteria: they must be easy to play with intuitive controls (pick up and play), they need some type of scoring system so I can compare scores with friends or set personal records, and each “round” [...]
Recently, Apple has started offering would-be iPhone 3G buyers an opportunity to save time in the store and purchase an iPhone 3G online for in-store pickup (and AT&T activation).
You first tell them whether this is a new single- or dual-iPhone purchase for either a new account or an existing AT&T account. You then either enter [...]
WARNING: If you’re having a good day, in a good mood, or are generally happy with the world, you might want to avoid this post, as it addresses a blood-boiling, migraine-inducing, hot-button issue that is likely to alter your otherwise happy-go-lucky day.
We’ve probably all been hearing the hubbub over Apple’s refusal to lift the NDA [...]
Today Apple released a statement recalling all iPhone 3G ultracompact USB power adapters.
It seems a small percentage of the adapters have a predisposition for the metal prongs to snap off in the electrical socket, potentially having some unfortunate side effects.
The ultracompact USB adapters were only sold with the iPhone 3G in the following countries: [...]
Google Maps continues to improve their mobile version, and this week they announced some nice new features. Alas, just like last time, these aren’t immediately available for the iPhone. You may remember the iPhone 1.1.3 update in January 2008. Google Maps got a few new features, including the cell tower triangulation location approximation, a feature [...]
Just a quick heads up that tomorrow we will be providing coverage of the Mobilize Conference in San Francisco.
There will be a couple of cool iPhone specific companies presenting as well as almost a dozen other mobile companies. Hopefully we’ll be able to bring you guys some breaking news on new apps!
I’m really excited about [...]
Get iTunes 7’s Album View back in iTunes 8 - Think the album view from iTunes 7 is gone? Think again.
iPhoneModem - If you’re the jailbreaking type and want to share your iPhone’s internet connection with your computer, check this out. This unsupported app will set you back $10.
Remote 1.1 Released - Use your iPhone/iPod [...]
Today, Smule released a really cool (or hot, if you want to be go that route) app for the iPhone called Sonic Lighter.
Sonic Lighter is an iPhone-only app (sorry iPod touch users), that makes use of the accelerometer and sound to affect the flame it shows. Simply flick the flints on the screen to light [...]
Back in July, Last.fm released the 1.0 version of their free iPhone app which basically lets you have access to the millions of songs streamable from their website by accessing various stations.
The 1.0 app has a rating of 3 out of 5 stars with most complaints being that it crashed frequently. Other low ratings were [...]
Ask my wife about how neat I am, and she’s very likely to laugh at you for referencing me and the word ‘neat’ in the same sentence. But when it comes to my digitized life, “neatnik” couldn’t be a better descriptor for me. Ever since the iPhone went 2.0, and third party applications [...]
Yesterday, Line Rider finally dropped into the App Store for the iPhone. Selling for $2.99, this is one game that gives hours upon hours of fun - the only limit being your creativity. Since the announcement on the web a couple weeks back, I’ve been watching for this title in the App Store [...]
Today Apple released its 2.1 software update for the iPhone. The get the update, just connect your iPhone and fire up iTunes.
Some of the more significant updates/fixes in this update:
Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls
Significantly better battery life for most users
Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from [...]
This Friday Apple will be releasing the 2.1 software update for iPhone users.
This update will be completely free for iPhone users and, according to Jobs, will fix address a lot of issues such as dropped calls, crashes, and painfully slow sync times. Along with the fixes will also be better battery life.
The 2.1 update for [...]
Since the launch of the original iPhone back in June 2007, the only place you could (legally) get an iPhone in the US was either at one of Apple’s 197 retail stores or one of AT&T’s 1,800+ retail stores.
As of Sunday, that number of locations has increased by almost 50% as close to 1,000 Best [...]
Since the App Store’s launch back in June, I’ve had mixed feelings about the overall level of quality of the applications for sale. Knowing that Apple has control over what does and does not make it in to the store initially had me with the mindset that they should indeed do a bit of quality [...]
According to Apple’s latest iPhone ad, there are over 1000 apps in the App store (roughly 1500 if my simple math is correct). With the App store being only a month and a half old, that is a pretty impressive number. As with all platforms, the store has diamonds in the rough, and the rough [...]
Ryan Naraine reported over at ZDNet Zero Day on a new iPhone vulnerability which lets anyone have full access to the majority of iPhone functionality despite your clever 4-digit passcode lock.
As mentioned by “greenmymac” and covered by The Register, full access to contacts (and, hence, browser, e-mail, SMS…) is as simple as a press of [...]
I emailed my brother a picture of us when we were little to use as the picture that pops up when I call him, but when he received it he wasn’t sure how to save it to his iPhone (which you need to do to assign to a picture to a contact).
To save a picture [...]
Yet again, an Apple update steals the show with the release of iPhone OS 2.0.2. Strangely enough, you may have been a recipient of the following text message (ostensibly from Apple) even if you upgraded:
For a release that just “fixed bugs,” I find it difficut to believe that the motivation behind the SMS (if it [...]
Despite Apple’s enterprise nod with the iPhone OS 2.0 feature set there are two fairly glaring omissions that make it difficult to use the iPhone in a corporate setting: the lack of encryption of the file system as a whole (or even just the message store) and the lack of available on-board virus scanners for [...]
