Facebook 3.1 for iPhone Adds Push Notifications
Facebook has released v3.1 of its free social networking app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Added in the upgrade are push notifications, which signal new messages, comments, photo tags and…
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Unreal Engine 3 Ported to iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch
From AnandTech: I got together with Mark Rein last week and he showed me an Unreal Engine 3 tech demo running on a 3rd generation iPod Touch. The same Unreal Engine 3 that powers Gears of…
Review: RedLaser, The Must-Have iPhone App for Any Shopper
First of all, I’m not going to spend any time trying to compare features of RedLaser with any other barcode scanner available in the App Store. I’ve tried the other ones, and none of them…
ProSwitcher Brings Cover Flow Style Multitasking to Jailbroken iPhones
ProSwitcher is a very cool app for jailbroken iPhones. It works with Backgrounder and gives you a Cover Flow like way of multitasking between different apps, similar to the Palm Pre’s…
Outside Weather App for iPhone
This is a cool weather app for the iPhone. It gives you a graphical representation of what the weather is like outside. Outside is available in the App Store for $2.99. Push Notifications…
RUMOR: Verizon Wireless Preparing for the iPhone
BusinessWeek has written an article about how Verizon Wireless has been upgrading its network so it will be ready for the iPhone in the event that Apple drops AT&T as the exclusive carrier.…
iPhone Passes Windows Mobile in Market Share
comScore has released a list of the top smartphone operation systems by market share in the United States. The numbers for October show Research in Motion on top, followed by Apple, then…
Dragon Search App Now Available for iPhone and iPod Touch
The makers of the Dragon Dictation voice recognition app for iPhone have released Dragon Search. You can use your voice to enter search terms for Google, Bing, iTunes, YouTube and more. The…
Automatically Update Google Latituide with Your iPhone
Longitude is a new app available for jailbroken iPhones from the Rock Your Phone app store. Daemon runs in the background and it will automatically update your location on Google Latitude…
Apple Debuts New iPhone 3GS TV Ad: 12 Apps of Christmas
Apple has debuted a new iPhone 3GS television commercial on U.S. network and cable television, the 12 apps of Christmas On the twelfth day of Christmas my iPhone gave to me:Twelve cookies…
Microsoft Releases Bing App for iPhone
I don’t have any desire to try this app, but for those of you who are interested, Microsoft has released its official Bing app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It includes map, movie and…
James Cameron’s Avatar Game Released on iPhone
Avatar, the epic film written and directed by Oscar winning director James Cameron, has arrived on the iPhone and iPod Touch in the form of a game. Avatar was developed by Gameloft and is…
Epson Releases iPhone Printing App
Epson has released a free printing app for the iPhone. If you have an Epson printer and an iPhone, you might want to check this out. Now you can touch up your photos with the Photoshop.com…
Apple Approves Video Recording on iPhone 3G and 2G
Video recording is now available on the iPhone 3G and 2G with the iVideoCamera app. Previously this was only possible on the 3GS, or a jailbroken 3G or 2G. The app has the ability to save…
OPINION: App Store Approval Process Becoming Less Stringent
From ipodNN: Apple may be adopting a more tolerant approach to flaws in submitted iPhone apps, one developer’s experience suggests. Vimov notes that it recently submitted an update for…
Dragon Dictation Mostly Delivers Hands-free Typing on iPhone
Ars Technica has a review of Dragon Dictation for the iPhone. Dragon Dictation is a voice recognition app powered by Dragon NaturallySpeaking and allows you to speak and instantly see your…
Air hockey games for iPhone
Macworld has reviewed three different air hockey games for the iPhone. Check out the reviews here. From the article: For those who remember the early days of Mac, you might recall a fun…
OPINION: Apple doesn’t need another U.S. carrier
Chris Maxcer at MacNewsWorld has speculation that Apple is not interested in another U.S. carrier. This would be bad news for Verizon customers. Remember, this is only a rumor, there are a…
OPINION: Verizon iPhone deal may not happen anytime soon
Kaufman Bros. analyst, Shaw Wu, gives some reasons why Verizon may not get the iPhone in the near future. Apple’s exclusive deal with AT&T is expected to end in the summer of 2010, but Wu…
DSLR Camera Remote for iPhone
Macworld has a review of DSLR Camera Remote for iPhone. It allows you to remotely control your Nikon or Canon DSLR. The cost is $20 for the full version and $2 for the Lite one. It has some…
Apple Newton vs. Apple iPhone
CNET UK has a funny and interesting article comparing Apple’s Newton to it’s successor, the iPhone. From the article: Today, we’ve taken the reigning champion, the very same Apple Newton…
RUMOR: iPhone may be headed for T-Mobile and not Verizon
Scott Moritz at TheStreet.com has some speculation about the iPhone’s future. From the article: “Apple’s path to U.S. smartphone dominance may take an abrupt detour as the iPhone’s next…
Safari on iPhone gets competition from a $1 browser app
Full Browser, a Safari alternative for iPhone and iPod touch, brings along some much needed features like text search and a more desktop-like tab layout. The app has a few odd design…
Enable iPhone Tethering with Firmware 3.1.2
This is a step by step guide on how to enable the Internet tethering option (which Apple wants us to have but AT&T is blocking) on a jailbroken iPhone running firmware 3.1.2. Unlike other…