In a move that at this point honestly shouldn’t come as unexpected, Apple recently rejected an update to the popular app Instapaper that allows storage of web content for offline viewing at a later date. The reason for the rejection? The icon in the middle of […] Read more »
I’ve been waiting for the ability to edit Word documents on the iPhone since the day I got one. Why? Because I’m a dreamer, and my dream is someday not having to lug around a laptop of any size while I’m traveling, or just out and […] Read more »
Get your tweet on and shake your verbs, Tweetie — the much-celebrated iPhone Twitter client — has hit the Mac OS X desktop. As regular readers will know, I adore my iPhone and I’m an avid tweeter. A few months back, I weighed the options and, […] Read more »
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Put your iPhone in the air and shake it like you just don’t care, because it’s time for my pick from the week’s freshest apps. Before you start waving your iPhone with a blatant disregard for those around you due to the sheer excitement you feel […] Read more »
[appreview] title=Leaf Trombone image=http://gigapple.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/leaf_trombone_icon.png price=$0.99 url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=309080428&mt=8 rating=gold [/appreview] Learn to play the leaf trombone, perform your repertoire before a global audience, and prepare to be judged. Since the App Store’s launch last year, Smule has been steadily building an impressive portfolio of sound-based social apps for […] Read more »
In my line of work, I do quite a bit both indoors and outdoors. As such, it is crucial for me to know the weather forecast at the drop of a hat. The weather app built into the iPhone is a simple, no fluff, no garbage, […] Read more »
Google has their voice search, and to some extent, SnapTell and Amazon Mobile can return results based on images, but only within a very limited scope. What’s to be done if you have a picture of something that isn’t a DVD or a CD, or if […] Read more »
Finally, the Rock has come back to video games, and for the first time ever, on the iPhone. Well, he did for a little while, anyway. WWE Legends Of Wrestlemania was released on March 24 and being an avid wrestling fan, I immediately bought a copy. […] Read more »
If you go and do something like found Electronic Arts, which then goes on to be one of the dominant forces in video games worldwide, people tend to take notice of things you say. Yesterday in an interview with Venture Beat’s Dean Takahashi, Trip Hawkins, EA […] Read more »
About two months following the pricing experiment by App Cubby’s David Barnard, Gas Cubby gets a 2.0 upgrade. Gas Cubby provides a way to track gas mileage for your automobile. But more than that, all maintenance and other costs sunk into your vehicle are dutifully tracked […] Read more »
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The U.S. wireless data market escaped recessionary woes in the fourth quarter of 2008, growing 7.3 percent over the previous quarter and 38.7 percent over fourth quarter 2007 to reach $9.4 billion in mobile data services revenues. In 2008, mobile data services revenues reached our original ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
In this tutorial, you will learn how to do the following: Create and run a Navigation-Based Application from XCode Create and add a user interface, designed in Interface Builder, as a sub-view to a navigation based application Navigate to sub-views from a UITableView Allow sub-views to […] Read more »
Does it actually surprise anyone that, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report, AT&T would be looking to extend their exclusivity contract with Apple to be the sole official U.S. iPhone carrier? If it does, I will begin to lose faith in the intelligence of […] Read more »
YouTube Fertile Ground for Ponzi Schemes; the Better Business Bureau says there are nearly 23,000 pyramid scheme videos on YouTube that have racked up more than 59 million views. (Ars Technica) AMG Switching to All 3D; network will broadcast in three dimensions all the time, will […] Read more »
Normally DigiTimes is content to just let the information leak out in a slow but steady stream leading up to the WWDC, but this time the Taiwanese news and rumors site has completely given up the goat in one fell swoop, instead of pacing themselves. They’ve […] Read more »
I’ll bet there are many, many developers out there right now trying to figure out just what the perfect recipe is for App Store mega success. Well, there’s probably no ready-made formula that will guarantee you bucketloads of iPhone user cash, but studying the work of […] Read more »
Cut, copy and paste has finally come to iPhone OS and I could not be happier. The lack of copy-and-paste in iPhone OS was one of the biggest reasons why I jailbroke my iPhone. If you need copy-and-paste today, but do not have access to the […] Read more »
Much has been made of the iPhone’s potential as an enterprise device, with many still holding out against its usefulness in a corporate environment. A new report from Forrester Research, however, finds that enterprise iPhone users get more than just a communication tool with Apple’s handset; […] Read more »
As computing becomes cheaper, smaller and more mobile, our gadgets are morphing from desktops into notebooks and from netbooks into smartphones. But rather than focus on how small or cheap these devices can become, forward-thinking companies should focus on how their constant connection to the Internet changes […] Read more »
If you’re still skittish about being locked in for a lengthy contract and don’t mind the fact that new hardware will almost undoubtedly be hitting the streets in only a couple of short months, and if you have money lying around not doing anything useful, Buy.com […] Read more »
As if you couldn’t already tell by the sheer number of white earbuds you see slouching youths with backpacks and baby mustaches wearing, iPods are popular with the teen crowd. Very popular, according to a recent survey of teen consumer spending by investment banking firm Piper […] Read more »
Sometime in the near future, Apple is going to announce that a billion little apps have been download for use on its iPhone and iPod touch platforms. As of yesterday, about 945 million apps had been download. That translates to about 31 apps per iPhone/iPod touch […] Read more »
It’s time for the very apex of everyone’s Easter weekend, the all important revealing of this week’s picks from the App Store. But it’s not all about the latest fresh pickings from the App Store, before we get in to all that, I’ve collated the week’s […] Read more »
Last weekend, New York Times’ Virginia Heffernanhit a resonant chord with me in a wonderfully crafted piece eloquently relating why she hated the iPhone experience so much she returned her iPhone to AT&T, replacing it with a BlackBerry. The nexus of Ms. Heffernan’s iPhone discontent was […] Read more »
[appreview] title=Amplitude image=http://gigapple.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/picture-2.png price=$0.99 url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=307580587&mt=8 rating=bronze [/appreview] Amplitude pushes the iPhone in a new direction, transforming the device in to a hand-held James Bond-style surveillance tool. An intriguing concept indeed, but would Q approve? Setting aside the more recent Bourne-esque gritty romps of the latest Bond […] Read more »
IdeaShower’s Read It Later, a service that allows you to save interesting web pages to read later either through a Firefox extension or bookmarklets (and is so good that Judi gave it glowing review), now has a really nifty companion iPhone and iPod touch app that […] Read more »
There are a lot of music apps available for the iPhone. What do most of them have in common? Actually the question is, what don’t most of these apps have in common? Artist and musician apps in particular seem mostly to be cut from the same […] Read more »
The included Camera App on the iPhone is pretty much featureless: Take a picture and you’re done. You must use the Photos app if you want to view or share (via MobileMe) your photos. What if you need more? If you’re a fan of LittleSnapper, which […] Read more »
Let’s not jump to any conclusions. Maybe they just want to redecorate the Cupertino campus, and they thought covering the walls in 8Gb (gigabit, not byte) flash chips would be original and visually appealing. Actually, that’s probably the last possible reason Apple recently placed a massive […] Read more »
User-generated commercial contests are a dime a dozen. But what if the people putting on such a contest asked you to put in little to no effort — only a few seconds of work — to enter? That’s the idea behind bootstrapped startup 12seconds.tv‘s new “Tweetable […] Read more »
You’ve undoubtedly heard about the new Gmail for iPhone web app by now — but is it worth switching from the native iPhone Mail application? Lifehacker has posted an interesting comparison of features available in the new Gmail web app client vs. the native client, and […] Read more »
This is news to me, and scary news at that, but it seems as though firmware update 2.2.1 has been causing some problems with Wi-Fi for many iPhone users. I’ve not had any problems, but then again, I use Wi-Fi only sparingly, and even when I […] Read more »
Apple has started showing three new TV spots in its “There’s an app for that” series. These new ads focus on the outdoors, small business, and college students. Here’s a breakdown of the three apps highlighted in each ad. I’ve also provided a handy list of […] Read more »
For this tutorial we’re going to build a simple clock that is orientation-aware, meaning that when you rotate your iPhone, the time rotates with it. I’m assuming you have a basic knowledge of the iPhone SDK. To get started, you will need a label for the […] Read more »
Tapulous is obviously aware they have a hit on their hands with Tap Tap Revenge, hence the individually branded Weezer and Nine Inch Nails versions, the paid Tap Tap Dance, and the wildly successful sequel, Tap Tap Revenge 2. But a recent survey reveals that they […] Read more »
Yesterday, Google dropped a number of updates and improvements for their web-based Gmail and Calendar apps for the iPhone. A lot of the changes made are on the backend, so while you may not see a huge difference right away, you will likely notice snappier and […] Read more »
[appreview] title=The Void image=http://gigapple.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/picture-12.png price=$2.99 url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=307867865&mt=8 rating=bronze [/appreview] An epic RPG has arrived on the iPhone, featuring battles, leveling up, upgradeable weapons and online features. Forget goblins and warlocks though, The Void takes the adventure to the final frontier. The gaming section of the App Store […] Read more »
For corporate users, there are many apps within the iTunes App Store that enhance the default iPhone experience. Let’s take a look at the available options and see how you might be able to leverage these apps to improve the use of your iPhone within the […] Read more »
If you ever wanted to be an iPhone developer, but weren’t sure where to start, this might be the place. Stanford University is now offering an entire course (iTunes link) in iPhone development through Apple’s iTunes store, absolutely free. The only cost will be the $99 […] Read more »
We’re still more than two months out from the WWDC in June of this year, but already the rumor mill is going full-tilt, especially around what will no doubt be the star of the show, the next incarnation of Apple’s iPhone. We’ve already seen speculation about […] Read more »
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