Apple Details Ongoing MobileMe Upgrades

Arstechnica points to a new support document which details many changes that Apple has implemented into the MobileMe site in late September. Apple points out that since MobileMe is a server-side service, updates occur transparently to all users of t...

Review: LocalEats for iPhone

LocalEats provides you with very specific reviews of very specific restaurants in very specific cities—and apart from one or two interface quibbles, it performs this task well.

SplashID for iPhone gets some update love

Filed under: Software, iPhone, iPod touch

SplashData, Inc. has announced a major update to SplashID for iPhone and iPod touch. SplashID, which first shipped in July, is a secure information manager application that has been available on other handheld platforms for years.

Version 4.5 is up to 2 times faster for power users who have a number of records in their SplashID databases. Other enhancements include:

• Enhanced user interface with simplified navigation
• Improved search and look-up functions
• Landscape view
• Number pad login
• New browser window to make log-in to websites on the iPhone easier
• Updated Mac and PC desktop software

The update is free to users of the US$9.95 application (available in the App Store -- click opens iTunes). For those who want to sync their iPhone SplashID database with their Macs or PCs, the newly refreshed desktop software is available for $19.95 from the SplashData Web site.

A full review of SplashID 4.5 is coming soon to a TUAW blog near you. In the meantime, what's your favorite secure information manager for non-jailbroken iPhones? Leave a comment below.

SplashID for iPhone gets some update love originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

SplashID for iPhone gets some update love originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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THQ’s Pass the Pigs in the App Store

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Gaming, iPhone, App Store

Our friends at THQ have sent word that their latest iPhone game, Pass the Pigs, is in the App Store right now. You may have already played this one (and if you haven't, there's an online version to check out for free). Apparently you toss pigs in the air, and get points for however they land, like a strange porcine form of two card poker.

Can't say it appeals much to me, but as a game to distract the kids while waiting somewhere with only an iPhone to entertain, it might do the trick. There's even a "Pig's Life" story mode, where you can earn extra disguises for your pigs, and hey, it might even be worth the $4.99 just to see how they tacked a story on to a game of throwing plastic pigs around.

Then again, it probably isn't. But apparently the soundtrack is pretty good.

THQ's Pass the Pigs in the App Store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

THQ's Pass the Pigs in the App Store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AT&T offers free Wi-Fi access to iPhones

After months of false starts, AT&T has officially launched a program that offers free use of its Wi-Fi hot spots to iPhone owners.

LogMeIn Ignition promises remote screen sharing from iPhone

Filed under: Enterprise, Internet Tools, Beta Beat, iPhone

If you've got a far-flung assortment of computers to manage, there are some great zero-config paid and install-a-client-first free options out there -- including the cross-platform hosted approach of LogMeIn. The LogMeIn Free client runs fine on Mac OS X, and the web-based control UI is capable; but how delightful would it be to take that same capability and stick it in your pocket? Very delightful.

LogMeIn has begun accepting applications for the private beta of LogMeIn Ignition for iPhone/iPod touch, the mobile client version of the remote control platform. With a final release planned for the end of the year, the client will allow full remote control of any computer in your list, including screen blanking and zoom/pan options.

While there are great IT admin tools for other mobile platforms (and some promising but never-completed iPhone tools), the iPhone admin explosion hasn't quite arrived yet. LogMeIn is definitely an industrial-strength player and the presence of the client will help to legitimize the iPhone and iPod touch as an enterprise device.

Thanks Shannon

[via MacTech]

LogMeIn Ignition promises remote screen sharing from iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

LogMeIn Ignition promises remote screen sharing from iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AT&T sending out SMS to confirm free iPhone WiFi at Starbucks

Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless

Oh, so you know what's hot, huh AT&T? Is flipping the on / off lever back and forth a gazillion times on this finicky Starbucks iPhone WiFi plan hot? Because it feels downright cold over here. While we can only hope and pray that this is the signal to finally close the book on this ridiculous saga, AT&T users all over the US are receiving text messages from AT&T confirming that free Starbucks WiFi (for iPhone owners) is on. Reportedly, the message indicates that their iPhone purchase gives them access to two hours of gratis use per day, though we'd go in with the lowest possible expectations in order to not be let down (again). Good luck, mettlesome ones.

[Thanks, Boy Genius]

AT&T sending out SMS to confirm free iPhone WiFi at Starbucks originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In Pictures: Street View, Safari for iPhone 2.2

Filed under: Rumors, iPhone

Following up on our report yesterday, a new tipster sent us screenshots of the Maps and Safari applications, highlighting changes on the way in iPhone firmware 2.2.

Apple looks like they're maximizing the income they make from offering a Google search option by cramming a search box in next to the address field. In the current firmware, the search field only appears when the address field is tapped.

As we mentioned yesterday, Google and Apple have also worked out a way to include Google Street View. It doesn't work quite the way I thought, but is much like Android's implementation nevertheless: Tapping on an icon of a human torso (according to our tipster) rotates the screen and displays Street View. Then, you can pan around the scene with your finger, in a 360-degree panorama. Our tipster says "the entire experience feels snappier than 2.1, very very fast in general."

Soon to be available in Maps is a new "Share Location" button that drafts an email with a clickable link. Handy for when you want to find friends after you've split up.

As always, if you have screenshots or tips you'd like to send in, please do!

Update: Because there was some confusion as to what we meant by "torso," a new image showing the icon has been added to the gallery below.

In Pictures: Street View, Safari for iPhone 2.2 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

In Pictures: Street View, Safari for iPhone 2.2 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iPhone customers report AT&T sending WiFi SMS reminder

Filed under: Wireless, iPhone

Several readers are reporting that they've gotten SMS messages from AT&T reminding them of the long-awaited "free wireless at Starbucks" plan. First announced in February with a target launch of 'spring 2008,' the service has been quietly running on and off since April, including two hours of daily access at any Starbucks store or AT&T hotspot. T-Mobile users who have existing hotspot accounts are supposed to have ongoing access to the network in Starbucks stores.

Although the service has been available on a spotty basis, an official "yes it's working" announcement has been long in coming. Have you gotten a reminder from AT&T? Is WiFi working at your local Starbucks? Let us know in the comments.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in

iPhone customers report AT&T sending WiFi SMS reminder originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

iPhone customers report AT&T sending WiFi SMS reminder originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AT&T Finally Offering Free Wifi for iPhone Users (Includes Starbucks Locations)

AT&T has announced that they are now offering free Wi-Fi access to iPhone subscribers across the U.S.

AT&T knows Wi-Fi is hot, and FREE Wi-Fi is even hotter. Which is why FREE AT&T Wi-Fi access is now available for Apple iPhone at tho...

NVIDIA-based MacBook Airs Now Shipping

Multiple readers are reporting that the new version of the MacBook Air that was announced on October 14th is now shipping.

The new MacBook Air uses the new NVIDIA-chipset which includes the GeForce 9400M graphics processing unit (GPU)...