Review: Seafood Guide for iPhone

Apple to Release Q1 2009 Financial Results on January 21st

Apple has posted a media alert announcing details for the January 21st release of their financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. The results will cover sales from September 28th through December 27th, 2008, and will be released at...

First Look: LogMeIn Ignition

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Enterprise, Software, Odds and ends, Internet Tools, Leopard, iPhone, iPod touch, First Look

This post is a first for me in that I'm typing (or tapping) it in on an iPhone using our Blogsmith CMS. No, there's not a Blogsmith iPhone app that I'm aware of, and I'm not using Safari on the iPhone to pull up our web portal. Instead, I'm controlling my office iMac from about 16 miles away using my iPhone and LogMeIn Ignition.

LogMeIn is a remote access and control application for Macs and PCs that creates a secure connection between two computers by having each logged into a secure server. LogMeIn Ignition adds the ability to control a Mac or PC from your iPhone. To test Ignition, I set up a LogMeIn Free for Mac account and then loaded the app onto my iPhone 3G. How did it work? Read on for more details.

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First Look: LogMeIn Ignition originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

First Look: LogMeIn Ignition originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Updated X-Plane 9 for iPhone & iPod touch: More airports, more planes

Filed under: Gaming, Software, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch

Version 9.06 of X-Plane 9 has been released from Laminar Research, and if you haven't updated your iPhone or iPod touch with the new edition, you'll want to do that as soon as possible.

X-Plane has been updated for free over the last few versions with the most-requested features that users asked for:

• More flying regions and airports; the initial release had only the area around Innsbruck, Austria. Now you can fly around Southern California, Hawaii, and San Francisco as well.
• More airplanes. The Piper Malibu single and Beech King-Air twin have been added to the X-Plane 9 fleet.
• EFIS (Electronic Flight Instrument System). For budding or real pilots, having a real "glass cockpit" adds to the realism of X-Plane 9. According to Laminar Research, pilots are actually beginning to use X-Plane 9 Airliner (a sister product) for practice prior to simulator check flights!
• A much improved flight model. This makes the handling characteristics of each aircraft type much closer to the real thing.
• A pause button so you can actually get back to reality on occasion, then return to a flight in progress.
• Better animation frame rate for more realism.

The app is still US$9.99 and is available in the App Store (click opens iTunes).

Updated X-Plane 9 for iPhone & iPod touch: More airports, more planes originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Updated X-Plane 9 for iPhone & iPod touch: More airports, more planes originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The iPhone Blog Week in Review for January 19, 2009

Every week I will be bringing you what I think are the week’s biggest stories and articles. Let’s get started, after the break!

Review: Apple In-Ear Headphones

I have been very excited for this pair of headphones! Rene ventured forth and bought a pair. What does he think? Well for one, they are the first pair of in-ear headphones that will actually stay in his ear!

Ballmer –Hearts– the iPhone

I know it doesn’t sound possible, but it’s true! Good ‘ole Stevie was not a believe in the beginning. He did not think that a $400 would sell… but alas… things are looking a bit differently now, aren’t they Steve? Now he admits that the iPhone has “momentum”. 

iPhone Nano is coming, but not for the US?

Not sure what to think about this. A cheaper iPhone? Probable. But only available outside of the US? I don’t believe. Apple wants more than anything to have deeper market penetration. If true, could this be a sideline from AT&T?

What the Pre stole from Apple and what Apple should steal from the Pre

Rene has a great (albeit lengthy, be prepared) article on what the Palm Pre stole from Apple and what Apple should steal back. I am all for stealing. 

Google How-To: Archiving your Gmail

For those of you using Gmail, you might find this article useful. Eh, never mind, just watch the video.

Converting your library to iTunes+

Have you taken the plunge yet? The process is easy, but is it worth it? Read on and check out the lively comments? Good stuff here!

So what’s up with the iTunes variable pricing model?

How did the $.69-$1.29 model come up? Was it a bargaining chip by the record labels to allow over-the-air downloads?

Richard|Solo Battery

Well, the promo code may only be valid till January 30th, but if you are looking for an external battery alternative, look no further than the Richard|Solo series. I have the 1200 version and love it!

Exercise that brain, on the iPhone!

Brian gives us a review from Luminosity’s Speed Brain. Want Brain Age for the iPhone, this just might be it…

Twitter and the iPhone in 2009, it’s off to a good start!

So where did the first pic of the USAir Flt 1549 crash come from? That would be the iPhone and Twitter! 

How to change your iPhone wallpaper

In our ongoing iPhone 101 series, Rene shows us how to change your wallpaper.

Wow. There has been a lot of apps downloaded from the App Store

15,000 applications and over 500,000 downloads. Makes me wonder when Apple will make an App Store for the Mac, it would make sense…

MMS is now available for the iPhone! In Portugal?

Yes, another carrier has their own app to handle MMS for the iPhone. When oh when will AT&T grant our wishes?

The iPhone Blog LIVE Podcast is now up!

This week is all about Macworld and a little on the Pre. Check it out!

Review: Tweetie

Do you use Twitter? If so, you have to check out this app! I love Twitterrific on the iPhone, but this app blows it out of the water! Read on for reason why this is the best iPhone Twitter app!

This is a story by the iPhone Blog. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.

The iPhone Blog Week in Review for January 19, 2009

iControlPad gamepad frags demons on camera

While the iControlPad still isn't available for mass consumption, homebrew developer ZodTTD has released a video of him using it to play quake4iphone. Hard to tell just how well the gamepad works, but it's gotta be a helluva lot easier than blocking the screen with your greasy digits. Last we heard it had gone into production, but still no word on price or release date. Video embedded after the break.

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Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming, Peripherals

iControlPad gamepad frags demons on camera originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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