Free talking iPhone phrasebook for UK consumers

Seems this app is a great companion for travelers and holiday goers. lastminute.com launched  a new talking phrasebook  for iPhone and iPod Touch users, enabling them to ask for directions, hire a car and even engage in small talk. Developed by Coolgorilla, the phrasebook is available in six different language versions: ...

Ask iPhone to study math

A student from the Free University of Bolzano, Italy, has created a scientific software for Apple's iPhone called "Fractal Editor" that could help students learn abstract math concepts. Michael Dijori, last semester attended Franklin & Marshall College, developed the application that works by placing a few shapes on the phone's touchscreen with ...

Singaporean kid writes iPhone application

Nine-year old Singaporean kid writes an application called Doodle Kids for Apple's iPhone. Lim, who is in fourth grade, developed the painting software which is originally dedicated to his younger sisters.  Just touch the iPhone's touchscreen to draw and then shake the phone to clear it. This app has been downloaded ...

iPhone Carrier Update: Should you Download the Update?

Quick App: Touch Dial Enables Emoji for the iPhone

We included this app in our latest Apps for Less post but since Emoji has started to take off with iPhone owners we figured, what the heck… make sure it gets it’s very own post so nobody misses it!

You missed the boat with the Emoji hack from a few weeks back? Well here is yet one other chance to grab those Emoji icons without having to jailbreak. If you updated to firmware 2.2.1 and then decided to try the FrostyPlace you were out of luck. The firmware disabled this neat little trick. This is where Touch Dial Emoji enters and will give you the same 461 Emoji icons available on your iPhone.

In addition to the Emoji icons, Touch Dial Emoji also serves another purpose worth a mention. Users can assign a phone number to the application and it will then dial the assigned number on launch. Nothing too exciting, but we know you’re buying this for the icons…

It is currently on sale for $.99 in the app store and is available in this iTunes link right here.

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Quick App: Touch Dial Enables Emoji for the iPhone

iPhone Carrier Update hints at AT&T MicroCell coming soon

iPhone users in the US have recently been hit with a "carrier update" when they sync with their machines, and a little digging reveals that the package contains two "AT&T M-Cell" carrier logos -- suggesting that Ma Bell's upcoming MicroCell femtocell is close to launch. Still no word on how much the Cisco-sourced hardware will cost when it does arrive and we're still not super-stoked on the idea of paying a monthly fee to improve AT&T's own service, but if you've been patiently waiting to take matters into your own hands, we'd guess you'll be rewarded soon.

[Via TUAW]

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iPhone Carrier Update hints at AT&T MicroCell coming soon originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What’s up with the iPhone Carrier Update?

Filed under: Software Update, iPhone

If you checked for updates for your iPhone in iTunes in the last day or two, you should have seen this:

The standard Apple explanation from the Knowledge Base:

iTunes 7.7 and later has the ability to update the carrier specific settings on iPhone with iPhone 2.0 software or later. Carrier settings updates are small files (about 10k) that are downloaded from iTunes to be installed on your iPhone. The carrier settings can include updates to the default APN (how iPhone accesses the carrier's cellular data network), special dialing codes at Settings > Phone > [Carrier] Services, default settings for Stocks, Maps, Weather, and other items.

So what's actually in this update?

Logo replacements, apparently, for AT&T's upcoming MicroCell service (at the time of this writing, the page is in maintenance mode). 2 images, light and dark versions of the image on the left (courtesy of MobileCrunch):

[via MobileCrunch]

What's up with the iPhone Carrier Update? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

What's up with the iPhone Carrier Update? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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