AIM Paid hits the App Store

AOL released the paid version of its chat client AIM for the iPhone on the App Store.

Is the iPhone hotter than we think?

It's hard to call two incidents of some occurrence around the world a trend, but, when those incidents both involve an electrical device catching fire spontaneously, it creates a situation that's hard to ignore -- especially when that device is the iPhone. On Saturday, Italian blogger Tim Colbourne was charging his 3G handset and, after three hours, it sparked and caught fire at the base. Tim did a little investigation and found a case of a Swedish handset doing the same thing back in 2008, making us a little concerned that there could be more melted chargers out there. Apple replaced that earlier phone after something of a fight, and while we're hoping they'll be a little friendlier here, we're also hoping this gives Cupertino another bit of incentive to go ahead and switch over to micro-USB already. All the cool kids are doing it, and you don't see their cables catching fire -- usually.

[Via Cult of Mac]

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Review: Goal Tender for iPhone

Goal Tender combines the simplicity of a to-do list with some of the big-picture scope of the hardcore life-management apps.

xGPS 1.2 For Jailbroken iPhones Now Available

A few weeks back we introduced you to a little Jailbreak app called xGPS. This is the first app available to bring turn-by-turn directions to your iPhone. It has just been updated to version 1.2 and seems to be much more polished overall. The biggest improvement is this version is of course, voice instructions support. To those of you who have not interested in Jailbreaking, are you tempted now?

Everybody would say: Finally! Yes, xGPS 1.2 has been released. The version has been sent to the MMI repository and will be available within some hours. It should be in everybody’s Cydia as the MMI repository is installed by default. Just do a refresh within some hours and xGPS should pop up. This version of xGPS has required us a lot of hours of work. We have tried to bring the most advanced and stable navigation software for the iPhone / iPod touch. However, even if we have made our best, you have to keep in mind that this software is free but not bug free. If you experience such a bug feel free to ask in the forum but do not say “It doesn’t work, it’s crappy”.

It’s important to remember, this application is only available to those of you who are Jailbroken. For all of the details be sure to stop by the xGPS Blog!

[Thanks to all of you who sent this in!]

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xGPS 1.2 For Jailbroken iPhones Now Available

Hockenberry on App Store, Being “Trendy”, and Why NOT to Delay for Extra Features

As many of us eagerly wait for Twitterrific 2.0 to hit the iTunes App Store, developer Craig Hockenberry has provided an interesting insight into the mind — and strategy — behind one of the most high-profile development houses in Apple-dom. Says Hockenberry on being Trendy:

As software developers we often fall into the “just one more feature” trap. We want a 1.0 release to be awesome, and that one more thing will only take a day or two, and people will love it, so why not?

Because that awesome feature could be a very good thing to generate buzz and sales for a 1.1 or a 1.2 release. And by not “doing it all” in the first release, you get your product to market faster. You’ll be making money while you implement that cool new feature.

And holding back can have another advantage: you might find that your users want something different than what you had planned. Their input can often change your idea, so don’t waste time doing something without feedback.

The rest of the article is a worthy read, as is his blog Furbo.org in general.

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Hockenberry on App Store, Being “Trendy”, and Why NOT to Delay for Extra Features

iPhone can monitor your heart, too

Yeah, you were aware that your iPhone has multiple functions: as a travel mate, an entertainment media, a learning tool as well as a communication device. And now, a research project found that the iPhone could be a heart monitor and fitness tracking system. According to Michael C. Williams, founder and ...

Oceanit Labs iFu Kung Fu App Review

Did you enjoy the iPhone's lightsaber app and are you a fan of badly dubbed kung fu movies? Well, who isn't! Now you can relive your favorite kung fu movies with punch, kick and taunting sounds included. If you aren't downloading it in iTunes yet, we've included a video demonstration ...

Gates has iEnvy

Style.com of Vogue Magazine recently had the pleasure of interviewing Mr and Mrs Gates. Bill Gates is best known for his part in Microsoft, although his wife Melinda seemingly sometimes lusts for the competitor. Melinda Gates, together with Bill, manage the Gates Foundation, which admits that little could be accomplished without its wealth.  However ...

Kindle for iPhone = Thanks Amazon

Good news for the iPhone owners, you can save the price of a Kindle and read your ebooks or enewspapers with your iPhone. Unfortunately, it’s not available in UK…

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