Eye-Fi adds iPhone app

Eye-Fi Inc. will release a new iPhone application tomorrow, allowing Eye-Fi users to store and share photos from both iPhone and a digital camera. iPhone users who own an Eye-Fi card will be able to download the application for free from Apple's App Store. Eye-Fi today announced the release of two ...

Beejive, Inc. BeejiveIM Review

One of the more noticeably missing applications from Apple's wunderphone, the iPhone is a solid instant messenger client. Thankfully, since the iPhone SDK was released, third-party developers have more than stepped to the plate and provided iPhone owners with an dizzying array of options.In any case, today's review features the ...

ShiveringKittens donates $1 to ASPCA

In what is believed to be a first, proceeds from app sales will be going to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). iPhone app developers of ShiveringKittens will donate $1 from every sale. Coming to iPhones everywhere from Giant Crayon Games, the game offers players the ...

HP iPrint for wireless photo printing

Once installed on your device, the app searches for any wireless HP printer on your home network. Then it is as easy as click and print. "HP iPrint Photo is a free downloadable software application that allows you to quickly and easily print 4" x 6" photos. Images stored on your ...

Amazon releases free Kindle app for iPhone

Amazon has released a free application that delivers Kindle book-reading to the iPhone, extending the company's sales of e-books to devices beyond its Kindle e-book reader. By using this app, you can read Kindle books using a simple interface. You can shop for hundreds of thousands of books, and wirelessly transfer ...

iPhone Apps: So young yet so mature

Apple's success with iPhone applications was not preordained, however the company had a huge leg up on the competition. Today, Apple has a hit device, mature software platform and the one of the biggest online stores on the planet and the future is up to you. A year ago, Apple CEO ...

iPhone Buzz Week in Review - Week 9 2009

Newly revised with loads of user-requested features, MyWeather Mobile version 1.3 is now available. MWM now offers users control over terrain settings across road or aerial views, overlays via radar or satellite, radar opacity and radar loop play/pause. CBS Mobile releases its new TV.com app for iPhone, offering free streaming video content from ...

Wattpad is now available on iPhone

Thanks to the iPhone's great interface and technology, reading books on the iPhone now has becoming an exciting experience  (and a big business, also). It has revolutionized the way we read, even the way we share our reading materials. The Wattpad's iPhone experience proved it. You can now enjoy the full ...

More than 6,000 iPhone games now available

There is no doubt that the iPhone is going mainstream now. There are now more than 6,000 iPhone games on the iPhone application store, according to iPhone app tracking site Mobclix. The digital distribution service, which launched July 11, 2008, is home to over 20,400 apps across multiple categories, of which ...

Jailbreaking an iPhone is clearly dangerous

I think it's worth reading and discussing: please don't jailbreak your iPhone, a PCMag blogger wrote. According to blogger Larry Seltzer, there are serious security implications behind the jailbroken iPhone. [Apple has recently publicly saying that "jailbreaking" an iPhone is breaking the law and voiding the warranty.] Once you jailbreak your ...

XRoad G-Map iPhone navigation map gets reviewed, patted on the back

While the world waits for a tried-and-true navigation app from Apple, XRoad is taking advantage of the situation by offering up its G-Map app in the interim. Kicking Tires decided to take the new software for a spin, and while the map quality took a pretty harsh beating, the overall offering was highly praised. More specifically, not every street name was present during testing, meaning that you had to rely implicitly on the turn-by-turn instructions if you weren't familiar with your surroundings. Outside of that, however, it seemed to nail all the important points. Accuracy, routing, ease of use and design were all smiled upon, and it seems critics gave the street name snafu a bit of a break with the hope of future updates solving the issues. If you're still a touch hesitant to drop your hard-earned cash, give that read link a gentle tap.

[Thanks, Ronald]

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XRoad G-Map iPhone navigation map gets reviewed, patted on the back originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Monday Fun Video: Melinda Gates HAS an iPhone (Spoof) — NSFW-L

A week or so ago we ran a quote from Vogue that basically said Bill and Melinda Gates had banned iPods and iPhones from their house, though Melinda admitted sometimes she wished she had an iPhone (and honestly, who — outside of WMExperts — could blame her?)

Well, absent more information we turn to more comedy, and specifically Funny or Die’s spoof of what’s really going on inside the Gateskeep.

Note: Contains language that wouldn’t be aired on American broadcast networks. If that’s not your cup’o'humor, avoid.

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Monday Fun Video: Melinda Gates HAS an iPhone (Spoof) — NSFW-L

Original iPhone Prototype Spotted on eBay

iLounge points out a prototype iPhone recently listed on eBay.

Here is a quite rare and collectable example of iPhone prototypes, one even running a beta OS. Only one of the phones works however. Neither unit says "iPhone" ...

Prototype iPhone Spotted on eBay

iLounge points out a prototype iPhone recently listed on eBay.

Here is a quite rare and collectable example of iPhone prototypes, one even running a beta OS. Only one of the phones works however. Neither unit says "iPhone" ...

iPhone prototype surfaces on eBay, aims to fetch a pretty penny

Okay, so we'll go ahead and crush a few dreams up front -- there's nothing here that proves this isn't some funky KIRF iPhone or just an ad hoc or jailbroken app making things look completely funkadelic. Now that our skepticism is out in the open, we'll be honest and say we really, really hope this is legitimate. According to the eBay description, this here iPhone prototype was constructed a few months prior to the real iPhone's release, and it actually powers on, makes calls and receives SMSs. It sports a totally beta plastic matte screen, and the software is obviously pre-release. Oh, and the best part? The auction winner also scores a second beta phone that won't turn on (yet), but we're sure the right tweaker could fix it up into the most amazing secondary phone the world has ever seen. Forget all that bad economic news you've been hearing -- you best bring the bring the bank if you're thinking seriously about claiming this.

[Via iLounge]

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iPhone prototype surfaces on eBay, aims to fetch a pretty penny originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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TouchSports Tennis ‘09: Impressive 3D Tennis Game for the iPhone

iPhone Prototype Revealed on Ebay!

Lookee what Mobile Crunch has found, two early prototype iPhones are up for grabs on Ebay! Both a working model and dud (non-working) models can be yours… if the price is right!

The seller seems to have done his research, too. Based on the serial numbers, the working protoype was built in week 49 of 2006 while the dud was pushed off the factory line the following week. The OS that’s running is 03.06.01G. Official iPhone OS that launched was 03.11.02G. Bidding ends on March 11th and the highest bid is currently $315.

Check out Mobile Crunch for lots more pics! (Early UI is awesomely interesting just by itself!)

Anyone bidding?

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iPhone Game Roundup: Tap Tap Revenge 2, Watchmen, Otto Matic

Tap Tap Revenge 2, a role playing game based on the new hit movie Watchmen, a conversion of a favorite Mac game and more are listed in our newest iPhone game roundup.

Review: Touch Physics for iPhone

This charming puzzle game brings crayon sketches to life and provides lots of replay value.

New iPhone Mail app not quite there yet

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Everyone pretty much knows the weaknesses of the iPhone mail application. So it was with some excitement that we were able to try ibisMail [App Store link] from some sharp developers in Japan. Alas, while packed with features, it also is limited by its own design, and the shackles Apple puts on applications to keep them from using the full power of the iPhone OS.

IbisMail is US $0.99, and works in English and Japanese on both the iPhone and iPod touch with software 2.2 or greater.

First, the good stuff. ibisMail allows you to read and write in landscape mode, something many people have really wanted for a long time. It gives you a nice keyboard with lots of room, and I do like reading and creating mail in that way. It also supports folders and rules. You can watch for certain characteristics of incoming mail, and send that mail to a particular folder, or even the trash. IbisMail also enables the creation of simple templates for mail replies and mail that is forwarded. Complete details and rather good help files are here.

IbisMail supports POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, and authentications including APOP, POP before SMTP, CRAM-MDS and Digest MDS, as well as SSL connections. IbisMail can view Word, Excel, Power Point, JPEG, GIF, PNG and PDF attachments. So far so good.

On the negative side, I had a devil of a time getting accounts set up. My POP account could receive, but never send, even though I was careful to duplicate all the settings that I have. I've never had such a hassle with any other mail program. Maybe it was me, or they way the stars were aligning, or something about my ISP, but I just couldn't get it to work. I tried to set up my MobileMe account, and had similar problems. The original settings would not work, and when I went back to edit them, they were gone, even though I had saved them. This happened several times. Some people are getting it set up fine, so I'm scratching my head on this issue.

IbisMail also seems to make hash of HTML email that has embedded pictures. They simply don't display. The app also lacks a unified mailbox, just like Apple's mail app on the iPhone, so if you have multiple accounts you get a lot of finger exercise going back and forth through all the accounts to see what mail you have.

Another drawback is that ibisMail can't run in the background (thanks Apple) so you have to open the app to see what mail you actually have.

The developers are very open to improving the ibisMail, and I'm sure they will do what Apple will allow them to do. Frankly, I'm surprised this app was even approved by Apple, given their penchant for nuking any app that treads too closely to the iPhone's built-in functionality.

All in all, I'd rate ibisMail as a good try, but not a compelling upgrade. With some more attention to detail, and some give from Apple, ibisMail could be a very useful addition to your collection of apps.

New iPhone Mail app not quite there yet originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

New iPhone Mail app not quite there yet originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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