TiPb Give Away: BeeJive 2.1 for iPhone with FaceBook Chat and Anti-Piracy Combat!

BeeJive makes one of the best instant messenger clients on the iPhone — or any platform, see our review — and with version 2.1, it now includes:

• Support for Facebook IM, including the ability to login from multiple locations, update your buddy picture and Facebook status updates
• Wallpaper selection inside the application, giving you the ability to select your own wallpaper
• Performance enhancements

But wait, there’s more. It also includes a very creative — and comedic! — way of dealing with iPhone App pirates. Sort of a carrot and stick (or baseball bat and axe kick) approach:

We have recently implemented new anti-piracy measures in BeejiveIM for iPhone. We have tried to keep our approach fun with an error message and a video. But we hope our message is clear: please respect the work of developers.

We agree. Go get BeeJiveIM now [iTunes link]. Or, if you really want it for FREE, BeeJive was awesome enough to give us two (2) promo codes to give to you, our equally awesome readers. How can you get your hands on them? Just head on over to our Forums and find out!

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TiPb Give Away: BeeJive 2.1 for iPhone with FaceBook Chat and Anti-Piracy Combat!

iPhone 3.0: Publish Video?

Go to Photos. Choose a photo. Tap the action button. Choose “Send to Mobile Me” and a screen slides up labeled… Publish Video? Hard to believe that’s a simple typo, or even a bald-faced trick. But if it isn’t, is it a sign the Video Recording — One of the features still missing in action following this week’s iPhone 3.0 Preview Event — may be coming to the iPhone come “summer”?

We can’t believe Hollywood would ever let us publish their videos, so what else does that leave us? And if Video Recording is coming, will that also be available for iPhone 2G and iPhone 3G owners, or can we speculate that Apple maybe didn’t announce it yet because it will be exclusive to a next generation iPhone (with a better camera and supporting architecture?) set for release around the same time?

[via Engadget]

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Another way to get to the movies: Moviefone for iPhone

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Hot on the heels of Fandango, AOL has released Moviefone [App Store link], a free application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Moviefone can find your nearest theaters, movie times, trailers, and in some cases you can buy tickets.

The app is fast, and the trailers are nicely encoded for the iPhone. It has links to your address book, and you can invite friends to join you at the theater easily. It's a clever idea. You can touch a link and call the theater (good luck getting past voice mail) and there is some info on the stars of the movies. Like Fandango, it can display a map to your nearest theater, and that links out to MapQuest to get you directions.

Here in Southern Arizona, the app worked quickly and efficiently. The only caveats I have are the 'buy tickets' function was not available on many of the theaters I tried, and the closest theater to me was listed about the 5th nearest. It also did not understand my zip code (it's a fairly new one) but made an appropriate substitution.

Moviefone also contains a search function so you can search by movie title, and a favorites option so you can save your favorite movie palace to a list.

The app also has a feedback option, so I sent some along with my email address. It will be interesting to see if I get a response. Moviefone is a nice app, and other than my inability to buy a ticket at some theaters, it looks pretty solid. The price is right, and competition is a good thing. It's certainly worth a download and a tryout. If it lets you buy tickets, you're ahead of the game. While you're at it, be sure to get a look at Now Playing, i.TV (which includes TV and DVDs), and Hot Popcorn. See you at the movies.

Another way to get to the movies: Moviefone for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Another way to get to the movies: Moviefone for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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