AppIncubator allows you become an iPhone developer instantly

If you have a great idea to build an iPhone app but don't have coding skills at all, don't worry, there's an app to help you. Thanks to MEDL Mobile's AppIncubator, you can be an iPhone developer instantly and get paid for your innovation and creativity. Their website explains: Using the simple ...

Apps move to the US Battlefields

The hottest new battlefield weapon in Baghdad is also a hot item on the home front. The U.S. military has found the iPod Touch to be a valuable battlefield tool for soldiers. The report notes that the iPod and applications developed for the iPhone perform many functions in this time of ...

Hulu coming to the iPhone?

Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that Hulu is coming to the iPhone within a few months -- its video is also reported to support streaming content over wifi and 3G.  This new app, called "badass", is following the existing web video apps for the iPhone including CBS's TV.com, Joost, i.TV ...

Review: TappyTunes for iPhone

Anyone -- particularly younger children -- can pick up TappyTunes and play the music game in seconds.

Mactracker for iPhone, for all your Mac reference needs

Mactracker for iPhone puts the complete history of Apple hardware at your fingertips in one convenient package.

AT&T Posts Quarterly Earnings, Once Again Needs to Thank iPhone!

While we wait on Apple’s quarterly results call scheduled for later today, it’s worth noting that the iPhone’s only US carrier just posted their own financials and things are still looking good for our favorite little pocket universe denter:

AT&T said 1.6 million Apple iPhone customers had activated services on the AT&T network during the quarter, more than 40 percent of which were new to the telephone operator.

Some analysts worried that the subsidies AT&T was paying for the iPhone were too costly, others that AT&T was too reliant on the iPhone:

They estimated about three-quarters of [AT&T's] net new monthly bill-paying customers were iPhone users.

[via Jeffdc5 on Twitter]

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AT&T Posts Quarterly Earnings, Once Again Needs to Thank iPhone!

AT&T Memo Leaks: Apple iPhone 3G vs Palm Pre Showdown is On!

Our good friend, Dieter, over at PreCentral.net has just got his hands on a leaked internal AT&T document that puts our beloved iPhone 3G into the ring up against the yet to be released Palm Pre. We are beginning to wonder what will happen first, Palm going out of business or the Pre actually being released… (Yes, we kid because we love…)

While some of the things that made the list are cold hard facts that every Palm fan will have to swallow, AT&T seems to be reaching on a few as well. Here are a few of the better ones:

• The iPhone has a “thinner, lighter, bigger screen; metal and glass design” compared to the Pre’s “plastic casing”.
• The iPhones App Store has over “25,000 Apps” while the Pre has an “Unproven App Catalog app store”.
• The iPhone sports “Global GPS; aGPS for maximum speed, accuracy and reliability even in built-up areas” while the lonely Pre “Can’t receive map updates or location assist information in most of the world due to lack of GSM capability”.

What also caught our eye was:

• The Palm Pre “Touchscreen control gestures not intuitive” whereas the iPhone features “Patented Multi-Touch screen” and “Fast and responsive navigation.”

If the Palm Pre cloned some of the iPhone’s UI interactions, didn’t AT&T just dash our chances for some lawsuit action?

What do you think? AT&T simply stating the facts or could they possibly view the Palm Pre as a legitimate threat? Now head on over to Precentral.net to check out the full leaked AT&T memo!

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AT&T Memo Leaks: Apple iPhone 3G vs Palm Pre Showdown is On!

AT&T income down but mobile business healthy

AT&T's revenue was essentially flat with a decline in both net income and EPS for Q1.

AT&T Activates 1.6 Million iPhone 3Gs in First Quarter of 2009

AT&T today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2009, and among the highlights was the announcement that AT&T had activated 1.6 million iPhone 3Gs during the quarter. Continuing a trend seen in previous quarters, customers new to...

iPhone Undisputed King of Smartphone App Mountain?

Read Write Web has posted the findings of mobile analytics firm Flurry. They break it down as follows:

• Apps (see charts above) put the iPhone staggeringly ahead in terms of active developers, applications developed, and consumer usage. (note: lack of analytics use by BlackBerry devs likely skews those numbers).
• Smartphones are being used more than ever
• iPhone apps, if they’re marketed effectively, are making strong development houses millions of dollars.
• iPhone apps are becoming “hit-driven” like the music industry.
• Free versions help sell paid apps
• Only 10% of users update their apps (we’re not sure if that’s skewed by other platforms, Apple makes it simple to update).

It’s important to remember that with this type of analytics, results are hyper-dependent on what’s included (and what’s missing) from the data set. If nothing else, however, iPhone developers are getting more attention from, and making greater use of, market analytics at the moment.

That said, anyone surprised by these numbers?

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iPhone Undisputed King of Smartphone App Mountain?

From the Forums: Drawbacks of the iPhone?, Should I Buy an iPhone 3G or Wait?, AT&T Reps Claiming No New iPhone Hardware?, iPhone OS 3.0

The forums continue to grow here at TiPb and that is without a doubt a great thing. We are rapidly approaching a crazy time with WWDC coming up this June so the rumors and new iPhone talk is a buzz. All of the following threads have to do with, you guessed it, iPhone OS 3.0 software and new hardware.

If you are reading this site, chances are you are a big fan of Apple and it’s ever popular iPhone. But with that said, most of us know that it’s not a perfect device. So new forum member, lindawittsell, wants to know what are the 3 biggest drawbacks of the iPhone?

The next thread we have for you today is one for anyone thinking about purchasing an iPhone now or in the near future. The big question being, should I wait for new hardware to be released or bite the bullet now? We here at TiPb think it would be in your best interest to wait but if you see a deal that simply can not be passed up, go for it. One thing is for sure, technology never slows down so no matter when you pick a device up, around the corner a newer better version will become available.

This thread was started by PirateNinja and he may have gotten some false information from a AT&T sales rep. This rep claimed that there absolutely will be no new iPhone hardware this summer. In the end, they are salesmen who want to sell you anything they can. While we are 99% sure there will be new hardware, what types of stories have you heard from other AT&T reps? The best advice we can give you here is don’t believe everything you hear or read. As for me personally, I’ve learned that you get the more accurate information from places like TiPb and it’s forums than you will from any type of sales rep from any cellular company.

Lastly, we would like to point out that if you are a developer or a current user of the iPhone OS 3.0 software be sure to check out TiPb’s iPhone Developer Forum. Feel free to discuss the new features, bugs, unannounced features, etc… Just don’t ask anyone for the software or developer codes or you risk being banned from the forums.

See you on the forums!

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From the Forums: Drawbacks of the iPhone?, Should I Buy an iPhone 3G or Wait?, AT&T Reps Claiming No New iPhone Hardware?, iPhone OS 3.0

How To: Improve Photos on Your iPhone

There have been a lot of rumors lately about the next generation of iPhone hardware having a 3.2 megapixel camera, but right now we have to deal with what has been given to us: a decent 2 megapixel camera with zero features.

That brings us to a great post that we noticed today on PCMAG.com, 22 Ways to Make Your iPhone a Better Camera. One of the most useful apps they list has to be Photogene. [iTunes Link] This app allows you to:

• Enhance photos with multiple color adjustment options and a sharpen filter.
• Crop and straighten.
• Add fun effects like text balloons, frames or special filters

Be sure to check out PCMAG.com’s article for a boatload of tips and apps to make the best with your iPhone’s camera!

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How To: Improve Photos on Your iPhone

AT&T confirms 3G network upgrades ongoing as of now; speeds could double

An AT&T executive has confirmed in a new interview that the US iPhone service provider is currently performing a variety of upgrades on its 3G network that should combine to double capacity in the coming months. AT&T Mobility vice president of technology Scott McElroy tells various sites that his team plans to upgrade “the downlink capacity [...]

MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and Pro Apps to See Updates at WWDC?

9to5Mac cites their "favorite Apple source" who claims that Apple will be delivering minor updates for MacBooks and MacBook Pros at WWDC. The source speculates that this could involve 3G or speed bumps or battery changes, but this is entirely specul...

Review: Lose It for iPhone

Succeeding at weight loss and calorie management has never been easier with this comprehensive nutritional tracker.