Next Gen iPhone Rumored to Have HD Video, AppleTV features

Some of the interesting news floating around the blogsphere is that the next iPhone will have the capacity to playback High Definition (HD) media. It makes sense that the next iPhone will support HD, however tipsters are also saying that there will even be HD video output...The other tidbit of ...

Review: Ancient Frog for iPhone

With beautiful imagery and a serene soundtrack, this puzzle game is as unusual to play as it is to describe. Yet, it's both calming and entertaining, and entirely enjoyable.

Apple Researching Methods to Offer Customized Control of Browser-Based Audio Content

In a patent application filed in November 2007 and released today, Apple reveals that it is researching methods for providing customized audio control for Internet browser content. The research is targeting the inability for a single system volume s...

Even more LETHAL!

Filed under: Humor, Software, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App Review

Remember LETHAL? It's an app that can keep you awake at night by telling you about all of the dangerous things that can kill, maim, or at least injure you. The good thing is that LETHAL does it in a humorous way.

We did a review of LETHAL a few months ago, and now the development team at Elany Arts has taken the app to a new level. Not only did they significantly upgrade LETHAL, but they also dropped the price of the app from US$1.99 down to US$0.99.

What's changed?

• LETHAL now gives a risk ranking for every US and Canadian town or city with a population over 100,000, plus all Canadian National Parks. If you're within a large metropolitan area, you can watch your LETHAL index change as you drive around.
• More disasters! More dangerous animals!
• The crime information is more specific, with new updated crime data from the FBI database.
• You can view rankings for all locations from most dangerous to least (or vice versa) for all indexes and specific risks. Want to find the #1 area to get killed by a grizzly bear? LETHAL can help.
• Speaking of animals, they're now displayed with their relative risk based on prevalence in the area and confirmed attacks (I griped about this in my earlier review, since they showed mountain lions as a big risk in my suburban neighborhood).
• Disasters are also displayed with their relative risk based on prevalence and confirmed incidents.

LETHAL (click opens iTunes) is a fun and fascinating app, and the new lower price and extra-chunky feature set makes it even more worthwhile.

Even more LETHAL! originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Attack of the iClones: Touch Diamond 2 Showdown Edition

Guessing it’s NokiaExpert Matt Miller week and Windows Phone day here at TiPb, as we’re linking up another great review about another interesting WinPho: the HTC Touch Diamond 2… that just happens to be put to the test against our very own iPhone 3G.

I’ve already gone on record (and on video!) with my thoughts on the previous-generation HTC touch experience (and I still stand by those reviews, dagnabit!), but what will someone with different tastes and perspectives, not to mention next gen HTC goodness, think when he puts them phono-a-phono?

Check out Matt’s ZDNet “Clash of the Touch Titans” review to find out! (Then come back and tell us why the iPhone pwned, k?)

[via WMExperts]

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Attack of the iClones: Touch Diamond 2 Showdown Edition

Do You Want Your iPhone to Look Like a Windows Phone or BlackBerry?

Our sibling sites, WMExperts and CrackBerry.com have both, coincidentally, just put up posts that show how to make your Windows Phone or BlackBerry “slide to unlock” just exactly like the iPhone. This may be nothing new, as themes and indeed the ability to theme other platforms is almost as longstanding as it is popular in some circles. iPhone Jailbreakers can even get in on the action with WinterBoard. But here’s the thing, if you’re running a Windows Phone or a BlackBerry, why would you want it to look or behave more like an iPhone? (and yes, the same holds true if you hack your iPhone to look/act like something else).

Do you love the iPhone UI but need functionality it doesn’t offer? Are you locked to a non-iPhone carrier and can’t get the iPhone, so will make do with a skin until your contract expires? Do you just love to be able to configure your phone, your way, and change it up as the mood strikes you?

Personally, I re-install and restore stuff so often, I’ve just gotten used to leaving almost everything I can in its default look and with its default settings, so I’m curious as to how the other side rolls.

Those of you with iPhones, any desire to skin it up like a WinPho or a BBerry? Maybe a Palm Pre? (Have you already?) And to those rocking other smartphones and going for an iPhone-look, how’s it working for you?

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Bailout America Cash Giveaway

Filed under: iPhone, iPod touch

Whether or not you agree with the hotly debated bailout, you may find it hard to say no to cash in your pocket. With this in mind we're letting DoeDoe, makers of the iPhone platformer Bailout America, give you $1,000.

To win, all you have to do is name the 11 companies partially shown in the game screenshots. Go through the gallery, then come back to this post and leave your list in the comments. Of course, you could wait for someone else to do it and copy their answers, but where's the fun in that? And how do you know they are right unless you check?

Be sure to check out the full rules on this page, but the usual stuff applies: must be over 18, only enter once, US-only (sorry about that). Remember: leave your list in the comments on this post and we'll randomly select a winner with the correct list. Good luck!

• Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
• To enter leave a comment with the names of the 11 companies shown in the gallery attached to this post.
• The comment must be left before Thursday, April 25, 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time.
• You may enter only once.
• One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
• Prize: a check for $1,000.
  
• Click here for Official Rules.

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Bailout America Cash Giveaway originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Bailout America Cash Giveaway originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Konami releases Silent Scope for iPhone

Konami has released an iPhone version of the classic "rail shooter" Silent Scope.

Upgrade your iPhone camera with LittleSnapper

Filed under: Software, iPhone, App Review

LittleSnapper from Realmac Software has been available for OS X for quite some time (and was one of the apps available in this year's Macheist bundle), and a few days ago they released a trimmed-down version that runs on your iPhone. While it lacks the basic photo editing and annotation available on its desktop counterpart, LittleSnapper for iPhone is no slouch.

One of the things about LittleSnapper that first caught my eye was the interface, which is extremely slick and shows great attention to detail on the part of the developers. The real jewels of this app, however, are a bit less obvious. In fact, after just a few hours of use, it has supplanted the built-in Camera application on my home screen.

Using the default configuration, when you snap a picture, it's immediately added to your Camera Roll (hence the replacing of Camera). After you've taken your photo, you can then upload it to QuickSnapper (Realmac's companion photo sharing site, which is free to use). Once that's done, you can then email a link to it or post it to Twitter (via Tweetie, Twitterrific or Twitterfon) right from within the app. I don't know about you, but whenever I take a picture with my iPhone, there's a very good chance that I'd like to email it immediately afterward. For me, being able to do this within a single app is huge.

The other killer feature of LittleSnapper is the ability to screenshot any web page from within the application. The only downside to this feature is that you don't have access to your Mobile Safari bookmarks and you must type in the URL manually (or browse to it via another URL, like a Google search). Obviously this issue will be history once iPhone OS 3.0 is out in June (which includes system-wide copy-and-paste), so it's understandable that they didn't bother getting to crazy with the cheez-whiz in terms of browser integration and whatnot. LittleSnapper's chrome is also removed from the webpage snap, which is a nice touch.

Of course, no application is perfect, and LittleSnapper has a few (small) warts. For one, I'd love to see a subset of the annotation tools available on the desktop version, as well as a more iPhone friendly view of the QuickSnapper site when browsing your uploaded photos. Tighter integration with the OSX application (like syncing photos and their metadata) would also be pretty sweet. These aren't anywhere close to deal-breakers for me, but I can see them being becoming popular feature requests.

I'm very impressed with LittleSnapper and, given the amount of half-baked throwaway apps that seem to be cropping up lately, it's nice to see one with a good bit of polish. LittleSnapper [App Store] is available now for $2.99US.

Upgrade your iPhone camera with LittleSnapper originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Upgrade your iPhone camera with LittleSnapper originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Review: Two iPhone clock apps

Flip Clock and DeskClock are two clock apps that take very different approaches to telling you the time. The former offers little more than its name implies, while the latter provides a bit more information in a clean and straightforward interface.