Remember the Milk app for iPhone gets push support

Remember the Milk just got a lot more helpful on your iPhone. Version 1.1.1, now available, adds push notification powers to the task management app, giving you a heads up when your important to-dos are coming right up. After downloading or updating Remember the Milk’s (RTM) iPhone app (which requires a Pro account, $25/year), you’ll be [...]

U.S. Apple Retail Store iPhone 3GS Supplies Begin to Tighten

Late last week, we reported that Apple had posted an online availability database showing iPhone 3GS stock levels at each of its over 200 U.S. retail stores. At the time, the database showed solid availability of the new iPhone, with nearly 90% of st...

iPhone 3GS crack ready, but not for prime time yet

The Dev Team has cracked the iPhone 3GS (as if there was any doubt). Trouble is, if they released it now it would do far more harm than good. You see, a firmware update, version 3.0.1, is inevitable, and will probably arrive from Apple sooner rather than later because Cupertino probably feels that it needs to [...]

Apple’s new iPhone 3GS availability checker

Filed under: Retail, Odds and ends, Apple, iPhone

You decided to skip the lines on June 19th and now you just have to purchase an iPhone 3GS for yourself. If you're like some of our readers, you've found out the hard way that availability of the latest iteration of iPhone is limited. Wouldn't it be nice to know which Apple Stores actually have the devices in stock before you hop in the Family Truckster, drive through traffic, and only then find out that they're out of iPhones?

The best way to avoid bitter disappointment is to use the newly posted iPhone 3GS availability page on the Apple website. Just select your state (sorry, it's US-only at this time) and a list of all of the Apple stores will appear with little green (got 'em!) or red (sorry...) icons matched to the model of iPhone 3GS that is your current object of desire. In the example shown above, most Colorado Apple Stores seem to have a good selection with the exception of the Twenty Ninth Street store in the People's Republic of Boulder.

Now that you can find out with a quick glance where the 3GS is available, what are you waiting for? Grab that credit card and go!

Apple's new iPhone 3GS availability checker originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Apple's new iPhone 3GS availability checker originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iPhone availability checker tracks Apple Store stock

Apple's iPhone availability checker has returned to help customers find out whether the new 3GS is in stock at their local stores.

Apple’s new online tool lets you check iPhone 3GS availability from the comfort of your own home

If you're one of the hapless folks out there still having trouble tracking down a new iPhone 3GS, Apple is making things a little bit easier on you with an online tool to check up on stock at Apple retail stores. There's a full breakdown of color and capacity, which might seem like overkill to some, but given the fact that stores with stock in all four current models are a bit of an exception (outside of NYC, anyways), we'd have to say that this is just the sort of overkill we need.

[Via iLounge]

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Apple's new online tool lets you check iPhone 3GS availability from the comfort of your own home originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Review: FeX for iPhone

This simple utility allows you to sync two pieces of data -- and just two -- between Facebook and your contacts list—birthdays and profile pictures. While the app is somewhat limited by Facebook's terms of service, it's still a handy way to add information with minimal effort.

News apps! Get your News apps!

Filed under: iPhone, App Review

MSNBC recently added an iPhone app to the store, so we thought it was a good time to take a look at a few news apps.

The gold standard for news on the iPhone is the USA Today app. Love them or hate them, the USA Today punchy writing style feels right at home on the iPhone. News can be received from a wide range of mobile sources, and it's the design of this app that makes it stand out. I would love to have the authors pack my suitcase the next time I travel, since they have found a way to cram an incredible amount of information into a very small package. Using persistent buttons on the bottom of each screen, you can get to Headlines, Sports Scores, Weather, Photo Galleries, and Snapshots (which are a set of insta-polls), from anywhere. What makes it special is that, along with the local weather, at the top of most category screens, there is a sliding set of sub-categories allowing you to get to just what you want in no time. For example, if you wanted to get the score of the Yankees' game, just tap Scores, and the sub-categories of NFL, MBL, NBA, NCAAF and NCAAB appear at the top of the screen. Tap MLB and there it is. Two taps total. Similarly, tapping Headlines brings up sub-categories of: Top News, News, Money, Sports, Life Tech and Travel. When in any category, tap Top Stories and you can set a default for the type of story you would like to see first. For example, under the sub-category of Money, you can choose to set the default to: Top Stories, Markets, Economy, Cars, Personal Finance or Industry. Set it up once and you'll be able to drill down to specific results in a universe of information with just a few taps.

Tap on Share Article and you can Email, Text, Twitter (your Twitter client can be chosen in the setup pane), or log into Facebook. in all the apps covered here, you can share, but this has the most robust feature set of the lot. The fit, finish and depth of the app is, okay I'll say it -- awesome. Weather is location enabled, the Picture Galleries are extensive and under Snapshots there are nine running polls in each of the four sub-categories of News, Sports, Money and Life. USA Today is not just for hotel rooms anymore.

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News apps! Get your News apps! originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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fring supports iPhone OS 3.0

Mobile internet community and communication service, fring, now supports Apple’s latest iPhone 3.0 software update, including the new iPhone 3Gs.  If you don’t have fring’s latest iPhone version yet, get yours today! [fring is now also available on the App Store]. Following Apple’s last week release of the iPhone 3.0 software ...

iPhone 3GS’ web browser speed test blows away rivals

Following the benchmark of 3D capabilities test where the iPhone 3GS is "close to four times faster than the 3G"; in JavaScript performance, the new iPhone 3GS also blows away its predecessors as well as rivals, even approaching MacBook speed! Medialets ran the SunSpider test suite with Safari 4.0.1 on a ...

AT&T U-verse remote DVR app released for iPhone

AT&T have released a free iPhone and iPod touch application that allows U-verse subscribers control their DVR systems remotely.  The app, U-verse TV Mobile Remote Access, can display program listings and full descriptions of individual shows, as well as allow users to schedule program or series recordings. It's also possible to edit ...

Videos: iPhone 3GS running gpSPhone, gpx4iPhone emulators

ZoDDt has published two videos from the upcoming gpSPhone and psx4iPhone emulators new versions running on iPhone 3Gs. A good news for iPhone gaming. The result is shown in the video below where you can see gpSPhone running at a minimum 150 FPS and maxing out at about 225 FPS, with ...

Ultrasn0w to get iPhone 3GS unlock thanks to old hack

Thanks to an unaddressed security flaw, the iPhone Dev Team have announced that they will soon update their ultrasn0w unlocking tool to work on the iPhone 3GS.  The exploit, known as 24Kpwn, was first discovered in the iPod touch 2G, and used in the redsn0w tool to jailbreak that PMP. Now, ...

Chillingo’s Toki Tori Review

Toki Tori  is an unique puzzle plaformer published by Chillingo...If I'm not mistaken it is a port of a game that was originally introduced on Nintendo's Game Boy Color. In any case, Toki Tori features 4 distinctly different worlds spread across 80 brain-pushing levels.The game concept itself is simple, navigate ...

Jaybird Stereo Bluetooth Headphones Review

I've been in the market for a pair of Stereo Bluetooth headphones..I've looked at and read reviews on headsets by Sony Ericsson, LG, Motorola, Nokia and many many more. I'm looking for something that I can use to listen to music and take calls at the same time, I don't ...

What?! $11,000 insane iPhone bill!

Beware. If you brought your iPhone when travelling out of the country, please consider the roaming fees. Let's learn about Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage case. He was surfing the Internet while on a trip to Canada for a few hours, AT&T charged him for some $11,000! They shut down his ...

Video: iPhone 3GS disassembled

Just discovered an interesting video on iPhone 3GS disassembled process. According to the site, it's iPhone 3GS comprehensive take apart and repair directions for the touch panel, battery and LCD replacement. "Do not try this at home," the site warns :-) Click here to view the embedded video. [via DailyMobile.se]

White iPhone 3GS suffering heat and discoloration

The white iPhone 3GS reportedly overheats during a period of using the GPS and 3G of the phone, and its case changes color. Engadget says it turns a browner and Gizmodo reports as being pink. Looks like the iPhone 3GS is now available in black, white, brown and pink :-) ...

Apple to Adopt Micro-USB Connectors for iPhone Charging in Europe

Reuters reports that ten top mobile phone manufacturers, including Apple, have agreed to adopt the Micro-USB connector standard for smartphone chargers in the European Union. The shift, planned to begin next year, will allow smartphones from the com...

Jailbreak app enables MMS on original iPhone

A jailbreak app intuitively named ActivateMMS2G can enable MMS functionality on the original iPhone. As always, your mileage may vary.