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1Password Pro for iPhone available for FREE on AppStore!

Will Park — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:31:46 +0000

Do you have bunch of different logins and passwords that you have to remember? Maybe all those pot brownies and bong hits in college destroyed your working memory. Whatever the case, you’re probably in need of a solid password manager app for your iPhone. Lucky for you, 1Password Pro for iPhone is now available for FREE on the AppStore.

1Password Pro is a special edition version of the award-winning password app on the iPhone. It saves your usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, notes and other sensitive information so that you don’t have to worry about remembering your password. 1Password will even log you into websites with a single tap.

1Password Pro was $4.99, but the price has been completely slashed for the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s now free and ready for your download. Even if your memory hasn’t vanished up in a cloud of skunky goodness, 1Password will probably make your life a lot easier.

Did we mention it’s free?

1Password Pro [iTunes link]

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iPhone message to competitors: F*CK YOUR SMARTPHONE

Stefan Constantinescu — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:13:18 +0000

Well said. Very well said.

[Via: oneplusinfinity]

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Rogers and Fido Release ‘My Account’ iPhone Apps

James Falconer — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:51:58 +0000

Rogers (NYSE: RCI), together with their discount carrier Fido have launched their very own iPhone apps. Dubbed ‘My Account’, the apps are both available for free, and give you access to your Rogers or Fido account any time of day. Check out your voice, data and message usage, view your account balance, make payments, and a lot more. To run these apps you’ll need at least OS 3.0, and yes, the app is available in both English and French.

Hit up the iTunes links below to download or for more information:

[Via: MobileSyrup]

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Onebox announces BlackBerry and iPhone apps

Dusan Belic — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:49:56 +0000

Onebox — a service that brings voice, fax, email and conference calling together into a suite of communications services — is mobilizing its offering with dedicated apps for the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) and iPhone platforms. These applications are designed to extend the functionality of Onebox’s web-based interface for mobile users, adding “Message Center” access, voicemail search/display/playback, voice-to-text transcription display, and Click-to-Call via SpeedDial list or phone-based contact lists.

However, only BlackBerry app is available at the moment, but the iPhone app will be released in the near future (till the end of the year).

In addition to mobile apps, OneBox also announced new optional features (Call Record and Web Conferencing) and a new 5,000 minute/20-extension phone service plan which costs $99.99/month. Moreover, existing $79.99/month and $49.99/month plans have been restructured and now include 3,000 and 2,000 minutes, respectively.

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Magellan is the latest GPS vendor to release the iPhone app

Dusan Belic — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:46:38 +0000

And the latest GPS device maker to release its own iPhone app is Magellan. They’ve announced Magellan RoadMate turn-by-turn navigation application, alongside a “new innovative vehicle mounting cradle for the iPhone and iPod touch devices” that will be available later in December.

RoadMate app features include preloaded maps (U.S. and Canada), text-to-speech, tons of POIs, 3D landmarks, big on-screen keyboard with QuickSpell, highway lane assistance, pedestrian mode, find your car feature, and so on. In addition, you can control your music without leaving the app, and also access your iPhone’s Contacts for destination picks. Navteq provided the maps.

As for the mentioned car kit (it’s called Premium Car Kit), it’s designed to keep your iPhone/iPod Touch well mounted, while also providing some extra juice to your beloved device. Furthermore, it adds a GPS receiver for improved navigation accuracy, along with an amplified speaker for louder directions and enhanced phone call clarity.

The Magellan RoadMate app is available for an introductory price of $79.99, whereas the car kit will cost $129.99, once released.

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The PeopleFinders Network launches two iPhone apps for singles in the dating scene

Dusan Belic — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:43:21 +0000

The PeopleFinders Network unveiled two iPhone apps – “Stud Or Dud” and “Are They Really Single,” along with accompanying websites. Both apps are touted to provide singles with easy-to-view reports that can help them make important decisions about potential love interests. These reports are based on background information including age, marriage and divorce records, criminal history, business ownership, property ownership, evictions and more.

To conduct a search with “Stud Or Dud,” users simply enter a name, age, date of birth, phone number, email address, city or state. The application then performs an extensive search through PeopleFinders’ database of public records and publicly available information, and formulates a comprehensive profile on the person of interest. Based on a number of criteria, it helps users determine whether the person might be a “stud” or “dud.”

As for the “Are They Really Single,” it helps users confirm that a potential love interest is, in fact, single. Again, you should enter a name, age, date of birth, city or state. The service then searches through information pertaining to marriage, divorce, spousal and other domestic relationships, and creates a list of people who have or had long-term relationships with the person.

Each app costs a buck, which is not much considering the usefulness of information generated. Plus “Are They Really Single” is also available in free, lite version, though I’m not sure about the differences…

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Change your jailbroken iPhone SSH password with MobileTerminal

Will Park — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:25:37 +0000

There’s an iPhone infection going around, so we thought it would be a good idea to post a quick “How-to” guide for changing your jailbroken iPhone’s SSH password. Unlike the Swine Flu, no amount of hand-washing or coughing into the bend in your arm is going to prevent your jailbroken iPhone from contracting a malicious infection. On the plus-side, changing the default password on your jailbroken iPhone should inoculate your handset from current iPhone worms.

If you’re using a jailbroken iPhone, iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS, and you’ve messed around with SSH before, we highly recommend you change your SSH password.

Here’s how:

Since you’re jailbroken, you have Cydia installed on your iPhone. Fire up Cydia.
Find the “MobileTerminal” app and install it.
Fire up the “MobileTerminal” app from your homescreen.
Type in the command “su root” and hit enter (without quotes).
When prompted for your password, type in “alpine” and hit enter.
Type in the command “passwd” and hit enter.
You’ll be prompted for a new password. Enter something you’re likely to remember. Seriously, don’t put down something obscure that you’ll forget – that might come back to bite you later on.
Repeat your new password.
That’s it! You are now protected from all current SSH backdoor security threats.

The entire process takes maybe a minute, depending on how long it takes for you to download/install MobileTerminal and how long it takes you to type in the above commands. There’s really no excuse for not changing your password.

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Apple made a flip phone?! Wait, no they definitely didn’t.

Will Park — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:08:40 +0000

Don’t you wish Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) would make a flip phone? An iPhone with a keypad and a flip form-factor. No? We thought not. But, for the 12 people out there that actually want an Apple clamshell phone, you’ll be glad to hear that some no-name Chinese phone maker has crafted a dumbphone that looks a lot like a mini MacBook, it even sports the backlit Apple logo. Make no mistake, though, the handset is as fake as they come – even with a name like the “Apple Q300 Ultra.”

The Apple Q300 Ultra and its glossy-white exterior can be yours for $70-$80. It doesn’t support any apps, it doesn’t even run a smartphone operating system, and it sports a 2.2-inch display. It will, however, get you some attention (don’t blame us for any ridicule you bring unto yourself).

[Via: Gizmodo]

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TurkeyTimer for iPhone reminds you how bad you are at cooking

Will Park — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:39:46 +0000

Turkey Day is fast approaching, and you know what that means. Burned, dry and otherwise barely edible birds will be hitting American dinner tables in a few days’ time! Admit it, you’re secretly hoping you don’t make a mess of Thanksgiving by cooking the turkey too long. It’s okay, we feel your pain. That’s where TurkeyTimer for iPhone comes in. The new iPhone app keeps track of your turkey’s cooking progress, reminds you when it’s time to baste the bird, and even alerts you to take your sizable bird out of the oven. The TurkeyTimer app even adjusts cooking time to accommodate your taste for moister or dryer turkey. In other words, it does for your cooking skills what your mother never could.

TurkeyTimer takes into account your turkey’s weight and uses algorithms based on cookbook instructions to determine cooking time. The app tracks the brownness of the turkey, the approximate internal temperature (which will determine how moist your turkey turns out), how long it needs to cook, and even how long you have to wait before tearing into the oversized bird.

Grab TurkeyTimer from the iPhone AppStore for $2.99. We think the price is worth not having to face your family with a too-dry turkey… again.

TurkeyTimer [iTunes link]

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Gameloft selling 400 Times More Games on iPhone than Android

Simon Sage — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:06:34 +0000

Gameloft had previously been very excited about Android, jumping into the market with twenty titles last February, but they have since changed their tune, and are pulling away from Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s mobile platform. Gameloft’s director of finance, Alexandre de Rochefort, had this to say about their performance on Android at a recent investor’s meeting:

“We have significantly cut our investment in Android platform, just like … many others … It is not as neatly done as on the iPhone. Google has not been very good to entice customers to actually buy products. On Android nobody is making significant revenue … We are selling 400 times more games on iPhone than on Android.”

Ouch. The iPhone has definitely made a name for itself in mobile gaming, and combined with mass consumer demand for the handset itself, it’s easy to see why a big name publisher would side with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL). Motorola (NYSE: MOT)’s droid is certainly pushing hard with its marketing and preliminary sales have been decent, but odds are slim that it will put a significant dent in iPhone’s numbers. The bigger question raised here is “is this attitude prevalent across application segments other than gaming?” Gameloft is a pretty big deal; I can only imagine how many other major app developers are openly neglecting other mobile platforms as a result of the iPhone’s massive gravitational pull. With resources shrinking for a lot of companies, devs have to be especially picky about which camp they chose.

[via Reuters]

Update: I don’t if that financial director was talking out of line, or what, but Gameloft just issued a press release reiterating their support for Android, including that they have plans for 2.0. VP of publishing, Gonzague de Vallois said:

“The arrival of this new generation of phones will allow the development of High Definition games that make the most of the technological capacity and the speed of execution offered by the new Android phones. Consumers will benefit from a top quality gaming experience.”

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GL Golf for iPhone and iPod Touch Updated, and on Sale

James Falconer — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:38:48 +0000

Looks like my bud Jake over at Nuclear Nova Software has been hard at work on one of my favorite golf games for the iPhone and iPod Touch… GL Golf. He’s updated GL Golf (along with GL Golf Deluxe and ‘Lite’), bringing all versions up to 1.09. In the latest edition you’ll get 12 new courses (awesome), four new clubs, a 50% increase in performance and many, many, many bug fixes and tweaks.

To celebrate the update, Jake is offering GL Golf for $0.99 (regular $4.99) and GL Golf Deluxe for $5.99 (regular $7.99). The discounts are good for a week, so I’d recommend trying before you buy with the ‘Lite’ version… If you like, pick up the standard or deluxe version before next Monday to save a few bucks.

Other notable improvements in 1.09 include:

New course available through in-app purchasing (GL Golf Deluxe)
Fast forward and slow motion buttons when the ball is in flight
Improved ball trail effect
Wind arrow is no longer covered by trees
Fixed resume game submitting scores on the Old Andrews course
Improved in game scorecard
Added version information to the main menu
Added a link to the support FAQ
Perfect “ding” shots now show a visual confirmation
Resume button now shows information about the current course and hole
Fixed a bug where scores <10 wouldn’t post on the LE National course (GL Golf Lite)

Tee it up, and let ‘er rip. FORE!!!

[Via: PRMac]

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Acrobat.com Mobile App Now Available for iPhone and BlackBerry

James Falconer — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:00 +0000

Not sure when this popped up, but I’m thinking it was sometime over the weekend. Adobe has launched a new Acrobat.com Mobile app for the iPhone and BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM). Developed by the folks at scanR, the app allows you to view or fax documents from an acrobat account, plus a lot more. The official description:

The Acrobat.com mobile application by scanR® allows you to view or fax your documents from your Acrobat.com account on supported mobile devices. Or upload document images from your mobile phone and have them automatically stored as searchable PDF files in your Acrobat.com account. Note, your account includes sending two outbound faxes and up to five document uploads from your mobile phone. You can upgrade your account at anytime if you need to upload or fax more documents.

For the moment it looks like the app is available in the US, France, Germany and the UK. Hit up mobile.acrobat.com, select your country, enter your email, and punch in your mobile number. From there you’ll receive an SMS with download and installation instructions.

[Via: BerryReview]

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gridMob’s iOKi brings karaoke to an iPhone/iPod Touch near you; Lady Gaga version announced, first

Dusan Belic — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:08:28 +0000

A company called gridMob is bringing what they say is the “first true karaoke experience for iPhone and iPod Touch” to the AppStore. The application is called iOKi and in addition to putting a karaoke machine in your pocket, it also allows users to browse and purchase tracks from a vast catalog of songs – they’ve signed contracts with all major labels.

And the news doesn’t stop that. In addition to the “generic” version of the application (which is still not available in the AppStore), gridMob has also announced a special, Lady Gaga-branded application, who [Lady Gaga] I’m not sure I like. But considering just how popular Lady Gaga seems to be these days, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the app becoming a bestseller. It comes with four Lady Gaga karaoke tracks featuring her master recordings, plus the newly released “Bad Romance” from her soon to be released album “Fame Monster.” All this could be yours for $4.99 (a dollar per song). Moreover, gridMob prepares to release other versions of iOKi app, branded by other artists later in the year…

Lady Gaga iOKi [iTunes link]

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Pizza Hut’s iPhone app scores two MMA awards

Dusan Belic — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:03:55 +0000

We’ve already reported about Pizza Hut’s success with its iPhone app. Well, in addition to the numbers achieved ($1 million in sales), the company is all proud to announce that it also won two MMA’s (Mobile Marketing Association) global awards: Mobile Display Campaign in North America, and Emerging Technology Campaign in North America.

Commenting on tha announcement, Pizza Hut’s Bernard Acoca said: “It’s an honor to be recognized as a mobile marketing leader by the MMA with wins in two categories. The Pizza Hut iPhone App continues to be an applauded breakthrough digital innovation that connects with consumers and industry organizations.”

Now I’m hoping other restaurants will follow Pizza Hut’s example and make the food ordering as simple and convenient as it should be, and ultimately make more money along the way.

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Smart Thermostat lets iPhone/iPod Touch users remotely regulate temperature in their homes; Special equipment required, of course

Dusan Belic — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:50:19 +0000

A company called ecobee has released a new application in the AppStore called Smart Thermostat, allowing users with compatible (i.e. expensive) systems to remotely adjust the thermostat’s temperature, schedule or update vacation events, change the system and fan operating settings. In addition, the application alerts users about the status of the system.

See where that’s going? Soon enough every iPhone user will be able to have all the benefits of Bill Gates’ famous digital home. The problem, however, is not in the available apps, it’s the high-end equipment that costs fortune that keeps many folks, myself included, from pushing our homes into the digital age.

Anyway, AppStore link is here, and no, I don’t hate you if you can use it.

[Via: renewbl]

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FunMail for iPhone – MMS with a twist

Will Park — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:21:47 +0000

Quick, raise your hand if you sent an MMS from your iPhone this past week. Okay, how about this past month? If you’re not raising your hand, your either A) not following the rules of this game or B) just like the millions of Americans that just don’t send out MMS (picture messages) regularly from their iPhones. I fall into the latter category. Today’s release of FunMail might change all that.

FunMail for iPhone automatically analyzes your text message and serves up relevant images that you can embed into your message. The idea behind FunMail is to bring MMS out of the dark ages and allow people to use images for rich communication. Rather than send your friend a text message asking them if they want to eat, FunMail would have you send them the same text with overlaid on an image of a burger. You can even send that messages to Twitter and Facebook.

The trick to making picture-chats convenient is FunMail’s “Media Brain,” which pulls out the semantic meaning behind your text and gives the user a set of pictures that might fit the situation. If you’re talking about going to lunch, FunMail returns images of food. Talk about a birthday, and you get birthday-related images.

The app is free in the iPhone AppStore, so it won’t hurt to give it a shot. I personally can’t see myself using FunMail for everyday communication, but it’s definitely worth trying out at least once.

Check out FunMail’s demo video here.

FunMail for iPhone [iTunes link]

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Video: What’s Visa working on for mobile payments?

Stefan Constantinescu — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:16 +0000

This week in Paris at the Cartes exhibition, Visa was showing off what they’re working on for mobile payments. They demos a native iPhone application, along with a Visa application that is embedded on a SIM card. The most exciting stuff, NFC, is shown off on a shipping Nokia (NYSE: NOK) device. Payments under 20 EUR are just tap and go, useful when you’re in a crowded bar and don’t want to fiddle with credit cards or hard currency, while payments over 20 EUR require a tap, a PIN code, and then another tap to confirm. The sad thing about all of this is that we’re unlikely to see it for at least another year or two. That’s just enough time for Nokia to start rolling out Nokia Money to customers and operators around the world. Here is hoping that rumour of the next iPhone having NFC is true. I’m tired of having to sign little pieces of paper.

[Via: Recombu]

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Chillingo’s Ravensword: The Fallen King is easily the best RPG title in the AppStore

Dusan Belic — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:22:24 +0000

Chillingo keeps pumping new games to the AppStore. Their latest baby is called Ravensword: The Fallen King, and it’s probably one of the best (if not the best) RPG title for the iPhone/iPod Touch.

As you’re probably aware what RPG genre brings to the table, I’ll quickly jump to the game features:

Gameplay is a hybrid between 3D action game (FPS), adventure and RPG.
An expansive 3D world filled with diverse locations and an array of characters.
Enemies include Orcs, Trolls, Ogres and Demons.
Along the way you will be able to pick different weapons, items, and magical runes.
You can play either in first or third-person perspective.
Spatial 3D audio includes footsteps of creatures as they creep up next to you.
Additional features include horse riding, shoot practicing, and animal hunting in the forest.
Secret areas, monsters, and treasures keep hard-core RPG fans playing long after they’ve completed the main storyline.

I told you it rocks. AppStore link is here and the price is $6.99.

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mplayit – Crowd sourced mobile app discovery for Facebook users

Will Park — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:31 +0000

There are now more mobile apps available in the AppStore than any one person could ever hope to try out in a single lifetime. Add in the myriad Java apps out there, and the sheer volume of mobile apps becomes overwhelming. How is anyone supposed to wade through the much and find truly unique and innovative apps? Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s iPhone app “Top lists” clearly aren’t cutting it. Another possible solution is mplayit’s mobile app discovery engine.

At the Under The Radar conference today in Mountain View, CA., mplayit was showing off their Facebook-based mobile app discovery platform. The idea behind mplayit is to harness the power of crowd sourcing and Facebook’s massive social network to give users a quick way to find new mobile apps. A live “Apptivity Feed” integrates with Facebook to show you, in real-time, what apps other Facebook users have been checking out. The “Featured Apps” section monitors apps that are trending hot with Facebook users, while the “Shared” and “Popular” sections display apps that have been shared the most or downloaded the most, respectively.

Once you’ve stumbled upon an interesting app, mplayit serves up app descriptions, reviews, screenshots, and even videos of the app in action – if it’s a Java app, you can even demo it through mplayit’s emulator. You can even download the app, add it to your “collection,” and share the app through email and Facebook right from mplayit’s platform.

At this point, only iPhone and Java apps are supported, but Android and BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) will be supported by year’s end. Windows Mobile and webOS will be coming in 2010. Check out the demo video below, and then hit up mplayit.com to see for yourself!

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The Trillian instant message app for iPhone has finally arrived!

Will Park — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:07:34 +0000

Instant message aficionados have been eagerly waiting on Cerulean Studios to bring their profile-synchronizing Trillian client to the iPhone. It’s been years, in fact, since we first heard of the Trillian iPhone app. Today, that wait ends. Trillian for iPhone has officially hit the AppStore with a $4.99 price tag!

The thing about instant messaging apps is that there are a veritable truckload of options available on the AppStore. Some really good apps are offered for free. If you’re not a hardcore IM user, you’re probably going to be just fine sticking with one of those apps. But, if you use instant messaging services like your life depends on them, Trillian for iPhone will probably be a worthy investment.

Trillian supports multiple IM services and allows you to switch between conversations with a tabbed interface. But, it doesn’t stop there. Trillian for iPhone synchronizes your IM accounts with their the Trillian Astra servers, so when you change your status or update your buddy list on the iPhone app, those changes will automatically be pushed to your Windows Trillian client and the web-based Trillian client. There’s also an option to have any instant messages pushed to your iPhone. And, since all chats are stored on Cerulean Studios’ servers, you’ll never have to worry about losing a chat transcript again.

Trillian for iPhone isn’t going to be for everyone, especially with its premium price-point. But, for power-users, Trillian is going to be hard to beat.

Trillian for iPhone [iTunes link]

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