The developer of digital HD Radio Technology iBiquity Digital Corporation is bringing HD radio FM broadcasts to all the iPhone and iPod Touch users. The trick is in the hardware-software combo – Gigaware Navigation Control HD Radio Receiver and Gigaware HD Radio application.

iBiquity takes advantage of the iPhone OS 3.0 and newer, which allows applications to control external accessories. As a result, users can take their HD radio experience with them, tuning into HD2 and HD3 multicast channels while on the go.

Alternatively, for the majority of us who are not audiophiles and who don’t want to pay $79.99 for the Gigaware HD Radio accessory, there are “good enough” apps like Pandora and FlyCast…

If you’re not living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the upcoming movie – Avatar. Not surprisingly it will get a video game for various platforms, iPhone included. Gameloft scored the licence and they’re preparing to release the game on December 15th, few days before the movie hits theaters.

We’re hearing Avatar for iPhone doesn’t follow the film’s plot — instead, it’s a prequel to the movie tale. Whether it will succeed remains to be seen. In the meantime, we have a trailer to share. Here it comes, ready or not.

[Via: PocketGamer.co.uk]

Google Earth fans will be pleased to know that the application has been updated to version 2.0 for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Some new features have been added, including the ability to view maps you create your your computer from your iPhone. If you save a map on your Mac or PC, simply login to your Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps account on your iPhone, and you’ll be able to easily pull up the map right there and then. Cool!

Browsing businesses, photos and places has also been made easier in the update. Whenever you touch an icon, a small ‘glow’ appears under your finger to let you know which icon you’ve picked. Tap on to view photos, Wikipedia info, or any other information that is available for the selected location.

Finally, new language support has been added in 2.0. 31 languages are now supported… a big jump from the original 18. I’m not going to list them all here… So if you want to know more, head on over to The Official Google Mobile Blog.

No one likes poring over spreadsheets, especially on the iPhone’s relatively small display. It would be nice if there were some way to break down spreadsheet information into visual representations that actually make sense.  Thankfully, there’s an iPhone app for that. Roambi Visualizer turns your iPhone into a handy spreadsheet cheat-sheet that converts your information into simple-yet-informative charts and graphs that look as good as they are helpful.

To use Roambi Visualizer, you’ll first have to sign up for a Roambi account on the company’s website. Then, simply upload your data-packed spreadsheet through the web-based interface and choose the type of chart/graph you’d like to use to display your data – from sales reports to employee profiles to demographic data, Roambi will probably have a graph to fit your needs. Then, when you’re satisfied with Roambi’s analysis of the data, you can push the eye-catching charts and graphs to your iPhone.

Roambi Visualizer is an incredibly useful app if you deal with spreadsheets often. If you deal with obscure or ridiculously complex data, don’t expect Roambi to turn all that noise into pretty graphs, but most people probably won’t run into that problem. Best of all, the app is free on the iPhone AppStore.

Roambi Visualizer [iTunes link]
Roambi website

Now, I’m not exactly in the iPhone-toting 14-year-old girl target demographic for this kind of game, but the concept struck me as really original: players adopt the role of artsy, nerdy, rebellious, or slacker high school students, and employ either flattery or abuse to curry loyalty from a variety of cliques. The tactics you use depend entirely on which blocks you pair up in the puzzle game that comprises the bulk of play. You get new powers and particular bonuses depending on your character, but crossing that with a highly-recognizable Bejeweled-style puzzle makes for a neat mix – if you’ve played Puzzle Quest at all, this might seem familiar. Mean Girls is based on the movie of the same name from 2004, starring Lindsay Lohan and Tina Fey, and should be available soon in the iPhone App Store for $0.99.

If you’re looking for something a little manlier, holing up in a bunker versus zombie Nazis is always an option.

[via Paramount]

If you’re a fan of shooing Nazis and Zombies, then this game might be what you’ve been waiting for.  Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies brings the consoles’ ever popular “Night of the Undead” map pack, where you and your teammates work together to defend a point from wave after wave of Nazi Zombies, and brings it to the iPhone.

Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies features 2-player co-op over bluetooth, as well as 4-player co-op over Wi-Fi.  Players can also create public or private online matches, so fight alongside strangers or your your best buds to fight off the zombie invasion.  Controls are all on-screen and offer auto-targeting of the shooting reticule, but players can also zoom in and shoot from a more accurate perspective.

Activision also notes that Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies will feature new downloadable content in the future which will keep you Nazi Zombie murdering SOBs coming back for more! Jawohl!

Agilemobile.com announced that their popular multi-network IM app, Agile Messenger for the iPhone and iPod Touch, is now available for only $1.99, until November 30th. That’s down from $9.99!!!

The company says they are celebrating the release of the new version, but we think they’re also experimenting with pricing. Whatever the reasoning behind this, it’s good to see Agilemobile.com making its product available to a larger audience.

As you may know, with Agile Messenger you can chat with your buddies on ICQ, AOL, Yahoo!, MSN, GoogleTalk and/or any other XMPP network. AppStore link is here.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance is joining a number of companies which use Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s iPhone platform as a marketing medium. They have launched two free iPhone apps for women, in support of the education and empowerment program – “The AXA Equitable Connection: Women, Wealth and Wisdom.”

Both apps are actually financial calculators, designed to help women keep track of financial objectives:

• Retirement Income Calculator – Users can estimate how much monthly income their retirement savings plan may provide.
• College Savings Plan Calculator – Individuals can determine the monthly savings amounts needed to help meet their education funding goals.

In addition, AXA said more apps are coming — including Retirement Shortfall Calculator, Life Insurance Calculator, Life Expectancy Calculator, and an app which I’m guessing everyone will want – All-in-One Calculator…

UPDATE: Some of the apps are already in the AppStore (those linked).

I’m not quite sure what’s the idea behind the findNano iPhone app. It allows users to check whether some consumer product is nanotechnology-enabled or not. The application comes with a database of more than 1,000 nanotechnology-enabled products, from sporting goods to food products and electronics to toys. In addition, users can improve the database by submitting new products which they know come with nanotech.

From the official press release we find out that the idea is to make PEN’s Consumer Products Inventory more accessible for today’s consumers, though I’m not sure about the benefits. Do you really care to know whether a piece of technology you’re using has some nanotechnology inside or not? The application is unsurprisingly free and you can grab it from here.

Livestream is extending its video streaming platform to include the iPhone and iPod Touch users. What this means is that using Livestreem Procaster, you can stream video from a webcam, video camera or even broadcast PC/Mac’s desktop to all the interested iPhone/iTouch users over 3G or WiFi.

The streaming on the iPhone/iPod Touch works over Safari as Livestream relies on the H.264 HTTP live streaming functionality included in iPhone’s native QuickTime player, removing the need for any application install requirements.

However, this doesn’t mean Livestream has forgotten developers. Quite the contrary, they also unveiled a Representational State Transfer (REST) API, which developers can use to integrate live streaming into their own iPhone websites and/or apps.

Finally, if you want to start streaming some video to the iPhone audience, all you need is the mentioned Livestream Procaster, connect a camera, select iPhone 3G Quality and press “Go Live” button. It’s that easy and you can get additional details from here.