IMDb is the de facto default destination for anyone asking “who was that guy, in the movie, with the thing?”, thanks to being one of the first and one of the most extensive databases for movie information. IMDb is now available on the iPhone by way of a dedicated application, chock-full of ratings, pictures, trailers,…
Get Wolfram Alpha’s iPhone App for Cheap(er)
Wolfram Alpha is a lot of things. It’s a great way to search for obscure information with free-form search queries. It’s a great way to cheat on your Algebra homework. It’s a great way to impress your friends. On thing it’s not, though, is cheap. The iPhone app has been available on the AppStore with…
Get Your Feathers Ruffled for Angry Birds Release on the iPhone App Store
If I told you Angry Birds was a game where you hurl birds at some snarky pigs who stole their precious eggs to have for breakfast, then you’d probably pass it off. I’m here to inform you that Clickgamer’s Angry Birds is a game worth your time and your money. The story isn’t really what’s…
The 13 patents Apple is saying Nokia has violated
Just a few moment ago Apple filed a countersuit to Nokia’s charge that the company has violated 10 of their patents essential to the GSM, UMTS (WCDMA) and WiFi standard. Apple has said that Nokia has violated 13 of their patents. I’m surprised how old some of these are, especially the 10th patent which dates…
Obopay now has its own iPhone app
Mobile payment company Obopay now has an iPhone client. The dedicated application features include: Send money to anyone with a US phone number Send money to your kids or anyone 13 years of age or older and track how they spend the money all from your iPhone View full transaction history Receive money free of…
BlackBerry and iPhone Apps Plugging into Chevy Volt
You car nuts out there might be familiar with Chevy’s upcoming electric car called the Volt. It will be able to do some neat stuff, like begin charging on a programmable clock and have OnStar built in, but at the LA Auto Show last week, they showed a slide of the good old BlackBerry…
Red Foundry lets anyone make an iPhone app in browser
A new Seattle area startup Red Foundry has a cool service, allowing folks without tech background to make iPhone apps in minutes, using nothing but their web browser. The system/platform enables future app owners to choose from existing templates and pick only the components they require. And by “components” they mean such things as music…
ZipRealty extends real estate searching to the iPhone
Online real estate brokerage ZipRealty is joining the iPhone scene with a dedicate app. Using it, “house hunters” in 4,897 cities and neighborhoods across the U.S. can search for available homes and view photos, prices and estimated values. In addition, the application enables a buyer to contact his or her ZipRealty agent with a tap…
Santa Live for the iPhone Should be a Hit with the Kiddies
Not sure how I didn’t hear about this one sooner, but The Casual Game Network has released a fun little Christmas app… Named ‘Santa Live’. What does the app do? It’s simple. Each and every day from December 2nd through Christmas eve, a new animated episode becomes available for download. You can check out a…
Get The Playboy iPhone App For Its Articles. Seriously.
We all know why we read Playboy magazine – for the articles and op-ed pieces. At least that’s what us guys are always claiming to be the reason we subscribe to Heff’s perspective on the objectification of women. You may not have thought all those white lies could ever catch up with you, but today…