Despite app discovery services like Chorus for iPhone, the AppStore is a really tough place to eek out a living. That may have prompted one Dutch teen to find a new way to make money from the iPhone – hold them for ransom! That’s what happened yesterday when some T-Mobile iPhone users in the Netherlands…
Asphalt 5 Races To iPhone App Store; Want a Free Copy? [Update]
We previously mentioned Gameloft’s Asphalt series when Asphalt 4 made its way to the N-Gage as well as on Verizon’s V-Cast service. Gameloft teased us at this year’s WWDC ’09 with news they were bringing Asphalt 5 to the iPhone App Store later this year. Gameloft finally delievered as Asphalt 5 is now available for…
Chorus for iPhone makes iPhone app discovery more social (and convenient)
The iPhone AppStore is a wonderful place filled with tens of thousands of really nifty and useful iPhone apps. It’s also cluttered with iPhone apps that make fart noises and calculate tips for your waitress. How is anyone supposed to find their way around this crowded mess? With an iPhone app specifically made to pull…
iaPeel Printable Skin Kits for iPhone 3G and 3GS
Here’s a novel idea. How’d you like to print out your own iPhone skin? The folks at iapeel.com are giving you that opportunity, with the all-in iaPeel kit. The kit, which is available for the 1st gen iPhone along with the 3G and 3GS will run you $20.95. Each starter kit comes with 5 printable…
Quickie: Bell Confirms iPhone Launch via Email
Just a quickie here for all of those awaiting the iPhone 3GS and 3G in Bell’s coverage area. They’ve sent out an email this morning reminding us that the iPhone is indeed arriving on their network November 4th. That’s tomorrow. Yeehaw! Pricing? Expect the iPhone 3GS 16GB model to come in at $199.00 on a…
Rumour: Photo of the 4th generation iPhone’s midboard
China Ontrade, the company that supplied photos of the SIM card tray from the 4th generation iPhone last week, is now bringing out the real meat and potatoes: a photo of the midboard. What is a midboard? It’s literally the board that lays in the middle between the screen of the iPhone and the motherboard,…
Ellis Vigeo’s TextSafe iPhone app crypts your messages so that only the recipient (and NSA) can read them
Ellis Vigeo’s TextSafe is one of those apps designed for people who look for an extra layer of security in their messages. Using the iPhone application, users can create messages and crypt them using anyone of 10 different encoding “ciphers” and then send it [message] via email or SMS. The receiver, of course, will need…
PlayHaven opens its fan community for games platform for iPhone developers
Online universe of fan communities for games PlayHaven is “going iPhone” by opening up its platform to the iPhone developers. As a result, interested individuals and companies which make iPhone games can instantly establish a community presence online and in-game for free. This translates into generating some buzz for the games, as users will get…
Newton Peripherals’ MoGo Talk for iPhone makes sure you always have a Bluetooth headset with you
Newton Peripherals is known for its ultra-portable products. You’ve probably seen their MoGo Mouse and even the Bluetooth headset we covered in the past. And now they prepared a special version of their headset for iPhone users, only. It’s called MoGo Talk for iPhone and it’s touted as the “world’s first ultra-thin (5mm) integrated Bluetooth…
Business Card Reader for iPhone is way better than the alternative
Collecting business cards can be a good thing – expanding your professional network usually is. It can also suck. If you ever have the chance to wade through a stack of business cards and add those contacts by hand, give it a try, you’ll see what we mean. For those of you that share our…