The iPhone’s big 3.5-inch display is great for watching videos and viewing photos. It’s also great for boring your friends with photos from your Napa Valley vacation (trust us, that vineyard was way more impressive in person). Here’s a quick tip to keep your photos locked in a particular orientation: Simply rotate your iPhone into…
RIM Launches BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac Today… And There will be Much Rejoicing!
Well whataya know, the day many a Mac user has been waiting for is here… RIM is set to officially launch the BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac! I can’t even begin to describe the many years of frustration and waiting for this software, I’m simply thankful that it’s here. With the new Desktop Manager for…
Rumor: To compete with Google Latitude, Apple purchased Placebase
Remember all the hub bub about Apple asking Google to make their Latitude service a web application versus a dedicated application for the iPhone? People thought the company was a bit off the wagon, but now it appears that there was a specific reason why Google Latitude for the iPhone was never released. Apple may…
Survey: iPhone leads Android in customer satisfaction
Smartphones are becoming the norm in the mobile space. Thanks to the iPhone, consumers are now more aware of smartphones and their capabilities than ever before. And, according to a new survey from CFI Group, the smartphone that sparked the current smartphone boom is still tops in consumers’ minds. The survey gives the iPhone a…
The $49 refurbished iPhone 3G from AT&T is too good to pass up, again
AT&T’s making it really, really hard for anyone to pass on putting an iPhone 3G in their pocket. If you’re down with not-exactly-new hardware, AT&T has just dropped the price on their refurbished 8GB iPhone 3G to just $49! Just like last time, the 8GB iPhone 3G is available for less than many people’s weekly…
Dropbox for iPhone plays cloud-stored media!
There are a lot of file-sharing and file-storage services out there offering complementary iPhone apps to help you keep tabs on your cloud-stored media. But, none of them are as good as Dropbox. The popular online storage service has just launched a new iPhone app that not only keeps you connected to your media, but…
Prediction: The Apple Tablet doesn’t exist and the new MacBook will use Pineview
I’m not going to list the reasons why I think the Apple Tablet doesn’t exist, I’ve done that already in a 3000+ word rant last month. Hell I got a phone call from Fox News to comment on a story. Yes I read the recent “Ten New Details on the Apple Tablet” article by Jeremy…
BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac Arriving October 2nd @ 1PM EDT
BlackBerry users rockin’ a Mac for their computing needs have been waiting patiently, oh ever so patiently for this. Years and YEARS of waiting in fact. Then, when the rumors and speculation finally get to where we think it’s going to happen ‘all official’ and stuff… Nope, more waiting, and a little more frustration! Of…
ZipCar turns your iPhone into a virtual keyfob!
If you live in a major metro like New York City or San Francisco, you’ve probably seen a ZipCar parked in your area. Now that ZipCar’s long-awaited iPhone app is live, you can control those cars straight from your iPhone’s touchscreen! Yes, this is the future, welcome home. We’ve been expecting the ZipCar iPhone app…
Great headline, but probably never going to happen: EU considering issuing a recall on the iPhone
Meglena Kuneva, EU Commissioner for Consumer Affairs, is a bit pissed off that she has had to receive complaints from Britain, France and Germany about iPhones hurting people thanks to batteries that over heat, hiss and even explode. The EU will conduct their own tests of the iPhone hardware, and if they find a problem,…