The iPhone’s initial successes in the smartphone market warrant at least a passing mention. In just a couple years’ time, Apple has managed to jump-start the touchscreen smartphone market and drive adoption into the mainstream. All the while, BlackBerry-maker RIM has been riding the smartphone wave all the way to the bank. Both Apple and…
Apple pats itself on back with WWDC AppStore banner
Apple usually isn’t shy about its products or its services. Case in point, the first WWDC banner displayed in San Francisco’s Moscone Center pays homage to the AppStore’s unrivalled success in the past year. The banner declares that “One Year Later” Apple’s AppStore is “Light Years Ahead.” If that’s not classic Apple-style, we don’t know…
‘Archie: Freshman Year #1’ a Hit in the App Store
Archie has arrived in App form via the Apple App Store. In a free app titled ‘Archie: Freshman Year #1’, we get a full color, 62 page Archie comic that is easy and fun to read. This freebie is part one of a five part series… So if you get hooked on the comic, it’s…
Clone of the Day: iPhone N2
I know many of us are waiting patiently for the new iPhone(s) to hit us sometime soon. The WWDC is coming up June 8th through 12th, and this would be the first opportunity to unveil a new iPhone or two. We’ll see… At any rate, with the next gen iPhone on the brain, how about…
Best Buy declares low iPhone 3G supplies
Apple still won’t fess up to any new iPhone hardware announcements, but all signs point to a next-generation iPhone coming down Apple’s product pipeline. As if iPhone distributor Brightpoint’s announcement that the iPhone 3G is EOL in Australia wasn’t enough, Best Buy is reported to have issued a memo notifying employees that the iPhone 3G…
Google Latitude demonstrated on iPhone’s Safari browser
In this day and age of location-aware smartphones, it’s almost scary how closely we can “follow” friends, family and even internet strangers. Even scarier is how Google’s friend-tracking service, Google Latitude, makes it even easier to spy on your friends. And, it looks like Google Latitude support is coming to the iPhone with the launch…
Has the new iPhone been spied in the wild?
Don’t go wetting your pants just yet, but it seems some alleged next-generation iPhone screenshots have surfaced on UMPCFever.com. The spy-shots show the next-generation iPhone’s digital compass in action, it’s auto-focus camera with a user-selectable focus reticle, the CPU activity log, and even a sample pic to show off the new iPhone’s camera quality. Notice…
Palm Pre plays nice with iTunes and iPhoto!
Actually, we’d already known that the Palm Pre can put on a smile and get along with rival smartphone maker Apple’s iTunes software. But, we had no idea the WebOS-powered Palm Pre would sync seamlessly with your desktop computer through iTunes and iPhoto. Today we have confirmation that the Palm Pre will indeed sync all…
Free Giveaway: Viva Vision’s ‘The Sexy Ladies of SHOW’ Slideshow App for iPhone
Yep, I’ve got some freebies for you all today! Luckily I’ve managed to wrangle 5 promo codes for ‘The Sexy Ladies of SHOW’ app for the iPhone. The App is a top performer in the ‘Entertainment’ category for obvious reasons… and while there’s not much more to the app than the ability to scroll and…
iPhone mobile advertisements prove most memorable
The iPhone is known for a lot of things – multi-touch controls, unrivaled web-surfing and a huge touchscreen display. Now, you we can add “mobile advertising superiority” to that list. A new study from research firm GfK NOP and Brightkite suggests that the iPhone is a more effective mobile advertising platform. Mobile phone users are…