I was recently introduced to the hilariously depressing user-generated stories at FMyLife.com. The self-deprecating shorts are great reminders that no matter how crappy your day may have been, it could have been a lot worse. And, now that F-MyLife is available for the iPhone (in the App Store, of course), it’s even easier for iPhone…
Apple issues apology for ‘Baby Shaker’ iPhone app
If you hadn’t heard, Apple recently pulled an iPhone application from the AppStore on grounds that it was “deeply offensive.” The “Baby Shaker” application went live on the iPhone App Store this past Monday, and immediately got Apple’s attention. “Baby Shaker” was a simple application, presenting the user with a crying baby that would only…
Apple Hits 1 Billion App Store Downloads!
Apple was expected to serve up their 1 Billionth (with a capital B) App Store download today, and lo and behold, Apple has announced that they’ve officially seen 1 billion iPhone/iPod Touch applications downloaded from their iTunes App Store! In less than a full year of existence, Apple and the iPhone have managed to make…
Apple Finds Recession Unfashionable, Ignores it with Financial Results
If anyone could snub a recession with the derision and odium normally reserved for PC-users, it’s Apple. Their Q2 results report $1.21 billion in profits and $8.16 billion in gross revenue. AT&T had already hinted at a good quarter for iPhone in their quarterly results, but worldwide, Apple claims 3.79 million units sold, 123% higher…
Win 100 free iPhone photo prints from Phanfare!
We recently told you about Phanfare’s Photon iPhone application that let’s you order photo prints directly from your iPhone or iPhone 3G. The service is so damn convenient that we just had to give IntoMobile readers a chance to win some free prints. To celebrate the Photon iPhone application, we’re giving away 100 FREE prints…
‘Manage Your Football Club’ Coming Soon to the App Store
‘Footy’ fans, get ready for a new iPhone game coming to the App Store real soon… Called ‘Manage Your Football Club’ (MyFC) from the good folks at Sports Director, the game puts you in charge of your very own football, er, soccer team! The game is packed with hours of in-depth management tactics and strategy……
/mobile/SQUARED: Apple to hit 1 billion app downloads on Thursday, April 23rd
A research firm /mobile/SQUARED says that at the current download rate of 5.1 million apps per day Apple will pass the announced 1 billion app downloads in the afternoon (GMT) of April 23rd. So if everything goes as planned, the Cupertino folks will reach 500 million apps downloaded in just 94 days. In comparison, the…
AT&T upgrading 3G network with 7.2Mbps HSDPA for new iPhone
It’s becoming a tradition. Every year, just as the world builds up frenzied hype about Apple’s new impending iPhone launch, AT&T announces that it is upgrading its wireless network. When we saw the first Apple iPhone go live in 2007, AT&T announced that it would be upgrading its entire EDGE network (remember, the original iPhone…
Refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G Now Available at AT&T for $149
The growing list of deals on the iPhone 3G is growing and growing… and growing. Seems like each week we have a few more deals that seem to confirm the next-gen iPhone launch is imminent. The latest such deal is coming from AT&T. They are now offering up refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G’s (in black and…
NokiPhone N3000i is 50% Nokia N95, 50% iPhone, 100% fake
What do we have here? An innovative device that combines two great products to create something even better? Errr…. NO! Sure, elements from two great devices were used — dual-slider mechanism from the likes of Nokia N95, N96, N85, or N86; and iPhone-like user interface — but the end result is kinda fugly, and that’s…