We may not be seeing the SlingPlayer iPhone application coming to the iPhone AppStore anytime soon. Boy Genius Report has posted a tip that claims Apple has just killed the SlingPlayer for iPhone application. The nameless tipster claims that AT&T had requested Apple pull the plug on the SlingPlayer iPhone app. Apple’s iPhone and, more…
iPhone 3.0 component breakdown – Who supplies what for third-gen iPhone
Only in a world where an intimate obsession with mobile phones is considered a job requirement do we find ourselves intrigued by handset component breakdowns. And, in that world, the iPhone reigns the hype-king. For instance, DigiTimes has just posted a breakdown of component suppliers for the upcoming third-generation iPhone – the iPhone 3.o, as…
wikiHow Launches Open Source iPhone App
From the folks at wikihow.com and Keishi Hattori comes a new application for the iPhone. wikiHow is ‘the world’s how-to manual’, and thanks to this new free app, you can load up a plethora of helpful articles and how-to’s no matter where you might be. Search, browse or store more than 50,000 how-to articles for…
AT&T Looking to Extend iPhone Deal With Apple to 2011?
Rumors have it that AT&T is currently in talks with Apple to extend their exclusive US agreement to sell the iPhone. No doubt AT&T views the iPhone as a cash cow, and rightly so, as the iPhone has sold more than 17 million units worldwide to date. Maintaining an exclusivity deal with Apple will be…
Apple rolls out new iPhone OS 3.0 beta 3
Yup. We’re definitely marching closer to the iPhone OS 3.0’s launch in the middle of this year. On the way there, Apple will likely keep releasing beta-updates of the iPhone OS 3.0 to iPhone developers. The latest, the iPhone 3.0 OS Beta 3, is now available to iPhone devs to tinker with. iPhone OS 3.0…
iTraffic Free Climbs to #1 Spot Among App Store Freebies
The puzzle game ‘iTraffic Free’ from Christian Bonnin has climbed to the #1 spot in the free apps section in the App Store (at least from where I sit, up here in Canada!). The app is the free version of ‘iTraffic Jam’ (available for $0.99) also from Christian Bonnin. The object of the game is…
Get Your Pinball On: Freeballin’ for iPhone
Love pinball? Looking for the best Pinball game yet for the iPhone? Freeballin’ might be the iPhone app you’ve been looking for! Freeballin’ features 4 fully-featured pinball machines named Tiki Trouble, Monsteropolis, Dreams & Nightmares and Neometric. Progress your way through each machine to take on boss battles, and climb your way up to the…
Apple orders 4 million new iPhones?
New rumblings along the mobile grapevine are pointing towards 4 million new iPhones being prepared to blitz the smartphone market come mid-2009. The Chinese-language China Times is reporting that Apple has placed orders with component integrators to ship some 4 million new iPhones by the end of June 2009. This latest speculation bodes well for…
Unlocked Apple iPhone 3G for $799 at Buy.com
Want to pick up an unlocked iPhone that comes with full Apple warranty and iTunes update capability? Wouldn’t it be nice to not have to worry about jailbreaking ever again! Well, now you can thanks to the folks over at Buy.com. It’ll cost you a pretty penny ($799) but this deal is for real. No…
Easter Sunday iPhone Game: iEggs from Permeative Technologies
Happy Easter everyone! With a quick search of the App Store very early on this Easter Sunday, I quickly discovered a game now available for free as an Easter special. iEggs from Permeative Technologies is a very simple game. The object of the game is to take all 10 eggs from the ground up to…