Coming as no surprise to me whatsoever, some new ‘iPhone Nano‘ knockoffs have been spotted. They were found in Thailand, and as you can clearly see, the devices are built to a smaller form-factor than the current iPhone 3G (hence the ‘nano’). The fakes even have the Apple logo on the back cover plate to…
Apple App Store Tops Wired’s Technology Breakthroughs of 2008
Wired have published their annual Top Technology Breakthroughs of 2008. The top 10 list includes items that are innovative, groundbreaking… and will most certainly change our lives in one way or another. To head the list at the #1 spot this year is the beloved Apple App Store. The App Store has made is insanely…
Walmart Makes it Official: iPhone 3G On Sale December 28th
That’s right, Wally-World has officially announced that they will be pushing the iPhone 3G starting December 28th. The device will be available at 2500 Walmart stores in the US at $197 (8GB) and $297 (16GB). The official press release/statement: Bentonville, Ark., Dec. 26, 2008 – Walmart is excited to announce the availability of the iPhone…
Joel Comm Publishes App Store Sales-to-Rank Numbers for iFart Mobile
Joel Comm, founder of InfoMedia Inc. contacted me early this morning with some interesting news he wanted to share with the public… and in specific… to help app developers around the world. Joel has developed a #1 application in the App Store. The app has only been around for a few weeks, and already the…
Mint.com iPhone application keeps you in sync with your finances
The latest service from the web-based statistics gurus at Mint.com helps you stay on top of your finances from your iPhone. Mint’s finance-tracking service is open to the public and talks to your bank/credit card accounts to stay in sync with your various finances. Mint.com tracks your bank accounts, credit card balances and monthly cash…
Apple rolls out more MobileMe enhancements
MobileMe has had some trouble getting up and running. The push-data service from Apple is now stable and reliable, but far from perfect. To that end, Apple has rolled out a few fixes and feature upgrades to its MobileMe service. Apple’s list of MobileMe enhancements and bug-fixes include: Contacts Searching for contacts in a large…
iPhone hangin’ with the big boys on Flickr
We’ve seen it before. The iPhone had previously taken the top spot as the most used cameraphone on all of Flickr. Today, we’re seeing the iPhone and it’s 2 megapixel camera hanging out with the big boys on Flickr – the iPhone is just about as popular as a full-on DSLR camera. The iPhone has…
i.TV iPhone app update adds DVR remote record, streaming video and movie ticket purchasing
Remember the i.TV iPhone application that offers free TV listings, trailers, movie information and more? We told you the update is coming and it’s here. As we briefly mentioned earlier, the updated version adds such things as: TiVo control – after linking your i.TV with TiVo account, users can browse i.TV to discover media and…
iPhone Nano Concept Images Emerge
Looks to be like the featured, or at least the most talked about rumor for the upcoming Macworld conference is going to be the so-called ‘iPhone Nano’. I touched on it a bit yesterday, with news of a case manufacturer already publishing pages on their website for the rumored device. Well wouldn’t you know it,…
USA Today launches iPhone application
News applications are a great way to get your daily dose of world and local news on the iPhone. The latest new app for the iPhone comes from USA Today, offering users the latest sports scores, pictures, headlines, and even weather through a colorful and intuitive interface. Unique to USA Today is the application’s location-aware…