On the heels of their Weather Channel Application for Android, the folks at The Weather Channel Interactive have released the very same App for the iPhone! This new app gives users the ability to personalize maps with weather layers and neighborhood landmarks that are part of their daily life. Very cool, especially if you partake…
TGIF: now I have time to apply the Invisible Shield!
The weekend might be imminent, but for me it is going to include probably one of the most complicated screen protectors installs I’ve ever attempted. What am I talking about? Well, I ordered the Invisible Shield (see previous post here) after lamenting the poor performance of the other screen protectors I got for the iPhone…
Punch-O-Meter Game for the iPhone Hits the App Store
Punch-O-Meter from DoApp is the latest in a wide range of ‘party’ games to hit the iPhone. I call it a party game because it’s one of those games you’d pull out at your friends place and say ‘Hey, you gotta try this…’ Then a friend passes it to another, and another… You get the…
Apple working on own search engine or just a new search portal for iPhone?
Is Apple secretly working on developing their own search engine? Rumblings throughout the web, originating from TechCrunch, has Apple working to supplant the Google search engine that is currently integrated into both the desktop and mobile (iPhone) versions of its Safari web browser. Apple is apparently not satisfied with the current search engine experience that…
Google drops new iPhone-optimized search portal
Even with the T-Mobile G1 bringing Google’s new mobile platform to the masses, it seems that Google still respects the iPhone and it’s mobile browsing market influence. With the iPhone Safari browser grabbing chunks of the mobile web browser market and driving mobile web consumption around the world, Google has rolled out a new iPhone-optimized…
UK: The BBC isn’t that amused at Apple…
Rapidtvnews.com is reporting that the BBC wasn’t overly positive about Apple’s stance to DRM, during a talk about the success of iPlayer recently. Incidentally, the Beeb also rolled out some BIG numbers about iPlayer usage…: “Huggers supplied some impressive statistics showing how growth had doubled over the past nine months, from a January monthly total…
iPhone 3G calendar: Ker-blamm!
Imagine your iPhone calendar – Ok, now think of it without any entries! Not much use, is it? Well that is what happened to me in my ongoing battle to get the iPhone behave – honestly, it’s like having a belligerent child with this device! So having fixed the calendar sync issue (or sorts, see…
iPhone 3G: cases…
Yee-argh. Cases make your iPhone look ugly. I’ve heard some reports recently that they can even scratch your iPhone. That SUCKS. But, if it’s the right case, it can provide much needed protective haven for the uber-device – hence my purchase of one. And to be fair, I’ve got a strange one – it’s a…
iPhone screen protectors… the good, the bad, and the ugly!
So in my quest to get my iPhone3G prepped and ready for ongoing usage, I have been trying to find a decent screen protector. That screen protector has to have a bunch of key characteristics: Protect from scratches Not affect touch functionality Not look shocking! Not bubble or peel Not collect excessive amounts of dust…
Costco to Sell the iPhone 3G at a New, Lower Price?
Looking to get your hands on an iPhone 3G at a slight discount? You may be in luck come January 2009. Rumor has it that the iPhone 3G will be heading to Costco Wholesale Stores come Q1 of 2009. The analyst group Global Equities Research has noted that not only will the device be available…