Flicktweets, the service that organizes movie tweets based on movie titles, is getting an iPhone app. Using it, moviegoers and other interested folks can track the buzz around trailers and releases. Likewise, the service (and an iPhone app) could also prove useful for movie marketers. In addition to following tweets, Flicktweets for iPhone can also…
PayPal’s Open Mobile Payments now available for iPhone developers in beta
After successfully launching its Mobile Payments Library to select developers (private beta) during the Macworld 2010, PayPal is now opening up its mobile payment platform to the wider community. Anyone can download the library from x.com and add checkout functionality for physical goods and services sold through apps on the iPhone, without having to worry…
SHAPE Services’ IM+ 4.1 adds full iPad compatibility
SHAPE Services has updated its popular multi-network instant messaging client, IM+, for the iPhone, iPod Touch and of course – iPad. Most of the work involved in this latest release (version 4.1) was to optimize IM+ for iPad’s large screen, as you are about to see from the list of changes below. Here’s what’s new…
The Weather Channel App for iPhone Tops 10 Million Downloads
You may recall the other day my post about The Weather Channel app for Android. It was recently updated with some cool new features, including new graphics, new desktop widgets, and much more. If you missed it, you can check it out right here. With that on-the-record, The Weather Channel quickly followed up with me…
This is the dude who found and sold the next-gen iPhone
That guy with the douche-bag beard is reportedly the person who found the next-generation iPhone in a bar and sold it to an online publication. The 21-year-old Brian J. Hogan, of Redwood City, California, said he was paid by Gizmodo but didn’t think he was doing anything wrong because he thought he was just selling…
AlertMe free iPhone app maps energy use cost & CO2 in the UK
AlertMe has launched a free iPhone app called EnergyMap, providing users with a breakdown of average energy spend a year and the related carbon footprint comparing 408 boroughs across the UK from the Shetland Isles to Penzance. Logging into Energy Map, the iPhone’s geo-location immediately locates the user, identifies the borough and presents the average…
Adobe CEO responds to Apple’s ripping of Flash
Apple CEO Steve Jobs took his war against Flash to a new level with a letter outlining why this pervasive web technology isn’t allowed on the iPhone OS. Adobe wasn’t going to sit around while all this smack was being talked and its CEO, Shantanu Narayen, had a few choice words in response during an…
Google refreshes Image Search For Android 2.1 devices and iPhone
Google has recently done a nice refresh to their Image Search for Android 2.1 devices, as well as the iPhone. Some may say (I don’t know who) that Mobile Image Search doesn’t need much improvement, but they may change their tune after seeing the Google’s new way to search for images. The first notable change…
Apple acquires Siri – May the voice-powered wars begin.
Siri is a voice-powered personal assistant application for the iPhone. The iPhone app’s website describes the app well: You ask. Siri Does. Not to be outdone by other voice-control services on Android, Apple has decided to buy the company, and will integrate Siri into their iPhone OS. All you need to do with Siri is…
Jon Stewart: Apple’s being ‘appholes’ over lost iPhone
You know the next iPhone is a big story when it catches the attention of Jon Stewart. During his popular show on Comedy Central, the host ripped into Apple’s reactions to the lost iPhone prototype. Specifically, he called out the company for supposedly initiating the police investigation that led to a whole lot of drama…