Thirty lucky kids attending London’s Gumley House Convent School will be enjoying free iPhone 3GSes in a pilot program to test their effectiveness as educational aids. Now, conventional techniques usually have teachers scolding kids for texting during class, but a couple universities have already embraced mobile in a few applications. For example, in one…
Apple using RSS to keep iPhone developers up to date on review process
While Apple’s AppStore might be brimming with all kinds of iPhone apps, the iPhone maker itself is struggling to keep up with the flood of new iPhone apps being submitted to the AppStore. Developers are hitting the internet en masse, complaining of rejected apps and apps that are taking longer than the standard two-week review…
Ustream Broadcaster for iPhone Released
Speaking of gobbling up wireless data on iPhone, Ustream has just introduced a new, free app that lets you stream video from your iPhone’s camera over Wi-Fi or 3G and have it viewable live online. Previously, iPhone only had a Recorder application that allowed users to save a video locally and load it up onto…
Hands-On: KONNET iCrado
When I’m working out of the office, I tend to have my iPhone connected to my laptop just so I can keep it charging, as well as syncing any apps I happen to discover throughout my day. While I have my iPhone connected, I just leave it lying on my desk. Since it’s just lying…
Dragon Dictation for iPhone – Voice transcription that’s actually useful… and FREE
I may be dating myself here, but back when I was in grade school, there was this new piece of software from a company called Nuance that had the power to turn your speech into text. They called it “Dragon Dictate.” The technology sounded too good to be true. Could I really do my homework…
Google Real-Time Search Results Coming to Android and iPhone
In the flurry of Google announcements yesterday, one story made it through the cracks: real-time search results for Android and iPhone. In short, Google is including a little ticker in searches for hot, current topics that includes super-recent content from blogs, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, FriendFeed, Jaiku and Identi.ca. This can be great for breaking news…
Pac-Man Championship Edition for iPhone Will Cure Your Pac-Man Fever on Thursday
Namco is bringing its successful Pac-Man Championship Edition to the iPhone / iPod Touch this Thursday. Pac-Man Championship Edition was originally released Summer 2007 on the Xbox Live Arcade with a positive response from reviewers. In Pac-Man Championship Edition, Namco takes the classic gameplay mechanics of Pac-Man and adds a fresh coat of updated graphics…
MeowWalker sees you dancing with a Michael Jackson-obsessed cat on the iPhone/iPod Touch
Want to try out something weird on your iPhone? Check out MeowWalker, a simple game which sees you controlling a Michael Jackson-obsessed cat that dances like the popular singer. Once started, the game searches your iPod library for MJ songs, which it then brings into play. You score points by tilting and touching the screen…
Apple Rejected Me gathers iPhone app developers rejected by Cupertino
By now, you’re probably aware of questionable practices involved in Apple’s iPhone application approval process. Apparently, there are quite a few apps that were rejected by Jobs & Co, hence a dedicated website was created to share the pain and, I guess, help in lobbying for more open procedure. The site is called “Apple Rejected…
The iPhone Reality Show – Watch code monkeys in their natural habitat
Anyone can have their own reality show nowadays. If you’ve got enough drama in your life and don’t mind having cameras invade your most private of moments, you’re just one strong pitch away from living the trashy TV-dream. Heck, thanks to the internet and live-streaming video, you don’t even have to have any “baby momma…