While the Chinese market seems to be largely ignoring the iPhone, their neighbors in South Korea are embracing the iPhone with open arms. According to Digital East Asia, wireless carrier KT sold something like 60,000 iPhones on launch day. In that one November day, Apple sold 15% of the 400,000 smartphones sold in South Korea…
Apple bans iPhone developer and pulls 1000 apps for faking app reviews on AppStore
With something like 100,000 apps now available for the iPhone, the AppStore is a solid target for iPhone developers without scruples looking to scam the system. The good news is that Apple isn’t going to stand by and allow these kinds of iPhone devs to sully the AppStore’s good name. One iPhone dev house has…
First Trailer for Mirror’s Edge iPhone Released
Last week, EA Mobile announced they were bringing Mirror’s Edge to the iPhone / iPod Touch in January 2010. Very little information was released regarding the title, except for some screenshots. Today, EA Mobile released the first trailer for Mirror’s Edge for the iPhone / iPod Touch. As you’ll see in the trailer, the game…
iPhones selling like hotcakes in China, NOT!
Like the headline suggests, the iPhone is not selling very well in China. Despite reports that Chinese iPhone carrier China Unicom is satisfied with iPhones so far, new reports indicate that the iPhone is floundering behind The Great Wall. China’s largest online retailer, Taobao.com, has apparently sold just five China Unicom iPhones in the past…
Google’s Mobile Barcodes – Because typing in business searches is so 2009
As we usher in the new year, Google is ushering in a new way for people to use mobile technology to search for businesses. Following on Google’s launch of Place Pages, Google is pushing the 2D Mobile Barcode format as a camera-friendly way to discover and save money at businesses in your area. The search…
Kraft Foods launches iFood Assistant 2.0 for the iPhone; BlackBerry app coming soon
A year after launching the original iFood Assistant, Kraft Foods has released a new version (2.0) of the application with enhanced content and made the application available in Canada, too — for some reason it was not available there before. Among the features included in iFood Assistant 2.0, we highlight: Offline access to Shopping List,…
DLO WallDock iPhone charger is handy, cool
First let me tell you how I use my iPhone. I have two USB cables – one for syncing and the other one connected to the dock for charging, only. That said, I dig the idea of having a dedicated charger and DLO WallDock is just that. Even better, it’s super small, hence convenient. As…
ThinkFun’s original Rush Hour game is in the AppStore
ThinkFun launched the “original Rush Hour” game in the AppStore. The popular logic puzzle game is available in free and 99 cents versions, which come with 70 and 2,500 challenges, respectively. Both versions promise to deliver tons of entertainment, while you’re trying to get out of a traffic jam. Still, if you can’t manage to…
Retro laserdisc classic Cobra Command is in the AppStore
Melbourne, Australia-based Revolutionary Concepts is bringing Data East classic Cobra Command to an iPhone/iPod Touch near you. As expected, graphics is improved and controls adjusted for the iPhone’s touchscreen as well as a built-in accelerometer. As a result, you’ll be fully engaged in operating the helicopter and its weaponry. And that’s about all I wanted…
EezeeRator brings real-time flight reviews to the iPhone and Android smartphone users
EezeeRator is a neat and quite useful mobile application, which provides users with a simplified way to share real-time flight information and reviews via Android and iPhone — an Android version is already available while iPhone app is coming next month. From the application, users can search for airline and flight information, post reviews, and…