Newsy newsy news – gotta love it – and this piece of news relates to the diversification of carriers on which the iPhone 3G(S) will officially sit in the UK! Orange are taking the lead (in following O2), and getting the device ready for sale on the 10th November – also known as next Tuesday (relative…
Motorola Droid challenges iPhone 3GS on the TCO battlefield
When considering your next smartphone acquisition, it sometimes makes sense to take into account the “total cost of ownership” (TCO) associated with your hardware. One phone may cost less at the checkout counter, but may end up costing you more through monthly rate plans and data services. The difference can sometimes add up to a…
iPhone goes live in China
China isn’t just some foreign country with a penchant for censoring their citizens into oblivion and peddling counterfeit handsets on the cheap. The land of dim sum and stubborn Communist politics has become the latest country to launch the iPhone. As expected, the iPhone is now ready to cater to the single-largest wireless market, by…
Penguin Break for the iPhone and iPod Touch
Craving a new puzzle game on your iPhone? One that you may want to check out is called ‘Penguin Break’. Like other puzzle games of this genre, the object of the game is to clear the board. You do so by tapping on penguins to throw snowballs, and each time you hit a penguin it…
CASE Zero 5 UltraThin Case for iPhone 3GS and 3G Claims to be ‘World’s Thinnest’
New from the folks at CAZE is the Zero 5 UltraThin case for iPhone 3GS and 3G. The new case claims to be the world’s thinnest transparent case for the 3GS and 3G. It measures up to a measly 0.5mm thick (or should I say, ‘UltraThin’?). Official description from the folks at CAZE: This ultra-thin…
Video: Guy with too much time on his hands slaps a telephoto lens and stereo microphone on an iPhone
Hackers, tinkerers, people who like to play with electronics, I totally love and respect them because without their hard work we would not be where we are today. That being said, slapping a telephoto lens on the back of an iPhone and hacking the 30 pin dock connector to allow you to plug in broadcast…
Doom Classic is in the AppStore!
Just when we talked about Platinum update for Wolfenstein 3D, another first person shooter classic has hit the AppStore. It’s Doom Classic, which you probably already know everything about. However, there may be some things you don’t know. For instance, you’ll care to learn that Doom Classic contains all three episodes of the original game…
Brief: TomTom sold 80,000 copies of their iPhone application Q3
During their Q3 2009 financial results conference call, TomTom announced that they sold close to 80,000 copies of their iPhone application. Pretty rad considering the total cost of ownership, for the application itself and the dock to stick the thing in your car, is over $200. [Via: GPS Business Review]
Web-based GMail for iPhone now features an auto-expanding compose box
Google has updated the web-based version of GMail for iPhone. The update is simple (yet useful) – GMail now features auto-expanding compose box. If you’ve been using web-based GMail on your iPhone/iPod Touch, you’ve certainly noticed that compose box doesn’t scroll to show you the complete message. On Android-powered devices there’s a trackball or a…
Working iPhone Costumes Among The Best This Year
What would it take to put together 2 ‘working’ iPhone costumes? Apparently $2,000, a couple of 42″ plasma TV’s, a couple of iPhones, and a lot of work. Nothing else needed to be said here. Check out the video below. I hope everyone had a very happy (and safe) Halloween this year! [Via: MobileSyrup]