Remember qTwitter, the application that allows users of jailbroken iPhones/iPod Touches to update their Twitter and Facebook statuses within seconds by simply swiping the screen? Well, jailbreaking of your beloved gadget is not needed any more to be able to do that. Thanks to the new application called qStatus, you can do pretty much the…
Google: Apple lied about rejecting Google Voice from AppStore
The latest development in the FCC investigation into the Google Voice iPhone app rejection by Apple is a juicy one. Following on Apple’s denial that the Google Voice iPhone app was explicitly rejected, Google has gone ahead and posted their full comment on the situation. In their statement, they allege that Apple’s own VP of…
OS 3.1 Update Sending iPhones into Coma Mode
The Apple Forums are abuzz with complaints from iPhone users who have attempted to update to the recent 3.1 patch, only to find their phone shortly became unresponsive, and required a hard reboot. The phenomenon has been appropriately dubbed “Coma mode”, and though it doesn’t affect everybody who has updated, and there are directions available…
Honeywell Offers iPhone App for Security Systems
Honeywell recently launched a free application for iPhone that plugs into their Total Connect home security system, allowing you to arm and disable, check security camera stills (video coming soon), receive SMS alerts, and switch lights at a guarded area from your mobile. The app, My Keypad, was originally available on BlackBerry and Java-enabled phones,…
This is your iPhone 3GS on x-ray
What happens when you combine the iPhone 3GS with a gratuitous dose of x-rays? You get an intriguing look at the inside of an iPhone 3GS. We’ve seen the iPhone 3GS’s innards splayed across the internets for all to see, but the x-ray video below gives us a look at the iPhone 3GS internals as…
iPhone Dev Team cracks iPhone 3.1 OS, except for iPhone 3GS
iPhone and iPhone 3G owners still waiting to update their jailbroken smartphone to the iPhone 3.1 OS are in luck today. The iPhone Dev Team has just released their latest PwnageTool update! With the new PwnageTool utility, iPhone users can update to jailbroken iPhone 3.1 OS firmware without worrying about losing the jailbreak (which allows…
The Onion Launches Microfiche iPhone App
There was a time when people wrote news online before The Onion, but it was an era of darkness where blogging consisted primarily of would-be authors rolling their faces around on a keyboard and hitting the “Publish” button. The Onion has surely ushered in a golden era of electronic journalism since then, and for that…
iPhone 3GS I.D. Case has Room for Credit Cards
Case-Mate has released a set of colourful iPhone 3G and 3GS cases that have an extra sleeve for credit cards or I.D. of similar size. While cases don’t usually excite me that much, this seems like a simple, handy addition that could make life easier at work functions where you need to have business cards…
iPhone Game of the Day – Samurai: Way of the Warrior
Time to get out your Samurai sword and start slashing away. In a new action/fighter game from the folks at Mad Finger Games, you get to play the part of a Samurai. Fight your way through feudal 16th century settings as Daisuke Shimada. Using your finger to tap, swipe and drag is all you really…
CitySourced Allows Mobile Complaint Reporting
I popped my head into the live stream of the TechCrunch 50 to hear about a really great app for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and soon the Palm Pre, that allows you to send geotagged pictures of problems around town (graffiti, potholes, etc.) and send them right to city hall. Cities can view the complaints with…