We had heard a few juicy tidbits of the next generation of iPhone earlier this month, but now we’ve got some confirmation and other details, including, but not limited to, a glowing Apple logo on the back. Ooo. Aaaah. Here’s the full list of supposed features: Discontinuation of the metal band surrounding the edge of…
Yahoo! Kills Smartphone App in Favour of Mobile Web, iPhone
Yahoo! introduced their dedicated app for smartphones at Mobile World Congress a few months ago, but a recent e-mail update has announced that they’re pulling the plug on the project. Yahoo! has decided to cease development of the Yahoo! Mobile smartphone app effective Wednesday, May 20th. So you will not be provided access to the…
GMail for iPhone, Android gets better Labels support
Google has improved labels support for its GMail web app for Android and iPhone devices. The floaty bar now has a new option called “Label as…” which as you may guess for yourself, allows you to apply label(s) to any of the messages or remove existing labels. This doesn’t mean you can manage labels —…
Japanese University Tracks Students by iPhone
When applying to a university, odds are you’ll be tempted by the one that throws a free phone your way. Tokyo-based Aoyama Gakuin Univeristy‘s School of Social Informatics does just that, only it’s a sly way of ensuring attendance and locking-down cheating by mobile phone. The custom-built app included on the iPhones, has its uses…
Eminem to release an iPhone game to promote its comeback album Relapse
By now we’ve seen virtually every single member of the society “going iPhone.” Why would the famous controversial rapper Eminem be an exception. He doesn’t want to be, at least when it comes to embracing Apple’s mobile platform. That said, we’re hearing he (along with his crew) is preparing to launch an iPhone game to…
Appledeco website has some 5,000 free wallpapers for your iPhone, iPod Touch
If you’ve been looking for a good image to use as a wallpaper on your iPhone or iPod Touch, look no further. Appledeco is a neat website where you’ll find nearly 5,000 free wallpapers spanning across 34 categories such as sports, cinama, tv, architecture, nature, animals, art, and babes. Bare in mind that some of…
Chicago 2016 Olympic bid gets an iPhone app
Chicago 2016 is out with a dedicated iPhone application, displaying a countdown to the Host City decision by the International Olympic Committee, which will be announced on October 2nd in Copenhagen, Denmark. Each day, the free application provides a fun fact about Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Olympic Movement or…
Comic Shop Locator app helps you do just that on your iPhone, iPod Touch
Here’s a neat iPhone app for comic book fans. It’s simply called Comic Shop Locator and it allows users to, guess, find local comic book stores in their area. You can search either by entering a zip code or postal address, or rely on iPhone’s location capabilities (i.e. cellular triangulation and GPS) to get a…
Reebok Brings Shoe Customization to the iPhone with ‘Your Reebok’ App
Customizing and ordering a new pair of shoes online has been around for a long time now. You can do it easily on the Nike website, and speaking from experience (for all the golfers out there), FootJoy has an awesome little golf shoe customization web app called ‘MyJoys‘ that lets you tailor your next pair…
Poll: iPhone Background Push Notifications or True Multi-tasking?
iPhone background push notifications a good multi-tasking compromise?(web poll) Everyone loves a good poll, right? Right. So, let’s get this party started! The new iPhone rumor has Apple mulling some sort of multi-task support for the iPhone. Apple had previously stated that the iPhone doesn’t need true multi-tasking capabilities. The iPhone maker would have us…