The iPhone’s inability to run multiple applications simultaneously in the background could be a deal-killer in the face of the multi-tasking Palm Pre. One of the Palm Pre’s claims to fame is that its WebOS operating system is capable of running multiple applications at the same time, allowing the user to multi-task between applications as…
Email ‘N Walk for iPhone – Because talking and walking is so last year
There used to be a time when the ancient art of “walking and talking” on your cellphone was as revered a talent as “chewing and walking” once was. Alas, nobody walks and talks on their mobile phones anymore – these days, it’s all about “messaging and walking.” The new-ish art of “messaging and walking,” not…
Age of Heroes Online coming to an iPhone, Java ME phone near you
Here’s something for iPhone-ownin’ strategy game fans. Age of Heroes Online is coming to a mobile phone and an iPhone/iPod Touch near you!!! The soon-to-be-launched English server will enable playing on a number of mobile devices – those that can run JavaME apps (i.e. majority of phones), and the iPhone and iPod Touch. Moreover, as…
BitTorrent control app Drivetrain rejected from the AppStore
Maza Digital, the company behind RSS reader app for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch called Trackr, is saying that their Transmission (BitTorrent client for Mac OS) remote control application Drivetrain has been rejected from the AppStore. After stating that the application required “unexpected additional time for review,” Maza received next email from Cupertino saying…
GyPSii goes iPhone!
Popular mobile application/service and the company I think it’s worth acquiring, GyPSii, is now available in the AppStore, allowing iPhone and iPod Touch owners to add some location-based twist to their social networking lives. Users can create and share geotagged content (iPhone only) in real time with their buddies, as well as comment on various…
Colourful Next-Gen iPhone Concepts Tantalize
Apple’s upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference has people daydreaming about an unlikely iPhone launch, but that doesn’t stop the designers out there from cooking up some fresh concepts of a next generation smartphone, pulling on Apple’s iMac legacy for inspiration. There isn’t much more to the concept than shiny colours, but let’s face it, that’s enough…
Ask a Ninja Releases iPhone Game
It’s not often my love of ninjas, video games and cellphones overlap, but here we are. The definitive voice of the ninja community (if a shadowy collective of merciless killers can be classified as a community), has released an app for iPhone and iPod Touch which will test your skills in archery, staff, and general…
Boingo offering burned SlingPlayer users free month of service
Boingo is now offering a free month of Boingo WiFi HotSpot service to all SlingBox users in an effort to cash in on the recently launched SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone’s lack of 3G support. SlingBox-loving iPhone users can sign up for a month of free Boingo service here, which will get you access to more…
Apple offering free shipping for online iPhone orders!
Apple is getting set to release the third-generation iPhone in about a month from now, and that means the heat is on to clear out remaining iPhone 3G stocks before the new hotness his the scene. In a move that’s no doubt aimed at reducing current supplies of the almost year-old iPhone 3G, Apple has…
AT&T responds to criticism over iPhone SlingPlayer’s 3G restriction
The launch of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone yesterday was bittersweet for most. Many SlingBox customers had been waiting for the SlingPlayer Mobile application to hit the iPhone, and yesterday their long wait was rewarded. Unfortunately, SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone is restricted from using AT&T’s 3G wireless network to stream place-shifted TV broadcasts. AT&T forced Sling…