iPhone gaming is here, and it’s here in a big way. As such, hardcore gamers may just have a new friend in the iPhone. iPhone game developer ngmoco has again blown us away with their LiveFire first-person shooter for the iPhone. We’ve all seen Quake running on an iPhone, but LiveFire promises to blow us…
Google Voice optimized for mobile – Google Voice functionality on your cellphone
If you’re like many of us working types, you probably have at least two different phone numbers and voicemail inboxes to deal with. Some of you might even have two mobile phones on two distinct wireless accounts. So, to help the average Joe deal juggle all their phone lines, Google is looking to turn its…
Apple sued for pushing iPhone as eBook reader
In a strange twist of fate, Apple’s move to regain ground lost to the Kindle by pushing the iPhone as a legitimate eBook reader has earned it a new lawsuit for violating an eBook patent filed seven years ago. eBook pioneer Amazon is meanwhile clear to keep peddling its Kindle Reader. Apple is being sued…
Fandango goes iPhone; Movie fans rejoice!
Popular moviegoer destination Fandango has recently launched its iPhone app, allowing movie fans to easily access movie and theater information, buy tickets for more than 16,000 screens across the U.S., watch trailers, read synopses, view fan ratings and more. Movie fans can find their desired movie from a list of “In Theaters” or “Coming Soon”,…
Nimbuzz updates its iPhone app to allow calls to landlines and mobiles
The multi IM network client Nimbuzz for iPhone has been recently updated. The new version of the application introduces dial-pad and the ability to make VoIP calls to landlines and mobiles via SkypeOut, and Nimbuzz’s major SIP provider partners including Gizmo5, Vyke, and SIPgate over Wifi. As a result, even the iPod Touch could be…
iPhone Pops up on China Unicom
A WCDMA iPhone has popped up on China Unicom’s online store, and based one some tricky navigation of the translated site, is due to land in July. China Unicom had confirmed that they were working on bringing the iPhone to the mainland, but there’s also China Mobile lined up to get their offer underway as…
Lenovo OPhone OS Rips Off iPhone Look, Feel and Function?
Chinese bloggers have posted images of what is rumored to be the Lenovo OPhone‘s OS. Taking a quick look above, it is no surprise that the ‘OPhone’ OS looks strikingly similar to a certain ‘i’ phone most of us have come to love. I’m certainly hoping these initial images aren’t the real deal, as this…
Popcap’s Bookworm Word Game Available on iPhone
A popular preload on BlackBerry, and Popcop favourite online, Bookworm, has wriggled over to the iPhone App Store. The game is simple enough: find words in a mess of lettered tiles, use up firey tiles before they burn their way to the bottom, and try to work in bonus tiles for big points. As a…
Power-packed iPhone aiming for June launch on AT&T
We’re fast closing in on the mid-year mark for 2009. Last year, Apple launched the second-generation iPhone (iPhone 3G) during the Summer months. This year, we’re again expecting Apple to launch some new iPhone hardware, and Boy Genius has the confirmation. According to a source with solid AT&T credentials, AT&T is aiming to launch the…
Light Writer brings persistence of vision to iPhone, makes amazing pics!
You’ll probably have been exposed to the visual phenonemon known as “persistence of vision” (POV) in those animated flip-books from days past (the good ole’ days). The human eye’s refresh rate, as it were, is just slow enough that momentary flashes of light (especially moving light) seem to hang in mid-air for a tick, and…