This isn’t offical, hence the question mark at the end of the title. However, according to 148Apps.com, which keeps a running count of all the iPhone app submissions, more than 25,000 applications have been submitted to the Apple AppStore since May 2008. More precisely, at the moment of this writing the total number was 26,024!…
Katana for the iPhone Gets an Update
Appliya has updated their ‘Katana‘ app with some new features. What is Katana? It’s a simple and fun little app that turns your iPhone into a sword, much like those ‘light saber’ apps that were popular awhile back. Good clean fun really. The update has added the following: updated sounds automatic sheathing disabled by user…
Palm Investor Banking on First-Gen iPhone Fallout
Elevation Partners co-founder Roger McNamee is especially excited about Palm’s launch window, and think a lot of iPhone users will make the jump to the new Pre. “You know the beautiful thing: June 29, 2009, is the two-year anniversary of the first shipment of the iPhone,” McNamee said today in an interview in San Francisco.…
BeamME Pro for iPhone Makes Contact-Sharing Location-Aware
BeamME has just released a pro version of their contact-swapping app, now including location awareness. They boast that using their app, you can send your contact information to any device without needing downloads or subscriptions, which is a definite plus. Dub is also featuring location-awareness in its app, so we’re starting see a trend in…
UK Girl Band ‘The Mentalists’ Perform Live With iPhones and iPod Touches In-Hand
Here’s a cool one. The UK girl group ‘The Mentalists‘ were recently caught on film playing a cover of ‘Kids’ by MGMT on only their iPhones and iPod Touches. Check out the video to see for yourself. I have to admit, when I first hit play I thought the song was going to be a…
China Unicom chairman confirms Apple iPhone talks!
Here we go again. Apple has been trying to crack the China market with its iPhone for almost as long as the iPhone 3G has been around. With multiple rounds of reported negotiations between Apple and Chinese wireless carriers having fruited little more than speculation, the folks in Cupertino have yet to lay claim to…
SHAPE Services’ iPhone apps, IM+ All-in-One Messenger and IM+ for Skype, now available for 99 cents, each!
Just a short notice that two SHAPE Services’ iPhone apps now have new, much lower prices. First comes IM+ All-in-One Messenger, which as you may guess for yourself enables you to connect with multiple IM networks from a single interface. The application is now available for $0.99. The same price ($0.99) could also buy you…
Homes.com gets an iPhone app
Homes.com is joining the “iPhone wave” with a dedicated real estate search application. The free app is already available in the AppStore, allowing both homebuyers and renters to perform full-featured national property searches. Among the features included are possibility to: Instantly find nearby homes or rentals Drag or pinch the screen to zoom and navigate…
Zumobi’s Pro Basketball free iPhone app offers real-time NBA news updates
Microsoft-owned Zumobi is out with yet another iPhone application, this time geared toward NBA fans. The app called Pro Basketball provides real-time updates on all 30 NBA teams — including scores, stats, schedules, standings, player details, in-game updates, and post-game recaps. In addition, the application also offers detailed stats like offensive and defensive leaders for…
Drop that iPhone, like it’s HOT (because it’s on fire)!
Seriously, if you’re iPhone is on fire, you might want to drop it… like it’s hot. Immediately. While flame-engulfed iPhones are more the exception than the norm, Tim Colburne recently found himself in that rarest of minorities when his iPhone caught fire. Colburne plugged in his iPhone for a little recharging action, only to find…