Around the end of October, Bluetooth manufacturer Plantronics had announced a gold-plated, diamond-encrusted version of their popular Discovery 925 headset to auction off for charity. They brought it along to Mobile World Congress to show off at Mobile Focus on Monday, boasting it should fetch upwards of $50,000 for the Elle charity. As you can…
‘iJiggly’ Joins Growing List of App Store Approved ‘Jiggle’ Apps
The stream of apps that manage to get included in the App Store amazes me. Well, perhaps I put that wrong. What amazes me is what Apple will allow for inclusion, while blocking other almost identical apps for violating terms and policies. Case in point comes iJiggly. Yep, that’s right. iJiggly. The clear target for…
Jonathan Zdziarski Creates AMBER Alert iPhone App
iPhone developer/hacker Jonathan Zdziarski is hard at work again. This time around he’s built an amazing app that will help revolutionize how folks receive alerts about missing children, how people can send in sighting reports, and more. He’s doing it all with the new AMBER Alert iPhone app. Zdziarski assists law enforcement agencies in forensic…
Truphone adds AIM to its iPhone/iPod Touch app, PayPal to pre-payment methods
Truphone announced that AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is now on the list of supported IM services for the company’s iPhone and iPod Touch applications. This adds to the list of other IM networks supported by Truphone that include Google Talk, Skype, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger. Voice calling is still not supported with AIM,…
Virtual iPhone Weapons: Katana from Appliya
One of my ‘ninjas’ let me know about this one. The folks at Appliya have developed a virtual ‘Katana’ app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The app is ultra-simple and provides all of the sword-wielding noises and pleasures you’d expect. Much like its cousin Lightsaber Unleashed, this one is guaranteed to amuse you while…
The Oregon Trail coming to an iPhone/iPod Touch near you
Apple II classic, The Oregon Trail, is set to hit the AppStore. So far, we’ve seen the popular game being released for the JavaME-enabled mobile phones and now Gameloft is planning to bring the legendary title to the iPhone, as well. The story line remains the same and sees you following the trials and tribulations…
Paramount and Freeverse bring Days of Thunder to AppStore
Earning an additional buck or two on the existing franchise is always a good business. Paramount knows that, hence they’ve partnered with Freeverse to bring the mobile game based on their once popular movie, Days of Thunder, to the Apple iPhone. The good thing about this title is that it’s quite affordable, costing only a…
iSkin Shows Off Bluetooth iPhone Dock Adapter at MWC
iSkin, the guys who put out those iPhone cases a few weeks ago, were showing off a very cool Bluetooth adapter for iPod and iPhone docks at Mobile World Congress. This allows Stereo Bluetooth-capable handsets to stream music to iPhone docks – not entirely dissimilar to the BlackBerry Bluetooth Stereo Gateway. Pricetag for the iSkin…
Shake or Date game helps iPhone/iPod Touch users handle various dating situations
Shake or Date is relatively new iPhone app that guides you through various dating scenarios to help you make decisions based on what’s important to someone you’re interested in, based on that person’s experience(s) on dates. As a player, you have the power to “shake” or “date” someone. It can be played as a party…
SHAPE Services’ trip tracking app/service GPSed hits the AppStore iPhone
SHAPE Services announced that their GPSed app is now available for iPhone, allowing Apple’s handset users to share track and position in real-time with their social networks buddies. Tracks are traced on Google Maps and stored online at GPSed.com website. In addition, users can pin photos from their Picasa and Flickr accounts to tracks at…