Fans of the ever-popular ‘The Sims’ series of games will be pleased to know that ‘The Sims 3’ is set to come to the iPhone this summer. The new installment of the game is set to hit multiple platforms at the same time, including the Mac, PC and the iPhone. Very cool. The release date…
Congress+ makes effective activists out of iPhone users
There’s a new application available in the AppStore called Congress+, which offers all of the vital information an U.S. citizen need to be an effective activist in between congressional elections. The application features photos, district maps, latest news including election results, campaign finance information, and official bios. Additionally, you can view or search by the…
IM+ for Skype hits the AppStore
While we’re still waiting for the official Skype application to hit the AppStore, other companies are not standing still. You can already use Fring or Truphone to conduct Skype calls and now a new contender, SHAPE Services with its IM+ for Skype, is entering the market. Actually, it’s not new, as their application/service was already…
Nine-Year Old Develops iPhone App: Doodle Kids
So, what were you doing when you were nine years old? Me, I probably got up early to watch cartoons before school… went to school, then ran home with much anticipation for hot soup at lunch. Yeah, those were the days my friend. Nine-year old Lim Ding Wen from Singapore looks to be a cut…
Apple iPhone 4G concept looks amazing!
The iPhone-world is abuzz with rumors about a next-generation iPhone coming down the product pipeline. The discovery of an “iPhone 2,1” device roaming the internets has sparked many to speculate that Apple might have a more powerful iPhone planned for launch this year. So, it was only a matter of time before iPhone “4G” concepts…
Nabbit joins the iPhone wave, too
Nabbit, the service/application that allows users to tag (“Nabb”) anything they hear on the radio for later listening, is joining the “iPhone wave” by releasing its native iPhone app. Here’s how it works: Using the GPS capabilities of the iPhone, Nabbit will sense your current location and load the radio stations available in that market.…
Apple prepping video-recording for iPhone and iPhone 3G?
iPhone users have been clamoring for proper video-recording since the original iPhone launched in 2007. It’s sad that the iPhone is going on almost two years without vid-recording support. But, there’s hope yet! Recently published Apple patents apparently make reference to video-recording and conference-calling features as part of a mobile device. The references to still-missing…
Apple to allow user-selectable iPhone application to run in background?
For months now, we’ve been waiting for Apple to make good on their promise to bring push background notifications to the iPhone. Apple announced the iPhone push notification feature back in the middle of last year, but has since gone silent on the development of the technology. The release of the iPhone 2.2.1 OS without…
Recover disk space lost to iPhone OS firmware files!
We have no problem with Apple pumping out iPhone OS updates that measure in the hundreds of megabytes. In fact, the bigger the better – more features are never a bad thing. Except when those feature-packed update files are sitting around wasting space on your hard drive, as iPhone Atlas so helpfully points out. With…
MC Hammer gets its iPhone app; Yes, you CAN touch this!
Once famous rapper MC Hammer has its own iPhone app called… Hammer Time. With the app installed on your iPhone/iPod Touch, you can easily follow his latest activities including upcoming events and shows, browse music videos (“U Can’t Touch This” is on the list!), as well as follow Hammer’s tweets. In a nutshell, MC Hammer…