The MobileMe push-data service from Apple is starting to really come into its own. With patches and updates fixing security holes and other bugs, Apple’s MobileMe service has become a decent push email and data service. But, MobileMe trial-users should take care to backup their contacts and calendar events before terminating the trial service. A…
Orange France sees three-fold increase in iPhone 3G holiday sales
The holidays are always good for a solid boost to retail sales. The iPhone 3G in France is no exception. Orange France has announced that this just-past holiday shopping season was surprisingly good to the French wireless carrier. Orange reportedly saw a three-fold increase in iPhone 3G sales in December 2008, contrasting with the 70,000…
Chipotle Mobile Ordering iPhone application hits iPhone App Store, quickly removed
Apple giveth, and Apple taketh away. Such was the story for the “Chipotle Mobile Ordering” iPhone application today. This morning we saw the iPhone App Store offering a new Chipotle iPhone app for fans of the fast-food chain’s simple-yet-satisfying Mexican fare. For those of you not familiar with Chipotle, think Subway for burritos and tacos.…
New iPhone Nano Rumors Surface
More fun, fun iPhone Nano rumors today. Ever since Macworld has come and gone, one had to figure that any new iPhone this year would be coming at the mid-year point… during the WWDC in June (Worldwide Developers Conference). More and more rumors are appearing to support that notion. A Taiwanese newspaper, the Economic Daily…
iPhone App Development: Tools and Resources That Will Help You Along the Way
Earlier this morning you may have noticed my post on Joel Comm’s new app/service featuring ‘MSS’. This got me thinking. I was sure there would be more than one of you out there looking to produce your own iPhone applications… But you simply don’t know how. Perhaps you want to create your own games, or…
Joel Comm Introduces Mobile Syndication Service: Launch Your Own iPhone App!
Have you ever wanted to launch your own personal iPhone app? If you have, my pal Joel Comm has coined a new phrase… and iPhone application that will be of interest to you. He’s calling the new service ‘MSS’, or ‘Mobile Syndication Service’. What he does is simple. He compiles all of your information, your…
iHome shows new portable speakers for iPhone and iPod at CES 2009
We’re still coping with the CES news. One that we missed is about the company called iHome, which makes accessories for the iPhone and iPod users. During the event, they showcased the latest additions to their offering: iP29 Portable Speaker Case for iPhone/iPod – housed in a fabric wrapped protective shell, these speakers both protect…
“Beginning iPhone Development” book now available on Amazon
Want to make apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch but don’t know where to start? How about grabbing a book titled “Beginning iPhone Development”? Sounds like a nice place to being that journey, especially when you look at all the rave reviews it got so far. From the book’s description on Amazon: The book…
iPhone 3G SIM unlock guide – yellowsn0w unlocks iPhone 3G for any GSM network
Welcome to IntoMobile’s iPhone 3G unlock tutorial. In this step-by-step DIY guide, we’ll walk you through the steps needed to unlock your iPhone 3G’s GSM baseband (cellular modem) for use on any GSM network in the world. The software-unlock solution, curiously dubbed “yellowsn0w” by the iPhone-hacking gurus on the iPhone Dev Team, is fairly straight-forward…
GL Golf for the iPhone and iPod Touch
Of all the golf games and simulations I’ve played so far for the iPhone, there’s one that stands head-and-shoulders above the rest. GL Golf. No fancy ‘just swing your iPhone to make a swing’ here. This game gets back to the basics of classic golf games. Select your club, judge the wind, slope and distance,…