That’s right, Wally-World has officially announced that they will be pushing the iPhone 3G starting December 28th. The device will be available at 2500 Walmart stores in the US at $197 (8GB) and $297 (16GB). The official press release/statement: Bentonville, Ark., Dec. 26, 2008 – Walmart is excited to announce the availability of the iPhone…
iLava app brings lava lamp to the iPhone, nothing else
New York City-based Gotham Wave Games recently launched an application for the iPhone that turns the device into a realistic approximation of the groovy ’60s tabletop icon – lava lamp. The so called iLava lets users interact with the virtual blobs of hot wax by allowing them to push lava around the screen with their…
Pinger Phone integrates instant messaging with Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, calls, SMS
Some time ago we wrote about Pinger and their voice-sms-kind-of-service. Now, they’re out with new offering called Pinger Phone. We’re talking about a mobile application here which provides users with a simple interface for managing and communicating with phone contacts as well as with friends on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. From Pinger’s release: People can…
NPR releases its native iPhone app
Ok, ok, I get it. Everyone and their mama is “going iPhone” these days. NPR is following the suit with its free native application, allowing its listeners to take their “NPR experience” with them wherever they happen to be, using their shiny handset or an iPod Touch. Actually, in an iPod case, you’ll need to…
Joel Comm Publishes App Store Sales-to-Rank Numbers for iFart Mobile
Joel Comm, founder of InfoMedia Inc. contacted me early this morning with some interesting news he wanted to share with the public… and in specific… to help app developers around the world. Joel has developed a #1 application in the App Store. The app has only been around for a few weeks, and already the…
SnaptureFlash wants to add Xenon flash to the iPhone
Folks behind the popular camera application for the jailbroken iPhones, Snapture, have unveiled their latest idea. The so called SnaptureFlash is a light (thanks to its durable Poloy Carbon casing) Xenon flash attachment for the iPhone which, as you can imagine, can sing along their camera app. In addition, it’s red-eye reduction capable and will…
Mint.com iPhone application keeps you in sync with your finances
The latest service from the web-based statistics gurus at Mint.com helps you stay on top of your finances from your iPhone. Mint’s finance-tracking service is open to the public and talks to your bank/credit card accounts to stay in sync with your various finances. Mint.com tracks your bank accounts, credit card balances and monthly cash…
Apple rolls out more MobileMe enhancements
MobileMe has had some trouble getting up and running. The push-data service from Apple is now stable and reliable, but far from perfect. To that end, Apple has rolled out a few fixes and feature upgrades to its MobileMe service. Apple’s list of MobileMe enhancements and bug-fixes include: Contacts Searching for contacts in a large…
iPhone hangin’ with the big boys on Flickr
We’ve seen it before. The iPhone had previously taken the top spot as the most used cameraphone on all of Flickr. Today, we’re seeing the iPhone and it’s 2 megapixel camera hanging out with the big boys on Flickr – the iPhone is just about as popular as a full-on DSLR camera. The iPhone has…
Hewlett-Packard Releases HP iPrint Photo in the App Store
The folks at Hewlett-Packard have released a brand-new iPhone app called HP iPrint Photo. I have to say, I’m not surprised at all to see this new offering from HP, especially after the launch of The KODAK Gallery App last week. Perhaps HP was trying to beat KODAK to the punch and they were delayed……