The BBC offers quite a bit of TV through the iPlayer on-demand service. A lot of radio from the BBC is available as well. However, for iPhone users this isn’t always the case. For most of this year iPhone users were only able to watch TV shows via the BBC iPlayer. Well, that’s changed now.…
China Mobile Seeking 3G and WiFi-Less iPhone
China Mobile is expected to launch the iPhone on its network in the near future, but with some functionality removed to comply with regulations in the country. Various reports from within the country have noted that 3G and WiFi will apparently be disabled on the Chinese model. Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, the company that…
Quickoffice gives iPhone/iPod Touch users easy access to iDisk with MobileFiles
Quickoffice has recently unveiled MobileFiles, a free iPhone application that enables direct access to a user’s MobileMe iDisk files from an iPhone or iPod Touch. Currently iPhone/iPod Touch users with MobileMe accounts have easy access to their contacts, calendar, gallery and mail but cannot retrieve their iDisk files directly from their beloved device. Quickoffice addresses…
Oracle Business Approvals coming to iPhone
iPhone is now definitely ready for enterprise and Oracle knows that. Hence the enterprise software maker has announced Oracle Business Approvals for Apple’s handset. The application includes two Oracle’s apps — Oracle Business Approvals for Managers and Oracle Business Approvals for Sales Managers — that deliver “targeted and task-oriented information to help managers make informed…
Snapture 2.1 launched along with MILLION Trial Giveaway; Premium version available as a free trial
The best camera app for the iPhone, Snapture, has been updated and to celebrate the release, the company is also launching the new MILLION Trial Giveaway. The main and most visible new feature of Snapture 2.1 is the embedded free trial, giving users a chance to experience all the benefits of Snapture Premium. This includes…
Tribal available for non-jailbroken iPhones, too
I’m not sure have you tried Tribal on your jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch. It’s a simple, yet quite addictive shooter game that will certainly keep you entertained while commuting or while waiting in some queue. I’m glad to report it [Tribal] is now also available for those who didn’t want to hack their iPhones, and who…
Apple on track to move 5 million iPhones in Q4 2008
The latest estimates are in, and they have Apple shipping something like 5 million iPhone 3G units for fiscal Q4 which ends on September 30. Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster has raised his previous iPhone 3G sales estimates from 4.1 million by the end of September to a more optimistic 5 million units by the end…
iPhone App Dev Aint Easy: Apple Rejects App for ‘Duplicating Functionality’
I have a few iPhone app developer friends that have told me some interesting stories. Sometimes it is a tough struggle to get an App into the App Store… and even if they succeed, it could be removed at any time. Tracking of sales and other vital statistics have been slowly getting better and better…
Dots Gloves keep hands warm, work with iPhone
The iPhone and iPhone 3G’s multi-touch display is handy-dandy for normal use – which is to say, when used with your bare fingertips. The flush-mounted touchscreen doesn’t require any pressure to register touch-inputs and mult-touch manipulations are just as fun as they are functional. But, as soon as the temperature drops to hand-numbing levels, forcing…
iPhone Home Activation Coming Soon…
Remember that post I did a few days ago about contract free iPhones and possible home activation? Well, Apple store employees have continued to comment on the whole home activation thing, and it looks like we’ll be able to take advantage of the new activation shortly. The new home activation system would be a bit…