Yesterday we covered uSirius, the native iPhone application that allows you to listen to 163 channels from the Sirius satellite radio, and today it’s XM time! Again, you’ll need to have your iPhone jailbroken and an XM radio subscription. Afterwards, it’s really easy — find uXM through Installer.app and install the damn thing. It’s location…
Powerset is the best iPhone-optimized Wikipedia
This is hardly a hot news, but it’s ultra useful for the iPhone/iPod Touch owners. Powerset is the best iPhone-optimized Wikipedia. Period. Unlike other Wikipedia services optimized for Apple’s handset, not only can you search Wikipedia articles with Powerset and read them optimized for the iPhone/iPod Touch’s scree, but you can also find the exact…
Video: First iPhone 3G commercial
I’m not sure why it took Apple so long to finally air the first iPhone 3G ad. Whatever the reasoning behind the move is, the first iPhone 3G commercial is here. The script goes like this: “It’s finally here. The first phone to beat the iPhone. It surfs the web and downloads data twice as…
Apple cutting iPhone 3G shipments to Rogers – Sanctions for controversial iPhone 3G rate plans
In what could be construed as a punitive action by Apple, we’re hearing that Rogers’ iPhone 3G allotment has been significantly downsized just days before the next-generation follow-up to the iconic iPhone is slated to launch. Daniel Smith writes that he’s got confirmation from multiple sources, including a senior Rogers representative, that Apple has cut-down…
Apple stores taking shipment of iPhone 3G demo units?
With the iPhone 3G launch so close we can almost taste it, Apple’s retail stores are putting on their Sunday best and bringing out the iPhone 3G advertising-guns. Similar to what we saw last year, Apple stores are erecting larger-than-life iPhone 3G displays to give customers a chance to explore the iPhone 3G’s feature-set. And,…
O2 stops taking iPhone 3G pre-orders – Deluge of customers causing iPhone 3G sell-out
In a not so unsurprising turn of events, O2 has had to halt its iPhone 3G pre-order system in the face of massive customer interest. O2, being the sensible and classy UK outfit that we know them to be, started offering queue-wary customers the option of pre-ordering their iPhone 3G online early Monday. Rather than…
Apple preparing to launch AppStore as early as July 8?
Well that sure would be a surprise (or not, considering Apple’s penchant for throwing change-ups). While the world has been put on notice that Apple would be launching their AppStore on July 11th, to coincide with the iPhone 3G’s global launch, there are rumors flying around that Apple might kick off the festivities a little…
uSirius brings Sirius radio to the iPhone
Have Sirius radio in your car? At home? Want to listen it on your iPhone as well? Now you can thanks to the application called uSirius. You’ll need to have a jailbroken iPhone and then find the app through Installer.app (it’s available via via the iSpazio.net source, which is part of Community Sources). Then goes…
VideosTone adds video ringtones to the iPhone
Sure, you can set a photo of a friend/colleague when he or she calls you on your iPhone, but what about video? iPhone’s CPU can certainly handle video clips and folks from iFonetec used it to create the application that will add video ringtones to your shiny handset. The so called VideosTone app allows you…
iPhone 3G lines has started at 5th Avenue Apple Store
Crazy or not, the iPhone 3G queue has started. As of Friday, July 4th, about ten people have started a line outside of Apple’s flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York. That’s a whole week before! Apparently, some of the folks waiting are trying to break some kind of record which involves their baby?…