The SlingPlayer Mobile client is a great way for SlingBox users to place–shift their TV programming right onto their mobile phone. With Palm Treo and RIM BlackBerry devices already rocking SlingPlayer Mobile clients in Palm OS as well as flavors, SlingMedia has their crosshairs set on the iPhone (and iPod Touch). Senior sources at Sling…
China Mobile and Apple break off iPhone negotiations
It looks like Apple’s plan to bring the iPhone to China’s 1 billion-strong population is on the ropes. Following previous rumors that China Mobile and Apple had fallen out of negotiations, China Mobile has reportedly called-off negotiations with Apple. China Mobile has been negotiating with Apple to bring the iPhone to Asia for the past…
iPhone web traffic to Google outpaces all other smartphones
iPhone, Safari, web-browsing. There’s not much that needs to be said about the iPhone’s web-surfing prowess. We’ve lauded the Apple phone’s web-browser time and time again, and it seems the iPhone-owning population is really putting it to work. The New York Times is reporting that iPhone web-traffic to Google has surpassed that from BlackBerry and…
iPhone as webcam – iPhoneCam turns your iPhone into a wireless Mac webcam
If you’re already a Mac-user, chances are you already have a built-in iSight camera to do all the web-cam legwork for you. But, if the “cool factor” of having a built-in webcam on your MacBook Pro’s display bezel has started to wear, there’s good news. Mac/iPhone developer Ecamm has released a sneak-peak of their new…
David Lynch doesn’t like the idea of watching a movie on the iPhone
When you think about it, you shouldn’t be surprised that David Lynch doesn’t like the idea of watching a movie on the iPhone. The famous American filmmaker, painter and who knows what else argues “you will never experience a film on a telephone.” He continues, “it’s a such a sadness that you think you’ve seen…
Google goes iPhone with iGoogle
Everyone and their grandma is jumping on the iPhone bandwagon these days. Well, actually, they’ve been jumping on the bandwagon, and they still are. Not that we’re complaining or anything. Google has decided to bring their mobile interface offering up to speed with the iPhone. The search giant has optimized a version of their customizable…
Bank of America goes mobile with iPhone specific website
What comes to mind when you think of any banking institution? We’d be willing to wager that the words “cutting edge” and “innovative” don’t exactly come to the forefront of your cerebrum. Well, it looks like one of the nation’s largest banks, Bank of America, has gone and jumped into the “hip” end of the…
Make iPhone applications on your Windows machine – Windows Binary Toolchain Installer
Third-party, native iPhone applications are all the rage recently. And, with Apple’s forthcoming iPhone SDK on the horizon, we’d imagine that a lot of Windows-users are going to be gunning for a head-start on developing for the iPhone’s Mac OS. Unfortunately, an out-of-the-box iPhone development toolchain has been limited to Mac users – until now.…
Could this be what the iPhone Starbucks quick-order system will look like?
By now it’s a fairly by-gone conclusion that Apple will be announcing their partnership with Starbucks to deliver an iPhone-based online quick-order system. The design-gurus in Cupertino have already filed for a patent application to that effect, and we’re all just waiting on Steve Jobs to drop the espresso-bomb on us next week at Macworld…
Xing Bao N98 uses Nokia NSeries naming scheme, iPhone’s look and feel
If it wasn’t for the name and the “familiar” look, the Xing Bao N98 would be an interesting device. Similarly to the Samsung UpStage, this Chinese phone sports two screens — one on the front and the other on the back of the device. The front part is reserved for the huge 3″ touchscreen, while…