Archive for July 30th, 2008

iPhone Apps We Like: Here I Am Location Sender [IPhone Apps]

The idea of taking your current location and emailing it to one of your contacts is super simple, but super effective. If the recipient opens the resulting URL on their iPhone, it’ll pop open the GMaps app and show exactly where you are, which can then be used as an endpoint for driving directions. […]

Last Chance To Win An iPhone With Giz and iWorld Australia

The iPhone is awesome. It’s not perfect - no gadget ever will be - but it’s a fantastic combination of devices in a single sleek handset. Even if you prefer other handset manufacturers, or can’t bear to break up with your BlackBerry, there has to be a part of you, deep down, that wonders what […]

JBL Launches On Stage Speaker For iPhone

You know what I find most frustrating about the new iPhone? It’s not the battery life - Careful planning can help with that. It’s not the phone crashing, either - so far, I haven’t had a problem. the biggest problem is that pretty much every accessory I own that docks an iPod […]

iSkysoft DVD to MP4 Converter for Windows

Convert DVD to MP4 video. iSkysoft DVD to MP4 Converter is a professional Windows DVD to MP4 conversion tool.iSkysoft DVD to MP4 Converter is a very useful tool that can convert DVD to MP4 files that can be played on iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, PSP and so on.
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JAJAH On Top At Alltop

We are a big fan of Truemors and are always interested in what our ever-busy friend Guy Kawasaki is up to. In March 2008 Guy Kawasaki, Will Mayall and Kathryn Henkens launched Alltop. It’s a great summary of the top news and views on any topic, from politics to pets, ADHD to yoga, all collected […]

Apple’s U.S. retail stores put into permanent launch mode; open at 8am to fulfill iPhone 3G demand

All of Apple’s US retail outlets are now in a permanent launch mode and will open as much as two hours earlier each day…
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MarketWatch: BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion looks vulnerable to Apple iPhone 3G

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion’s (RIM) investors seem worried…
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Top 10 science apps for Apple iPhone, iPod touch

The scientific community has always been quick to pick up new technology; novel ways of accessing…
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Macbook

Oh gosh. I’m having a headache now. Lack of sleep + Noisy Renovation works = Bloody Headache So anyway, I finally decided to be decisive and purchased my notebook. It was an expensive decision indeed. My dad refused to have a say in which notebook to buy. So I decided to […]

Can’t get an iPhone3G in three states

In the last 5 days I’ve been in three Apple stores in three different states.  I visited the Santa Monica Apple store, Salt Lake Apple Store and yesterday the Las Vegas Apple Store.  I experienced the same result in my quest to get an iPhone3G at all of these locations:
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iPod nano 4G looks like Zune

There are speculations around that says Apple will be transforming their new nano into a mini iPod touch, with a smaller screen. Apparently, the whole nano upgrade for this year will be moving in a different direction. Several sources revealed that it will look like a Zune. Some changes to the new […]

Apple releases Aperture 2.1.1

Apple has released Aperture 2.1.1 which supports general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and…
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How to check alignment for free with your iPhone

How to check alignment for free with your iPhone by Jake Gaecke on Jul 29, 2008 at 04:00 PM Is the steep price of A Level keeping your pictures from being hung straight on the wall? I hear you, $.99 is huge. Well, it’s your lucky day, because I’ve got a quick and […]

Will Nokia 5800 Tube be the next iPhone Killer?

We have been playing around with our new toy the Nokia N95 for few days now, and it is definitely the best smartphone available today. Except for it not being a touch phone, it beats the iPhone outright on features. We will be posting a detailed review about it, once we have all […]

Apple’s App Store for iPhone, iPod touch hits 1,001 apps and counting

The number of offerings on the App Store — the venue for independently produced programs that helps distinguish Apple’s…
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Can the iPhone or iPod Touch Replace Your Laptop?

Seriously… Can the iPhone or the iPod Touch replace your laptop for your mobile computing needs? What about just some of them? Two respected technology gurus (whom I greatly respect) have posted articles on this very subject. Ernest Svenson a/k/a Ernie the Attorney recently traveled to Panama, and he decided […]

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Wyoming school district to distributie 3,000 Apple Macs

When school starts in August, every student at Kelly Walsh High School will have a new Apple MacBook laptop computer…
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iPhone 3G: Once again, Apple has changed the rules, and nothing will ever be quite the same again

Whatever one’s view of Apple as a manufacturer of digital equipment, as an author of operating systems…
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W.R. Hambrecht ups Apple price target to $257

W.R. Hambrecht analyst Matthew Kather on Monday raised his price target on Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) stock…
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Free education: Apple’s Tunes U an unsung but popular feature of iTunes

At Apple’s iTunes online store, Britney Spears and Shakespeare are separated by just a few clicks…
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iPod Nano Will Look Like The Zune…

Here is another rumor hitting the iPod Scene… According to iLounge, the Nano will also be getting a redesign, which will make it look more like the Zune. This means the Nano will start to wear it’s older, 2nd Gen Brother’s clothing - skinnier, and taller.  iLounge has also reported that the […]

iPhone Apps We Like: Dynolicious Car Performance Meter [IPhone Apps]

Dynolicious is an all-purpose automotive performance meter, utilizing the built-in accelerometer in the iPhone and iPod touch to record your driving characteristics. BunsenTech, the makers of the software, claim that it can record 0-60 times within .08 of a second, accurately estimate your current speed and monitor and record any directional G […]

Cut&Paste releases two cases for iPhone 3G

To get one it will cost you $18.70. [via forevergeek] Some prefer the softer and slightly cute look. All of which offer screen protection, they currently have available the Bone Phone Bubble 3G and the Bone Phone Cube 3G. Both cases come in several different colors, both including a pink version… […]

MacBook DS?  Using Apple iPhone as input device for multi-touch Mac OS X development (with video)

One of the great advantages of this toolkit is that you can develop and test your multi-touch application…
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Wow, Samsung has some pretty big balls

Wow, Samsung has some pretty big balls July 29th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein Hypothetical question for you… If you were going to make an iPhone clone, and you had gobs of money to hire ANY musical group in the world to appear in […]

Apple should have launched MobileMe as ‘beta’

Intended to supplant the company’s aging .Mac Web service, MobileMe is meant to make Apple a player…
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Tech tumbles as broader market retreats over oil concern

Technology stocks tumbled Monday as the broader market slipped on concern about…
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Apple finalmente completa restauração de emails de usuários afetados no MobileMe

A Apple anunciou agora há pouco no seu blog MobileMe Status que finalmente terminou o processo de restauração de emails do serviço — incluindo mensagens antigas — de todos os membros afetados pelo problema. Segundo ela, o grupo compreendeu 1% do total de assinantes do MobileMe. A empresa agradece a paciência de todos […]

Fnac dispara newsletter com datas oficiais de inauguração dos novos Apple shops

Você já deve saber que a Fnac abrirá Apple shops em todas as suas localidades no Brasil. Alguns deles (ou todos, quem sabe) já estão funcionando, como o da Fnac do ParkShopping, em Brasília (DF). Hoje pela tarde a empresa disparou uma newsletter para os seus clientes. O leitor Elyson Lacerda foi um […]

Apple to wield patent portfolio with new Multi-Touch™ MacBooks?

It’s time to turn our attention to that ‘future product transition’ Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer mentioned…
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MobileMess fallout: Is Apple’s rapid growth really a curse, putting ‘it just works’ at risk?

Apple has staked its reputation on tight control of a few carefully designed, faultlessly executed products…
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Glass MultiTouch To Grace The MacBook

The coolest rumor of them all has been dropped… We have heard the rumor of a MultiTouch Mac for some time now, but never have we heard about a glass trackpad on a MacBook for  MultiTouch Goodness! Imagine being able to zoom in with two fingers by “pinching”, or rotating an image […]

Apple’s MobileMe highlights problems endemic to cloud computing

MobileMe has garnered positive reviews for its features and its intuitive user interface. But accessing Apple’s cloud…
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New iPod Touch Based On 2.1 Software?

Now that all of the iPhone hype is over (oh wait… it isn’t… oh well), attention has been turned to the iPhone 2.1 Software Update - surprise surprise! This update is supposed to make the iPhone 3G have less spazzy moments, and even COPY AND PASTE!!!!!!! Deep down in the code is supposedly a […]

Microsoft demos Big Ass Ball (Updated)

A group of academics will be among the first people outside Microsoft to see Sphere…
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I, Asshole

First off, there was a big earthquake yesterday morning around 11:42am here in southern California. Everyone and everything are just fine. It was a pretty strong one, though, and I found it interesting that it occurred within minutes of my friend, Deana, and I getting together for the first time in many years. […]

MobileMe update: mail restored to 1% of users, syncing issue resolved

Filed under: Bad Apple, MobileMe Good old David G., the mysterious author of Apple’s MobileMe Status blog, has good news for that unfortunate 1% of MobileMe users who couldn’t use their email accounts. All email services, including ‘historical messages,’ have been restored (it is unclear if this means all messages are back in […]

RUMOR: Apple’s next-gen Macs to get custom chipset architecture with little or no Intel inside

A new generation of personal computers on the way from Apple Inc. may sport some of the most significant architectural changes…
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Follow up Q&A: How to build your own iPhone

This post is in response to: http://thehoneycombcollective.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/how-to-build-your-own-iphone/ I showed you how to build your own iPhone out of some household objects. I tried to keep away from a lot of the technical jargon that comes with such a complex process, but still, the post aroused a couple of questions. Q: It may work, but it’s […]