Months after teasing us at CES with an announcement of Skype’s native VoIP client for the iPhone, the free Skype for iPhone will finally be available to download from the iTunes App Store sometime on Tuesday. While most of the features aren’t too surprising–Skype does want to maintain some consistency across its mobile applications, after

AppTOKYO is offering their new “Happy Birthday Cake” iPhone app for free for one month, so you can literally do as little as possible to celebrate somebody’s birthday. Still, it’s the thought that counts, right? The app provides a space to type in that (sorta) lucky person’s name on the “cake,” and then he or she

Apple on Thursday announced that the annual developers conference for 2009 would be held from June 8 to 12. The conference would be held at Moscone West convention center downtown San Francisco, which seems to be the mecca of technology for many companies these days. Tickets for the five day event are now available as

Skype users rejoice!  The  long awaited, officially branded Skype iPhone application will be hitting the App Store tomorrow and will be available for free. Skype, the popular voice over IP (VoIP) service, will allow iPhone and iPod touch second generation users to make calls over a WiFi connection.  iPod touch users will be able to utilize the service with an external microphone accessory.  The service will not be supported over EDGE or 3G except for the IM chat and checking to see who is online. The application will allow you to do many of the things the desktop version is able to including placing and receiving calls, use of your address book, conference call participation, and IM chat to name a few.  Conference calls will only be joinable, there is currently no way to start or invite others to a conference call.  A few features that are missing in Skype’s first iPhone application attempt include file transfer, the ability to check voicemail, and the ability to field a second incoming call.  We can only assume they will eventually be worked in through updates. Call quality should be better than other application offerings that utilize the service like Fring , because those applications are required to channel calls through a separate server. Skype’s application will only get better over time, so we will take what we can get for now.  This is an especially intriguing application for iPod touch second generation users.  Are any of you going to take the plunge and purchase a microphone just to use Skype? [via cnet ] Related Posts Sirius Satellite Radio Coming To iPhone Band Performs Live Using Only App Store Apps Apple Showcasing Software On Demo Units App Store Rumored To Receive A Premium Games Section Official MLB App Available In Time For Season Opener

Skype users rejoice!  The  long awaited, officially branded Skype iPhone application will be hitting the App Store tomorrow and will be available for free. Skype, the popular voice over IP (VoIP) service, will allow iPhone and iPod touch second generation users to make calls over a WiFi connection.  iPod touch users will be able to utilize the service with an external microphone accessory.  The service will not be supported over EDGE or 3G except for the IM chat and checking to see who is online. The application will allow you to do many of the things the desktop version is able to including placing and receiving calls, use of your address book, conference call participation, and IM chat to name a few.  Conference calls will only be joinable, there is currently no way to start or invite others to a conference call.  A few features that are missing in Skype’s first iPhone application attempt include file transfer, the ability to check voicemail, and the ability to field a second incoming call.  We can only assume they will eventually be worked in through updates. Call quality should be better than other application offerings that utilize the service like Fring , because those applications are required to channel calls through a separate server. Skype’s application will only get better over time, so we will take what we can get for now.  This is an especially intriguing application for iPod touch second generation users.  Are any of you going to take the plunge and purchase a microphone just to use Skype? [via cnet ] Related Posts Sirius Satellite Radio Coming To iPhone Band Performs Live Using Only App Store Apps Apple Showcasing Software On Demo Units App Store Rumored To Receive A Premium Games Section Official MLB App Available In Time For Season Opener

Overview FlightTrack Pro is a great solution for getting detailed flight information in a hurry. While expensive ($9.99 at time of review), the App is fast, easy to use and the data it provides is accurate and detailed. Useful for a frequent flyer. Features Upon first opening FlightTrack Pro you are prompted to forward your flight confirmation e-mails to plans@tripit.com. This requires you to first sign up for a Tripit account if you don’t already have one. Tripit is a free online travel planning site and the process of signing up takes all of five minutes using Mobile Safari or a computer. In testing, I used a computer. Once that’s done, tons of information about your flight(s) are at your fingertips. Tripit integration is also one of the primary differences between FightTrack Pro and FlightTrack, the $4.99 base version. In FlighTrack, the flight numbers can only be entered manually. You can search by airline and flight number or by route. Either method works well and only takes seconds. FlightTrack also lacks certain airport details that FlightTrack Pro has, like local time, temperature, weather and delays. Forwarding a flight confirmation e-mail to Tripit works great.After sending the e-mail, I immediately moved over to FlightTrack Pro and the flight information was there, with plenty of pre-flight details. FlightTrack Pro is all about delivering flight information fast - flight number, gate and terminal numbers, scheduled as well as actual departure and arrival times and airport details. Once the flight begins, the app even delivers air speed, altitude, flight path and weather radar. This information, of course, is probably useless if you’re actually boarding the flight, but for anyone picking up or dropping off a passenger it’s extremely cool to see. During a friend’s flight from New York to Los Angeles, I watched the plane make a detour over Texas because of a major storm. That definitely felt like one of those “couldn’t do this without an iPhone” moments. Breakdown The Good: The data is available fast, it’s accurate and the interface is easy to navigate. FlightTrack Pro is great for providing at-a-glance information about flights. The Bad: Like so many other apps, FlightTrack Pro suffers from iPhone 2.0’s software limitations. If there’s a delay, cancellation or other problem with your flight, there’s no way for FlightTrack Pro to tell you unless you to go into the app. The main market for FlightTrack Pro is probably frequent flyers who encounter all manner of travel catastrophe. For them, FlightTrack Pro needs to be able to warn about problems. Push notifications coming in iPhone verison 3.0’s summer release could be a potential solution. Lastly, Tripit account creation from the iPhone was not as quick a process as it should have been. Developer Response We contacted the developer and asked a couple of questions. Ben Kazez from Appropos Mobile informed us that they’re working to improve the process of signing up for a Tripit account in future versions. However, Kazez would not comment about whether or not push notifications would be implemented in a future release. Appropos Mobile does state all upgrades to FlightTrack Pro will be free. Kazez also wanted to emphasize that both FlightTrack and FlightTrack Pro use the same data service, FlightStats. “We believe that the foundation of a flight tracker is its data, so we wouldn’t compromise that for price,” Kazez said. Verdict Notification of any flight changes or delays when the App is closed would probably justify the price tag and make this app useful to more than just the frequent flyer. As it stands though, FlightTrack Pro is a slick app that provides seamless synchronization with a Tripit account and detailed at-a-glance flight information. Related Posts Flight Status - A First Look (Video) Review: Trapster Review: Google Earth Review: Earthscape Basic Review: Path Tracker

It would appear that I can almost say that there truly is an iPhone app for every need. The latest is an iPhone app that teaches you “How to make your first iPhone app”. The recently released app is described as being able to help you learn to build an iPhone app in your “spare

AT&T has recently made a little policy change when it comes to discount pricing on the iPhone, effective immediately current customers that are eligible for an early upgrade will now be able to choose an iPhone 3G. This change has come without an official announcement and seems that AT&T is making another attempt at clearing away

The rumor has been confirmed, Skype will soon be available in the App Store. As we first heard last week, Skype is coming to the iPhone and it is expected to be available sometime on Tuesday March 31. The good news is that it will be available as a free download. As far as details on

Apple recently filed for a patent that would allow the iPhone to be “locked down” using a fingerprint or even a vein pattern, as opposed to the more conventional keypad currently found on the iPhone. As I am sure you are well aware, entering passwords on the iPhone, or even unlocking the device using the