Archive for August, 2009

Swebapps: An iPhone app builder for the non-developer

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Have dreams of developing your own iPhone app and have no idea where to start. Or maybe you just do not want to pay someone else big bucks to develop and build an app for you. Well, Swebapps has a solution that seems to be both easy to use and designed for someone who is

Easily update your iPhone app layout with Movement

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

First off, I will say that I feel slightly bad for posting this. Mainly because this is a very cool app, but the amount of people that will be able to use it will be limited. You see, this one is available only for those that are both using a Mac and have a jailbroken

TwitVid gets an update; adds faster authentication and more “robust” uploads

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Another app that I saw an update come through for was TwidVid, which brings this app up to version 1.1. The app remains available as a free download and in terms of features this one is simple — it allows iPhone 3GS users to easily upload video to Twitter. In terms of the new features that

Evernote gets updated, and its all about speed

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Evernote, which is what I would say is quite possibly the most useful app that I have on my iPhone has been updated and the update is almost all about speed improvements. The app is now up to version 3.1.0 and as the update description reads, it offers “massive speed improvements!” A few of the speedy

Google addresses FCC examinations regarding Skype, Voice app

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Google on Friday, like Apple and AT&T, responded to a Federal Communications Commission inquiry, and also disputed a report that alleged the application Skype had been blocked from use on Android. The document Google provided to the FCC, as it looks into Apple’s non-acceptance of the Google Voice application on the iPhone platform, was heavily redacted,

I am ready to become a Rhapsody user, that is as long as Apple will approve the app

Monday, August 24th, 2009

What I would consider big news has come today in the form of a potential music subscription service for the iPhone. That service is one that I honestly have never used, nor have I even really considered — it is Rhapsody and assuming the app is approved I will become a paying customer. After hearing some

Report: iPhone beat out Windows Mobile phones in sales in second quarter 2009

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Apple’s iPhone held onto a 13.7% share of global smartphone unit sales in the second quarter, outpacing Microsoft’s Windows Mobile, which now claims just 9% of the market, according to Canalys. “Apple has revolutionized the smart phone sector, leapfrogging more experienced rivals,” Canalys senior analyst Pete Cunningham said in the company’s report. Sales in the second

Apple speaks out about FCC/Google Voice fiasco

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Apple on Friday offered a rare glimpse into the exclusive agreement between the iPhone maker and AT&T, when it officially responded to an inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission and explained its role in the absence of Google Voice from the App Store. Apple filed a series of official answers to queries from the Federal Communications

iPhone Sonar Ruler App pulls off a neat trick

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Here’s a cool way to design an app: the new Sonar Ruler app uses the iPhone’s speaker to send out a short click and then measures how long it takes for the sound to bounce off a surface. It then tells you the distance. How’s that for phone flexibility? It’s not perfectly accurate, however. It works

SlingPlayer 1.1 is released into App Store

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

SlingPlayer Mobile 1.1 has appeared in the App Store. As we profiled last week, the update adds several new features, including support for 16×9 widescreen video and remote control integration with DISH Network. What’s New in this Version - Full 16×9 widescreen support (Slingbox SOLO, PRO, and PRO-HD only) - DISH Remote Access integration (DISH Network users only) -