Archive for September, 2009

Ad stats: iPhone 3.1 adoption rate not quite what was expected

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Admob, a respected company in the world of mobile ad stats gathering, has published an interesting report about the iPhone OS used by the majority of users, compiled using their ad serving algorhythm. For the week of September 15-22 (barely after the release of iPhone OS 3.1), 23% of users had already updated to iPhone OS

AT&T MMS messaging details, customer can a expect a “late-morning” Pacific time launch

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Many AT&T customers have been eagerly waiting for the September 25 availability of MMS messaging for the iPhone, well iPhone 3G and 3GS at least, and thankfully that day is just about here. And now with a little bit of prep work, AT&T has begun to offer a little bit of information about what we can

Snapture jailbreak customers will be given the official App Store version for free

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Snapture, the once jailbroken only app recently moved into the official App Store and similar to what has happened with similar past cases like this, those who purchased the jailbroken version end up wondering where they are left. Sure the app will continue to work, but most likely development will shift focus from the jailbroken

TomTom car kit and app bundle show up on the Apple UK store, selling for £99.95

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Once again we are getting what could be a sneak peak of the pricing for the TomTom car kit, of course in this instance it is a little more believable, not to mention much better priced. Anyway, the latest is coming courtesy of the UK Apple Store which is showing a TomTom car kit and navigation

AT&T reportedly anxious about the MMS launch this Friday

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

It seems AT&T may be having seconds thoughts about offering MMS to iPhone customers, if the reports filtering out of DSLReports are any indication According to the article, “AT&T is extremely nervous about the impending launch of MMS for the iPhone scheduled for this Friday”. It seems early testing of the MMS features has put a

A peek inside the new Developer’s Center for iPhone devs

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

It’s a well-known and documented fact that developers have been complaining about Apple’s lack of communication regarding the app submission and approval process. Well, now Apple has released a App Store Dev Center for developers to use and get updates about submitted apps and more feedback about the process, and here’s a preview of it

Bloons Game Review

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Flash game have ruled the world of free internet gaming for a long time. And there have been a few games that reign supreme among them. We turn to flash games in our greatest time of need. Perhaps it’s a time when we have nothing else to do at the office. Or maybe it’s a

iPhone approved to sell in South Korea soon?

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has received governmental approval to sell the iPhone in South Korea. The move appears to mark a substantial opening of one of the most closed mobile phone markets in the world. The commission’s action comes after months of consumer pressure. For much of this year, the commission’s reason for

iTunes 9.0.1 now available for download

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Just as the title implies, Apple has released the latest update for iTunes which brings it up to version 9.0.1. Overall, this was just a minor point update, so nothing new in terms of exciting new features however there are more than a few bug and performance issues that get resolved. According to Apple, here are

Paying for your Starbucks coffee, there is now an app for that

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Starbucks has recently released their new iPhone application, which goes by the name of Starbucks Card Mobile. Unfortunately, while it is available for download, it does not yet work everywhere. According to the App Store description, only users in Cupertino, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, San Jose and Seattle will be able to take full advantage as