Archive for October, 2009

Reminder: You can (and should) follow us on Twitter

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Last week fellow iPhonefreak blogger Andy Boxall offered up a post highlighting ten Twitter users to follow, and while his list was great, and I hate to criticize, he did forget one important user that you should be following — us. @iPhonefreaks Yes, you should be following us. Sure, we have a pretty respectable (at current) 744

Cell Minute Tracker App Review: Virtual Watch Dog!

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Very rarely do most of us actually think about how much we use our cellphones. In fact, I think its safe to say that the majority of us would be completely lost without our phones. Whether it’s for work, social, or personal uses we need our phones. And phone plans come hand in hand with

Apps that make me willing to jailbreak: HomeScreen 2.0

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Coming back with another post in the ‘apps that make me willing to jailbreak’ series I am going to highlight HomeScreen 2.0. Yup, for those following along, this app is another that deals with the lock screen and makes it more useful. This app does stray a little from my preferred path in that I am

My hands on experience with the OWLE Bubo

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

I have now officially had my OWLE Bubo for a week, and figure it is safe to offer up a post with some of my thoughts about the device. I am however going to stray from a typical review type post and offer up a list of thoughts that came to mind during my week

NASA Gets On The iPhone App Train

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Question: How do you know the iPhone has become a staple of modern culture? Answer: When NASA takes interest. That’s right, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has released its first official iPhone app today. The free app allows a user to explore various NASA missions like the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Mars Exploration Rover

iStudent Pro Review: Organized Chaos?

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

For those of you who haven’t been in school for awhile, things have changed. Whether you’re in grade school, walking the halls of high school, or in college you’re expected to do more than ever. And having a wide array of responsibilities can be extremely stressful. In fact, so stressful it’s not uncommon for students

The OWLE Bubo; hands on images

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

I have now had my OWLE Bubo for a full week, with that I have three posts scheduled to go live on iPhonefreak today. The first, which is this post, is an image gallery with plenty of pictures — 46 in total. The second will come later today and include my thoughts with the final

Nokia Sues Apple Over Patents

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Well it was bound to happen sooner or later, few products reach the type of popularity that the iPhone has achieved without falling under legal scrutiny. Cell phone giant Nokia has made rumors official by filing patent infringement litigation against Apple, claiming that the iPhone infringes on several of their own patents. The suit was

ReelDirector brings improved video editing and effects to the iPhone

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Yes, the 3GS does include basic editing tools, but very basic, and no effects at all (stitching, etc). Now that all changes with the release of ReelDirector for the iPhone. Nexvio’s iPhone app makes up for Apple’s omissions by adding in the ability to add titles, basic video effects and, most importantly, clip stitching as well.

Nokia sues Apple relating to iPhone patents/technologies

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

If you can’t really beat ‘em, sue ‘em. That’s apparently what Nokia has decided in the latest lawsuit against Apple filed today. Nokia announced that it is lodging a lawsuit against Apple claiming that the iPhone violates 10 Nokia-held patents related to cellular and Wi-Fi technologies. Odds are it’ll get settled with some amount of legal