Archive for March, 2010

Brightcove announces Flash-free support for iPad, improving HTML5 capabilities

Monday, March 29th, 2010

The sans-Flash iPad has snagged a number of allies in recent days, making it less jarring that Apple’s new tablet won’t be able to play Flash videos or content. Brightcove is the latest company to deliver an alternative to Flash by delivering video through HTML 5. Brightcove has announced that its Media API can detect when

Best Buy and the iPad, more launch details leaked

Monday, March 29th, 2010

We closed out last week with rumors of the iPad being available in Best Buy for the April 3 launch, and it seems only fitting that story continues on with this new week. These latest details are coming courtesy of leaked information and seem to be the final pieces in the puzzle, or at the

iPad launch day reservations sell out, new orders will ship April 12

Monday, March 29th, 2010

It looks like those that were holding out, and still hoping to order an iPad and receive it April 3 are going to be disappointed. According to the iPad listing on the Apple Store website, those pre orders will now be shipping on April 12, which is more than a week after the original launch

Pushme.to Puts Free Text and MMS In Your Hands

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Want to send text and multimedia messages but don’t want the often costly monthly bill? Check out Treebune’s Pushme.to Lite , a free messenger app that enables you to send free text and MMS messages whether you’re in North America or abroad. Pushme.to Lite is free and ad supported. There’s a paid version for $2.99 without ads. Here’s how it works. Install the app on your iPhone or iPod touch, register for the Pushme.to service using a nickname and you be able to receive from and send to messages and images to anyone else who has installed the app on their device. You can also receive messages from anyone sent via the Pushme.to Web site. All the sender has to do is enter their message at  http://pushme.to/nickname . One nifty feature: You can install a widget on your site, blog or on Facebook and senders can reach you with a simple mouse click. In either case, there’s no requirement for the sender to register. To receive messages, you can either open the app or be alerted using Push Notification when the app is closed. By the way, you’ll need to have installed OS 3.0 and enabled Push Notification. (…) Read the rest of Pushme.to Puts Free Text and MMS In Your Hands © AppCraver , 2010. | Pushme.to Puts Free Text and MMS In Your Hands | Get our iPhone Reviews on Facebook & Twitter !

Golf Bets Offers No Mulligans or Gimmies Just Accuracy And Fun For Your Round

Friday, March 26th, 2010

When I first heard about Golf Bets iPhone app by Golf Bets app.com , I was really excited since some of the guys I golf with can be, lets say, a little loose with the score keeping and wager management. So I was looking forward to having this as my trusty aid that would lead me to my windfall next round. Once I opened the Golf Bets app I was immediately thinking this is going to be a pain . I’ll have to enter all of this course and slope information. Who has time for that? I looked at what Golf Bets had to offer and weighed it against the effort to get there. What the heck I’ll give it a try. Once opening Golf Bets, a menu appears with a number of choices: Enter Score, View Card Status. Setup Golf Courses, Setup Players, Setup Round and Information. I began with the Setup Golf Courses tab, and it turned out to be really easy and took about 5 minutes max. All you really need to do this is have a scorecard handy. (…) Read the rest of Golf Bets Offers No Mulligans or Gimmies Just Accuracy And Fun For Your Round © AppCraver , 2010. | Golf Bets Offers No Mulligans or Gimmies Just Accuracy And Fun For Your Round | Get our iPhone Reviews on Facebook & Twitter !

This Week’s App Store Updates – 26th March 2010

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  Here are ten new or updated apps worth taking a closer look at if you are: Likwid. The application is free, but as it contains well-known music, you’ll have to use in-app purchasing to play further levels.  Likwid calls itself an interactive puzzle

Best Buy begins in-store prep for April 3 iPad launch day?

Friday, March 26th, 2010

We knew the iPad was going to be available at Best Buy, but what we did not know was the extent of the availability — both in terms of which iPad models would be stocked and how many locations they would be available at. Well, now it looks like we have a little bit of an

Geohot makes a return, teases with untethered jailbreak for the iPhone, iPod touch and possibly the iPad

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Geohot has once again popped on the iPhone jailbreaking front, and seemingly, he has something good to offer. Well, good if you are looking for an untethered jailbreak for the iPhone, iPod touch and possible even the iPad. In a recent posting over on his blog he offers a simple video and a little message; “The

HoloToy App Review

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

If you’re at all interested in new technology then you can’t have missed the recent obsession with 3D, as it’s in our cinemas and will shortly be in our homes and on our handheld consoles too.  If you’d like a taste of 3D on your iPhone, without the need to wear a pair of unflattering

Charge your iPhone and watch live TV with the Mophie Juice Pack TV

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

The Mophie Juice Pack is an excellent option for those looking to squeeze some extra battery life out of an iPhone. But what happens when you take that same battery pack case and add a Flo TV tuner. And not an external dongle of some sort, a TV tuner that is built into the Juice