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Campaign 08: Keeping You Informed About the Upcoming Election

To those who said that the iPhone would never aid in determining tax rates, abortion rights, and universal health care: We introduce to you Campaign ‘08, one of few iPhone/iPod applications deemed politically minded.

While maintaining no political agenda, Campaign ‘08 can be used to “impress your friends and confound your enemies with your [...]

Give Your iTunes Genius A Few Weeks Before You Complain About It

At yesterday’s Let’s Rock media event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled a new feature to iTunes 8. A cross between an algorithmic solution and artificial intelligence that will learn your musical taste over time, and offer “Genius” recommendations, both from your playlist and the iTunes Store. While early users are complaining, Jobs mentioned that the [...]

10 Solid Apps That Could Possibly Justify Jailbreaking Your iPhone or iPod touch

With the App Store, Apple was hoping to put an end to unofficial third-party application developers, and persuade them to come legally develop under Apple’s watchful eye, using the iPhone SDK.

Unfortunately, the App Store doesn’t have quite everything you have access to if you jailbreak your iPhone. Below is a solid list of top [...]

Feature: Would You Really Want All Your Data and Applications in “The Cloud”?

Google released their very own web browser this week, “Chrome“. Initial reaction has been positive and Google’s stance on cloud computing has become more apparent. Everyone from the NY Times to Google’s own co-founder Sergey Brin have called Operating Systems bulky, and old-fashioned.

Cloud computing is being pushed like never before. Google with Chrome is [...]

Feature: Adobe Creative Suite 4 Sneak Peak on September 23; Video: John Nack Interview

On September 23, 2008 Adobe will be offering a sneak peak of its flagship product, Creative Suite 4. Users can signup for a webcast, which will feature the new applications being used, as well as showcase new enhancements and “major improvements” to Adobe’s popular application suite.

In May, Adobe made three betas available for download, DreamWeaver, [...]

Feature: [video] Google’s “Chrome” and Mozilla’s “Ubiquity” - Changing the Way We Web

Mozilla and Google are trying to change the way we browse the web. Google with the release of a new web browser called “Chrome”, and Mozilla Labs with mind-blowing projects like “Ubiquity.” Google’s “Chrome” browser is being released today, and the far more impressive “Ubiquity” has been available only as a prototype.

Browsers like Apple’s Safari [...]

Violent Comic Book Application Rejected from App Store; Outrage Ensues

Murderdome, a dark and violent comic strip noted for its excessive gore that has made its entire genre of fiction so popular, has been the first digital book to get the boot from Apple’s App store censors.

After word of the comics’ Tuesday night disappearance spread, publisher, Infurious Comics, had offered up the first episode for [...]

Tapulous: Latest Victim to Silicon Valley Venture Capital Culture

Tapulous is an iPhone development company best known for applications like Tap Tap Revenge, Friend Book and the Twitter client Twinkle. After a seemingly smooth launch and opening months, things have just been shaken up at Tapulous, not for the better.

The iPhone dev company launched right before Apple’s WWDC ‘08. It seemed like good timing [...]

Tris Developer Speaks Out About Pulling His Application

Noah Witherspoon, creator of the Tetris clone iPhone application, Tris, has decided to pull his contribution to the App store following recent legal pressure.

Apple has recently contacted the college sophomore, making him aware that the Tetris company has sent notification of copyright and trademark infringement claims against the application.
Witherspoon has since responded to the allegations [...]

Leaked Nike+ Screenshots; Not Authentic

Recent Nike+ screenshots that have been making rounds are now believed to be a farce.

AppleInsider is reporting that the recent “leaked” screenshots of a Nike+ app are not the real thing. People familiar with the Nike+ campaign note that the images depicted are not tied to Apple or Nike in the least.
First [...]

Leaked Images: Sirius-XM “StarPlayr” App Screen Shots

Both satellite radio services, Sirius and XM have had their fair share of iPhone related hype over the past couple of weeks. Applications such as uSirius and uXM have surfaced, yet hacking would be required for these to be of any use.
While attempts have been made to bring these services to the iPhone, little [...]

Illusion Labs Sees Great Success With Labyrinth

Illusion Labs’ App store hit, Labyrinth Lite, has been enjoying overwhelming success, reporting around 80,000 downloads per day.

One could assume that developing a free application will not equate to big business. This, however, is not always the case, as several developers are creating ‘Lite’ versions of applications, which I’m sure many of [...]

The On-Going Trouble With AT&T’s 3G Network

Widespread complaints have been circulating over the past month surrounding the iPhone 3G’s reception. Both AT&T and Apple have insisted that nothing unusual is going on, but criticisms have have abounded the blogs and forums.

Even Apple’s own discussion boards have been chalk full of grievances with the on-going issue of not only being [...]

NetShare’s Doubtful Return to the App Store

Nullriver’s brief contribution to the App store, NetShare, an application that allows users to tether their iPhone’s internet connection to a laptop, is unlikely to make a return appearance.

“Earlier in the week, Nullriver received a response from Apple saying the removal of NetShare was a mistake that required “technical review.” It turns out that was [...]

Eight Idiots Actually Bought That $1000 iPhone App

An iPhone application, costing down-loaders $999.99, has recently vanished from the Apple App Store, reports the L.A. Times Blog.

While Apple requires first hand approval before any program will be added to the App Store, some useless applications have scathed through the screening process. The most recent example would be the now defunct application, I [...]

[Update x2] Apple Puts the Kibosh on Tethering App

“Apple Inc. yanked an application yesterday from its online App Store that would have let iPhone owners share its cellular data connection with a notebook.”

“Created by Canadian developer Nullriver Inc., the NetShare tethering application was posted for a short time Thursday on Apple’s App Store, the online mart for iPhone and iPod touch [...]

Mobile Map Usage Experiencing Rapid Growth

InformationWeek reports that “Users around the globe are increasingly turning to their mobile phones to get directions, according to new data from ComScore.”
“The report found that 8% of U.S. wireless subscribers and 3% of European mobile subscribers accessed maps from their mobile handsets between March and May 2008. This represents a growth rate of 82% [...]

[Video] Pending App “MagicPad” Ultilizes Cut-and-Paste

Cut-Copy-Paste has been a long awaited feature for the iPhone and following recent reports, there may be a glimmer of hope on the horizon. Moreover, a forthcoming application may take center stage, if Apple can give the OK.
MagicPad, a rich text editor that is currently awaiting App Store approval, may prove to be [...]

Wordpress Coming to iPhone; Already in the App Store.

Wordpress is a completely free CMS and Blogging Platform that has grown rapidly in the last few years. Websites such as AllThingsD.com, Fortune.com and even yours truly are powered by Wordpress. An iPhone application by the Wordpress team is currently “In Review” in the App Store.

Being true-to-form and releasing high quality release after high quality [...]

Trouble with crashing applications? Here’s a few tips

A number of iPhone users have been reporting crashes from various applications, both from Apple and third-party developers. The most common crash consists of an application suddenly ceasing operation followed by the screen turning black, and eventually you are taken back to the home screen. Occasionally an application will crash immediately after pressing [...]