Apple Should Approve Fewer But Better iPhone Apps
PC World - Fri Dec 4, 11:12 am ETWith IDC predicting the iPhone App Store could top 300,000 apps next year, perhaps the race for numbers should end.
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With IDC predicting the iPhone App Store could top 300,000 apps next year, perhaps the race for numbers should end.
According to one developer, iPhone apps that sneak through Apple's approval process could attack even non-jailbroken iPhones.
JACKSONVILLE, FL--(Marketwire - December 4, 2009) - The Carperks auto purchasing discount program is now available to all iPhone and iPod Touch users through the Apple App Store. The Carperks auto discount iPhone app saves time and money by immediately connecting car buyers with a dealership in their area required to offer them a discount from the dealership's posted internet price. Combining ...
DLO has released a new wall charger that lets you charge your iPod or iPhone without the need for cables. The WallDock is a wall-mounted charger with a built-in dock for iPod or iPhone. The WallDock ($25) features a pivoting, 30-pin dock allowing any iPod or iPhone to rest against the wall for support and claims to charge in less amount of time than other standard, less powered chargers. ...
The latest tale of a flaming iPhone encounter comes to us courtesy of Bobby Hodges, who describes how such an incident almost ruined a fraternity house party. I was at a fraternity house hanging...
Apple has been hit with a lawsuit over its use of digital camera technology, according to reports. The case is being processed through the US District Court for Delaware, and specifically charges Apple with violating four different patents in the manufacture of the iPhone. The plaintiff, St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, is demanding damage compensation and a jury trial....
Macworld - If you're feeling whiplash over the state of iPhone security, you're in good company. Last month, the first iPhone worms were reported, which either rickrolled your iPhone with a background picture of Mr. Astley, or did far worse things to your software and data.
Verizon is ramping up the testosterone in its newest ad campaign against the Big Man on Campus, Apple's iPhone. Falling just short of saying other phones are for girlie-men, Verizon's ads tout their phone's "racehorse taped to a Scud missile" speed as opposed to that of a "digitally clueless beauty pageant queen."
CAMP RED CLOUD, South Korea — The iPhone arrived a week ago in South Korea to great fanfare and enthusiasm, but U.S. servicemembers will have to wait awhile before the phones are available at military bases on the peninsula.
St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants is taking Apple to court over alleged patent infringements. The four patents in question are digital camera related and the iPhone camera has allegedly breached them. St. Clair is suing for damages and intends to take the lawsuit to court. Using past lawsuits as an indicator, things aren’t looking too bright [...]
It took a pair of magicians, but someone finally managed to make an iPhone app with porn. Maria “SnakeBabe” Gara and Steve Sheraton, who are Las Vegas based magicians, managed to circumvent Apple porn rules via the Safari browser. Using locally cached web content, the Sex App Shop doesn’t even require web access after the initial content [...]
Verizon Wireless has upped the ante of its brutal ad attack on Apple and its iPhone. A new Droid advertisement that begun airing Friday stays true to the macho theme introduced in a trio of masculine Droid ads from a month ago. The advert dubbed “Pretty” locks in on the iPhone with a rarely seen [...]
Incase has released yet another new case design for the iPhone 3G/3GS. The Perforated Snap Case is made of a plastic, snap-on hardshell and features perforations throughout, making the case lightweight. The Snap Case comes in black, white and pink and a S-Stand is also included for $30. ...
The idea here is to combine a power adapter with a battery and a Dock Connector cable, stuffing all three parts into a very compact, roughly 2.3” by 2.88” by 0.75” glossy white plastic shell. Cable included, it’s the smallest such item we’re aware of that’s fully capable of charging an iPod or iPhone with or without the benefit of a currently available wall outlet; you switch between battery ...
Apple took the lead in mobile by appealing to consumers, but Google could surpass the iPhone if it can marry a strong developer story with consumer sex appeal.
The iPhone app can snag geolocation data, passwords, address book entries and email account information, all using just the public API that Apple has made available to developers.
St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants is suing Apple, claiming that the iPhone infringes upon several digital camera patents.
The most popular and largest-selling instruction video in golf history is now available in today’s technology and for future generations of golfers. Jack Nicklaus’ Golf My Way , which was first launched more than a quarter-century ago and just a year ago was digitally re-mastered and released for the first time on DVD, is now available as an iPhone Application.
According to reports, Apple's ridiculously successful iPhone has stuttered badly in its attempt to conquer the Chinese market. Because conquering is very far from what's going on: It's sold just five units. But Apple probably doesn't mind. The dismal sales figures apparently represent two weeks of sales through the official Taobao.com online sales portal, and equate to two 8GB and three 16GB ...
South Korea's incumbent wireless operator SK Telecom is boosting its handset portfolio to take on Apple's iPhone.
Homemade cooking videos, shopping cart generator, GPS based store locator and a searchable ingredients glossary highlight a truly useful cooking assistant. [PR.com - December 04, 2009]