24 May 2009
Every week a few of us from team TiPb, bloggers and forum crew alike, will bring you our current favorite, funnest, most useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they’re iPhone (or iPod touch) related, they’re fair game. So [...]
24 May 2009
PowerBlock Reserve takes the prior PowerBlock—a wall charger—and transforms it such that Griffin’s 500mAh battery pack appears to be part of its shell, differing only in texture: the charger is primarily glossy black plastic, and the battery is substantially soft touch matte rubber. There’s a USB port on PowerBlock Reserve to plug in your pre-existing [...]
24 May 2009
Is this the future of iPhone and iPod wireless speakers? Avantalk’s Multimedia Wireless Speakerphone BTSP-200 ($130) is a completely portable wireless or wired audio system with A2DP and AVRCP support, enabling it to work as a speakerphone for current iPhones and a music playback device for certain iPhone OS 3.0 stereo Bluetooth devices. Inside the [...]
23 May 2009
This week, we revisit some classics from your (and your grandfather’s) childhood, iPhone browsing gets upgraded, and I play what it probably the best 3D multi-animal hunting game available for the iPhone. Boulder Dash!: Whether you’re just leaving college or having your third kid, there’s a pretty good chance that you played Boulder Dash as a [...]
22 May 2009
After a couple of weeks in which our Weird and Small Apps column skewed way more small than weird, the wacky is back for our latest edition. Between the insane iHoop and the less crazy but still amusing Need 4 Cheese, Ohmz, and Run From Hell, there’s a lot to tell you about this week; [...]
22 May 2009
Suggesting that he has direct knowledge of the features of Apple’s next-generation iPhone, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber claims that recent rumors “are indeed accurate” that the new iPhone will include a magnetometer and improved camera with autofocus capabilities, a higher-resolution image sensor and video recording features. While the device’s video feature will not be spectacular, [...]
22 May 2009
If you are into the whole book thing, go and download the latest update. It’s worth it. • Read in portrait or landscape mode • Pinch to zoom images in books • Select alternate background and text colors to improve reading comfort in low light conditions. • Tap on either side of the screen or flick [...]
21 May 2009
A while back we mentioned that an update to popular Twitter client, Tweetie was rejected by the iTunes App Store because, at that particular day and time, ****itlist showed up as a popular trend on Twitter. Later that same day Apple reversed the decision. But they haven’t, apparently, reversed the capricious lunacy that led to [...]
21 May 2009
Apple has rejected yet another iPhone reading application over “explicit content,” despite the fact that the same content is offered in other currently-available apps, as well as online. iPhone developer Jamie Montgomerie has posted a blog entry chronicling his communications with Apple over the rejection of Eucalyptus, his book reader app that taps into Project [...]
21 May 2009
Once again it is time for another From the Forums. A weekly post in which TiPb takes some of the many good threads from our forums to put into the spotlight. To join in on the forum action be sure to register, it’s a painless process - we promise. If you are like me, you are [...]
