14 May 2009
We all know that tens of thousands of iPhones streaming TV 3G from their Slingboxes would slow down AT&T’s already saggy network. What we don’t get is how AT&T is justifying their position. Here’s AT&T’s stance: Slingbox, which would use large amounts of wireless network capacity, could create congestion and potentially prevent other customers from using the [...]
11 May 2009
The iPhone Dev-Team has posted a few words regarding Jailbreaking the 3.0 software: Because there are so many beta releases, we couldn’t possible refine, test, and release both PwnageTool and QuickPwn for each of them. That’s why we’re waiting until the final release. You may have seen other “hijacked” versions of QuickPwn out [...]
10 May 2009
It’s been a KRAPPy weekend for me. Not a crappy weekend by any means, but a weekend full of KRAPPS. KRAPPS is an iPhone site that I’ve been following for a while. They offer a scathing, humorous take on a lot of the real dross apps that make it into the App Store – the [...]
10 May 2009
As of yesterday, Apple is now requiring all apps and app updates submitted to the App Store for approval to be OS 3.0-compatible. Apps in the App Store that have not yet been updated when the new OS is released will be removed from the App Store. Apple sent the announcement out in an email [...]
10 May 2009
Twitterrific is looking to be the Alpha and Omega of iPhone Twitter clients. As it was first (before there was even an official SDK!), so it is also now the most recent — in snazzily updated 2.0 form. So what’s changed? Nothing. And everything. Cliched, maybe, but Twitterrific was originally born from the Iconfactory’s passion for [...]
09 May 2009
Digits is a new iPhone app that does one very simple thing, and does it very well. It makes it quick and easy to take down a person’s (or place’s) phone number and get it added to the Contacts app. Sure, there are plenty of existing ways to jot down a number on the iPhone, and [...]
08 May 2009
Windows/Mac/mobile: SugarSync, a previously paid-only syncing service that got quite a few shout-outs in our feature-by-feature online storage chart, now offers a free 2GB plan that keeps documents synced across Windows, Mac, and mobile platforms. If you’re familiar with Dropbox, our readers’ favorite file syncing tool, you’re going to think SugarSync’s offerings are pretty familiar—2GB of [...]
08 May 2009
“Readable” bookmarklets are all the rage right now (amongst browser nerds, at least), and TidyRead is an intriguing multi-platform variation. It streamlines and simplifies text from any browser with a bookmarklet or Firefox extension. “Readable” bookmarklets are becoming a crowded field, with customizable JavaScript tools like the previously mentioned Readability and Readable App already offering a [...]
08 May 2009
We’ve already shown you MintyBoost, a battery-powered USB charger built from an Altoids tin; now feast your eyes on MightyMintyBoost, a rechargeable, solar-powered MintyBoost charger. Instructables user Honus’s DIY MightyMintyBoost tutorial is a bit involved, but the outcome—a USB charger that feeds off the power of the sun—is fantastic. In fact, Honus improves on the MintyBoost [...]
08 May 2009
Just try to tell me you don’t need that phone app at least once a day. [Slate V via 9to5Mac] From Gizmodo: iPhone. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
