Category Archives: iPhone

Apple has such high standards, yet App Store developers make money on crapplications

Apple has very high standards for their products.  This is their key to success.  Ironically, the key to success for many App Store software developers has been to create “crapplications”, or “crapware”.  Says High Gloss, creator of Sound Grenade: “Do some market research, work out that most of the people that download free apps are [...]
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Still obvious: No iPhone Nano

January 21st posted at Apple Insider: Tim Cook on not playing in the low-end voice phone market: “our goal is not to be the unit share leader in the phone industry. It is to build the best phone.” Thank you Tim…
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iPhone beats Android 6 to 1

AppleInsider reports an estimate the the iPhone may have beat out the Android 6 to 1 in sales between October and the end of 2008.  This is great news for both sides.  For Apple this shows that iPhone sales are still strong compared to its competitors.  For Android this shows a great stride in adoption, [...]
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99Games iPhone App review: Chess Lite and Chess Pro

Platform: iPhone Application Name: Chess Lite | Chess Pro Application Type: Game Game-Genre: Strategy Cost (Chess Lite | Chess Pro): $0.99 | $3.99 Powered by: 99Games Summary: Wanna play chess? Chess Lite and Chess Pro are two great ways to play chess for cheap.   Being a $0.99 app, Chess Lite is obviously just a teaser [...]
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99Games iPhone application: Jigsaw Wild review

Platform: iPhone Application Name: Jigsaw Wild Application Type: Game Game-Genre: Puzzle Cost: $1.99 Powered by: 99Games Summary: If you’re looking for a simple jigsaw puzzle game then look no further.  Jigsaw Wild is a simple Jigsaw puzzle game with an exotic wildlife theme, hence the “Wild” in the title. Pictures: 8/10 The photos the game [...]
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Galcon: Best iPhone game yet

I was just introduced to Galcon a couple days ago and I have to say that it is by far THE BEST iPhone game that I’ve played to date.  Galcon is a fast paced strategy game that dives you right into the meat and potatoes of what you’re looking for in nearly every strategy game [...]
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Next generation iPhone to use Intel Moorestown processor?

It would be interesting to see the next generation iPhone use the Intel Moorestown processor.  I have no definitive answers, but definitely a few interesting facts to think about. If the next generation iPhone was made using Intel’s Moorestown processor the iPhone could become less secure from hackers due to the x86 architecture that the [...]
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The real reason the AT&T exclusive iPhone contract expires 2010 | new iPhone release

NOTE: If you’re looking for information on the new iPhone 3GS announced at WWDC 2009, click HERE. In the US, AT&T has an exclusive contract to support the iPhone.  No other carriers can sell or officially support the iPhone.  This deal between Apple and AT&T was originally due to end in 2009. This date was [...]
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iPhone 3G: extra battery pack

Last week I wrote a post about the Richard Solo 1800, stating that you should “look no further” if you’re in need of extra battery life.  Well, I’m wrong.  I went against my own advice and looked further to find a much nicer (in my opinion) extra battery option, and a great review that compares [...]
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Why should I Jailbreak my iPhone? | List of the best Jailbroken Applications

It’s too often that I get asked “why jailbreak your iPhone?” or even worse, “why should I jailbreak?” Why should you jailbreak?  Well, for two reasons. First, if you’re like some people (me?) and you just don’t want to be locked out of taking full advantage of your own phone for some obsessive compulsive reason, [...]
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iPhone Tethering: PdaNet quick guide [jailbroken iPhone required]

For those of you with jailbroken iPhones, PdaNet is the best way to accomplish tethering.  If you’ve used it in the past and not been very impressed, give it another chance.  The newest version is much easier to use and you won’t be disappointed.  The latest version doesn’t require you to do anything special to [...]
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Netatalk: the easiest way to talk to your jailbroken phone

Netatalk is the easiest way to connect to and copy files to and from your jailbroken phone – provided you have a mac.  You can grab this app from Cydia.  Installing this application will basically install an AppleTalk server.  You can then access this server by clicking on “Go” > “Connect to Server…” in Finder.  [...]
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Linux on the iPhone

One of the members of the iPhone dev team, planetbeing, was able to port version 2.6 of the Linux Kernel to the iPhone.  Demonstration video, instructions, and download link are all available at this site. Coolest feature so far: dual boot.  You can dual boot your phone into linux or the regular apple OS via [...]
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Need longer iPhone battery life?

If you’re one of those people that spends a radical amount of time on your iPhone, look no further than the Richard Solo 1800 iPhone/iPod Touch backbup battery.
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iPhone 2.2 Firmware review

I was going to write up something extensive, but these guys did a great job already.  Thanks iPhone Blog for saving me some work.
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