2009 February | iPhonefreak

Send Out A Message In An iPhone With Distant Shore

16. February 2009 | by David Potts

Distant Shore is a very cool iPhone app that modernizes the concept of sending out a message in a bottle. Upon opening the app, a user finds themselves looking at a top down view of a beach hut complete with ambient sounds and waves. By tapping the screen, users can walk their invisible character (you can [...]

Could This Be the New iPhone?

13. February 2009 | by Loy Bond

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Images or iMages (yes, a cheesy Apple joke) have started penetrating the Internet of what might be thenext iPhone! References have been made to the next generation of iPhone in software, and we do know that Apple will update the iPhone, but when is the real question. Some sources claim that the photos are authentic, [...]

iPhone To Become E-Book Reader of Choice For Many

12. February 2009 | by Loy Bond

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The iPhone has enabled many previously unsuccessful mobile concepts to come to fruition, such as gaming. The sheer number of iPhones (especially in North America, the world’s largest economy), and the willingness of owners to spend on reasonably priced software through the App Store and in some cases even Cydia has really been game-changing. So, why [...]

Tapulous release teaser video for Tap Tap Revenge 2

12. February 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Tap Tap Revenge 2 appears to be getting ready for a release, and what better way to build up some excitement by releasing a teaser video. The latest entry over on the Tapulous Blog offers up just that, a short video that really does nothing more than tease us. It is short and to the [...]

mophie intro’s the Juice Pack Air, “worlds thinnest” external battery case

12. February 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Mophie has recently announced a new external battery for the iPhone — the Juice Pack Air. This latest addition to their product lineup is not only an external battery, but also a case, it has also been described as “the worlds thinnest” external battery case. However, putting aside the measurements, the Juice Pack Air will [...]

LagMac Studio releases Q*bert clone, appropriately dubbed CuBert

11. February 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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I guess I will show my age a little here, but the release of CuBert has revived a few memories from my game-playing youth. Of course, (the new app) CuBert is really what people would remember as (the original game) Q*bert and appears to be very similar in more ways than just the game title. [...]

Ripdev unveils anti-piracy tool to help App Store Developers

11. February 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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In what seems like a strange twist, Ripdev, the group that is better know for jailbroken apps including Installer and my personal favorite Kate have just introduced a new app called Kali Anti-Piracy. The recently released app has been designed to help legitimate App Store Developers protect their work against piracy. Now, I don’t mean [...]

Turn-by-turn directions now available for the iPhone, if you are willing to jailbreak

11. February 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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It is not any secret that I prefer my iPhone to be jailbroken, but at the same time I have (aside from mentioning some apps) never pushed or really tried to convince someone to jailbreak. After all, if something were to happen I would not want to feel responsible. Now, this latest app to become [...]

Google unveils Google Sync calendar, contact syncing for the iPhone

10. February 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Google has recently announced the availability of Google Sync for the iPhone. Now frustrated MobileMe users can will have another option for keeping their calendar and contacts in sync between their iPhone and the cloud, and perhaps as as little icing on the cake — Google Sync is available for free. This service, which has [...]

China Mobile, Apple halt negotiations over who controls App Store

10. February 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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Despite hearing that Apple and China Mobile were in the “final stages” of talks and having it come off like a resolution was coming, it seems that the latest in this saga is claiming that the talks have now stalled once again. Interfax has reported that this most recent issue has come in relation [...]