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Wikipedia comes to the iPhone in the form of Wikipanion

If you’re an avid Wikipedia user like myself, then you know the importance of being able to access the site at anytime, anywhere. There have been a slew of web applications released with this intent in mind, but what we truly need is a sleek, easy-to-use, native application. Well, Robert Chin has developed just that, a [...]

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Confirmed: iPhone 3G goes on sale at BestBuy September 7th

Around two weeks ago, BestBuy President, Shawn Score projected that BestBuy would begin selling the iPhone 3G on September 7th. (See article) Well, I can now say with 100% certainty that this is in fact true. As of September 7th you will be able to purchase your very own iPhone 3G “through 970 of BestBuy’s stores, [...]

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Gala Factory releases Code Breaker for the iPhone

Earlier today, Gala Factory Software unveiled Code Breaker, their fourth game available on the iTunes App Store. Code Breaker is a beautiful new puzzle game released exclusively for the iPhone and iPod touch. Building on the success of their Dot Game, Gala Factory is making a name for itself as a leading provider of simple, yet engaging games [...]

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Apple releases three new iPhone commercials

A few days ago Apple put three new iPhone commercials up on their website. Unlike the previous commercials released by Apple, these commercials featured the 3rd party applications “Lonely Planet,” “Cro Mag,” and “Vicinity,” all of which can be purchased from the App Store. Lonely Planet is an English to Chinese translator application for the iPhone [...]

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Orange found to be limiting 3G speed in France

Orange, France’s one and only iPhone service-provider has apparently been capping 3G speeds. The reason you ask? One Orange service rep claims Orange has done this to “preserve the stability of the network.” Several suspicious Orange customers compared their download speeds to those of neighboring countries such as Germany. The results were quite startling, Orange customers [...]

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New iPod Nano, GPS enabled iPod Touch?

According to Digg.com founder Kevin Rose, Apple is planning to “makeover” their entire line of iPods. Kevin Rose claims that the main aesthetic change being made to the iPod Nano is a rounded display-face (see picture.) In terms of appearance, the iPod Touch is rumored only to receive minor aesthetic modifications, of which we know little [...]

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Check out this application! [Video]

While it lacks any real practical use, I must say this application creates a very compelling visual effect by “assuming a constant viewing angle (35-45 degrees), typical for when the device is placed on a tabletop.”   Pretty cool! iHologram - iPhone application from David OReilly on Vimeo.

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Chinese Government blocks iTunes Music Store

The Chinese Government recently blocked all access to the iTunes Music Store after a pro-tibet album became quite popular.  Apple has begun to “investigate” this matter, but Chinese Government officials are not willing to comment on this issue. I guess it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that China is censoring yet another form of expression. [...]

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Annual iTunes subscriptions this September?

If you’re like me and can’t get enough music for your money, Apple may have just the solution for you!  iTunes, aka the most popular digital music store ever, may soon be offering an “all you can eat” type of deal for $129 a year. Not one, but three Apple rumor sites have received anonymous tips hinting [...]

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Copy and paste for the iPhone! Sort of… [Video]

One major feature we’ve all been waiting for since the release of the new iPhone firmware, copy & paste, has yet to officially be released by Apple.  Developed by Zac White, OpenClip is a 3rd party application that offers a copy & paste functionality in “supported” iPhone applications. You may be familiar with another 3rd party application [...]

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