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Apple sees $30 million in AppStore first month revenue - iPhone applications bring in $1 million every day

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:29:42 +0000

Apple’s iPhone 3G launch was admittedly less than a smooth sailing operation. iPhone 3G hopefuls are still lining up for hours to get a chance at owning a piece of Apple-history. MobileMe users have only recently gotten their push data service up and running acceptably. The iPhone 2.0.1 OS has just been released (and the [...]

Apple iPhone application “I Am Rich” video demo

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:05:33 +0000

What does a $1,000 iPhone application look like? While we’re not in the business of snatching up iPhone applications with four-figure (well, it’s $999, so the app is at the high-end of three-figures) price-tags, a YouTube user was kind enough to post a video demonstration of the now-infamous “I Am Rich” iPhone application that is famous [...]

Qik goes iPhone - Stream video from your jailbroken iPhone

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:35:56 +0000

With Flixwagon already launched and bringing live video streaming to the iPhone, rival iPhone-as-video-stream application developer Qik has finally come to market with their very own video streaming solution for jailbroken iPhones. Both Qik and Flixwagon, which respectively have applications bearing their namesake, provide software that allows compatible handsets to broadcast live streaming video to the [...]

Nokia and Microsoft working to bring Zune marketplace to Nokia handsets?

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:40:26 +0000

If the majority of new products and services from wireless carriers and handset manufacturers recently seems to be an answer to something from Apple, it’s probably because it is. Sure, Apple’s iPhone, iPhone 3G, iTunes integration, and AppStore may not be directly responsible for all of the wireless industry’s recent advancements, but Cupertino’s entry in [...]

Oxxo - The most confusing iPhone game description

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:25:08 +0000

With the Apple AppStore essentially open to anyone, anywhere with a desire to code applications and games for the iPhone 3G and iPhone, there’s been a deluge of new software popping up every day. But, there’s a problem to the open invitation to develop software for the iPhone - nonsensical software summaries and descriptions. Doc Macenstein [...]

NetShare for iPhone 2.0 OS - iPhone EDGE / 3G tethering made easy

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:43:31 +0000

For all you out there willing to shell out a few bucks for the convenience of hassle-free iPhone tethering (”tethering” is a method that allows your laptop to use your mobile phone’s wireless data connection to surf the web, check email, etc.), a new iPhone application has hit the AppStore… again. NetShare, the iPhone application that [...]

AppStore boasts 1,001 iPhone applications - Buying iPhone apps isn’t too painful

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:40:16 +0000

Steve Jobs seems to think that the AppStore “is a grand slam,” and we can’t find any reason to not agree. With unrivaled platform integration and third-party applications that readily take advantage of the iPhone’s multi-touch interface and various sensors, the AppStore has proven to be a boon for iPhone, iPhone 3G, and even iPod [...]

Installer 4 coming to a jailbroken iPhone near you

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:28:58 +0000

With the iPhone and iPhone 3G jailbreak released in to the wild and ready to open read/write access to the iPhone’s filesystem from any Mac or PC, many have likely been scratching their heads as to where the AppStore alternative, Installer.app, has gone. Pwnage Tool 2.0 and WinPwn 2.0 both allow for custom firmwares to [...]

GarageGames brings Torque to iPhone - 2D and 3D game development made easy

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:59:28 +0000

The iPhone as a gaming platform. Who knew? Well, Apple probably foresaw their iPhone’s huge multi-touch display and capacitance-based touchscreen as perfectly suited for the mobile gaming environment, but the iPhone’s tremendous appeal as a mobile gaming platform has been somewhat of a surprise to many. Nevertheless, mobile game developers has embraced the iPhone, as evidenced [...]

Mobile news startup Verve Wireless gets $3 million investment from Associated Press, others

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:44:06 +0000

It’s not everyday that the Associated Press picks up investment property on the news front. Which makes this latest investment all that much more interesting. The Associated Press has gone in with other investment firms to pump $3 million in to the mobile news startup Verve Wireless. Verve specializes in getting traditional newspapers online and mobilized, [...]

How To: Share iPhone applications between multiple iPhones

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:39:40 +0000

Let’s say you and your family decided to jump on Apple’s bandwagon and now you’re all geared up with Apple hardware. Now you’re all getting along with all your Macs and iPhones doing their thing, like one big happy family. It’s all fun and games around the house. All fun and games, that is, until [...]

Firefox and Opera coming to iPhone

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:45:43 +0000

If there's one thing the iPhone isn't lacking anymore is considerable third-party developer support. With the Apple AppStore slated to launch a few weeks, we are seeing iPhone applications of all sorts getting ready to make life easier/funner/more informed for iPhone users. But, until now nobody seems to have given much thought to a third-party [...]

Java comes to iPhone with alcheMo

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:49:14 +0000

It's not exactly the same as having full Java support on the iPhone, but it's the next best thing. New Zealand-based Innaworks has announced their beta-stage "alcheMo" application that will port Java-based games and applications to work on the iPhone and iPod Touch. alcheMo allows developers to convert their standard Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) [...]

Apple's iPhone AppStore digital application signatures explained - developer costs lowest in industry

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:30:07 +0000

We already know that Apple plans to lockdown the development environment for iPhone applications made with the iPhone SDK and distributed through the AppStore. But, the question is, just how does Apple plan to keep such a tight leash on all those oncoming applications, and how does that play into the plan to charge a [...]

Next iPhone firmware caught on video; screenshots of Microsoft Exchange support, mass email delete, Cisco VPN, and parental cont

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:15:04 +0000

Everything's a bit muddled in the iPhone firmware world. Will the iPhone v1.2 "Aspen" OS that's used in the iPhone SDK emulator be released prior to the iPhone v2.0 firmware that's due out in June? The iPhone v1.2 Aspen firmware could actually be the firmware that will serve as the iPhone SDK-compatible v2.0 firmware - [...]