Make Cheap international calls on your iPhone with Vonage Mobile

Monday, October 5, 2009 | 1 comments

If you are one of those who are looking for ways to reduce your monthly iPhone bill then here is another way to do it.

Vonage Mobile has released the Vonage Mobile applications for the iPhone and iPod touch that allows you make low cost international calls over the Wi-Fi and also over your Carrier's Cellular network if using the iPhone.

Google CEO Schmidt says "We love the iPhone"

Sunday, October 4, 2009 | 0 comments

While we all know that there are some differences between Apple and Google over Apple's rejection of the Google Voice application and they actually being competitors in some areas like in Mobile Operating systems. But Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google seems to have a different view.

Schmidt at a conference hosted by the Atlantic and the Aspen Institute, emphasized the benefits to Google from the iPhone."The iPhone is our largest source of mobile search queries. The iPhone itself is responsible for 30 or 40 times more of our search queries than anything else", Schmidt said. "So we love the iPhone and we love the apps that drive it."

He also said that he did not step down from Apple's board in April under any pressure and that former Genentech CEO Arthur Levinson should stay on the boards of both Google and Apple, despite regulatory scrutiny. [via Reuters]

Tweetie 2.0 iPhone Application

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 | 0 comments

The most popular iPhone Twitter client Tweetie and the winner of the Apple Design Award will soon be available in version 2.0. This was announced today by the Tweetie's developer, Loren Brichter from atebits.

Tweetie 2.0 is a whole new app, and it will require the iPhone 3.0 OS and will cost $2.99 in the App Store, the same price as the original Tweetie.
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Christina Warren from mashable who has previewed this app for several weeks has this to say:

Tweetie 2.0 has a ton of new stuff - including support for the new Project Retweet that we previewed last week. The upcoming Twitter geolocation features will also be integrated as soon as those APIs become public.
Additionally, you have the ability to have your saved searches in Tweetie sync with Twitter, view threaded conversations, and link up your Twitter contacts with your iPhone Address Book - which is a great way to keep your contacts aligned (or to quickly call someone right from viewing their Twitter profile.)

Here is the list of features:

iPhone 3.x only
Full persistence
Full offline mode
Drafts manager
Send drafts to Birdhouse
Link Twitter contacts to Address Book
Threaded conversations
Nearby integrated with imbedded maps
Geotagging support
Saved searches to sync with Twitter.com and Tweetie Mac
@people picker
Recent hashtags
Multiple attachments manager
Peek gesture for replies
Landscape support
Profile editing
Improved gesture shortcuts
imbedded email
New-style re-tweet support
Refresh all on launch
TextExpander support
Read it Longer and Instapaper integration
Go-to-User, searches autocomplete
In reply TwitLonger
Reply chain list view
Short URL preview
Tweet translation
Block/follow from multiple accounts

Labels: Apple iPhone Third Party Applications, iPhone-AppStore-Apps

CNN Mobile iPhone Application

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Designed and developed exclusively for the iPhone and iPod touch, the CNN app for the iPhone allows you to get live streaming video of breaking news.

The application delivers the most important headlines of the day with location-based news, weather and traffic from the palm of your hands.

With the new CNN App for the iPhone and iPod Touch, you can also iReport directly from your phone using the phone's advanced photo and video capabilities.

This application is available for $1.99 and works on all iPhone/iPod Touch OS versions but it is optimized for iPhone OS 3.1

Labels: Apple iPhone Third Party Applications, iPhone-AppStore-Apps

Orange and now Vodafone to sell iPhone 3GS in UK

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Just a day after Orange announced that it will be selling the iPhone 3G and 3GS in UK, Vodafone today announced that it has reached an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in UK and Ireland.

Beginning today, Vodafone UK and Vodafone Ireland customers can register their interest in iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS at www.vodafone.co.uk/iphone and www.vodafone.ie/iphone respectively. Pricing, tariffs and availability information will be announced locally in the future.

While Orange has said that it will start selling by the end of 2009, Vodafone says it will start in early 2010.

How to enable MMS on iPhone

Saturday, September 26, 2009 | 0 comments

As announced AT&T on Sep 25th rolled out the MMS service to all the U.S. iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users. AT&T took a while to start this service even though Apple introduced MMS and Tethering capabilities to the iPhone via the iPhone 3.0 OS. Now that you can use this service lets look at how to enable and use this MMS service on your iPhone.

Let start with the basic. MMS is a short form for Multimedia Messaging Service that allows you to send multimedia content such as pictures, video clips and audio to be sent over the cellular network. It is an extension to SMS where you can only send text messages. To use this service on the iPhone you do NOT need a new separate application. The existing messages app on you iPhone can be used to send MMS. Show me more...

You just need to enable this feature and when it is enabled you should see a small camera icon button on the messages application in the middle on the left side of the screen. This button allows you to add multimedia content on to your message.

Enabling MMS on your iPhone:

To use MMS you need:

iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS. The original iPhone does not support sending or receiving MMS messages.
iPhone OS 3.1 or later.
A wireless carrier that supports MMS.

Once you meet the above system requirements, MMS on your iPhone can be enabled through a carrier settings file which is specific to each carrier. To update this file the carriers themselves have to provide the updates through Apple�s iTunes application. When you connect you iPhone to the iTunes you should receive an update as shown in the picture below from your carrier. To confirm that your device is ready, go to Settings > General > About. Your carrier version should be "AT&T 5.5,"

If you don�t see this automatically then you can click the "Check for Updates" option in iTunes. Note that your iPhone should have the latest iPhone OS update else you will first asked to upgrade to the latest version and then you will be able to do the carrier settings update. You can turn the MMS support on your iPhone ON and OFF as required by going to the iPhone settings application. Another cool thing with MMS is that you can send the messages as emails to email recipients. You just need to type in the email address in the "TO:" field.

A word of caution. Please check with your carrier to see how the MMS messages are charged. See if there are included in your SMS plan or if there are treated separately and charged by the drink.

Now lets take a brief look at some of the issues that you might face using the MMS service:

The Messages application displays a red exclamation point when I try to send content via MMS
Unable to send content via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) using Messages
Unable to receive content via MMS using Messages
Sending or receiving content via MMS takes a long time
Unable to send or receive content via MMS over Wi-Fi

If you have any of these then you need to first see if you meet all the system requirements for using the MMS service. Apple has posted a good support article to try and fix these iPhone MMS issues.

Labels: Apple-iPhone-Tips-and-Tricks

Apple approves 1300 apps for iTunes AppStore on a single day

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | 0 comments

Apple on a single day on Friday last week has approved 1300 Apps on the iTunes App Store. Of these 300 were games. [via AppShopper]

Labels: Apple iPhone News, iPhone3G-News

AT&T texting users about iPhone MMS launch

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AT&T has began sending out text messages to iPhone users to let them know that multimedia messaging capabilities will be available on Friday, Sept. 25. Recent reports indicate that the company has already started activating MMS service for some customers.

AT&T Free Msg says:

Picture & video messaging (MMS) will be available for iPhone on 9/25. While we prepare your account for MMS capability, the current "view my message" experience will be turned off but your ability to send and receive text messages will not be affected.

Labels: Apple iPhone News, iPhone3G-News

Apple airs 3 new iPhone Ads: Nature, Dine and Pass

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Three new iphone television ads titled Nature, Dine and Pass have begun to air. All three ads continue Apple's recent trend of highlighting different apps on an iPhone. While most of the previous ads featured three apps each, these ads show six apps each, albeit more briefly. Check out the ads below. Show me more...

Nature:

Dine:

Pass:

Labels: Apple iPhone News, iPhone3G-News

Pong Radiation reducing iPhone 3g/3gs cases

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 | 0 comments

Pong has released the first scientifically-proven radiation reduction iPhone 3G/3GS case. Pong claims that through the proven science of passive antenna coupling, Pong channels the radiation through its laddered 'chimney' up and away from your head. Pong's special silicone formula guarantees that your phone maintains full signal strength and battery life is not compromised. Show me more...

According to the company, the case reduces 'hotspot' radiation by 85% and overall radiation by 60%; it also features silicone construction and offers full access to all ports, controls, and the camera. The Pong radiation reducing iPhone 3G/3GS cases will be available for $59.99.

Features

Pong Gold PCB Module
Durable iPhone 3G protection
Lightweight Silicone Case
Easy access to all controls and device features