SGN scores trifecta with Wii-like iPhone games
October 17, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Most iPhone game developers are leveraging the iPhone and iPod touch’s multi-touch and accelerometer capabilities to create unique and compelling experiences for gamers, but Social Gaming Network (SGN) has taken it a step further.
The company’s three iPhone titles includes iGolf, iBowl and iBaseball, and they’re free to download and play from the App Store.
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Kleiner-backed start-up Ngmoco to launch three new iPhone games
October 17, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Ngmoco is unveiling today its first three games for the iPhone and iPod Touch products from Apple. The San Francisco-based start-up is on a tear. Neil Young, a former Electronic Arts executive, founded the company in June, raised $5.6 million from Maples Investments and the Kleiner Perkins iFund (a fund targeted at iPhone-related start-ups) in July and is now about to publish its first games.
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Gmail Accounts Causing iPhone Mail to Crash
October 17, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Several users have reported an issue in which accessing Gmail accounts causes the iPhones Mail application to crash consistently. Likewise, any other applications that access Gmail, including Contacts, crashes when Gmail data are present. Apple Discussions poster rowanpettett writes:
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iPhone, iPod Touch Takes Over at Texas University
October 17, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
The students at ACU were the lucky recipients of either an iPhone 3G or iPod Touch plus a collection of Web Apps written by ACU. This is just one example of an upswing in Apple sales to educational organizations which in recent years has been in decline. Apple’s sales have eclipsed Dell, which used to rank first in education sales.
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iPhone Ranks Behind Motorola Razr (Again), This Time In Mobile Web Use
October 17, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
This statistic is pretty interesting: Not only does the Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Razr continue to outsell the Apple iPhone, more people are using it to access to the mobile Web. So says AdMob, anyway, in a report of the ad impressions it gets from each handset across the 5,000-plus sites it serves.
AdMob releases a report each month about the mobile advertising space. The company has been providing statistics on mobile ads since September 2007.
read it here www.informationweek.com
BallBound & Cypress Golf announce iPhone Tee Times Reservation App
October 17, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
BallBound & Cypress Golf are proud to announce Tee Times for iPhone. The first of its kind mobile reservation application for iPhone, Tee Times makes reservations for tee times at discounted rates for multiple players at over a thousand golf courses nationwide.
Numerous features include an enhanced search that allow golfers to view tee times side by side and compare rates. Users can make reservations over AT&T’s 3G or Edge network as well as any wireless connection or HotSpot.
read it here prmac.com
T-Mobile’s Android G1: The verdict is in
October 16, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
As we are inching closer to the official G1 launch on October 22, first reviews of devices handed to the press have been published. So, how good is it? Is it a capable iPhone alternative – or is it even better? We distilled the reviews and conclusions by our colleagues, who generally do not seem entirely convinced yet.
T-Mobile’s G1 is no iPhone – But it’s Close
October 16, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
I’ve been using a ‘review’ G1 phone for about a week now, long enough to find both things I like and things I think need fixing. The best news about the G1 is that not only can T-Mobile fix its flaws, so can any other skilled programmer.
Byline 2.0 Revolutionizes RSS on iPhone and iPod Touch
October 16, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Phantom Fish today announced the release of Byline 2.0, a major update to the RSS news reader and offline web browser for iPhone and iPod Touch. Byline synchronizes new items, starred items, notes and folders from a free Google Reader account. New features include a streamlined interface for browsing folders from Google Reader, a built-in web browser for online and offline browsing, and a function to create and share notes.
read it here prmac.com
The Android fine print: kill switch and other tidbits
October 16, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
An uproar erupted when iPhone users discovered a so-called remote kill switch on their phones — will it spur the same reaction in users of the G1, the first Android phone? In the Android Market terms of service, Google expressly says that it might remotely remove an application from user phones
