Opinion: Who you gonna call? Irene's Spirit haunts your iPhone or iPod touch

Mon, Nov 2 | from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Irene's Spirit [US$1.99, iTunes Link] puts a fortune telling spirit into your iPhone or iPod touch (with the exception of the first generation iPod touch) as long as you're running OS 3.0. TUAWWho you gonna call? Irene's Spirit haunts your iPhone or iPod touch originally appeared on The Uno...

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Podcast: Maccast 2009.11.01

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 283. 27" iMac issues being reported. Snow Leopard 10.6.2 with developers, hints at new Macbook Pros. Apple 'Slate' rumor stirred up by NYT. ZFS may never make it to OS X. Apple TV 3.0 released. Apple dumping retail Windows Mobile ch...
Sun, Nov 1 | from MacCast

Motorola Droid, not iPhone, is the Best Smartphone

That the Motorola Droid is exclusive to Verizon puts it in a very good position to dominate the iPhone, at least, in the U.S. market. Never mind that currently, the iTunes App Store boasts 10 times more appas than the Google. Soon, Google Android developers will catch up.
5 hours ago | from PMP Today

A cheap iPhone 3GS for the end of year festivities?

According to BoyGeniusReport who has received information from two different sources, Apple could launch for the end-of-year festivities a cheaper iPhone 3GS for $100. It would be different from the current models and have 8 GB of memory which is sufficient for many people. After a sub...
8 hours ago | from HardMac.com

Verizon iPhone Could Arrive Next Year After All

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13 hours ago | from Wired

$99 iPhone 3GS 8GB for Christmas?

How would you like to give yourself a cheapskate’s Christmas tech gift? Boy Genius Report is saying they have unconfirmed reports that the 8GB iPhone 3GS will be sold by AT&T at the cut-rate price of $99. If AT&T and Apple confirms this early, it might stave off a Droid invasion in th...
10 hours ago | from PMP Today

Steve Jobs and Sarah Jessica Parker Sittin' In A Courthouse B-E-I-N-G S-U-E-D [Lawsuits]

In 1989, Franz A. Wakefield invented the iPod, the iPhone, and iTunes. Then the FBI stole his trade secrets and he confided in Sarah Jessica Parker and now he's suing her and Apple...and my head's spinning. Such a nice guy. I'm sure he'll win. [Apple Insider]
14 hours ago | from Gizmodo

Orb for Mac finally arrives, streams media from OS X to any internet-connected device

Wow, where've you been, Orb? It's been a full year since we heard anything from the once-adored media streaming outfit, and while it's been streaming out content to iPhones for quite some time, those relying on Macs to do it have been left in the damp night air. Until now, that is. Orb for Macin...
23 hours ago | from Engadget HD

IPod Movie Watching Stand Is Open and Shut Case

So Pedro, this one is for you. These hard cases from Idox fit the iPhone, iPod Touch and the latest Nano, and turn them into something resembling a tiny netbook, one of those that has the huge (and cool) oversized hinges. When closed, the hard shell keeps the iPod as safe as Han Solo encased in ca...
Thu, Nov 5 | from Wired

Apple welcomes Windows pirates with open arms

Apple seems to have bought some keywords on Google including, most interestingly, "download windows 7." That's right: every hax0r out to download Win7 will see a little ad from Apple saying "Upgrading to Windows 7? There's never been a better time to switch to a Mac. Find out why."
Thu, Nov 5 | from CrunchGear

Review: CNN Mobile for iPhone

News junkies won't go wrong with CNN Mobile. It's the deepest and most complete news app for iPhone and iPod touch.
Mon, Nov 2 | from Macworld

Do you fear when you fly? There's an app to help that.

To reach a much larger audience, Virgin Atlantic has just released the Flying Without Fear app [US$4.99, iTunes Link]. While the app doesn't include a visit from a flight crew or a psychologist, it's designed to make the techniques that have been so successful in Virgin Atlantic's in-pers...
Tue, Nov 3 | from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Apple readying dual-mode GSM/CDMA iPhone?

An analyst report sent today hints at Apple producing an iPhone that would work with both GSM and CDMA networks. The OTR Global note obtained by AppleInsider claims to know of an iPhone in development with a hybrid Qualcomm chipset that will support the two normally incompatible standard...
10 hours ago | from Electronista

Rumor: Taiwan Leak Shows Verizon UTMS/CDMA iPhone for Q3 2010

Apple is working on a UTMS/CDMA hybrid iPhone that would allow the company to offer the device through Verizon in the third quarter of 2010. The news comes through an analyst research note from OTR Global reported by AppleInsider, and is based on supposed leaks from Apple's Taiwan manufac...
12 hours ago | from pheedcontent.com

Car Review: VW GTI Bundles Must-Have Tech Features

Start with the four-door GTI with DSG, $25,939 including $750 shipping. The car is more practical and looks better with four doors (a $700 upcharge). Stick with the cloth seats because the side bolsters are pretty good on the non-sports seats. Leave off the $1,000 sunroof because it's not th...
Sat, Oct 31 | from ziffdavis/gearlog-ziffdavis (Feedburner)

iTunes 9.0.2 adds extra home screens to app management

Fortunately, iTunes 9.0.2 snuck a few updates to the system under our radar last week -- you can now put more than 176 apps in the organizer, and those will move on to grayed-out homescreens. You can still access them on the iPhone by using Spotlight, but those grayed-out homescreens only serv...
Wed, Nov 4 | from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Gone yesterday, here today; Atom support back in dev seed

We reported earlier this week that Apple had seemingly dropped support for Intel's Atom processor from the most recent developer seed of Mac OS X 10.6.2, leading some to speculate that Apple did so to thwart some users from running the operating system on non-Apple hardware. We thought that...
Wed, Nov 4 | from Ars Technica

How To Get the iPhone Kindle App Outside the U.S.

It turns out there is. Thanks to the iTunes Store option to choose “none” as a payment method, you can sign up for a US iTunes account with nothing more than an e-mail address (not the one you normally use), a real address and a cellphone number. Any free applications are then available to downl...
23 hours ago | from Wired

blacksn0w unlocks 3.1.2; Apple looks to curtail jailbreaking

Jailbreakers rejoice! If you've been holding off on updating to iPhone OS 3.1.2 to keep your jailbreaks or carrier unlocks intact, blackra1n and blacksn0w are here to rescue you. However, don't expect the jailbreaking fun to last forever—Apple is looking to hire a manager to lead a team to b...
Tue, Nov 3 | from Ars Technica

BlackRa1n Plus Blacksn0w: Unlock Any iPhone in Seconds

Superstar iPhone hacker George Hotz has just released Blacksn0w, an addition to his latest Blackra1n iPhone jailbreaking application. Why would you want it? Because it will take any iPhone or iPod Touch and jailbreak it with one click. It will also unlock any iPhone and allow it to be used o...
Thu, Nov 5 | from Wired

Nintendo N64 Emulator Coming to iPhone

I’m somewhat light on details at the moment due to wanting to balance the hype. Things look good for this project though. Only thing I’m concerned about is currently software based controls. I would like to keep my current software based controls with overlays in use, if possible.
Tue, Nov 3 | from Wired

Hunting down 10 iPhone apps for the outdoorsman

At least here in Colorado, the big game hunting season is mostly over for another year, except for a few late-season licenses. While many hunters may be nursing deer camp hangovers, maintaining their firearms, or telling yarns about the ones that got away, those who own an iPhone or iPod to...
Sun, Nov 1 | from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Apple Stores Will Use iPod Touches as Checkouts

We’re sure that Steve Jobs is very happy. Pogo Stylus: The Most Useless iPhone Accessory. EverAutograph: Sign Documents with Finger and TrackpadPogo iPhone Stylus Bounces Back. AgainPogo Stick Turns Mac Touchpads into Graphics Tablets
Tue, Nov 3 | from Wired

COWON iAudio 9 PMP at JetMall

It looks like the iAudio 9 has followed the E2 to JetMall. The COWON iAudio 9 is your basic PMP that would only have been able to compete with the iPod Nano for your attention if you were especially averse to camera functionality (hey, some people hate these cellphone and PMP cameras). For $169....
Thu, Nov 5 | from PMP Today

SAFA XING LED MP3 Player has Built-In Game of Dots

The Korean MP3 player maker SAFA has always been keen on design innovation. The first SAFA XING was one of the cutest DAPs we’ve written about. Though the XING didn’t exactly achieve an iPod-like popularity it didn’t stop SAFA from continuing the model. The SAFA XING LED looks like a departur...
Tue, Nov 3 | from PMP Today

News: Vers launches open-front Shellcases for iPod, iPhone

Vers has introduced its new open-front Shellcase wooden cases for the iPod touch and iPhone. Made from Walnut, Cherry, or Bamboo, each case features a soft, scratch-resistant lining, steel pin reinforced corners for added strength, a durable UV and moisture-resistant clear coat, and...
23 hours ago | from ilounge (Feedburner)

NormSoft's Pocket Tunes Radio App Adds Timeshifting

www.pockettunesradio.com [From Tim Norman] NormSoft, Inc. today announced Pocket Tunes Radio 5.4, an update to its popular Internet radio application for iPhone and iPod Touch. Version 5.4 adds the ability to record and play back Internet radio stations, talk shows, police...
Fri, Nov 6 | from palmaddict.typepad.com

(F518) HiPod Duet Mobile Phone Breaks Out

It’s… the… Hi-Pod! And it’s a sleek little phone from Chinagrabber. We’re not entirely sure whose brainchild this phone is. It could probably be the same people that have brought us the HiPhone. Though the HiPod is the HiPhone’s cousin by name, the aesthetic between two phone brands are plan...
Wed, Nov 4 | from PMP Today

Apple Snow Leopard Update Kills Atom Processor Support

Bad news for those running Snow Leopard on their netbooks--Apple is pulling another Palm Pre, cutting off the operating system's support for the Intel Atom processor. OS X Daily has this to say about the 10.6.2 update, StellaRolla recommends staying with 10.6.1 (or 10.5.8 if you're running Leo...
Mon, Nov 2 | from Gearlog

News: Apple patent points to simplified data sharing

A new Apple patent application published this week suggests the company is working on a system of simplified data transfer between devices such as the iPhone, iPod touch, Mac computers, and Apple TV. The application covers a variety of transfer methods, including local Wi-Fi, cellular...
18 hours ago | from ilounge (Feedburner)

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