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Palm TX is Best "Multitasking" ebook Reader
From Bill Quinlan Evanston IL] Every day I see a posting for a new ebook reader in addition to the most familiar ones: Kindle, iPhone/Touch, Sony, Nook. The Palm TX (although forsaken by Palm) is in my opinion the best of the lot. Its ebook app (eReader) unlike many of the current versions is no...
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...
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs named Fortune 'CEO of the Decade'
From Mike Cane] Apple co-founder Steve Jobs named Fortune 'CEO of the Decade' "For his role in turning Apple into a groundbreaking technology leader and the most valuable company in Silicon Valley, Fortune Magazine has named Steve Jobs its "CEO of the Decade." The magazine's profile of J...
Getting Google-eyed, Windows 7 and other stuff…
3) The voice-recognition software needs some tweaking. I get some ‘interesting’ text transcripts of the voicemails left Finally, since I’ve segued from smartphone operating systems to web services, I will take one more step to computer operating systems…specifically, Windows...
Apple needs to realize that they didn't invent the mobile industry they just shifted it up a gear
From Paul Brumming, IL] I loathe the iPhone, I think it's a dumb and after a few years people will get bored of it and move away. I believe the real winners will be Palm with webOS and Google Android. Apple needs to realize that they didn't invent the mobile industry they just shifted it up a gear. T...
Tuesday, Nov 3
This Is a Next-Generation iPhone 4 Part, China Ontrade Claims
From Eric Mann] This Is a Next-Generation iPhone 4 Part, China Ontrade Claims according to the Gizmodo. "China Ontrade calls this the iPhone 4 Generation Midboard. Not very exciting, but the last time they announced a next-generation iPhone part, they were right. A month later, the iPhone...
Unlocked iPhone Contest Starts Today...
The software at the heart of the contest, RingtoneStudio for iPhone, was designed to produce an unlimited quantity of ringtones - avoiding Apple's 99 cent-per-ringtone fee. It creates ringtones from any unprotected music format or from a variety of QuickTime-friendly video formats.
Monday, Nov 2
eBook reading from your iPhone seems to be the next big thing
From Eric Mann] eBook reading from your iPhone seems to be the next big thing according to mashable. "According to mobile analytics company Flurry, there’s been a surge of ebook-related applications for the iPhone. Based on their research, which included sampling over 2,500 applicatio...
Want to know how to get your GMail pushed to your iPhone?
From Eric Mann] Want to know how to get your GMail pushed to your iPhone? Read this editorial. "Mere seconds after your email address receives the message, you get it too — wherever you are. When you open the email program, all the mail is already there — no need to wait for downloads to finish. Wi...
Getting bored of downloading iTunes updates that only exist to disable Palm Pre syncing
From John] Hi Sammy, hope you had a great weekend, like some of your other readers, I'm getting bored of downloading iTunes updates that only exist to disable Palm Pre syncing. Maybe if the Pre community were to join forces then we would convince Apple to stop disabling iTunes syncing. [From...
Word Clock for the iPhone 1.1.3/4
From MB] MB has just pointed this iPhone app which is the strangest iPhone clock that I have ever seen, it's Word Clock for the iPhone 1.1.3/4, it's for jailbroken iPhones. Strange but kinda cool. More deets after the jump. [From MB] MB has just pointed this iPhone app which is the strangest iPhon...
reQall for iPhone
From Scott M] Scott emailed me last night with deets on reQall for iPhone which is on the same lines as QuicVoice and again is for the iPhone. "reQall for iPhone is a free, downloadable application that makes your iPhone the true hub of your digital life. reQall captures tasks and ideas using y...
A happy iPhone user
From Paul Rigby] Sammy hope you had a great weekend I love the user thoughts, keep them coming. I'm a happy iPhone user and have been since 2007. Apple really raised the bar when they introduced iPhone to the world. Touchscreen, pinching, the elastic band effect. Add to this the excellent mobil...
Sunday, Nov 1
My Palm Pre
Hey guys Jon here. I just wanted to weigh in on the Palm Pre. I have been with the iPhone since its beginning. However, I was tired of the over priced lack of bars in more places service. But I did take my iPhone to T-mobile and loved it. A few things like 3g and visual voicemail were missing but i was fin...
Apple stop p*ssing Palm Pre users off
From Juan Whatley] Message to Apple, stop being selfish and allow other people to use the technology behind iTunes so we can all benefit. Blocking Pre users like myself is just stupid, you are selfish and pissing us off. Not everyone wants an iPhone. Palm Pre is far superior so allow us to be abl...
Saturday, Oct 31
iPhone Apps That Bloggers Need
Do you blog? Here are 10 iPhone apps that Bloggers need. "Most bloggers are going to do the majority of their speedy writing in front of a computer. But occasionally there will be instances — breaking-news scenarios — where all we can rely on is our trusty phone to do our jobs. Gadget Lab’s frien...
Friday, Oct 30
Apple Has Me Under The Weather
My program is crashing now, and my only recourse is to delete the app and buy it again? WTH? [From Darcy Boese, in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada] I feel let down by Apple right now. They made me a promise: when you buy an iPhone app, you get to have all future updates for free. But apparently deve...
Apple should be afraid of the iPhone
From Antonio Talese] Sammy I got to play with a Palm Pre this morning, I do love my iPhone but Apple need to be checking what their competitors are up to. The Pre is superior in a lot of ways and I'm not sure whether Palm have the energy to survive but they are kicking up a good fight and the Palm Pre i...
doubleTwist updated to support Pixi sync with iTunes
Interesting development that I caught over at PreCentral. "Hot on the heels of Apple pushing out a new version of iTunes that breaks sync with the Pre, the good folks over at doubleTwist have poked their heads up to say “Hey!” The newly updated version of doubleTwist has added support for th...
Thursday, Oct 29
The latest update to iTunes breaks the Palm Pre sync.....once again
From Eric Mann] The latest update to iTunes breaks the Palm Pre sync.....once again."Apple today released iTunes 9.0.2, a minor update aimed at providing support for today’s Apple TV 3.0 software update. While they were at it, Apple also killed Palm’s webOS Media Sync dead. We’ve speculated before...
Read Gizmodo's editorial entitled How Google (and Apple) Will Kill Palm Dead
From Eric Mann] Read Gizmodo's editorial entitled How Google (and Apple) Will Kill Palm Dead. Not the most optimistic write up towards Palm. "The Droid, and Android 2.0 as a whole, isn't going to kill the iPhone. That's ridiculous. It's going to team up with the iPhone, and straight up murder th...
top10.co.uk lists ten reasons to get a Pre over an iPhone
From Eric Mann] top10.co.uk lists ten reasons to get a Pre over an iPhone. "Not sure if you want to be an iClone? Veering towards a Palm Pre instead? Read our Top 10 reasons why the Pre trumps Apple’s handsets to help you make your mind up… 1 iPhones are already ubiquitous. And they’re about to get e...
Have you seen the NBA League Pass Mobile for iPhone and Android?
Well read JKOTR's thoughts on it. "While all eyes are on the current baseball World Series (go Phils!), professional basketball kicked off a new season earlier this week. What’s a die-hard fan without Picture in Picture to do as our eyeballs compete to watch both sports? Even worse — what if...
Wednesday, Oct 28
Draw on your iPhone and have it displayed on a Times Square billboard.
This week, the interactive element is jumping from small screen (the iPhone) to the big screen. Digital billboards from Reuters and NASDAQ are putting content that users create within the Prius Experience app on display on a Times Square billboard." Draw on your iPhone and have it display...
Protection for the Palm Pre from Proporta
From Hannah at Proporta] The Palm Pre, about to be released in Britain and on sale in America since June, has been billed as the first mobile phone that can really take on the iPhone…and win. Whether or not this really is “the iPhone killer” remains to be seen, but it sure is pretty and somethi...
Converged Mobile Devices – Fulfilling the New Management Challenges
Mark Gentile is founder, president and CEO of Odyssey Software Inc, a pioneer in the mobile enterprise software market. He has led the design, development, and implementation of mobile enterprise solutions for many Fortune 500 companies across North America. Odyssey Software is the cr...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Gmail for iPhone now auto-expands the text entry box
Just Another iPhone Blog gives mention to changes to the Gmail for iPhone. "You know how I always complained about how writing an email inside of Gmail was so annoying because of the scrolling issue? Yeah, I’m going to shutup about that now. I just read on iClarified that the text boxes will au...
Monday, Oct 26
Using the iTouch for surfing at Starbucks
If anyone asks why I would bring along two different devices with me, that's one of the reasons I'll give. One of the many. ;) Needless to say, I LOVE my iPod Touch, if only just for the internet surfing at Starbucks ;) One of the things I enjoy doing on my iPod Touch is surfing the internet at my loc...
Thursday, Oct 8
Patch: iPhone OS 3.1.2 is out
From Karl Smith who is serving in the US Army] The TUAW is reporting that iPhone OS 3.1.2 is out and what does it bring or fix? "update fixes the widely reported issue where the iPhone would not wake from sleep, and also fixes an issue involving video playback and cellular service. This update is...
To Tweet Or Not To Tweet...
MAC I think I’ve been using Twittelator Pro for the past 3 weeks now. I have since migrated from Twitterific Premium which actually stays on my iPhone at some different places in time because I like it so much J Twittelator Pro (http://www.stone.com/Twittelator) is brought to you by Stone D...
Monday, Oct 5
DVD Catalyst 3 - DVD and Video to Palm
Another special offer for you is DVD Catalyst 3 - DVD and Video to Palm on special offer with 20% off for $7.96. "DVD Catalyst 3 rips movies so they can play on your MP3 player, Smartphone or just about anything else with a color screen. iPhones, Zunes, Smartphones lack a DVD drive, so to be able to...
Wednesday, Sep 23
NetNewsWire 2.0 for iPhone Adds Google Sync
From Eric Mann] iClarified is reporting today that "NetNewsWire 2.0 has been released for iPhone and iPod touch. NetNewsWire is an RSS reader from NewsGator. The new version features sync with Google Reader, NewNewsWire for Macintosh, and FeedDemon for Windows. If you read an item on your i...
Tuesday, Nov 25
Microsoft rumored making a phone with NVidia
Ever since Apple had iPhone and dazzled the whole world with it, rumors have never ceased to stop saying that Microsoft also want a phone of its own. And no matter how often Microsoft's PRs (Public Relations) keep on confirming the blogosphere, that Microsoft is not making a mobile phone wi...
Wednesday, Sep 10
Silicone case for iPod Nano 4th Gen
From Thomas at USBFever] Hi Sammy, Just a short message to you that we've launched a new product for iPod Nano 4th Generation as follows. Silicone case for iPod Nano 4th Gen. More deets after the jump. From Thomas at USBFever] Hi Sammy, Just a short message to you that we've launched a new produc...
Tuesday, Sep 9
BREAKING: IPod Touch Has Bluetooth!
Although the Apple announcement of the iPod Touch said nothing about Bluetooth, nor did the specifications page on the Apple Web site mention it, it appears nevertheless that the iPod Touch hardware finally includes Bluetooth, at least according to what Apple filed with the FCC. Withi...
Saturday, Sep 6
An Actual Picture of the New iPod Nano
From Hans] New iPod nano's spy pictures leaked to the Gizmodo this morning, thanks to Hans for the heads up. "Looks like we've got a legit, actual spy shot of the new iPod nano in its packaging (apparently originally posted by MacNN in an obscured form, it looks like it first got clear in this A...
Wednesday, Sep 3
How To: Wikipanion for the iPhone / iPod Touch
Ste was showing me how to access Wikipedia from the iPhone and there is a very good program called Wikipanion which, obviously, allows you to be able to use your iPhone / iPod Touch as a means to gain access to Wikipedia. Steven demonstrates in the below Qik video.
Tuesday, Aug 5
Patch: For those of you with iPhone / iPod Touch devices, Apple has released the 2.0.1 firmware update for the iPhone and iPod touch
From Hans] For those of you with iPhone / iPod Touch devices, Apple has released the 2.0.1 firmware update for the iPhone and iPod touch. "Apple has released the 2.0.1 firmware update for the iPhone and iPod touch, and as you can see above, it brings the much-awaited "Bug fixes" feature to bear. We...
Thursday, Jul 31
Review of the 9-in-1 iPhone / iPod Touch FM Transmitter with USB Charging Port and Remote from USB Fever
Finally as you would expect, the 9-in-1 iPhone / iPod Touch FM Transmitter also charges your iPhone too, great if your on long journeys because not only do you get to listen to your great music but also it charges the device at the same time.
Thursday, Jun 19
The Touch is the #1 MP3 player
From Peter Perez (Queens, New York)] Sammy, you always seem to amaze me with your philanthropic ways, we are all lucky that there is no end to your generosity. The touch is by comparison the best mp3 player on the market for basically one reason. Its smooth and easy to use interface with iTunes....
Sunday, Jun 15
iPhone 3G madness
But what I don’t get is this one: why does Steve hold back iPhone 3G sales that are already piling up in his Apple stores’ storage room? Remember those mysterious containers and packages I’ve reported back then, here at Palm Addict?
5 reasons to buy or not to buy iPhone 3G
Even though both Melissa and Casey are presenting us with different results, they both share few same ‘reasoning’ and same alternative solution for all of us: the much-anticipated iPhone 2.0 software upgrade is the real game-changer. The upgrade will enable App Store for downloading ap...
Wednesday, Jun 4
iPhone 2.0 is already here!
Doesn't it bother you to know, that maybe right now a lucky Apple store employee is holding a box of iPhone 2.0 at the storage room where Apple stash it secretly. Holding it, caressing it, licking it and perhaps even open it up! Heck, maybe those lucky employees are currently swimming in the iP...
Wednesday, May 21
Will Nokia Finally Buy Palm?
moblogging from my iPhone] [From Mike Cane] Mike Cane asks will Nokia Finally Buy Palm? "Look at it this way. 1) Nokia’s vaunted Internet Tablets have flopped (just compare its sales to that other Internet Tablet, the iPod Touch) 2) Their open-source Maemo OS...
Thursday, Feb 21
How To: Guide to porting your DVD's to the iPod Touch / iPhone
From Mark Nelson] Thanks Mark for giving me this heads up, the iPhone Atlas have uploaded a tutorial on how to how to put DVD movies on the iPhone/iPod touch. Read in full. [From Mark Nelson] Thanks Mark for giving me this heads up, the iPhone Atlas have uploaded a tutorial on how to how to put DVD...
Saturday, Jan 19
From Proporta, Funky cases for the touch and iPhone
The next case that deserves a mention is the Edge Case (Apple iPod touch), also bright and funky, available in a variety of fabulous colours. For a quick reminder of some other alternative cases from Proporta for the Apple iPod touch…
Sunday, Nov 18
Podcast: Sammy's Review of the Week
Paul Biba reviews Vibe Duo earphones 1src Multicolored Handsets Editorial Android First Look" gt;Enter SWSALE at the Palm Software Store to obtain a 15% discount off your Palm software purchases this weekend. Make the jump to the Palm software store.
iPhone accessories
iPhone / iPod Stereo Handsfree http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=397 iPhone / iPod FM Transmitter http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=393 iPhone Crystal Case - Puppy http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?pr...
Tuesday, Nov 13
All iPod nano (1st & 2nd generation) accessories half price at Proporta…
Although Proporta like to be super generous, please be aware that this offer does not include accessories for the latest members of the iPod family, including accessories for the iPod nano 3rd generation. Proporta can however offer you a 10% discount on iPod nano 3rd generation accessor...
Saturday, Oct 27
Podcast: Sammy's Review of the Week
gt;So this was a good week for Apple. "Apple saw its profits surge by 67% in the three months to the end of September, thanks to demand for its computers and iPods. The firm said it had also sold more than one million of its new iPhone, helping it make $904m (£444.5m) in the period, against $542m a y...
Wednesday, Sep 5
Software for the iPhone - Ringtones and more
Second, PodWorks from SiFi HiFi. From their site: "PodWorks is a Mac OS X application that compensates for the iPod's only downside: Apple only allows you to copy songs to your iPod. If you have two Macs and want to use your iPod to transfer music from one to the other, or you only store your musi...
