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LetterBug by Portable Zoo Released
By Nate Adcock
"LetterBug is a frantically fun, and challenging word-spell puzzle game, new from Portable Zoo. In Letter Bug, players spell words from layers of letters. The bigger the words and the faster you spell them, the more points you get. As you “clear” letter layers, more letters come up onto the primary layer to use.
Group planning and project management from FranklinCovey
By Jim Karpen
Yesterday FranklinCovey Products released the first in a series of iPhone apps that incorporate its planning and productivity methodology allowing users to collaborate with an entire smartphone network and web-based browsers in real-time. The first of the FCMobileLife series is FCMobileife Tasks, which is a feature-rich task management tool.
Youtube not working for you? How to play youtube videos on the iphone using a simple workaround
By Anonymous
Yesterday I wrote about a FAIL where movies for many iphone users are not playing. I do not have a the full answer as to why it’s not working, although it seems that the .flv (flash version) of the video is playing instead of the h.264 (apple version). As of this writing, it still does not work for me; even after a few reboots. However, I did find a way to get video to work.
Safety Button -- for emergencies
By Jim Karpen
This is another what-will-they-think-of-next app. I continue to be astonished by the range of iPhone apps. Safety Button offers a big red button that will make you or your children safer when out and about. When you start the program, your iPhone starts tracing your steps on a server.
iPod Touch vs. Smartphone as MP3 player
By Anonymous
I'm going on a long train trip from Kansas to DC next week to attend DrupalCon, and I've got a big audio book to listen to, but after some thought I'm planning to use my Windows Mobile smartphone instead of my iPod Touch to listen to it. I thought I'd post my reasons here to see if some of you iPhone fans can help me change my mind!
Hellfire now available for iPhone and Touch
By Nate Adcock
This was my favorite WinMo helicopter combat game, and now Astraware and Pazzazz Games have developed a version for iPhone finally!
7 best websites for app reviews
By Jim Karpen
MakeUseOf.com has posted a list of the 7 best sites for reviews of iPhone apps. Of course you can always read the user comments in the iTunes Store, but sometimes you might like a more detailed review. I've already covered some of these, but others are new. FreshApps is like Digg for iPhone Apps. (And if you're not already into Digg, that won't make much sense to you.)
Consumer Electronics Show Recap including iPhone-related product reviews
By Todd Bernhard
I represented iPhone Life magazine at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and there was plenty of news to report for iPhone and iPod touch users. The following are notes from the event, plus brief reviews of some of the gadgets we were able to get our hands on after CES was over.
High-tech headwear
At least two vendors are trying to integrate headphones or speakers into something you already wear.
Word processing coming to iPhone
By Jim Karpen
PC Magazine is reporting that a word processing app is coming to the iPhone in the second quarter. The author of the article is pretty enthusiastic, saying that "This looks like the best word processor the iPhone has ever seen. You can create new documents, or edit existing ones." The functions will include Save, Cut/Paste, font formatting, and paragraph formatting.
Free Xumii aggregates IM services, social networks
By Jim Karpen
Xumii seems ideal for those who send a lot of instant messages and frequent social networks. It allows you to see and contact all your friends across all your networks with one easy service. That includes Facebook, MySpace, imeem, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, MSN and Flickr.
iPhone still winning mindshare
By Jim Karpen
An interesting short article on Silicon Alley Insider uses Google Trends to show how the iPhone continues to win the mindshare war among smartphone users. None of the other models are even close. Android is barely a blip.
Spb Wallet for iPhone and Touch Review
By Nate Adcock
Spb Software, true to form as always, includes a strong feature set and a variety of sync options in this exceptional e-wallet program. If you must store critical information like passwords, credit card and personal data on your iPhone or Touch, this one offers AES 256bit encryption and many more goodies.
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By Nate Adcock
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$199 iPhone Life ad: Opportunity for small developers
By Hal Goldstein
Hope folks don't mind this plug, but we've come up with a way for folks to advertise in iPhone Life for only $199. The advertiser fills out a simple form, and we create the ad for them.
We are right against deadline -- after this long wait we are finally ready to print issues of iPhone Life every three months. This upcoming issue mails mid-March. Heck, if this campaign is succesful, we could come out more often.
Canadian company to bring current books to the iPhone
By Jim Karpen
Just a couple days ago I pointed to news that Amazon might be developing an app for the iPhone that would offer the opportunity to purchase and read contemporary books in a manner similar to Amazon's Kindle e-book reader. Well, Amazon, it's too late. According to PCWorld, Shortcovers, a Canadian company, will be introducing an e-book reader later this month.
$99 iPhone Rumor Persists: Could Be Revealed Soon
By Anonymous
For some months now, rumors have swirled about Apple Computers being poised to take on the low cost phone market by releasing what amounts to a broken iPhone for a mere $99.
If the rumors are to be believed, Apple's new $99 iPhone will sport primarily 2G specifications with some limitations as are indicated on the chart below.
