For the people who love to play in the motorcycle niche, you can do so with the availability of the new 2XL Supercross for the iPhone. Very few developers have pushed out games for the iPhone that are AAA titles, but even fewer developers have produced AAA iPhone titles their first time around.

2XL happens to be one of them and it’s no surprise that Supercross is one of the best selling titles for the iPhone and iPod Touch. They’ve managed to translate their console and PC experience that dates back to 1994 over to the iPhone platform without overdoing it like others have, and just keeping things simple.

(Source) MobileCrunch

Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, games, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile Software, motorcycle, pc experience, supercross

There are two things to look forward to come this June. One is the expected return of Apple CEO Steve Jobs who has since been on forced leave due to his health. The other is the expected announcement of a new iPhone being hyped as the “iPhone Touch HD”.

With the burgeoning success of the iPhone, iPod, and Mac, Apple is beginning to do what Microsoft has been trying for a decade to do: Create a common software platform that transcends devices. This is one of the most important trends for Apple’s long-term growth prospects.

With two huge announcements and critical things expected to come out this June, Apple is expected to continue its hold on the market and likewise formalize its entry into the netbook market.

(Source) Yahoo Finance

Tags: Apple, apple ceo, Business, Cell Phones, finance, iPhone, iPhone, ipod, june apple, mac apple, market source, microsoft, steve jobs, yahoo

T-Mobile seems happy to announce that it has sold over one million G1 Android phones in the USA so far. That’s quite an achievement considering that the phone has been launched by a carrier who’s 3G network is still young. As a matter of fact the G1 is the most popular 3G phone sold by T-Mobile so far considering that from the 1.5 million 3G handsets active on T-Mobile’s network over a million are represented by HTC’s G1. Considering that T-Mobile is going to expand the current 3G network and that the carrier is planning more Android phones for 2009, are we to expect more and more subscribers to switch to an Android-powered T-Mobile handset? And let’s not forget that this year the competition is going to unveil some serious smartphones: Sprint will bring the Pre, AT&T the next-gen iPhone and Verizon the Storm 2 and not only. What about you? Have you purchased your first Android phone yet?

Tags: 3G, Android, At&T, At&T, Blackberry Storm, G1, HTC, HTC, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile News, Other Brands, Palm, Palm, pre, Research In Motion, Sprint, Sprint, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Verizon, Verizon

Apple seems to be slipping a bit as far as screening the apps they make available at the app store. Today, Apple issued a public apology for the highly controversial iPhone app, Baby Shaker. The application, which appeared in Apple’s App Store on Monday and cost US99 cents ($A1.40) to download, allowed a user to violently shake an iPhone screen to make a baby stop crying.

After enough shakes, the hand-drawn baby displayed on the screen stopped wailing and a large red “X” appeared over each eye.

“This application was deeply offensive and should not have been approved for distribution on the App Store,” Apple said in a statement on Thursday.

“When we learned of this mistake, the app was removed immediately,” it said. “We sincerely apologise for this mistake and thank our customers for bringing this to our attention.”

Apple’s apology came one day after The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation, a New York-based group which seeks to prevent brain injuries from Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), strongly condemned the “Baby Shaker” application, which was submitted by an outside developer called Sikalosoft.

(Source) SMH

Tags: Apple, Apple, apps, baby stop, baby syndrome, brain foundation, brain injuries, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile Software, public apology, red x, sarah jane

Here is a great docking station for iPhones and iPods. The dock is called the Rothdock, comes with a 2.4GHz receiver. Similar to the usual docks we see for iPods, here is new add-on that can really enable wireless and streaming audio from your iPhone or iPod.

The iPod/iPhone in the dock can be controlled via a remote for added convenience. You will be able to bring home the RothDock for £99.99.

(Source) Ubergizmo

Tags: Accessories, Apple, docking station, docks, iPhone, iPhone, iphones, streaming audio

Digital Chocolate is bound to score another hit with the announcement that they will be launching Tornado Mania. The said game is now available at the Apple App Store.

Redesigned specifically for iPhone and iPod touch, Tornado Mania! leverages accelerometer technology to enable players to control the movements of a tornado by holding the device like a steering wheel. When users tilt the device, the tornado will spin counter-clockwise or clockwise accordingly. Players can also use the innovative Multi-Touch screen controls if they prefer.

These new control schemes take a proven gameplay experience and elevate it to a new level of visceral, intuitive fun. There’s also a feature that gives users the option to listen to their own iTunes music while playing the game and still hear the game’s sound effects.

Tornado Mania! is available for $4.99 from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch. There is also a free version available that will provide a limited number of levels and modes.

(Source) Press

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The creator of innovative Apple iPhone applications, Rausch Enterprises Corp, is launching an innovative iPhone app called That Beach Channel in the iTunes store worldwide. This new iPhone app provides the finest possible video and sound beach experience for Apple iPhone owners. All videos in the That Beach Channel application are framed with the eyes of the world’s beach fans in mind. According to app creator Mike Rausch, “Imagine yourself on the perfect beach with the sounds of rhythmic waves, warm sand and inviting sunny skies. It allows iPhone owners to mentally go to the beach when they cannot get there physically,” he said. “The high quality beach scenes are accompanied by stereo sound which can be fully enjoyed through the use of iPhone headsets.” Rausch also describes it as the, “Ultimate staycation”, and adds, “It’s the best relaxation app ever created for the iPhone and perhaps the best iPhone app for taking a mental break.”

The That Beach Channel application is available to Apple’s iPhone owners worldwide in the Entertainment category of iPhone Apps in the Apple iTunes store at www.apple.com/iTunes.com  Initially, it will retail for a limited time at the discounted price of $.99.

Tags: Apple, application, iPhone, iPhone, iTunes, That Beach Channel

A leading provider of productivity software for smartphones, Splash Data, announced its SplashPhoto and SplashNotes applications are now available. Both work on iPod touch and iPhone and both offer wireless synchronization with Windows and Mac OS X desktop applications however they are available separately. SplashPhoto offers iPhone and iPod touch users a quick and easy-to-use photo organizer. This unique desktop application allows users to organize their image collections into personalized categories and, once synchronized, the images are arranged accordingly on the iPhone or iPod touch.

SplashNotes is an effective notetaking and outlining application that syncs directly with companion Windows or Mac software. It gives users the ability to create outlines of any size and complexity, attach photos and notes and display lists. SplashPhoto and SplashNotes are available for $4.99 each from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore

Tags: applications, iPhone, iPhone, ipod, Splash Data, SplashNotes, SplashPhoto

Have you ever wondered what would happen once the human race would suddenly grow extinct? Well the thought has crossed our minds for sure and while we may not see what the world would be without human beings, there is a new iPhone application that can perhaps show us how the world would look if and when that time comes.

HISTORY today launched its first iPhone and iPod Touch application, the Life After People Photo Ager, which helps to answer that question. The free application is available for download at Apple’s iTunes store and allows users to “age” images by adding cracks, holes, mold, dirt, vines, plants and even stray animals and rusty bicycles to photos that can be saved for later and shared with friends.

The Life After People Photo Ager is simple to use. Photos can be imported from the user’s own photo library, or users can take their own new photos to “age.” Also part of the application is a “Location Explorer” that lets users page through a unique photo gallery of famous locations – all accompanied by historical descriptions – and then slide a finger along a scroll bar to visually progress its aging process in order to see what it would look like after people. Customizable postcards allow users to share an aged photo, along with a personalized message, with friends.

(Source) History.com

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TODAYShow.com and Zumobi have announced the availability of the TODAY application for the iPod and iPhone which is offering millions of consumers access to the program’s leading news, entertainment and lifestyle content, right from their mobile device.

This application is a first-of-its-kind for the morning news program category and represents a compelling new way for TODAY viewers to enjoy content from America’s number-one morning program for 13 years running. The free application, available now in the iTunes App store, delivers videos, top stories and photos from popular TODAY topics, including interviews with newsmakers and features on health, food and wine, entertainment, relationships and fashion.

TODAY is presented in a vibrant design with an innovative zooming user interface that is engaging and simple to navigate. The iPhone and iPod touch application brings TODAY’s digital content to the next level by putting it in the pockets and purses of the show’s viewers. The TODAY mobile app is free, and iPhone and iPod touch users can download it from the iTunes App Store

(Source) Press

Tags: Apple, fashion today, free application, health food, iPhone, iPhone, iPod Touch, iTunes, lifestyle content, mobile device, Mobile Software, program category

Never worry about running low on batteries for your iPod or iPhone anymore. There is a suitable car charger for you courtesy of Belkin’s new Micro Auto Charger and Dual Auto Charger.

Micro Auto Charger is packaged in a compact design and adds no extra bulk to your dashboard. Sitting nearly flush with your dashboard, the Micro Auto Charger still allows room on its lip for you to easily detach it from your dashboard. It also charges at 1 amp — ideal for iPhone devices and certain GPS systems in that it will charge at the device’s fullest power.

With its two USB ports, the Dual Auto Charger lets you charge your iPod through one port while charging your cell phone in the other, simultaneously. One quick-charge port powers at 1 amp for your iPhone, and the second port charges at 500 milliamps, which will support iPod devices and cell phones such as BlackBerry phones.

AVAILABILITY

• Dual Auto Charger – Currently available
• Micro Auto Charger – Available in early May 2009

Micro Auto Charger with Charge Sync Cable for iPod and iPhone (F8Z446) - $19.99

• Quick-charge port for fastest possible charge
• Sits nearly flush with car dashboard
• Charge Sync Cable for iPhone and iPod, 3 ft.

Micro Auto Charger (F8Z445) - $14.99

• Quick-charge port for fastest possible charge
• Sits nearly flush with car dashboard

Dual Auto Charger (F8Z280) - $29.99

• Charge-and-sync cable for iPhone and iPod, 3 ft.
• Works with Motorola, BlackBerry, and any mobile phone using a mini-USB connection
• Features 2 USB ports (one port at 1A and one port at 500mA)
• Quick-charge port for fastest possible charge

(Source) Press

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Mobile phone owners normally look towards accessories to help brighten the image and get themselves noticed with such devices. Among them include specialized headphones for a particular device to which MAcally HifiTune Headsets are sure to grow in popularity.

The headset features a metal alloy body, an integrated, in-line microphone with a button for call and playback control. Durable, light weight fabric cable should ensure a long life, and the HiFiTune headset includes a sturdy carrying case for added protection.

Macally says the headset comes with a crystal clear microphone, and sound-isolating in-ear design, while the 3.5 mm audio jack also fits original iPhone and iPods. Macally HiFiTune retails at €49,95, around £44 (US$66).

(Source) Network World

Tags: Accessories, Apple, carrying case, ear design, Headphones, Headsets, iPhone, iPhone, macally, metal alloy, microphone, mobile phone owners, popularity, source network

At the moment, the ongoing negotiations between AT&T and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) have expired and there is nothing definite on what to expect. And if there is a victim that will be caught in between these developments, it would be Apple’s widely popular iPhone.

Talks between the two sides turned for the worse as the telecom giant, which earned $12.8 billion in profits last year, threatened major cuts to employee health care. The union balked at the new contract proposal and is now mobilizing its 90,000+ strong workforce for a strike. If a workers strike hampers or shuts down service it will effect all iPhone users.

Apple has an exclusive arrangement with AT&T who serves as the only service provider for the iPhone. If a strike comes to fruition iPhone service could be severely degraded. If the strike lasts for an extended period it could steer many customers to other telecoms.

Trapped by their exclusive contract Apple could watch the strike derail iPhone sales as customers coming off contract turn to other services and, by default, other mobile phones.

(Source) MP3NewsWire

Tags: Apple, Apple, At&T, Business, Communications Workers of America, contract proposal, employee health care, iPhone, iPhone, mobile phones, negotiations, new contract, profits, service provider, telecom giant, telecoms, workforce

There is a new kind of technology on the rise and it involved integrating the current crop of mobile devices we have today with blu-ray technology. All it needs is one software called the BD Touch. The BD Touch will be free in the App Store and other application stores and will work on Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch, the Palm Pre, Google’s Android platform and BlackBerry phones.

With the app installed, users can “transfer downloadable content and interactive features from their Blu-ray Disc to their phone. The phones also can be used as a remote control for a compatible Blu-ray player.”

(Source) After Dawn

Tags: Android, Apple, Apple, blackberry phones, blu ray disc, blu ray player, blu ray technology, Cell Phones, dawn, Google, interactive features, iPhone, iPhone, mobile devices, mobile phones, Palm, remote control

Don’t look now but all football gaming addicts who love to play manager in simulation type games can now do so through their iPhone. A touch-screen version of the original Championship Manager is heading to the iPhone.

A mobile port of the classic football management sim is currently undergoing quality control tests at Apple, with an App Store release expected in the coming weeks.

The game originally appeared on the PC in 1992 and has since spawned one of the bestselling football management franchises. The series is currently in the hands of Eidos, with its latest incarnation Championship Manager 09 expected to be released during the company’s next fiscal year.

An official release date for the iPhone port is yet to be announced, but rumours have suggested its arrival on the App Store is imminent.

(Source) Digital Spy

Tags: Apple, Apple, Cell Phones, championship manager, digital spy, fiscal year, football gaming, football management sim, game, gaming addicts, incarnation, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile Software, quality control tests, release date, simulation type, touch screen, type games

iPhone owners who love to follow comics and manga on the iPhone can now look forward to something new. The latest in the comic world is the availability of Vampire Hunter D by Hideyuki Kikuchi and Saiko Takaki from Digital Manga Publishing.

Vampire Hunter D is the sixth manga title added to uClick’s mobile comics line-up, and only the second by a Japanese creator team. (The first is Guilstein by Naoyuki Sakai and Hisao Tamaki). It’s also Digital Manga Publishing’s first collaboration with uClick, who has published other titles from TokyoPop and PaperCutz.

The first volume of Vampire Hunter D is broken down into 6 “issues,” each costing 99 cents to download to your iPhone from Apple’s iTunes App Store. At a total cost of $5.94, buying all 6 issues will save you over 50% off the regular cover price of buying the hard copy of the graphic novel.

(Source) About

Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, collaboration, comic world, comics, digital manga, graphic novel, hideyuki kikuchi, hisao tamaki, iPhone, iPhone, iTunes, manga title, novel source, takaki, tokyopop, vampire hunter d

With the new iPhone coming shortly, it’s no wonder that everyone is trying to get an application accepted in the App Store. Hulu is one of them. Its new application will be ready in a few months and it will be streaming content to your iPhone via 3G or WiFi, whichever is available. Will AT&T allow the app or will it try to veto it just like it wants to do with the SlingPlayer application? Users should be really excited to watch TV with any of these two applications while they’re on the go. The only thing to do now is to wait to see if Apple is going to approve Hulu or the SlingPlayer.

via AlleyInsider

Tags: Apple, At&T, At&T, Hulu, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile News, Mobile Software, streaming, video

The women who have iPhones or the iPod Touch are going to love this new app from Healthnews.org. The new free app is the Beauty and Health Deals which provide the latest in beauty and health bargains and resources in your local community while on the go.

Mobile, one touch access to local health and beauty resources that are offering discounts is also enhanced by a search button that will locate health care and fitness experts based on your current or customized location, according to officials with HealthNews.org. Profiles and bios of local health and fitness experts are also featured as well as directions and direct contact information.

“For those on the go, this app can provide the most up to the minute deals in the beauty and health industry, from the nearest yoga studio, day spas or personal trainer to tattoo removal, pilates, beauty and fitness pros,” said Ali Jahangiri, chief executive officer of www.healthnews.org, which counts thousands of local and regional health and beauty experts on its search applications.

(Source) Press

Tags: Apple, beauty experts, Cell Phones, fitness experts, health and fitness, health deals, health industry, healthnews, iPhone, iPhone, iphones, iPod Touch, mobile one, Mobile Software, personal trainer, search applications

Catchy news isn’t it? Normally, an iPhone is hard to get at a great price but apparently seems to have a change of heart. Now before you start getting into a frenzy, there are some things you have to consider and this includes the impending release of the next generation iPhone. With that in mind, do consider that these phones offered at crazy discounted prices come from old inventory that AT&T wants to clean out.

Recently, AT&T and Apple started selling iPhones without a service contract for a $400 premium. Given the recent high profile problems at the SXWSi trade show and complaints from the media, apparently the two companies feel there is a market for iPhone users willing to pay a premium to not have their world delivered by AT&T.

Apple is coming out with a new generation of the iPhone, and wants to clean out the existing inventory. Typically, when a handset model is about to be replaced, the price drops significantly. Sometimes, the buyer even gets paid to take the phone (with a contract). It is interesting that rather than discounting the handset, AT&T and Apple think they can clear out inventory at a premium by losing AT&T. In a bad economy, this speaks volumes about AT&T’s perceived value.

Presently, AT&T has the exclusive right to sell iPhones in the United States. But its exclusivity will eventually end. AT&T should be using its exclusivity period to build customer loyalty and ensure that they keep customers once they have the choice of carrier. Best case scenario for AT&T would be happy customers that would want to stay with AT&T even if it did not have the iPhone. However, it would probably be good enough if customers thought that AT&T was an important part of the the iPhone experience that they will stay with AT&T when they upgrade their iPhone. If customers are not loyal to AT&T, it risks a serious price war on the cost of the handset and monthly service on newer versions of the iPhone.

Right now, it seems clear that customer loyalty lies with Apple. AT&T has announced upgrades and investments in its network that will become available later in 2009. Only Apple and AT&T know when the exclusivity period ends. So perhaps, AT&T will clean up its act before the end of that period.

(Source) Blog PR

Tags: Apple, Apple, At&T, handset, iPhone, iPhone, new generation, Next Generation, price war, trade show

Guess what application is available for the iPhone? Well if you love watching online game shows then Jeopardy should be something familiar to you. Yep the popular favorite quiz game show can now be played on your iPhone thanks to Sony Pictures Television.

Put your knowledge to the test in this exciting new game created for the iPhone and iPod touch! Pick a category and dollar amount and answer clues written by Jeopardy writers. Buzz in quickly and answer correctly to watch your earnings rise, then hum along with the classic Final Jeopardy theme music while you respond to the final clue.

Features:

• Use the touchscreen to write your name on the podium, just like a real contestant on Jeopardy
• Play in Landscape mode so that you see the contestants and the categories on the same screen
• Includes real sounds from the game, including the class Final Jeopardy Music
• Listen to the famous voiceover “This…is…Jeopardy!” from the famous Johnny Gilber when the game starts
• Create your own custom contestant
• Packed with over 1500 clues, enjoy hours of entertainment

Tags: Apple, final jeopardy, game show, gilber, iPhone, iPhone, jeopardy music, jeopardy theme music, landscape mode, Mobile Software, quiz game, real sounds, Sony, sony pictures, television, touchscreen, voiceover