Here is an app that brokers and aggressive investors can find handy. The iPhone/ iPod Touch app is the E*Trade Mobile Pro App, expanding customer access to on-the-go, real-time investment, market and account information. The application provides many of the same interface, security, trading and banking features available on etrade.com to customers via their iPhone or iPod touch. The application is available at no additional cost to all E*TRADE Securities customers via the Apple App Store.

Designed with streamlined navigation providing an experience similar to etrade.com, Mobile Pro reduces the steps needed to perform various tasks and provides customers with confirmation of transactions before they are completed.

Mobile Pro functionality for iPhone and iPod touch includes:

• Access to bank and brokerage account details
• New charting and enhanced watch list capabilities
• Free real-time streaming stock and options quotes
• Ability to trade stocks and options, including conditional orders
• Ability to transfer funds between brokerage and bank accounts, including transfers from outside financial institutions
• Live watch lists and portfolios
• CompleteView of all E*TRADE accounts on one screen
• Secure transactions backed by the E*TRADE Complete Protection Guarantee

(Source) Press

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Today is the time when we have to be wise on our finances and here is a timely iPhone app fit for the times. Intuit Inc. today announced its Quicken Online Mobile application is available on the Apple App Store. This free personal finance app for iPhone and iPod touch works directly with the free Quicken Online service which helps more than 1 Million Americans automatically track their spending and helps them know where to save.

Quicken Online Mobile brings together a rich set of features to help people more easily manage their money from paycheck to paycheck and on the go, including:

• A dynamic, “tilt and turn,” Spending Money Forecaster provides users with a forward-looking visual representation of their cash so they know if they can spend what they want and still have enough to pay the bills.
• Quicken Online Mobile makes it simple to track spending on the go. Users simply enter their cash or other transactions and they’ll be updated real-time with Quicken Online so they have the most current view of their money.
• Helps users avoid unwanted ATM fees with the built-in GPS-enabled ATM Finder. The app points users to the closest ATM from their own bank so they don’t have to pay to withdraw money.

The Quicken Online Mobile application is available for free from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch.

(Source) Press

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Why type when you can talk? That is apparently the new technology that IM+ now carries which can surely make mobile communications a whole lot easier. SHAPE has joined forces with Yap Inc., pioneer of the first fully automated voice-to-text platform, to add the first of its kind, thumbs-free message dictation feature to IM+ for BlackBerry smartphones.

IM+ with speech recognition will allow users to dictate their instant messages and send them as text to their contacts in Facebook, AIM/iChat, MSN/Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo!, ICQ, Jabber, Google Talk and MySpaceIM. Recent studies indicate that over 70% of consumers prefer using voice to interact with their mobile devices rather than typing. Speech-enablement increases message creation speed and greatly improves the usability of instant messaging on mobile devices.

The beta version of IM+ with voice recognition will be showcased at this week’s Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) in Orlando, Florida, and the full release is expected at the end of May 2009.

(Source) Press

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One problem that new iPhone users have to deal with is the fact that some iPhones are locked to a certain network service provider. Especially the iPhone 3G 2.2.1 which many thought was unlockable, you are constrained to sign up with them. But that was yesterday’s news.

iPhone Unlocking Solutions has changed this with the release of its new one-click unlock software. And to make it possible for more people to unlock their iPhones, Unlock-the-iPhone.com has temporarily lowered the price of its software to just $29.95.

Unlock-the-iPhone has become the number-one iPhone unlock provider, thanks to its one-click solutions for unlocking the iPhone. The iPhone Unlocking Solutions software was a breakthrough for people wanting to unlock the iPhone (http://www.unlock-the-iphone.com) but without the technical knowledge to take apart their iPhones and physically make the phones usable with any cell phone carrier.

Other solutions soon became available to unlock the iPhone, but most were either unreliable, putting users’ iPhones at risk of being rendered useless — and, again, voiding the warranties — or extremely expensive. In fact, that is still the case today: Other software solutions that can actually unlock the iPhone typically cost between $80 and $100.

The software available at Unlock-the-iPhone.com, however, is both simple and affordable. What’s more, the software so reliably unlocks the iPhone 3G 2.2.1 it comes with a 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee.

(Source) Press

Tags: Apple, cell phone, Cell Phones, iPhone, iphones, Mobile Software, money back satisfaction, unlocking the iphone, warranties

Normally, when you have to print something from your iPhone, you have to detach the memory card or transfer the files via Bluetooth or Infrared to a PC to do so. But thanks to EuroSmartz, Ltd., you can directly print to any Epson printer using your iPhone. Print & Share app that lets users print photos, business documents, PDF files, Web pages, e-mail, and more.

“Smart phones, especially the iPhone, are increasingly being used in place of laptops,” said Steve Semos, product manager, consumer ink jets, Epson America, Inc. “As an iPhone user, I can print PDF files, business documents and brilliant photos stored on, or taken by my iPhone to my Epson Artisan 800 printer or any other Epson printer. Epson recognizes the need for mobile printing and is pleased to see that the Print & Share app makes printing available to all iPhone and iPod Touch users.”

The Epson Artisan 800 and Artisan 700 are ideal for printing photos and documents from the iPhone through a wireless network. Print & Share lets users print information from their iPhone or iPod Touch to a printer connected to a computer, via a network or through a USB connection. Smart phone printing to an Epson home or office printer is now a reality with the Print & Share app, available for $6.99 at the iTunes App Store.

(Source) Press

Tags: Apple, epson america inc, epson printer, ink jets, iPhone, iPhone, iphones, iPod Touch, iTunes, Laptops, memory card, mobile printing, Mobile Software, office printer, printing photos, smart phone, smart phones

Add another game with a 3D graphical environment with Squashem 3.0. Squashem is a quirky rolling ball game played in stunning 3D environments. The aim is to chase and squash 10 runners as they try to flee - against the clock.

It is slick, fast paced, and designed to be fun and challenging - 6 Single Levels for some quick squashing action, or the All Levels Challenge for longer sessions. Squashem has a choice of Easy or Hard modes to maintain the challenge as your squashing skills improve.

Features Include:

• 6 levels with fully 3D environments, PhysX physics
• Global high scores to see who is the fastest on the planet (internet connection required). Local high scores to compete with your friends
• Hard and Easy modes depending on your mood
• Choose your squashing weapon from 10 different balls
• Tilt sensitivity control - tweak your twitch level
• Screen orientation calibration allows play at almost any angle
• 14 high score tables to dominate
• Listen to your ipod while you are playing - start your ipod before you start squashem and squash to your own rhythm

(Source) 7th Space

Tags: 3d environments, Apple, Cell Phones, graphical environment, high score, internet connection, iPhone, iPhone, ipod, Mobile Software, physics, score tables, sensitivity control

So much for adult games for iPhone owners, give the kids a chance to enjoy some games on Apple’s popular device. Match 2 Catch from Mooee company is a great game to add so kiddies can match images to its sound and is specifically designed to improve memory training. Settings allow gameplay on the easier level, and Match 2 Catch features higher levels that are more difficult to finish.

The last three levels (10-12) the image is matched to its sound. Other levels are either image to image and sound to sound. Once all the levels are completed at one try, there is a short animation to show all the animals. The images are quite cute and young children should find them attractive.

Feature Highlights:

• Children use their idle time with memory exercises
• Recognize the sounds of different animals
• Challenge children to better themselves and go to the next level
• Compete with their friends and parents for highest score

(Source) 7th Space

Tags: adult games, animals, Apple, Apple, attractive feature, Cell Phones, great game, highest score, image to image, iPhone, iPhone, kiddies, match 2, memory exercises, memory training, Mobile Software

Here is an app that should come useful for people poor in numbers. Math Ref is a math reference app. It includes formulas, tips, and examples from many areas of mathematics. Math Ref has the potential to be a very helpful tool once some errors are fixed and the organization becomes more intuitive.

Upon launching Math Ref, you are given a list of topics. Tapping on a topic will give a list of sub-topics. Choosing one of these sub-topics will provide a page of definitions, formulas, figures, and equations relevant to the chosen topic. Tapping a definition, formula, figure, or equation will usually give more information about it. Many times this information is some historical background about the topic.

(Source) The iPhone Blog

Tags: Apple, iPhone, iPhone, math reference, mathematics, Mobile Software

The trailer above shows us what the iPhone version of Gameloft’s Terminator: Salvation looks like. From what we can see the graphics look great and the gameplay is even more impressive considering that everything goes on a tiny phone. Sure an iPhone game will not be able to match the experience you’d have playing the same title on a PC or gaming console but this Terminator iPhone game promises a lot. We hear that Salvation is pretty complex and it will offer virtual access to lots of weapons and vehicles to get the job done.

For now we don’t have any prices and arrival dates but you can always check the App Store for it.

via terminatorsalvation

Tags: App Store, Apple, Gameloft, games, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Terminator

Microsoft’s Marketplace is slowly coming along. While Apple is enjoying over one billion downloads, Microsoft’s app store isn’t even available yet. But the store is open for developers now. All you need is you Windows Live ID, some valid taxpayer ID, bank account and $99 to begin your Marketplace business.

As soon as you get approved you can start submitting applications for Windows Mobile 6.5 and hope they will be included in the Marketplace. The submission guidelines are already available and you can check them out by following the link bellow.

via Microsoft

Tags: App Store, marketplace, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Windows Mobile 6.5

Another classic game is going to be available for the iPhone soon. Thanks to the efforts of First Star Software and Chillingo, Boulder Dash will be soon playable on iPhones which was first seen via Apple. First Star Software has re-engineered Boulder Dash for the iPhone and iPod Touch to make use of “multi-touch; ‘pinch’ zoom; the ability to switch between portrait and landscape modes on the fly”.

The major hurdle for this game to make it to the iPhone is one of controls. Past iPhone Boulder Dash clones have failed to successfully make this transition. In the original version, quick joystick control was required to navigate some of the more complicated mazes. First Star Software has chosen to go with a variety of control options to accommodate different players.

There are two virtual pad controls and one swipe control. Virtual control pads offer the up/down/left/right buttons in a standard plus-sign configuration (screenshot) or divided (screenshot) into separate up/down or left/right controls. Meanwhile, the swipe controls allow you to swipe anywhere in the direction you want to go. Swiping and holding allows you to continue moving in that direction.

(Source) Touch Arcade

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Technology never ceases to amaze us. We all know that Apple has expanded efforts to make the iPhone multi-functional but apparently now, an iPhone can even be used to conduct ultrasound exams thanks to a pair of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis. William D. Richard and David M. Zar have adapted an ultrasound probe that works on a half-watt of power from a cellphone.

That means that ultrasound exams could be conducted nearly anywhere while the image is piped to a doctor at a distant location. What makes this a big advance is not just the technology, but also its potential to greatly reduce the cost of ultrasound machines, making it practical to put them in pockets of E.M.T.’s, battlefield medics, school nurses and third-world obstetricians.

Professor Richard had previously designed a commercially available USB ultrasound probe that works with a laptop computer. He modified that design for the phone. “There is nothing magic about it; you just have to make some tweaks and they run on a smartphone,” said the professor. “It’s real; it isn’t a toy.”

The trick was finding a way to lower the energy demand of the probe. The new model requires half a watt, which the professor estimated translates to up to eight hours of continuous use. “Simple modification to a circuit board is all it takes,” Professor Richard said. “You could run eight probes on the energy required for one night light bulb.”

The professor estimates the current cost of a cellphone ultrasound probe at about $2,000, which would come down if it is produced in quantity. “I have a design for one that in a few years could sell at Walgreens for $199 and still make money,” he said.

(Source) NY Times

Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, Cellphone, distant location, energy demand, iPhone, iPhone, laptop computer, light bulb, medics, Mobile Software, school nurses, smartphone, ultrasound exams, ultrasound machines, washington university in st louis

iPhone owners get a new app to check out at the Apple app store with the launch of the Crestron Mobile for the iPhone. An intuitive graphical interface enables seamless control and management of climate, lighting, shades and security systems. View room and device status and adjust control features remotely from any location via the 3G or Edge cellular network (or Wi-Fi, where available).

Crestron Mobile on the iPhone talks directly to the lighting control system without any third-party software or external servers from anywhere in the world in real-time. (A control module is required for communication, and must be uploaded to the Crestron control system the by an authorized dealer.) Any updates or changes to the control program are automatically sent to the iPhone when the app is launched, and new locations are easily added by opening the “Connections” page on the iPhone. Crestron Mobile is compatible with the original iPhone, iPhone 3G and the iPod touch.

For the installer, Crestron Mobile for iPhone is fully integrated with Crestron programming software including SystemBuilder, VT Pro-e and SIMPL. The app appears as a symbol in the Crestron data library, which can be dragged and dropped into the control program and uploaded to a Crestron 2-Series control system. Custom GUI designs and program settings are implemented exactly the same as any other control module at no cost.

(Source) Press

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We can’t say we didn’t suspect the next-gen iPhone to have this video editing software on board. After all iPhone 3.0 beta suggests that video editing will be possible so we should definitely assume that this much-requested feature will be available soon. Based on sources close to the matter Peter Burrows from Businessweek had this to say about the whole video editing thing:

Evidently, shooting video is as easy as it is with a Flip, the ingenious device made by Pure Digital (recently purchased by Cisco). Then there’s an iMovie app that lets you quickly save the sections you want, right there on the phone itself. There may also be support for MMS, so the clips can be shared wirelessly with friends. And because of the iPhone’s relatively large screen, your friends don’t have to schlep to your PC or their Facebook page to see that video of your kids or your safari. Just hand them your iPhone.

Sure you will say this isn’t Apple talking but we assume those inside sources now what they’re talking about. Will Apple’s next-gen iPhone still manage to surprise us or will we rather get a Pre instead? What do you think?

via macrumors

Tags: Apple, Apple, Cisco, digital video editing, iPhone, Mobile News, Mobile Software, next-gen, Portable Devices, software

That Android 1.5 Cupcake update is here for everyone to enjoy. Those lucky dev phones owners got it just a few days ago and now the rest of the mortals will also receive it. G1 users can play now with all those new features coming with Cupcake as T-Mobile decided to push out the update. If you have a G1 you will be able to install it so go ahead and start backing up your current files. In case you can’t seem to be able to get that update notification make sure your revert your customized ROM to default. After that you should have no problem officially getting Cupcake installed on your phone. Hit us up in the comments section and tell us how it works for you!

Tags: Android 1.5, Cupcake, G1, Google, Mobile News, Mobile Software, ROM, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Update

While many people are talking about the App Store hitting one billion downloads, Slacker Radio reports that it has surpassed the 1 million download mark for the BlackBerry Smartphones as well. BlackBerry enthusiasts cite many reasons for choosing Slacker, including a music library with four times as many songs and the high-fidelity audio on Slacker vs. the inferior mono audio of a leading competitor.

In addition, Slacker offers the only Personal Radio application that enables listeners to store their favorite stations on their memory card so they can listen whether they are connected to a wireless network or not. Cached stations provide better application performance and reduce battery requirements by as much as five times.

BlackBerry smartphone owners can create their own custom stations with all of their favorite artists and songs or listen to over 100 expert-programmed Slacker stations. Listeners can also read detailed artist biographies, album reviews and lyrics for songs, providing a powerful resource for music discovery.

The Slacker Radio App for BlackBerry smartphones is available as a free download on BlackBerry App World or by visiting Slacker.com from your BlackBerry(R) Browser.

(Source) Press

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Thanks to a software, any running windows application can be remotely controlled via WiFi or 3G connection with the use of an iPhone. Gooer Corp., a leading service provider of Remote Desktop solutions, announced Windows applications support for the iPhone.

By using the Remote Desktop channel, Gooer developed remote application technology. Instead of showing the user’s whole desktop, it can show only the application window. With this technology, Gooer enables running any Windows application on iPhone as if it were running locally.

For customers, they can directly use this iPhone software to access EMR, CRM, ERP or any other enterprise software located on their office PC. Compared to the remote desktop, it is much more convenient because the customer only need handle one application window now.

For software companies, they can use this technology to deliver their software to iPhone users in just minutes. The real program is running on a Windows 2003 server, but for the customer, it looks like a local iPhone application. Gooer also provides customization service to make the end users hardly realize it is a remote application.

(Source) Press

Tags: Apple, application source, application technology, application window, desktop channel, desktop solutions, gooer, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile Software, remote application, WiFi, windows 2003 server, windows application, windows applications

Yes we have more Pre news and this time we’re taking a better look at Palm’s webOS. More screenshots have been released and we can take a look now at Google Maps, Microsoft Exchange, Facebook and Google, the finger friendly launcher, transparency overlays, dialogue boxes and more. Are you excited or what? webOS might just be the mobile OS ready to fully battle the iPhone. All it needs now are some cool apps and a very dependable handset, which we hope the Pre actually is. Check out the screens and let us know what you think. (more…)

Tags: Mobile News, Mobile Software, Palm, Palm, pre, Screenshots, webOS

Windows Mobile 6.5 will come with a whole new voice command software. Microsoft Voice Command will be replaced by TellMe when the software will be ready to hit the stores later this year. TellMe is being integrated in Windows Mobile 6.5 but the software is already running on certain BlackBerry handsets or the Samsung Instinct.

TellMe will let you activate text messaging, phone dialing, traffic information, GPS data and searching via Microsoft Live search. And all that is done by voice which could be a great tool for busy people always on the go. The application will be available either for free in the Marketplace or already pre-installed on your future Windows Mobile 6.5 device.

via TellMe

Tags: marketplace, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, TellMe, Windows Mobile 6.5

Europe and Taiwan must be rocking the latest HTC flagship cell phone already, now that April 2009 is almost done with us, but seems like HTC just can’t let the Touch Diamond2 hit the streets.  We now have news that the high-end smartphone is ready to capture Malaysia too, according to a recent press release, and if HTC sticks to its words this time, Malaysians should be getting cosy with their Diamond2s by the middle of May 2009.  The price falls in the same ballpark as the European and Taiwanese versions, going for about 2599 RM (roughly $722).  We know you love your tech HTC, but can we have a go at it too?

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Tags: BenQ, Cell Phones, HTC, Malaysia, Mobile Software, Motorola, Touch Diamond2