Analyst: iPhone to Go Multi-carrier Next Year in U.S.

Apple’s combination iPod and smartphone is currently available only through AT&T in the United States, limiting the number of users to because many consumers aren’t interested in switching to the carrier. Offering the iPhone through multiple carriers could let Apple expand its iPhone user base even more because fewer people would have to switch carriers…

Life on The Internet, Aiding and Abetting with an iPhone

Life on the Internet can be great. Apple gives us magnificent tools and apps. Others jump in with their apps and services like Twitter and Facebook. However, with all things human, balance, not excess, is vital for a great life with Apple products.  Unfortunately, there are so many sources of information and so many people…

Chess Database for iPhone Showcases 500,000 Games [UPDATED]

 Splash PageThis program is intended for serious chess fans who are familiar with the game, its players, and nomenclature, such as the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO). Once you have a goal in mind, such as studying the games of, say, Alexander Alekhine, or the games he played against specific other players, say, Max Euwe,…

Untangle Calendar Syncing on Your iPhone

Sync via iTunes This is the oldest, tried and true method of syncing. Syncing is done via a wired connection between your iPhone and your Mac. Calendars in iCal are synced with the Calendar app on your iPhone. To use this option, connect your iPhone to your Mac, using the Dock connector cable, and launch…

Verizon's MiFi: The Best iPhone (and Mobile Mac!) Accessory

The SpeedThe first thing I’ll say is that the speed isn’t really the most important feature of this device for me, then I’ll go on to explain why I’m wrong in that assertion. In comparison to your DSL or Cable connection, the MiFi will almost always lose, but it almost always wins against AT&T’s 3G…

The 'Every Other Year iPhone Club'

I bought the original iPhone as week after it was first introduced in 2007. (Yes, I paid $600 for it back then and no, I did not feel “cheated” when Apple dropped the price a few months later.)I instantly fell in love with my iPhone. I use it dozens of times a day and count…

iPhone: Smaller Camera Roll, Faster Backups

To reduce your Camera Roll size, do this: Connect your iPhone to your Mac and launch iPhoto. Select your iPhone in iPhoto’s Devices list. Click Import All Click Delete Originals after the photo import completes. Deleting extra photos can speed up iPhone backups.Windows XP users can import and delete photos from their iPhone with the…

TMO Interviews Vito Tech: iPhone Apps, From Russia with Stars

 Erika Torazzina, Head of Business Development, Vito Technologies TMO: Tell me about the Vito technology developers and where they are. Torazzina: The founder, who is Russian, and a few other staff are in Alexandria, Virginia. But the development team is based in Novosibirsk, Russia. It’s the capital city of Siberia and is the third largest…

TMO Interviews Will Shipley: Delicious Library for the iPhone

TMO: So tell me about the new iPhone app for Delicious Library. Shipley: It’s really quite simple. It’s a “read-only” app. By that, I mean that you can’t make any changes to Library data from the iPhone app. All you can do is see the information But it’s rock-solid stable and displays the data beautifully,…

TMO Interviews Andrew Stone: Developing For the iPhone for 20 Years

We’re here at Moscone West with Andrew Stone of Stone Design Software located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Andrew StoneTMO: Mr Stone, let’s talk about all things Mac and iPhone software at Stone Design. Stone: What I think’s interesting is that, in fact, I was getting into the iPhone twenty years ago [laughs] with the NeXT computer.…

Apple has the Obligation to Approve iPhone Apps

Schools dictate that adults in a position of trust are held accountable for their interaction with children. Federal agencies set standards for effectiveness, safety, labeling and health claims of food and drugs. Also, the air we breathe and water we drink. Local health departments set standards for food handling in restaurants. Federal and state agencies…

iPhone Game EatWillGrow Posts High Scores to Twitter

EatWillGrow (US$0.99) uses Twitter’s search engine to save scores — each tweet includes a screenshot of the game’s last moment, the player beaten, and the point difference between the two scores. Players can view most recently tweeted scores or all-time high scores; the game only finds scores sent directly from it, minimizing the chances of…

iPhone, Android See Strong Gains in AdMob Metrics

The research firm noted that the Android and iPhone application stores “have significantly influenced this growth”: more than half of traffic requests from both platforms in March came from applications. Looking at growth since the launch of the Android Market last November, AdMob said Android requests were up an average of 47 percent per month,…

Indigo 4 Automation Server Adds iPhone Support

Version 4 improved the Web-based interface, the built-in Web server now supports RESTful Web APIs, the system offers folder management for organizing devices, and Bonjour and AppleScript support was improved. Indigo 4 also added support for the INSTEON IR-Linc Transmitter, I/O-Linc, and Motion Sensor hardware modules.Indigo is now also available in Lite and Pro versions.…

iPhone Reversi Games: A Bunch of Losers

Unfortunately, none of these apps are worth their cost. And I say this knowing that several of the versions cost nothing at all. To be fair, I didn’t assess all the different Reversi games in the App Store; rather, I selected 4 that appeared to be representative. Perhaps I overlooked some gem. But I doubt…

Analyst: Two New iPhones on the Way

“We believe Apple is preparing to launch at least two new iPhones in the June quarter with a high-end version (32GB) and a low-end version ($99),” Mr. Marshall said. “Our checks indicate a substantial build plan increase for the June quarter (potentially doubling quarter over quarter) from our current 3.1 million unit estimate for March…

iPhone App Piracy

I was dismayed to find just how rampant iPhone app piracy is. I don’t mean to sound naive. I am all too aware that piracy exists. It has long existed for computer software, where unscrupulous users share pirated copies of the latest programs from Apple, Microsoft, Adobe and others. Digressing a bit, I found it…