Zippo Offers Free Virtual Zippo Lighter App for iPhone

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Non-smokers that like to play with fire (literally) but don’t carry a real lighter around can get a new app for the iPhone from Zippo and Moderati free. The application puts a Zippo lighter on the screen that can be customized.

Opening the lid of the lighter can be done by sliding a finger across the lid or by flicking the wrist to fling the lid open. To light the flame on the virtual lighter you slide your finger across the flint wheel. Once lit, the flame sways back and forth when the iPhone is moved. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:44:27 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HP rumored to release Windows Smart Phone

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The WSJ published a report that HP is supposedly close to releasing a Windows smart phone.
The HP phone is said to be first introduced in Europe and will also be marketed to consumers.
Features of the HP smart phone would include Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, touchscreen and keypad. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Oct 2008 07:01:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Touch-Screen Phone unveiled

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Nokia finally unveiled their first touch-screen mobile phone with the new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be among the first devices to support Nokia's Comes With Music service that gives users one year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalogue.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features a 3.2 inch touchscreen display with 640x360px resolution and introduces the new Nokia Bar user interface concept. The Media bar for instance is a drop down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, including favorite tracks, videos and photos. The Media Bar also offers a direct link to the web and to online sharing. Read more

Posted on Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:51:14 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia takes on Apple's iTunes and iPhone

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By Tarmo Virki

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, will launch its free music package on Thursday, issuing a challenge to Apple's dominance of the digital music market.
Nokia is expected to unveil more details of its "Comes with Music" package at an analyst and media event in London. The Finnish firm will also launch its first touch-screen phone, to rival Apple's popular iPhone, sources have told Reuters.
"Comes with Music" and similar products from other hardware vendors could help the music industry make up for falling CD sales and cut illegal downloads.
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Posted on Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:49:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia CEO wowed by iPhone, sights on BlackBerry

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By Eric Auchard
SANTA CLARA, California (Reuters) - The chief executive of Nokia, the world mobile phone leader, gave credit to new competitors from the computer world on Wednesday, but said his company was set to respond to all challengers.
Nokia President and CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said emerging rivals Apple Inc, Google Inc, Research in Motion Ltd and Microsoft Corp have helped to accelerate interest in using the Internet on mobile phones.
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Posted on Thu, 2 Oct 2008 02:34:24 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple drops iPhone Developer NDA

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Apple finally got a grip and dropped the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for released iPhone software. This was way over due. Now iPhone developers can finally share best practices and tools. Now there will be iPhone developer books and more.
Apple argues in an announcement on the Apple site that the NDA was necessary to protect Apple inventions and innovations. Apple has filed for hundreds of patents on iPhone technology and the company felt that the NDA added yet another level of protection. Read more

Posted on Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:17:43 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone Flash Player almost finished

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Adobe said that they are almost done with a Flash player for the Apple iPhone. Apple is in control of when Flash support will be rolled out for the iPhone though.
The details on what the iPhone Flash player would actually be supported are still unkown.
Given that many sites use Flash in the layout it is important to support Flash on web pages. Additionally many videos are only offered through Flash video players, which do not currently play on the iPhone. Read more

Posted on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:07:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mobile Phones for Tweens and Kids, flyPhone and glowPhone

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Giving a cell phone to a younger child or a teen/tween is a good thing. It allows you to keep in touch with your child and makes it easier to know where they are, even if it's only within your neighborhood. The catch is that kids often don’t understand how a phone works and that using it too much can cost big money.

Firefly has a couple of new phones for kids that limit the people they can call and make it so parents can easily monitor the use of the phone. The new handsets are called the glowPhone and the flyPhone. The phones allow parents to limit the time the phones can be used and to limit text messages to only the numbers programmed into the phones memory. Read more

Posted on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:46:06 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

iPhone Gets Spreadsheet from Softalk

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I use an iPhone for my only phone at home or on the road. The one thing about the device that takes the most getting used to is the on-screen keyboard. You do get used to it after a while, but I would be very hesitant to use it for anything other than the occasional email or text message.

iPhone users who miss the ability to be able to type spreadsheets will be glad to hear that Softalk has a new iPhone spreadsheet application. The application is called Spreadsheet, has 50 different functions, and can be sent via the iPhone email to other people to be opened in Excel 2003 or higher. Read more

Posted on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:30:15 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Neonode Launches Limited Edition N2 Phone

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Neonode has teamed up with Swedish rock band Backyard Babies to deliver a limited edition N2 touch screen phone to go along with the bands new self-named album. The limited edition handset includes the complete Backyard Babies album, music video and a bonus track.

Also included are numerous ringtones and band themes. Features include the touch screen interface, miniSD card slot, music player capability, Quad band support for wireless networks, and a 2MP camera. Read more

Posted on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:25:12 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung Armani Night Effect Mobile Phone is I4U Top 100 Gift Tip #42

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Some users prefer a phone that offers great features and a flashy design. For this crowd Samsung and Emporio Armani have teamed up for a mobile phone called the Night Effect that is aimed at younger users that like to go to nightclubs and enjoy bright city life.

The handset has an AMOLED screen and LED lighting effects that let the phone glow in green, blue, or red. The LED effects activate when a call is received or made using the phone. The screen is 2.2-inches and the phone has a 3MP camera. Other features include Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity. The handset will be available starting in November. Read more

Posted on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:24:47 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Gphone versus iPhone versus Windows Mobile

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Digital Trends takes a look at the three smart phone platforms: T-Mobile G1, Apple iPhone and Windows Mobile.
Quote: "This week, the first of the gPhones was formally announced: the HTC Dream. Google's attack on the phone market is vastly different than Apple's, and could, if we measure success by volume, be much more successful. Read more

Posted on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Shazam iPhone App Downloaded 1.5M Times

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Shazam is a mobile music discovery provider. It announced today that the Shazam application for the iPhone has been downloaded over 1.5 million times in the last six weeks. Shazam says that the application is one of the most popular for the iPhone.

iPhone users have used the application to identify more than 20 million music tracks in the last 2 months. Using the application iPhone owners can identify music tracks, watch the video on YouTube, and buy the track on iTunes via the iPhone. Read more

Posted on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

AirMe Gives iPhone Wireless Link to Picasa

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AirMe has announced its application for the iPhone is ready. The application is on the App Store now and allows iPhone users to send photos wirelessly to Picasa, Facebook, and Flickr. The photos are tagged with location, time, weather and more. I assume you have to be running the iPhone 3G for the geotagging services.

AirMe says its application has been used in over 90 countries over the last two months and users have uploaded a quarter million photos from the iPhone alone. Versions are available for other phones as well including Blackberry and Nokia devices. Read more

Posted on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:00:14 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Alltel Announces nuTsie Bringing iTunes to Mobile Phones

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Alltel has announced its customers can now use the nuTsie application that allows iTunes tracks to be imported to Alltel mobile phones. The nuTsie application costs $4.99 per month or can be purchased a year at a time for $19.99.

The application will run on multiple phones offered by Alltel including the MOTORAZR V3m and V3c, MOTOKRZR K1m, MOTORAZR V9m, and MOTOROKR Z6m as well as several other handsets from Samsung and LG. Read more

Posted on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:57:55 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

T-Mobile G1 Android Phone Officially Announced

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T-Mobile officially announced the first Android powered mobile phone yesterday called the G1. The smartphone uses the new Google Android OS and features a QWERTY keyboard. The phone promises a great web surfing experience with access to Google Maps Street View, Gmail, YouTube, and more.

Internet access is via T-Mobile's 3G and EDGE networks. The G1 will go on sale on October 22nd for $179 with a 2-year customer agreement. UK Android fans will be able to get the phone in November with the rest of Europe getting the handset in 2009. Read more

Posted on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:55:54 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

iDialuDrive Voice Dial Application for iPhone

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One of the things that the iPhone has lacked that other high-end phones offer is the ability to dial with voice commands. An application called iDialUDrive is being offered for $0.99 that lets the iPhone dial automatically from a list of contacts.

The application uses the built-in contacts list. To use it you click on an application and it will dial the first number in a list. After the call is complete, another touch dials the second contact on the list. Read more

Posted on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

iPhone App Store continues to make iPhone Developers Rich

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In August we reported the first time that the iPhone App store is making independent developers quite happy with wades of cash each day.
Wired has a new success story about the guy behind the iPhone hit game Trism. Steve Demeter already made $250,000 with his $5 iPhone game in only two months. At this rate he would be multi-millionaire within a year.

The App Store makes it easy for anyone to find, purchase, and install new software. As the iPhone eco system grows every day, revenue for software developers will grow even further. Read more

Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone Ultracompact USB Power Adapter needs Exchange

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Apple wants you to give back your Ultracompact USB Power Adapter you got with the iPhone 3G to get a new one, the old one might hurt you. Apple announced a Apple Ultracompact USB Power Adapter Exchange program.
Apple has determined that under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power adapter's metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, creating a risk of electric shock. Read more

Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony Introduces Lots of iPod/iPhone Docks

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Sony has introduced new alarm clocks that offer support for the iPod and iPhone from Apple. The new clocks include the CD clock radio ICF-CD3iP, a table top HD Radio with iTunes tagging XDR-S10HDiP, and a docking speaker SRS0GU10iP. All of the new devices are Made for iPod and Works with iPhone certified.

The ICF-CD3iP can wake you to CD or tracks from your iPod and includes a remote control. Sony's XDR-S10HDiP has a HD Tuner built-in and offers the ability to tag songs from the radio for purchase on your iPod later. Read more

Posted on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:56:07 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Zihotch Retro Phone Watch is craziest Japanese Watch ever

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Our Wristwatch news site Wrist Dreams reports about a crazy watch from Japan. The Zihotch Retro Phone Watch features a working retro phone dial as the face. You have to actually dial a number to get the time told via the speaker integrated in the watch.

There is no time display to be found on this watch. When you dial 117 the watch answers in Japanese and tells the current time. Read more

Posted on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:30:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr