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Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on July 5, 2009
When it comes to feeding your card carrying PETA (aka People for Eating Tasty Animals) friends, getting the menu together generally isn’t a problem. However, for the special needs people—vegetarians and vegans and piscivores, oh my!—on your guest list, finding recipes and making the shopping list can be something of a challenge, especially [...]
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on July 4, 2009
A slickly redesigned user interface that puts search and commonly used functions on a new homescreen, plus new and extended features have all made the cut. However, the one piece of functionality that everyone’s certain to want—queue the catcalls and sneering a la AT&T—won’t arrive until later this Summer.
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on July 3, 2009
When the people at Consumer Reports put this year’s collection of smartphones through the paces, it was the Apple iPhone 3GS that came out on top, preferred over the Palm Pre and Blackberry.
The venerable consumer testing publication gave the iPhone [...]
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on July 3, 2009
A who’s who listing of North American broadcasters are taking part in long-time Apple multimedia content streaming partner’s iphone.akamai.com technology showcase to delivering top-shelf programming to the small screen. That said, the guest list is stellar, the timing impeccable, though delivery doesn’t seem to be up to scratch.
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on July 2, 2009
Apple’s little remarked decentralization of iPhone screen replacement services, installing the required equipment and displays at brick n’ mortar Apple Store locations, could be telling us a lot about the device’s future size and shape.
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on July 1, 2009
More reports are coming in concerning the iPhone 3GS and its tendency to overheat to the point of damage, and users are now reporting a disturbing rattle that accompanies the shake gesture and tapping.
More and more users are reporting problems [...]
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on July 1, 2009
Whether the mothership is reckoned to be plodding right along or racing ahead is a matter of perspective and interpretation. However you look at it though, the Cupertino’s coders never rest on their laurels and that’s definitely a good thing™.
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on June 30, 2009
A killer title to redefine mobile gaming? Probably not, but this is a serious waste of time for owners of Apple’s hot selling handheld computers.
As predicted, the folks at id Software has announced the release of Doom Resurrection ($9.99, iTunes) for the iPhone and iPod touch. Although the game play [...]
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on June 29, 2009
Although there are no really major, widespread problems, there have been a few snags in Apple’s introduction of the new iPhone 3GS, including short supply and overheating.
The newest member of the iPhone family, the 3GS which became available just last [...]
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on June 28, 2009
This morning my daugher came to me distraught, iPod nano in hand. It had crashed with the words “Connect to Power” fixed on the screen.
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on June 27, 2009
Pressing the home button has gotten more useful with the release of iPhone OS 3.0. In addition waking your handheld or returning you to home screen from any application or page, you can do other neat stuff like bring up Spotlight, control iPod music and video, or even custom configure what the home [...]
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on June 26, 2009
With all the publicity about the success of the Apple App store, you may have asked yourself about what you need to do to write an iPhone application. Here’s your answer.
For the last year or so, Apple conference extravaganzas have been [...]
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on June 26, 2009
There is some question as to which new smartphone is the fastest, with some tests giving the Palm Pre the nod in some areas. Now a new test shows that the new iPhone 3GS is faster in another.
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Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on June 26, 2009
We’re all well aware of how iPhone users dominate the use of the mobile internet. Now, there’s a new statistic that deepens the trend and it’s so cutting it simply bleeds.
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on June 25, 2009
Although the new operating system has received overwhelmingly positive reviews, the great majority of those Apple’s other handheld computer aren’t seeing the value. Is this a question of too high an asking price or is it that there’s just not enough on offer to be worth the trouble?
