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Eye-Fi Announces iPhone App For Photo Syncing, Sharing
Monday, January 5th, 2009 at 4:47 PM - by Bryan Chaffin
SAN FRANCISCO - Eye-Fi announced Monday that the company was developing an iPhone application that will automatically upload pictures from your iPhone to both your computer and the Web-based sharing site of your choice. The application will be available from the App Store for free to Eye-Fi card owners.
News
Apple CEO Receiving Hormone Imbalance Treatment
Monday, January 5th, 2009 at 9:50 AM - by TMO Staff
Apple CEO Steve Jobs offered the world a rare glimpse into his life on Monday when he revealed that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance. He claims the issue is under control, and is the cause of his weight loss during 2008. Our sister site, The Mac Observer, has the full story.
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Apple Files Patent for iPhone-Compatible Gloves
Friday, January 2nd, 2009 at 11:13 AM - by with 1 comment
A recently published patent may answer users' concerns about being able to use gloves with an iPhone or iPod touch handset. The patent, as noted by AppleInsider, would allow users to interact with Apple's multi-touch devices via the use of specialized gloves and describes how capacitive touchscreens like those found on the iPhone and iPod touch are problematic in colder weather.
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Happy New Year from iPodObserver.com
Thursday, January 1st, 2009 at 10:15 AM - by
Happy New Year from the staff of iPodObserver.com! It was a great 2008, and we're looking forward to 2009. Covering the world of Apple, the iPhone, and iPod wouldn't be possible without you, our readers, and we appreciate your support.
iPO Review
wurdle
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 at 11:20 AM - by Bob LeVitus
wurdle is a reasonably-priced ($1.99), totally addicting, fast, fun word game in the tradition of Boggle with a touch of Scrabble.
News
Massive Zune Die-off Precedes 2009
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 at 9:36 AM - by with 14 comments
Owners of Microsoft's 30GB Zune media player received an unexpected surprise on December 31 when their devices stopped working properly and locked up during the startup process. The self-bricking appears to have begun 24 hours before the date rollover into 2009, and so far there aren't any fixes available.
Games
Review: Buggled and FriendZoo
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 at 9:00 AM - by
Buggled is a fun game, and for US$0.99 (the price as of this review), it's worth the money, even if there isn't a lot of depth here. FriendZoo is a little harder to justify, even with the same $0.99 price tag.
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Vaja Posts iPhone nano Info Page
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 at 9:29 AM - by with 1 comment
High end iPhone case maker Vaja added some credibility to the rumors that Apple is preparing to unveil the fabled iPhone nano now that it has a Web page visitors can use to sign up for more information about cases for the unreleased product.
iPhone
Developer Sells 39K Copies of iFart Mobile on Christmas Day
Monday, December 29th, 2008 at 5:06 PM - by Bryan Chaffin with 5 comments
Developer Joel Comm announced over the weekend that he sold some 38,927 copies of iFart Mobile on Christmas Day. Sales of the sound effect and prank application began growing by leaps and bounds in the days leading up to Christmas, but as boys, girls, and adults alike opened up their iPod touches and iPhones, those sales increased by threefold on Christmas Day itself.
iPhone
Apple Now Offering Carrier-Free iPhone in French Marketplace for 799 to 899 Euros
Monday, December 29th, 2008 at 2:50 PM - by with 1 comment
French retailer FNAC announced on Monday that the company would be selling a contract-free version of Apple's iPhone 3G handset. The units, which are available at a significant markup, retail for €799 ($1,125.60) and €899 ($1,266.23), respectively.
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Walmart Starts Selling the iPhone
Monday, December 29th, 2008 at 7:56 AM - by with 1 comment
Retail powerhouse Walmart began selling Apple's iPhone 3G in its stores on Sunday, December 28. The company is offering both the 8GB and 16GB model at a discount, although a slim one at only US$2 off Apple's list price.
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Ivyskin Quattro-T1 iPhone 3G case
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 at 5:28 PM - by Bob LeVitus with 1 comment
I've reviewed dozens of iPhone cases and few are so good I don't want to have to take them off so I can test the next one. The Ivyskin Quattro-T1 is only the second one I can recall this year.
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Happy Holidays from iPodObserver.com!
Thursday, December 25th, 2008 at 7:20 AM - by with 1 comment
iPodObserver.com is taking Thursday, December 25 and Friday, December 26 off to celebrate the holiday season and to give our staff of top-notch editors a much deserved break before jumping into Macworld Expo in January. We'll return to our regular publishing schedule on Monday, December 29.
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Hewlett-Packard Releases HP iPrint Photo, Allows Wireless Printing from iPhone/iPod Touch
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 at 10:20 AM - by
Printer industry mainstay Hewlett-Packard has recently released HP iPrint Photo, a small, free program that allows iPhone and iPod touch users to print to HP inkjet printers attached to local Wi-Fi networks.
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Snapture Labs Intros iPhone Camera Flash
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 at 8:37 AM - by
Snapture Labs introduced its SnaptureFlash for the iPhone on Wednesday. The sled attachment adds a camera flash to the iPhone, and is designed to work with the Snapture Lab's own camera application.
iPhone
Research Firm: Smart Phone Market Now Dominated by Apple & RIM
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 at 5:52 PM - by Bryan Chaffin with 1 comment
The smart phone market is now dominated by just two companies -- Apple and research In Motion -- according to a research firm Changewave Research. In a survey released by the company Tuesday, the firm said that RIM has some momentum due to a slew of new products, but found that RIM's market share was down 1% from its last survey, while Apple's had risen 6%.
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Animoto Productions Brings Animoto to the iPhone
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 at 5:17 PM - by
Animoto Productions announced the immediate availability of Animoto for the iPhone on Tuesday. Animoto lets users make videos from the photos and music on their iPhone, and then share and view Animoto videos, much like the Animoto.com Web site. Animoto is free and available at Apple's iTunes-based App Store.
Games
Apple Adds Trivial Pursuit, Crystal Defenders, Chinese Checkers to iPod Games List
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 at 2:40 PM - by
Apple on Tuesday continued to stock the shelves at the iTunes Store with three more clickwheel iPod games: Trivial Pursuit (US$4.99), Crystal Defenders ($4.99), and Chinese Checkers ($0.99). The first two were published by Electronic Arts and Square Enix, respectively, while the third is another original title from Apple. All three are compatible with fifth generation video iPods, iPod classic, and third and fourth generation iPod nanos.
News
Macworld Expo Unveils iMacworld for iPhone
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 at 2:25 PM - by with 1 comment
Macworld Expo introduced iMacworld for the iPhone and iPod touch on Tuesday. The application lists all of the exhibitors that will be at Macworld Expo & Conference in January, shows their booth numbers, and also shows which hall they will be in. Updates are planned before the expo in January that will add a show map along with a calendar showing conference sessions. iMacworld is free and available at Apple's iTunes-based App Store.
News
Twittelator Pro 1.6 Adds Sub Groups, More
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 at 10:38 AM - by with 2 comments
Stone Design announced the immediate availability of Twittelator Pro 1.6 on Tuesday. The update for the Twitter client application for the iPhone and iPod touch added the ability to group the people you follow into sets.
