Brighten your iPhone photos instantly with iFlashReady!By adding a software-based flash to the iPhone camera, iFlashReady helps you overcome the iPhone's lack of a build-in camera flash.The local method in iFlashReady is usually more... 
What's that house worth? Is that house for sale? Use Zillow to get real estate data and information on all U.S. homes (88+ million) as you walk or drive through neighborhoods. Coupled with GPS technology, we can locate your position and... 
Keep up to date with President Barack Obama and his Administration!This app will bring you daily blog entries from the Official White House blog, photos from the Official White House photographers, plus weekly video addresses by President... 
Why aren't more people using Skype for the iPhone?
Skype has been available as a free App Store download for a little while now for both the iPhone and iPod Touch. I don't understand why more people aren't using it as their exclusive method of calling, or at least using it in the same numbers as those using the desktop version of Skype. Usage of Skype on the iPhone as a percentage of iPhone users is much lower than that for the desktop version. I have a theory that I'll get to shortly.
For three bucks a month for the SkypeOut service, you can make Skype calls to any phone. On the iPhone, it would essentially be a method of calling that doesn't use minutes. Granted, the reliability of the service is in question since it relies on a steady data connection, but for non-important personal calls where all you want to do is chat, why not just exclusively use the Skype application?
I own a Verizon Windows Mobile phone as well as an iPod Touch. I have tried using Skype on my Windows Mobile phone and it is disabled for calling (SMS works fine, though). The iPhone on the other hand allows you to place calls from any Wi-Fi Hotspot, so why isn't that getting more use, after all, its the same situation as you have when your physically at your computer (most computers aren't connecting to the web through 3G, but through a physical connection)?
How come cellular services don't switch exclusively to data-based voice communication? Does it have to do with a lack of reliability? Is it the need to drain every penny they possibly can from the customer? Is it a combination of both?
For the record, I would use Skype exclusively if it were available for calls on any cell phone network. As Comcast and others begin to roll out their WiMax networks (as they have this week in one market, and plan to do so in other major cities by years end), maybe we will have the ability to buy an iPhone thats not so connected to just one cell provider, and instead use it to dial through a standard net connection! Then, cell phone companies would have no choice but implement a set monthly fee with none of these "per minute" charges.
Do you use Skype for the iPhone? What is your experience with it?
iFlashReady v2.1 - Review
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iFlashReady v2.1 By: iFlashReady v2.1 Developer's Notes: Brighten your iPhone photos instantly with iFlashReady!By adding a software-based flash to the iPhone camera, iFlashReady helps you overcome the iPhone's lack of a build-in camera flash.The local method in iFlashReady is usually more effective than global methods such as levels, curves, fill light, or exposure adjustments.Without a flash, the iPhone camera often takes under-exposed and low-contrast pictures when lighting is poor. iFlashReady is a one-of-a-kind software specifically designed to enhance the photos taken by the iPhone camera by reproducing the effect of a camera flash. With a click of a button, you can add low, medium, or high levels of fill-in flash effect to reveal details in the dark regions, or light up the entire photo to achieve improved brightness, contrast, and color.The application is designed to get the job done with minimal clicks. You start with selecting a photo from camera roll.The save button is at the top-right corner.Our tech support forum is active and responsive.iFlashReady can also enhance photos imported by iTunes on iPod Touch or iPhone.iFlashReady is based on an innovative algorithm that intelligently lightens up each pixel to an individually differentiated level. Even if the entire photo is lightened up, the details in highlights are not blown out. The internal parameters are specially configured for the iPhone camera. |
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IPhone OS updated again!
Wow! That didn't take long. It seems Apple has updated the SDK and OS for developers again. Version 3.1 now includes these goodies... can't wait until it gets into the hands of all of us! Especially the Bluetooth Voice Control, where are those portable bluetooth mics when you need them?
Features include;
- iPhone 3GS - When you’re trimming your videos you now have the option of saving the original video by tapping the “Save as copy” button.
- Voice Control is finally working over bluetooth now!
- When you move your icons around the iPhone vibrates
- MMS is enabled by default but does not work for AT&T users
- The AT&T profile is updated to 4.2
- Improvements to OpenGL and Quartz
- There’s now a VideoEditorController API - Allows third party apps to call up video editing UI
- Video picker API
Zillow Real Estate - Review
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Zillow Real Estate By: Zillow, Inc. Developer's Notes: What's that house worth? Is that house for sale? Use Zillow to get real estate data and information on all U.S. homes (88+ million) as you walk or drive through neighborhoods. Coupled with GPS technology, we can locate your position and display high-resolution aerial maps with Zestimate® values, property information, homes for sale, Make Me Move® homes, recently-sold homes, and more.- GPS technology follows you– no need to enter an address.- See Zestimates, homes for sale, recently sold, and Make Me Move homes all on one screen.- Perfect research companion for buyers or real estate junkies.- Drive by your "dream homes" and see what they're worth.- Or, custom search homes by address, neighborhood or ZIP. |
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Obama Administration - White House News - Review
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By: Obama Administration - White House News Developer's Notes: Keep up to date with President Barack Obama and his Administration!This app will bring you daily blog entries from the Official White House blog, photos from the Official White House photographers, plus weekly video addresses by President Obama, videos of Press Briefings, Tweets from the White House's official Twitter account, and news articles from the Washington Post, New York Times, and Los Angeles Times.Keep up to date with everything the Obama Administration is doing on our behalf in Washington!This application is free thanks to our advertising sponsors.(Government content used within this application is in the public domain. This application has not been endorsed by the Federal Government.) |
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Apple Remote - Review
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Apple, Inc. By: Apple, Inc. Developer's Notes: With Remote you can control the music on your computer or Apple TV from your iPod touch or iPhone. Play, pause, skip, shuffle. See your songs, playlists, and album art on your iPod touch or iPhone as if you were right in front of your computer. Remote works with your Wi-Fi network, so you can control playback from anywhere in and around your home. |
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iBacon: a game you'll flip over! - Review
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iBacon By: iBacon: a game you'll flip over! Developer's Notes: Attention Bacon Fans, (i.e., Everyone)!iBacon is finally here for the iPhone and iPod touch!Yes, you can cook your bacon and eat it too!You dream of becoming a three-star chef (Michelin Rating) and you LOVE bacon! You didn't attend the Culinary Institute of America and you haven’t won any James Beard Awards, you just love bacon, and you like it cooked to sizzling perfection!Impress your friends as you cook bacon right on your iPhone or iPod touch, taking it from Raw to Cooked by using virtual tongs to flip this universally delicious pork product.Shot in HB video (HB = Hot Bacon), this "game simulator" is the first of its kind, using full-motion video as the basis for the game.It will make everyone wonder: what’s that mouth-watering sizzle coming from your iPhone/iPod touch? Answer: iBacon! iBacon takes full advantage of multi-touch, vibrate, and the accelerometer to:PINCH:Use your fingers to pinch the cooking tongs, and flip each individual slice of bacon to hot, smokey perfection! POUR:Drain off any accumulated bacon grease by tilting your device to the left. SHAKE:If your bacon sets off the smoke alarm, shake the device to turn on the exhaust fan and cool that bacon down! SPLAT:Swipe left or right to clear off grease splatters!EAT:When your bacon is perfectly cooked, press the "eat bacon" button and tilt the device to the right or left to eat your bacon (note: the author of this game does not condone eating raw or undercooked bacon– please be sure to cook your bacon fully before eating). SIGHTS and SOUNDS: HEAR your bacon crackle and pop as it cooks. SEE puffs of smoke and FEEL the device vibrate as grease splatters right on your screen (and the cook-top). You can almost smell that bacon-y goodness! |
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Chase The Dot - Review
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By: Chase The Dot Developer's Notes: Chase the dot in this simple but addictive game.It only takes a few seconds to learn, less than 30 seconds to play, but a lifetime to master!Enjoy tons of replay value as you try to beat your own and your friends'best times.For the latest news on Chase The Dot and other games by Microlemon, follow us on Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/microlemon
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Does the iPhone really have any competition?
Apple puts out a good product, no question about it. While it may never be the low-cost champion, the company does incredible things with design. But one of the things that most distinguishes Apple the most from its competitors is its ability to market itself. Recently, however, the competition has spawned some smart marketing campaigns of their own.
Microsoft has it's "shopper" ads, and now the Palm Pre seems to be entering the arena. Palm seems to be adapting Microsoft's tactic of mentioning the weaknesses of Apple products (focusing on price). In Palm's case, they are targeting price along with the iPhone's inability to simultaneously run mutliple processes. Apple struck back at Microsoft with their Mac vs. PC ads. I wonder how Apple will react to Palm's marketing campaign, if at all.
It seems to me that Palm is entering the game a little too late. In my opinion, the biggest appeal of the iPhone is the App Store and it's choice of myriad applications. Unless Palm can create one of its own (or use Apple's ... sh'yeah right), then they won't be able to get that (high) percentage of users who prefer functionality over cost. Sprint has plans that are cheaper than AT&T's, but that's not Apple's problem.
The only company that could possibly make a viable competitor to the iPhone is Microsoft. They're already trying to create their own version of the App Store. At the very least, if such a thing should come to fruition, it will allow for more fodder in the Mac vs. PC ads.
Castle Conflict - Review
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Castle Conflict By: Castle Conflict Developer's Notes: Welcome to Castle Conflict, the game that puts you right in the middle of a miniature territorial skirmish-- tear down the enemy castle before they can do the same to you! With the help of some medieval scientists, you have the power of soldiers, woodcutters, thieves, cavalry, cannons, knights, bombers, and blimps to defeat your opponent! Will you crush them by dominating the ground and controlling natural resources? Or will you use the power of flight to rise above them and cut them down? With an easy difficulty curve but deep strategy, castle conflict raises the bar for fans of miniature castles everywhere. Whether you are looking for a quick challenge against an easy opponent, or a fight to the death against an AI warlord with god-like intelligence, Castle Conflict has what you want! Features include:-Configurable settings let you shape the game experience to match your own style of play- |
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