Archives - Posts written in September, 2008
“Official” geocaching app coming soonPosted September 30th
“Filed under: Software, iPhone, App Store
Long-time TUAW readers know that I'm a fan of geocaching, and that I wrote a post about using the iPhone 3G for geocaching back in July. At the time, there were no true geocaching apps available for the iPhone 3G, so I talked about how to use the software that comes on the phone to find hidden caches.Since July, a number of apps have appeared (Geopher Lite and iGeocacher to name a couple), but I've been holding out for one from Groundspeak, the folks who first started up Geocaching.com back in 2000. While listening to my favorite podcast, Podcacher, this morning, I heard co-host Sonny talking about the upcoming release of the "official" geocaching iPhone app. When I returned home from a walk I was tracking with TrailGuru, I visited Geocaching.com and read the details in their online forums.The app has been submitted to the App Store, will cost US$9.99, and will initially allow iPhone owners to find caches near them, look up trackable items like travel bugs, save cache information for use when outside of phone network range, and limit results to save bandwidth. The next version will provide the capability to log found caches while in the field.Be sure to check out the Geocaching.com forums for more screenshots.
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iPhone owner survey shows high satisfactionPosted September 30th
“A survey conducted by tech blog Technologizer showed that most iPhone owners are happy with their devices, though there is room for improvement.
U.S. catches Europe in 3G mobile device adoptionPosted September 30th
“The launch of the iPhone 3G has helped increase the number of U.S. subscribers with 3G-enabled devices, according to market-research firm comScore.
‘iPhone’ Edges Out ‘Apple’ in Brand SurveyPosted September 30th
“ A recent survey of the "coolest" brands in the UK found that the iPhone placed at the #2 spot while Apple placed at the #3 spot. The list was topped by Aston Martin.The annual CoolBrands poll reflects the opinions of industry expert... ”
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iPhone in the Enterprise: Lotus iNotes UltralitePosted September 30th
“Filed under: Enterprise, Software, Freeware, iPhone
Back in January, we reported that IBM had plans to bring the Lotus Notes groupware application to the iPhone platform. Well, it's happened! Big Blue is announcing the availability of iNotes Ultralite, an iPhone portal to Lotus Notes that is available for free for anyone with a Lotus Notes license. In case you're wondering, there are currently about 140 million people worldwide who use Notes for their email, calendaring, and contacts.IBM is always concerned about data security for its customers, and as such they decided to make iNotes Ultralite a web app rather than a native iPhone application. IBM felt it was important to customers to insure that all communications between the iPhone and Lotus Domino server be encrypted, and that no data remain on the device in case it was lost or stolen.iNotes Ulitralite provides yet another foothold in the enterprise market for Apple. [Via New York Times Technology blog]
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Facebook 2.0 for iPhone lets you make new friends and morePosted September 30th
“Facebook has updated its iPhone application to version 2.0, adding a number of new features and improved performance and stability.
MacRumors: Adobe Could Release Flash for iPhone if Apple ApprovesPosted September 30th
“ Flash Magazine reports on comments made by Adobe's Sr. Director of Engineering Paul Betlem during a Town Hall meeting at the Flash on the Beach Conference. Betlem provides some followup for comments made by Adobe's Chief Executive Sh... ” Tagged as Uncategorized | No Comments » | Continue
Review: Instapaper for iPhonePosted September 30th
“Instapaper Free is a very good, low-frills app for downloading online articles and reading them at your leisure. Instapaper Pro is a first-class reader with gewgaws and gizmos of enormous convenience but debatable utility. Whichever one you pick comes down to personal taste, but you’ll be happy with either version.
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands to get iPhone 3G in OctoberPosted September 30th
“The iPhone 3G is coming to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on October 17th.
Kroll game, debuted at WWDC, released for iPhonePosted September 30th
“Kroll, the side-scrolling action game first debuted at WWDC, has been released for the iPhone.