Mint brings budget management to the iPhone

Free money management webapp Mint rolls out an iPhone app that puts most of its basic data-mining, alerts, and money-watching tools in a few simple screens. From the Mint app’s home screen, you can see your total balances and click through to check out transactions on balances on everything you’ve registered over at Mint’s web site. [...]

Smudge introduces Post-It app for the iPhone

Smudge Apps releases Remind Me application for your iPhone and iPod Touch. Every time you unlock your iPhone, you'll find this note (that you can save as a wallpaper) is insanely useful. The app costs 99 cents in Apple's App Store. Remind me has six different backgrounds and eight different note ...

Test your tipsiness with the iBreath for the iPhone

It’s late at night, you’re stepping out of local club into the cold autumn night after a few drinks, and as you head towards the car, you stop and take a deep breath, realizing that it might not be the right time to drive. But how can you know if you’re legally drunk? Simple — [...]

Happy Holidays from iPhone Buzz!

We here at iPhone Buzz would like to take the time to wish all of our readers a happy holiday season this year no matter what holiday your celebrating. All the recent news and rumors of the iPhone Nano have made our heads spin, luckily the holidays came just in ...

Limited Edition iPhone?s Christmas Contest: The Winners

Hey guys, Alan here. I have the results for our Christmas Giveaway! Whoo! I?m sure you guys are just dying to know who won. Well, here we go, I?m gonna list the winners by prize. Before I begin, let me just say thank you just one more time to MagicTap, ...

Popular Shazam app update available for the iPhone

The popular music identification service Shazam has been enhanced to provide a more personal experience for Apple iPhone users. It’s the one shown on that commercial, remember? Shazam enables users to identify the name, artist and album of a song they are listening to before purchasing the track through various affiliated partners. In the latest [...]

Dev Team to release 3G unlock on New Years Eve

The Dev team have announced on their blog they will be releasing a software unlock solution for the iPhone 3G. We have been working hard on a few other things. The main one being the 3G unlock codenamed ?yellowsn0w?. This is now completed and is currently being packaged into a user-friendly application with the simplicity that [...]

We have a real iPhone 3G unlock!

The iPhone Dev Team has been hard at work since the iPhone 3G was released back in June. They now have the most exciting news to report so far, you guessed it an unlock for the iPhone 3G. Just how long will we have to wait before seeing this unlock ...

A NSFW section coming to the App Store, according to Apple

The developer of the previously rejected “Pull My Finger” iPhone app just got good news from Apple: there’s a NSFW category coming for these types of programs, the slightly more adult, risque kinds of apps. This is good news both for adults and for the creativity of future iPhone apps. The developer stated that Apple didn’t [...]

Walmart creates iPhone web app for quick browsing but not purchases

It appears that much of the online world is accepting and adapting to Apple?s iPhone. Walmart is the latest to adapt their online store specifically for the iPhone. Just navigate to Walmart.com and you will be directed to an iPhone specific portal.
The site is very much like the regular HTML ...

Taiwan iPhone 3G is reportedly unlocked

It looks like those in Taiwan who went out and picked up the iPhone 3G this weekend after the launch Saturday will be able to use just about any SIM they wish. Initial reports said that Chunghwa Telecom would be selling the iPhone 3G SIM-locked to their network. Many users have ...

App from Target a great way to find holiday gift inspiration

Target is one of the most popular stores for shopping and bargains in the US, and now they’ve released an app that basically gives you gift ideas based on a person?s gender and age. When you open the app, you will get a loading screen and then the main screen (with some cheery jiggle bells that [...]

Apple brings back at home activation

It appears Apple and AT&T are bringing back the home activation for the iPhone. Going to their site you will find an advert telling all about purchasing the iPhone online and being able to activate it from home. It appears that this was brought fourth just for the holidays. Those of ...

Truphone has newly added inbound calling

Today Truphone added the Truphone Anywhere functionality to their iPhone application, enabling users to make international calls for as little as �0.03/$0.06 per minute even when not connected to the internet. Truphone also added inbound calling on the iPhone for the first time.
Truphone currently works in 33 countries around the ...

iPhone Buzz Week in Review - Week 49 2008

This week we were happy to announce that the Linux 2.6 kernel has been ported the Apple?s iPhone. So far the development team has managed to get a serial driver, frame buffer driver, serial over USB driver and Interrupts and MMU Clock. Eventually we will be seeing support for sound, ...

WalMart Rumored to Sell iPhones for $99

Earlier this year (October) the website The Boy Genius Report, reported that a tipster notified them that WalMart would be selling iPhones after Christmas and now making this rumor even juicier, is the fact that WalMart would be selling 4GB iPhones for only $99.Keep posted for the latest news ...

Go fishing and record your catches on your iPhone with Gone Fishing

Finally the fishing application for real, hardened fisherman. Whether you are a Coarse, Game or Sea angler, record your favorite catches with Gone Fishing. Attach new or existing pictures and catch details to the Fish Log Database on your device. Its easy to add and edit further details such as species, weight, bait, time, date, [...]

iPhone tripled their market share in 3rd Quarter of 2008

Apple saw the iPhone’s market share triple over the past year, capturing 12.9 percent of the worldwide smartphone market, according to a new Gartner analysis. This is a huge number in this market. For the quarter ending September 30 2007, iPhones accounted for 3.4 percent of the market. That figure was more than 3x higher on [...]

Wal-Mart to possibly sell $99 iPhone?

Boy Genius Report (a reporting website) first broke the story back in October that Apple would begin selling the iPhone at Wal-Marts. The actual date of release appears to be December 28th that Wal-Mart will officially be offering iPhones. Wal-Mart employees are already receiving training on iPhone activation (see photo). Today, a new report claims [...]

Apple wins lawsuit against Chinese company

Apple this week has won a trademark infringement lawsuit against a Chinese electronics company. New Apple Concept Digital Technology Co. was ordered to pay 400,000 yuan (~$58,000 USD), completing a battle between the two companies that began in 2006 when the Shenzhen-based manufacturer was ordered to stop using its trademark in their name, according to [...]

The App Store gets Amazon shopping app

It appears that not long after the T-Mobile G1 comes out the iPhone starts snatching features like there is no tomorrow. First feature the iPhone received was Google Street View, a feature thought to be an Android exclusive. Now the iPhone gets its own Amazon store. While this Amazon application is ...

iPhone firmware 2.2 reportedly locking unlocked iPhones

Other than your usual SIM card unlock the only place to get an officially unlocked iPhone is through Hong Kong and parts of Europe. Unfortunately for those who spent untold amounts of money to get an unlocked iPhone 3G, your efforts may all go to waste. The new iPhone firmware ...

Silicon Touch iPhone Case brings the iPhone to visually impaired users

Touchscreen phones have been a thing that the visually impaired have been forced to live without for so long. Bruno Fosi has set out to change that for everyone with his new concept Silicon Touch iPhone case. This case is designed not to take away any of the iPhone?s basic ...

Taiwan will get the iPhone 3G on December 13th

The largest operator in the Taiwan region, Chunghwa Telecom, has finally given us a date when they will be releasing the iPhone 3G in Taiwan. Looks like those who have had to wait for so long will finally get their hands on the iPhone 3G in less than two weeks. The ...

iPhone finally running Linux

Lately iPhone owners who enjoy hacking or jailbreaking their iPhones have had plenty of different ways to do it. We are astonished to find out that the iPhone has now be able to run Linux.
The Linux 2.6 kernel has been ported the Apple?s iPhone, iPhone 3G as well as the ...

Another iPhone 3G ad bites the dust in the UK

Wow, the advertising conditions in the UK are pretty strict! An Apple ad was pulled earlier this year, but now another iPhone 3G ad was pulled from UK TV because it apparently exaggerated the performance speed of the iPhone 3G. The ad shows the iPhone speeding along between web pages and ...

Google admits to violating development terms with their new search app

Google?s voice search function on the latest version of its Google Mobile search app is pretty slickly implemented: it knows when you put it up to your ear, prompts you to speak, and then searches when you move it away from your ear. No other application has even used that same functionality yet, and?as it [...]

Great ?Black Friday? Deals on iPhone and Apple goodies

The holidays are upon us, and the biggest spending day is right around the corner (for some parts of the world anyway). The day after Thanksgiving is one of the biggest shopping days of the entire year, and we’re here to help guide you to the great deals that await you. And best of all, you [...]

Telia also trying to bring MMS to the iPhone

For over a year now the iPhone has torn apart because it lacks the basic MMS functionality that has become and industry standard. There have been a few work around that have worked for some but not others such as Swirly MMS, but they all require you to first jailbreak ...

iPhone Buzz Week in Review - Week 47 2008

Pocket Jockey may sounds a little perverse but in reality it?s one of the weirdest games we have found on the iPhone. The game itself is your typical horse racing game, but it is played by shaking your iPhone vigorously. If you?re in a Wi-Fi area you can also play ...

Apple launches ?iPhone your life? site

Are you looking for good iPhone application recommendations? While you could look at our App Store section to find reviews, you can also head over to a new section on Apple’s website. “iPhone Your Life,” as it’s called, allows you to see applications as they relate to different parts of your life, and what app [...]

Surprise: Apple releases 2.2 iPhone firmware

Shockingly, Apple has released the iPhone 2.2 firmware in the middle of the night (yes, that’s a bit odd, but who knows with Apple). The latest update is available in iTunes for existing iPhone owners. The update includes:
Enhancements to Maps
- Google Street View
- public transit and walking directions
- display address of dropped pins
- share location [...]

Free iPhone ringtones web app

iPhonesTalk.com is pleased to announce the release of our free personalized iPhone ringtones web app. Currently with 10 different ringtones to choose from with more coming soon you can personalize each ringtone with your choice of name.
The ringtones range from down right irritating, hip hop and country style to the more civilized Butler announcing your [...]

Control your Rovio with your iPhone

Many of you iPhone owners will not be able to control yourself when you see the new Rovio by WowWee on store shelves. This radio controlled beast is more for adults and offers many fantastic features such as live video camera and even allows you to speak through it. With no ...

Cheat the law with NMobile

For any of you out there that have trouble avoiding speed traps, NMobile is the application for you. This application shows you the location of speed traps, red light cameras and radar locations. All of these locations are then displayed on a map for you.
Using your internal GPS in conjunction ...

Get ready to race with Pocket Jockey

Warren Stringer has created a new multiplayer horse racing game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. If you just cant seem to get away from the racetracks this application will hold you over till your next visit.
Shake your iPhone to make the horse run faster. By the end of a ...

Classic Gaming comes to the iPhone with Crystal Quest

iSoft makes you pay for landscape keyboard for SMS

It is very inconvenient for the iPhone to only have a landscape QWERT keyboard in Safari and not in any other mode. For over a year nothing has been done as far as updates or application to remedy the problem. iSoft has been the first to set out and bring ...

More details surface regarding AT&T?s iPhone tethering plans

AT&T Mobility CED, Ralph De La Vega, has recently announced the arrival of the tethering plans for the iPhone. We all knew that AT&T has been working with Apple to bring an official tethering plan to iPhone customers, but no previous details have been leaked. AT&T has always done their best ...

Cosmic One brings addictive gameplay to your iPhone or iPod Touch

oeFun has just announced the release of Cosmic One for the iPhone and iPod Touch, this game is one of the simplest puzzle games around today. Just choose whether to use your left or right thumb on your on your way to addictive gameplay. Cosmic One is your literally a pick ...

Surf Report by Oakley and Surfline becomes surfers new best friend

Oakley and Surfline announced the release of an application for the iPhone that will provide surfers with worldwide access to the latest surf reports. This application gives you real-time information from Surfline, in media rich format. This release just happens to be free, it includes community updated information, surf and weather ...

Raisix Inc. launches ColorMatch for the iPhone

The ColorMatch iPhone app is the easy way to take the guesswork out of matching dress shirts, neckties, dresses, accessories, upholstery, wall or house paint and more. ColorMatch is an inexpensive iPhone application for professionals and non-professionals alike that instantly finds perfect color matches at home, in a store, or on location in a [...]

Real in a big catch with Flick Fishing for the iPhone

Freeverse has followed up the popular Flick Bowling with the second game in their line of Flick Sports games: Flick Fishing. The motion controls of the fishing rod and reel seem like they’d work well on the iPhone with its gestures and tilting capability, and with dozens of species of fish to catch, seems like [...]

Multitrack audio recorder called FourTrack, available for iPhone

Macintosh developer Sonoma Wire Works has released a new audio application called FourTrack for the iPhone and iPod touch that can record audio, and it targets musicians who wish to experiment with songs on the iPhone. As the name suggests, the app has four tracks that are recorded at 16bit, 44.1kHz and have no length limit [...]

Global typing contest for all iPhone users

Idle Hands is a free iPhone app that runs a global typing contest for all iPhone users, and also gives them plenty of opportunity and instruction to improve their typing. You can practice as many times as you like, but in the end it all comes down to a single, global championship where you have to [...]

Webster?s Dictionaries application released in App Store

Leading technology developers for mobile devices, Paragon Software Group, has launched the world-famous Merriam-Webster?s Dictionaries application for iPhone and iPod Touch. The application consists of one explanatory and two bilingual ? Spanish-English and French-English dictionaries.
The database contains over 476,00 entries with more than 143,000 etymologies detailing word origins, 100,000 quotations ...

iPhone gets Bluetooth mini-keyboard

Shortly after we see the first iPhone keyboard, another one surfaces. This one is far less attractive and seemingly less portable. The advantage this one has over the other is Bluetooth connectivity. The picture make it appear to be very large in comparison to the other ones on the market, ...

De Vere?s Unveil Angels Tears Diamond Encrusted iPhone 3G

Diamond jewellers, De Vere?s of London have unveiled their beautiful diamond encrusted iPhone 3G, the ?Angels Tears?. This stunning Art Deco inspired Apple iPhone has been created by De Vere?s founder Philip De Vere in memory of his mother who died of ovarian cancer. A number of examples are being ...

Free voice dialer for iPhone is super accurate and requires no voice tags or training

Say Who is a free voice dialer for the iPhone and has been downloaded by hundreds of thousands users. It's super accurate and requires no voice tags or training. Just speak any NAME in your contact list, including nicknames and company/business contact names. You can say entire names, or just ...

Game Grip case being released soon for the iPhone

Marware has announced plans to release the Game Grip case for the iPhone 3G and iPod touch. The case will retail for $49.99 and is available for pre-order online on their website right now: http://www.marware.com/PRODUCTS/iPhone-3g-cases/Game-Grip
Equipped with secure feeling silicone grips, the Game Grip provides you with a more handheld game console experience using your iPhone [...]

Wal-Mart announces a custom iPhone website

Joining the ranks of other companies eager to get on the iPhone bandwagon, Wal-Mart has debuted an iPhone-ready web site that’s just about fully functional. Users surfing to http://www.wal-mart.com will be automatically redirected to the iPhone version of the web site if they are using an iPhone. Once on the site, users have an option [...]

Archade Hockey to hit App Store soon

Ben Jackson, Owner and Technical Director of Brainjuice, LLC, spoke about an iPhone application called Arcade Hockey. The application is a table hockey game that is apparently a ton of fun.
The game is set to release into the App Store in early to mid November, no word on how much ...

Apple says no to Opera Mini

Many mobile phone enthusiasts can testify that Opera Mini is a really nice mobile web Browser. Reports have surfaced stating that Apple has rejected an Opera Mini application for the iPhone. Chances are Apple will say that they refused it because it copies a feature that the iPhone already ...

Live Podcast Downloading will be added to Firmware 2.2?

TUAW posts a screenshot from the iPhone 2.2 Firmware Beta 2 that has been provided to developers that seems to indicate that Apple will be delivering live podcast downloads on the iPhone (and iPod Touch). Speculation is that this may be why Apple rejected the Podcaster application a month or so ago. The “Get More [...]

New 2.2 firmware may be seeking more ratings and input from app users

iPhoneHellas.gr, iPhone news site, has released a screenshot from the latest iPhone 2.2 Beta 2 which reveals that Apple may be seeking to increase customer participation in reviewing iPhone and iPod touch apps in various situations. Specifically, the latest 2.2 beta firmware will ask users to rate an application if they decided to remove/uninstall them from [...]

Networking site LivingSocial launches iPhone app

If you?ve ever found yourself in an new neighborhood, wondering if a particular restaurant is any good, or in the book store trying to decide what should be next on your reading list, you’ll probably be an avid user of LivingSocial?s new iPhone app. The idea behind LivingSocial is simple: share your opinions on a variety [...]

Access Hotmail on your iPhone with mBoxMail

Have a Hotmail account and want to read your e-mail on your iPhone? Previously there was a lot of trouble doing this for various reasons, but now mFluent just came out with a new app called mBoxMail that makes this elegant and simple. It not cheap at at $9.99 but it works slickly and eliminates the [...]

6.9 million iPhones sold in Q4

Despite the economic downturn, Apple is still doing pretty well for itself. Their Q4 earnings call today revealed that the company sold about 6.9 million iPhones. Want a bit of a comparison? Apple only sold 1.1 million iPhones in Q4 of 2007. That's a substantial increase.
Jobs, not to be one ...

iPhone and iPod integration supported in majority of U.S. cars

Many people listen to their iPods and iPhones in their cars. But now the majority of new cars made in the U.S. have iPhone and iPod integration. To be exact, 58% of cars now offer support. Since the iPod has become like the Kleenex--you know, brand name replacing the device itself, ...

New ?Game Changer? iPhone ad is up

Even though the big Apple event on Tuesday was focused on MacBooks, the company still found time to put out a brand new ad for their iPhone 3G. Keeping in line with their latest advertising, this one focuses on an individual app. In the case of this ad called "Game Changer," ...

HanDBase released for the iPhone

DDH Software announced the launch of HanDBase for the iPhone, a version of its mobile database software designed for Apple?s iPhone and iPod touch. It will sell for a $9.99 price tag. HanDBase is a relational database manager. It?s a standalone product; it doesn?t require a desktop component to operate (although DDH does offer HanDBase for [...]

Send your photos and contacts to other iPhones with Fliq

Mark/Space, makers of the Missing Sync, data sync software, announced the release of Fliq, a completely free application for the iPhone now available for immediate download from the App Store. Fliq is billed as a ?social networking application? for iPhone and iPod touch users in close proximity to each other. Two devices running Fliq can send [...]

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