Apple iPhone Blog

Welcome to Santa's Village

2009-11-03T18:48:00.002Z

Learning English language that is spoken by 350 million non-natives and 250 million natives is getting easier and more interesting with the new application Santa's Village. The Christmas themed game brings fun with hand drawn, computer painted graphics and original folk music. Each activity is focused on providing educational value including letters of the alphabet, memory, concentration and learning the reindeer names.

The village is divided on East and West side: The Sleigh Workshop will bring you to the Night Before Christmas activity. Here you have to help Santa launch his sleigh through the magic star portal and then deliver the gifts around the world by remembering the order of continents and countries. Oh, Christmas Tree plays bells and you have to play them in the same order with a new bell added at the end of each round. Click on the coral to play Reindeer Match'em Up where you will match 8 lively reindeer figures in a memory game. The snowman will bring you to Snowman Math where you get to build a snowman by solving math problems. Clicking on the snowman delivers a special surprise as well. Whenever you want, you can click on the green right arrow to scroll to the west side of the village.

The toys building will take you to the Santa's Workshop activity. You will find out Santa's List, which has your young ones matching names that have the same first letter or containing the letters shown. In the auditorium on the lower right, you can play the Bear Piano activity. You can also click on the train station to hear a nice train whistle and restart the train if it is stopped. Click on the polar bear in the auditorium and you get to play a polar bear piano.
Features:
Activity matching letter shown with first letter of names;
Activity playing bells as the same order shown. 1 new bell added after each round;
Activity with matching of either 8 reindeer;
Great background music and sound effects;
Fun and educational at the same;
A point system that gives bonuses for extra concentration;
A system that allows children of any age to enjoy and win.

Santa's Village is already available on the App Store and it costs $1.99.

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Doom Classic Now Available for The iPhone

2009-11-03T13:12:00.004Z

The Doom Classic is now available for the iPhone. The game includes the original three episodes as well as Episode Four, Thy Flesh Consumed, spread across 36 levels of non-stop carnage and action.

Also in DOOM Classic, multiplayer action is reborn! With a wireless connection, battle up to four players in Deathmatch mode, or work together cooperatively and fight back against the demons of Hell.

Game Features:
* Play the legendary first person shooter, DOOM, with an iPhone or iPod Touch;
* Fight through 36 missions in four action-packed episodes: Knee-Deep in the Dead, Shores of Hell, Inferno and Thy Flesh Consumed;
* Experience DOOM multiplayer on your mobile device, including Deathmatch and Cooperative play for up to four players via wireless internet;
* Choose from three different control types and customize the interface to suit your style;
* Explore the depths of Mars while utilizing the top down map to help your journey and save your game on the fly.

The Doom Classic is available at The App Store for $6.99.

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iApplicate.tv Episode: Enigmo 2 by Pangea Software, Inc

2009-11-03T12:34:00.000Z

And here comes a new episode from iApplicate.tv. Enigmo 2, the iPhone app released by Pangea Software, Inc. allows players to solve water-drip puzzle in lush 3-D environments. Enjoy!

Enigmo 2 iPhone App Review

IzyPhotoTip App Helps to Catch Happy Moments in Exact Places

2009-11-02T13:20:00.009Z

All travelers and photographers using iPhone going to be happy with the new IzyPhotoTip application. This app helps to mark, schedule and plan the places for the best shots ever. It makes fun from Travelling and taking photos.

While traveling there are moments when you are unable to take photos and show off places, which you want. The reason can be different, but still sometimes it is possible to come back once. By the time, you come home; you will probably forget this fabulous place … Imagine how many marvelous pictures you lose...

IzyPhotoTip enables you to store all-important information about your photographing griffes and above all, you can afterwards look up desired location, where you wish to come back, with the most suitable equipment and at the best time. IzyPhotoTip can help you find new shots and make even better pictures of the places, you have been before.

Here are main features:
• Manage your photo Tips and locations
• Easy and quick GPS support
• Categorize your tips
• Support for tags
• Add image(s) (iPhone camera or Photo Library) to your Tips
• Save the best time for shooting the location
• Filter your Tips by name, notes, category or tags
• Roaming Friendly!
• Share Tips with friends
• Display Tips around you or around selected Tip
• and many more features!

Supported Languages: - English/Czech
System Requirements:

• iPhone™ with OS version equal or greater than 3.0.
• Activated data plan for map access and Tip sharing.

The IzyPhotoTip applicationis already in the apple store and it costs $3.99.

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iPhone, Android & Windows Mobile - Protected by Smartphone Protection Managed Security Service

2009-11-02T06:01:00.003Z

IT Security Experts, a Value Added Reseller for both Hardware and Software in the IT Security Field launched long awaited Smartphone Protection (SPMS) and GuardianEdge Encryption Managed Services (GEMS).

According to the It-Security-Experts, complete managed service protects and encrypts all company data stored and used on Windows Mobiles, I-phones, Palm Treo’s with (Symbian and Android also on their way) whilst also boasting a “remote kill function” for complete control over your companies most valuable asset “Data”.

As mentioned on the official site they experience both in On-Premis and Hosted Services made ITSE a logical choice... to take the “Blackberry” concept and create an affordable non generic, modern alternative.

It is always unpleasant to discover that your device is stolen or lost but nowadays it is less painful as ITSE's Smartphone Managed Service (SPMS) provides with full Smartphone Protection. Equipment disappearance does not mean you lose data.

SPMS (SmartPhone Managed Service) is provided on a per month, per user basis.

SPMS Benefits

• Single "provisioning" Email/SMS to access the System
• We manage the inbuilt Encryption on the new iPhone 3GS
• Fully managed 24x7x365 operations and support
• A central portal for key data recovery, audit logs, reporting and software deployment will be available around the clock through a Web Based Management Console
• Policy administration — adding or deleting users, updating policies or assigning new privileges
• Adjusting policies to comply with security requirements as defined by the organisation, or by local or national legislation
• Software upgrades — deploying software update profiles as new versions become available
• Key recovery administration — maintaining the online automated help system
• Automated Backup and Archiving of Stored Keys

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iPhone Comes to China Without Key Feature

2009-10-30T20:17:00.001Z

The world's most crowded mobile phone market includes a new product, Apple's iPhone is already lounched in China. China Unicom Ltd. Is official partner of apple company. It started selling iPhones equipped for third-generation service Friday night at 2,000 stores in areas as farflung as Tibet. Chinese news reports say Unicom hopes to sell 5 million in three years, but the company declined to confirm that.

Unicom's first iPhones lack WiFi, a possible handicap with sophisticated, demanding Chinese buyers. The technology, a key part of the iPhone's appeal, allows the phones in other markets to use free wireless networks in cafes and offices to download e-mail and the latest applications. Apple Inc. and Unicom also could face competition from an unusual source: unlocked iPhones brought in from abroad that have WiFi.

There are already an estimated 1.5 million to 2 million such phones using China Mobile 3G service that allows Internet access and other features. Unicom's prices range from 4,999 yuan ($730) to 6,999 yuan ($1,025) for the high-end, 32-gigabyte iPhone 3GS. That is 20 percent above the 5,700 yuan ($835) charged by merchants at Chinese street markets for a 3GS with WiFi.

The iPhone's awkward, delayed entry into China reflects the regulatory and technical hurdles of a fast-changing market where other global technology companies have struggled to establish themselves. Unicom's iPhones lack WiFi because it was temporarily banned by Beijing, which was promoting a rival Chinese system, according to BDA. The ban was relaxed in May after manufacturing had begun.
China has more than 650 million mobile phone accounts, despite an average annual income of $3,000 per person. Some users trade in phones several times a year to get the latest features. China Unicom has 143 million mobile accounts, which would be an impressive figure in any other market but lags far behind China's Mobile's 508 million accounts.

Unicom, China Mobile and the third company, China Telecom Ltd., all emerged with mobile and fixed-line services. The lack of WiFi means Unicom iPhone customers will have to pay to connect to the phone network for every function. BDA's Clark said that could alienate users if it leads to high monthly bills.

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Free Disney App Available for iPhone

2009-10-30T12:13:00.002Z

Disney.com has launched free Disney.com App for iPhone and iPod touch on the App Store featuring areas dedicated to Characters, Music, Video and Games. Content in the app will be updated regularly, providing kids and families with instant access to the latest Disney news and entertainment.

The app allows users to photograph a movie poster to receive related video content or wallpaper images for a cellphone screen. In the future, the company reckons that the bonus content could be linked to location, established via GPS. This could mean special offers from local stores or cinemas.

The new Disney App will also offer innovative features including “Click2Life” which allows iPhone users to snap a picture of a Disney image on a television or poster to receive special content such as animated images or product offers.

Available for free download via the iTunes App Store, Disney.com requires iPhone OS 3.0 and an iPhone for the picture-taking feature.

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The Historic Earth Application for Real Geography Maniacs

2009-10-28T11:29:00.005Z

Geography manila is getting easier with the new iPhone App - The Historic Earth that is based on Old Map App, an earlier prototype. Drawing on the archives of Historic Map Works, the world’s largest online collection of geo-coded historic maps, Historic Earth allows you to virtually travel back through time in many U.S. cities and states. Geo-coding allows the maps to closely overlay a modern map, so that the same locations can be compared in various periods.

Launching with 32,000 high-resolution maps covering several cities and states (including NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Maine, and most of the Midwest) the collection will be expanding to 130,000 soon after launch as more of the Historic Map Works archive is made available.

Here are some features:
Map My Location: Searches and displays historical maps of your current location.

Featured Locations: Explore historical maps from a variety of highlighted locations.

Search: Search for a location by address, city, or ZIP code to explore maps from that area.

Geographic Search: Pan and Zoom to any location on the map and make a new search for maps at that location.

Compass Rotates Map: For iPhone 3GS users, the maps can rotate to your current orientation.

The app costs $5.99 (in the US) for a limited time.

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Worldwide Popular iPhone Free Apps - Real Racing GTI, Fling

2009-10-27T09:33:00.004Z

Uncountable number of iPhone applications is available worldwide but not all of them are as popular as these, which are presented in our review. Fast growing demand brings the popularity not only to the applications but also to their developer companies. So which free applications are mostly downloaded by worldwide iPhone users? Here we present the top free application by country* for the week, by number of downloads, recorded on October 26:
1. US - Photoshop.com Mobile (photography)
It is a free download and has been designed to offer mainstream users with easy-to-use, on-the-go photo-editing tools. Photoshop.com Mobile enables users to crop, rotate, flip or add special effect filters to their images using gesture-based editing. Photo saturation, tint, exposure, and vibrancy can also be enhanced before photos are uploaded to the 2GB provided of free online photo storage available at photoshop.com (sign-up required). The application is only available in the US and Canada App Stores.

2. Germany - Real Racing GTI (games)
Real Racing GTI is a fast-paced racing application designed by Firemint in collaboration with car manufacturer Volkswagen to celebrate the upcoming release of the 2010 model GTI. The accelerometer-controlled racing game puts players in the driver's seat of the new GTI. Depending on the choice of game mode, players can race against opponents or try to beat the clock. Great graphics and "real-feel" racing make Real Racing GTI one of the best free racing games in the app store.

3. France - SNCF Direct (travel)
SNCF Direct is an application designed by the French national railway company, SNCF. Users can use the application to look up train schedules in over 600 stations located in France. Real-time arrival and departure times are also provided and users can stay informed with up-to-the-minute notifications about delays and impending train departures. A geo-location feature enables users to pinpoint the closest station to them. A map view provides users with directions to the station from their current location. Travellers can also use the application to find out information about station opening times and to view a list of amenities located within the station.

4. UK - Fling (free) (games)
Fling is a strategy-based puzzle game where users have to plan their gameplay to pass to the next level. In each level cute, furry characters are positioned on the grass-covered game board. Players slide their finger over a character to "fling" it into an adjacent character, pushing it off the edge of the board. To win the game and move onto the next level all but one character must be eliminated from the board. Players can choose from three game modes: free play, arcade or challenge.

5. Canada - Fling (free) (games)
6. Australia -Fling (free) (games)
7. Japan - Real Racing GTI (games)
8. Italy - Real Racing GTI (games)

9. Switzerland - Inhale Helium Here (light) (entertainment)
"Inhale Helium Here" transforms your iPhone into a "helium balloon." Users "suck" on their microphone to inhale helium from the balloon on screen. As the air is inhaled, the displayed balloon gets smaller. The user then speaks into the phone's microphone. The application records the user's voice before playing it back as a warped, high-pitched helium-sounding version.

10. Russia - Real Racing GTI (games)

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Gmail Helps iPhone Users to Create Long e-mails Easier

2009-10-27T07:23:00.001Z

Google released new feature for long-winded iPhone e-mail authors that makes typing lengthy Gmail messages easier on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Verbose e-mailers will see blank lines appear below the cursor as you reach the bottom of the window. It is not yet clear, if there’s a limit to how many lines you can add in a Gmail message. To review your message just swipe up and down to scroll.

At this point, Gmail’s composition window won’t contract when you delete lines; expansion alone is the name of the game.

The expanding Gmail composition box is part of Google's iterative Web project for slowly introducing new features to Gmail mobile one at a time. The composition feature is available to iPhone and iPod users who reach Gmail via Gmail.com from the Safari browser.

Google's Gmail-for-mobile project began in April 2009.

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Pet Sematary Comes to The iPhone

2009-10-26T10:53:00.002Z

As Halloween is coming, Paramount Digital Entertainment released “Pet Sematary” for the iPhone and iPod touch, a top-down, tap-to-kill arcade game inspired by the classic horror film. The game costs only $.99.

In “Pet Sematary,” a grief-stricken father buries his son in an ancient animal burial ground, where it is said everything laid to rest there will come back to life. But the burial ground is for animals only; when the animals and his son rise from the grave – they have a new hunger for human flesh.

Players in Pet Sematary take on the role of a lone hero uninterested in becoming cat food. Perched on the rooftops, players will shoot down undead animals by tapping them one to four times as they race across the screen to feast on innocent townspeople.

Each level lasts less than a minute and naturally things get more difficult as the game progresses, with more and more baddies invading the screen at the same time. In-game pickups score you bonus points, replenish your health, and provide temporary weapon upgrades

Pet Sematary also includes built-in social networking features that allow players to post their high scores directly to their Facebook pages

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My Christmas Gift List 1.0 Released for iPhone and iPod Touch

2009-10-25T18:14:00.001Z

PRG Consulting announced the latest ultimate application called My Christmas Gift List 1.0, for iPhone and iPod Touch.

My Christmas Gift List was specially designed to help you organize your Christmas shopping. This shopping list manager is the perfect tool to take care of all your shopping for the Holiday season: starting from contacts, budget to ideas and gifts, organize your Christmas shopping in the most efficient and enjoyable way.

My Christmas Gifts exists in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portugese, Dutch, Czech and Polish.

The application runs on all Apple iPhone, 3G, 3GS and all Apple iPod Touch devices running iPhone OS 3.0 or newer.

My Christmas Gift List 1.0 is only $0.99 USD (or the equivalent in local price) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Lifestyle category.

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NASA Application for iPhone Users

2009-10-24T11:15:00.003+01:00

The U.S. space agency NASA with the New Media Team has released the first NASA iPhone application that enables users to stay on top of the latest NASA news. It is to deliver up-to-the-minute NASA content directly from Agency sources in one easy-to-use mobile platform. The application offers access to up-to-the-minutes news, videos, and photos from NASA missions. Users can also track the orbital locations of various NASA spacecraft in real-time.

The Application Features four Screens:
The missions home screen - shows all current NASA missions in a table view to skim. Any item in the list of missions can be selected, which opens a detailed view.

The images home screen - gives the user two image gallery options, the NASA Image of the Day and the Astronomy Picture of the Day. The user clicks on an image to see a zoomed in version with the ability to read the photo description, and can toggle between the two sources. The images are displayed in thumbnail format.

The video home screen - allows the user to browse, select and watch videos posted to YouTube by NASA. Videos are presented in a tabular format and are searchable via keywords. Users can also select from a list of YouTube channels to narrow or widen the scope of their video browsing.

The updates home screen - displays updates from various NASA Twitter feeds. These "tweets" are searchable and the users can select from a list of NASA Twitter feeds to narrow or widen the scope of their browsing.

The NASA App is available free of charge on the App Store from Apple directly to the iPhone and iPod Touch or within iTunes.

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Nokia Sues Apple iPhone For Patent Infringement

2009-10-23T15:43:00.002+01:00

Nokia has just announced that it has filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal District Court in Delaware, alleging that Apple's iPhone infringes Nokia patents for cellular-wireless networking and Wi-Fi standards.

Nokia claims that Apple has violated 10 of Nokia's wireless technology patents. The company says the patents "relate to technologies fundamental to making devices," that are compatible with the GSM, UMTS, or 3G WCDMA, and wireless LAN standards. The claims involve cover wireless data, speech coding, security and encryption technologies. Nokia says Apple has been in violation of these patents since the iPhone launched in 2007.

Although the amount of money involved hasn’t been disclosed, CNET News quoted Apple analyst Gene Munster as saying that Nokia would be looking for a royalty payment close to 1-2 per cent ($6-$12) of every iPhone sold. With 34 million iPhones sold to date, that comes to about $204-$408 million in damages.

"The basic principle in the mobile industry is that those companies who contribute in technology development to establish standards create intellectual property, which others then need to compensate for," said Ilkka Rahnasto, Vice President, Legal & Intellectual Property at Nokia. "Apple is also expected to follow this principle. By refusing to agree appropriate terms for Nokia's intellectual property, Apple is attempting to get a free ride on the back of Nokia's innovation."

During the last two decades, Nokia has invested approximately EUR 40 billion in research and development and built one of the wireless industry's strongest and broadest IPR portfolios, with over 10,000 patent families. Nokia is a world leader in the development of GSM technologies and its evolution to UMTS / 3G WCDMA as well as wireless LAN, which is also demonstrated by Nokia's strong patent position in these technologies.

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GameFly Released “GameCenter” Free iPhone App

2009-10-23T12:13:00.001+01:00

GameFly has released its free “GameCenter” iPhone app.This free application gives iPhone and iPod touch users access to data on over 5,000 video games, as well as news, videos, screen shots, release dates, user reviews, and cheats.

“We designed GameCenter to provide iPhone and iPod touch users with a complete one-stop destination for video game information,” said Sean Spector, GameFly's co-founder and SVP of business development and content.

The current version of the GameCenter app features news and information for several platforms including the PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and PSP.

The GameCenter app is designed to be easily navigable. Tapping the Games tab will give you a list of platforms on the top. By tapping a platform name you can immediately view the most popular games complete with images, user rating, and release dates.

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SE115m+ iPhone Headset Detailed Review

2009-10-22T14:56:00.003+01:00

SE115m+ in-ear headphones with an integrated remote control is already launched. New product announced on Wednesday by Audio vendor company Shure. Using an in-ear-canal (canalphone) design, the SE115m+'s earpieces fit into your ear canals to block external noise. Unlike the SE115, the Headset includes an inline microphone and three-button remote control.

Music and mobility never sounded so good. The SE115m+ delivers superior sound quality and features a remote and microphone, bringing together music and mobile in one integrated device. Here are details:

SE115m+ iPhone Headset
Features	Included Components	Compability
SE115m+ is compatible with Apple Voice Control and Voice Over technology	SE115m+ Sound Isolating™ Headset	iPhone 3GS
Dynamic MicroSpeaker II offers superior sound quality with improved bass	Built-in remote control and microphone	iPhod touch 2nd generation
Sound isolating sleeves in multiple shapes and sizes effectively block outside noise	Foam sleeves in S, M, L	iPhod classic 120/160GB (2009)
Ergonomic earphone design ensures a customized, secure fit	Grey flex sleeves in S, M, L	iPhod nano 5^th generation
Integrated three-button remote and mic allows you to adjust the volume, control music and video playback, record voice memos, and answer or end calls	Soft, zippered carrying case	iPhod nano 4^thgeneration (video)
Two-year warranty		iPhod shuffle 3rd generation
Technical Specifications
Speaker Type: Dynamic MicroSpeaker II
Sensitivity (1kHz): 105 dB SPL/mW
Impedance (1kHz): 16 Ω
Weight: 30 g (1.06 oz.)
Frequency Range: 22Hz–17.5kHz
Input Connector: 3.5 mm (1/8") gold-plated stereo plug
Control Pod: Three button mic with advanced controls

he SE115m+ will be available later this month for $120. It will initially be available exclusively at Apple retail and online stores; availability will expand to other Shure retailers in January 2010.

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SkyMall Free App for iPhone

2009-10-21T19:38:00.002+01:00

SkyMall has announced the release of a free iPhone app. The application allows consumers to use their iPhones to shop the SkyMall catalog.

Features of the application include a built-in gift finder, search and browsing capabilities, interactive games and a check out process which is convenient and safe. The application even allows the catalog to be browsed without a network connection.

“We are very pleased to provide this free iPhone app to our customers. It not only gives them a simple way to shop, but also provides fun games and a cool gift finder,” said SkyMall President Christine Aguilera. “Customers that shop while on the plane, can place products in the cart and checkout as soon as they have a connection. If they are on a WiFi enabled aircraft, they can place the order immediately. This is the perfect complement to the SkyMall in-flight catalog.”

The free app is available on the iTunes app store.

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iPhone Tech Talk World Tour

2009-10-20T13:18:00.007+01:00

Apple has announced an iPhone Tech Talk World Tour, which presented as expert advice, coming to a city near you. Apple technology evangelists are coming to a city near you with expert advice on how you can maximize the innovative technologies of iPhone OS within your apps.

The iPhone Tech Talk World Tour features a range of sessions for advanced developers who want to enhance the capability, functionality, and usability of their iPhone apps. You will dive deep into coding and design techniques that will help you take your apps to the next level.The event is free, but space is limited. Register for an iPhone Tech Talk today.

iPhone Tech Talk World Tour Dates
North America	Europe	Asia
October 29—San Jose Hyatt Regency Santa Clara	November 9—Paris Maison Internationale	December 2—Beijing Grand Millennium Beijing
November 2—Seattle Renaissance Seattle Hotel	November 11—London Congress Centre	December 15—Tokyo FULL Academyhills
December 1—New York New York Marriott Marquis	November 13—Hamburg Theatre Neue Flora
December 3—Toronto Hyatt Regency Toronto on King

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Keep Memories with The MRK e-Locket™, an iPhone application by Monica Rich Kosann

2009-10-20T08:44:00.003+01:00

If you want to express your feelings to your loved one or loved ones there are thousands of ways to do so. But for those who are the fun and exceptionally exclusiveness lovers can use the MRK e-Locket™, an iPhone application by Designer/Photographer Monica Rich Kosann. Choose a person, put your favorite pictures into a digital version of one of our beautiful lockets, and share customized locket with your this person, family or friends via email right from your iPhone.

The MRK e-Locket is also available as a Facebook application. We are abile to customize locket with a photo from your Facebook photo gallery, as well as with an “engraved” message on the back of the locket, and share.

According to the MRK Fine Arts, LLC, “Monica Rich Kosann lockets, whether MRK e-Lockets™, Sterling Silver or 18K Gold lockets, are designed to hold what is most precious to us all; the images of our family, friends, pets and those we love. The distinctive style of our jewelry evokes the tradition of timeless elegance and heirloom quality workmanship from another era.“

Features

• Add photos to your MRK e-Locket™ from your iPhone camera roll or Facebook photo gallery
• Move and scale photos for a perfect fit
• Type an “engraved” message on the back of each locket you send
• No limit on the number of lockets to create!
• E-mail and share a locket with anyone you’d like
• Save your favorite locket created in Facebook to your profile page

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UDR Apartments on your iPhone and iPod Touch

2009-10-17T20:22:00.003+01:00

UDR Inc. has released its first augmented-reality (AR) apartment-search application for the iPhone (3GS) Google Android. In keeping with UDR, augmented reality revolves around a technology that uses the iPhone’s built-in “spatial awareness components.” Those include the GPS, the accelerometer, and the compass. Together, the hardware parts superimpose digital information on top of what is viewed through the phone camera’s viewfinder.

Utilizing Layar, an augmented-reality browser, UDR’s AR applications enable users to point their smartphone in any direction to locate and view available apartments that are within a ten-mile radius from their current location. Additional abilities include viewing apartment pricing, seeing how many of them are available for rent, as well as the distance to an apartment building with pinpoint accuracy, placing a hold on their favorite apartment and even locating nearby museums, restaurants, and theaters.

Apartment Search App Features:
Search for UDR apartment locations by State, region, city, price, bedrooms and bathrooms
GPS activation – the apartment search app knows where you are located
Put the apartment properties into your “Favorites" folder for easier access later on
The largest assortment of apartment photos, amenities and floor plans
Robust mapping and directions to your favorite apartments
Reserve an apartment anywhere around the world
Check apartment pricing that is updated daily
Ability to call any apartment location 24/7

The app is already in iTunes store.

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iApplicate.tv Episode: Lingopal, the Multi-lingual Phrase Book

2009-10-16T20:18:00.000+01:00

Lingopal, the multi lingual phrase book app released by Longopal Holdings, comes in handy for trips to foreign countries! There are tons of languages to choose from! This episode features Dear and the Headlights with their song "Talk About".

Lingopal App Review

PwanageTool 3.1.4 by iPhone Dev-Team

2009-10-15T11:32:00.002+01:00

The iPhone Dev Team has just released PwnageTool 3.1.4 for Mac OS X. This release supports the 3.1.2 iPhone software for the following devices: iPhone 2G/3G/3GS and iPod Touch 1G/2G.The iPhone 3GS is now supported out of the box in PwnageTool 3.1.4 (or if you have upgraded to 3.1.x in iTunes)The iPod 2G is still supported in PwnageTool 3.1.4 but you must already be jailbroken. The iPod touch 3G is NOT supported.

According to the Dev-Team, iPhone 3GS users can jailbreak and unlock iPhone OS 3.1.2 using PwanageTool, but there is a catch: it will only keep the unlock for the cellular baseband intact if you have been jailbreaking and unlocking your iPhone 3GS using custom IPSW files beginning with iPhone OS 3.0 or earlier. (If that describes your situation, all you have to do is install ultrasn0w via Cydia after you perform a restore using one of the no-baseband-alterations custom IPSW's you created previously.)

The Dev-Team advises that 3GS users get and save their ECID hashes for iPhone OS 3.1.2 now, since this could be an important component of future jailbreaking efforts. If you have installed Blackra1n using our tutorial and are encountering problems with mobilesubstrate, winterboard, diskaid, or ifunbox, the Dev-Team has some custom IPSWs that can help. They also warn Blackra1n iPhone 3G and 3GS users that if the stock 3.1.2 firmware is used, there is no short-term unlocking solution. The Dev-Team is still working on hacks for the latest iPhone basebands.

GOLDEN RULE: If you are using a iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G(S) with ultrasn0w and rely on ultrasn0w to obtain cellular service then you should only update your device with an .ipsw that is made with the new PwnageTool. There are no second chances with this. You need to remember that PwnageTool will provide an upgrade path to newer versions of the iPhone software in the future.

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Speck Introduced Re-designed SeeThru Cases for iPhone 3G, 3GS

2009-10-15T07:15:00.001+01:00

Speck has launched a completely redesigned one-piece polycarbonate SeeThru hard shell case for the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Packaged with a screen protector, the new SeeThru comes in a variety of different colors, including white, black, red, pink, and aqua blue.

According to Irene Baran, CEO of Speck, the new cases maintain the sleek looks of the iPhone while adding the simplicity of a more flexible one-piece design and extra level of comfort and grip to help keep your phone scuff and scratch free. The case offers complete access to all controls, buttons and sensors.

All new SeeThru cases for iPhone 3G and 3GS are $29.95. The additional colors of aqua blue and red are available exclusively through AT&T online and retail stores. Red is also available internationally.

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MYSTERY MANIA - Solve The Mysteries Of The Mansion

2009-10-13T11:34:00.001+01:00

EA Mobile has released the iPhone version of Mystery Mania, a point-and-click adventure game set in a mansion where the robot F8 must solve a series of puzzles to discover why it was invented.

The game features 27 rooms and a cast of quirky characters.Play as the charming robot creation made by a mad scientist and explore a mansion filled to the brim with devious puzzles, perilous traps, and mysterious secrets.

On a mission to discover why the robot was created and escape the mansion, players must take their robot on a journey through bizarre rooms full of unsolved riddles. Guzzle strange potions, diffuse laser beams and battle angry creatures as pieces of the story unfold in every room. An easy to use "smart" cursor snaps to interactive objects, and a wide range of cartoon-style special effects accentuate every success and blunder. Throughout Mystery Mania, players experience vector graphic technology that provides a wide range of character animations and physics.

Pricing is US$3.99 and iPhone OS 2.2.1 is required. A free limited-play version is also available.

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http://cut.io/LQ07

Adobe PhotoShop Mobile App for iPhone

2009-10-12T09:39:00.005+01:00

Adobe launched Photoshop.com mobile free app for iPhone, allowing users to edit photos, apply effect and share images from their phone.

Photoshop iPhone app has 2 menu bars. The top one has different effects and edit controls. The bottom bar has undo, back, forward and save button.

PhotoShop.com Mobile App Features:

* Choose a picture in your Camera roll or take a new one
* You can now Rotate, Flip or Crop
* Crop brings a nice grid in the picture where you can drag edges to resize to the frame you want
* You can also apply effects such as Exposure, Saturation, Tint and Black & White!
* You can make your pictures look like a Sketch or apply Soft Focus
* Color effects – Vibrant, Pop, Border, Vignette Blur, Warm Vintage, Rainbow
* Works in Landscape mode for pictures taken in that mode
* Save to iPhone or Save & Upload to Photoshop.com

Users also get 2GB of free online album storage at Photoshop.com, which they can access – and upload to – directly from their iPhone. Photoshop Mobile for iPhone is available through the App Store now, though only in the US and Canada at present.

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http://cut.io/iAZ0