About three months ago the folks at OtterBox sent me the Defender series case for my brand new iPhone 3GS and it hasn’t been out of it’s protective cocoon since then.

I guess the question is, do you like your iPhone or love it?  When I got my iPhone 3GS I knew that this phone was unlike any other phone I have ever owned and the thought is it getting all scratched up or having something spilled on it was out of the question.  Having the OtterBox Defender case is nothing short of piece of mind for someone who truly loves their iPhone.

Let me start by describing the OtterBox Defender.  It has a solid plastic inner shell that your iPhone sits in and then has a softer rubber exterior case that literally wraps around the plastic inner one.  All exposed surface areas of the iPhone are completely covered, including the headphone jack, silent switch and bottom charging/interface plugin port, with soft rubber flaps.   There is is even a clear covering over the actual screen area that in no way hampers the operation.  As a matter of fact I don’t even realize it’s there.

This is not the first case we have reviewed for OtterBox but the thing that amazes us here at MobiMadness is the fact that the engineering is so exact on everything they make.  What I mean by this is that everything fits together perfectly and after 3 months of use, I’m happy to say it looks and fits the same as the day I first started using it.

Even if you don’t own an iPhone yourself, this case makes the perfect gift for a soldier, firefighter, policeman or really any job that can be naturally rough on a phone.   I for one have had all of these jobs in the past but now as a corporate professional I still love my OtterBox Defender case and get compliments on it every day.

To make it even more enticing the case comes in a variety of colors including black, white, yellow/black and even all pink for the ladies.

So what are you waiting for, get the first and last case your iPhone will ever need today!

OtterBox Defender

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Chevy announced today that they will provide an application for select smartphones (BlackBerry, iPhone and Droid) that will allow Volt owners to control their cars remotely. This works in conjunction with the OnStar system that is standard on select Chevy cars and allows the user to do tasks that previously required the OnStar customer to call a representative to do, such as unlock doors, charge status, and even remotely start the car.

What the heck is the Volt? Well it’s a new car from Chevy that will be launched in November of 2010 and will drive on battery power for up to 40 miles without a recharge.

To see a demo of the application and learn more about the Volt, visit the links below.

http://www.OnStarMobileDemo.com and http://www.thecarconnection.com/modelintro/chevrolet_volt_2011

[source: FoxNews.com]

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According to an article over at Mac Observer, Apple has struck down an application that must have been to politically incorrect for their taste.  The app in question was illustrated by Tom Richmond who is a contributing artist for Mad magazine and has some really cute caricatures of every member of the U.S. Congress.

Here is an excerpt from the Apple rejection:

Thank you for submitting Bobble Rep – 111th Congress Edition to the App Store. We’ve reviewed Bobble Rep – 111th Congress Edition and determined that we cannot post this version of your iPhone application to the App Store because it contains content that ridicules public figures and is in violation of Section 3.3.14 from the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement which states:

“Applications may be rejected if they contain content or materials of any kind (text, graphics, images, photographs, sounds, etc.) that in Apple’s reasonable judgement may be found objectionable, for example, materials that may be considered obscene, pornographic, or defamatory.”

Tom writes about the rejection on his blog and apparently was a bit perturbed by the strange rejection and the even more bizarre approval process for getting an app approved for the Apple App Store.

Personally, it’s my opinion that Apple is shooting themselves in the foot (face even) with the ridiculous number of legitimate apps that their draconian approval process is rejecting.

The thing that sets the iPhone apart from it’s competitors is the large volume of excellent apps, but if Apple continues down it’s on, they will drive people away from the platform and into Google’s “open source” arms.

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As a note, most are predicting that by mid 2010 the App Store will have over 200,000 Apps available for purchase.

Although that may be the case, the App Store is in dire need of a major overhaul.  Primarily a better system for searching and organizing the Apps.  Having this kind of phenomenal growth means Apple needs to do something sooner rather than later about this issue.

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According to an article on FierceWireless the Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB was the top selling phone in the country for the month of September 2009.  But wait there’s more.  Not only was the iPhone the #1 selling phone but it was also the #2 (3G 8GB) and #4 (3G 16GB) as well.

This is phenomenal when you consider that the Apple iPhone is on arguably the most disliked carrier AT&T.  Imagine what will happen when Apple finally pulls it’s head from the sand and allows other carriers, mainly Verizon, to have a stab at selling it?

[source: FierceWireless.com]

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As most of you know already, or are about to learn, the latest OS 3.12 for the Apple iPhone has been hacked or jailbroken as it were, but here at MobiMadness our policy is to not support OS hacks of any kind.

We have taken this stand to protect the phones we love and the future of those phones.  By it’s nature a hacked phone is compromised and since iPhone is making great in roads into the business world, a hacked iPhone is at the very least a security risk.

It is therefore our contention  that hacking ones iPhone is counter productive to the goal of promoting its use.

iPhone Jailbreaking?  Just say no.

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Verizon might have made a monumental mistake recently by attacking the iPhone in an advertisement promoting their upcoming Droid phone.  It’s never a good idea to attack what many iPhone users consider their best friend and now someone has released a video that takes a few shots directly at Verizon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTtEeTuc1Hw

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It’s not very often that a new device comes along that instantly becomes a must have device, but that’s exactly what happened when we we received our SolarCharger 906 from iTech Dynamic.

First off this thing has some serious WOW factor.  It’s sleek black case goes perfectly with our Apple iPhones and it even comes with 10 adapters for a plethora of other phones.

What is the SolarCharger 906?

Well as you might have guessed the SolarCharger 906 is a essentially a solar charger with a built in rechargeable battery.  When the battery has a full charge, it will provide enough juice to recharge an average phone.  Of course you can also charge your phone while the 906 is recharing it’s own battery via sunlight.  The SolarCharger 906 also comes with a nice clear plastic holder for mounting it on a window.

There are literally a hundred or more circumstances where having an emergency source of power for a phone would be a life saver and the SolarCharger 906 fits the bill perfectly.  Since it has it’s own built-in battery, you can use this to recharge your phone day or night.  It’s also small, light weight and rugged enough to be the perfect item for the outdoors person in your family, that crazy survivalist nut on your wife’s side of the family or the tree hugger who wants to save the world one phone charge at a time.

Buy one (or two) today at Amazon.com i.Tech Solar Charger 906

Additional Keywords:  hiker, camper, solar, charger, cell phone, survival, emergency

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(Credit: ChangeWave Research)

According to a recent survey by ChangeWave Research, the Apple iPhone will overtake the BlackBerry smartphone in market share within the next six months. This represents a 5 percent shift in market share for the Apple iPhone ever 3 months.

This dramatic increase on the part of Apple and the iPhone is being attributed to the massive transition of consumers from regular phones to smartphones.  Since the iPhone is arguably the most user friendly, with the best interface it’s no wonder that new smartphone users are flocking to Apple’s ranks.

Although this is a large increase, it’s nothing compared to the meteoric rise the iPhone will experience if and when other carriers, namely Verizon, can offer it.

Now if only someone would get up the nerve to actually tell Steve Jobs that the same lack of openness that cost Apple the race with Microsoft just might spell out a similar doom in the iPhone vs. Android competition.

[source: cnet.com]

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Luke Skywalker wannabes rejoice, because Star Wars: Trench Run will soon be available for your iPhone or iPod Touch.  The game will put you in the cockpit of the x-wing fighter in the last moments of Episode IV and you will be given the opportunity to destroy the Death Star, all from the comfort of your couch.

The rumored price will be $4.99 and based on the demo video it will be well worth it.  Now if only Darth Vader would be on board when I obliterate it.

Be sure to go by StarWars.com and take a look for yourself.  And may the force and Visa be with you.

[source: StarWars.com]

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