iPhone apps: ActivePrint, TNA Wrestling, POP Slide
January 31, 2009
ActivePrint Traveler () allows users to print various files directly from their iPhone or iPod touch. Items that can be printed include photos from the Photo Library, contacts from the Address Book, web pages and plain text from a built in notepad screen. The application also allows users to select how many copies of a document they would like printed and in what orientation. The application wor…
British agencies, press lash out at iPhone gun apps
January 31, 2009
Anti-gun organizations in the UK are expressing “outrage” over a collection of gun-based iPhone applications at the App Store, according to regional newspapers. Leading these is an advisory group for the Operation Trident program at the London Metropolitan Police, which is aiming to suppress gun crime. “This [gun app collection] is hugely irresponsible in a climate when we are trying to get guns…
NewPCgadgets debuts MobileRiser iPod stand
January 31, 2009
NewPCgadgets.com has announced a new iPhone and iPod stand, the MobileRiser. The device comes with a thin support bracket that attaches to the back of a device using double-sided adhesive, and raises screens to a 75-degree angle to help view media such as videos. Each stand measures 1 by 5/8 inches, and is supplied only in black. When closing the stand, the clip that holds it up folds into a locki…
Library of Congress uploads audio archives to iTunes
January 31, 2009
The United States Library of Congress has begun the process of uploading its audio collection to the iTunes Store, reports say. The content of the first upload is limited to 39 podcasts, but should expand in coming weeks as the Library adds content such as first-person slavery accounts, and interviews with a number of book writers. All of the current podcasts fall into the latter category.The di…
Orb launches live broadcasting via Live Events app
January 31, 2009
Orb has announced Orb Live Events, which allows for the broadcasting of live events to the iPhone. Orb is promising broadcast setups in as little as 24 hours with the new software, delivering live streaming over 3G, EDGE and Wi-Fi networks. The media player also accepts skins for groups’ branding purposes.Live Events can be further customized for promotions and advertising, and adapted into a prop…
iPhone apps: Unlike Guide, Health Cubby, HumorDb
January 31, 2009
Unlike Global Guide () includes travel guides for Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, London, Miami, Paris, Sao Paulo, Shanghai and Vienna. The guides can point users to places of interest that are close to their current location. To accommodate users that may be traveling the guides are all stored within the application allowing users to access the information even when no internet conne…
i.TV 1.4 adds U-verse support, speed enhancements
January 31, 2009
i.TV has launched version 1.4 of its TV and movie guide for the iPhone and iPod touch. The update provides AT&T U-verse listings for all coverage areas, and more support for Comcast customers, including video-on-demand information and other material. Stability and speed improvements have also been made; the latter cut the start-up time for the app roughly in half, and double active running speed.G…
Apple Stores reportedly offer no-contract iPhones
January 31, 2009
Some US Apple retail stores have reportedly begun selling iPhone 3Gs without a contract. AppleInsider reports the 8GB model is available for 9 and the 16GB for 9, the standard retail price without AT&T subsidies.The iPhones are still locked to AT&T service, but third-party unlocking tools could theoretically allow the phones to work with other GSM carriers including T-Mobile and Metro PCS. H…
Speck launches new fitted cases for iPod touch, Nano
January 31, 2009
Speck is launching fitted hardshell cases for the iPod touch 2G and iPod nano 4G, expanding on the line that is already available for the iPhone 3G. The new cases are carrying patterned designs; some are colorful, others are designed with a refined look in mind. Among the cases are the BubbleSpotDot Aqua and CheeryPlum Purple for the iPod nano 4G and the Lovely Roger White/Pink, Lovely Roger Black…
TransDock Micro for iPhone features IntelliTune
January 31, 2009
DLO has launched the TransDock Micro for iPhone, an FM transmitter and car charger designed specifically for the iPhone. Central is a dial-based interface for one-handed operation, allowing a user to keep his eyes on the road. The TransDock’s IntelliTune technology scans the radio dial for the clearest FM frequencies, and displays the best station on an OLED display.Frequencies between 88.1 and 10…