I collected bellow 20 awesome iphone apps which I consider very useful and which may help you become a better designer!
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Sep 18, 2010
The $100 iPhone Stand (Video)
Looking for a stand for your iPhone (or iPod Touch) and want to put your hard-earned money to good use, literally? If you answered yes, all you need to do is grab a $100 bill, and watch this video for some simple (ok, maybe not so simple) instruction.
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Apple Continued To Lose U.S. Marketshare Despite Spike From iPhone 4 Sales | mocoNews
Apples iPhone 4 did not give the company the bump in sales it needed to put Androids momentum in check. Instead, Apples smartphone marketshare in the U.S. dropped by 1.3 percent in the three months ended in July while Androids share grew by an impressive five percentage points, reports ComScore.
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Verizons molestation of Android is the bane of its iPhone dreams.
Its been a strange couple of weeks in the life of this Android-living Google fanboy. OK, so Im not really a fanboy, but Im quite fond of Google products, and especially so when that product is the Android OS. But in the past couple of weeks, Ive seen actions from Verizon that make me sincerely question Googles lack of response to them.
Last week, the rumor started circulating that on the newest Verizon device from Samsung, Google was not only not the default search provider but also you couldnt even change it to be so. While that did raise my eyebrows a bit, I was reminded by someone close to the Google/Verizon situation that Verizon did indeed select Microsofts Bing as its search provider of choice some time ago.
Fair enough, I suppose. It doesnt keep you from going to Google.com in your phones browser, nor does it keep you from downloading a widget that will allow you to search on Google directly. I can deal with this.
Todays news, however, Im not so sure how to take just yet.
The news is that Verizon is building its own V-Cast Apps store. While weve long-ago become accustomed to the Verizon tab within the Android Market, the idea of a completely separate store is something else entirely. As with most major decisions, this could go really well or horribly, painfully wrong.
The Good
Verizon says that it will have a stringent policy for application approval. This is a very good thing. Its something that the Android Market needs, to some extent.
There will be a 70/30 split with developers for profits. Again, this is good. Devs need to make money and its another platform on which theyll be able to.
Youll be able to bill apps from the store to your Verizon phone bill.
The rest? Well, thats pretty much all of the possible good things to come out of this announcement.
The Bad
Fragmentation issues continue, as only devices running 2.2 or higher can use the store.
If you purchase an application from the store on one phone, there is no assurance that it will work on another.
The Really Really Ugly
While Imperturbedenough by the idea of having more crapware on my phone, what really bothers me is what this likely means, moving forward.
Carriers are already given the choice of pre-loading their own software and disabling some services on Android. Its part of the license agreement. However, there are certain core items to the devices that simply should be left alone, if only for the ethos of the Android operating system. The Android Market, for better or worse, should be one of those.
While its bad enough that youll have added software on your phone (and dont think for a second that Verizon wont go out of its way to default all purchases to its own portal), what happens when Verizon decides to build its own standardized UI to place on all of its Verizon devices?
In one fell swoop, Android users could very well be the unwilling recipients of over the air upgrades to their devices that would bring back the bloated junk that ruined years of great phones only 4 or 5 year ago.
But why would Verizon screw over its customers like this? Why would a walled garden be of any use to Verizon?
Money.
Apple has had phenominal success with the App Store, and rightly so. There are great applications in there, and they deserve to be purchased. Verizon, in its business interest, wants a piece of that pie. Sadly, Google has not yet (publicly) stood up to tell Verizon when to stop molesting its operating system, so Verizon will continue.
This is, conversely, the very reason that Verizon will not see the iPhone in its lineup. Jobs and company will not stand for its magical device to have bloated crapware on it, and Verizon wont open the door to something that it cant modify to its own tastes.
While there is still the argument of being able to root or jailbreak the devices, thats a level that the vast majority of Joe Consumer users wont ever touch. Its not even a valid response to the argument, because it leaves out everyone who isnt one of us.
So there is your future, Verizon iPhone hopefuls. If you want to see exactly why your precious device will never wear a big, red V, just take a look at Android.
For those of you Android users who are lucky enough to run a vanilla device, you might want to start reading about rooting so that you can keep your phone running the way it should.
Original title and link for this post: Verizons molestation of Android is the bane of its iPhone dreams.
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Last week, the rumor started circulating that on the newest Verizon device from Samsung, Google was not only not the default search provider but also you couldnt even change it to be so. While that did raise my eyebrows a bit, I was reminded by someone close to the Google/Verizon situation that Verizon did indeed select Microsofts Bing as its search provider of choice some time ago.
Fair enough, I suppose. It doesnt keep you from going to Google.com in your phones browser, nor does it keep you from downloading a widget that will allow you to search on Google directly. I can deal with this.
Todays news, however, Im not so sure how to take just yet.
The news is that Verizon is building its own V-Cast Apps store. While weve long-ago become accustomed to the Verizon tab within the Android Market, the idea of a completely separate store is something else entirely. As with most major decisions, this could go really well or horribly, painfully wrong.
The Good
Verizon says that it will have a stringent policy for application approval. This is a very good thing. Its something that the Android Market needs, to some extent.
There will be a 70/30 split with developers for profits. Again, this is good. Devs need to make money and its another platform on which theyll be able to.
Youll be able to bill apps from the store to your Verizon phone bill.
The rest? Well, thats pretty much all of the possible good things to come out of this announcement.
The Bad
Fragmentation issues continue, as only devices running 2.2 or higher can use the store.
If you purchase an application from the store on one phone, there is no assurance that it will work on another.
The Really Really Ugly
While Imperturbedenough by the idea of having more crapware on my phone, what really bothers me is what this likely means, moving forward.
Carriers are already given the choice of pre-loading their own software and disabling some services on Android. Its part of the license agreement. However, there are certain core items to the devices that simply should be left alone, if only for the ethos of the Android operating system. The Android Market, for better or worse, should be one of those.
While its bad enough that youll have added software on your phone (and dont think for a second that Verizon wont go out of its way to default all purchases to its own portal), what happens when Verizon decides to build its own standardized UI to place on all of its Verizon devices?
In one fell swoop, Android users could very well be the unwilling recipients of over the air upgrades to their devices that would bring back the bloated junk that ruined years of great phones only 4 or 5 year ago.
But why would Verizon screw over its customers like this? Why would a walled garden be of any use to Verizon?
Money.
Apple has had phenominal success with the App Store, and rightly so. There are great applications in there, and they deserve to be purchased. Verizon, in its business interest, wants a piece of that pie. Sadly, Google has not yet (publicly) stood up to tell Verizon when to stop molesting its operating system, so Verizon will continue.
This is, conversely, the very reason that Verizon will not see the iPhone in its lineup. Jobs and company will not stand for its magical device to have bloated crapware on it, and Verizon wont open the door to something that it cant modify to its own tastes.
While there is still the argument of being able to root or jailbreak the devices, thats a level that the vast majority of Joe Consumer users wont ever touch. Its not even a valid response to the argument, because it leaves out everyone who isnt one of us.
So there is your future, Verizon iPhone hopefuls. If you want to see exactly why your precious device will never wear a big, red V, just take a look at Android.
For those of you Android users who are lucky enough to run a vanilla device, you might want to start reading about rooting so that you can keep your phone running the way it should.
Original title and link for this post: Verizons molestation of Android is the bane of its iPhone dreams.
Microsoft Holds Funeral for iPhone, Windows Phone 7 RTM
Microsoft really isn't that good at being snarky (witness the Bill Gates / Jerry Seinfeld ads), but they try. Windows Phone 7 has gone RTM, and thus the company decided it was time for a funeral, not for Windows 6.5 (which might have been appropriate), but for iPhone. The procession alone was silly enough, as is probably the thought of Windows...
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Turn Your iPhone Into a Microscope for $10
All you need is an iPhone, an after market mini-microscope and a few tools.
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Weight Compared: Galaxy, G2, iPhone 4, Droid X
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iOS 4.1 On iPhone 3G Is No Freaking Better
Its been a week or so since iOS 4.1 finally came out, and boy has it been a long week. Steve Jobs made a point of stating that one of the goals of iOS 4.1 was to fix the user experience problems that its predecessor had caused on iPhone 3G devices. I was excited.
Now I am not. After waiting patiently for my phone to get better, after restarting it and updating it, and praying to it and asking it to be nice, after begging it to stop lagging, I give up. If this is a fix, I seem to have missed the boat.
Not that I am too overly shocked, as iOS is upgraded to do more my hardware is stuck in the sameposition, slowly but surely falling farther and farther behind. Still, it annoys me that my phone is a box of lag. I was hoping for a fix that was first rumored, and then promised. I would not be bitter otherwise.
Perhaps it is all Apples devious plan, but I feel like everything they do is forcing me to upgrade a very powerful phone in great working condition. Just a while ago an iPhone 3G was the paragon of cool, and even now still looks pretty damn sexy; it is in good order, its only a year old and has never been abused. I should not be having phone problems.
I just want it to work without driving me batty. Apple, could you let me turn things off so that it can run at acceptable levels?
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Original title and link for this post: iOS 4.1 On iPhone 3G Is No Freaking Better
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Now I am not. After waiting patiently for my phone to get better, after restarting it and updating it, and praying to it and asking it to be nice, after begging it to stop lagging, I give up. If this is a fix, I seem to have missed the boat.
Not that I am too overly shocked, as iOS is upgraded to do more my hardware is stuck in the sameposition, slowly but surely falling farther and farther behind. Still, it annoys me that my phone is a box of lag. I was hoping for a fix that was first rumored, and then promised. I would not be bitter otherwise.
Perhaps it is all Apples devious plan, but I feel like everything they do is forcing me to upgrade a very powerful phone in great working condition. Just a while ago an iPhone 3G was the paragon of cool, and even now still looks pretty damn sexy; it is in good order, its only a year old and has never been abused. I should not be having phone problems.
I just want it to work without driving me batty. Apple, could you let me turn things off so that it can run at acceptable levels?
What about you, is 4.1 a boon, or just more of the same?Image Credit
Original title and link for this post: iOS 4.1 On iPhone 3G Is No Freaking Better
Microsoft Marks Release Of Phone 7 With iPhone Funeral
Microsoft is pretty chuffed with Windows Phone 7 Series, now known as Windows Phone 7, and shortly to be known by everyone else as “that phone I tried before I bought an iPhone”.
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11 Most Useful iPhone Blogging Applications For Free Download
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iPhone Proposal in Movie Theater
I proposed to my girlfriend, Vy, by writing a song and making a music video for her. We went out to see a film at our favorite movie theater and she was comp...
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iPhone 4 Didn’t Help Apple Market Share Versus Android
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Justin.tv for iPhone Updated
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Jailbreak iOS 4.2 on iPhone 3GS [How to Guide]
PwnageTool Bundle for iOS 4.2 Beta on iPhone 3GS (old bootrom) has been released. You can use this bundle to jailbreak your iPhone 3GS on iOS 4.2 while preserving your older baseband so that you can unlock it “later” (more on this below) using Ultrasn0w. The best thing about this bundle is that it supports hacktivation, but unfortunately, Cydia is currently not compatible with iOS 4.2.
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Apple newspaper subscription hitting iPad, iPhone?
It looks like Apple may soon introduce the ability for app makers to charge on a subscription basis, which would make devices like the Apple iPad an ideal device for newspapers and magazines.
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Windows Live iPhone app updated with better Facebook integration
Microsoft updated win live messenger for the iphone, brings facebook chat, other features, true multitasking.
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mTrip – A new iPhone app « TravAddict
The latest travel-related app for the iPhone is pretty impressive. It is designed to be almost like a personalized tour guide in a selected amount of cities in Europe and North America
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Android users like ribs, iPhone users like chicken
Stop the presses! The fanboy wars are about to get really ugly because a new, super-important survey from coupons.com said Android owners prefer pork ribs while Apple iPhone owners prefer chicken.
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Google Voice apps returning to iPhone app store
It's been a long time coming -- now native Google Voice apps have finally returned to the iTunes App Store. This, after a fourteen month hiatus in which we saw an FCC investigation into the matter that culminated in a loosening of App Store restrictions. So far, we're only seeing the $3 GV Connect app in the store with GV Mobile coming sometime Saturday morning according to its developer, Sean Kovacs. No word on when the official Google Voice iPhone app will make its appearance, but surely it can't be long -- Phil must have had a chance to study the app he personally rejected didn't approve by now, right?Google Voice apps returning to iPhone app store originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Sep 2010 06:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Technologizer |Email this|Comments
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Jailbreak PS3 with iPhone or iPod Touch
We previously posted an entire guide on how to Jailbreak the PlayStation 3 with an Android Phone and also that iPhone Dev-Team member MuscleNerd confirmed that the hack would soon be coming to iPhones. Well guess what, it’s here folks! The PSGroove / PSFreedom has been ported over to jailbroken iPhones but the interesting thing is that it is not by the same team which MuscleNerd talked about. It’s actually by a hacker who goes by the name of NTAuthority! and he has used OpeniBoot method which was previously used to port Android on iPhone 2G, 3G and iPod touch.
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Google Voice app headed for the iPhone?
Now that Apple has relaxed its restrictions on third party apps for the iPhone, Google is hoping to get its Google Voice mobile app back into the App Store after a rather public rejection last year which resulted in Apple removing third party Google voice apps.
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The “Verizon iPhone” Versus “The iPhone On Verizon’s Network”
If you think back to 2005, you'll remember that the Motorola RAZR phone was all the rage. Not entirely unlike the iPhone today, it was the sleek phone that everyone wanted. But if you happened to be on the largest carrier in the U.S., Verizon, you couldn't get one. Again, sound familiar?
It wasn't until just about a year later that a version (the V3c) finally came to Verizon. It was a long wait, but I was excited to finally have access to the device, I pre-ordered one the first day I could. When I finally got it, there were some surprises in store. Rather than having the same colorful user interface that my friends' RAZRs (on other networks) had, it had some god-awful red proprietary UI made by Verizon itself. It also came with the added bonus of having Bluetooth file transfer capabilities disabled by Verizon. And it was loaded to the brim with Verizon's V CAST garbage.
So while part of the wait was undoubtedly due to Motorola getting a CDMA version of the device ready to sell, a bigger part was likely Verizon negotiating and working to load the device up with their crapware. That doesn't speak well for the supposed Verizon iPhone.
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It wasn't until just about a year later that a version (the V3c) finally came to Verizon. It was a long wait, but I was excited to finally have access to the device, I pre-ordered one the first day I could. When I finally got it, there were some surprises in store. Rather than having the same colorful user interface that my friends' RAZRs (on other networks) had, it had some god-awful red proprietary UI made by Verizon itself. It also came with the added bonus of having Bluetooth file transfer capabilities disabled by Verizon. And it was loaded to the brim with Verizon's V CAST garbage.
So while part of the wait was undoubtedly due to Motorola getting a CDMA version of the device ready to sell, a bigger part was likely Verizon negotiating and working to load the device up with their crapware. That doesn't speak well for the supposed Verizon iPhone.
10 (More) Free iPhone Games To Kill Your Boredom
Wondering how to have fun with your iPhone? One obvious way is to play games on it. And I have found 10 great iPhone games which you won'€™t need to pay anything for. Read on my list of top 10 free iPhone games. Try them all out -€“ they'€™re free!
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