Author : Andrew Wells
Date : Dec 23rd, 2008
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A gamepad adapter for the iPhone is on it’s way, according to reports on several sites. The iControlPad team was kind enough to send a few sites a picture of their final prototype before mass production begins (rumors have production beginning in the next month or so).

The actual product will be black instead of [...]

Author : Philip King
Date : Dec 22nd, 2008
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Facing “months” of unexplained delays and telephone support from “the people who can barely speak English,” iPhone app developer Perry Hart has blasted Apple for running “inadequate and down right amateur” systems “for reviewing iPhone applications and supporting developers.”

In an e-mail to another well known site, Hart says that he and other developers hoping [...]

Author : Philip King
Date : Dec 22nd, 2008
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Self-published authors are now distributing books in self-contained iPhone apps, but when one author submitted his for approval, he got rejected for content that was either “obscene, pornographic, offensive or defamatory” due to strong language contained in the book.

David Carnoy wrote an emergency-room psychodrama called Knife Music which he published through Amazon to some decent [...]

Author : Philip King
Date : Dec 21st, 2008
Comment : 1

The iPhone has access to that high-speed 3G network. But admit it: you use Wi-Fi whenever you can, right? It’s easy and simple to use. Many are tempted to walk into every Starbucks they pass and log in for free Wi-Fi just because you can. 3G may beat EDGE, but Wi-Fi beats both.

Turns out we’re [...]

Author : Maggie Mills
Date : Dec 21st, 2008
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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. [...]

Author : Philip King
Date : Dec 21st, 2008
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Since the introduction of the iPhone 3G, neither Apple nor AT&T has sold the device online. That is, until now. AT&T is now allowing customers the option of ordering an iPhone 3G on their store website for home delivery. This could potentially expand the market for the iPhone, as some avid online users don’t like [...]

Author : Philip King
Date : Dec 20th, 2008
Comment : 1

Chalk up another country on the iPhone list: the iPhone 3G has now officially launched in Jordan, where it’s being sold exclusively by wireless operator Orange. Purchase of the phone requires a one year contract, and the device is available with three plans ranging from 30JD to 80JD per month (between $43 and $115), with [...]