In short, what Skype offers is an alternative telephone service to the one that’s bundled with iPhones and absent from iPod touches: you create a free Skype account, locate contacts on the service, add them to your buddy list, and wait for them to do the same. Once they’ve been added, and assuming you’re on a Wi-Fi network, you can do instant messaging-style text chats with them, or telephone-like voice chats, assuming that you have…
Speaking in an interview with Wired over the current state of App Store piracy, Kai Yu, president of BeeJive, said the situation was worse than most realize. “We think that current piracy of content from the App Store is much more widespread than most people realize,” Yu said. Yu added that after installing analytics software in the company’s BeeJive IM application, the company discovered 60 percent of activity coming from pirated…
Sony Pictures Television has announced three new iPhone and iPod touch games slated for release in 2009. Based on the upcoming console game, Ghostbusters will let users catch ghosts and save NYC citizens from being slimed when it is released in June. Q*Bert is an update of the classic arcade game, featuring new graphics and maps, animations, 50 new levels, and the retro arcade game. It will launch in July. Finally, players will create their own spy…
The latest version of ProClip’s device and vehicle-specific car mounts has finally arrived for iPhone and iPod touch users: the Adjustable Holder with Tilt-Swivel and Pass-Through Connector for iPhone + iPod touch ($100) sells for a gasp-inducing price, but enables you to mount these devices while inside their cases, as well as connecting them to your favorite in-car accessories with minimum hassle. A Dock Connector plug on the bottom connects to…
Bundling three clear screen protectors with a retractable stylus, Konnet’s new Essential Pack for iPhone 3G ($20) is more noteworthy for the latter item than the others: the chrome stylus extends or retracts to a length that will hopefully be comfortable in the user’s hand, and includes an attachment loop on the end that could conceivably be weaved into a case with the right eyelet. The end of the stylus uses foam that isn’t the most sensitive to…
Built to work with the iPhone or iPhone 3G, Konnet’s PowerKZ ($80) is a combination case and rechargeable 1800mAh Lithium-Polymer battery pack, capable of fully recharging either device once with a little extra juice to spare. Designed to be charged with Apple’s packed-in iPhone USB cable, PowerKZ also has an integrated rear video stand, as well as a simple LED system for current charging status. Black and white versions are available….
Users seeking iPod and iPhone docking solutions now have two more in the forms of iCrado ($35) and ReflexDock ($40), two alternatives from Konnet. Whereas iCrado is made from black or silver metal with a plastic holder in the base for your iPhone’s or iPod’s included USB-to-Dock Connector cable, ReflexDock is made from white or black plastic and features an integrated Dock Connector plug and rear pass-through port, as well as a line-out for audio.…
DirecTV has introduced its new application for the iPhone and iPod touch. The app lets users search for any television show up to 14 days in advance, browse programs by channel or date + time, access detailed program information, set their DirecTV boxes to record shows by single episode or series, program Pay Per View movies to be recorded, and record to any DirecTV DVR in their home. Available now as a free download, DirecTV’s browsing functionality…
This week’s edition of iPhone Gems is one of the most diverse in recent memory. We start with a collection of three seriously interesting action puzzle games, move on to two skateboarding titles, and finish with a set of four titles in different genres: the famous Wolfenstein 3D and Mega Man II, plus TNA Wrestling and the word game Bookworm. Our top picks for the week are 3D Brick Breaker Revolution, Puzzle Prism Lite, Eliss, and Vans SK8 Pool…
No, this isn’t just another excuse to talk about Peggle, an iPod, computer, and now console game that we’re still anxiously awaiting for the iPhone. Rather, it’s a quick set of thoughts on an issue that has become increasingly important over the past nine months of App Store experimentation: what are iPhone and iPod touch gamers actually losing out on as a result of the Store’s current race-to-the-bottom pricing methodology?…