Section: Communications , Smartphones , Mobile webOS users that are looking for a podcast app may want to check out the recently graduated drPodder. The app comes as recently graduated because while it has been around for a little while, up until now it was limited to the homebrew community. As far as what the app will do, like most capable podcast apps today, it will allow you to download and listen or stream both audio and video podcasts. You... 

Filed under: iPhone , iPod touch , App Review The clever 2006 card game Knights of Charlemagne has made it to the iPhone and iPod touch as a simple little number placing app [$1.99, iTunes link ]. We don’t mean simple in that it’s easy to beat or uninteresting. We mean that the game is clearly designed and plays quickly. While the beginner level (the Squire) is really only worth playing through once or twice with the tutorial minstrel... 

Developers have been combing through t he recent build of the iPhone OS SDK and have found new references to multitasking in a files throughout the SDK.  Read More →

The titles iPhoto chooses for just-added photos is the annoying “IMG_nnnn” serial number from the camera. This AppleScript simply takes the date of the photo (EXIF info that iPhoto knows very well) and uses it as the photo title. The format is: yyyy-mm-dd-hh.mm.ss, so it’s a bit easier to read than the ISO version, but also easily sortable. Here’s the code: tell application “iPhoto” — activate — bring... 

Apple will open pre-orders for the iPad on Friday, so today TMO readers are talking about their iPad purchasing plans and what the company’s April 3 launch will have on Apple’s stock value.  Read More →

Worldwide smartphone shipments stormed back last quarter with 37.2 percent in growth, and Apple’s iPhone led the way with a 97.9 percent year-over-year surge in shipments. But the real coming battle in the mobile market, according to one analyst, lies between Microsoft and Google.  Read More →

Birdfeed has long been one of the best Twitter clients available on the App Store, but it was expensive for a Twitter app ($5), which limited the number of people using it. So while existing customers might be sad at first to note that Birdfeed has been pulled from the App Store, it’s actually good  Read More →

In a word, yes , although most people may just choose to bring their iPads when they drive rather than leave one mounted in the car. read more  Read More →

I’ve got a pretty strong opinion about 3D televisions, which I’ll share with anyone ready to listen . But if you’re going to be in Sydney next Tuesday night and want to check out the technology for yourself, Samsung’s going to have some of their brand new sets on display at Byteside. (more…)  Read More →

Just in case you weren’t happy with the vast range of satnav apps available for the iPhone already, there’s now another all-Aussie option called Mocal. On the upside, they’ll let you use the full version of the app for free for the first 30 days. (more…)  Read More →

Filed under: iPad During CES 2010, HP gave the public a slight tease of its upcoming slate device. The touchscreen device, which runs Windows 7 , sports a form factor similar to Apple’s iPad , as well as similar uses; it supports eBooks, music, videos, and of course, the Internet. But wait, there’s more. According to a post on HP’s Voodoo blog , the device will give you a “full Web browsing experience,” not a “watered-down... 

Section: Apple , Communications , Cellular Providers , Mobile , Computers , Mobile Computers Although the iPad’s 3G version is targeted for AT&T users only, Verizon is seeing a golden opportunity in the device’s upcoming release. Sales documents leaked to Engadget show Verizon is prepping it’s staff to encourage customers to buy the WiFi only version instead and then pick up a MiFi and data plan It’s a savings of $130 for the customer... 

In its annual list of the world’s billionaires, Forbes this year ranked Apple CEO Steve Jobs in a tie with six others for 136th place with a net worth of $5.5 billion. Jobs’ net worth is up from $5.1 billion in an October 2009 Forbes ranking…  Read More →

FROM GAMERTELL – Polk Audio wants to help add even more realism to your grand at-home jam illusion with its HitMaster stage monitor. And if you try to smash it The Who style, it may win. Check out Gamertell’s review of the HitMaster… MORE  Read More →

Intel this week previewed its forthcoming 32nm Core i7-980X processor, a six-core CPU codenamed “Gulftown,” and a new rumor has suggested the chip could find its way into Apple’s Mac Pro line as early as next Tuesday.  Read More →