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No matter who you are or where you’re going, there are always a couple of things we all need before heading out the door. Besides keys, we’re all sure to have in our possession our mobile phone and plastic, i.e. credit/debit cards and I.D.’s. Seems fairly simple……. and thanks to Case-Mate’s Barely There I.D. case for the iPhone 3G & 3G S, things just got a whole lot simpler!
Case-Mate’s Barely There I.D. Case is an uncomplicated way to protect your iPhone 3G or 3G S all while safely and conveniently carrying around a few credit cards. Its phone protection and a wallet in one simple solution. The case…… an ever so stylish metallic, impact resistant flexible plastic shell, boasting an extremely slim profile. The case features exact cutouts to your camera lens, volume controls, vibrate switch, charge port, power button and audio jack. The back as well as the corners of your iPhone 3G/3G S are protected by said shell. And don’t you worry your pretty little head about the front of your iPhone, because the included full-face screen guard will no doubt do the trick. The entire installation process is trouble-free and trust me, with the case on, you’ll know exactly why they call it the “Barely There Case.”
The back shell features the opportune I.D/ credit card slot, extending the case a whopping 2.5 mm. You can effortlessly slide up to 2 credit card sized necessities into the slot for safe keeping. Throw the case in your bag or pocket, flip it upside down and show it who’s boss and those cards will not fall out. Ergonomics are key here with a comfy cutout to the bottom for your thumb to help in retrieval of your cards. The grooves up top also help with traction, for a smooth one handed maneuver.
But wait there’s more! Just in case there is the slightest inkling of a piece of plastic scratching the back of your iPhone, Case-Mate has included EZ Slide Film. This protective membrane fits nicely over the back of your iPhone, protecting the area that comes in contact with your credit cards. This film in black and in white ensures no damage is done to your device.
This is the future, combining form and function, to create and produce things that are less invasive yet highly effective in our day to day lives. And with a fresh and innovative design Case-Mate leads us there. Go ahead, throw out your wallet and kiss that bulky leather case good-bye, you won’t be needing them where we’re going. So whether you’re heading out to work or out to play, you can make your life a little less complicated with Case-Mate’s Barely There I.D. Case. | |
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Theres been rumors going around that Verizon Wireless has decided not to carry the Palm Prestarting in 2010 after all. They were supposed to be the second wireless carrier in the US to get the WebOS device. While many people wonder if this is going to be the straw that breaks the camels back for Palm really none of us should be so surprised at this news.
Sales of the Palm Pre have been sluggish since it launched in June of this year and the hyped up competition from new comers like Android OS devices really doesnt help much does it? It splits up the market even more and consumers really have choices. There are also great Nokia products in the market as well as old standbys like BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices.
Where does that leave Palm? Well, for one thing Palm repeatedly said prior to the launch that the Pre was not an iPhone competitor and I fully agree to this statement. While many people have tried to compare the two devices, in my opinion, theres simply no competition. Apple is what it is and it is good at making consumer electronics. They perfected the iPod and have worked very hard in the last 3 years to ensure that the iPhone will keep on getting better and better.
And thats where the key lies: they are focusing in only on 1 device. Apple simply cannot afford to spread their OS across multiple device platforms and dilute their resources and revenue. Meanwhile, manufacturers like HTC or Palm or BlackBerry are left struggling to introduce new models to the market regularly.
At the end of the day, indeed Palm might be late to the table. And while they have already decided to cut ties with Microsofts Windows Mobile platform I dont know that WebOS, which is in its infancy, can take over the market share that Apples iPhone has been able to. Sure, Palm is raising additional cash but they should also think seriously about who they want to carry this phone. Is it teenagers? Is it executives and middle management? I certainly hope for Palm sake that these Verizon rumors are not true, especially given the likelihood of the iPhone coming to Verizon next year as well. | |
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Rhapsody has finally introduced their much-anticipated mobile app! It enables existing Rhapsody subscribers to access 8+ million songs via their iPhone and iPod Touch devices. Many people were wondering if this app would pass the big brother test that Apple gives to so many of its apps that compete directly with its existing services in this case - iTunes, but apparently Rhapsody sailed right through within a month or so of submitting the app for review.
The app is free to download from the Apple App Store. For those who do not yet have a subscription to Rhapsody $14.99/month you can sample the service free for seven days on your iPhone before being required to purchase.
Subscribers can create playlists, add new tracks to their music libraries and purchase MP3 music files directly from their devices with the Rhapsody app. They also can buy subscriptions to Rhapsody via the devices, which are made by Apple.
Rhapsody is the first on-demand streaming music application available through the Apple App Store in the U.S., Lunsford says. RealNetworks is planning to make Rhapsody available on more platforms later this year, he adds. | |
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If you are a JAJAH user with a Twitter account then you can make calls using your Twitter account and what more the service is absolutely free. JAJAH@call is on beta-launch now and it allows you to make calls without revealing your number and without seeing the number of the person you are calling. You will only need your Twitter username.
Send a tweet with “@call @username” for making a call to any person on Twitter. If the called person wishes to continue your call then a free 2 minute call is allowed. The only condition is that both tweeters have to be JAJAH users. The username is the name used in Twitter.
You can use JAJAH@call on desktop, laptop or on your mobile phone. Use it on Twitter directly or on Twitter clients like Seesmic Web and desktop, TwitterBerry BlackBerry, Tweetie or Twitterfon iPhone and Twidroid Android.
JAJAH@call showcases how easily we can bring telephony into the social media environment, where operators can now participate, said Trevor Healy, CEO of JAJAH.
This is true as consumers nowadays tend to check their tweets or their Facebook messages even before checking their voice mail or email which is even later. | |
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Indulging in reading on your mobile devices while moving is going to bite your pockets albeit a little if Wall Street Journal goes ahead with its plans to charge for mobile content access. Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp. made an announcement to this effect.
The charges will be only $1 a week for mobile Web access for subscribers to the Journal’s print edition and $2 weekly fee if you are a non-subscriber. Wall Street Journal offers online content to 1 million online subscribers.
After the launch of its free mobile news app or “Mobile Reader”, it followed it up with a free app for BlackBerry phones and then the iPhone. Charging for the news stories is the latest from the company.
This step to monetize online news is for reducing dependence on the print edition, maybe a green initiative or maybe to increase revenues lost due to less advertising income also.
The journal already charges for accessing news on its Web site which has been a successful model so far. Readers subscribing to the newspaper’s Web site can access the news on their phones with no charges if using a mobile browser to navigate to the material.
Also News Corp may charge for watching movies and TV shows on Hulu.com which is an Internet entertainment service too, if some sources are to be believed.
Weve all gotten very used to getting tons of free content, including newspapers, on our smartphones. Well, indulging in reading on your mobile devices while moving is going to bite your pockets albeit a little if Wall Street Journal goes ahead with its plans to charge for mobile content access. Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp. made an announcement to this effect recently.
The charges will be only $1 a week for mobile Web access for subscribers to the Journal’s print edition and $2 weekly fee if you are a non-subscriber. Wall Street Journal offers online content to 1 million online subscribers. After the launch of its free mobile news app or “Mobile Reader”, it followed it up with a free app for BlackBerry phones and then the iPhone.
Now it seems like theyre changing their mind and have decided to charge for the news stories. How many free subscribers will be converted to paid remains to be seen. This step to monetize online news is for reducing dependence on the print edition, maybe a green initiative or maybe to increase revenues lost due to less advertising income also.
The Journal already charges for accessing news on its Web site which has been a successful model so far. Readers subscribing to the newspaper’s Web site can access the news on their phones with no charges if using a mobile browser to navigate to the material.
Also News Corp may charge for watching movies and TV shows on Hulu.com which is an Internet entertainment service too, if some sources are to be believed. | |
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Combining a data card and a music gadget is what many of you would have wanted. Yes, it is possible that your iPod can be used as a hard drive or flash drive to store and transfer data files. Conveniently carry your files and music on one device. Combine work and play.
For transferring music files to iPod use iTunes but you will not be able to see the songs iTunes copies to your iPod.
Follow these steps to use iPod as a hard drive. Connect your iPod to your computer, open iTunes and select iPod icon in the source pane. Click on the summary tab and select “enable disk use” or “manually manage songs and videos”. For automatically updating your iPod with the iTunes library select “Enable disk use”.
If you have the iPod shuffle, click on “enable disk use” checkbox and set the Storage Allocation slider to show the amount you require for audio files and the amount you want to be used for data files.
The iPod disk icon appears on desktop and in Finder window and My Computer/Computer in Windows. Double click on icon and drag files to or from iPod window to copy them. Be careful to eject iPod first before disconnecting it from your computer. | |
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Apple iTunes has gotten a face lift with version 9 just a few days back. So, how’s the response been? What are people thinking about it so far? What features are standing out?
iTunes LP, Home Sharing, and Genius Mixes with better syncing have all gotten rave reviews. You can now find, buy, and make the most of good music, movies, TV shows, and of course apps, for your iPhone and iPod Touch.
With Home Sharing you can transfer songs, movies, and TV shows to other computers at home. Artists get to share their creations with fans who would be interested in everything a music album has to offer such as art, lyrics, liner notes, photos, and videos. Definitely very cool.
Plus, you can now enjoy visual features like live performance videos and interviews too. iTunes LP opened with Bob Dylan’s and Norah Jones numbers besides others. iTunes Extras offers movies with documentaries, deleted scenes, interviews, and interactive galleries. Noted movies now on the list include The Da Vinci Code, Batman Begins and such others which are sure to excite you.
As a family you get to watch five iTunes libraries on the home network and add new purchases to their library. Enjoy having your own DJ which can generate up to 12 mixes of songs from the iTunes library with the Genius feature.
You can also organize your iPhone apps in iTunes and can get the same layout on your phone. Get precut ringtone downloads with more than 20,000 ringtones from the store for $ 1.29.
So, if you still haven’t gotten around to downloading iTunes 9 go and get it. What are you waiting for?
Apple iTunes has gotten a face lift with version 9 just a few days back. So, how’s the response been? What are people thinking about it so far? What features are standing out?
iTunes LP, Home Sharing, and Genius Mixes with better syncing have all gotten rave reviews. You can now find, buy, and make the most of good music, movies, TV shows, and of course apps, for your iPhone and iPod Touch.
With Home Sharing you can transfer songs, movies, and TV shows to other computers at home. Artists get to share their creations with fans who would be interested in everything a music album has to offer such as art, lyrics, liner notes, photos, and videos. Definitely very cool.
Plus, you can now enjoy visual features like live performance videos and interviews too. iTunes LP opened with Bob Dylan’s and Norah Jones numbers besides others. iTunes Extras offers movies with documentaries, deleted scenes, interviews, and interactive galleries. Noted movies now on the list include The Da Vinci Code, Batman Begins, and other blockbusters.
As a family you get to watch five iTunes libraries on the home network and add new purchases to their library. Enjoy having your own DJ which can generate up to 12 mixes of songs from the iTunes library with the Genius feature.
You can also organize your iPhone apps in iTunes and can get the same layout on your phone. Get precut ringtone downloads with more than 20,000 ringtones from the store for $ 1.29.
So, if you still haven’t gotten around to downloading iTunes 9 go and get it. What are you waiting for? | |
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If you want to transform your iPhone or iPod touch into true cloud storage devices then get the ServersMan@iPhone 3.0 from the Apple App Store. A free app from Japanese company FreeBit it is available in 77 countries and the language support extends to French and German besides the already existing support for Japanese, English and Chinese.
ServersMan makes an iPhone a cloud storage device in 5 minutes. It lets you import, view and export all types of files like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Keynote, Pages, PDF, mp3, jpg etc. from an online device to the iPhone or iPod over any network.
The software also allows Web Server Service for mobile phones which allow you to publish data in the iPhone as Web pages. You can actually have true cloud storage in your palms.
You can control your own cloud storage via We browser/WebDAV, publish your Web page from your iPhone with mash up. You can easily record voices, videos and take pictures and publish them with ServersMan directly to the Internet without an upload.
You can also enjoy easy access to 3G, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth networks. File transfers are possible between 2 iPhones or 2 iPod touches via Bluetooth.
If you want to transform your iPhone or iPod touch into true cloud storage devices then get the ServersMan@iPhone 3.0 from the Apple App Store. A free app from Japanese company FreeBit it is available in 77 countries and the language support extends to French and German besides the already existing support for Japanese, English and Chinese.
ServersMan makes an iPhone a cloud storage device in 5 minutes. It lets you import, view and export all types of files like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Keynote, Pages, PDF, mp3, jpg etc. from an online device to the iPhone or iPod over any network.
The software also allows Web Server Service for mobile phones which allow you to publish data in the iPhone as Web pages. You can actually have true cloud storage in your palms.
You can control your own cloud storage via We browser/WebDAV, publish your Web page from your iPhone with mash up. You can easily record voices, videos and take pictures and publish them with ServersMan directly to the Internet without an upload.
You can also enjoy easy access to 3G, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth networks. File transfers are possible between 2 iPhones or 2 iPod touches via Bluetooth.
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Yet another iPhone app which helps you locate nearby places. This location-based technology will help you look up clubs, local events, bars, restaurants and movies in 37 markets in the US.
Metromix’s “What’s Nearby” lets iPhone users know about local attractions. Consumers can avoid long journeys to factory outlets and other fun filled areas when some thing interesting or a grand sale could be happening just a walking distance away. It seems to be a green option too.
If you’re on-the-go and wish for a quick bite, then this app lets you find the nearest eating joint from your GPS position details. Don’t feel like going home? Then just search for nearby entertainment options. You can even post reviews and pictures to Metromix.com from your iPhone besides sharing them on Facebook and Facebook Connect.
Metromix’s "What’s Nearby” iPhone application can be downloaded to your iPhone and iPod Touch from the Apple App Store. Detailed reviews, photos and opinions are offered to you through OpenTable which provides the restaurant reservation facility and GrubHub provides takeout ordering kind of restaurants details. Movie ticket purchasing is brought to you by Fandago and Maps by none other than Google.
No more gas guzzling drives in search of a McDonalds or KFC. | |
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Read below the note posted on AT&T as an update to the claimer earlier this year that MMS would be available on the iPhone. I know a lot of people have been waiting on this!
We know many of our iPhone customers are eager for an update on our rollout schedule for Multimedia Messaging Service MMS. We’ve been working for the past several months to prepare our systems and network to ensure the best possible experience with MMS when it launches – and that launch date is: September 25 for iPhone 3G and 3GS customers. MMS will be enabled through a software update on that day.
We know that iPhone users will embrace MMS. The unique capabilities and high usage of the iPhone’s multimedia capabilities required us to work on our network MMS architecture to carry the expected record volumes of MMS traffic and ensure an excellent experience from Day One. We appreciate your patience as we work toward that end.
We’re riding the leading edge of smartphone growth that’s resulted in an explosion of traffic over the AT&T network. Wireless use on our network has grown an average of 350 percent year-over-year for the past two years, and is projected to continue at a rapid pace in 2009 and beyond. The volume of smartphone data traffic the AT&T network is handling is unmatched in the wireless industry. We want you to know that we’re working relentlessly to innovate and invest in our network to anticipate this growth in usage and to stay ahead of the anticipated growth in data demand, new devices and applications for years to come.
We thank you for your business and look forward to keeping you updated on our initiatives. | |
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