iPhone

Enter Apple’s 1 Billion App Countdown Contest

Less than three months ago, the iPhone App Store had just hit 500 million downloads. It's hard to believe that in less than three months, that number is encroaching close to 1 billion! Read my lips: 1 billion downloads of either free or paid apps! That is pretty amazing when you think of it, and...

Icy Installer: Cydia Made Quick and Easy

When I first jailbroke my first gen iPhone, the source for 3rd party apps was through Installer (also known as AppTapp). Now, as I've moved on to the iPhone 3G, Installer has taken a backseat to Cydia, which has emerged as the only place to download apps. Cydia is great but it does have some...

Skype for iPhone App Launches–EXCEPT IN CANADA!

Are you a Skype enthusiast? If you are, today is going to be a happy day, unless you're a Canadian iPhone user! We first experienced Skype on the iPhone via Fring, which was available only to jailbroken iPhones. Once the App Store launched, we ended up with the official Fring app, with another alternative called...

Cydia Store for iPhone Launches Today

For those with jailbroken iPhones, Cydia is the place where you can download 3rd party applications that don't make it into the App Store. Such applications like QIK, PDAnet, Cycorder, Snapture, Winterboard, Clippy, and more. Most applications are free in Cydia, but some can be purchased via PayPal. Well, that process for getting paid apps...

Review: ToneFXs by Efiko Software

Hey all! Today we have a review of an iPhone application called "ToneFXs". ToneFXs by Efiko ToneFXs is an application for the iPhone (or iPhone 3G) that allows you to shuffle your ringtones and customize the alerts on your iPhone such as the calendar alerts, SMS tone, and almost every other type of sound and...

How to Watch South Park Episodes on the iPhone

Last fall, the creators of South Park submitted an application to have a South Park app in the App Store. This app would let you watch every single episode of South Park ever created on your iPhone. South Park fans around the world screamed with joy. However, as we soon found out Apple denied the...

Leaked Pictures of iPhone 4G: Here We Go Again

Every time there the smell of a product line update in the air, leaked images of the "next" Apple product pops online. There are rumors the next generation iPhone could be released this June. When the rumor mill starts pumping, the pictures start flowing. Yesterday, iPod Observer and MacRumors posted pictures of the casing of...

Help! How do I hack my iPhone!

Before we begin, I would like to congratulate "Dusty" on being the chosen winner of the Echo Mirror Screen for the iPhone! Today we are going to take a little departure from the norm and focus on hacking, jailbreaking, and unlocking your iPhone and iPhone 3G. I have received enough questions about this that it...

Flash Confirmed For the iPhone: Adobe CEO

One of the biggest stories on the weekend was the confirmation of Adobe's Flash for the iPhone, leaked by Adobe CEO, Shantanu Narayen. Adobe's Flash software is what powers many video sites have use the technology to display videos, animated games, etc. Adobe's Flash is a the missing piece that would improve on mobile Safari's...

Day 3 Anniversary Giveaway: 10 x GelaSkins for the iPhone!

Morning everyone! Welcome to Day 3 of our never ending $2000 anniversary giveaway! Today we are giving away TEN free GelaSkins! Click here to read my review of GelaSkins, which are artist-designed skins for your iPhone. The best part about them is the dead easy application! I haven't forgotten about my first gen iPhone brothers...

Blackberry Storm vs the iPhone 3G: Another iPhone Killer?

When the iPhone was released almost a year and a half ago, it was a revolutionary phone because it was based on an all out touchscreen that could render the internet just like your computer's browser. Throw in an all out iPod plus multimedia capabilities and Steve Jobs and his team created a winner. Apple...