The iPhone is – if I may say so – one of the greatest mobile revolutions of the past decade. More and more, mobile phones seem to materialize out of our wildest dreams. Because of the tight integration of third-party applications, you can do nearly everything with your device — be it gaming, working, fooling around, and of course phoning. However, because of the sheer vastness of possibilities, not a lot of people are using their iPhone to the full extent of its capabilities. As of such, a lot of great features are missed on the users.
With Apple running a promotion to give away $10,000 downloads to the billonnth App download there has never been a better time to download and try Metamenu
Metamenu is a market defining smart remote app now available for DVD on computers. Metamenu Smart Remote for iPhone or iPod touch offers parallel
enhancements for DVD or Blu-ray through a consumer interface that
controls digital media from a distance.
The app turns iPhone or iPod touch into remote control unit with “extras” in the handset, such as jump-to-scene by name and a “discover” channel that returns relevant information.
Trend Smart Surfing is the first secure browser to provide enhanced Web threat protection for iPhone and iPod Touch devices. Smart Surfing is designed to block access to harmful websites. If you attempt to access a bad or malicious URL, a notification will appear in the browser.
Trend Smart Sufing is powered by the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network using advanced “in the cloud” Web Reputation technology to protect users from Web pages with malicious intent.
This free security software is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch devices iPhone software v2.1 or higher and can be downloaded for free from here
Skype is a VoIP software application that allows people to make free phone calls to other Skype users over the Internet. Now you can make free calls to other Skype users with your iPhone.
Skype for iPhone delivers a true Skype experience: make free Skype-to-Skype calls and low cost calls to landlines and mobile phones – and participate in conference calls – from any WiFi zone. You can IM to your heart’s content, and participate in group chats too, whenever you have network connectivity, whether it’s WiFi, 3G, EDGE or GPRS. Skype’s VoIP app for iPhone looks more like your traditional iPhone app than it does Skype 4.0 for Windows
Vlingo , the application that allows you to control the main features on the device by using your voice has been launched for iPhone. Vlingo walks you through setting up the voice recognition software so that one of your convenience keys (left or right) can provide access to Vlingo. Once that is done, holding down that key allows you to issue voice commands to your iPhone to perform common tasks like emailing, text messaging, making calls, and searching the Web.
Vilingo is also available for Blackberry
A project has succeeded in installing the Linux operating system on a iPhone. For now, the achievement is just a first step, since it needs several major improvements. The project was completed by developers fans of both, Linux and iPhone.
By the time you’ve got is a dual-boot system: the pre-installed and the installed. When launching the device we should be chosen with which to operate. Among the limitations that have not been polished is the inability to use the touch screen and lack of interface graphics and sound.
The 2.6 kernel that was moved to the platform runs on Apple’s iPhone devices, 3G iPhone and iPod Touch. The developers are still working on this project to improve the functionality of the operating system.
The iPhone Application Generator is an extremely simple way for non-technical people to create applications and distribute content on mobile platforms. The app converts any RSS feed into a brandable mobile application in less than two minutes. It requires no programming, software downloads, or code maintenance and it’s free.
Currently, the iPhone App Generator is limited in access upon request.
Nokia has launched the new iPhone competitor, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic also knows as the Tube. The Smartphone includes the first Symbian S60 touchscreen phone.
The Nokia Tube is a music-centric device, says Nokia, and has a 3.2-inch haptic touch-screen, 3.2-megapixel AF camera with dual-LED flash, VGA front camera, A-GPS, HDSPA, up to 16GB of storage via microSD and some loud speakers with crystal clear sound.
It will have quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support plus UMTS/HSDPA on top of it with a Carl Zeiss lens, dual LED flash and geo-tagging support. The other connectivity options will include Wi-Fi b/g, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) and USB 2.0 with a 3.5mm AV jack and TV output. The new Nokia BL-5J battery with a capacity of 1320 mAh will power the Nokia 5800.
The 5800 will be available in Europe by year’s end for 279 Euro/129 UK Pounds/$227 USD and it comes with a fancy plectrum-style stylus and an 8GB microSD. There are no carriers announced and it may be available from Nokia stores and online next year. This is also Nokia’s first Comes With Music phone, a service that offers unlimited music downloads for the first year of ownership.
The new version of the iPhone comes in July with support for faster 3G networking. The good news are that this new version of the popular smartphone will be available for a lower price.
will sell for US$199 for the 8GB model and $299 for the 16GB model. That’s a $200 discount from the previous $399 and $499 prices for the 8GB and 16GB iPhones, respectively.
Shipping July 11 in 22 countries, the iPhone will reach to 70 countries at the end of the year. The 3G iPhone will enable faster data downloads over AT&T’s 3G network. The handset will also include built-in GPS.According to Apple, Web pages will load up to 2.8 times faster.
Physical changes to the new iPhone include a curvier design, full plastic back, solid metal buttons, and a flush headphone jack.
In addition to the new features, iPhone 3G offers an improved battery life of 300 hours of standby time. Users will also be able to switch between 3G and 2G in case they wish to save battery life. On the new iPhone, 2G talk time has improved to 10 hours (from 8 hours); for 3G talk time, the phone will have a battery life of 5 hours.
The 8GB model is available in black and the 16GB iPhone now comes as a white phone.
Imagine you could search the Internet just by taking a picture of something, such snapping a picture of a music CD to look up reviews and listen to the tracks, instantly getting information on a product featured in a magazine, or looking up recommend places to visit by taking a picture of a famous landmark.
Millions of mobile phone users can “visually search” the Internet today with the help of this revolutionary search engine powered by Evolution Robotics’ Visual Pattern Recognition technology.
The iPhone is – if I may say so – one of the greatest mobile revolutions of the past decade. More and more, mobile phones seem to materialize out of our wildest dreams. Because of the tight integration of third-party applications, you can do nearly everything with your device — be it gaming, working, fooling around, and of course phoning. However, because of the sheer vastness of possibilities, not a lot of people are using their iPhone to the full extent of its capabilities. As of such, a lot of great features are missed on the users.
