The impossibly cute (and possibly malicious) Peapod mini-car just got slightly cooler. Now, the included iPhone docking station does more than play tunes and monitor EV usage—it turns your phone into a key too. “Simply dock your iPod for a fun, cutting edge way to start up. Exclusive software designed exclusively for Peapod turns your iPod into a key. Both options are interchangeable and secure,” reads the car manual. Gimmicky? [...]
Apple,last year’s champ in RESCUECOM’s consumer reliability report, just got surpassed by Asus in an almost 3 to 1 score for Q1 2009. It even loses to Lenovo. Asus scored a 972, compared with Lenovo’s 348 and Apple’s 324. How did they get such a high score? Because their repair share was a miniscule 0.2% of service calls to RESCUECOM, whereas Apple’s consisted of 2.1%. Even when you factor in [...]
Yes,today, Apple Announce that we could now buy High definition movies through iTune store right to our computer. They’re $20, about as much as a Blu-ray—and they’ll pop up as the usual $5 HD rentals within 30 days after that. It kicks off with Quantum of Solace and Twilight for pre-order, with Transporter 3 (Jason Statham ) and other blockbusters available right now. Starting today, movie fans can purchase box [...]
Apple has changed its mind about a Twitter iPhone app that presents users with language some might find objectionable. The popular Twitter app for iPhone and iPod touch–called Tweetie 1.3–was formerly rejected because it gives users access to the Twitter Trends section, which displays the most frequent topics or words on Twitter at any given moment. This section lists swear words–including a particular four-letter word that begins with the letter [...]
Yes, you heard it right, the Kindle is now an iPhone App and if you are interested to try Kindle then you can just download this free App on your iPhone or iPod Touch and you can have the same experience as using the original Kindle which is definitely bigger than the iPhone or iPod Touch. The free program brings several of the Kindle’s functions to the iPod and iPhone’s [...]
With the introduction of Palm Pre in the scene, doeas Apple need to release their next gen iPhone? Palm Pre was was considered the “Best of CES 2009″ and why not? the Palm Pre is jam packed with functionality. Mr.Gadget compiled a table showing the comparison between Apple, iPhone and Palm Pre, which also shows why Palm Pre is a better device and why Apple needs to release their next [...]
In this tough times we should do anything we can to save some money. Below is a list of iPhon Apps that can help save some money for its users, the list has everything from saving on your restaurant bills to reducing your phone bills. Since the list is about saving money, most of it is free while some may only cost a dollar. 1. Cheap International – Free Local [...]
If you have an iPhone or a Android G1 and a laptop then there is a way to get free internet access with no extra cost. Gizmodo has posted a step by step instruction on how to tether your iPhone or G1 to your laptops for a free 3G broadband connection. What You’ll Need • For G1: USB cable, Tetherbot App, Android SDK, Firefox • For iPhone: iPhoneModem app, Jailbroken [...]
Owners of the new MacBooks with Aluminum Unibody’s new audion jacks are getting frustrated with their new notebooks. A few owners of Apple’s new unibody notebooks are experiencing backwards compatibility issues with the units’ redesigned audio jacks, which offer a snug connection for the company’s latest headphones with integrated microphones at the expense of a few legacy stereo headsets and speaker connectors. These issues have been brought up shortly after [...]
Reports from MSNBC says that an $99 entry level iPhone may be coming this summer. RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky believes that that an entry-level $99 iPhone will arrive in June or July alongside an upgraded (higher screen resolution) iPhone 3G. Reports of a $99 iPhone is not new, there have been reports in the past about an entry level iPhone surfacing. Mike Abramsky even published this detailed chart [...]
