Apple created its own Remote app and placed it at the App Store for turning your iPhone to a remote control for the Apple TV. Then the potentially stunning remote services that promised to let you control your home with your iPhone from any part of the world did its rounds.
We now have the Sonos Controller App that adds more power to your already powerful device.
The combination of the iPhone/iPod touch and the free Sonos Controller App can turn your home into a virtuoso music stage provided you have Sonos ZonePlayers in your chosen rooms.
This is a pretty sound deal Read More...
First of all, lets get it right: T-Mobile’s App Store will not be a single store like Apple’s. Instead, it will be a chain of stores, each of which will cater to a specific device. You can’t really expect very different devices, running on very different platforms ranging from Android to Windows Mobile to just about anything, to have any soft of compatibility in common.
The software aside, even the hardware is going to pose some really daunting challenges. With each device has sporting different graphics capabilities, different processing powers, a variety of screen resolutions and screen sizes, even displaying the Read More...
Here's a look at the week that was:
NEWS
Activation delays at iPhone launch in UK
3G iPhone out of stock in most outlets in the US
iPhone well received in Canada, in spite of Rogers outlandish pricing
Sales reveal that the Japanese like iPhones
Multiple iPhone carriers for Poland
1million 3G iPhones sold in 3 days
Apple outdoes sales predictions made by analyst Gene Munster
Pandora, the digital radio station releases native iPhone app
App Store announces that more than 10 milllion applications have been downloaded by iPhone and iPod users
Cut and Paste, iPhone Office Suites and GPS Coming Soon
REVIEWS
MPG app enables you to track mileage
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Pandora enables you to customize radio stations. It's one of the popular apps on the iPhone 3G, in fact it stands fourth in popularity.
You can personalize the kind of music according to your preference. The digital radio station enables you to choose songs you like and skip songs that don't suit your taste, and its absolutely free. The songs can be categorized into various genres and the music flows effortlessly through 3G networks and Edge.
As reported earlier, in spite of AOL being the first to launch a app radio, Pandora does not lag behind in terms of service and Read More...
Last.fm and Pandora have both brought their services to the iPhone in the form of native apps.
As we reported earlier, AOL was the first to announce the its native radio app for the iPhone.
A quick visit to the App Store reveals that the reviews of these apps are generally favorable and the music streams just fine over 3G and over Wi-Fi.
I know there’s a minimum 8 GB iPod that comes with the iPhone, but it looks like these music services will also work great.
Steve Jobs expected to launch the App Store with 200 offerings, but he landed up with 500.
Through the App Store, iPhone users can add games, software, Web shortcuts to their devices. Facebook, MySpace,eBay, Bank of America and AOL are some of the heavyweight participants. The App Store has been timed to boost iPhone sales on friday.
Initially the price and speed of the iPhone will be the main attraction for customers, however applications will spur sales later on.
Tim Bajarin, analyst at Creative Strategies says, "The games are what you'd find on a computer, not on a phone. You'll end up with Read More...
