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Sure there are the big, huge features in iPhone 3.0—like Copy and Paste—but what about the little stuff that was too trivial for Scott Forstall to do any more than mention? This is usually the stuff that really makes a release. Here are my favorite little things about iPhone 3.0… Continue Reading »

Today’s iPhone OS 3.0 preview was quite the show. Apple almost outdid themselves by catching up on all standard features of regular cell phones, and then some. Amongst today’s biggest features were items such as Copy and Paste, Push Notifications, Turn by turn GPS and MMS. But that’s not all,… Continue Reading »

Proving that only Apple can take a feature that everyone else has and turn it into a product announcement, Apple today announced that the iPhone 3G would support MMS when the 3.0 software becomes available in the summer. MMS will enable users to send text messages that also include pictures,… Continue Reading »

The iPhone cannot film video. Does ReplayCam 25shot allow your iPhone to film video? Well, kind of, in that it works the same way as film, but it’s severely limiting. People looking to get this app so they can film girl fights in their high school hallways or little kids… Continue Reading »

Since Twitter sprang from the idea of sending text updates from a cell phone, why not also post pictures? While there are several ways (and services) to do this, the two easiest I’ve found are TwitPic and Skitch, both currently free, and can be used from a browser or cell… Continue Reading »

BeejiveIM is the premiere instant messaging app on the iPhone. It supports all of the standard IM services and brings some features that other clients don’t support, like file transfers and a notification system. But is all this and more worth $15.99? Well, first things first, it’s pronounced bee-hive I… Continue Reading »

I’ve long been a fan of Chinese checkers. I think this is mainly because I’m quite good at it. Not so much with regular checkers or that chess game that’s so popular with the Russians and musical theater, but yeah; Chinese checkers. This is why I was excited to learn… Continue Reading »

iPhone users in Sweden now have another reason to avoid jailbreaking their phone. One of the largest complaints about the iPhone worldwide is its lack of MMS, a feature that almost every phone has had for years. In Sweden, that complaint will be nonexistent within two months, according to Ben… Continue Reading »

Macintosh and iPhone software updates and announcements for November 19, 2008: LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures whips its way to the Mac on November 28th. See? I said “whip” because Indiana Jones uses a whip. iMuffs arrive just in time to keep your eyes nice and toasty for the… Continue Reading »

Apple has an odd habit of slipping unannounced changes into their updates, and sometimes those updates slip right past us, too. Such is the case with the iPhone’s Mail program. Although sending and receiving e-mail has always been a breeze, managing that e-mail has not. Everything pretty much gets dumped… Continue Reading »