about 1 month ago - 2 comments
When the Apple iPad was announced on Wednesday my immediate reaction was… “I want one!” Then, the more I thought about it I asked myself… “Why?”. About a year ago I was wondering why Apple didn’t release an iPod Touch that had Wi-Fi + 3G capability & now we know why they didn’t More >
about 5 months ago - 9 comments
Earlier, Google Sync announced the ability to have Gmail messages pushed directly to your phone. Before this announcement, I’ve been using IMAP to read my mail on the iPhone. That still didn’t allow me to use Push, therefore I’ve been using a separate app called Gpush. I was so excited with today’s More >
about 5 months ago - No comments
Earlier in the year, Google launched Google Sync which allows you to synchronize your Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar with your iPhone. Today, they completed the hat trick allowing the iPhone now to synchronize Gmail messages.
Using Google Sync, you can now get your Gmail messages pushed directly to your phone. Having an over-the-air, always-on More >
about 6 months ago - No comments
I was over at appadvice and they have a “9 Apps For Back to School” list for iPhone/iPod Touch. I thought it was a decent list, but wanted to suggest two more apps that are free*:
Convertbot: It is a unit conversion robot. Convert currency, length, mass, time and much more. Over 440 More >
about 8 months ago - No comments
Speedtest.net is a broadband speed analysis tool that allows anyone to test their internet connection. I use this site all the time when it comes to measuring broadband speed & used it a few days ago for this entry. Ookla provides this service for free to anyone curious about the performance of their More >
about 8 months ago - No comments
AIM with push notifications on the iPhone is one of my favorite applications now. I haven’t had any problems with notifications coming through. The only annoyance I had is something I mentioned earlier within the comments on my previous entry:
I wish there was a way for AIM to know when your signed More >
about 8 months ago - 3 comments
What’s new in this version:
Stay logged in for up to 24 hours and receive notifications through Apple’s Push Notification Service (iPhone OS 3.0 or higher only) or via SMS when you receive new IMs.
Support for landscape mode in buddy list and conversation views.
Minor fixes or improved stability and performance.
about 9 months ago - No comments
Peter-Frans Pauwels, TomTom’s co-founder and CTO, demonstrated TomTom’s navigation software in combination with a specially designed car kit on the iPhone during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco this past Monday. It is the world’s first dedicated in-car navigation solution.
The TomTom solution combines two new TomTom products to provide users with state of the More >
about 9 months ago - 6 comments
I love, eat, & breathe technology/gadgets. It’s one of the reasons why I started this blog years ago. Sometimes, there aren’t people around to talk about new technologies or share that same passion I do. It’s possible that only a few people read this blog regularly, but this gives me an outlet More >
about 9 months ago - No comments
Firemint just released an update, v1.2, for their iPhone application called Flight Control. It includes new aircraft, two new airfields, & a fast forward option. It’s strange that they didn’t name the airfields, but here are the two new ones & the original;
I played, what I’ll call the Island airfield, & landed 97 More >
