by Vlad Bobleanta on November 19, 2010 at 11:30 AM

Joining many other print publishers, The Economist has just launched apps for iOS, PaidContent reports. There are two separate apps available, one optimized for the iPad, and one for the iPhone. Both contain all the material from the print editions, but there are no fancy UI effects here, compared to other magazines -- it's all nice and subtle touches to make the reading experience enjoyable. ...
by Vlad Bobleanta on November 16, 2010 at 02:40 PM

The official Google Voice application for the iPhone has finally arrived in the iTunes App Store. After more than a year from Apple's rejection of Google's first Voice app for the iPhone, almost ten months since Google responded with an HTML5-based mobile Web app, and about 6 weeks since it was reportedly approved by Apple, it's here.
The app has all the features you'd expect, including ...
by Vlad Bobleanta on November 4, 2010 at 08:00 PM

Tumblr has told Mashable that its mobile applications for iPhone and Android have received an update that overhauls their Dashboard functionality. The updated apps are set to go live today in the iTunes App Store and the Android Market.
The mobile apps now have the complete functionality of the Web-based Tumblr Dashboard built in. The new Dashboard seamlessly presents users with photos, ...
by Vlad Bobleanta on November 3, 2010 at 06:55 PM

PayPal has uncovered a critical security flaw in the latest version of its iPhone application, that it released last week. This flaw allows a hacker to access users' accounts, and their account passwords -- and stems from the fact that the app doesn't check the authenticity of the digital certificate for PayPal's website while communicating with it. For someone to be able to access your data, ...
by Vlad Bobleanta on November 1, 2010 at 03:30 PM

Rémi Denis-Courmont, one of the primary developers of open-source media player VLC (Videolan Client), has announced that Videolan has sent Apple a formal notification of copyright infringement regarding the terms under which its iOS app is being distributed in the iTunes App Store.
The root of the issue is this: VLC is distributed under the GPL, while VLC's iOS app is distributed by ...
by Vlad Bobleanta on October 26, 2010 at 04:30 PM

PayPal has launched version 3 of its iPhone application. The most important changes in it are support for push notifications and a search engine for local merchants.
You can set up push notifications to happen whenever you send or receive money, purchase something through PayPal, or receive a request for money. Push notifications will not work on jailbroken devices or if your iPod touch is in ...
by Jay Hathaway on July 13, 2008 at 12:00 PM

One of the most striking things about the first crop of iPhone apps is the divide between those that work with the phone's user interface, and those that either don't take advantage of the phone or ignore the design specs altogether. The AOL Instant Messenger app for iPhone scores points in some UI areas, but could be more intuitive and feel more like an iPhone app in others. We've got no ...
by Jay Hathaway on July 12, 2008 at 04:00 PM

Sometimes Download Squad has to agree to disagree about a new app, and this is one of those times. Although some on the team have knocked the iPhone version of Twitterrific, I actually like it better than its big brother on the desktop. What can the iPhone version do that the desktop version can't? Well, for one, it can pop Twitter open within the app - sometimes you want to scope someone's page ...
by Jay Hathaway on July 11, 2008 at 08:30 PM

If you've been looking for a reliable way to make your iPod or iPhone work as a remote for iTunes, look no further than Apple's Remote application. Just when you thought there was no way to tie the iPod and iTunes closer together, Apple's found another way for them to intereract. And It's free! Just pop open remote, click to add a new library, and then enter the resulting 4 digit code in iTunes ...
by Emily Price on September 28, 2007 at 12:00 PM

iPhone firmware 1.1.1 update released
TruPhone demonstrates VoIP-over-WiFi on iPhone
Google launched GMail Mobile
Free iTunes downloads at Starbucks announced
Apple warns against unlocking your iPhone
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by Emily Price on September 21, 2007 at 08:30 AM

Navizon "virtual GPS" comes to iPhone
Run OSX widgets on your iPhone
iPhone Dev team releases an easy-to-use GUI tool to unlock the iPhone
O2 iPhone hands-on shows possible updates for iPhone 1.1.1
iTunes 7.4.2 disables ringtone hack
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by Emily Price on September 14, 2007 at 11:00 AM

This week in iPhone news:
Apple sells the one millionth iPhone
iFlickr allows users to upload pics from their iPhone to Flickr
iUnlock, a a free software SIM unlock was released
Apple says updates will most likely break 3rd party apps
Free iPhone ringtone makers start to appear
Apple sells the one millionth iPhone On Monday Apple sold the one millionth iPhone. It only took 74 days ...