http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:10:06 -0400 http://images.appleinsider.com/toolbar_logo_text.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/ On Thursday, Belkin announced its new TuneCast Auto Live FM transmitter with an accompanying ClearScan Live app. The device is the first made to support iPhone OS 3.0, which now allows an iPhone or iPod touch to control a connected hardware accessory.]]> Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:30:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/06/04/belkin_intros_first_3_0_compatible_iphone_add_on.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/06/04/belkin_intros_first_3_0_compatible_iphone_add_on.html Secrets aren't much good once you've told your friends about them, so when PostSecret - a blog which invited readers to anonymously send in their own secrets - was opened, it was like the secret was reinvented. Secrets take on a whole new form when received from a completely different quarter of the world from complete strangers, so Visuamobile has decided to use the sharing power of the iPhone to dispatch secrets with their new app Earth Secrets (Free, App Store), demonstrated in this jaunty video:]]> Thu, 2 Apr 2009 21:40:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/04/02/earth_secrets_reveals_the_dark_side_of_iphone_users.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/04/02/earth_secrets_reveals_the_dark_side_of_iphone_users.html A while ago developers Gripwire released iHearClear ($0.99, App Store), an application which gives an iPhone or iPod Touch (with external microphone) the ability to function as a hearing aid. Though the target audience was the hard of hearing, the developers found that many of their customers were picking up iHearClear for entertainment. With this in mind, the developers set out to make an app with similar functionality, but with an enhanced and retooled UI, resulting in Amplitude ($0.99, App Store).]]> Thu, 2 Apr 2009 21:00:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/04/02/amplitude_turns_up_the_volume.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/04/02/amplitude_turns_up_the_volume.html One of the big successes of the App Store has no doubt been Ocarina, developed by Smule, who last week took part in Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 event to demonstrate their latest musical app, "Leaf Trombone". Ocarina transforms any iPhone into a musical instrument that can be controlled using the touchscreen and by blowing into the microphone. ]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:30:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/23/ocarina_available_to_users_of_ipod_touch.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/23/ocarina_available_to_users_of_ipod_touch.html It's not hard to imagine that you may be living on a budget nowadays, and keeping a good eye on where your money goes can make great improvements to savings. If you haven't already made yourself an exciting spreadsheet for this purpose, OS X has always had the money management app Cha-Ching - of which now there is an App Store counterpart - Cha-Ching Touch ($2.99, App Store).]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/23/cha_ching_synchronized_money_management_for_iphone.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/23/cha_ching_synchronized_money_management_for_iphone.html Developer Nitako has released Rasta Monkey ($2.99, App Store), a physics platformer featuring a Rastafarian monkey who must navigate across trees, collecting fruit for an older Rastafarian monkey in need of 'fruit-shake.' The developer claims that Rasta Monkey is "by far the best iPhone 2D action platformer out there". Who can resist reviewing a title with such an aggressively confident marketing quote?]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:10:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/19/review_rasta_monkey_for_iphone.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/19/review_rasta_monkey_for_iphone.html Wordpress (Free, App Store) for iPhone has been updated to 1.2, bringing some new features to the portable blogging app. The popular online publishing system that allows people to start and maintain their own blog, with Wordpress for iPhone allowing users to update their blog while away from a computer.]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:55:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/19/wordpress_for_iphone_updated_to_1_2.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/19/wordpress_for_iphone_updated_to_1_2.html Konami's Metal Gear Solid has finally been released onto the App Store as Metal Gear Solid Touch ($7.99, App Store), a touch shooter set in the universe of Metal Gear Solid 4.]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/19/metal_gear_solid_touch_for_iphone_and_ipod_touch_released.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/19/metal_gear_solid_touch_for_iphone_and_ipod_touch_released.html ngmoco's Rolando ($4.99, App Store) was updated to version 1.1 this weekend, adding new content, enhancements and options to the game.]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:10:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/16/rolando_gets_updated_to_1_1_brings_new_bonus_levels.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/16/rolando_gets_updated_to_1_1_brings_new_bonus_levels.html The popular iPhone book reader Classics ($2.99, App Store has been updated to version 1.2, bringing with it new features and books for those who have long ago left the world of 'paper'.]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:10:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/16/classics_gets_new_books_features_in_1_2_update.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/16/classics_gets_new_books_features_in_1_2_update.html As the App Store offers more and more ways to entertain iPhone and iPod Touches, there are also more and more apps being created to help people with their daily tasks - shopping, for instance. There are a lot of Shopping List apps for the iPhone (and many people find they can just get by with Apple's own Notes), but for the true power shoppers there is now Groceries ($2.99, App Store) from Sophiestication Software, also known for Tipulator, which we recently covered.]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:05:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/16/groceries_for_iphone_divides_shopping_lists_by_aisles.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/16/groceries_for_iphone_divides_shopping_lists_by_aisles.html ngmoco last week released Topple Too ($2.99, App Store), the sequel to their block stacking game Topple which formed part of their debut onto the App Store, along with Mazefinger.]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/16/topple_too_block_stacking_game_for_iphone.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/16/topple_too_block_stacking_game_for_iphone.html Apple on Wednesday quietly updated Remote (Free, App Store) to give the iPhone app support for the company's impending iTunes 8.1 release.]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:25:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/11/apple_updates_iphone_remote_with_itunes_8_1_support.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/11/apple_updates_iphone_remote_with_itunes_8_1_support.html The App Store has become an interesting world for mobile development, where the most impressive pieces of software available are not the task managers, social networks, or book readers, but the games. It's within games that the the accelerometer, touchscreen and other features are best demonstrated, harmonising the hardware with playful ideas.]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:15:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/11/review_eliss_for_iphone.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/11/review_eliss_for_iphone.html If you bought an Apple computer in the last few years, chances are that it came bundled with Pangea Software's Otto Matic; now an iPhone version is available ($6.99, App Store) of the fully 3D adventure game that the developers (also known for Enigmo, Cro-Mag Rally, and Nanosaur 2) say is the best game that they have ever produced.]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/11/otto_matic_alien_invasion_released_on_the_app_store.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/11/otto_matic_alien_invasion_released_on_the_app_store.html "Make dysentery fun again!" is likely the motto that will define Gameloft's newest submission to the App Store, a visually and functionally updated version of the popular Oregon Trail ($5.99, App Store) for the iPhone and iPod Touch.]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:55:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/11/the_oregon_trail_finally_blazes_onto_iphone.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/11/the_oregon_trail_finally_blazes_onto_iphone.html 37signals provides a numerous array of services for businesses, and one of them is Campfire, which allows groups to create password-protected chat rooms to talk and collaborate with their colleagues. Citing the incompatibility and focus on one-to-one chatting as the downfalls of normal IM services, 37signals has done their best to make group chat a less tiresome experience.]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:50:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/11/ember_brings_campfire_chat_to_app_store.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/11/ember_brings_campfire_chat_to_app_store.html Luksor has been in touch to tell us they have just released iNapkin ($2.99, App Store), an application that intends to resolve the problem of never seeming to have a napkin and pen at hand when one is needed.]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/09/inapkin_brings_quick_idea_jotting_to_iphone_and_ipod_touch.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/09/inapkin_brings_quick_idea_jotting_to_iphone_and_ipod_touch.html Today the popular GPS app MotionX GPS ($2.99, App Store) was updated to version 4.0, bringing a new interface, live topographic maps, amongst other features.]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/09/motionx_gps_app_updated_to_version_4_0.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/09/motionx_gps_app_updated_to_version_4_0.html It has been some time since we interviewed Jason Jacobs, part of the team working on RunKeeper Free (Free, App Store) and Runkeeper Pro ($9.99, App Store). In that time, the app has had over 230,000 downloads and been featured by Apple in their ads and in their Apple retail stores -- both of which are definite progress for the software developer.]]> Wed, 4 Mar 2009 19:10:00 -0500 http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/04/runkeeper_pro_gets_voice_features_to_fight_nike.html http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/03/04/runkeeper_pro_gets_voice_features_to_fight_nike.html