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TiPb Apps 2.3 — Geodelic for iPhone (Macworld 2010)

February 23, 2010 by admin  
Filed under iPhone News

Live from Macworld 2010, Rene and Leanna talk to Buddy Dillenberg about Geodelic [Free - iTunes link], location-based discovery for iPhone.

TiPb Apps 2.3 — Geodelic for iPhone (Macworld 2010) is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.

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Geodelic Location-based Discovery for iPhone

January 14, 2010 by admin  
Filed under iPhone News

Geodelic [Free - iTunes link] is a location-based discovery app for the iPhone that knows where you are and uses that information to recommend points-of-interest such as restaurants, stores, and shows.

I had the pleasure of watching their show-stealing presentation at CES 2010’s Mobile Apps Showdown last week, and based on the amount of energy and creativity they put into that alone, I’m really eager to try this out and see how it develops.

If you are as well, grab the ..read more

Palm Aims to Make App Distribution and Discovery Better

January 7, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Rumors

Today Palm said that developers will now have the tools to integrate webOS apps, widgets and services across the entire internet. Palm will be offering a web site that houses all the apps for webOS, where more information, reviews …(Read More)

Spawn of Rumor: Apple iSlate + Magic Mouse = Magic Slate?

December 25, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Cell Phone Info

Following up MacRumors discovery of the iSlate.com domain name yesterday, TechCrunch dug a little deeper and found more to support the iSlate guestimation, and now MacRumors is back again with another trademark — Magic Slate.

Could Magic Slate be the Apple touchpad Daring Fireball thought would be released alongside the Magic Mouse last October? Or are they both just red-herring rumors, spreading blog frenzy along holiday cheer?

Either way, the idea of a multi-touch pad peripheral for Macs — especially if it ..read more

Apple Owns iSlate.com, Let iTablet Name Rumors Commence!

December 25, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Cell Phone Info

Santa was kind to MacRumors.com, gifting them with discovery that Apple has owned the internet domain name iSlate.com since 2007, though it’s been hidden away much of that time:

it seems Apple’s name was temporarily exposed as the actual owner of “iSlate.com” for several weeks in late 2007. It was changed back within a few weeks, but MacRumors has found the historic record proving Apple ownership of the iSlate.com domain.

Hey, didn’t Bill Keller, executive editor of the New York Times reference ..read more

Review: Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset for iPhone 3G/3GS

December 23, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Cell Phone Info

The past few weeks I’ve been lucky enough to test out the latest and greatest Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth headset for the iPhone [TiPb Store Link - $119.95]. I’ve tested a lot of Bluetooth headsets since I’ve been here at TiPb and while some have been all around impressive, others have left me scratching my head. Is the Discovery 975 a definite keeper, or just a dud?

See for yourself after the break!

First thing you need to do is pair ..read more

TiPb Top 5 iPhone Bluetooth Headsets

December 17, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Cell Phone Info

The following Top 5 iPhone Bluetooth Headsets guide is sponsored by the TiPb iPhone Accessory Store

The holidays are fast approaching and what a better last minute gift to give than a fancy new Bluetooth headset! With so many choices out there we figured many of you could use some help choosing the right headset. Today we’d like to give you our top five headsets available within TiPb’s iPhone Accessory store! Our picks are as follows:

BlueAnt Q1 Plantronics Discovery 975 Jawbone Prime Motorola H17 Motorola ..read more

iTunes App Store “Release Date” Sorting Sorta Broken?

November 25, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Cell Phone Info

Swing by the iTunes App Store, pick a category, and get/go to the Sort by: Release Date listing and it may look like Apple hasn’t added any new iPhone and iPod touch apps since November 19 — only they have, and it’s just the iTunes listings that are broken.

Rewind: We started getting questions from users who thought no new apps were being released, or that Apple had somehow frozen the App Store. Then we got reports from developers saying their ..read more

Mplayit Wants to Let Your Share, Demo iPhone Apps via Facebook

November 19, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Cell Phone Info

Mplayit [Facebook link] is a new online service that aims to let your Facebook friends share iPhone app recommendations with you — and then take it one step further and actually let you see videos, demos, and other information before you decide to buy it via the iTunes App Store.

Now anything with iPhone and Facebook in the title is no doubt attention-grabbing, but as the App Store zooms past 100,000, discoverability is going to need fixing, if not from Apple ..read more