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NetShare momentarily tethers iPhones, gets yanked 7/31/2008

One of the most requested features for the iPhone is the ability to tether the phone, in order to feed 3G or EDGE network data to your computer. That feature was briefly a reality today, thanks to Nullriver’s NetShare application.

iPhone as a Wireless Access Point 7/31/2008

We’re not sure how this one got past Apple’s App Store censors, but the clever kids at Nullriver have released what appears to be the first tethering solution for the iPhone. The $10 NetShare app is just a SOCKS proxy that links an ad-hoc WiFi network to the iPhone’s 3G or EDGE connection

Why I Hate the iPhone Camera and Loved the Best Rock Concert 7/31/2008

There. I said it. I hate it. OK, I don’t really hate it. But sometimes I want to smash it against the wall. The last time was in the pit at the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s concert in Madrid.

Why I Hate the iPhone -and Loved the Best Rock Concert Ever 7/31/2008

There. I said it. I hate it. OK, I don’t really hate it. But sometimes I want to smash it against the wall. The last time was in the pit at the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s concert in Madrid. That was the best rock concert I’ve ever been to. Only one thing failed: my iPhone’s camera.

Nullriver Introduces 3G/EDGE Tethering App for iPhone 7/31/2008

Nullriver, Inc. has released NetShare onto the iTunes App Store this evening (via iPhone Alley). The $9.99 application promises to allow you to share your iPhone’s network connection with your computer.Share your iPhone’s EDGE or 3G Internet connection with your computer using NetShare.

Steve Jobs’ sick, but not dying — NYT 7/31/2008

Apple CEO looked sickly thin at iPhone intro and had cancer surgery a few years back, but NYT columnist talked with him and learned latest illness is not cancer and not life-threatening.

iTunes TV Broadcast Services Coming to the iPod/iPhone? 7/31/2008

Apple’s patent discusses broadcast services that will be made available from iTunes that will work with a new add-on accessory for the iPod and iPhone.

Export iPhone Text Messages to a Spreadsheet 7/31/2008

iPhone 2.0 only: Want to save that string of flirty text messages for posterity (or evidence)? While there’s no super-easy way to get your SMS history off your iPhone, with some elbow grease it’s possible. While this method is incomplete and more proof of concept than anything else, let’s take a look at how you can FTP into your iPhone, transfer yo

New Digg Mobile site released 7/31/2008

It’s even easier to access Digg on the go with the new mobile version of Digg. This enhanced version - found at m.digg.com - is perfect for phones that support the full web browsing experience, such as a Treo, Blackberry or that new iPhone you just waited in line all morning to get.

NetShare for iPhone, share 3G with laptop on iTunes now 7/31/2008

Share your iPhone’s EDGE or 3G Internet connection with your computer using NetShare. NetShare provides a SOCKS5 proxy for your computer to connect to.

iPod shuffle 4GB may be enroute; QuarkXPress 8; more 7/31/2008

Apple could boost its least expensive iPod this fall with a redesign and 4GB of storage, according to one report. Also, Quark has shipped a major overhaul of its long-running publishing software, the iFund is now backing a game developer, and Apple is now offering daily statistics to iPhone software developers for their App Store sales.

Developers getting daily app sales data via iTunes Connect 7/31/2008

iPhone app developers can now see daily and weekly sales reports via the iTunes Connect tool. The information should help developers adjust pricing to maximize revenue.

iPhone Toolbox Download Free Games, Applications 7/31/2008

iPhone Toolbox is a website specially meant for iPhone users. iPhone Toolbox has got plenty of useful and free Web applications, Games, Wallpapers etc. Before downloading the wallpapers, you can preview by placing the cursor on the selected wallpaper.

Manage Your Web Logins and Wallet Info on iPhone 7/31/2008

In today’s world of a million passwords and logins, you gotta have a password management application. Now you can manage and sync your passwords on your iPhone and Mac with this brand new iPhone app.

Meet PJ Haarsma Designer of the Dr. Horrible Remote 7/31/2008

When Nathan Fillion asked his friend PJ Haarsma to design an iPhone interface for Joss Whedon’s online musical, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long blog, he remembered thinking, “I hope you’re not singing.”

iPhone Developers Get Push Notification API 7/31/2008

What this means to you is that developers can now tailor their apps to receive notifications in the background while it’s not running, something supremely useful for apps like AIM, and to a lesser extent, Twitter and other social networking apps.

10 Things We Want to See in the iPhone 2.1 Update 7/31/2008

The iPhone 2.0 software is pretty good, but it’s certainly not perfect. Having used it for a few weeks, we’ve discovered a number of little quirks that we really hope are addressed in the upcoming update. From bugs to missing features, here are ten things that would make the iPhone a much better device.

Apple seeds dev tools for background-conscious iPhone apps 7/31/2008

Apple has equipped some of its developers with the tools needed to begin authoring iPhone applications that can receive data over the internet, like instant messages, even when their not running. The capability to produce these applications, sometimes called background apps, has been atop the wish lists of iPhone developers, mainly because Apple

Inside iPhone 2.0 Review Series: The New iPhone 3G Hardware 7/31/2008

Apple has significantly improved upon last year’s original iPhone while extending many of the benefits of its newest model to existing users in the form of the iPhone 2.0 software update. AppleInsider’s week-long “Inside iPhone 2.0″ series will present a detailed analysis and review of the iPhone 3G, the 2.0 software, the App Store, and push messag

20 Great Resources for iPhone and iPod Touch Wallpapers 7/31/2008

Here You find 20 resources that contain a total of over 15,000 wallpapers for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Virgin to carry the iPhone in Australia. 7/30/2008

As of Friday, August 1, Virgin Mobile will become the fourth mobile carrier to offer the iPhone in Australia.

Hands On - Moto Racer 7/30/2008

Moto Racer is a racing game for the iPhone and iPod Touch that uses the accelerometer to steer, and a ’soft button’ for the gas. This game reminds me a lot like the old Sega game, Road Rash. I noticed that when you get close to another biker you get an attack button above the gas button.

Deploying the iPhone 3G for business, part 1 7/30/2008

One of biggest stories behind the release of the iPhone 3G — and the iPhone 2.0 firmware update for first-generation iPhones — was the inclusion of features designed for use in business environments. While many analysts and enterprise users

Apple Seeds 2nd Beta of iPhone 2.1 Firmware to Developers 7/30/2008

Just a week after the first iPhone 2.1 beta seed, Apple has released another 2.1 firmware release to developers. The new version appears to include several bug fixes.”This is the second beta of the iPhone SDK targeting iPhone OS 2.1, including bug fixes to iPhone OS as well as an early implementati…

Apple Releases iTunes 7.7.1 Update 7/30/2008

Apple has released an update to iTunes to version 7.7.1. The update promises fixes to improve stability and performance. iTunes 7.7.1 is currently available in Apple’s Software Update.Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store excl…

iTunes 7.7.1 is Out 7/30/2008

No word on what it does besides “improve stability and performance”. Keep in mind that this comes a few days after iPhone app DRM was cracked, so if you’re dabbling in the black arts of app swapping, you probably want to wait til someone else reports on whether this affects that or not before upgrading.

iTunes 7.7.1 update now available 7/30/2008

Apple just released an update for iTunes. The release indicates that iTunes 7.7.1 “includes fixes to improve stability and performance.” You may recall that the last update for iTunes (7.7) was released on the iPhone 3G release date.

Apple needs to address moving files to the iphone. 7/30/2008

It shouldn’t be difficult to movie files from multiple libraries, which you own, to your iphone/ipod. Lame Apple.

Skyfire: Next-Generation Linux Mobile Browser Reviewed 7/30/2008

For many users, the iPhone has helped them rethink what they want from their mobile Web browsing experience. Everything from YouTube videos to the most AJAX-y thing you can think of, it seems to be supported. Opera Mini has certainly made great strides for those of us opting to stay off of the iPhone bandwagon for now.

Free Software Group Seeks To Disrupt Apple Genius Bars 7/30/2008

A group that believes software should be free and contain no usage restrictions has launched a campaign to disrupt service at Genius Bar help desks in Apple stores because it believes the iPhone shackles users with too many limits.

Humbug! No Garmin Nuvifone This Christmas 7/30/2008

Garmin planned to launch its highly anticipated “iPhone killer,” called the Nuvifone, by Q4 2008. But today the company said that won’t happen, and BLAMED CARRIERS.

T-Mobile’s 3G Will Finally Launch October 1. Probably. 7/30/2008

We’ve been hearing many different dates for T-Mobile’s 3G rollout, but the latest one (October 1) seems to be a more solid date. Solid, that is, if you consider a lousy 8.5×10 printout taped to a wall outside a meeting room found by TmoNews to be solid. Nevertheless, October 1 seems to be the target date as of now. Oh btw does iPhone 3G work on it?

iPhone Games: A Major Disappointment…So Far 7/30/2008

Prior to the release of the iPhone 3G, around the time of the WWDC, iPhone users (and those who hoped to become them) had such high hopes for the App Store - particularly as far as games go. But then the App Store came out, and disappointment ensued.

6 Ways the iPhone has Changed My Smartphone Use 7/30/2008

Before I got my iPhone earlier this month, I was already a smartphone user. But switching to an iPhone has changed how I use the smarter features of my phone. This has to do as much with the device’s limitations as its capabilities, and is likely to change as new applications are released or Apple changes the feature set.

iPhone throws down challenge to mobile video? 7/30/2008

The Apple iPhone is a major player in the mobile Internet space, but the iPhone still doesn’t support Flash, which means it can’t display most of the video available online. What’s a hardworking video site to do?

MobileMe & iPhone apps 7/30/2008

have had a profound impact on Apple and the effects are still being felt. In this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we look at some of these events nearly three we

Hahlo, An Amazing iPhone App for Twitter 7/30/2008

With version 3.1,Hahlo has set the bar when it comes to design and functionality and in my opinion it is the best iPhone app out there for Twitter.Hahlo is developed by Dean Robinson, a web developer at the University of Newcastle in Australia.

iPhone 3G Now Ideal for Hearing Impaired 7/30/2008

US mobile users with hearing disabilities have now the chance to buy an iPhone 3G and get the best out of it, as AT&T has just announced the availability of its Text Accessibility Plan (also known as TAP) for Apple’s new handset. Can you hear me now?

Why free software and Apple’s iPhone don’t mix 7/30/2008

The iPhone is not a “phone” any more than my laptop computer is a phone. The iPhone can make phone calls, but so can my laptop. Just because it fits in your pocket does not mean that it isn’t a computer. As the specifications of the hardware and the diversity of available proprietary applications indicate, it’s a general-purpose device.

Hey iPhone 3G, your crack is showing! 7/30/2008

iPhone 3Gs, primarily white ones but at least one black one, are beginning to show cracks, and we’re not talking about the hacking kind. The back plastic casing on the new devices may not have been the best choice after all.