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“John [Lilly] argues that the Firefox platform is actually more robust and easier to use than “rival” platforms like Facebook, iPhone, etc. Unlike these others, Firefox is a true community platform, reflecting the tastes, requirements, and whims of a broad array of users. It plays host to a wide array of third-party plug-ins.”

Here’s a fun way to get satisfy your inner DJ. This little application for the iPhone and iPod Touch uses the multi-touch screen to let you “scratch” audio tracks just like a real turntable.

Have you got an iPhone and a Gmail account? If so, you’re probably using IMAP, and you may not even realize it. What’s IMAP? It’s an email protocol that has been around for many years, but is not nearly as well known as its counterpart, POP.

Erica Sadun (iPhone Overload) reports: “Apple just issued a C&D off to the ISP hosting the Hymn-inspired Requiem software…” I expect a 100 links to alternate sites immediately. Get digging diggers!

So you just bought an iPod touch or iPhone and want to stock it with movies from your DVD library. There are countless commercial utilities that promise to rip DVDs, but I recommend trying HandBrake. This open-source (read: free) utility for Windows (download), Mac (download), and Linux converts your DVDs for viewing on iPods, iPhones, Sony PSPs

Searching for the wildly popular Apple iPhone on auction sites like eBay is like walking into a popular mall on the day after Thanksgiving, busy and overwhelming. Trying to find a deal on that iPhone on these sites can become a search likened to finding the needle in a haystack. Unless of course…

Last October, Mozilla announced that they were working on a mobile version of the Firefox browser. As it turns out, they were working on two versions: one designed for touchscreen devices like the iPhone and another for traditional phones. Now Mozilla has finally given us a glimpse of their designs by posting the plans, mockups, and details…

Got an iPhone? What about a Treo? Or maybe you’re in love with your Blackberry? Whatever phone you may have, it’s becoming more and more common to see people with phones that can access the Internet, play video, download music, and do a lot more.

Out of the box your iPhone won’t allow you to tether your EDGE data connection to another computer wirelessly, but with a little ingenuity on your part you’ll be browsing the net on your laptop through your iPhone’s data service in no time.

Google is preparing an interoperable cell phone software to take on Windows mobile. The stakes just went upbetween Google and Microsoft again. It is interesting that Apple has been mum on this whole issue which leads me to believe that the iPhone will eventually run this system.

Revver, a social video site that splits ad revenue with the users who upload videos, has just launched version 2.0. A woman who uploaded a video of her 300 page long iPhone bill reportedly made $5,000 from the revenue split after her video went viral.

instead, let’s say this one fell on us like a ton of bricks.

If you run a WordPress blog or site and were thinking about creating a version of it for the iPhone or iPod touch, your work is done. Download the iWPhone plugin from Content.Robot, install it, and you’re set.

On September 8, AliveMedia published Alive YouTube Video Converter, a professional tool for download videos from YouTube.com and Google and convert them into usual formats like AVI, MPEG, MP4, DivX, XviD, 3GP, WMV, VOB, QuickTime MOV, ASF, iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune, Mobile Phone, Archos, iRiver, Creative Zen Vision, Sandisk Sansa, MP3, AAC, M4A, AC3.

A Dance Dance Revolution clone for the iPhone. Uses the phone’s multi-touch features to recreate the game. Works perfectly, and is probably one of the most fun iPhone games yet!

Several weeks ago marked launch of the innovative personal shopping list management service - Knotler.com. Multiple users - say wife and husband - can edit and contribute shopping lists simultaneously using variety of interfaces AJAX enabled web, mobile device such as iPhone, PDAs and even legacy WAP phones. It is free and requires no registration.

One of the exciting features of the iPhone is the visual voicemail. I don’t own an iPhone so I can’t comment, however Vonage has just launched their own version of visual voicemail. Today I received my first voicemail which was transcribed using their program. Is this really the best they can do?

This is a major release. The changes cannot really all be summed up. Compatibility is improved through new presets for devices like the iPhone and PSP. As well, HandBrake now supports DTS as an audio source and has limited support for .VOB and .TS file containers as input. Most excitingly, HandBrake can now output to the Matroska (MKV)

The Filter, a social music recommendation plug-in backed by rock star Peter Gabriel, has released a new version of their software. The Filter is a “playlist creation suite” for iTunes, iPod, iPhone and Apple TV. It works across Windows and Macintosh and it basically allows you to build playlists from the music stored on your PC, Mac, iPod or cell.

Ever wanted to watch YouTube on your Windows Mobile Handheld / Smartphone and realized you can’t? Well this is a solution for you! YouTube Pocket will allow you to search all of YouTube in a mobile friendly format and stream the videos live in a fashion much similar to the iPhone. Best of all it is free of charge!

Roundup of the best third-party apps that Facebook has to offer, from Tetris Tournament, iLike and Top Friends through to Fantasy Hip-Hop, Graffiti, Dogbook and Catbook, Lego Man, Last.fm Music, NES Games, Vampires, I’m A Virgin, Virtual iPhone and more. Someone, somewhere has put all of these on their profile.

It has been almost two weeks since I got my iPhone and I have been playing with it for a while now. I wanted to share with you the various cool search applications I use on my iPhone, including Google’s AJAX iPhone search.

t is designed to be SUPER easy to post notes from your active life. Operate one handed - either hand. If you are like us you ’re usually juggling more than just your Tweets. We’ve made this interface simple but effective, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Here’s a free way to control your PC from an iPhone, thanks to Nate True at cre.ations.net. Using TightVNC, software that lets you remotely control your PC desktop (sorry, it’s not Mac-friendly yet), he’s made a couple of simple changes that let you use the iPhone’s touchscreen interface to control your PC from afar. More

iPhoneDrive is just software that you install on your Mac that lets you drag and drop files to your iPhone’s built-in storage. You can also do so through the iPhoneDrive toolbar, if you’re not into that whole dragging and dropping sort of thing. This lets you use your iPhone like you would an iPod,

Today we’ll take a look at some of the features that make the iPhone special — and show you how your 2 year old Windows Mobile phone or PDA can accomplish most of the same tasks.

Opera released a mobile browser, which supports smooth web browsing and server-side page optimization. It also makes greater use of the keypad for navigation, freeing up directional keys for control of an on-screen pointer, but it is the zoom function which grabs the attention.

Launched today, the new beta is now available to download; along with video demonstrations of the new features, an Opera Mini vs iPhone skit (Mac vs PC ads) and a competition to win a Sony Ericsson W950i.

See all of your messages in an email-like list that you can browse through, instead of listening to messages in the order they were saved. CallWave visual voicemail replaces your wireless carrier ’s voice mail system, instead forwarding those calls to its service. The basic service is free, and premium is $9.95/month