UK iPhone iOS4 Review July 2010

In Aug 2007, I decided to leave my current 12 month phone contract and opted for a Sim only deal. Advantages included were not being tied to a contract, I got a reasonable amount of minutes for my buck, and as a bonus there was the choice of a free bolt on, like free 3G [...]

Find The Lyrics To Your Favourite Tunes At Metrolyrics.

I love my music, but I can’t always remember the words, or just get them plain wrong. So to help me I found this site called Metrolyrics, that not only does the site give you the lyrics that you need but always keeps you up to date with the latest releases, you can log in [...]

Web Trends : Apple’s iAds

The other day over the Easter break my five year old nephew asked me a straight forward technology based question, he said “Uncle, can you fast forward the adverts on the television because I hate adverts, they are so boring?” When I got in front of the television, I realised he was watching live TV, [...]

Get A Job Using Your iPhone.

Save time when looking for a new job with this iPhone app from the Job Centre. Not to worry if you don’t have an iPhone, the database is accessible via the web. Find out more about the iPhone App at : http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/jobcentreplus/id357812200?mt=8 Access the job center database online at : http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk/homepage.aspx?sessionid=0cceb4f7-9de0-4c4b-b95f-ba2439957f07&pid=2

Become The Mayor Of McDonalds.

Location based services have been around for a while, but coming out with the right model that suits everyone’s needs and privacy concerns is never going to be easy. Established in 2009, Foursquare who provide location based social networking for mobiles, may have come up with something useful. They allow you to register your experience [...]

Social USB Mass Storage.

The Pogoplug has been around now for a couple of years, after being introduced to the world at the CES Las Vegas 2008. It combines the features of a USB mass storage device with access to a supporting website.  So you can back your files automatically as usual but here’s the interesting part. You can [...]

Augmented Reality iPhone Application.

This is a good use of augmented reality as a navigational tool. Check which features work for your iPhone before downloading. Uses are endless, from basic land surveying to navigation, and the app is great for hiking, boating, hunting, sightseeing, sports, and finding your way around. About Based on a centuries-old astronomical instrument, Theodolite is [...]

Apple Bans Some Apps for Sex-Tinged Content.

Apple has started banning many applications for its iPhone that feature sexually suggestive material, including photos of women in bikinis and lingerie, a move that came as an abrupt surprise to developers who had been profiting from such programs. Read more from the article courtesy of the New York Times at : http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/technology/23apps.html From another [...]

myTown – A Location Based Social Web Game For The iPhone.

Monopoly in the 21st century. Buy and own your favorite real-life locations. Collect rent when other people check-in to your shops. Upgrade your shops to increase their value. Find out more about myTown at : http://www.booyah.com/

Pet Acoustics Unleashes the World’s First Sound System Designed to Support the Hearing Sensitivities of Dogs, Cats, and Horses.

Designed to eliminate these unsettling frequencies, My Pet Speaker features an Omni directional speaker with a 4” drive unit and cone reflector which disburses the music in 360 degrees recreating how animals hear in nature. A Pet Acoustics App is also available for your iPhone. Play your choice of music with repeatable results for rest [...]

TweetDeck – The Social Web Browser Comes to the iPhone.

Tweet on the go with all your favourite TweetDeck features, including the ability to view and update Facebook, direct from your iPhone. TweetDeck is your mobile browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now on Twitter and Facebook from your iPhone or iPod Touch. TweetDeck shows you everything you want to see at once, [...]

ASBOrometer – Measure UK anti-social behaviour on iPhone and Android.

ASBOrometer is a mobile application that measures levels of anti-social behaviour at your current location (within England and Wales) and gives you access to key local ASB statistics. ASBOrometer is available for iPhone and Android phones. This app was created by Jeff Gilfelt and made possible by the data.gov.uk initiative, which is opening up UK government data [...]

iPhone App – Touch Mouse by Logitech turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a wireless trackpad and keyboard for your computer.

CURRENT FEATURES : Multi-touch trackpad with option for two or three buttons. Two-finger scrolling. Keyboard with modifier keys. On-screen text display while typing. Show or hide the keyboard at any time. Trackpad and keyboard are available in landscape and portrait modes. Download the app from Apple : http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/touch-mouse/id338237450?mt=8 Find out more about Logitech : http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/494/6367&hub=1&cl=us,en?section=downloads Could prove [...]