With “preliminary” approval by the FCC, Sirius is going through an evaluation on a new accessory that turns iPhone or iPod Touch into a satellite radio. Acting as a charging station and dock, Skydock actually taps XM’s satellite radio signal, not just the Sirius XM Internet streaming channels currently available on the Sirius iPhone app.
The bigger question is, will they buy it? Barcode scanning makes sense and people may like it but it’s not making anyone serious money yet here in the US. Carriers and partners are in it for one reason and that reason starts with a dollar sign. Until that part of the equation is clearly in [...]
Google Voice, formerly Grand Central, has released their first apps for mobile devices this morning. The applications, for the Blackberry OS and devices running Android, allow users to utilize their Google Voice service directly from their mobile phone, and ease some of the bigger difficulties involved with using the service.
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If you’re an iPhone owner, you know Apple didn’t give access to iTunes music as part of the built in clock app on iPhone. If you prefer to march to the beat of a different drum, this new app is a must have. It runs as a stand alone alarm clock on iPhone and, instead [...]
A recent sneak preview of Qik on iPhone was an exciting preview for hopeful new iPhone 3GS owners. Apparently, some pushback from AT&T is preventing what looks like a great app from hitting the App Store because of concerns over bandwidth. We’re here to change all that. Check the link after the break.
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According to their presentation on Q2 2009 Financials, Adobe will be bringing their Flash 10 for smartphones into beta this fall on several different platforms. More notable, however, might be the platforms that weren’t included in the presentation.
If you’re a bipedal multitasker, this could quickly become your favorite iPhone app. While some have yet to grasp the “mobile” concept of today’s phones and insist on finishing conversations while standing in or near the doorway (as you wait… and wait for them), the text-centric mobile evolution has already replaced “walking and talking” with [...]
Younger children are using mobile devices more than ever before and parents have had little, if any control over what their children are able to access while using mobile Internet devices.
Tired of hanging onto scorecards and trying to keep them organized? A new tool has been created to benefit golfers and let them use their iPhone to improve their game on the courses.
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