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Skype to launch iPhone software

kuanhoong — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:13:02 +0000

It is official that Skype plans to release a version of its Internet-based phone software for Apple Inc.’s iPhone. With this launch, it is seen that Skype will be more directly in competition for wireless voice services with network operators such as AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless.

As with Skype on the computer, users of Skype on mobile phones can make calls and send instant messages to other Skype users free, and they pay lower rates than the phone companies would charge when they use Skype to call landlines or other mobile phones.

The free Skype for iPhone will finally be available to download from the iTunes App Store sometime on Tuesday.

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Get your free iPhones!

ikttan — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:09:05 +0000

Well, in Japan! Softbank, Japan’s iPhone partner, will be giving out free 8GB versions of the iPhones! Well, technically, it is not free as subscribers have to sign up for a two year contract. Subscribers can still opt for the 16GB version for a very discounted price as well (¥480). The cheapest monthly contract subscribers can opt for is the ¥980 per month basic charges where other charges will apply on top of it depending on usage.

We can’t really hope for this to happen in the rest of the world in the near future. Possibly because the iPhone’s 3G capability is really a no biggie in Japan (and possibly Korea) where they are already moving towards the 4G world.

[source: softbank mobile]
Ian Tan is a blogger that blogs about life, camera, photography and everything under the sun. You can find out more about him at his blog, Iantan dot net

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How to transform any RSS feed into an iPhone/iPod Touch friendly site

kuanhoong — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:33:45 +0000

According to report, Apple has sold more than 10 million units of 1G & 3G iPhone. Thus, there are so many iPhone users out there, there are bound to have demand for any sites to be iPhone friendly. Now you can easily transform any RSS feed into an iPhone friendly site by using web services provided by DoYouFeed.

With DoYouFeed, you’ll be able to browse your favorite news with ease : fast load pages, efficient navigation and many more. You can even mix several feeds in one unique place for easy browsing. You can even customize yourself all the above features to build your iPhone friendly site that match your needs and taste.

Feeds transformed by DoYouFeed will have the following features :

Fast load and lightweight pages
iPhone optimized navigation
Mix several feeds in one unique site
Different themes available
Automatic page refresh
Relative date (2 hours ago, yesterday, monday…)
Preview of news content on the news list
Share news via email and social sites
Nothing to install on your iPhone
No registering required

Transform your RSS feeds now with DoYouFeed.

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iStellar – Mobile Planetarium for iPhone and iPod Touch

kuanhoong — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:42:54 +0000

iStellar is a mobile planetarium app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Based on the time and location setting input by the user, iStellar able to display the stars on the night sky for the given location. Information obtained through the GPS function, iStellar will chart the location of stars and will rotate according to the position detected by the position sensor.

Functions

Able to set the time and place to view stars and constellations
Animated display (display according to the current time, every 1 minute, every 5 minutes, 1, or specific date)
Able to view more than 5,000 stars, moon and planets, the sun
Able to view constellations, line drawings of constellations, high-orientation lines, stars in the Milky Way Galaxy (including large and small Magellanic Cloud) correspond to the ground scenery
Usage of the multi-touch function to slide the map, zoom in by pinch, double-tap in the center to view the map by the rotation of the position sensor, change according to the current location (iPhone 3G GPS-enabled only)
Supports both Japanese and English language

iStellar will be available for download in App Store for 1000 yen (~USD10). [via]

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Turns iPhone / iPod touch into numeric keypad for your notebook

kuanhoong — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:51:05 +0000

This is something refreshing for all the iPhone or iPod Touch users. Don’t you ever wish that you could have a numeric keypad on your notebook, just like your normal PC keyboard. Would it be darn nice if you could turn iPhone / iPod touch into numeric keypad for your notebook. This is NumberKey from Balmuda Design is all about. NumberKey works not only at home or the office, also when you are out , you can use numeric keypad whenever you need.

Installation Step-by-Step

* You need to install “NumberKey Connect” into your Mac.
* This application is for Mac only at this moment. Not available for Windows.
* System requirements : Intel processor Mac Computer with Mac OS X 10.5.5 or later

Download NumberKey Connect

Buy NumberKey from App Store

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Free iPhone Web Simulator for Designers

kuanhoong — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:14:54 +0000

If you are a web developer and would like to develop web application for iPhone, then iPhoney is the web simulator for you. iPhoney gives you a pixel-accurate web browsing environment—powered by Safari—that you can use when developing web sites for iPhone. It’s the perfect 320 by 480-pixel canvas for your iPhone development. The best thing of iPhoney is that it’s completely FREE.

iPhoney is not an iPhone simulator but instead it is just an iPhone web simulator that is designed for web developers who want to create 320 by 480 (or 480 by 320) websites for use with iPhone. It gives you a canvas on which to test the visual quality of your designs.

iPhoney requires Mac OS X 10.4.7 or later. Here’s some of what you can do with iPhoney:

Test your iPhone-enabled Web 2.0 applications and compatible web sites.
Open any website that works with Safari (use Safari 3 beta for the most accurate experience).
Rotate to see websites in either portrait or landscape orientation.
Show or hide the location bar for a full-screen iPhone experience.
Simulate the iPhone user agent, to test browser redirection scripts.
Zoom out to see how your current pages might look while zoomed out on iPhone.
Turn off plug-ins (including Flash, but note that they all turn off (including QuickTime).
Automatic updates with Sparkle, so you’ll always know if there’s a new version.
And of course, open source code so you can contribute to iPhoney’s rapid development.

Ready to try it? Download iPhoney now. [Version 1.2 | 1.3 MB]

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Last.fm for iPhone and iPod Touch

kuanhoong — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:11:21 +0000

With more than 1 million iPhone 3G phone within 3 days of launch, more and more applications are developed to be used with iPhone. Last.fm is no different. Now you can access last.fm services by using your iPhone or iPod Touch.

To get started, go to the music category of the iTunes App store (in iTunes or on your iPhone/Touch). Find the Last.fm app and download it (for free).

Log in or signup to Last.fm and you’ll be presented with a fairly obvious selection of Last.fm functionality. Things with the red circle icon start streaming. You can navigate through the menus and go back with the button in the upper left.

Once you start streaming something, you’ll have access to the familiar Last.fm contextual items (love, ban, skip… tagging will be in the next version). You can also check out the artist bio, similar artists and events (particularly cool). If there are current events for the now playing artists, you can specify if you’re attending or not and go to a Google map for the event location.

Due to the restriction of music licensing issues, currently this service is only available to users in US, UK, Canada, France, Germany and Spain.

via [last.fm]

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