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Top 5 iPhone apps

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:51:15 GMT

Here's my list of essential iPhone apps. (Bit biased with the fourth one perhaps...)

Shakespeare: The complete works of William Shakespeare (free)
TapDefense: An addictive game that's also very hard (free)
Truphone: Make even your iPod Touch a phone via VOIP (free)
iScrollr: Display scrolling text to communicate across a crowded area ($0.99)
TubeStatus: Get updates of any underground delays. Versions in other cities also available (free)

Sync Google Calendar with iPhone

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:32:31 GMT

Here's the utility many mac users have been wanting for a while - something that'll sync iCal with Google Calendar. With that working you can automatically have the new iCal appointments synchronised with your iPhone. How cool is that?!

[Download]

Tags: Google Calendar, iPhone, iCal

iPhone app beta testers

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:18:34 GMT

Calling all Apple iPhone / iTouch owners! If you're interested in getting future Nimisis iPhone apps for free (and we've got one that's just about to come out this week), join our team of beta testing ninjas. All you have to do is send us your Device ID, email address and we'll do the rest.

If you have an app you'd like to share with us, use the ID 6715674f06574fac55b08daec39b9c43c3e1980a and email to "iphonedev" at the domain here. Thanks!

Tags: Apple, iPhone

Android G1 emulator

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:11:07 GMT

For those wanting a better idea of what it'd be like to own one of HTC's new Google Android G1 phones, here's an emulator.

How does it compare to the Apple iPhone?

Tags: Google Android, G1, Apple iPhone

iPhone vs G1

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:34:48 GMT

Further to a previous post, it looks like Android does still have downsides. Unlike the iPhone there is no PAYG yet, and the headphone jack is non-standard. It also looks like they're going to do the usual thing of ripping off UK customers by charging them a contract rate of £40 per month (c.f. $30 in US).

No answers yet on whether they can differentiate themselves by allowing users access to the internet from a laptop, and whether VOIP apps like Skype can be run...

Tags: Apple, iPhone, Google Android, G1

T Mobile G1 and Android market

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:49:41 GMT

Details of Google's answer to Apple's iPhone, the G1, are emerging. Sounds like its camera will be 3MP (that's 50% more) and will also include a compass. Nothing to rave about yet but the price sounds like it could be reasonable too at around $200. No decision's been made yet but I'm glad I resisted and didn't buy the iPhone the other day! Android market will also surely be more open than the App Store... The manufacturers are HTC, a Taiwanese company - another thing in their favour!

Tags: Google Android, G1, Apple iPhone, HTC

Apple iPhone already on sale in UK!

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:21:17 GMT

Amazon sent me an email today saying that they had iPhones for sale already. Wasn't going to launch my in stock checker until the release date but I had a look and, indeed, Prizeflex Ltd claim to be selling them! Bit too expensive for me though...

The official release date is in early November and the price for the 8GB model is £269. So if you want an iPhone but are willing to wait a little while, you can sign up to the notification service mentioned above and an email will be sent out to you when stock comes in.

Tags: iPhone

Apple iPhone in stock checker

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:51:06 GMT

Similar to the one I did for the Nintendo Wii (which is still proving popular), I've set up an email notification service for folk gagging to get their hands on the soon-to-be-released Apple iPhone. When there are iPhones in the shops, you'll receive an alert via email. Sign up now!

Tags: Apple, iPhone, in stock, notification