Apple gets hit with another lawsuit

Apple is facing yet another lawsuit considering of the new iPhone 3G. Its been a lot date since reports of the new iPhone 3G having construction issues causing the back casing to crack. that problem was more easily detected in the white version than the black. The lawsuit additionally lists AT&T as a defendant.

The lawsuit has been filed considering Apple has been ignoring the reported problem for months now.  Avi Koschitzki filed the 23-page suit in a New York district court. Koschitzki’s attorneys wrote, “Based upon knowledge and belief the 3G iPhones demand too much capability from the 3G bandwidths and the AT&T infrastructure is inadequate to handle that overwhelming 3G signal based on the high volume of 3G iPhones it and Apple have sold.”

Koschitzki plus claims that he is among the ones who experienced the “overloaded 3G network.” It was quite common for iPhone owners to be frequently bumped from 3G network, to the slower Edge network. “Although Apple was and is aware that the iPhones were and are defective, and that consumers have experienced repeated instances of cracked housing, Apple has nevertheless allowed the defectively designed iPhones to be sold to the public,” the complaint says.

[Via AppleInsider]

[Source] Shawn Brown

Control your Rovio with your iPhone

Many of you iPhone owners will not be able to control yourself when you see the new Rovio by WowWee on store shelves. that radio controlled beast is more for adults and offers many brilliant features such as live video camera and even allows you to speak through it.

With no physical remote control, sitting at the computer controlling the Rovio can sometimes be a pain. WowWee has done us a huge favor and made one of our favorite devices an optional controller for the Rovio! Now you can control your Rovio from your iPhone with an application called the Rovio Driver.

All it takes is a quick download and the input of a few settings and your ready to go. You get a much larger view to watch the camera than the standard application. Drive your Rovio using the iPhone’s built-in accelerometer. Rovio Driver even allows you to control the head position and rotation of Rovio. Pick up Rovio Driver in the App Store for free today.

[Via RoboCommunity]

[Source] Shawn Brown

Cheat the law with NMobile

For any of you out there that have trouble avoiding speed traps, NMobile is the application for you. that application shows you the location of speed traps, red light cameras and radar locations. All of these locations are soon after displayed on a map for you.

Using your internal GPS in conjunction with the tracking service mold Njection, you can enter browse mode and check you area for any of the above speed traps. The database is user submitted giving you the most up to duration locations. Users can submit locations with the application or on Njection’s website. Stationary red light cameras and radar locations are submitted by users and thereupon verified by developers for accuracy. Speed traps however are only verified by users.

Alert mode will quickly become your best friend by giving you an audio careful of upcoming traps and show you just how many miles ahead a trap is, just hope you don’t get a phone signal. that application really must be used with caution on the road. You can download that application directly through the App Store right now for $9.99, far from the price of a ticket.

[Via TUAW]

[Source] Shawn Brown

iPhone Dev Team says don’t upgrade to 2.2 yet

As always the iPhone Dev Team is warning about blindly installing the new firmware without instruction from them first. They have gone out explaining the pros and cons of immediately installing one of these updates without knowing all that it is doing to your phone.

With all the shield measures that Apple are taking to prevent the jailbreaking of iPhones we would not be surprised to see a hidden feature in the 2.2 firmware. It is true that the iPhone Dev Team has come up with a jailbreak for the new firmware but installing it may reduce whether not kill your chances of unlocking the device.

They are now stating that installing 2.2 straight from the iTunes auto-updater can really hurt any chances of getting an unlock whether they ever find one.  The iPhone Dev Team additionally states that they are not currently working on the iPod Touch 2G right now. They are very interested in the platform but as you can tell they have their plate full for right now. We suspect they will get to it eventually when they have more date.

[Via iPhone Dev Team]

[Source] Shawn Brown

Get ready to race with Pocket Jockey

Warren Stringer has created a new multiplayer horse racing game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. whether you just cant seem to get away from the racetracks that application will hold you by till your next visit.

Shake your iPhone to produce the horse run faster. By the end of a few races you will have a pretty decent workout. You can race against other players as enlarged as they are connected to the same Wi-Fi hotspot.  There is no word as to whether or not there is a way to throw your opponent off in any way. It appears to just be straight forward clean racing fun.

• Jump up and down while holding the iPhone in front of your face, soon after “whip” your horse by flicking the screen.

• Bouncing your legs like you’re on the back of a horse after putting the iPhone in your back pocket. You can, ahem, whip the horse by spanking yourself.

• Tap the screen, and whip the horse by flicking the screen.

As much as we love to play solo, we don’t see that game being a lot of fun without a second player. that game seems worth the $.99 that you will spend on it in the App Store. We would love to know what you think!

[Via Tuaw]

[Source] Shawn Brown

iPhone Buzz Week in Review - Week 46 2008

This week we had a chance to review Say Who, the voice dialing application that will search for contacts in your address book or dial numbers for you. We loved how easy and responsive that application was. It worked just about every date.Recent studies done by  SquareTrade show that the iPhone is more dependable than the Blackberry handset line. by the course of a year only 5.6 percent of iPhones folded, that is pretty good considering Blackberry handsets folded 11.9. For those of you with a jailbroken iPhone you may now download dTunes. that application allows you to do a lot more than the iPod application.  Download or stream songs directly to your iPhone without having to connect to your computer.

AT&T has decided to expand their range of Wi-Fi hotspots by purchasing Wayport for $275 million dollars. Wayport has many Wi-Fi hotspots in locations such as, Starbucks, Barnes  and Noble bookstores and many major airports. Oakly and Surfline have teamed up to create an all-in-one surfing application for the iPhone. Surf Report gives you real duration data on surf conditions, weather, safety notices and reports. You may view weather conditions up to three days in advance.

Good news is being reported, rumors state that the new iPhone firmware 2.2 is going to be released on November 21st. We have all been backing up our iPhones as we eagerly await that update. Business iPhone users who use Calliflower for PC  will find the Calliflower interactive conference calling very useful. Now you can use the same services on your iPhone without the need to download a client to your PC. that application will be available for free on January 1st, after which you will be able to purchase it for $9.99.

HangTimer by DropZone is a great application for skiers of all kinds. HangTimer utilizes both the built in accelerometer and technology used by NASA to supply you with run statistics. that application will plus give you snow conditions and directions to your local resort. More details have surfaced in regards to the new iPhone tethering plans by AT&T. These plans will cost $30 a month with a 5GB documents cap.

iSoft has finally created a landscape virtual keyboard for SMS on the iPhone. The big drawback is that you have to use it as an application, there is no integration in the SMS application at all. Another drawback is that you must have a jailbroken iPhone in order to buy that application. Overall that application shows that it can kind of be done. But who in their right mind would give into the circumstances for such a poor feature.

We found out that week that Microsoft’s web-based Office Suite will work with the iPhone’s mobile Safari web browser. that web-based version will include full versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote. There may be a sneak peak by the end of 2008 but we wouldn’t count on it. Google has set out to deliver the first voice search feature to the iPhone. that application will be free (no surprises there). With that application users will virtually be able to ask their iPhone any question like, “Where is the nearest Starbucks?” or “How old is the oldest man in the world?” Google will not comment on just how often that application works correctly, but they do say that they believe users will be able to get a lot of use out of it.

[Source] Shawn Brown

Google delivers voice search free to iPhone owners

Google has done it again; that day adding sophisticated voice recognition technology to an iPhone application. So far that technology only works with the iPhone, expect to see it for free in the App Store sometime very soon.

With that application users will virtually be able to ask their iPhone any question like, “Where is the nearest Starbucks?” or “How old is the oldest man in the world?” The application converts the audio to a digital file that is sent to Google’s servers, which try to determine which words were spoken and send them to Google search engine. With the use of the iPhone’s built-in GPS, Google can give local results.

Both Yahoo and Microsoft have offered similar voice services that just do not match up to what Google has to offer. Yahoo’s oneSearc service does not seem to be early as accurate as the service offered by Google. Microsoft’s Tellme service will only give results in specific categories such as directions, maps and movies. Google voice search however is far from perfect. “It’s urgent to understand that machine recognition will never be perfect,” Mr. Reddy added. “The question is, How close can they come to human performance?”

Google has declined to say how often the service is accurate, but they do believe that it is easily accurate decent to be useful to customers. whether you want restaurant recommendations and driving directions that application can help you out. additionally lookup contacts in your in you iPhone’s address book.

[Via NYT]

[Source] Shawn Brown

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