iPower Portable Power System

Posted by Sheila Franklin
Categories: Cell Phones, Handhelds

For those with iPhone battery paranoia, the iPower Portable Power Station with speaker can be used with both iPhones 2G and 3G. It has a capacity of 2400mAh, a charging and discharging time of 3 hours, and an input voltage of 4.8 ~ 5.5V with a 500 to 1000mA current. Its current output is 100 to 1000mA with 5.0 to 5.5V. At a weight of 93g and available in black or white, it carries a price of $44.00.

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iPhone 3G Car Kit

Posted by Sheila Franklin
Categories: GPS, Handhelds, Misc. Tech, Portable Audio / Video, Transportation

It may look rather ugly, but this is one capable device. The iPhone 3G Car Kit not only charges and cradles, it has an FM transmitter with a digital display and an operating range of up to 4 meters. It will charge your iPhone, iPod, PDA, and GPS devices simultaneously with the flexible goose neck design. Attach with a clamp to keep your electronics in place. Made of black silicon gel, removable stoppers protect it from damage if dropped. The kit comes with a $49.99 price.

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iPhone Pwnage Tool 2.0.3 now available

Posted by Andru Edwards
Categories: Apple, Cell Phones, Handhelds, Mods / Hacks, Software

For those of you out there who can’t live without a jailbroken iPhone, we venture to guess that you’ll be happy to hear that PwnageTool 2.0.3 is now available, thanks to the continuing hard work of the iPhone Dev Team. This new version features a few new features:

• Updated Installer.app to beta 6
• Support for iPhone and iPod touch firmware 2.0.2 5C1
• Adds .de localization for those who read German

If you are already running an older version, you can update right from within PwnageTool, otherwise hit the link below to download the latest version.

Read More | PwnageTool 2.0.3

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iPhone 3G Telescope

Posted by Sheila Franklin
Categories: Apple, Cameras, Handhelds, Misc. Tech

While we are on the subject of gadgets for iPhone 3Gs, there is now a 6x Zoom Telescope available for the near-sighted or simply nosy. Brando claims that it has a super wide angle, a larger luminous flux, better color, and a higher visual acuteness. Simple to assemble, the package includes a crystal case, neck strap, and adapter. There is also a telescope available for 2G iPhones. Each one will set you back $19.00.

Read More | Mobile Brando

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iPhone firmware 2.0.2 ready to kill some bugs

Posted by Andru Edwards
Categories: Apple, Cell Phones, Handhelds, Software

Just two weeks after Apple released iPhone 2.0.1 firmware, we just got word via iTunes that firmware 2.0.2 is now available, and it, too, is all about killing bugs. The update is a little over 248 MB in size, and will be waiting for you when you next go to sync your iPhone. We’ve already gone ahead and done the installation, and we feel so much more bug-free already. Let’s just hope this ends our countless frozen Apple logo issues that have us doing a complete restore of the iPhone 3G almost daily.

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Apple lists different prices for same Dashbuster iPhone app!

Posted by Andru Edwards
Categories: Apple, Cell Phones, Movies, Software

Okay, Apple, we know that you’ve had some trouble getting your act together since the iPhone 3G launch, but when you list two different prices in different areas of iTunes for the same app, that is when it is just getting ridiculous. Case in point, Dashbuster. I downloaded the free version from the App Store about a week ago, as it sounded fantastic to be able to manage my Netflix queue from the iPhone. The app, however, was missing a couple of features that I wanted - namely, the ability to add movies to the queue, select the format of the disc, etc. That was to come in the pad version.

Well, due to the fact that Apple has been unable to push updates out in a timely fashion, the paid version was finished, but I had to wait about a week for it to hit the App Store. I searched for the app, saw it was available for $5, and proceeded to download it. I then saw that there was a bug in the app, where it wouldn’t show my queue at all. I emailed the developer, and he responded (almost immediately) offering help. He also mentioned that the app should have been $3.99, not $4.99 like I paid.

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iPhone 3G coming to Best Buy next month

Posted by Andru Edwards
Categories: Apple, Cell Phones, Corporate News, Handhelds

If lining up at the Apple Store or AT&T Store isn’t your thing, and you are still in need of an iPhone 3G, you may be interested to know that, beginning next month, you can instead join the crowd outside of your local Best Buy in the morning. Well, if yours is one of the 18 Best Buy Mobile locations in the US.

It appears that on September 7th, all the word that Best Buy went into coaxing AT&T and Apple into allowing them to be the exclusive third-party distributor of the iPhone 3G will have paid off. Don’t expect any price breaks (or increases), as they will be selling the phone for the same $199 and $299 (if you qualify) price point that you will find in the first-party stores.

Hopefully this is a sign that there will be more to go around?

Read More | Yahoo! News

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Steve Jobs to WSJ: App Store rakes in $30 million in first month

Posted by Andru Edwards
Categories: Apple, Cell Phones, Corporate News, Handhelds, Software

Well, if you were curious just how successful the App Store has been since its launch, Steve Jobs spilled the beans in an interview published in the Wall Street Journal this morning. First and foremost, the most amazing part is that sales in the App Store hit about $30 million. Now, if you think about that figure and realize that Apple only keeps 30% of it (well, 30% of sales of apps that aren’t their own), that is $9 million for Apple, and $21 million for developers.

Of course, a large percentage of apps downloaded are free. You just know those have to be popular, right? Well, we didn’t get an official breakdown of free app downloads versus paid, but Jobs did say that there have been over 60 million downloads from the App Store. That’s an average of 2 million downloads per day, every day. If you had any doubt that the App Store would be a hit, well, there’s your proof.

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iPhone 2.0.1 firmware update released

Posted by Andru Edwards
Categories: Apple, Cell Phones, Handhelds, Software

While it’s not quite the iPhone 2.1 firmware that we are patiently waiting for, Apple has released the iPhone 2.0.1 firmware update earlier this evening. As you can see in the image above, all Apple is telling us is that this release is all about “bug fixes” - you won’t find us arguing though, as we mentioned during the week on our Twitter and FriendFeed accounts, our problems got so bad that we had to have the Apple Store hook us up with a brand new iPhone altogether. So, yeah, we aren’t mad at bug fixes.

We’ve already installed the almost 250MB update on our iPhone 3G, and right off the bat, I notice that I am no longer getting the stalled keyboard bug, and also, when I launch NetNewsWire now, it actually works. That’s a first.

Let us know how the new firmware is treating you.

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iSkin revo2 for iPhone 3G

Posted by Sheila Franklin
Categories: Apple, Cell Phones, Misc. Tech

iSkin has released their new revo2, specifically made for the iPhone 3G. With anti-microbial protection, it features a docking port cover, raised surface volume and power buttons, an improved ViSOR screen shield, and anti-glare and fingerprint film. Available in four 2-tone models, the revo2’s silicone has a honeycomb micro-texture for sure grip and open camera hold, mute switch, and mic and speaker ports. The case can be yours for $39.99.

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