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Transactions 1.0 For iPhone Allows Mobile Credit Card Processing
15, Mar 2009 09:27 Filed in: Software
- Works over Wifi, 3G or EDGE.
- Fast data entry with smart field completions.
- Transaction log view with the ability to export to your home or work computer.
- Password protected settings.
- Confidential information is secured using Apple’s Keychain.
- Import customer data from your address book.
Transactions requires an Authorize.net or PayPal Website Payments Pro account and iPhone OS 2.2.1. Obviously, if you’re using it on an iPod Touch, you’re also going to need a WiFi connection. Skorpiostech posted an FAQ on their website that shows you how to set up Transactions on your iPhone.
Spice Up Your iPhone's Vocabulary
19, Jan 2009 18:18 Filed in: iPhone
Oh and we didn’t figure that out here at AWAAW. Nope, the fine folks over at Ars Technica, specifically Erica Sadun, get credit for that.
Griffin Introduces Navigate for iPhone and iPod
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD 2009
Navigate will retail for $59.00 and Griffin will be releasing an iPhone/iPod companion app, iFM, to the iTunes app store in March.
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“Griffin Technology Inc., creator of all things iPhone and iPod, today announced the availability of its Navigate inline controller and iFM app for iPhone and iPod touch. Navigate delivers FM stereo radio and offers a remote control for any recent-generation iPod or iPhone model. The iFM app can be used as a companion to any FM radio to display song titles, program information, etc.’’
Navigate will retail for $59.00 and Griffin will be releasing an iPhone/iPod companion app, iFM, to the iTunes app store in March.
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Apple Loosening It's Grip On iTunes App Approval Process
"[Apple] told me that they are going to start approving a whole new "genre" of apps, and that Pull My Finger will be the first to be accepted in this genre. As of now Pull My Finger is available in the app store.
The very kind Apple Team Member told me that they didn't want to reject it originally, but that they were sorting out how this "genre" of apps were going to be handled. She told me they'd be lifting the restriction on them, and more apps will follow that may have been previously not allowed."
This is great new to anyone needing that all important iPhone/iPod Touch farting app.
Invoking Google Maps Street View
22, Nov 2008 17:26 Filed in: iPhone
How do you invoke Google Maps Street View? Do you know? We do and we're not telling. Just kidding! We'll tell you but you have to take a trip to the 3G Survival Guide to find out.
And Yet Another Twitter App For Your iPhone: Tweetsville
13, Nov 2008 18:41 Filed in: iPhone
The weird part of this whole thing is that I'm still Tweeting after I swore, not 5 months ago, that I'd never become a Tweeter and that I thought it was probably the biggest waste of time yet conceived by mankind. Seriously, does anyone really care what I'm doing right now? I sure as heck don't care what you're doing so don't Tweet it.
Twitter, however, grows on you. Sort of like ear hair. You don't really know why it's there but you still end up paying way too much attention to it. I vowed back in July to give it a try for a few weeks and I'm happy/sad to say I'm still Twittering. Worse, I'm buying Twitter apps.
Anyway, Tweetsville is a nice Twitter iPhone app and goes for a reasonable $3.99. I'm finding that I much prefer it's UI over Twitterrific: it's a very clean and standard iPhone UI. The search option is handy as well and something that Twitterrific is lacking.
If you're ready to make the leap to a paid Twitter client for your iPhone, I'd highly recommend you take a good look at Tweetsville.
Joseph Henry
Griffin Announces iTalk for iPhone & iPod and iTalk Sync for Mac
On Tuesday, Griffin Technology announced the availability iTalk voice recording app for iPhone and the iPod Touch. Griffin also announced the immediate availability of iTalk Sync, the desktop companion app to iTalk.
For a limited time Griffin is giving both apps away free. They don't say how long the "limited time" is so if you want a pretty decent voice recording app combo for your iPhone or iPod Touch and you don't want to pay for it, download them both while you can. There is a small ad that displays across the bottom of two of iTalks 3 screens so perhaps Griffin is testing this as an ad supported app. The ad is very small and unobtrusive so don't let that stop you from trying it out.
Both apps are very intuitive and using them went without a hitch. Syncing via iTalk Sync was painless other than having to turn on Wi Fi on the iPhone. When the app store first opened I immediately purchased nFinity's QuickVoice and it's desktop companion app for the then special introductory price of $9.99 for both. QuickVoice has been a nice app and now nFinity is giving away the iPhone/iPod touch app. You still have to buy the companion app which is currently priced at $14.95 (nFInity's QuickVoice PC page says the regular price is $25). QuickVoice PC is certainly a more full featured app than iTalk Sync. In fact the only thing you can really do with iTalk Sync is wirelessly sync with your iPhone and then drag and drop your recordings to your Mac. iTalk and iTalk Sync are free, however, so they'll no doubt give the QuickVoice combo and all the rest of the voice recording apps on the iTunes app store a run for their money.
Oh and one more thing. Although the iPhone version of QuickVoice works well and has some pretty cool features (upside down mode for when you want to point the iPhone mic away from you) I can't get the desktop app to import any of my recordings. I go through the motions and it does import something but for the life of me I can't figure out where they go. Add to that the seriously ugly interface and OS X 2002 feel and the desktop app just seems like a bad port from a Windows version. I've filed a support request (there is a serious lack of documentation with the desktop app) so hopefully nFInity will be able to help me figure this thing out. We'll see....
In the mean time check out the iTalk & iTalk Sync screen shots below and the QuickVoice shots below that.
For more info see the full press release at Griffin's website.Griffin iTalk turns iPhone or iPod touch into an ultra-mobile, super-compact recording unit. This two-part app allows users to create high-quality recordings, and then transfer the recordings to a Mac or PC. Users will appreciate the one-touch recording controls, and the ability to pause/resume recordings and even append to previous recordings on the fly. iTalk is a two-part software application.
Download the iTalk app from the iTunes App Store and install it on your iPhone or iPod touch, for mobile recording and playback. Its companion program, iTalk Sync, runs on your computer to transfer recordings from iPod or iPhone for editing and sharing. iTalk Sync connects to your iPod touch or iPhone wirelessly via your local Wi-Fi network, and makes transfers a snap: just drag the recordings from iTalk Sync's list and drop them onto your desktop. Recordings are saved as high-quality AIFF files, playable in iTunes and most other media players.
High-quality handheld recording
Easy, convenient user interface and controls
Drag and drop file transfers wirelessly to your computer
User-selectable Good/Better/Best sample rate
Pause/resume and append to existing recordings on the fly
Recording on 2nd gen iPod touch works with the addition of Apple's iPhone headset, or with Griffin's updated TuneBuds Mobile and SmartTalk mic/control solutions
For a limited time Griffin is giving both apps away free. They don't say how long the "limited time" is so if you want a pretty decent voice recording app combo for your iPhone or iPod Touch and you don't want to pay for it, download them both while you can. There is a small ad that displays across the bottom of two of iTalks 3 screens so perhaps Griffin is testing this as an ad supported app. The ad is very small and unobtrusive so don't let that stop you from trying it out.
Both apps are very intuitive and using them went without a hitch. Syncing via iTalk Sync was painless other than having to turn on Wi Fi on the iPhone. When the app store first opened I immediately purchased nFinity's QuickVoice and it's desktop companion app for the then special introductory price of $9.99 for both. QuickVoice has been a nice app and now nFinity is giving away the iPhone/iPod touch app. You still have to buy the companion app which is currently priced at $14.95 (nFInity's QuickVoice PC page says the regular price is $25). QuickVoice PC is certainly a more full featured app than iTalk Sync. In fact the only thing you can really do with iTalk Sync is wirelessly sync with your iPhone and then drag and drop your recordings to your Mac. iTalk and iTalk Sync are free, however, so they'll no doubt give the QuickVoice combo and all the rest of the voice recording apps on the iTunes app store a run for their money.
Oh and one more thing. Although the iPhone version of QuickVoice works well and has some pretty cool features (upside down mode for when you want to point the iPhone mic away from you) I can't get the desktop app to import any of my recordings. I go through the motions and it does import something but for the life of me I can't figure out where they go. Add to that the seriously ugly interface and OS X 2002 feel and the desktop app just seems like a bad port from a Windows version. I've filed a support request (there is a serious lack of documentation with the desktop app) so hopefully nFInity will be able to help me figure this thing out. We'll see....
In the mean time check out the iTalk & iTalk Sync screen shots below and the QuickVoice shots below that.
iTalk Sync
QuickVoice iPhone App
QuickVoice Desktop App
Tracy Chapman Crashed My iPhone!
01, Oct 2008 11:44 Filed in: iPhone
So, the next time you just absolutely have to know the title of the song you're listening to in the elevator, Shazam it. Just make sure it's not a Tracy Chapman song or your iPhone will go wonky. You've been warned.
MyWeather Mobile Update Provides Enhancements
24, Sep 2008 04:36 Filed in: iPhone
The developers of Fizz Weather, Fizz Software, informed us that they are working with their weather provider to bring higher quality radar to Fizz Weather. If you recall, that was my biggest and pretty much only gripe with Fizz Weather. I'm looking forward to this.
The developers of MyWeather Mobile, MyWeather, LLC also informed us that enhancements were in the works that addressed some of its shortcomings. After approval, on Tuesday MyWeather Mobile moved to version 1.1 which includes a more detailed current weather screen. To access the screen you click on a little right-pointing arrow located next to each of the cities you have MyWeather Mobile set to gather weather info. The top portion of the screen flips to reveal the following:
Wind Chill/Heat Index
Dew Point
Humidity
Precip. Today
Wind
Pressure
Another new feature is the ability of the Trend screens to be viewed in landscape mode. This makes for much nicer viewing as you can tap on the timeline located at the bottom of the screen and see what the wind speed and direction, precipitation amount and temperature and sky conditions will be at any given time over the next 36 hours.
The new additions are certainly welcomed and bring MyWeather Mobile closer to Fizz Weather in terms of actual, readable weather data. Fizz Weather still gets our vote in this regard, however and we're eagerly awaiting its upcoming radar.
iPhone Weather App Smack Down
16, Sep 2008 14:20 Filed in: iPhone
Vs. 
Don't miss our iPhone weather app smack down over in the reviews section. We take two of the most popular and well regarded general weather apps, MyWeather Mobile and Fizz Weather, and put them through their paces. To see which on comes out on top keep reading after the jump.
Griffin Announces Double Bonus Slots
Griffin Technology, creators of iPod and iPhone accessories like the iTrip AutoPilot and EarJams, today announced the availability of it’s newest iPod Touch/iPhone app Double Bonus Slots.
The slot machine simulation game features a large view in landscape mode, fast animation and graphics and will keep track of your winnings.
Check out Double Bonus Slots at the iTunes app store.
Joe Henry
AYAAW
The slot machine simulation game features a large view in landscape mode, fast animation and graphics and will keep track of your winnings.
Check out Double Bonus Slots at the iTunes app store.
Joe Henry
AYAAW