Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone, App Review
Several readers have urged me to try the Gokivo Navigator for the iPhone [iTunes link], so today is the day. The app is U.S. $4.99, but that only provides you with GPS navigation for 30 days. After that, the app costs $4.99 monthly or you can purchase a year of service for $39.99. That's quite a bit less that the AT&T nav solution [iTunes link], and makes the Gokivo app quite competitive. The app includes a Traffic Tracking Center, text to speech so street names are announced as you drive, and it has iPod controls so you don't have to leave the app to change your music. Full story...
Filed under: Software, Cool tools
MacUpdate announced today the release of version 5.0.2 of the MacUpdate Desktop utility, which allows users to manage application and widget software updates on their Mac OS X machines.
Filed under: iPhone, App Store
Twitter has flipped the switch on some new features, including geotagging of tweets and automatic retweeting.
Filed under: Odds and ends, iPhone
Gee, we were just saying how competitive it is getting in the iPhone nav department, and Navigon has gone and cut prices for holiday travelers.
Filed under: Gaming, Software, Odds and ends, Developer, Snow Leopard
The folks behind CrossOver Games sent us a note that version 8.
Filed under: iPhone
The iPhone is getting yet another carrier in the great white north. Virgin Mobile Canada has announced that it'll start selling the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in the coming months.
Filed under: iPhone, App Review
At the risk of invoking a round of reader rage, I'll admit that I've never really been that hyped on the idea of MMS on the iPhone (and, by the way, get off my lawn).
Filed under: iLife, How-tos, Freeware, Internet Tools
Since iWeb comes with just about every Mac, it's surprising that it isn't used by more Mac users.
Filed under: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple, Developer
I don't know if this was the right thing for Steve Jobs to say, but on the other hand, I do think it's the perfect thing for him to say.
Filed under: Internet, iPhone, iPod touch
Like most "mobile versions" of websites, Google News was simplified for use on devices featuring what Steve Jobs once called "the baby Internet.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion
While Bill Gates looked on, Microsoft shareholders asked CEO Steve Ballmer about Apple at their annual meeting this morning.