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Posted on October 29, 2009 - by admin

Lala Plans to Open Music-Streaming Dime Store on iPhone

iPhone users may soon have access to a new app that lets them buy eternal streaming rights to songs for 10 cents apiece rather than pay more for permanent downloads. Music vendor Lala has submitted the program for App Store approval. Listeners get free previews, and if they buy permanent streaming rights, they can also save their favorite songs to the phone's memory for playback even when there's no cell signal.

Online music retailer Lala is preparing to launch an iPhone application that its cofounder says paves the way for the end of downloading songs in the MP3 format.

The app allows users to buy the right to stream songs from a digital locker forever for just 10 US cents each. The song quality is lower than what Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes offers, but "intelligent caching" lets the tracks load and play in seconds, with playback possible even outside of cellphone coverage.

Read the full story at Mac News

Posted on October 29, 2009 - by admin

TomTom Car Kit Does NOT Work With iPod Touch/iPhone 2G

Bad news, iPod touch users and owners of a first generation iPhone; the TomTom car kit will not work with your gadgets. AppleInsider has received direct confirmation from TomTom that neither product is compatible with the car kit. Both gadgets can handle the app, but for whatever reason the car kit is only compatible with the iPhone 3G and 3GS. The TomTom car kit offers a better GPS and higher quality audio, in addition to acting as a dock.

Read the full story at I4U

Posted on October 29, 2009 - by admin

Motorola and Verizon unveil the Droid, Google Maps navigation

After a long period of rumors, leaks and teaser marketing campaigns, Verizon and Motorola have officially announced Droid, Verizon's first Android smartphone, and the first Android device running Eclair. It will be available on Friday, November 6, for $199 with a two year contract and mail-in rebate.

Read the full story at Betanews

Posted on August 31, 2009 - by admin

Spotify app approved for iPhone

Apple has approved the Spotify iPhone application, allowing users to stream music to their handsets.

The company submitted the application to Apple’s iTunes App Store for its approval in July.

The application will be free, but will require the user to have a premium Spotify subscription, which costs £10.

The Swedish music streaming service is looked on as a rival to Apple’s iTunes store because of its comprehensive, free library of millions of songs.

Read the full story at BBC News

Posted on August 31, 2009 - by admin

China signs deal to sell iPhones

Mobile operator China Unicom has signed a deal with Apple to launch the popular iPhone into the world’s largest mobile phone market.

The phones are expected to go on sale in China later this year.

Read the full story at BBC News

Posted on August 25, 2009 - by admin

Apple Keeps Google Voice for iPhone on the Table

In a letter to the FCC, Apple specified that it hasn’t actually rejected Google’s Voice application for the iPhone — rather, it’s still under consideration. The letter was a response to an FCC inquiry on why exactly the Google Voice application has not yet become available to users. Apple denied consulting with AT&T on the matter, and AT&T said the same in its own letter to the FCC.

Read the full story at Mac News

Posted on August 25, 2009 - by admin

Latest trend: Announcing iPhone apps before they’re approved

Now that it’s a known fact that Apple rejects something in the neighborhood of 88,000 iPhone apps a year, companies are getting wise and publicizing their applications before Apple has a chance to finish reviewing them.

RealNetworks has submitted an app for its subscription music service Rhapsody to Apple for approval. The application will let subscribers access Rhapsody’s 8 million song database for streaming over EDGE/3G/Wi-Fi. Though it hasn’t passed Apple’s review yet, Real is already publicizing the app.

Read the full story at Betanews

Posted on August 18, 2009 - by admin

The 35 Best iPhone Apps Of The Year (So Far)

This guest post was written by Alex Ahlund, founder of AppVee.

We are just past of a year since the App Store launched and there are more than 60,000 applications released for the iPhone and iPod Touch. When we wrote our 2008 year-end app wrap-up, we had just surpassed the 10,000 app milestone. In early June 2009, the store reached 50,000 apps. At present, we are looking at a staggering 300 new applications being released every single day. How does the average iPhone user find the gems in this deluge?

Read the full story at The Washington Post

Posted on August 17, 2009 - by admin

Qik: Yet another brilliant service crippled on iPhone

Mobile video streaming site Qik, which was introduced last year is leading the charge into the next generation of the Web. Think of it as a real-time YouTube where a user’s mobile phone is paired with an online channel that broadcasts live video streamed from his handset camera over 3G. The service’s value for citizen journalism is undeniable.

Read the full Stroy at Betanews

Posted on August 17, 2009 - by admin

TomTom for iPhone

Hot on the heels of Sygic and Navigon, TomTom has released its navigation app for the iPhone into the wild. We’ll have to wait until later this year for the promised windshield mount, though.

Read at cnet