App Review: Appsaurus outsmarts App Store Genius

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After much clamoring and begging from everyone who owns an iPhone, Apple finally released a Genius tool for finding apps on the iPhone in September. Like its predecessor for music libraries, Genius is supposed to make recommendations for downloading other apps based on the user's currently owned … [Read more...]

iPhone Lego App Lego-fies Your Pictures

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This is kinda cool! The official LEGO photo app takes your photo, and then turns it into a mosaic, made up of 1X1 Lego bricks. It's cute, fun and free (iTunes link). Though we'd love to see it give you a list of which bricks you would need to recreate the the image yourself. Maybe have it tie in to … [Read more...]

2009 Draws To A Close, And Still No Tethering

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Remember how AT&T promised tethering would come to the iPhone this year? By my watch, they have 11 hours and 25 minutes to make this right, before America first enters the new decade. Or do AT&T just live on a different time scale to the rest of us? After all, they did say MMS would come by … [Read more...]

Apple Event Confirmed for January

According to FoxNews, sources inside Apple have confirmed what's being called a "big" event for January 26th. Of course, nothing official yet from Apple, but there is not shortage of buzz surrounding a possible iTablet/iSlate announcement. The source adds that the event will focus on the … [Read more...]

Tablet Rumors Continue to Grow

Foxnews is also reporting the January 26th Apple event, with the belief that the tablet will be released that day. Their source says the event will be with regard to "mobility space". Kai-Fu Lee, the former head of Google China made a Chinese language post about the tablet recently (seen here, via … [Read more...]

8GB 3GS? I’m not convinced.

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There's been a rumor floating around the internet for a couple of days now, that a German guy managed to get hold of  a refurbished 8GB 3G, which came in a box that mentioned an 8GB 3GS. The post was first dug up by Electronista, but right now the details don't quite add up. The model name and part … [Read more...]

Engadget Comes to the iPhone

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Gadget blog bigboy Engadget have put out an iPhone app, and plan on coming to Blackberry, WebOS, and Android. It features offline viewing, built in streaming for the Engadget Show, customization and in-app tipping. Frankly, we'd much prefer if you send tips our way, 'cause you guys are cool like … [Read more...]

China Blocks Dalai Lama Apps From Their App Store

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Wow, China censoring views it doesn't agree with? Who woulda thunk? The Chinese Government has apparently pressured Apple into nixing apps that they find politically offensive. At least five Dalai Lama related apps have been pulled from the store, including apps with quotes from the spiritual … [Read more...]

Analyst Eightball: iPhones and Android to be Hit Hard by Hackers in 2010

This game never gets old! Today we have Roel Schouwenberg—of Kaspersky Lab Americas— talking to USA Today. Kaspersky is a pretty big name in viruses and malware, so they keep an eye on the dark-hat types. Roel says that 2010 will be the year cybercriminals come after the iPhone and Android. … [Read more...]

App Showdown: HBO vs. Showtime

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We've been hearing a lot of praise for the recently released HBO app for the iPhone lately, with some considering it to be far superior to any other TV network's iPhone app. That's a mighty big statement, especially when HBO's main competitor in cable networks, Showtime, launched its app almost … [Read more...]