Micro Lifestyle: February 2009

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Features and download iPhone Apps for Your Apple iPhone 3G

Everyone likes to be unique not only in person, as well as their property. When it comes to buying gadgets, like Apple iPhone, all more or less the same. What is different, but an apple all the additional services you can add to what you can configure. Then it becomes unique in that it has added his personal contact.Favorite apple are the most numerous wallpapers can be selected. You can get

iPhone Music files - Find Cheap Music Service

Affordable iPhone music downloads is a favorite of hundreds of thousands of users. As the owner of the latest cool gadget, you may not know that there are now dozens of download services that are ready to share the pie with iTunes. For a fee, you can now enjoy iPhone music downloads to your heart. But how do you know which service to choose?If you have money to spare, go ahead and subscribe to

Download iPhone Music - What are the options you have?

The Internet is filled with objects and places where you can download music iPhone. If you're willing to spend a weekend night, passing through so many of them can be a nightmare that is the best choice. This is even worse if you have never done anything like downloading music on the Internet.It appears that someone may be good, bad for you. The same applies when it comes to downloading music for

Successful iPhone App Market

Apple started its App Store on 11 July 2008. In its first weekend, users downloaded tens of millions of iPhone Apps. Moreover, Wall Street Journal reported on August 11, 2008, a month after the App iPhone Apple Store began nearly $ 1 million per day from the site. Apple own executive director Steve Dzhobs site called "Greater helmet, and said that in the first thirty days, the developer has

IPhone Accessories - Buying Tips

If you are looking for accessories for the iPhone in line to know that there is a huge market that is set before you - and even more difficult task of finding the right retail on the purchase of accessories for your iPhone. We must look at several factors before choosing who to buy and I will mention some of them in this review. We must bear in mind that our iPhone and its features, as well as

IPhone Applications Develpment

Introducing iPhone 3G. Speed Wireless 3G, GPS mapping, support for enterprise features like Microsoft Exchange, and the addition of new stores, iPhone 3G allows you to have more opportunities at your fingertips. And like the original iPhone, it combines three products in one - a revolutionary phone, a widescreen IPod, and a breakthrough Internet device with rich HTML email and a desktop-class web

Friday, February 27, 2009

Go Corporate iPhone Apps - How-sized enterprises in �re How iPhone App Game

iPhone applications are not just for small businesses and develop more gadget geeks at big banks these days, retailers and software giants like Microsoft and Oracle joins fight against crime. Why? Not only for the next generation of consumers feel comfortable with spending much of their life online, they expect your dealer, bank or software company of choice to offer freedom to do business

Why the Japanese Hate the Free iPhone

Apple's iPhone has wowed most of the globe � but not Japan, where the handset is selling so poorly it's being offered for free.

What's wrong with the iPhone, from a Japanese perspective? Almost everything: the high monthly data plans that go with it, its paucity of features, the low-quality camera, the unfashionable design and the fact that it's not Japanese.

In an effort to boost business, Japanese carrier SoftBank this week launched the "iPhone for Everybody" campaign, which gives away the 8-GB model of the iPhone 3G if customers agree to a two-year contract.

"The pricing has been completely out of whack with market reality," said Global Crown Research analyst Tero Kuittinen in regard to Apple's iPhone prices internationally. "I think they [Apple and its partners overseas] are in the process of adjusting to local conditions."

Read the whole article @ Wired

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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic 3G Apple iPhone - Comparison with a detailed review

Mobile has become a necessity for us all. It is impossible not to think about life without it. Nokia and Apple, are very popular among all brands. Both the use of advanced technologies on their mobile phones. Their phones are popular on the market because they are excreted and sophisticated fashion. Different models, run them and support various technologies such as Bluetooth, USB GPRS and some

Review Evergreen Note for iPhone and desktop

Ever Note is an iPhone or iPod touch software is designed to replace all those little pieces of paper that often write notes. But the bar is therefore not only can write notes to yourself, but can also use it to store photos, voice notes, web pages or even snippets of Web sites.To begin with Everberg Note, recorded in the records, check your e-mail address, and start Snipping. Then download the

iPhone is big business for developers - all sizes

After the first start of the Apple Store in July 2008, more than 500 million applications downloaded. Since January 2008 the average yield per day in the area more than 5 million, compared to 2.5 million during the previous month. This creates significant advantages for many furiously coding, garage-housing developers. Recently Lim Ding Wen, children from 9 years in Singapore, developed for the

iPhone is big business for developers - all sizes

Top marks for the iPhone Bluetooth Headset

You are a fan of Apple gadgets and just in love with your iPhone. This is a question that never ceases to fascinate you. You have more users than the iPhone, and finally, you think you must have a Bluetooth headset.Unfortunately, the Apple Bluetooth headset is not the best complement to the iPhone: It has no volume control, or the last call or turn it off. No noise cancellation headset is good,

IPhone Applications - How to charge your iPhone free

IPphone more than one phone, is a highly advanced equipment capable of more than a small laptop computer can do, and that fits in your pocket.To explore and exploit the full potential of your phone, but you need to install any software (programs). They are basically computer programs designed to work on my phone. Applications include games, worksheets, organizers, browsers, etc. The list could

Cheap Apple iPhone - Where can I find the best offer iPhone

Can I get less than Apple's iPhone? Yes, if you look around until you find more to buy. But cheap Apple iPhone can be difficult to find. One reason for this is that true if your iPhone is still new. The first iPhone was released in June 2007, many people were still marveling at the new iPhone. The fact is that some people just take the iPhone, so that sales remained strong. Although the iPhone 3G

IPhone access to your Exchange mailbox

With the launch of the iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 software will be able to access their email, calendar and contacts stored on your Exchange Server in the organization. This article describes the steps necessary to access e-mail account on your iPhone.ReferenceVersion of Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 or Exchange 2007A digital certificate is in fact an Exchange environmentiPhone running

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Free iPhone Wallpaper: Jennifer Lopez

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Free iPhone with Qualifying Plans in Japan

Softbank offers a free 8GB iPhone with a two year contract.

Japanese cell phone provider SoftBank has implemented a temporary promotion that offers customers a free 8GB iPhone with a two-year contract. The 8GB version is free with the basic, premium, or student plan. The 16GB version costs �11,520 ($120USD) and the cost is spread out over two years as an additional �480 ($5USD) added to the monthly fee. This is a common practice often used to tack on additional fees in Japan.

The promotion is called the "iPhone for Everybody Campaign" and runs until the end of May. In addition to the free iPhone promotion, Softbank has also dropped the maximum price of the standard data plan to �4410 ($45USD) from �5985 ($62USD).

In Japan the iPhone launched on July 11, 2008 to mixed success. Only a month after launch Softbank was dropping fees in order to attract more customers to the iPhone. When it launched, the iPhone was lacking features specific to the Japanese market that exists on almost all cell phones in this market. Features the iPhone lacks include the ability to pay for purchases using the phone called FeliCA, the ability to watch television on the phone using the 1Seg service, and the inability to text message using one hand which is standard practice in Japan.

Read the whole article @ Daily Tech

Ionesco's "Exit the King" to Broadway with Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon

"Exit the King" with Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon starts previews March 7 and opens March 26

Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of Eug�ne Ionesco's birth his absurdist comedy, Exit the King will arrive on Broadway for a four month run starting next Saturday and play through mid June. And this is not just any production, but the most celebrated staging in memory, from Australia of all places.

The play was originally written by Eug�ne Ionesco in 1962, and this noteworthy edition is the result of a successful collaboration between two Oz theatre companies. Freshly translated by Geoffrey Rush and director Neil Armfield and premiered at Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre in 2007 it was immediately followed with a Sydney run with Company B. These engagements were critical successes, audience pleasers and sell outs, the trifecta of theatre.

The always charming Rush, who will be making his Broadway debut, gushed: "Taking this theatrical work to the thrilling world of commercial Broadway is an exciting and thrilling treat." He will be reprising his role as the absurd King Berenger. Rush will be joined by fellow Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, as the strong and spiteful Queen Marguerite.

The play's plot line is simple. King Berenger is getting old � 400 years old, to be exact � and his health is failing. His country is failing (his empire is down to six people). His marriage is failing (his first marriage already failed). But his pride has most definitely not failed, and despite being told his time is up, the ancient ruler refuses to get off the stage without a fight.

Photo from the original Australian production.

Having surrendered to the whacked out mind of Ionesco decades ago, this is a play that could easily cause fans like me to open their wallet in order to secure the absolutely best seats possible. However, some research uncovered a wonderful discount offer, and it will save us about 40%.

The performances will take place at the Barrymore Theatre, 243 West 47th Street and discounts between now and April 26 (except 3/26) are as low as $45 (regularly 66.50) for rear mezzanine, rows F-G, $55 rows A-E (81.50) and $59.50 for the $111.50 seats at the Wednesday matinee.

Tuesday to Friday Evenings and Saturday and Sunday Matinees the $111.50 seats are discounted to $66.50. The Saturday Evening $116.50 tickets are $69.50.

You can order these tickets through BroadwayOffers.com or by phone to 212-947-8844. The code to use is EKTW225. Previews begin March 7 and opening night is March 26.

Exit the King is a distinctive and exciting piece of theatre, and could well start a trend of importing Australian theatre to Broadway in addition to the frequent arrivals from London's West End.

Token $10M increase in NEA, NEH budgets likely

While the stimulus bill that passed February 13 included $50 million in additional funding for the NEA, the amount of federal support for the arts remains dismal. Last year it was $124.4 million, this year it was upped to $144.7 million.

In the Omnibus Bill introduced by the Appropriations Committee of the House, it is slated to increase this coming year by $10 million bringing the NEA and NEH to a whoppng $155 million each, still far less than a dollar a person for the arts. We still spend more on military bands.

Of course, the arts remain one of the favorite whipping boys of the conservative, Republican and Blue Dog Democrats who find much political mileage in singling out controversial art for criticism and censure. While Congressional politician after politician seems to form a never ending lineup of lying, stealing and sexual miscreants, the arts are expected to remain lily white and pure.

Never mind the fact that the arts simply reflect society, and is both beautiful and bad. It's going to be a tough year.

History of NEA appropriations:

2007 $ 124,406,355
2006 $ 124,406,355
2005 $ 121,263,614
2004 $ 120,970,000
2003 $ 115,731,000
2002 $ 115,234,000
2001 $ 104,769,000
2000 $ 97,627,600
1999 $ 97,966,000
1998 $ 98,000,000
1997 $ 99,494,000
1996 $ 99,470,000
1995 $ 162,311,000
1994 $ 170,228,000
1993 $ 174,459,382
1992 $ 175,954,680
1991 $ 174,080,737
1990 $ 171,255,000
1989 $ 169,090,000
1988 $ 167,731,000
1987 $ 165,281,000
1986 $ 158,822,040
1985 $ 163,660,000
1984 $ 162,223,000
1983 $ 143,875,000

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Android Layout Tricks #2: Reusing layouts

Android comes with a wide variety of widgets, small visual construction blocks you can glue together to present the users with complex and useful interfaces. However applications often need higher level visual components. A component can be seen as a complex widget made of several simple stock widgets. You could for instance reuse a panel containing a progress bar and a cancel button, a panel containing two buttons (positive and negative actions), a panel with an icon, a title and a description, etc. Creating new components can be done easily by writing a custom View but it can be done even more easily using only XML.

In Android XML layout files, each tag is mapped to an actual class instance (the class is always a subclass of View.) The UI toolkit lets you also use three special tags that are not mapped to a View instance: <requestFocus />, <merge /> and <include />. The latter, <include />, can be used to create pure XML visual components. (Note: I will present the <merge /> tag in the next installment of Android Layout Tricks.)

The <include /> does exactly what its name suggests; it includes another XML layout. Using this tag is straightforward as shown in the following example, taken straight from the source code of the Home application that currently ships with Android:

<com.android.launcher.Workspace
    android:id="@+id/workspace"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"

    launcher:defaultScreen="1">

    <include android:id="@+id/cell1" layout="@layout/workspace_screen" />
    <include android:id="@+id/cell2" layout="@layout/workspace_screen" />
    <include android:id="@+id/cell3" layout="@layout/workspace_screen" />

</com.android.launcher.Workspace>

In the <include /> only the layout attribute is required. This attribute, without the android namespace prefix, is a reference to the layout file you wish to include. In this example, the same layout is included three times in a row. This tag also lets you override a few attributes of the included layout. The above example shows that you can use android:id to specify the id of the root view of the included layout; it will also override the id of the included layout if one is defined. Similarly, you can override all the layout parameters. This means that any android:layout_* attribute can be used with the <include /> tag. Here is an example:

<include android:layout_width="fill_parent" layout="@layout/image_holder" />
<include android:layout_width="256dip" layout="@layout/image_holder" />

This tag is particularly useful when you need to customize only part of your UI depending on the device's configuration. For instance, the main layout of your activity can be placed in the layout/ directory and can include another layout which exists in two flavors, in layout-land/ and layout-port/. This allows you to share most of the UI in portrait and landscape.

Like I mentioned earlier, my next post will explain the <merge />, which can be particularly powerful when combined with <include />.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Advantages iPhone Audio Books Downloads

In addition to downloading music on your iPhone, why not try the iPhone download audio books? This will allow you to use your new multifunctional Gizmo in full, and give their precious time! Imagine, learning a foreign language while traveling and at the office or enjoying the latest bestseller at the same time in the gym. The combination of reading with other activities is that many people have

Customers interested in what to see on the iPhone

As with any new product release is always something that customers like to see especially with the new Apple iPhone. IPhone has witnessed its share of complaints about the release of a new generation, but the comments are very positive on many fronts. As customers add their own comments Apple listens to complaints and does not fall on deaf ears. Some of the features customers have asked a very

Cheap Apple iPhone - Where can I find the best offer iPhone

Can I get less than Apple iPhone? Yes, if you look around until you find more to buy. However, cheap Apple iPhone may be hard to find. One reason for this is that true about the iPhone is still new. The first iPhone was released in June 2007, many people were still marveling at the novelty iPhone. In fact, some people just take the iPhone, so that sales remained strong. Despite the fact that the

IPhone access to your Exchange mailbox

With the launch of iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 software is able to access their e-mail, calendar and contacts stored on your Exchange Server, in the organization. This article describes the steps necessary to gain access to the mailbox on your iPhone.ReferenceVersion of Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 or Exchange 2007A digital certificate is in effect an Exchange environmentiPhone running

How To Setup Google Sync on your iPhone

Would you like the opportunity to sync contacts and calendars iPhone without connecting to the computer? You have to synchronize the phone with several computers to make sure that your contacts up to date on all machines. Of course we all know we have to do a data backup on a regular basis, but how often do we really?Our Friends at Google came up with a new service that will do all of these

Android Layout Tricks #1

The Android UI toolkit offers several layout managers that are rather easy to use and, most of the time, you only need the basic features of these layout managers to implement a user interface. Sticking to the basic features is unfortunately not the most efficient way to create user interfaces. A common example is the abuse of LinearLayout, which leads to a proliferation of views in the view hierarchy. Every view, or worse every layout manager, you add to your application comes at a cost: initialization, layout and drawing become slower. The layout pass can be especially expensive when you nest several LinearLayout that use the weight parameter, which requires the child to be measured twice.

Let's consider a very simple and common example of a layout: a list item with an icon on the left, a title at the top and an optional description underneath the title. Here is what such an item looks like:

To clearly understand how the views, one ImageView and two TexView, are positioned with respect to each other, here is the wireframe of the layout as captured by HierarchyViewer:

Implementing this layout is straightforward with LinearLayout. The item itself is a horizontal LinearLayout with an ImageView and a vertical LinearLayout, which contains the two TextViews. The source code of this layout is the following:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
    
    android:padding="6dip">
    
    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/icon"
        
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:layout_marginRight="6dip"
        
        android:src="@drawable/icon" />

    <LinearLayout
        android:orientation="vertical"
    
        android:layout_width="0dip"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent">

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="0dip"
            android:layout_weight="1"
                    
            android:gravity="center_vertical"
            android:text="My Application" />
            
        <TextView  
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="0dip"
            android:layout_weight="1" 
            
            android:singleLine="true"
            android:ellipsize="marquee"
            android:text="Simple application that shows how to use RelativeLayout" />
            
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

This layout works but can be wasteful if you instantiate it for every list item of a ListView. The same layout can be rewritten using a single RelativeLayout, thus saving one view, and even better one level in view hierarchy, per list item. The implementation of the layout with a RelativeLayout remains simple:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
    
    android:padding="6dip">
    
    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/icon"
        
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_marginRight="6dip"
        
        android:src="@drawable/icon" />

    <TextView  
        android:id="@+id/secondLine"

        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="26dip" 
        
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/icon"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        
        android:singleLine="true"
        android:ellipsize="marquee"
        android:text="Simple application that shows how to use RelativeLayout" />

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/icon"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_above="@id/secondLine"
        android:layout_alignWithParentIfMissing="true"
                
        android:gravity="center_vertical"
        android:text="My Application" />

</RelativeLayout>

This new implementation behaves exactly the same way as the previous implementation, except in one case. The list item we want to display has two lines of text: the title and an optional description. When a description is not available for a given list item, the application would simply set the visibility of the second TextView to GONE. This works perfectly with the LinearLayout implementation but not with the RelativeLayout version:

In a RelativeLayout, views are aligned either with their parent, the RelativeLayout itself, or other views. For instance, we declared that the description is aligned with the bottom of the RelativeLayout and that the title is positioned above the description and anchored to the parent's top. With the description GONE, RelativeLayout doesn't know where to position the title's bottom edge. To solve this problem, you can use a very special layout parameter called alignWithParentIfMissing.

This boolean parameter simply tells RelativeLayout to use its own edges as anchors when a constraint target is missing. For instance, if you position a view to the right of a GONE view and set alignWithParentIfMissing to true, RelativeLayout will instead anchor the view to its left edge. In our case, using alignWithParentIfMissing will cause RelativeLayout to align the title's bottom with its own bottom. The result is the following:

RelativeLayout, description GONE and alignWithParentIfMissing

The behavior of our layout is now perfect, even when the description is GONE. Even better, the hierarchy is simpler and because we are not using LinearLayout's weights it's also more efficient. The difference between the two implementations becomes obvious when comparing the view hierarchies in HierarchyViewer:

Again, the difference will be much more important when you use such a layout for every item in a ListView for instance. Hopefully this simple example showed you that getting to know your layouts is the best way to learn how to optimize your UI.

Sneak Peek at Google Latitude for the iPhone?

Google recently announced their Latitude service, which lets you and your friends share your location, and while they�ve made it available to some platforms, the iPhone version hasn�t surfaced yet� Or has it?

A tipster has sent us a photo of what looks to be Latitude integrated into the iPhone Map App. Now, we know that Apple, not Google created the Map app. Based on Google�s back-end data, to be sure, but Apple made the interface. So, if Latitude is coming by way of Maps, Apple is going to have to be the one who releases it � and that means it won�t be until another firmware update (2.3 at the earliest, 3.0 at the outside).

Read the whole article @ The iPhone Blog

Android vs. iPhone, Open vs. Closed, Love vs. Chocolate�

Our pal Casey over at Android Central, launching off the latest ruminations of GigaOm Malik, on the relative advantages and disadvantages of open source vs. proprietary software models, as straw-man�d into the current tech darlings from Google and Apple: the Android and the iPhone, says:

We can�t deny that the iPhone is wildly successful in spite of (or because of?) their closed, proprietary nature. It�s essentially the dilemma that iPhone users have been trying to find the balance to�the iPhone�s closed nature creates a clean, seamless and synergetic user experience but it often comes at the expense of the freedom of choice. You have to trust Apple enough to play nice and take a leap of faith with the direction of the iPhone.

Read the whole article @ The iPhone Blog

Why More Free iPhone Apps Are Now Available

Now, more than ever, the App Store includes demos of paid apps which folks can download and decide whether the program is worth the buy

Some developers learned the hard way that pricing an app too high, or just slapping a price onto an app that does almost nothing will not pave the way to success. In contrast, others learned coding the hard way, and the benefits of their strivings were enough and some to spare. Some of those successful iPhone developers are the ones who decided to offer up a free version of their app, thus maximizing their chances of having folks like it and eventually buy the full set of features.

We've just finished covering Ethan Nicholas' success story, and decided to check up on everyone's favorite iPhone app tracker (Apptism) to see exactly how many free apps are there in the App Store at the moment. Not surprisingly, there are currently well over 5,000 freeware programs to download onto an iPhone or iPod touch, according to the tracker. Most of them, though, are actually Free, or Lite versions of paid apps and games. But, as the developer of iShoot has proven, a Free / Lite version of an app can make all the difference in the world.

So, where did this Lite initiative stem come from? Well, developers have long complained about the rating / reviewing system in the App Store. Moreover, while new apps were making their way onto the venue, older applications receiving mere updates were climbing onto a much better position, for one reason or another, preventing the new titles from being displayed for a fair amount of time. Some devs went as far as giving their apps strange names, just so the alphabetical system would push their apps in line.

Read the whole article @ Softpedia

Monday, February 23, 2009

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The help that you need to choose web hosting provider is offered by webhostingpal.com. This website will give you reviews on different providers on their services and their price. You can easily find the provider that match to your needs. This website will evaluate the benefits and loss of each web hosting provider. It presents the providers in order from the best provider to the lowest provider. This list is updated regularly and gives the latest service from each web hosting provider. If we need the best web hosting provider, this website�s list can help us to make our mind and choose one of the providers. Then, it also helps us to go directly to the provider�s web page.

Besides that, this website also gives you the beginner�s guide service. This guidance service can help the new comer in online marketing to get information and make the best decision to choose the provider. This website guarantees that they only offered the best web hosting providers. They will make sure that these web hosting providers will not put any annoying banner ads. With regular updates, we can get all the easy services and keep up with the latest technology.

50+ Free iPhone Apps to Make You Richer

The iPhone and iPod Touch are capable of a number of things, including helping you keep track of your money. From figuring out loan payments, to calculating tips and finding an ATM within your network so you won�t pay fees, there seem to be countless apps to choose from.

If you truly want to save money, then FREE applications are the way to go, and we�ve gathered up over 50 of them that will help you complete a multitude of tasks.

What are some of your favorite iPhone and iPod Touch financial apps?

Banking Applications

1st Mariner ATM/Branch Locator - Locate ATMs and branches in the 1st Mariner banking chain as well as the MoneyPass ATM network.

Bank of America - Look up your account balance, find nearby Bank of America branches, pay bills, transfer funds and more all right on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Chase Mobile - Take control of your Chase account while on the go. Look up balances, pay bills, locate ATMs and more.

IBC Mobile - Check your accounts, make payments, conduct transfers, search for nearby locations and more.

Mobile Banking on AT&T - This mobile banking app will allow you to choose which institution to bank with from Chase, Citi Cards, Regions, Sun Trust, USAA or Wachovia.

PayPal - While PayPal is not an official bank, that doesn�t stop people from sending and receiving payments with it, and now you can use PayPal on the go.

Financial News & Price Quote Applications

Black Gold - Keep up to date with the ever fluctuating gold, oil and gas prices with this app that provides near real-time reports of these volatile markets.

Bloomberg - Keep up with the latest news, world market reports, your own portfolio, or look up new stocks with this handy application from Bloomberg.

eDerivaties - An application from Deustche Bank that lets you see how volatile the market is for equity indices and more.

Gold Price - See what the current buy & sell prices are for gold in US Dollars, British Pounds or Euros.

Read the whole article @ Mashable

Social Media Break: 5 Free iPhone Apps to Fight Midweek Malaise

We�ve already shared our favorite Facebook applications to combat workday blues, and we�ve pointed you towards some great online shows to escape the daily grind, but sometimes you just need a mobile-friendly solution for those never ending all-hands meetings.

So whip out your phone and download these five free apps that will either keep your gaming fetish in check or test your ability to shoot virtual hoops, smash digital moles, master finger mazes, and keep blob-like creatures safe from harm.

1. iBasketball

iBasketball, which hails from SGN, creators of iBowl, turns your iPhone into a Wii-like object that you can use to interface with the game for some virtual BBall action.

To get in the game, just use your phone and literally make the shot motion, as if you were actually playing basketball, when holding the phone vertically. You can even dribble, just hold the phone horizontally and make the dribble motion. Sure your coworkers will think you�re crazy, but you�ll be enjoying a game of around-the world, and when they eventually get jealous you can kick them off the court in a live one-on-one match.

Read the whole article @ Mashable

Bolt! free iPhone browser

If for some reason you�re not satisfied with the in-built iPhone Safari internet browser, or you would just like to try a different one for the heck of it, then look no further than �Bolt!�, a newly launched internet browser app for the iPhone.

The unique feature of Bolt! is that it allows you to browse the internet in completely full screen � allowing you more viewing space than Safari in both Landscape and Portrait modes.

Another great thing is the Private Web Browsing feature, which ensures that no web browsing history remains. Last but not least, its creators claim that this browser is faster than the Safari browser, using less RAM and loading pages faster.

Read the whole article @ iPhone World

IPhone 3G Downloads - Download Quality Media For 3G IPhone

Are you looking for quality iPhone 3G downloads? Thus, the owners of this shiny new IPod-phone marketing will certainly be interesting to learn more. In the end, this powerful device with multiple applications.The newly released iPhone is an improved version of the original phone with double the processing speed at half the price. Of course, many gadget lovers will find the price of $ 199 is very

The new iPhone iBreath Breathalyzer - this sense, the next gift?

IBreath iPhone / IPod alcohol breath analyzer wish list this year? Or buy it for the driver of legal age, who care about you? In any case, I ask you this ...What is the purpose of the IPod with breathing? This question arose in my head when I read about the newest IPod accessories. I would think about putting into the ring to help people to reduce driving under the influence, but I do not think

Download iPhone Apps and additional services for your Apple iPhone 3G

The 3G i9 iPhone - How Good is It?

A Lot of email and questions have been sent to me about the new iPhone clone with 3G, It is called either the i9+ plus or the CiPhone. People whant to know how its different from other models. Thats what i will try to explain in the following articlwSome conceptions of Mal i9 3G: Many people who email me it seems that this phone works on 3G wireless networks. At this moment, no. 3G means that

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Free iPhone Wallpaper: Hayden Panettiere

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Rejected! 10 iPhone Apps That Didn't Make Apple's App Store

A 'throw shoes at Bush' app, a breast-jiggler, a naughty entry from the South Park guys--these are some of the iPhone apps that Apple unceremoniously denied shelf space

Apple has irked more than a few iPhone app developers by rejecting their creations for inclusion in the App Store, sometimes for reasons that seem to have little sense. The company won't reveal much about its mysterious and often seemingly-arbitrary process (representatives didn't respond to multiple requests to comment on this story), but we had no problem tracking down developers whose apps had been snubbed.

So cue the 2 Live Crew, smart-phone fanatics: We're delving into 11 iPhone apps banned in the U.S.A. and beyond.

1. Obama Trampoline

Swamiware's Obama Trampoline game, rejected by Apple this month, lets you place one of 18 politicians onto a giant trampoline, then use his or her body to pop balloons floating across

the screen. Barack Obama, John McCain, and other politicians from both parties were among the character choices.

"It's cartoony," says Swamiware President and CEO Patrick

Alphonso, hoping to deflate any implications of disrespect. "It's a game."

Apple, of course, didn't see the fun, and the game didn't get in. Swamiware is now working on retooling Trampoline for another try, but the guesswork is leaving its team less than elated.

"We spent a lot of time and money on this product," Alphonso says. "It sucks to develop an app and get it rejected for reasons that you weren't aware of."

2. MyShoe

The journalist who chucked his shoe at President George W. Bush missed his mark, and so too did an iPhone game based on the now-infamous incident. MyShoe, conceived by a Pakistan-based programmer, turned the iPhone's accelerometer into an apparatus for imaginary footwear-flinging.

The developer has been quoted as saying the game also let you take aim at Bin Laden and other public figures. Even so, it appears that Apple wanted to dodge the controversy, with its reviewers citing the App Store's rule against "ridiculing public figures" and flinging this idea right into the trash.

Read the whole article @ PC World

BeerButton: Free iPhone App for Beer Drinkers

Stop rambling the streets after the bars are closed, desperately searching for your next source of cold beer. Locate the nearest liquor store in seconds by pressing the BeerButton on your iPhone.

Since you probably couldn�t understand written instructions anyway, the app pulls up Google Maps and shows you exactly where your drunk ass needs to go if you want to buy that very necessary 32oz of King Cobra, two beef sticks, jumbo bag of Hot Cheetos, and a skull cap covered in skulls with spider legs*.

Read the whole article @ 40 Cozy

Free iPhone App Takes Picture, Gets the Fonts

Apple has approved a new free app for iPhone and iPod touch, placing it in the �Reference� category of apps, as it can identify any font by snapping a picture of it. WhatTheFont is the work of MyFonts studio (owned by Bitstream, Inc.).

The official description of WhatTheFont goes (from the iTunes App Store):

Identify the fonts in a photo or web graphic!

Ever seen a great font in a magazine ad, poster, or on the web and wondered what font it is? Whip out your iPhone and snap a photo, and WhatTheFont for iPhone will identify that font in seconds!

Instant gratification

WhatTheFont for iPhone connects directly to MyFonts� acclaimed font identification service, which has been helping customers pinpoint mystery fonts for 10 years. It works via Wi-Fi or the mobile phone network, so you can get your font fix right there on the spot.

Read the whole article @ Softpedia

The newest top free iPhone apps

One of the big advantages of Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch is the thousands of applications that you can install � some free, others not.

Most of these applications won't necessarily blow your mind, but among the thousands there are a few that stand out.

Below is a collection of what I believe are the best free applications that we can use here in South Africa.

Backgrounds: get cool backgrounds.

Bloomberg: for all your stock market information needs.

eReader: ebook reader.

Facebook: access your Facebook account.

Files lite: sync files to your device, including pdf's, jpg's, Word and Excel files.

Flashlight: bright white background that can serve as a light in the dark.

Fring: connect to multiple instant messaging services all at once, including Skype.

Moxier World: get a five-day weather forecast.

Now Playing: everything you need to know about movies, including show times and reviews.

Read the whole article @ iAfrica

iPhone apps for Oscars lovers

Are you a big fan of the Oscars? The 81st annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday. As an iPhone user, there are cool apps for you to enjoy the award�s show, trailers, news, history, outfits, wallpapers, games and so on.

Here are the apps:

iSlumDog Millionaire: The best-picture nominee Slumdog Millionaire�s soundtrack and production photos of . $0.99.
Hollywood Trivia - The Oscar Quiz: Oscars-based games and quiz. $0.99.
Access2Go: The hottest Oscars� celebrity news. Free.
Flixster: The Oscars movie�s trailers. Free.
Oscars History: The award�s history and trivia. $0.99.
Movie Challenge Oscar Special: The award�s trivia. $0.99.
And the Award Goes To: The Oscars� who�s who since 1927. $0.99.
Style: the Academy Awards� fashion coverage. Free.

And the Oscar for the best app goes to�

Read the whole article @ Top iPhone News

Nintendo iphone Download And Some Other Opportunities

The Apple Company is very famous for its i-products. Since the moment when they first appeared in the modern world, the products have interested almost everybody and thus become widely used. However, it is not a miracle if we remember the fact that they possess a great number of functions and have a cool interface. The iPhone gains more and more fame today. When it first was offered for sale, it

MMS on the IPhone The Missing Link

Iphone is the next gadget which is driving people crazy with desire! People are fascinated for sure with this thing of beauty! People are obviously trying to see all what this baby is capable of doing and with the recent release of mms functionality for the iphone, crowds have definitely turned in favor of this juvenile gadget! It was previously a big flaw of the iphone that MMS programs were not

Which CECT Mini iPhone is Better - i9, M188 Or P168S?

I like to research, use, and report on the iPhone clones. Recently, the smaller or "mini" models have become very popular. Often, I'm asked about the "mini iPhone clone." I often have to ask a few follow up questions to determine which model the person means. Most often, they are either asking about the CECT i9, the P168S or the very small M188. I'll go over some of the features of all of these

4 Ways to Download Music to IPhone and Save a Fortune

To download music to iPhone, while saving money is what bothers many iPhone owners. After all, how much the total sum of all pay-per-track downloads would be at the end of the year? You might find out that you could have bought another iPhone on that money!Forget about expensive music websites; forget about paying per download or for a monthly subscription. Here are the best ways to download

Downloads For iPhones - How to Download Music, Games and Software For iPhone

Want downloads for iPhones but have no idea where to find them? You are not alone as there are many other owners like yourself.The iPhone is an incredibly popular and slick gadget created by Apple. With millions of the gadget sold worldwide, it is listed as one of the top 10 best selling tech gadgets. Both an iPod and a phone, you can also surf the internet with it. Needless to say, downloads for

iPhone Tips and Tricks - Get the Most Out of Your iPhone Experience

All of us folks who are lucky enough to already have an iPhone know how much fun they can be just to play around with. Playing with my iPhone a lot myself, I have discovered some cool tips and tricks that you may find useful.1. If you tap once at the very top of the screen when you are on the internet, it will take you back to the top of the window rather than having to scroll all the way back up

Top 5 Best Racing Games For the iPhone

If you want the best racing games, the iPhone is where it's at. The iPhone's 3G technology and accelerometer make for the best iPhone apps out there. Driving has never been so simple. Most games allow you to whip around the tracks with either touch screen or the accelerometer. Turn your iPhone from left or right, tip down, or up to go forward and most games do not require you to press a button

Apple 3G iPhone Accessories

Apple's 3G iPhone is one of the latest breakthroughs in technology. Whether you are a first-time user or an old user of this high-tech gadget, you will definitely look forward to own some accessories that are specially made for your 3G iPhone.There are many accessories to go for, but if you are a wise buyer and a wise user at the same time, you will basically desire only those accessories that

Saturday, February 21, 2009

The New 3G I9 iPhone Clone - A Look at This New CECT Phone

It is the latest version and if you want this phone, you may as well get the latest version and if you already have the latest edition available. But if you already have the i9, there's not too much significant differences except the colors and the customization possible. It is the latest version, as it costs about the same as the old one (around $100 or so). The other big upgrade is the latest

What Makes a Top-Selling iPhone App?

If you are offering someone an app that will make their day to day lives that much easier, you want people to believe that an iPhone app is then more likely it is easy to understand and use. Once an iPhone app is meant to give people entertainment and meant to be clean and streamlined. Thus, if you are offering someone an app has, the more likely it is that people will want to try it. Thus, you

About the Apple iPhone

Its functions include those of a top-notch phone having a bit of everything. Judging by the kind of applications and tech-specs being provided to by Apple while designing the iPhone, it appears to be a more than useful general purpose phone cum entertainment device. The battery in the iPhone is mostly flash memory and the battery is non-user replaceable, unlike many other popular phones in the

Wholesale Apple iPhone

Anyone can get helpful information regarding wholesale Apple iPhone on the internet through various sites that provide such offers including drop-ship wholesales. For all you know, you are being offered fake or unlicensed Apple iPhones are very popular because of the advanced features, and even though they may cost a lot, you will be able to sell them quickly. For all you know, you are dealing.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Study claims free iPhone games lack long-term appeal

Just 20 per cent of people who download a free iPhone app come back to use it the next day, while after 30 days, just 5 per cent are still using it.

That's according to a study conducted by analytics firm Pinch Media. What's more, paid apps show a steeper decline in user interest.

It should be noted that the study relates to iPhone applications of all kinds, not just games. We wouldn't be surprised if games performed better.

Pinch also says free apps tend to be run 6.6 times more often than paid apps - 80 sessions - although CEO Eric Yardley explains to TechCrunch that the outlook for ad-supported apps is nevertheless somewhat murky.

Read the whole article @ Pocket Gamer

Android Market update: priced applications for US users

Last Friday, we enabled developers to upload priced apps and saw a flurry of activity in the days that followed. Today, it is my pleasure to let you know that we have begun the phased rollout of priced applications to T-Mobile G1 users in the US. Once the service is enabled on their devices, T-Mobile G1 users will be able to see the priced apps immediately without the need to reboot. For more details on this update to Android Market, please see last week's blogpost.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

proSEO Reveals the Inner Workings of Web Pages

If you make it your business to understand how well Web pages are optimized for search engines, proSEO is a good way to go for iPhone users. This handy app from Infinidigm enables to look at a Web page�s keywords, tags, HTML and other important attributes that factor into a site�s search engine ranking.

Enter the URL of the Web page you wish to analyze into the app�s browser and bookmark it if you plan to revisit it. After the Web page loads, tap the Analyze button and proSEO does the heavy lifting.

You can analyze a page by selecting one of four options: Source Analysis, Body Text Analysis, Anchors and Link Text and Images and Alt Text. Tap, say, Body Text Analysis and you�ll see the all the text that appear on your chosen Web page, the page�s word count and its stop word ratio.

Some of that is evident, even for users who are unfamiliar with SEO jargon. Stop word ratio is a measure of the number of times words such as �the,� �and� and other oft-used words appear on a page. Searchbots ignore commonly used words like those.

For example, a look at AppCraver�s home page reveals 1979 words (which includes menus, captions and other text) with a word stop ratio of 43.507%. That means about half the words on the home page are indexed by searchbots.

Read the whole article @ App Craver

Chad Allen's "On the Other Hand, Death" a breakthrough film

The Chad Allen Interview

Actor Chad Allen's career has been on the ascent recently, and we intruded into some of his rare time off to catch up with his activities. Having just arrived home in California after months away, he was in great spirits, playing with his dog and finally getting to enjoy his new house.

"It is so wonderful to be home again, I can't tell you how much I missed my partner and being able to just fix a snack." Chad, who is openly gay, is in the fourth year of a very happy relationship, and excused himself for a moment to see if his mate (who had received a notice earlier) would actually have to serve on a jury. "Sorry but I was worried. I have a lot of catching up to do. Now that I'm back I don't want to have to share him with twelve strangers," he joked.

Chad Allen hanging out at home.

Chad and his partner, also an actor, live basic, uncomplicated lives, and for all the attention he gets, he far prefers his bicycle and open air to a limousine and the red carpet. Their idea of fun is a hike in the Santa Monica Mountains. "There are some amazing trails up there, and my dog - partly Korean Jindo and partly Akita - just loves it. We both get to release a huge amount of pent up energy."

Of course it is amazing that he has any energy left. Chad is a triple threat actor - meaning he does acting in all its forms - stage, film and tv. On the Other Hand Death, the latest in his series of Donald Strachey Mystery films is due out on DVD February 24. It is the third in a six-part series he is committed to. Allen plays a gay private investigator and the movie co-stars screen legend Margot Kidder (Superman). Directed by Emmy� award nominated Ron Oliver (�Degrassi: The Next Generation,� �Queer as Folk�) On the Other Hand, Death delves into gay hate crimes and the difficulties faced by the LGBT community. So far, four episodes have been filmed in Vancouver, with two more still due. The fourth installment in the franchise is titled Ice Blues is scheduled for release in the fall and co-stars Sherry Miller who was also in Queer as Folk.

Chad Allen stars as detective Donald Stachey in "On the Other Hand Death"

Asked to give a plot synopsis, he said: "It begins with Dorothy (Kidder) and Edith (Gabrielle Rose) sleeping in each other�s arms on the second floor of their long-time farmhouse. Downstairs, a shadowy figure breaks through the glass door. When Edith goes to investigate the noise, she discovers graffiti sprawled across the walls. The hateful message reads �DYKES GO HOME.�

As with all the Strachey films, On the Other Hand, Death premiered on gay cable network here! TV July 25, 2008.

I mentioned that the first two Strachey films seemed more made for tv than his latest, that his character of Donald seems to have evolved and deepened. "When we first started the series, we had a limited amount of time to shoot, and not a lot of time for development. So I am glad you think that my character is becoming more complex." I noted that he has an on-screen lover, too. "I love the relationship between the character Tim played by Sebastian Spence and myself in the series. That too has deepened as the series has matured." The film also has a film noir style, with some shaken, not stirred, James Bond references. It is fun to see the mini-tributes to adventure films scattered throughout the story.

Dorothy (Margot Kidder) and Edith (Gabrielle Rose) are victims of hate crimes in "On the Other Hand Death"

One of the delightful pairings in the film is Strachey's sidekick, Kenny Kwon - played hilariously by Nelson Wong - who finally gets a chance to do some real detective footwork. "You know, that's funny, because his part was deliberately added in to the third film since his role worked so well the last time." Will we see more of him in the future?" I wondered. "Well, episodes five and six have not yet been written, so who knows. I'd love to see him as a recurring character." Me too. The two played off each other very nicely.

Det. Donald Strachey (Chad Allen) gets rough with Larry (Shawn Roberts) in "A Shock to the System"

We talked about the setting for the film, Albany, New York, and whether there had been any discussion about shooting the series there rather than simply using some static "establishing shots" as fill-in. "I would love to see it filmed on location," he enthused, "and we came close once, when the Canadian-US dollar ratio was more favorable." I suggested that with the Berkshires so close, he would be within striking distance of some great hiking and scenery, plus four resident professional theatre companies.

Chad Allen seen with Jeremy Jordan (r) in The Little Dog Laughed at TheatreWorks in Hartford, CT. Photo by Lanny Nagler Photography

"The closest I have ever gotten is TheatreWorks in Hartford where I was performing The Little Dog Laughed early last year. But to tell the truth, I love going to Vancouver, too."

Chad Allen's current project is the stage play about Tallulah Bankhead, "Looped" which stars Valerie Harper.

The conversation turned to his current stage work in the play Looped in which he co-stars with Valerie Harper as the legendary Tallulah Bankhead. It kept him in Palm Beach during early 2009, and will continue in Washington, DC at Arena Stage in May and June. Arena Stage currently has two of its productions going to Broadway (Next to Normal and 33 variations) , and there is talk of Looped heading to Broadway as well. Chad and I hope to talk about that in a few months when we meet up in DC.

Berkshire note: Looped is directed by Rob Ruggiero (Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn and The Dog Who Talked at TheatreWorks). Rob is well known here in the Berkshires having worked frequently with Julie Boyd's Barrington Stage Company. Chad clued me in: "I just love working with Rob, he is just a fantastic director. More than that, he's a wonderful person, one who I have come to appreciate as an artist and a friend." Ruggiero often directs at TheatreWorks in Hartford, and we are thinking of adding that innovative company to our regular beat for Berkshire Fine Arts. Ruggiero also has a revival of the musical Camelot in the works, slated for late summer at The Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut.

Chad Allen is a triple threat performer.

Chad Allen has had several careers already, and seems about to make yet another breakthrough. His earliest work on television was when he was 11 on Webster, Our House, My Two Dads and St. Elsewhere. (1985-1990) He stopped acting and went to a real high school, facing plenty of slings and arrows along the way, and surviving. It was perhaps because of this break that he never became consigned to that dreaded lot in life of being a teen idol. His Tiger Beat exposure was all when he was a pre-pubescent star.

Returning to tv, he became well known on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, which kept him busy for six seasons from 1993-97.

In 2001 he appeared in Corpus Christi, Terrence McCNally's story of a gay Texas boy considered by many critics to be a stand-in for Jesus. Chad produced and starred in the Los Angeles premiere of this controversial show.

And so, in the October 9, 2001 issue of The Advocate, Chad came out as a gay man. He also acknowledged past problems with drugs and alcohol. One of the most impressive things about him is that he has dealt with each issue simply and honestly. This quality also comes through in his acting, there is a Nicholson quality to it. His acting is so honest that his role of Donald Strachey does not come through as an actor's creation, but simply as another extension of an already diverse and interesting career. Chad is Donald and Donald is Chad. The role and the actor have melded into one organic whole. Only the best actors can do that.

Chad Allen in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Since that announcement, his personal development has accelerated, his acting career blossomed, and his home life greatly enriched with a loving relationship. He is not only known for being out and gay, but also for being Christian and gay. Indeed, he has taken principled stands as part of Soulforce, taking part in a demonstration outside the Focus on the Family headquarters in Colorado Springs. One of his most deeply held hopes is a reconciliation between Christians and gays, that the two are not mutually exclusive. To this end, he produced and starred in another film, Save Me, about the ex-gay movement which I wrote about last month. It is a tough film for the two polarized sides of the God-Gay continuum to see, but it attempts to build a bridge of understanding between the two camps. As such, it is a breakthrough film.

Clearly, Chad Allen is no simple actor, but a complicated guy just trying to find and keep his voice, Hollywood machinery be damned. Early in his career some well meaning studio types tried to remake him: "There was a time when it was actually said to me, �You know, we can get you a girlfriend. We can make that happen.� But that's not in me. I can't live a lie."

I commented that he seemed to have survived the transition from the closet to a fully out actor. "It's no big deal," he said, "you just keep doing the same things you always did, only they pay you less for it."