by Simon Ng on February 25, 2010
Gp Import Inc. has recently released an iPhone application named Camera Dialer. The idea is neat and it allows you to make a call without actually dialing the number.
Here is how it works. Sometimes, you may see a sales ad on the street with a phone number within the advertisement. When you want to call [...]
by Simon Ng on February 19, 2010
If you’re not satisfied with the performance of iPhone’s Safari browser, Opera may be the alternative. Opera is going to release its Opera Mini browser on iPhone. Earlier, the Opera team has given a demonstration at Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress. As reported by Engadget, Opera Mini on iPhone is really fast:
Opera Mini is very, very [...]
by Simon Ng on January 5, 2010
UStream .TV is a “live interactive video broadcast platform that enables anyone with a camera and an Internet connection to quickly and easily broadcast to a global audience of unlimited size.” The videos on the UStream.tv site are viewed by thousands of folks around the world.
Previously, UStream had come out with a UStream Viewing app, [...]
by Simon Ng on December 31, 2009
Looking for movie trailers, user rating, photos or reviews of a particular movie for the holiday? IMDb app for iPhone is a must-have app for movie fans.
IMDb stands for Internet Movie Database (IMDb). It is a great resource for any movie fan. One can view show times and trailers and also can find out [...]
by Simon Ng on December 28, 2009
Have you heard of Google Wave? It’s a hot experimental product from Google announced in May 2009 and currently still in limited preview. If you do not know about it, let’s check out what it is and how it looks like on iPhone.
Back in May at Google I/O 09, Google introduced a new web technology [...]
by Simon Ng on December 20, 2009
Apple has launched a new iPhone commercial with a holiday theme [see below video]. With over 100,000 iPhone apps in App Store, Apple featured 12 iPhone apps for Christmas. Here are the apps you’ll find in the ad:
The Betty Crocker Mobile Cookbook [Free] – Wondering what’s for your party? This free app puts more than [...]
by Simon Ng on December 19, 2009
Nuance Communications, the creator of Dragon Dictation app for iPhone, has just released its second iPhone app called Dragon Search. Using the same Dragon NaturallySpeaking technology behind Dragon Dictation, Dragon Search lets you search the web by voice. No more typing is required.
Simply launch the app and speak the search term. The Dragon Search [...]
by Simon Ng on December 15, 2009
Remember the Kindle App for iPhone that was introduced in late February? When it was first released, Amazon only made it available for US customers. As the Kindle device goes international, on Monday, Amazon also rolled out the Kindle app for iPhone to more than 60 additional countries.
The Kindle app is free-of-charge and you [...]
by Simon Ng on December 10, 2009
Yesterday, I covered the Dragon Dictation App, a great speech-to-text application for iPhone. Many iPhone users love it after viewing the demo video and would like to try it out. The catch, however, is it’s only available on US App Store.
Hopefully, it’ll be rolled out to App Store in other countries soon. But I [...]