by Simon Ng on March 14, 2010
Google Street View is now available in Hong Kong (as well as, Macau). If you haven’t heard of Street View, it’s a feature in Google Maps that provides panoramic views from various positions along many streets in the world.
Google Street View was first launched in May, 2007 and only available for major cities in [...]
by Simon Ng on March 12, 2010
DigiDNA has launched FileApp Pro and is now available for free download for 2 weeks only. In brief, FileApp Pro is a simply file and document manager for iPhone and iPod touch. It allows you to easily transfer files from computer to iPhone via WiFi and manage them on the go.
Advertised as a document [...]
by Simon Ng on March 11, 2010
How many times you come across a web page and you do not have time to read it in front of computer? If you are looking for an app that lets you save a web page and read it on iPhone while you’re on-the-go. Remember to check the “Read It Later” app.
Basically, this app allows [...]
by Simon Ng on March 10, 2010
Not sure where to buy a book in San Francisco International Airport or looking for a fine restaurant in New York LauGuardia Airport? Featured in Apple’s recent iPhone commercial and developed by Mobility Apps, GateGuru is an iPhone app targets to be your personal guide when you’re in any of the top 85 US airports.
Just [...]
by Simon Ng on March 9, 2010
While many of you are using the built-in Safari browser on your iPhone or iPod touch to surf the web, there are a few alternative browsers available in App Store that offers additional features. Here is one: VanillaSurf.
VanillaSurf is a free mobile web-browser app for the iPhone that rivals the native Mobile Safari app. The [...]
by Simon Ng on March 7, 2010
Have you ever experienced this situation while using iPhone?
You tap on an app icon to launch the application. It launches and then closes unexpectedly.
I believe it’s not a rare issue for iPhone users as Apple has officially published a support article about how you can deal with the issue.
First, why does the application close unexpectedly? [...]
by Simon Ng on March 5, 2010
In January, we covered a cydia application named PushFix 2.0 that fixes the push notification issue for jailbroken iPhone on OS 3.1.x. Many jailbreak users claimed the application worked great. The major drawback, however, is it’s a paid app which costs US$5.99. (Don’t get me wrong. It’s worth the price. But everyone love free stuff, [...]
by Simon Ng on March 4, 2010
While there are numerous digital ways to write a reminder or leave a message to my wife, I still love to write (and see) message on a chalkboard. It’s just simple (pickup a chalk and write!) and much quicker than typing on iPhone.
Like me, if you also love chalkboard, you probably like this product.
A [...]
by Simon Ng on March 4, 2010
iPhone’s built-in accelerometer offers a simple way to switch between portrait and landscape mode. As all know, you can simply rotate iPhone sideway and it responds automatically to display content in landscape. The landscape offers better reading experience for most applications and a wider keyboard for typing. When iPhone was first released, the landscape mode [...]