Monthly Archives: November 2008
New Screenshots from Firmware 2.2 Confirm Over-The-Air Podcast Downloads Direct to the iPhone
We had reported last week that a screenshot of iPhone firmware 2.2 had revealed that iPhone users will have the ability to download podcasts directly on the iPhone in the latest firmware update.
German blog Schimanke.com has published new screenshots from iPhone firmware 2.2 that confirm over-the-air podcast downloads direct to the iPhone.
The screenshots below reveal the new iPhone podcast directory interface. It also appears that iPhone users will be able to not only download new versions of already-subscribed podcasts but also browse for new podcasts on the iTunes App.
Pyrus, another iPhone word game from the creator of Lexitron
I’ve mentioned here before how big a fan I am of Lexitron — it’s just the perfect kind of pick-up-and-play game I enjoy having on my iPhone, and the art deco look and feel of it is an added bonus. Now, digicide has come up with a new game called Pyrus, and it looks pretty good as well. Just like Lexitron, you’re still focused on making words, but this time, you just need to come up with one word per set, and the app uses multitouch in choosing each letter of whatever word you make. It’s an interesting idea, and once again digicide’s app is oozing with style, this time in an Egyptian theme (I love the music notes that play when you hit a letter). The app is in the store now for just $1.99, which is probably a bargain for how much time you’ll spend messing around with this while waiting in line or for the bus or train somewhere.
First Look: Fake Calls for iPhone
Have you ever been on a blind date that you really wanted to get out of? How about participating in the world’s most boring meeting or wanting to get away from the in-laws?
iPhone owners now have a great tool available for making that quick exit, and it’s called Fake Calls. From iPhone startup Magic Tap, Fake Calls sells in the App Store (click opens iTunes) for just US$0.99. In order to make it appear that you have just received a phone call from someone important, you can change the wallpaper for the Caller ID, set the phone to ring or vibrate, and customize the caller number or name. You set a time for the fake call (i.e., 15 minutes into that really dull date), and at that predefined time the fake call comes in. Voila! Instant excuse!
Since you’re not really being called, no airtime charges apply. Magic Tap is also planning on donating 10 percent of earnings from Fake Calls to several charities — could it be to assuage their guilt over an app that helps you to lie?
AccelaStudy Vocabulary Builder for GRE and GMAT 1.2 Adds Full Audio
Chicago, Illinois – Renkara Media Group is pleased to announce the v1.2 release of AccelaStudy Vocabulary Builder for GRE(R) and GMAT(R), advanced English vocabulary education software for the iPhone and iPod Touch. AccelaStudy Vocabulary Builder for GRE(R) and GMAT(R) now delivers the most comprehensive audio support of any vocabulary application in the App Store with 600 professionally recorded pronunciations.
New features of AccelaStudy Vocabulary Builder for GRE(R) and GMAT(R) include:
* An additional 50 words have been added to the vocabulary list bringing the total number of vocabulary words to 600.
AccelaStudy Korean | English Now Available in the App Store
Chicago, Illinois – Renkara Media Group is pleased to announce the release of AccelaStudy Korean | English, advanced Korean language education software for the iPhone and iPod Touch. AccelaStudy Korean | English delivers the largest Korean vocabulary list in the App Store along with AccelaStudy’s powerful learning tools.
Features of AccelaStudy Korean | English include:
* A comprehensive 2,100 word vocabulary list divided into more than 60 subject areas, including travel, food, occupational, health and body, and even advanced topics such as the economy, investment banking, and finance. Romanization is also provided for each Korean word to assist English-speakers in learning the Korean pronunciation.