Applications

The iPhone app, Air Sharing, has come a long way. The app was one of my first transfer apps and I have stuck by it’s side ever since. If you have not tried Air Sharing Pro, I highly recommend it. Why? Allow me to tell you.

Avatron has recently released Version 2 of Air Sharing, now renamed Air Sharing Pro, with several new additions that make it once again, a competitive file transfer app in the app store.

A new feature in the pro version includes the ability to set up Air Sharing Pro to access remote volumes: MobileMe iDisk, FilesAnywhere, MyDisk.se and WebDAV servers. You can open, copy, move, paste and rename on remote volumes. And for those that aren’t sure what WebDAV is; WebDAV enables you to wirelessly access your files using a browser.

A wireless network isn’t necessary, however, Air Sharing Pro focuses on that by proving features like the ability auto-detect two or more users on the same Wi-Fi network. You can view your files, in all the formats the iPhone and iPod touch supports: .pdf, .xls, .doc, jpgs… more...

German GPS firm Navigon has finally released MobileNavigator North America. The price? $69.99 through August 15. After that, it jumps to $99.00. Not bad, eh?

There are currently a few subscription-based navigation apps in the App store, but Navigon’s app is one of the first fully-featured applications in the app store to date without a subscription.

I have a Navigon GPS unit in my car, so I am in love with the software. I have yet to try it out, but hopefully it is just as good.

Take a look at the video to get a good feel for it before you take the plunge:

Comcast has released a new app for the iPhone and iPod touch!

What does it do?

The app lets subscribers to Comcast’s digital services access their SmartZone email and voicemail, Digital Voice service, Address Book, TV guide, and “On Demand”

You just can’t watch TV on it…yet

Take a look here for more info.

TwitVid.com announced the release of TwitVid, the company’s video sharing application for Apple’s iPhone 3GS handset.

What’s cool about this app? TwitVid allows you to share videos that you have created on your iPhone 3GS with your friends and contacts on Twitter. The application also works with Facebook, MySpace and YouTube! The best part about this - It has an “AutoShare” feature!!

To use it, simply open the TwitVid app, select or record a video and insert a Tweet, then click Post and let your video upload. You can then begin to watch it even before the uploading process is complete.

Check it out!

One thing I have been anxiously awaiting is Push notification. Unfortunately, not many of the apps I was expecting to have it, came released with the update, however, I may now why.

According to the developer of Notify Me via AppAdvice, Apple sent him a message apologizing for for the delay of his new update ready to be released for 3.0 goodness.

“Apparently Apple just hasn’t worked out all of the push notification bugs quite yet.  Balogh stated that according to their records, Apple hasn’t even started using NotifyMe yet, which would indicate that the problems have nothing to do with any of the apps in review.  Balogh also stated that in their testing conditions, all push messages with NotifyMe were working “extremely well and right on time,” which creates a bit of confusion as to what the real problem is.  The un-reviewed push-capable apps must be piling up as we speak.”

After several years, you would think the bugs would be worked out. I can also understand that the true bugs don’t come out until actually released, so hopefully they get those worked out soon so we won’t have to wait any longer on Push Notification.… more...

iTunes 8.2 was recently made available for download and after some digging around by an AppleInsider reader, strings discovered in the media player’s preference files indicate that Apple is planning something big for its next generation iPhone.

It’s been rumored that Apple will incorporate an FM radio with tagging capabilities for some time but now, more concrete evidence is starting to pop up indicating the feature will be added. AppleInsider reader Will discovered mentions for Nike+, voice over controls and FM radio controls while digging around the newest iTunes build.

While Nike+ hasn’t been supported on the iPhone and instead on its counterpart the iPod Touch, the same implementation could be applied to the next generation iPhone where the radio chip is directly integrated in to the underlying hardware. Voiceover support would directly imitate the iPod Nano and could provide audio controls for your workout routine.

Via: The iPhone Blog

Sonos Controller iPhone App

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I had the wonderful opportunity to try out a wonderful digital music system. The Sonos System has intrigued me for so many years and for the past month, I have been able see why it has gotten such wonderful reviews.

One part of the Sonos System that I was able to try out was the useful iPhone controller or remote app now available in the App Store.

Setup is super simple. Just download the app, and when you launch it for the first time, it will request that you push two buttons on any one of your Sonos devices. Within a second it is connected and ready to roll in about a minute.

Sonos has incorporated the quick jump feature that Apple has in their Contact/iPod application, where you can click on a letter and jump directly there. In addition, Sonos has a nice additional touch in that as you scroll down the alphabet, they present a large icon in the middle of the screen to tell you exactly which letter your finger is resting on. Very nice.

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Following suit with Tap Tap versions for Nine Inch Nails and Weezer, Tapulous has released Dave Matthews Band Revenge.

The App, (iTunes Link) is available for $4.99 and includes songs from Dave Matthews’ catalog as well as two singles from their upcoming album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Other features are unlockable tracks and boss battles plus band inspired graphics.

Via: iLounge

iPhone 3.0 is quite near and one of there biggest challenges has been push notification. In an effort to not cause any more delays, Apple is perfecting the system by getting a hands on reaction from developers.

Apple has been asking developers running the iPhone OS 3.0 Beta build to download an unreleased version of the Associated Press iPhone app that has been modified to include push notifications.

The trial will last for seven days, after which time the redemption code for the app and the functionality of the app will end.

Are you a developer. We’d like to here just how push notification is working for you!

The run around between background processing for select Apps and Push Notification emulating such functionality has been a favorite topic for the rumor mill and even when Apple vehemently denied allowing Apps to run once they’re closed, the hope for having more than one App run at a time didn’t diminish. This time around, Apple may allow background processing on the next generation iPhone thanks to improvements in the underlying Hardware.

It’s rumored that the next generation iPhone will see a small bump to its Hardware specs, the most notable being the jump in RAM from 128 MB to 256 MB according to a Chinese tipster. Secondly, Apple may be considering a special set of designated Apps that can run in the background or continue separate processes (such as downloading or media playback) which could be selected by the user. As of now, the current Beta of Firmware 3.0 only supports Push Notification but once Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference rolls around, we could see more additions to each Beta build.

Via: iPhone Alley