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iBeer Creators Sue Coors Over iPint App in Battle of the Dumb Beer Apps

You know those dumb beer apps for the iPhone, the ones that make your phone look like it's a glass of beer that empties as you tip it? They're a total useless gimmick, and because of that, very popular. At first, there was just the iBeer app, created by indie developer Hottrix, who had the gall to charge $3 for such a dumb app. Then, Coors, Wilson Rothman's favorite brewer, came along and made iPint, essentially the exact same thing but with Coors branding. And they gave it away for free. And now, of course, there's a $12.5 million lawsuit. Over a dumb beer app. More »

10:40 AM on Tue Oct 14 2008
By Adam Frucci
1,500 views, 17 comments

Latest by Noobs-R-Us: iPiss on both of them for such crapware. more »

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Stylophone iPhone App Will Add Much-Needed Kraftwerkian Essence To Your Life

Finally, my bedroom recreations of "Pocket Calculator" (nay, Taschenrechner) will be blessed with the added touch of reality they so obviously deserve: a Stylophone, the late-60s pantheon of touch-controlled synthesizers, is coming to the App Store in December for $6. Music geeks are really going all out on this platform, and I like it.

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10:10 AM on Tue Oct 14 2008
By John Mahoney
1,034 views, 10 comments

Latest by jimmyg: Or you could just buy a real Stylophone for $20 (@ thinkgeek.com) and mod it to incorporate an iPhone. more »

holy crap

Windows Mobile Running on an iPhone

Call it what you will: immoral, unethical, unholy—it appears that a Norwegian developer by the name of Erik Kristiansen has actually managed to pull off Windows Mobile running on an iPhone. The video of the OS is booting on a 3G is convincing enough, but the extremely bizarre exchange between this "reporter" and Kristiansen at the myPhone2008 conference is enough to bring its validity into question. We shall find out soon enough—Kristainsen claims that the hack is currently in beta with a January release in the works. [myPhone2008]

10:32 AM on Mon Oct 13 2008
By Sean Fallon
15,613 views, 82 comments

Latest by D_Zarster: @tehdahl: Rigt on!.. We Danes is NOT to be compared to them norwegian guys.. EVEN if they run WM on more »

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AT&T Killing MEdia Net Unlimited Data Add-On for Pay As You Go iPhone Customers

While the vast majority of iPhone customers opt for all-inclusive (but expensive) contracts, those miserly pay as you go customers that depend on the $20 MEdia Net unlimited data add-on to save money in the long term will be upset to find that, as of November 12th, they won't have that option. AT&T has decided to end the service, which — though never intended for use with the iPhone — was the sole reason that many people could justify paying the full unsubsidized price (or breaking their contract), because it was relatively unpopular. The announcement was made in a text sent to MEdia Net users: More »

4:50 AM on Mon Oct 13 2008
By John Herrman
4,744 views, 32 comments

Latest by madara: I will now refer to AT&T as the 'MAN'. As in the MAN is keeping me down. Why should my more »

iPhone Fusion

OLO Wants to Fuse the iPhone with Netbooks

For those of you out there who are too impatient for the day when iPhone-like mobiles and netbooks converge into one carry-all uber device, there's OLO. On Monday, the company will announce plans for an iPhone-powered netbook. As you can see in the image, there's all sorts of FAIL going on right now. Wrong OS for starters, so we can probably chalk this pic up to poor Photoshopping and/or planning on OLO's part. However, the company is adamant that the device is real, and coming soon. Of course, if Apple unleashes a MacBook netbook on the world this week during its MacBook event, calling the OLO device a moot point will be the understatement of the year. From the looks of the OLO web site, that may happen even if Apple decides to cancel the event and show nothing. [OLO Computer via ITWire]

1:30 PM on Sun Oct 12 2008
By Jack Loftus
12,987 views, 16 comments

Latest by the_amazing_doug: it's a cool idea. if it were pretty cheap, and the integration were layered atop what the iphone can more »

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Dealzmodo: Free iPhone Games from Hudson

Hudson, makers of Bomberman and Mario Party, among others, is giving away three of their games for the iPhone platform for free. Aqua Forest, Neo Same Game, and Catch the Egg are all available at no cost for the length of the Tokyo Game Show, which means you've got until October 12th to snatch up some worthwhile freebies. [Thanks, Kevin K.!] Update: The giveaway appears to be over. Hope you got it while the getting was good.

8:00 PM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
16,949 views, 28 comments

Latest by JEmlay: I got these games for what they are worth. FREE. Aqua Forest was ok for about 10 minutes. SameGame is more »

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Apple Will Indoctrinate Your Children with Field Trips

Evil monolith Apple has begun a nefarious program to snatch children from the warm arms of their home PCs with ominous-sounding "field trips." These trips do lead to a field, but not one with grass and trees and sunshine. This is a field of glass, of white plastic, of aluminum, and of shameful minimalism. More »

4:30 PM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
8,615 views, 63 comments

Latest by mhlaxp: @diabolusunknownTheSecond: The Lisa jab wasn't enough? Jobs is nutso, and Apple lost me as a customer because of more »

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iPhone 3G Coming to Walmart Just in Time for the New Great Depression

Boy Genius Report has it "on good authority" that Our Lord and Savior Jesusphone 3G will be sold in God's own retail store: Walmart. They name November 15th as the date of arrival, which is just in time for shoppers to overlook it as they clear their local Walmart of cans of beans to prepare for the econocopalypse that's sure to destroy Western civilization as we know it. You heard it here first, folks: the hot gift this Christmas will be a can of Heinz baked beans. [BGR]

2:30 PM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
6,550 views, 45 comments

Latest by Monkiee: @WD40: The local walmart super nerd will cry in fear when you ask him about the iphone.. walmart employee+ iphone= more »

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The Week in iPhone Apps: Into The Deprivation Chamber

It's been a rough week. We've seen so many stock market trend graphs looking like cross-sections of the Grand Canyon, so many sad traders. Doomsday proclamations a-plenty. So a hard week calls for an escape for hard rest, and thankfully, the App Store this week is eager to provide the visual and audio accompaniments for your weekend sensory/media deprivation. More »

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12:50 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
By John Mahoney
49,883 views, 39 comments

Latest by The Falcon Cheerleader Jean Tassle Intern: @shorty6049: Yeah, the issue only seems to be happening on 2G Touches with 2.1.1. The crackling stops when you shut more »

giz explains

Giz Explains: Illustrated Guide to Smartphone OSes

You're more likely than ever to buy a smartphone, not just because they do so much more than dumb feature phones, with real email, decent web browsing and downloadable applications, but because they're cheaper than ever. With the exception of some expensive ass unlocked-but-unsubsidized European models, you generally don't have to pay more than $300 for a balls-to-the-wall smartphone—though the voice plan plus data fees can easily run you $80 or more per month. Here's a rudimentary overview of your choices (more now than ever before), why you might pick them, and why they might suck for you.

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2:00 PM on Thu Oct 9 2008
By matt buchanan
67,502 views, 107 comments

Latest by Jamfetto: Try looking at forum.nokia.com it's been open source for a long time. Oh, and the Android Operating system was placed more »