Launch of new smartphones over the last half of the deacade marked a shift of paradigm for the mobile phone world. Apple's revolutionary product iPhone paved the way common man's smartphone that was exclusively restricted to the enterprise class users. Smartphones remaines the favorite for the big wheels, who often need to use the phone to email or browse the web while on the go. Given this,  there was huge customer base craving to join the smartphone league. Apple partnered with AT&T just at the right time to bridge the gap with its touchphone. Intensifying the competition a number of smarphones hit the market that were acknowledge as iPhone killer, Droid being the latest.  With the debut of next-gen hardware, iPhone took a big leap. With some big names getting into the game it's high-time to analyse whether iPhone would retain its stronghold over the mobile phone consumer market.

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Apple has released the latest firmware for iPhone OS. The new version, iPhone OS 3.1.2 is available for iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch. The upgraded firmware addresses several issues and problems for both iPhone and iPod Touch. Download links for iPhone OS 3.1.2 is now available on iTunes 9.0.

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Windows 7 is nearing the grand finale on 22nd October. When it comes to entertainment in Windows 7, there's much fuss over Windows Media Center. No doubt Microsoft has yet again raised the bar unleashing the upgraded Media Center. Windows 7 Media Center now supports the Dolby Digital Plus that may be used by several content providers and broadcasters, and it would offer better quality audio. It's not the last word, WMC still suffers from a number of shortfalls marked on its waiting list like full fledged H.264 support. However, to enrich you Windows 7 experience we had already provided a Windows 7 Entertainment Package. This time we assorted a list of top 10 free entertainment tools for Windows 7.
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iPhone apps for bloggers are carving out a niche in the mainstream blogging world. It's not far when bloggers would adopt to a new vogue - iBlogging, somewhat similar to the phenomenal concept of microblogging. If iPhone apps can assist in almost everything under the sun - why not blogging. Now scrabbling through Apple iTunes to test, which app fits into your blogging schedule is a hectic task. Well, to help you out with blogging iPhone apps we did an extensive research to sort out the list of the top must have iPhone apps for bloggers.

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Finally Facebook updates its iPhone app to Facebook 3.0. In the recent past, we had mentioned about the submission of Facebook app to iPhone store. It had a hype then considering one great service is kissing another great device. But, as we see it now, its all quiet on the western front. Because frankly, if you ask me, there is nothing much to go ga ga about. Its just another app update with nothing REALLY special to say OMG! Full article (426 words) »

Voila! long awaited iPhone application from Wikipedia is finally off the curtains. Well, until now you could access Wikipedia on its mobile website - en.mobile.wikipedia.org. Now you can avail the free app by Wikipedia Foundation in the App Store. Just because its a new app you need not pounce on it. Wikipedia's official mobile app offers nothing beyond the what you get from Wikipedia mobile website. Frankly, it seems like a polished and spruced up version of mobile Wikipedia site, but with a different touch.

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Most of you use Gmail from your iPhone. What if you had a push mail function to use Gmail right out of the box on your iPhone. Tiverias Apps has just released a new Gmail push application for iPhone mobile devices.  Christened as GPush the iPhone app leverages a push-notification feature that is being enhanced in the iPhone 3.0 OS. With GPush users will be able to instantly receive and view the Gmails just like instant text messages on your iPhone on the go.

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iPhone is not just a luxury now, it has grown into our daily life. Loaded with apps, iPhone have taken mobile usage to the next level. It's no more a communicating device rather an all rounder that is capable of handling anything between personal productivity to small-scale business automation services. Coming to the daily life iPhone apps can be a handy support in any of your routine jobs. Be it traveling, cooking, exercising or else, App Store has an app for every slightest need in your life. After a thorough research we picked the top 10 iPhone apps for your daily life that could make your life a hell lot easier.

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Just uploaded Facebook for iPhone 3.0 to the App Store for review

this is what Joe Hewitt was found announcing in Twitter. Facebook has just submitted a 3.0 version of their iPhone application to App store. Coming week, Hewitt would be posting the screenshots and trivia of the iPhone app next week. With fifteen new features in the Facebook 3.0, it could just be irresistible for Facebook aficionados. What's more, Hewitt would be starting with 3.1 version from tomorrow.

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For years now, Apple had been bragging about its virtually impregnable OSes. It's high-time that the Cupertino company stand up to its words. Apple has released a security update providing fixes for 18 vulnerabilities running in Mac OS X. The loop holes in Mac OS X could be exploited by hackers to hijack machines by duping users into viewing malicious image files on the Web. Apple would be distributing Security Update 2009-003 with Mac OS X 10.5.8 for Leopard users and delivered it separately for Tiger users. The Security Update has been devised to plug holes in various components like Apple's for-pay sync and storage service ranging from ColorSync and Dock to the MobileMe and kernel. Full article (415 words) »