Archive for October, 2009

Art of the iPhone Staff Picks of the Week

Every week, the staff at Art of the iPhone swipes through their home screens and picks out their favorite iPhone apps. Here are this week’s recommendations

How to Give the iPhone as a Gift

The iPhone makes a great gift, but one thing to keep in mind is that over the course of a two-year contract, the true cost of an iPhone is over $2,000. You’ll want to make sure you and your loved know what you’re getting into.

Apple’s New 27-Inch iMacs Experiencing Performance Issues?

Engadget reports that Apple’s discussion forums are starting to see reports of poor performance on the company’s new 27-inch iMacs introduced last week. While users have reported several issues, including inappropriate spinning down of the hard driv…

Marvel Comics Come to the iPhone

Macworld reports that the developers of three iPhone comics applications have struck deals to bring Marvel Comics to the iPhone via in-app purchasing.

Analyst: Apple Executives Share Thoughts on e-Book Market, iPhone Profits

RBC Capital analyst Mike Abramsky published a research note today regarding a meeting with several Apple executives, including Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer, iTunes VP Eddy Cue, and Mac Marketing VP David Moody, covering a number of topic…

MacRumors: Analyst: Apple Executives Share Thoughts on e-Book Market, iPhone Profits

RBC Capital analyst Mike Abramsky published a research note today regarding a meeting with several Apple executives, including Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer, iTunes VP Eddy Cue, and Mac Marketing VP David Moody, covering a number of topic…

iPhone Launches Today in China

The Associated Press reports on today’s launch of the iPhone in China, noting several hurdles faced by the Apple as it attempts to tap into the world’s largest market.

Among those hurdles is a lack of Wi-Fi functionality, a restriction…

MacRumors: iPhone Launches Today in China

The Associated Press reports on today’s launch of the iPhone in China, noting several hurdles faced by the Apple as it attempts to tap into the world’s largest market.

Keep Tabs on the H1N1 Hysteria with iPhone Swine Flu Apps

By my count, there are more than 150 iPhone apps directly related to the swine flu, also known as H1N1. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve undoubtedly heard about swine flu and the potential havoc it will inflict on our public health system. Now you can keep tabs on the H1N1 hysteria with your iPhone

Review: Robocalypse

When I heard about an RTS iPhone game that was written by some of the talent behind Spongebob Squarepants, I thought I might find a game that was well written, funny, and maybe a little depth.