Have you upgraded to 2.2?

I just ran the upgrade to 2.2 and so far I love it. Google street view is fun and a good time wasting feature. I keep clicking on my contacts addresses and looking up their houses on Street View.

Being able to check out podcasts with in iTunes is something I am so glad they now have. Now I do not have to worry about syncing my iphone so often.

As a matter of fact, you can subscribe to the iPhone App Podcast from your iPhone and get all of the latest reviews.

We are currently ranked #28 and I would love to make it back up to the top. With your help I can do that. There is no cost to subscribe. It’s free!

I like the fact that you can now share location through email but I think through text message would be a better option.

Several other fixes to slightly annoying problems were also made to the iPhone.

What are your thoughts so far about the 2.2 update? What would you like to see in 2.3?

AT&T is worried about tethered iPhone to Laptop Internet Access

I just read an article written by an AT&T employee about the companies thoughts and potential plans for allowing iPhone to tether to a laptop thus providing it with an internet connection.

Apparently AT&T does not have enough faith in their 3G network. As unstable as it has been in the past they are afraid that if millions of iPhone users started connecting to the internet through their iPhone on their laptop, their network would suffer drastically. Apparently people like me who are willing to pay $50 for an unlimited bandwidth USB card for my laptop are ok. From what I have been reading, they are extremely scared of the legalities that could be involved with offering a service they are not sure they can handle.

Here is the info I have been able to find so far. To be honest I am not really surprised that the service will look like this. I may just end up activating a new iPhone so I can jailbreak it and tether my phone with no additional costs.

• 5GB Data Cap (just like Blackberry users) - AT&T will automatically turn off your tethering connection if you use too much bandwidth. Of note, the 5GB cap might get sliced for all users, not just iPhone users, in order to accommodate all new tethering plan customers (bandwidth demand).
• Initial connection through iTunes? (not sure if this is every time you connect, or just for initial setup)
• Expected speeds: GPRS: 30k - dialup speeds / EDGE: 110k - ISDN speeds / 3G: 1000k - slow broadband.
• You’ll want to disable auto-updates for everything, so as to not go over usage limitations.
• Will be +$30/month, new iPhone plans may be rolled out with tethering rolled in.
• Do not pro-rate tethering/bandwidth, it can become a nightmare, instead wait until new billing cycle.
• For unlimited bandwidth, AT&T will tell you to get a wireless PC card.
• No idea on a launch date.

Have any thoughts or news on the topic of tethering your phone to your laptop for an internet connection?

Rumor: iPhone 2.2 is coming to Thanksgiving

There are rumors floating around that iPhone 2.2 will be coming in time for Thanksgiving. Speculations for iPhone 2.2 include Google Street View in Maps and Push Notification. Copy and paste maybe? I doubt it. We will see what happens. Keep your fingers crossed.

20,000 New AT&T WiFi Spots coming

AT&T recently announced that they are purchasing Wayport Inc. which is the WiFi provider for the Wyndham, Marriott Vacation Club and Four Seasons. They also provide access in McDonalds restaurants. We can assume that this purchase is to expand upon their recent release that WiFi is free on the iPhone.

At&t steps it up with free Wifi

AT&T just announced free wifi for the iPhone which will me available at many locations, mostly Starbucks. See attached image.

Polar Bear Farm’s Birthday Sale, All Apps Free For 24 Hours

In celebration of their first birthday, Polar Bear Farm will be giving away each of their applications for free. The sale will begin on October 24th at 12:01AM NZDT (October 23rd, 4:01AM PDT) and continue for 24 hours. All four of their current applications, Record ($1.99), Telegram ($5.99), Note Pad ($2.99), and Duck Shoot ($0.99), will be available for free at that time.

Reported by iPhoneAlley.com

Apple drops its Developer Non Disclosure Agreement

Big news for App Developers. Apple drops it’s Developer Non Disclosure Agreement. The NDL has received a lot of bad press and has really limited many developers. Many will be happy to hear of this news.

To Our Developers

We have decided to drop the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for released iPhone software.

We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect, so that others don’t steal our work. It has happened before. While we have filed for hundreds of patents on iPhone technology, the NDA added yet another level of protection. We put it in place as one more way to help protect the iPhone from being ripped off by others.

However, the NDA has created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone’s success, so we are dropping it for released software. Developers will receive a new agreement without an NDA covering released software within a week or so. Please note that unreleased software and features will remain under NDA until they are released.

Thanks to everyone who provided us constructive feedback on this matter.

App updates for Sept 30th

Today I show 16 App updates, listed below. Keep in mind that these are only apps that I have downloaded so I am sure there are many more. If you have any of these apps make sure to go download their updates. All of the apps listed below are free updates.

Bible v1.4
Brain Tuner v1.4
Cardio Track v1.5.2
Facebook v2.0
Fit Phone v1.5
Greetings v2.1
IQ Boost v1.0.4
Jott for iPhone v1.05
Klick v1.3
Kooaba Search v1.0.1
Loopt v1.1
Palringo v1.2.2
ShoZu v4.1.46
SmugShot 1.1.0
Tetravex v1.1
vCard Mailer v1.2.1

iPhone 2.1 Software Update

Let’s just say I like it so far. I will road test it today and put up a video review soon. Please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments below as you experience good or bad with the new update.

Jerad

Cannon Challenge iPhone App Review

The classic Cannon Game comes to the iPhone. Adjust your settings and dominate different levels. This is a fun game and a noisy one. Best of all, it’s Free!

Price: Free
App Store Link
Developer Link

Cannon Challenge iPhone App Review

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