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Hey golfers!!! Have you always wanted to keep track of your distance, your swing, or your handicap in a more organized way? Are you tired of using that old pencil and paper on the fairway? Well now here is your chance. Fairway 1.0, a virtual golf caddy application is making its debut today on the App Store. This new virtual caddy will allow golfers to keep track of various aspects of the game, such as swings, clubs, bags, and distance. There is also a feature in which the golfer can keep notes. But the main feature of the application allows the golfer to drag a golf ball to determine the distance from the pin, and then select which part of the course the golfer is in. The application would then be recommended a club with several swing options. Will this lower your handicap? I don’t know, but the application sounds awesome. The price tag of the application is $10.

- Geoff

[Source: iPodNN]

With the summer season coming to an end, most of the grade school and collegiate population are begrudgingly returning to their studies. But they aren’t the only ones working on furthering their education. In the sea of games offered for handheld devices to keep you entertained on break, on the train, or just to keep your mind active, Capcom® Interactive has announced the release of a hit adaptation coming to an iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod touch near you. Read the rest of this entry »

Formally JiveTalk the popular instant message program for the BlackBerry will be available soon for the iPhone under the name BeeJive. This new app is suppose to bring more functionality to the iPhone and will support every IM service available. It’s said to be very stable and can even receive messages if you’re not connected or the app is closed and will save them for you next time you log in. No pricing or official release date has been set yet.

-Ray

[Source: topiphonenews]

The popular iPhone photography app Snapture is back with a new and improved 2.0 version for the Apple iPhone 3G. Snapture 2.0 features a digital camera which lets you zoom with just your fingers and their new QuickView feature that lets you delete or view pictures right on the viewfinder. Check out the video for a full demo of the newest Snapture app.

Mountain View, CA. August 18, 2008. Snapture, one of the most popular applications on Original Jailbroken iPhones (Firmware 1.x), has now released a new and improved version 2.0 that is now compatible with the 3G iPhone.  Snapture 2.0 has all the features of a digital camera, can zoom in with a pinch of your fingers, and allows users to view and delete recent pictures directly on the viewfinder with its new QuickView system – a feature which cuts the average photo taking session in half.

After helping 400,000 international users take better pictures since April its initial release, Snapture 2.0 now takes iPhone photography to the next level.  The new free ad-supported version builds on the popular features of its first release (easy photo capture, multishot, delay timer, level, etc), but also adds a new clean user-interface, multi-touch gesture zoom, and new color modes like sepia and negative.

But the real story is in Snapture’s new QuickView System – which is a true game changer in mobile photography.  The QuickView System allows users to view, enlarge and delete recent pictures directly on the viewfinder.  This cuts your average photo taking session in half, by saving the hassle of having to exit the camera app and enter Camera Roll when you want to see or delete a recent pic.  QuickView is available only on Snapture Premium, and can be enabled for $7.99 US.

-Ray

[Source: snapture]

The number one paid iPhone app from the App Store so far is Koi Pond. It has been at the top of the list for several weeks now and is still going strong. Who would have thought this app would do so well, but users say it’s the coolest app they have. Check out the video and head on over to the App Store and pick it up for a mere $0.99.

-Ray

[Source: topiphonenews]

The other day Appled seeded the latest version of the iPhone SDK to developers. This version was marked as 2.1 Beta 4, and added additional features and stability to the development kit. However, what surprised many was the fact that this version removed all the protocols for the upcoming Push-Notification service that Apple hinted was coming in September to the iPhones. Apple hasn’t made any comment on their reason for removing the development capabilities for the Push service, but many are speculating it is due to the fact that it wasn’t perfected yet. I am in a way relieved if this is the true reason- we don’t want Apple pulling another MobileMe on us.

-Jameson

[Source: The iPhone Blog]

The iPhone and iPod touch are great gadgets and have sold millions of units around the world. They aren’t without their problems however. Apple has tried to fix the glitches and bugs by offering constant updates but the more recent ones seem to be doing more harm than good. If you run into a problem trying to back out of it can be a real pain, here are a few methods you can try if your iPhone or iPod touch freezes.

originally posted on macworld

In increasing order of difficulty, here are the things I do to try to recover from the various iPhone 2.0.x maladies I’ve experienced:

1. Restart the iPhone. Press and hold the power button until you see the “slide to power off” display, then do just that. Let the phone site for a couple seconds, then power it back on. I’ve found this is generally effective at solving excess battery consumption, as well as the slow iPhone problem. It only takes about a minute, at most, to reboot your iPhone, so it’s by far the easiest thing to try.

2. Reinstall a third-party application. If one particular third-party program is giving you troubles, you can try reinstalling it. First delete it from the iPhone by tapping and holding on the program’s icon, then clicking the “x” button to delete it. In iTunes, re-download the program (if you’ve bought it once, you can do so for free), then sync your iPhone and install the new copy of the program. Warning: You will lose all data you saved with the program—text you added, high scores you set, progress through the game that was saved, etc.

3. Restore the iPhone, including its backup. Unfortunately, this painful solution may wind up being your most-used troubleshooting technique. If you’re experiencing issues with multiple applications, or with Apple’s applications, or if neither of the above steps solve your problem, then a restore may be in your future. Before you restore (as explained above), however, sync your iPhone one more time and let it run a full backup (assuming your iPhone is in a usable state). This way, at least, you’ll be able to save any of the data you’ve stored with your third party programs. After the iPhone’s software is restored, iTunes will then offer you the chance to restore from the new backup.

4. Restore the iPhone, start from scratch. If you try the restore method above and find you still have the same issues as before, then you’ll have to use this most painful troubleshooting method. Restore the phone as above, but do not restore your backup. It’s possible that one of the files in the backup is corrupted, and that’s what’s causing your issues. Instead of restoring the backup, tell iTunes to treat your iPhone as new. Give it a name, reinstall all of your programs from scratch, and then sync your music, videos, and other content. This is as close as you can come to starting with a factory-fresh iPhone, and represents your best chance at stability—at least for a little while.

-Ray

[Source: macworld]

Note2self for the iPhone is a useful app that lets you record voice notes, save it on a list and e-mail it to any e-mail address you want. The accelerometer and proximity sensors in the iPhone are used to automatically start and stop recording of the voice notes. This is a handy app that will definitely come in useful for those with horrible memories like myself.

-Ray

[Source: macworld ]

EA announced a while back that they’ll be bringing Tetris, Scrabble and Sudoku to the iPhone but they’ve just revealed a few updates. Tetris will have a feature that lets you draw the next piece on your screen while Scrabble a Wi-Fi update for multiplayer use. EA is one of the largest companies to offer games for the new iPhone 3G and will be offering Need for Speed, Tiger Woods 09 Monopoly and Spore Origins for the iPhone as well.

-Ray

[Source: gizmodo ]

While there are many cool apps for the iPhone out which let you play games, record music, draw or follow your favorite sports teams there hasn’t been a whole lot available for the religious iPhone users. That is about to change with the release of six new apps from Christian bases software firms. Below are a few which were featured on gizmodo . These seem like great apps for the faithful iPhone users on the go.

-Ray

Bible Xpress
Price : $30
Tagline : “BibleXpress is the Bible for the common Christian.”
Features : Multiple translations of the Bible, bookmarks, notes, a “powerful search engine” and slot machine-like wheel. But instead of monies you get holies.

Bible Verse
Price : $2.99
Tagline : “Bible verse allows you to have the entire…Bible on your iPhone.”
Features : Barebones and split into different versions (King James and American Standard) for cheapie downloading. It’s like buying faith off the á la carte menu.

BibleScope
Price : $2.99
Tagline : “BibleScope is a Bible study application…”
Featuers : It’s a Bible (KJV and NSB) with bookmarks, search and notes. Seems like the deal of the bunch as Bible Xpress costs about 10 times more for the same thing.

Holy Sword
Price : Free
Tagline : “The Holy Sword is a small software which is designed as a Bible reader.”
Features : From what we can tell, a Chinese and English version of the Bible.

Universalis
Price : $32.99
Tagline: “Daily psalms, prayers and readings from the Catholic Liturgy of the Hours.”
Features : While technically not a full Bible, the app creates a calendar of faith with a daily to do list of faith-based content for a Catholic audience.

Bibles2GO
Price : $9.99
Tagline : “Bible2GO is an electronic bookshelf for multiple bibles.”
Features : Three versions of the Bible, popup footnotes, auto landscape viewing and the words of Jesus are in red.

[Source: gizmodo ]