Phones

iBreath: the iPhone Breathalyzer

Another fine example of iPhone peripheral ingenuity over at Cnet. This, must have, will help you work out if you have drunk over one pint at the pub. Or if you were plastered the night before and what time you can get in your car in the morning.

Innovation in the App Store has been rampant, but worthwhile development in third-party devices (save a few battery backups/boosters) has been sparse. iBreath, a Breathalyzer and FM Transmitter for the iPod (and unofficially for the iPhone), is a new and notable exception

HTC Hero Browser Wars

Nice little video from Pocketnow. A good old, fashioned browser war with the other top platforms. Using a Hero currently I am enjoying the browser experience. Loads quickly and the embedded flash seems to work quite well. It’s not really surprising which device wins but all three do have excellent web browsing experiences.

[from pocketnow]

UK folks make cutbacks were it counts

In the recession we’re all feeling the pinch. Cutting back on some of life’s luxuries has become necessity as people look to tighten their purse strings and manage their outgoings. But one area that is surviving the cutbacks is in communication technology.

Rightmove official app for iPhone – review

Now I’ve heard everything is available on websites, but you don’t really care for websites, do you? You prefer having it all in apps, that bring additional benefits like offline-viewing and nice multitouch user interface and other fancy stuff.

Here we are reviewing an official (at last!) app for the biggest British website that offers properties for sale and rent – rightmove.co.uk. Yes, this is a British thing, so if you are not interested in Blighty – nothing to see here! Seriously.

Introducing Star6, the app that turns any music lover into an electronic musician

Agile Partners (creators of GuitarToolkit iPhone app) and musician Jason Forrest introduced Star6, the application that transforms the iPhone into a performance-ready sample instrument. Star6 is now available at the App Store for an introductory price of $6.99 (http://itunes.com/app/Star6)

iPhone peripherals taken a step further

Those “clever” guys over that CTA Digital have come up the the must have peripheral for the year, the iPhone steering wheel. You are encouraged to violently shake anyone you happen to see using this, especially in public.

MS confirms Win Mo 7 multi-touch, iPhone rivalry

Microsoft has confirmed in a preview of Windows Mobile 6.5 that version 7 of the mobile OS will include multi-touch and will be targeted at the same high-end market as Apple’s iPhone or most current Android phones. The company promises to the Inquirer that multi-touch will be a core feature of Windows Mobile 7 and that many of the experiences of competing phones will be "knocked in the different realm" of Microsoft’s new platform.

Mobile Number Porting to become even quicker

The time it takes to port a mobile phone number could fall according to new plans from Ofcom, the independent communications authority. Thanks to Ofcom, the UK already had shorter porting times than the majority of Europe when they were able to reduce the process from five days to two working days. But, while we have bragging rights over the vast majority of Europe, it seems two days is one two many for Ofcom’s liking with the proposed changes shortening the process to one day and potentially even as short as two hours.

Survive 2012 – the 2012 Movie app for iPhone released by Sony Pictures

On December 24, 2012, some global event will take place and some people claim that it will be a massive catastrophe. With this app you can increase your chances of surviving the 2012 event!

Three days with the Palm Pre

Diana McDonough over at Justanothergeeksite.com has written a report chronicling three days with the new Palm Pre. Better than a review it reveals the ups and downs of breaking in a new phone in daily life. If, like me, your ears prick up at Palm Pre news then you should have a read.