Well this only fuels the hot coals in the Verizon iPhone fire. I have had my iPhone 3GS since June of 2009 and my upgrade eligibility is not up until mid-February, 2011. I know because I check, often. It’s always been that … until today. I just got an email not 30 minutes ago from AT&T and is said that I am now eligible to upgrade to the new Apple iPhone 4. Why 2 months early? Could this indeed mean Verizon could be showing off their iPhone after Christmas? The email is pushing me to get it NAO. Could they be trying to lock people into another 2 year contact before some other carrier gets their hands on Apple’s iPhone? We’ll see soon enough.
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AT&T Changing iPhone 4 Eligibility Dates?
Verbs For IM Launches But It’s Not Quite There
It’s not every day that a beautiful, elegant, new app comes out on the iPhone and I’m willing to spend $2.99 to purchase it. When I saw Verbs available in iTunes a few minutes ago, though, I couldn’t help but play Apple’s game and hit the Buy button. I wanted Verbs, for a reason: I know the first version wouldn’t support AIM, the chat system I use on a daily basis in iChat, but I really wanted to see how a nice Google Talk client would fit in my workflow. After all, it’s not every day that a Google Talk client for the iPhone is released, and it’s even got a UI to lay your eyes on.
So I bought Verbs. Is it beautiful to look at? It sure is. Is the ultimate Google Talk experience? More on that below. Read more
Airfoil 4 Streamlines Audio, Video Experience
Apple may have introduced AirPlay, but that doesn’t mean Rogue Amoeba is out of the game. In fact, AirPlay is rather limited unless you enjoy hacking your way out of a paper bag, and by no means can it expand its territory outside of iTunes. If you ever wanted to sit back on the couch and watch CNET TV on your 27” Cinema Display through your iPod’s headphones, you’re out of luck. But with Airfoil, streaming audio anywhere allows one to achieve a state of wireless bliss.
Sony Announces Official PlayStation App Coming To The iPhone
Good news, PlayStation fans and Marcus aficionados: there’s an official PlayStation app coming soon to an iPhone near you. As Sony reveals on the official European PlayStation Blog, the app will be available soon for iPhones and iPod touches running iOS 4 and Android devices running 1.6 and above.
The app will let you check on the PSN for your trophies and friends’ status updates, read news about games and hardware for PS devices, get the latest updates from the official PlayStation Blog. It will also have Facebook and Twitter sharing built-in.
The first version of the app will be released in UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and The Netherlands. The next version, already in the works, will support more countries and languages.
If you’re looking for something more than a simple app to check on the PlayStation Network, the PlayStation Phone is still real.
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Microsoft Launches Revamped Bing App for iPhone
A few hours ago the official Bing app for iPhone received a major update, which brings it to version 2.0 and introduces a lot of new (and nice) features I’m sure will make several iOS users reconsider Microsoft’s search engine app.
Bing 2.0 comes with new sharing possibilities and deeper integration with Facebook, Foursquare and Windows Live Messenger. You can check in without leaving Bing and even check on Facebook Likes in search results. While I’m not sure about the usefulness of “liking” a search results, it’s nice to see Microsoft committed to making the search engine more “social”. Perhaps it’s not the right path to follow, but at least something’s moving. Overall, the app’s layout has been slightly tweaked and improved to make room for a cleaner design and more intuitive navigation. Yes, it feels even more Metro than before – not sure if this is the right approach on iOS but again, Microsoft’s trying to keep its brand identity consistent across platforms.
The new Bing app also makes it easy and quick to find restaurants and theaters. The new Plans feature (again, with Facebook integration) lets you plan a night out with just a few taps.
The biggest addition to the iPhone client is what Microsoft calls Bing Streetside. Similar to Google’s StreetView but really geared towards simplicity and multi-touch gestures, Streetside enables you to know more about a specific location before visiting it. You can pinch and zoom and get a better visual of the neighborhood, tap to focus on the details and see overlays of business listings and store fronts.
Bing 2.0 is available for free here. Check out the full changelog and video (courtesy of Engadget) below. Read more
Meet The First iPhone 5…Clone
Is there anything better than waking up to find out that Apple has announced the grand opening of the Mac App Store? How about an iPhone 5?
Easy, folks. It’s a clone. Demoed in a video in Chinese, Taiwanese, or something. Whatever. Still, as 9to5mac suggests, the thing is probably running Android with some custom iPhone skin on it, so you don’t have to worry about this being a real iPhone with a different case. The truth is, someone actually took the time to imagine his own iPhone 5 and build it.
I don’t know if the device it’s up for sale. What I’m sure of is, I don’t want the iPhone 5 to look like this. Video below.[via] Read more
Firemint Releases Flight Control Free, Updates Real Racing With Game Center Support
December 16th has been a day to remember for the folks at Firemint. Not only did they release Real Racing 2 for iPhone (which is collecting rave reviews from all the major game blogs), they also updated the original Real Racing with Game Center support and released a free version of Flight Control.
Real Racing for iPhone, available here at $4.99, now comes with full Game Center integration: the app now comes with 4-player online multiplayer (instead of Real Racing 2 16-player mode), leaderboards, achievements, random matches and in-game results. Considering that Real Racing has been around for months, it’s great that Firemint is still giving its previous customers support and updates. Of course, if you want the real multiplayer you’ll have to go with Real Racing 2, which is available at $9.99 here.
Flight Control Free for iPhone is basically a version of the popular game with less maps, achievements – less everything. It’s cool if you’ve never tried Flight Control in your lifetime, but I’m usually not so excited about free versions with limitations. Still, it’s available here.
Spotify iPhone App: Faster, Retina-ready
Spotify is still nowhere to be seen in the US – although they keep saying that the service will find its way to America, eventually – but it’s doing quite well in Europe. I, for instance, have been a subscriber for over a year now and I can say Spotify has changed the way I think of music availability and my personal library. I don’t care about downloads and purchases anymore.
The Spotify app for Mac has always been a sexy piece of software with neat functionalities, but the iPhone app is just better. It’s a mobile client that allows you to access your music anywhere, even on 3G, with high quality streams and the possibility to check on your favorite tracks and playlists.
With the latest updates released in iTunes last night, Spotify for iPhone got even better. The app now starts up to 6 times faster, and I can tell you this is a difference you will spot. The app sports a new loading indicator and it takes seconds to load up your account info, playlists and new releases. Bug fixes and updated graphics for the Retina Display aside, the developers changed the way the client handled saved state on each relaunch. Now you no longer have to wait for an internet connection to kick in before using the app. It feels immediate.
Spotify for iPhone requires a premium subscription and it’s only available in the UK App Store. Full changelog below. Read more