Free State Labs has released Grocery iQ, an iPhone, iPod touch app that makes grocery shopping easier, saves time, and helps organize the chore.
Hulu is off to a strong start according to BusinessWeek. Viewers are comfortable with long duration content, the limited commercials and 4,000 hours of content posted to date. While not making a lot of money yet, the service is doing far better than early critics predicted.
The U.S. cell carrier AT&T plans to expand iPhone 3G availability on October 17 when it rolls out the combination iPod and smartphone in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
IBM has finally brought Lotus Domino support to the iPhone and iPod touch, but for now it’s in the form of a Web-based application. IBM Lotus iNotes uses Mobile Safari to access IBM Lotus Domino Web Access 8.0.2 and offers access to email, calendar and contact information on the go.
Combines the redesigned PowerBlock AC charger and PowerJolt auto charger in one convenient bundle.
The SILICRYLIC by Incipio is an innovative 2 part carrying case; a high quality Polycarbonate plastic exterior embedded in a shock absorbing silicone core. The SILICRYLIC offers optimal protection, unparalleled comfort as well as easy access to all features and the iPhone’s 3G wide-screen display.
Encore Software apparently has a time machine, and it’s not the one built into Leopard. They have just introduced three new entries in their Hoyle series of Mac games — Hoyle Puzzle & Board 2009, Hoyle Cards 2009, and Hoyle Casino 2009.
Hoyle Puzzle & Board 2009 features puzzle games, including Sudoku, Anagrams, Hangman, Mahjongg, and over 1,200 crossword puzzles. The “Board” part of the game is actually Freeverse’s Big Bang Board Games, which includes Backgammon, Checkers, Chess, and four more classic games. You can play against virtual or real opponents, and you gain Hoyle Bucks to purchase new music and backgrounds.
Hoyle Cards 2009 has hundreds of card games, and you can now play online against other card sharks in the Royle (sic) Suite. Hoyle Casino gives you slots, roulette, and all of the other casino favorites, now with access to the Royle Suite and online tournaments.
The games are available for $19.99 each and require Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later. Be sure to check out the system requirements before you buy, since some of the games require Intel processors, and then party like it’s 2009!
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There’s a substantial amount of whispering about an anticipated “October Surprise” around the corner, but it’s not the usual sort — multiple sources have suggested that there is an Apple product introduction due on or about October 14. This hinting, combined with the refresh clock ticking away on the laptop line, leads us to suspect that new MacBooks and MacBook Pros are coming up soon — but what of The Brick?
If another Apple product announcement is coming on the heels of a mid-October laptop refresh, and if it’s the “product transition” mentioned in the earnings call last quarter, where Apple’s margins will be squeezed enough to merit a warning to analysts, it’s going to have to be something different. A TUAW source has passed along the following (unconfirmed) details on a possible new product — and several of our commenters may be on the right track.
Continue reading Rumor: Is ‘The Brick’ a wireless hybrid handheld-slash-Mac?
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Facebook released version 2 of its iPhone and iPod touch social networking application on Tuesday. The update adds a long list of features found on the Facebook Web site including full News Feed support with story comments, people searches, friend requests, photo tagging and captioning, inbox access, and more. Facebook 2.0 is free and available for download at Apple’s iTunes-based App Store.
Marware’s C. E. O. Premium Case is another handsome holster-style carrying case, available in black or white leather. It’s similar in many ways to the DLO HipCase I reviewed here recently.