Readdle today rebrands its A.I.Disk application as OneDisk to reflect its wide usage as iPhone and iPod Touch connection link to multiple online file storage services at once. OneDisk improves iWork documents support and provides new file management capabilities. Now the users can compress documents into zip archives to reduce iPhone disk space usage or before sending them via email, as well as rename files and folders directly on their devices.

read it here prmac.com

Surprisingly, Apple has released the iPhone 2.2 firmware in the middle of the night. The latest update is available in iTunes for existing iPhone owners. The update contains:

Enhancements to Maps
- Google Street View

read it all here blogs.digitalmediaonlineinc.com

Cooliris has put out a useful update to its iPhone application that adds YouTube videos to its search results. This joins the image search that made the application so popular to begin with.

You might be asking yourself how this is helpful since the iPhone comes with an official YouTube application. The answer to that is that Cooliris’ presentation is slightly more appealing.

read it here news.cnet.com

Bad Dog Apps today announced the availability of BdEmailer for the iPhone and iTouch. The upgrade to BdEmailer brings even more functionality to the power user. One of the unique features is the ability to send direct responses via SMTP directly form inside of BdEmailer.

BdEmailer adds the ability to use multiple email addresses, save any number of working email as a draft or favorite or recall stored replies instead of re-typing a response.

read it here prmac.com

Vela Design Group announces VelaClock 1.3 for iPhone 3G, the original iPhone, and iPod touch. VelaClock is a world clock that can quickly display the time of sunrise, sunset, three kinds of twilight for dawn and dusk, moonrise, moonset, duration of daylight, moon phase and tilt, date and times for the next four moon phases, countdown to the next sunrise or sunset, and more. VelaClock is especially popular among photographers looking for the magic hour.

read it here prmac.com

Izatt International today announced the launch of the iRivalz website and free iPhone applications for the BYU vs. Utah Rivalry Week. BYU and Utah football fans can now use their iPhone to vote for their favorite team during rivalry week leading up to a game that could determine the Mountain West Conference Champion. Fans simply download the free iRivalz-BYU or iRivalz-Utah application from the App Store.

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Each month, AdMob, a mobile advertising network, rounds up the data from over 6,000 mobile websites and applications, analyzes it all, and releases their findings in their Mobile Metrics Report. In the September report, AdMob determined that the iPhone had become the #4 handset worldwide by count of ads requested. In the October release, the iPhone has skyrocketed all the way to #1.

read it here www.washingtonpost.com

The Iconfactory and Artis Software on Wednesday announced the release of Frenzic for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs US$4.99.

Based on a game already available for Mac OS X, Frenzic is a fast-paced action puzzle game in which you must fill circles with wedge-shaped pieces of varying colors. If you complete certain circles you’ll earn power-ups; you can also earn extra points by completing circle with the same color wedges.

read it here www.pcworld.com

• Ocarina users have listened to three million melodies created by other users
• Ocarina users have created two hundred musical scores on ocarina.smule.com

Menlo Park, CA. – November 18, 2008 – Smule, a premiere developer of interactive sonic applications for the iPhone, today announced that its Smule Ocarina application has jumped to the top in several Apple App Stores around the world, including the United States, Canada, France, Sweden, Holland, and Spain among others.  The paid application, priced at $0.99, ranks in the top five in virtually every major App Store around the world.  The Smule Ocarina is the first true wind instrument available for the iPhone.

“The reception to our innovative and expressive musical instrument has exceeded our expectations,” said Dr. Ge Wang, CTO and co-founder of Smule and Assistant Professor of Computer Music at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.  “We built the Ocarina to explore the creative potential of people around the world, and so we are thrilled to see everyone sharing their music.”

Ocarina.smule.com now features a growing library of musical scores and musical performances of Ocarina performers around the world.  Example Ocarina scores, all generated by Ocarina users, include Yesterday, Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, Harry Potter Theme, Zelda Theme, Blister in the Sun, Frosty the Snowman, and Amazing Grace among others.  All told, users have already created more than two-hundred-and-fifty musical scores.

see it in action;

ivyskin LLC today unveiled the $99.99 QuattroPower case, a new iPhone 3G accessory that brings a premium power and protection experience to iPhone’s owners. It offers ivyskin’s newest Glass touch Thru case called Quattro T4 bundled with the new QuattroPac(TM) battery. With the introduction of the world’s first Xylo touch-thru case for iPhone, and recently a breakthrough Glass Quattro Touch-Thru cases for iPhone 3G.

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Creaceed is glad to announce that Vocalia is the very first speech recognition application supporting French on the iPhone. French is the first new language supported by Vocalia, and Creaceed plans to add other languages in the future. Relatives, friends, colleagues, neighbours, or even restaurants. They all are in our address books. Vocalia helps you find quickly and easily the person or company you want to call or send an email to.

read it here prmac.com

ZappTek and InterLingua Publishing are pleased to introduce EngLits, detailed audio and text summaries of classic books and plays that you can listen to or read on your iPhone and iPod Touch. Written by university professors, and recorded by professional actors to insure clarity, EngLits let students study for the next exam while riding on the bus, jogging, biking, lounging, and even walking the dog.

read it here prmac.com

BreakThru Radio is proud to announce the debut of its latest specialty show, Cooking With The DJs. With a new 60 minute episode slated to premiere every Sunday, Cooking With The DJs will follow the culinary adventures of a different BTR DJ every week, as they prepare a meal from scratch in tandem with an expertly-picked music playlist. Think of it as a dinner and a movie-type concept, with underground music playing.

read it here prmac.com

In what will no doubt be the first among several who will offer this (it’s about time!), American Airlines is now the first airline to officially offer mobile boarding passes at a few airports but it shouldn’t take long for this to be available at all airports, across all airlines.

Perhaps a few years, but it will happen.

read it here www.iphonestalk.com

Norwood, MA (PRWEB) November 17, 2008—Willy is an iStronaut who needs to collect rocket fuel for his spaceship to travel throughout the solar system. Willy accomplishes this with his iStroGrabber. The goal is to get the highest score. The bigger the asteroid the more points. The rocket fuel barrels are worth even more. Willy must be quick though, the faster he collects the barrels to move on to the next level the higher his score. This game features:

- Ten Levels
- Beautiful Space Backgrounds and Ambient Music
- 3D Models and Animations
- Tilt moonwalking using the accelerometer
- Touch/Tap iStroGrabber Deployment
- High Scores System
- Fun iStronaut Dancing in between levels.

read it here www.prweb.com

Brussels // 16.11.2008 // R.Bollen // Qsonix announces its music management systems now include a premium, web-based remote control interface for iPhone™ / iTouch™ devices in their newest 2.48 software version released this week.

This interface supports complete library browsing and queuing as well as basic playlist management. The flexible interface can be accessed two ways. One approach is to simply direct the user’s iPhone / iTouch Safari browser to the IP address of your Qsonix system. The second way is to employ the auto discovery feature. The user points to the Qsonix web address provided, and his or her iPhone / iTouch automatically locates their Qsonix system by serial number, giving them instant control. Connection and use could not be simpler.

read it here www.qsonix.com

Harp 1.0.1, which fixes a crackling sound experienced with Harp by 2nd-generation iPod Touch owners, is now available as a free upgrade.

read it here harpapp.com

If you’re a discerning eater, you know the age-old mantra: everything’s better with bacon. Out in Germany, they’ve really taken it to heart, and have made fabric gadget cases that look like they’re constructed out of every gentile’s favourite pork product.

read it here www.gizmodo.com.au

I’m always told to start a speech with a good story, so I assume you’re supposed to start a blog entry with a bad story.

The Parable of Little Timmy

Little Timmy was a developer at BigCoSoft, but he dreamed of working for himself one day with a product of his very own. When the iPhone SDK came out, he set aside all his free time and slaved over a new iPhone application for months.

Read it here www.losingfight.com

Our sister site ParentDish has posted an article on their favorite iPhone/iPod touch applications for parents. As an iPhone-toting dad, I’ve used mine to keep the little nippers busy with cute applications, but Sarah James has found even better options, including

1 Baby Monitor

read it here www.tuaw.com

Have you always wondered what James Bond’s favorite card game is all about? Have you seen the high rollers playing a game that you can’t understand but intrigues you? Are you interested in playing a game where you can actually bet on losing? If so, then the new application from Avalinx is for you.

Baccarat Pro (pronounced bah-kuh-RAH) is an application designed to not only teach you how to play baccarat on your iPhone, but also to teach you the history, strategy, and terminology of the game.

read it here blogcritics.org

“I love my iPhone 3G! It is the best personal gadget I’ve ever owned. However, my battery begins to run out, towards the end of the day. And you can run out of juice if you are traveling, or in an airport.

Now we’re introducing our newest backup battery, using Apple’s proprietary connector: the rechargeable RichardSolo 1800 Battery — just snap it on and it begins to charge instantly. It is certified both “Works with iPhone” and “Made for iPod”, and for both the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G.

There’s nothing quite like it. It has 1800 mAh of capacity, which is enough to completely charge your iPhone, and have reserve power left over. It is the only battery available that actually “latches” onto your iPhone, and a support brace is included to make it super secure.

In the kit, you get a complimentary 110-240 volt AC Wall charger, and also a dual-USB car charger, and a retractable USB cable. So you can charge it at the wall, in your car, from your computer, and you can charge them both at the same time. Connect the RichardSolo to the iPhone, then connect the RichardSolo to the charger, and charge both with one charger.

read it here richardsolo.com

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is finally catching up with competitors Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) for once. It is rolling out a new application for the iPhone that allows users to conduct searches with their voice rather than typing. Nice of Google to catch on to the voice-activated search craze.

Microsoft and Yahoo have offered voice-enabled search for some time. Microsoft through its TellMe service and Yahoo through its oneSearch service. Both work pretty well at converting speech into text and delivering relevant results. This is a feature that Google’s services have lacked for too long.

read it here www.informationweek.com

By the first half of 2009, Citrix will make its XenDesktop and XenApp client and server software for remote access to Windows applications available for the iPhone.

“We expect to have it sooner rather than later,” said Chris Fleck, vice president of Solutions Development at Citrix. Fleck said the company is addressing an “unbelievable market demand” for such a product. Requests have become the number-one topic of discussion on its blog site.

New York, Nov 14, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/—Application to Provide Consumers with How-To Videos and Guides Wherever, Whenever They Need To Learn How

Howcast Media announced the launch of the first iPhone application tailored to showcase “how-to” instructional video content today. Howcast for iPhone(TM) ( http://www.howcast.com/iphone) is a free application available from the iTunes App Store, which provides consumers with the ability to watch useful how-to videos, whenever and wherever they need to learn how. From on-the-spot dating and fashion tips to recipes and travel advice, Howcast for iPhone puts the power of knowledge in the hands of consumers.

read it here www.marketwatch.com