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GMail users currently cannot have their email pushed to the iPhone. According to TechCrunch, that is about to change (hopefully). I add the hopefully because the software to do this, named GPush, has not been approved by Apple as of yet. is now available for download at the app store.

The GPush application is very simple for the user and all the user has to do is enter their GMail username and password. Once that is complete then they never really need to look at the 99 cent application again (unless wanting to log in as a different GMail user). [Read more…]

Over the weekend the iPhone CoPilot satnav application became available costing just $34.99. TomTom iPhone has now been launched and is available on the iTunes store in the US costing $99.99.

Can the more expensive price of $99.99 beat the CoPilot application? I think possibly yes as TomTom is a big and trusted name when it comes to satellite navigation. [Read more…]

CoPilot Live is now available from the iPhone App Store. CoPilot is a turn-by-turn satnav package built for the iPhone that allows both iPhone 3G S and 3G users to navigate anywhere in the US.

CoPilot for iPhone has launched with an aggressive price of just $34.99. This makes it the cheapest of satnav apps available for the iPhone as others are priced at $69.99 upwards. [Read more…]

Another report of an iPhone Explosion is moving around the web today. This time the report comes from France where a French teenager claims to have been hit in the eye from a flying bit of glass caused by a screen exploding.

The report also mentions that the phone made the traditional hissing sound which followed by the screen breaking. Another report was recently mentioned a couple of weeks back from Liverpool where an iPhone was heard to be hissing and apparently jumped several feet in the air after being thrown out to the garden.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission in California also has documents outlining another 15 cases of burns cases as a result of people chilling out with their iPod tunes.

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iPhone owners now have Duke Nukem 3D that they can download and play. Duke Nukem 3D is a classic first person shooter from a number of years ago and works quite well ported over to the iPhone.

The iPhone version uses slider style controls with a TapShoot function. It’s different to other games but according to those who have tested it, it works well (after learning the system). [Read more…]

Apple recently rejected the new Google Voice app in it’s app store which caused a bit of a stir in the industry. The FCC jumped in to this last week. All that aside, it has started to annoy developers that Apple have such a heavy hand on this matter. It appears that more and more developers are moving over to an underground app store for the iPhone called Cydia. This is the app store which is home to apps that Apple doesn’t approve.

The 5 month old store is run by Jay Freeman and is currently growing at a tremendous rate. About 10 percent of the 40 million iPhone/iPod Touch users have logged in to the store to download software. About 470000 users per day connect to the store which is an increase of just a few months ago that saw 350000 per day. [Read more…]

It appears from rumours that Rogers in Canada is starting to ship 8GB iPhone 3G S’ to their stores.

It seems like the older iPhone 3G models at 8GB are slowly going to be replaced and the old version replaced with a new $99 version (at least we hope the price is the same). [Read more…]

RightMove is one of the big names in the UK housing market. They list millions of properties for sale and rent. They have now launched a new iPhone App which aims to put the housing market right in your pocket. By using your current co-ordinates it helps you track down houses for sale in the exact location where you are. You also can browse while out and about and scan through photos of the houses on offer as well as having the capability to call the agents to arrange viewings.

The slideshow feature lets you scroll through images easily in full screen mode. As well as being able to call agents as needed, you also have the option of emailing agents right from your iPhone. Check the video after the jump. [Read more…]

As an iPhone holder, the Gorillamobile Gorillapod is a handy device to have. The gorillapod is normally associated with holding up digital cameras and attaching them to fences. The gorillamobile tripod is designed to hold your iPhone in various places. It has 3 flexible legs which can be position to stand or wrap around various objects.

Three types of quick-release adapters are available for the iPhone holder. The first is a standard screw thread that is compatible with digital cameras. The second is a suction cup designed for a temporary hold while the third method uses an adhesive clip which leaves no residue when removed. [Read more…]

The iPhone Document scanner was designed and built by Kyle Koch and was an answer to problems he had taking pictures of class assignments (so that he didn’t loose them).

Documents taken by hand normally came out clear, but occasionally there was a bit of blur which is why this iPhone Document Scanner was his answer. Mixing this custom document scanner with software like Evernote and you have quite a decent system to store all of your documents digitally and as it’s all stored on the iPhone it means you can sync it with your computer and take documents everywhere with you. [Read more…]

Spotify is becoming huge over the recent months and is now making it’s way to the iPhone. The spotify app has been sent over to Apple for approval to be added to the App Store. If approved it will allow you to create playlists and share them with others by creating a permanent URL for linking to. Services like ShareMyPlaylists are also handy here to see what other music tastes Spotify users have.

One great feature about the iPhone version of Spotify is that you can select a playlist you want to listen to and have all tracks downloaded to cache in case you need to listen to music off line. [Read more…]