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That’s some good vocabulary isn’t it? You can tell that I am a professional writer. Either that, your you can tell I have a good dictionary. To be honest, the later is true. But, after reading today’s Web Application review, you can use big words to. Today’s web application I would recommend is Elegant Words: The Ubiquitous Dictionary . Since I use the application, I know that ubiquitous means being everywhere - all the time. Those two adjectives - elegant and ubiquitous - describe this web application quite nicely. The application is designed very well, and it works very fast. Like the dictionary application in OS X, Elegant Words: The Ubiquitous Dictionary will easily allow you to look up synonyms and antonyms with just a click poke. The application is especially nice when I am reading or scribbling away in my journal, away from my computer, and I need to check out the spelling or meaning of a word. I just whip out my utilitarian and adroit iPhone and check out a word. The dictionary is almost ubiquitous - I guess that is where the name came from. Head over to Elegant Words: The Ubiquitous Dictionary and give the application a try. It is useful, educational and free. What more could you want in a lexicon guide (dictionary)
Dave Mamet is a great director and producer. In fact, I am dying for his television show “The Unit” to come back and entertain. Until then, I get another Mamet movie for $.99 from iTunes (last week was a Mamet movie as well). This week, “House of Games” (Warning: iTunes Link) is available for less than a dollar. Here is the official description:
If you would like to check out another Mamet movie - his first, then head over to iTunes right away. It is available from Jun. 10, 2008 - Jun. 17, 2008. Don’t forget, soon you’ll be watching this on your 3G iPhone!
Gizmodo.com got their gadget crazy hands on an internal memo regarding the iPhone upgrade and details. Some of this information was expected, but some was a bit of a surprise. The short of it:
Yes, you are correct. Even though the iPhone will be $200 dollars cheaper than it currently is, it will cost you $40 dollars more to own over the course of the 2 year contract. That difference jumps to $600 dollars more to own over the 2 year contract if you are an Enterprise Plan user - ouch. If you want to read the entire article in all of its internal secretness, head over to Gizmodo.comstraight away.
What do you get when you cross 300 hours of standby, a 2G talk-time of 10 hours 5 hours of 3G talk-time 5 to 6 hours of high-speed browsing, 7 hours of video, 24 hours of audio, 2.8X faster download speeds, black matte, chrome buttons and $199? That’s right, you have a 3G iPhone! The new kid on the block will be hitting the streets on Jully 11th in 22 countries. Not only does the new phone have 3G, but it will also feature a location aware GPS chip and a sleek and sexy new design. Boy, this one sure was a surprise! I would have never guessed… oh wait, I forgot, this was the worst kept secret in the world.
That t-shirt features a few of the iPhone icons. It screams to the world “Look at me! I saw Steve Jobs say ‘One More Thing’, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.” Ok, so the t-shirt isn’t lousy at all, and I wish I was there and that I had my own shirt. Be sure to check back here later today for any news and update regarding our little corner of the Apple Universe. Until then, enjoy your last few moments with that old, obsolete EDGE iPhone. Don’t tell it that you are replacing it just yet, it might cry.
There are a few juicy Apple tidbits due to be released on Monday during the World Wide Developers Conference. Steve Jobs will be opening WWDC on Monday, there there is bound to big news. Among the rumored announcements at this point are the following:
For the big rumors we care about:
If half of these rumors are true, there is going to be some excitement in Cupertino this summer. When news breaks (at 11:00 Mountain time on Monday, June 9th) I will bring it to you here. Have a good weekend bathing in the anticipation!
Now don’t get to excited, I wrote Stripr, not Stripper - there is a difference; this isn’t that kind of web app and this isn’t that kind of website. What Stripr can do is present various comics (and other RSS feeds and webistes) in a well formated, straight-forward, and iPhone friendly layout. Stripr is geared, as a default, with a selection of comics from both mainstream and not-so-mainstream sources. If you are looking for a quick Dilbert feed on the run, formated especially for your iPhone, then Stripr is the site for you. Stripr comes to you from the geniuses over at dBelement, they have a fine collection of iPhone web apps - some I have reviewed before. Using Stripr couldn’t be easier; you simply head over to the site and login. As a default, you will see a collection of comic titles. When you click a title, the comic will load - preformated for your iPhone viewing pleasure. At the top of the page, you can switch categories, and at the bottom of the page, you can customize your list and even add new RSS feeds. Some of you might use the Google Reader for iPhone. If not, or if you are looking for an alternative to the Google universe, give Stripr a try. I have been impressed by it.
Last week’s $.99 movie was not my taste. Heck, to be honest, I wasn’t even tempted to spend the dollar to check if I might be wrong. If you saw it, let me know if I am wrong, and I will through it in my rental cue. This week’s movie is a different story all together. If you have an extra dollar burning a whole in your pocket today, head over to iTunes and rent The Untouchables (Warning: iTunes Link). I like the the Mob story, and I love the writing of Mamet. That isn’t all this movie has going for it. It also stars Kevin Costner and Sean Connery. This is a win / win movie for me. Here is the official description:
If you loved last week’s movie, Ghost World, then maybe The Untouchables isn’t for you. If you didn’t bother with last week’s movie, then head over to iTunes with your dollar and give it a try.
The Apple SDK has been out for a while, and I just know the happy programming elves are busy working on iPhone magic. Next week, along with the announcement (probably) of the 3G (probably) iPhone, we will get our hands on the promised iPhone application store. Now, I don’t know about you, but I have been pretty happy with a lot of my web apps. If you have been reading Web App Wednesday around here, you would know that there are a ton of applications and many of them are very useful. The opening of the application store leaves one big question. How much are iPhone applications worth? Songs are $.99, is that the sweet spot for an application? Some Windows Mobile applications run $14.99 - 20.00. Is that the premium for an iPhone application? What do you think should be the going price for iPhone applications? Sound off in the poll below.  Loading …
This is all about to change, I just know it, but for now it seems that the iPhone lost a little steam last quarter in the smartphone market. We both know the iPhone is about to be reborn, and with the return of iPhone 2.o, Apple’s market share will surge. According to the report, published by IDC (a data collection firm), Research In Motion had a bumper quarter. At the same time, the iPhone slipped a bit. RIM’s piece of Apple’s pie rose from 35.1% to 44.5%. Apple slipped from 26.7% to 19.2%. These numbers don’t represent a crisis for Apple or a boon for RIM, but it does signal that RIM has some fancy hardware and usable software. The 3G iPhone, with the 2.0 firmware, and an amazing application library will Blackberry’s Curvy Pearl. |
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