1. ➶ Apple Investigates Reports of Problems With iOS4 on iPhone 3G

    I’ve been using my iPhone 3G for the last 24 hours since I smashed the (remarkably brittle) back of my iPhone 4 yesterday morning. iOS 4.0.1 is draining the battery faster than ever, and causing the phone to be so slow that it’s utterly unusable at times.

    Sidenotes to the whole ‘I dropped and smashed my iPhone 4’ saga:

    1. Frustratingly, the back of the iPhone 4 isn’t the same tough glass as the front of the device.
    2. Sod’s freaking law - my free Apple Bumper arrived this morning.

    Wednesday July 28th, 2010

  2. ➶ iPhone developers can now advertise their apps via iAd

    Apple are thin on details right now, but this is certainly a great way to fill iAd inventory given that folks can buy items directly from the iTunes / App Stores via an iAd.

    Wednesday July 28th, 2010

  3. A couple of bizarre design choices in the BBC News iPhone app

    The BBC News iPhone app has some odd choices:

    BBC News Application

    Monday July 26th, 2010 (1 note)

  4. ➶ AppViz Sale

    If you’re an iPhone developer, AppViz should be in your toolkit. It downloads and visualise iPhone sales reports on your Mac. Until 3rd August, it’s 33% off - meaning licences cost just $19.95. I swear by this for my iTunes sales reports.

    Monday July 26th, 2010 (2 notes)

  5. ➶ Fanboyism and Brand Loyalty « You Are Not So Smart

    A great piece that explores why folks beat the fanboy drum.

    Monday July 26th, 2010

  6. ➶ Mashable reviews the Samsung Galaxy S

    The Galaxy S looks to be the Android competitor to the iPhone 4, and Christina Warren gives a run down of the handset. I’d love to get my hands on one for a week or two to compare with my iPhone 4. Pocket Lint and CNET UK are also worth checking.

    Monday July 26th, 2010

  7. ➶ Reeder 2.1 Available with Retina Display Support and New Icon

    Reeder, my favourite iPhone RSS reader, just got a shiny new icon and Retina display graphics.

    Monday July 26th, 2010 (9 notes)

  8. ➶ HTML5 For Web Designers

    Over the weekend I sat down to read Jeremy’s new HTML5 book. It’s short, sweet and beautifully designed. If you’re looking for the a coffee table book for the basics of HTML5, this is a great read.

    Monday July 26th, 2010 (3 notes)

  9. ➶ A wiki for prepaid (iPhone compatible) SIM cards around the world

    Ridiculously useful, including all the tips on how to enable PAYG data on AT&T. If you’re globe-trotting with an iPhone this summer (as I will be) this is essential reading.

    Sunday July 25th, 2010 (8 notes)

  10. It is, overall, a misleading representation of FourSquare to the readership of the Guardian. But to rip into the piece would be wrong, because although much of detail and attribution of functionality is fuzzy (or wrong), the social problem that the article describes is absolutely real, to the point that it doesn’t matter that FourSquare as an application isn’t the precise cause.
    Ben Ward has an excellent response - Concerning FourSquare - in response to Leo Hickman’s deeply flawed Guardian piece: How I became a FourSquare cyberstalker.

    Sunday July 25th, 2010 (4 notes)