Google Earth comes to iPhone

The Google Earth iPhone app is now available as a free download on the iTunes applications store. The app is very cool and runs surprisingly well on the iPhone. I can't say that its an app that I'll be using very often but it's definitely a cool way to show off the iPhone.

Google Earth Comes to the iPhone [Wired]

iPhone Applications

A few weeks ago, I stood in line at the Apple Store here in Chandler, Arizona to get my new iPhone 3G. It took about 2 hours to get my white 16-GB phone.

I've been downloading a bunch of free apps. My favorites so far are Pandora Radio (which, apparently, is on the verge of shutting down), Showtimes, UrbanSpoon, Simplify Media, and Aurora Feint.

• Pandora Radio - Free, streaming Internet radio. This app allows you to create your own radio station based on your personal tastes
• Showtimes - This app finds your locations and shows you nearby movie theaters with movie showtimes
• UrbanSpoon - This app randomly selects a nearby restaurant based on a few parameters that you can lock in. If your work lunch group is anything like mine, you can never agree on a lunch spot. Now, we just let my iPhone decide.
• Simplify Media - This app allows you to stream music from your iTunes library on your PC or Mac to your iPhone. Yep, you no longer need to sync all of your music to the Flash memory on your iPhone; Stream it instead.
• Aurora Feint - This game is a memory hog and has occasionally crashed on me. Yet, somehow, the RPG element has me hooked. I'm addicted to leveling up and buying new challenges.

Nope, no MPLAB IDE for iPhone yet.

iPhone 3G is finally official, starts at $199, available July 11th

Apple finally took the wraps off its 3G iPhone. Thinner edges, full plastic back, flush headphone jack, and the iPhone 2.0 firmware. I'm sure you can find more info all over the inter webs, but in case you haven't, check out Engadget's coverage.

Wired Tipster: iPhone 2 Features Detailed — 3G, GPS, 2xMEM, Thinner, Better Battery and Only $200

The Cult of Mac over on the Wired Blog network is reporting that the upcoming iPhone 2 will be thinner and feature better battery life. Read the details over at their blog.

Apple Adding Tactile Feedback to iPhone? [Rumor]

An anonymous Apple employee says company executives are in talks with Immersion Corporation to license its haptic technology for use in the iPhone, according to a report at Palluxo.

[Via cnet.com]

iPhone SDK to allow third-party applications

At a recent event, Apple began demonstrating uses of their iPhone Software Development Kit. Third parties will begin releasing everything from games to instant-messaging and business-oriented applications on the iTunes integrated store.

Introduction to the iPhone SDK


EA's Spore on iPhone