iPhone & iPhone 3G News

O2 phones is one such company that has been a part of UK mobile phone industry for a considerable period of time.They have introduced their own mobile devices and provide complete solutions under one roof. Anyway customers who already have an iPhone or are just happy with their existing Smartphone can choose from a range of sim only tariffs starting at just £15 per month for 300 minutes, unlimited UK texts, data & Wi-Fi on a 12-month sim only contract, or from £20 per month on a 30-day rolling contract.

Whether you”re surfing, reading text messages, or playing a game, you can get a quick email alert so you don”t have to stop what you”re doing just to find out you got an unimportant email. Now you can know who it’’s from, the subject, and a brief summary – all without leaving the app you”re in!  Elert is available on Cydia and Rock Your Phone for $0.99.

Features:

• Quick summary of new emails
• Self dismissal or you can check the X to close the summary
• Launch Mail directly from the Elert

Snappy is a camera application for your iPhone that launches and is ready to take pictures in one second, without having to exit your currently running application. It is also accessible directly from the lock screen.

Wyse has launched the PocketCloud that enables the iPhone and iPod Touch user to access their virtual desktops to PCs remotely. The PocketCloud is compatible with both a virtualized or physical machine which supports the Microsoft RDP protocol. This application also supports VMware View 3.1 connection broker in direct and tunneling modes. The PocketCloud for iPhone can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store and costs $29.99

While the version number is still reading 2.5, some of the screenshots on the App Store are telling a different story. Hopefully, this is an indicator that Facebook 3.0 is on its way later today

The Photoframe 1.0. The Photoframe 1.0 is not just an app you can install. It can even be an opportunity for you to earn some money if you are in the right place at the right time.

Photoframe is an app tied up with a news and picture agency. So when you feel like you see a shot worth snapping, take it and then send it over to SWNS which happens to be one of the biggest and most successful news and picture agencies supplying national and global press with their photos and stories.

The app is now available at the iTunes App Store for only $0.99.

A recently announced project codenamed Square is looking to remedy that as it will make use of a magentic-strip reader that plugs into the iPhone’s headphone port. All users of the app need to do is swipe the card, punch in the amount and have the customer sign right on the phone. After the transaction is complete it is geotagged and a receipt is sent via email.

There’s no word on when exactly this will hit the market but when it does it is sure to be very valuable to those who do selling on the go.

This was a guest post by Warren who normally blogs about cheap phones for DAP

Apple has just released Beta 3 of iPhone OS 3.1 for iPhone developers.

Apple have officially released iPhone OS 3.0 firmware and it is available to download via iTunes.

This update contains over 100 new features, including the following:

• Cut, Copy & Paste with shake to undo
• Landscape keyboard in key applications
• Enhanced Messages application
- Send and receive photos, contacts, audio files, and location via MMS*
- Forward and delete single or multiple messages
• Added search feature in Mail, Calendar, Notes and iPod
• Spotlight search across iPhone
• Support for CalDAV and subscriptions in Calendar
• Improvements to Safari
- Performance
- HTML 5 support
- HTTP Streaming audio and video
- Auto-fill usernames and passwords
• New Voice Memos application
• Sync Notes with a Mac or PC via iTunes
• Internet Tethering over USB and Bluetooth*
• Browse and download movies, TV shows, and audiobooks from the iTunes Store**
• Stereo Bluetooth***
• Wi-Fi auto login
• Enhanced Stocks application
• More Parental Control