Tag: iphone
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Create an RSS feed web app for the iPhone/iPod
A week ago I posted an article showcasing a basic RSS feed web app for the iPhone/iPod Touch. In this post I’ll attempt to demonstrate how I built that application so you can make your own. First a little background: Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a way of keeping up with frequently changing published content.…
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SimplePie + iWebKit + iPod/iPhone
I spent an evening looking at SimplePie and iWebkit and ended up building a web-based RSS feed application for the iPod/iPhone in just a couple of hours. The application lets me access my favorite APM and NPR podcast feeds without having to download or synchronize/find them with iTunes first. It streams the podcasts directly to…
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Sync Gmail, Contacts & Calendar on the iPhone/iPod/iPad
Google has push email notification capabilities for mobile devices with any Gmail or Google Mail account. Now you can get email notifications from your Google account (Gmail or Google Apps Premier) on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch just like you can on a crackberry. Here’s how to configure your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to…
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Stop the iPhone from muting calls with your ear
If you have an iPhone 3G you may have found yourself in the awkward situation where after a while of rambling on, you suddenly hear the person at the other end say “hello? Are you there? hello…”. It’s so annoying! Not to mention embarrassing…now you’ve got to say all that stuff again (making you look…
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Sync your iPhone with Google Apps Premier
Google Apps Premier (GAP) is a service from Google that allows you to get all the benefits of Gmail with your own domain’s email. Great spam filter, the Gmail interface and now Google Sync for your iPhone or iPod. So if you have a GAP account and an iPhone you can now sync your GAP…
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Sync Google contacts from iPhone
One of Apple’s most overpriced products is their MobileMe service for contact, calendar and email synchronization of your iPod or iPhone. $99 bucks per year for synchronization and some web space? What a rip! Thankfully Google has decided to offer a way to sync your Google contacts, calendar and Gmail with your iPhone without using…
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iPhone mutes calls on headset mode but works on speakerphone
So far I have found four people with this identical problem. They all purchased an iPhone outside the USA (where in some cases laws have prevented Apple from locking the iPhone) and use it with either a pre-paid 3rd party provider or with an existing non-iphone contract AT&T sim card. The issue they have is…
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iPhone + Twitter + Facebook + Digg = Timesuck
One thing I’ve learned by going back to school with a bunch of “Millennials” (aka Generation Y) is that these kids are definitely more up-to-date, connected and informed than my generation (Generation X). They’re in constant communication with each other through Facebook, Twitter, IMs, and texts; busily updating their various networks of “friends” on “what’s…