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Happy Mothers Day!

News

• As of May 8th, all iPhone apps must be 3.0 compatible to be approved http://is.gd/ybDO
• OS 3.0 Beta 5 still jailbeakable.  Good news for me .. unless the new iPhone hardware prevents it.
• iPhone 3.0 firmware capable of better photos? http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/05/briefly_iphone_software_3_0_taking_better_camera_snapshots.html
• NiN app rejected and then approved – rant?
  • Apple informed the developer that Parental Controls have been announced for iPhone 3.0 http://www.macrumors.com/2009/05/04/iphone-3-0s-parental-controls-to-loosen-app-store-restrictions/
  • Oreilly.com interview with Rob Sheridan – http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/05/interview-with-rob-sheridan-ni.html
• Amazon buys Stanza eBook reader for the iPhone. Eating up the competition
• iPhone is Boosting Demand For Location-Based Services – few dozen existed in August of last year, there are now over 2,000 as of April, says Skyhook (service provider for the iphones GSM/wifi based location service)
• 4 AWESOME games released to the app store:
  • Need for Speed – $9.99 – http://is.gd/yBxo
  • Terminator – $9.99 – http://is.gd/yBxJ
  • Top Gun – Launch price $1.99 – http://is.gd/yBwH
  • Myst – $5.99 – http://is.gd/yByE
  • More expected to come soon:
    • Rolando 2
      - Real Racing
      - Sims 3
      - LiveFire (Probably not going to come any time soon)
      - NBA Live 10
      - Madden NFL 10
      - Zenonia
      - Peggle
• iTalk iPhone app for $1.99 can deliver ice breaker questions “What’s your favorite band”
• Mothers Day Apps
  • Send an iCard and iFlowera with ideas2mobile’s Mothers Day app
  • http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=313640429&mt=8
  • .99
  • Create a Mothers Day card with Smooth Landon Software’s Mothers Day Card app
    • .99
    • http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=314165886&mt=8

Pick of the Week

Steve: Pingle – $1.99 – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=303499367&mt=8

Dave: WootWatch – Free – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=288946910&mt=8