Friday, July 11, 2008 - Page 2

What’s Good (and Free!) in the iTunes App Store

2:00AM Kevin Purdy | More than 550 new applications arrived for the iPhone and iPod touch this morning in iTunes’ brand new App Store and more than 130 of them are available for free. Today we’re taking a look at the best free applications for your iPhone and iPod Touch, available after the 2.0 software update officially arrives (or after you’ve grabbed the unofficial update). Check out our list after the jump. More »

iPhone 2.0 Software Update Unofficially Available

1:29AM Gina Trapani | MacRumors unearthed a link to the iPhone 2.0 Software Update which we’ve confirmed does indeed work, if you can’t wait for Apple’s official push. Download the update, sync your device, then hold down Option on the Mac (Shift on Windows) when you hit the “Check for Update” button inside iTunes and choose the file you downloaded. The update takes several minutes and will wipe your device and re-sync it. From our tests it only worked on iPhones, not the iPod touch, and it’s obviously going to cause problems with any jailbroken iPhones here in Australia. Here’s the direct link to download the iPhone 2.0 software update. Thanks, jarhead! More »

MeeBone Packages Meebo Chat for Your Desktop

1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe Air): MeeBone, an Adobe Air implementation of chat aggregation service Meebo, makes the previously web-only chat service feel like a standard instant messaging app, complete with a skinny buddy list and pop-up chat windows. You can sign into AIM, GChat, MSN, ICQ, or any other service supported by Meebo, and you’ll get all the integrated video and voice chat options offered on Meebo’s website. It doesn’t have all the options of dedicated desktop clients like Pidgin, but it is slick, easy to use, and adds simple video. MeeBone is a free download, requires the Adobe Air platform to run. MeeBone [Google Code via AppAholic] More »

Choose From Your Gmail Contacts in Any Email Form

12:30AM Gina Trapani | Firefox with Greasemonkey only: The Google Contacts Autocomplete user script adds a drop-down of your Gmail contacts on any web-based email form where you’d enter an address. You must be signed into your Gmail account for the script to work; once it’s installed, just start typing into an email text field to get search-as-you-type results from your Gmail address book. The first day or so it was installed, the script did nothing for me—then it magically started working (see screenshot)—so your mileage may vary. When it is working, this is a nifty way to access your contacts quickly and easily. The Google Contacts Autocomplete user script is a free download and requires Firefox with Greasemonkey. Thanks, Matt! Google Contacts Autocomplete [Userscripts.org] More »