MacRumors iPhone and iPad Blog: Apps, News, and Rumors

Apple today posted three new iPhone commercials to their ad gallery. - Itchy features three apps linked by the common theme of being used on a nature walk: Compass Go [App Store, $1.99], iBird Explorer Plus [App Store, $19.99], and How To Videos from Howcast.com [App Store, Free]. - Office features three business-oriented apps promoted for their roles in sales transactions: Credit Card...

Developers are starting to bring bigger and better titles to the iPhone and iPod Touch platform as the market matures. A few notable titles have been covered by TouchArcade. These include 2XL Supercross, Galaga...

According to a brief blog post on its website, Skype's official UK blogger reveals that the new Skype iPhone application saw more than one million downloads in its first two days in the App Store. This is a phenomenal performance, and we're confident that it's one of the fastest-downloaded iPhone apps ever. We'll be back next week with an update, but for now, Skype on.While a number of other...

Yahoo! has released a dedicated iPhone application [App Store, Free], as well as a new Yahoo! Mobile site for use by other Internet-enabled mobile phones, providing integrated access to a number of Internet features. - Yahoo! oneSearch uses your location to find what you want, where you are - The hottest news topics and sources - Your web-based Emails accounts from Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL Mail...

DIRECTV's iPhone application [App Store, Free] is now available in the App Store. The application allows DIRECTV subscribers to program their DVRs while on the go via Wi-Fi, 3G or EDGE. - Search for any television show up to 14 days in advance - Browse programs by channel or date & time - Get program information instantly, including description, length and rating - Record a single episode or...

MLB.com At Bat 2009 [App Store, $9.99] has appeared in the App Store, reviving one of last year's popular sports apps and adding in-game audio for all Major League Baseball games during the 2009 season. Featuring exclusive pitch type, location and speed data from MLB.com Gameday, plus real-time box scores, play-by-play and video highlights, it's the fastest, most detailed way to follow games on...

Sling Media's SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone page has recently been updated to announce that the application has been submitted to the App Store and is awaiting approval. We're been working hard to bring the SlingPlayer Mobile experience to the iPhone and iPod Touch. We've submitted the first release of our application to the iPhone App Store. In the mean time, take a sneak peek!Sling Media's...

GigaOM reports that an iPhone version of Skype may be released as soon as next week, possibly at the CTIA Wireless trade show in Las Vegas. A few months ago, I asked Skype CEO Josh Silverman when was he going to launch the iPhone version of the P2P voice and IM service that has now been downloaded more than 405 million times. He smiled and said, "Stay tuned." And so we did. A tipster a very...

Last month, we mentioned that Cha-Ching was coming to the iPhone and iPod touch, so we'd like to provide an update noting that it is now available for purchase [App Store] at an introductory price of $2.99. Cha-Ching features: - Location based, quick transaction entry - Simple, fun budgeting - Multiple account support - Unlimited Custom Categories - Synchronization with Cha-Ching for the Mac ...

Silicon Alley Insider reports that iPhone game developer ngmoco:) has raised $10 million in series B venture capital financing. Apple's (AAPL) iPhone and iPod touch platform has been a huge hit for gaming, so it's no surprise that one of the iPhone's best game publishers has just closed a new round of financing. Ngmoco has raised $10 million in series B financing, led by Norwest Venture...

Last week, MacRumors reader alansmallen noticed that Apple had discontinued their iPhone Bluetooth Headset, which had been released alongside the original iPhone in mid-2007. At their recent iPhone OS 3.0 media event, Apple revealed that support for A2DP (stereo Bluetooth) will be included in the next-generation iPhone software. The iPhone 3G's hardware is capable of supporting A2DP, and...

According to the Associated Press, AT&T has confirmed yesterday's rumor that they will begin offering no-contract iPhone 3Gs to existing mobile customers. The phones will be priced at $599 for the 8 GB model and $699 for the 16 GB model. The new phones will still be "locked" to AT&T and won't work with any other cellular carrier unless they're modified. AT&T will only activate them on the regular ...

Google's Mac Blog yesterday highlighted Health Cloud [App Store, Free], an application released last month that serves as a native iPhone and iPod touch client for Google Health. Google Health is a Personal Health Record service that enables users to maintain all of their health records in one central online location. Health Cloud, created by a third-party developer, is the first application to ...

Fandango, the popular movie ticketing site, has released a native iPhone and iPod touch application that allows user to search movie showings and purchase movie tickets on the go. Fandango [App Store, Free] also provides access to fan ratings, background information on films and theaters, and trailers. Get movie and theater listings with the flick of your finger. Watch trailers. View fan...

Boxee has announced the availability of boxee remote [App Store, Free], an application for the iPhone and iPod touch that connects via Wi-Fi to act as a remote for the Boxee media center software. The application provides two different modes for navigation, a traditional "Buttons Mode" and a "Gesture Mode" in which the user touches the Boxee logo and drags it around the screen in order to...

Mobile reports that UK carrier O2 is planning to cut prices on the iPhone in May ahead of an expected summer revamp of the device. The 3G iPhone will be free on its 35 and 45 per month tariffs from May. The 16GB version is currently only free on the 75 per month contract, while the 8GB handset is free only on the 75 and 45 per month deals. Customers currently spend between 59 and 159 for an...

CBS has launched CBS Sports NCAA March Madness On Demand [App Store, $4.99] for the iPhone and iPod touch, offering a number of features related to "March Madness", the upcoming NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Most notably, the application provides live video streaming of all games, but unfortunately the feature is limited to a Wi-Fi connection. Users on 3G or EDGE connections...

Apple has updated Remote [App Store, Free], their iPhone and iPod touch application for controlling music on computers or Apple TVs, to version 1.2. According to Apple, the new update offers bug fixes and adds compatibility with the forthcoming iTunes 8.1. Initially launched with iTunes 7.7 in June 2008, Remote added playlist editing in September and currently offers the following features: -...