Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).
The Dove Foundation (http://www.dove.org) has announced a free mobile app for iPhone and iPod touch. The Dove Foundation publishes reviews from a family-friendly perspective of the latest movies and DVDs, and the app offers access to Dove’s reviews.
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iLuv (http://www.i-luv.com) has released the USS$89.99 iMM190 App Station, a new type of dock for the iPhone and iPod. It features an application called “iLuv App Clock” that transforms it into alarm clock with a large digital display and current weather conditions.
The iLuv App Clock application is available globally as a free download from the Apple App Store. It also allows full cross-functional access to the user’s iTunes library while using the App in order to change alarm settings or to listen to music.
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Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra was on the West Coast last week, where his schedule included meetings with Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Mozilla, and other tech companies. According to “InformationWeek Government Blogs” (http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/03/federal_cio_see.html;jsessionid=TGJHGGDUKAUI5QE1GHPCKH4ATMY32JVN), he says that U.S. government employees are at a disadvantage when it comes to the technology they use, and he’s looking for better ways of working.
Read MoreApple has released updated printer drivers for Samsung and Brother printers for Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”).
The Samsung drivers are a 23.25MB download. You can download ’em at http://support.apple.com/kb/DL905 . The Brother drivers are a 100.02MB download; they’re available at http://support.apple.com/kb/DL894 .
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Speck has introduced our new limited-edition Fitted Artsprojekt cases (http://www.speckproducts.com/products/fitted-artsprojekt/iphone-3g-iphone-3gs/211) for the iPhone: Waves, Campsite, Chemical Girl and Bosque. They sport original and authentically crafted artwork, according to Irene Baran, CEO of Speck.
All are printed on soft but durable fabric, which is then fused to Speck’s Fitted two-piece snap-together hard shell design. The upholstery-style exterior increases in-hand ease while helping to secure iPhones when set down on surfaces, says Baran.