Nike Plus on iPhone 3gs

The iPhone 3gs is comes equipped to work with the Nike Plus iPod feature on most Nike running shoes. This is great for those Nike Plus users who were having to lug around their old iPod Nano in addition to their iPhone. I'd be interested to see if this feature is any more advanced than it's previous application.

iPhone 3g Goes International

Today, all iPhone 3g users received a text message from ATT letting them know their iPhones are now enabled to operate internationally. Special rates do apply, and the speed and reliability are unknown at this point. Hopefully we'll have some test results soon.

Top iPhone Apps: Online Dating

As Online Dating grows in popularity, it's no surprise that Online Dating applications are growing in popularity as well. Dating websites are slowly but surely releasing their apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The top Social Networking apps category is now heavily concentrated with dating apps. Below are the most popular dating applications available on the App Store today. I'm sure these numbers will change rapidly on a daily basis.

Speeddate (Free or $19.99)

Top 25 Social Networking App

Stars: 2.5/5

Reviews: 26,677

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Hot or Not (free)

Top 25 Social Networking App

Stars: 3/5

Reviews: 2,714

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Match.com (free)

Top 25 Social Networking App

Stars: 2.5/5

Reviews: 3,365

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Dating DNA (Free or $4.99)

Top 25 Social Networking App

Stars: 2.5/5

Reviews: 3,637

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iPhone 3G Service Issues/Resolution

I've previously written about the poor service of the new iPhone 3G. I've experienced many dropped calls, technology failures, and frustrations over the past 8 months since I've had my iPhone. I'm happy to say that the majority of the problems were due to having a LEMON. Now I do wish the problem would have been recognized sooner, as I've made several trips to the Genius Bar.

The Genius Bar recently ran diagnostics on my iPhone and found out that it was dropping more calls than it should, and the ipod feature was failing frequently. They recommended a "restore" which fixed the ipod failure. Shortly after that visit, the iphone completely quit making or receiving phone calls. Now I could send/receive text messages and emails. I took the iphone back up to the Genius Bar and they finally gave me a brand new iPhone. This clearly fixed the problems.

The reason I feel this is important is that I've heard plenty of iPhone 3G users complain about dropped calls and technology failures, and Apple/ATT is willing to fix it. If you call ATT and complain about the service, they have the authority to credit your account $25 which they did do for me. If your iPhone is "failing" to function correctly, you should take it into the Genius Bar and they'll do what's necessary to fix it, even if that means giving you a whole new iPhone.

Now I do believe that after owning the iPhone for over 1 year, you might not be given a new phone so easily.

Any other service stories or comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks

iShoot Lite iPhone App

iSHOOT Lite is the top free iPhone app right now. I never like game apps and I think this one is very good! It reminds me of a classic Atari game with beefed up graphics.

The whole object of the game is to blow up the tanks. You're on a hill with as many other tanks as you choose. You choose your weapon, cannon angle, and shot strength and Fire away!

You trade turns with all the other tanks of the screen until there's only one tank left. If you're that tank, you win. iShoot Lite is the free version of the top paid app, iShoot. I've only tested the free version of iShoot and think it's great. I hope that for $2.99 they are able to add some value.

There are some other features of the game that make it a lot of fun for a free iphone app. You have $5,000 to start and win more money as you complete levels. With the money you can buy much cooler weapons/missles. You can add as many opponents as you'd like. You can also choose how many rounds per game in increments of 5, difficulty level, and you can even use multiple players.

If you like to play intuitive, fun games on your iPhone or iTouch, I would consider giving this application a try. If you don't like it, you can always delete it.