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Yahoo! Messenger lets iPad 2 owners video chat with PCs

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 19th, 2011)

Yahoo! rolled out a new Messenger app for iOS that includes support for the iPad 2. The tablet-optimized app will let you make voice and video calls using the front-facing camera. Yahoo! Messenger has a wide install base, and you will be able to make video calls to any device with a camera and ...

VoxOx releases iPhone app

by Mike Schramm (Apr 29th, 2011)

I wrote about VoxOx earlier this year when I saw the Mac app at CES, and the company has now released an iPhone version that replicates the company's call back service -- they'll connect two different voice lines to each other over your phone. The app can even accept SMS messages, pull off a ...

iOS 4.3 spotlight: Message alerts options

by Chris Rawson (Mar 9th, 2011)

Aside from major features like Personal Hotspot and iTunes Home Sharing, iOS 4.3 also brings some subtle changes to the way message alerts work. The settings for the Messages app now allow you to have alert tones repeat up to ten times at two minute intervals, which will come in handy if you're ...

AT&T rumored to rework texting plan to counter Verizon iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 19th, 2011)

AT&T may enjoy inviting Verizon iPhone owners to life in the slow lane, but the latest rumor out of GearLive suggests that AT&T may be modifying some of its pricing plans to entice customers to stick with the GSM iPhone. The leaked Best Buy screen grab suggests AT&T will drop several ...

VoxOx combines all your contacts into one Mac client

by Mike Schramm (Jan 12th, 2011)

Since we're The Unofficial Apple Weblog, we kept it pretty Apple-oriented during last week's CES conference. There were plenty of interesting Windows apps and other smartphones and tablets around, but if it wasn't Apple-centric, we usually walked past it to find something more our style. But VoxOx ...

Dear Apple: It's (past) time to let us customize our alert tones

by Chris Rawson (Jan 9th, 2011)

Picture this: you're hanging out at a friend's house, and the familiar "doodle-dee!" of the iPhone's Tri-tone alert sound goes off. But four people simultaneously start reaching for their iPhones, because they're all using that sound for SMS/MMS alerts. Or how about this: you're on a bike ride and ...

SwirlySMS brings free SMS app to iPad 3G

by Erica Sadun (Oct 14th, 2010)

Released today, "SwirlySMS free for iPad 3G" offers a free SMS solution that allows you to send and receive messages from your iPad 3G. This is a jailbreak-only solution. Available from the Cydia store, the new app uses your iPad's SIM to introduce native texting without having to hack your way into ...

Apple patents content filter for outbound text messages

by Aron Trimble (Oct 13th, 2010)

Ever the kid-friendly outfit, Apple filed a patent in 2008 that aims to make text messaging safer for the children. TechCrunch reports that today, the US Patent and Trademark office awarded Apple a patent which puts a ban on sending obscene text messages sometimes called "sexting." The technology ...

TUAW's Daily App: Texto SMS Favorites

by Mike Schramm (Sep 7th, 2010)

There are a lot of weird texting applications for the iPhone, and some of them are pretty hinky in terms of design or function. But Texto is probably the best looking SMS app I've seen -- it doesn't do any weird non-SMS text messaging or have all kinds of neon graphics running around. All it does ...

myPhoneDesktop controls and sends information to your iPhone or iPad

by TJ Luoma (Jun 9th, 2010)

Sometimes an app is more than an app -- it's about being excited about the underlying technology and why it makes it easier for users to get done what they want to get done, without extra steps that stand in the way. myPhoneDesktop [US$1.99] is that kind of app. It transforms the way you move ...

iPad hacksugar: iPad 3G hacked to send native SMS

by Erica Sadun (May 2nd, 2010)

Here's a cool little find for a quiet Sunday. MuscleNerd of the iPhone dev team has managed to allow his jailbroken 3G iPad to send command-line SMS text messages. This hack only works with SIM cards that have already paid for an SMS plan, in this case a T-Mobile SIM that was downsized to ...

iPhone hacked at Pwn2Own contest

by Mike Schramm (Mar 24th, 2010)

An iPhone got hacked in just 20 seconds at this week's Pwn2Own hacking contest at CanSecWest 2010, reports Ryan Naraine for ZDnet. Hackers Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf Philipp Weinmann demoed an exploit that allowed them to send a target iPhone to a web site that they'd set up online, and then copied ...

Oh dear, textaholic seeks iPhone for carpal tunnel relief

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 22nd, 2010)

Note: The medical opinions expressed in this post are anecdotal in nature and represent the non-professional experiences of one blogger. It's true that some people have had success with trigger point therapy. However, it is our recommendation that Ms. Levitz and any person suffering with carpal ...

Thwapr: Mobile-to-mobile video sharing from one of the creators of QuickTime

by Steven Sande (Jan 20th, 2010)

It's not every day that I get to view a product introduction on my iPhone. In fact, today may have been the first time ever that a product intro has been done through mobile messaging. Eric Hoffert was one of the original developers of QuickTime and is now the CTO for Thwapr, so he really ...

ShoutOUT TXT brings voice recognition to SMS messaging

by Mel Martin (Dec 24th, 2009)

ShoutOUT TXT is a new app for the iPhone [iTunes link] that lets you dictate text messages to your iPhone and send them just as you would with regular SMS text messaging. You set up an account and text away, using your existing contact list, or entering any phone number that can be texted. After ...