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TomTom car kit for iPhone now available in Australia
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
TomTom today announces the arrival of its TomTom car kit for iPhone, now available for purchase through selected retailers and soon through the Apple online store.

“The TomTom car kit for iPhone has been designed with safety and quality in mind,” said Chris Kearney, Marketing Manager, TomTom. “Its range of cutting-edge features will ensure the most optimised driving and navigation experience with the TomTom for iPhone app.”

TomTom car kit for iPhone key features The TomTom car kit for iPhone provides a safe driving experience while enhancing your in-car navigation journey.

Pricing - The TomTom car kit for iPhone has a recommended retail price of $159.99

Compatible with iPhone 3G and 3GS. Please note that the TomTom application is not included in the car kit.
Combined use of the TomTom app and the TomTom car kit for iPhone will provide you with a Personal Navigation Device (PND) experience, however both work well independently.
 
Navigon's iPhone car cradle revealed on Facebook
Tuesday, 17 November 2009

With its turn-by-turn navigation software, MobileNavigator, successfully launched on the iPhone, Navigon is preparing to release a car kit for everyone's favourite fruity phone.

A photo of the car kit was unveiled on Navigon's official Facebook page — of all places — but details are sparse at the moment.

According to the company's wall post, the kit contains a cradle for the iPhone with a suction cup mount that, unsurprisingly, looks a lot like the overgrown shoe fitter we saw on the Navigon 4350 max. It will also ship with a charging cable to keep your phone juiced while you drive.

Pricing and availability have yet to be revealed. However, considering that there's no supplementary technology, such as an integrated GPS chip or additional speaker, this cradle should cost considerably less than TomTom's tech-laden cradle, which will cost around US$100 in the States.

We are in the process of reviewing Navigon's MobileNavigator app for the iPhone, which will be up online soonish.

 
Optus launches mobile application store
Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Optus has become the first telco in Australia to release its own mobile applications store, targeting non-iPhone devices. Apple, Google, Microsoft and Nokia have all launched mobile app stores accessible to Australian users.

The Optus Application Store works on a wide range of Symbian, Google Android, Blackberry, Windows and basic Java phones, but not the iPhone.

The online store has a number of categories including games, utilities, entertainment, music and social networking, and Optus claims there are almost 1000 apps available at launch.

"Optus is the first Australian operator to give customers access to an application store with a range of categories, across a multitude of genres," said Mark Mulder, General Manager of Optus Content and Portals.

The Optus Application Store includes both free and non-free apps and Optus allows customers to be charged automatically via their mobile phone bill.

"The Optus Application Store allows every customer with a data-enabled handset to pick and choose an app that suits them, and with one click, the freedom to be charged automatically via their mobile bill," explained Mulder.

To access the Optus Application Store, users have to click on the App Store icon in Optus Zoo when using their mobile phone, or SMS "app" to 966.

 
App Review: Pocket Weather AU
Sunday, 15 November 2009

Pocket Weather AU

Price: $2.49
Developer: Shifty Jelly (Adelaide)
Available: iTunes Store
Version: 2.0.1
Achievements: #1 Weather Application in Australia, iTunes Staff Pick, 2008 Top Ten Australian App


"An exceptional feature-packed weather application for all Australian iPhone users."

Features

  • Weather is updated from the Bureau of Meteorology every hour (cities, regional)
  • Pushes current temperature, forecasts and warnings up to three times a day
  • Tide graphs, rain radar, UV readings, sunrise/sunset times
  • Automatically finds your local weather using your current location

Review

The default iPhone weather application retrieves its weather information from Yahoo Weather, located in the US. Unfortunately, this is not entirely accurate at all times, especially when you are living on the other side of the world. Pocket Weather AU solves this problem, by retrieving information directly from the government's BoM website. A stunningly designed application with a gorgeous interface makes it incredibly easy to check weather on the go with reliable data.

While the default iPhone weather application only provides maximum and minimum temperatures, Pocket Weather AU provides not only that, but also humidity, rainfall, pressure and UV readings. Moreover, sunrise and sunset times are particularly useful when being outdoors.



The most amazing feature of this application is its ability to take advantage of the 3.0 notification feature. It is able to push weather information to your phone, even when the application is not running. Select from 7:30am, 12pm and 5pm forecast times, as well as the ability to receive weather warnings as soon as they arrive at BoM. Another nifty feature is how the application can show a badge on the main screen with the forecasted high (or current temp).

Unless the BoM report weather in your area, this application may not be 100% accurate to you. This application is already fun-filled with features - recommended additional features include pollen index, fire danger, first light, marine weather information. The developers are also active on Whirlpool - listening to your suggestions and feedback. Ultimately, it's an application ideal for all weather enthusiasts, pretty much everyone.
 
iPhone 3GS shortage appears over in Australia
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Despite a shortage earlier this year, Australia's major telcos have said they may have enough iPhones in time for Christmas. Earlier this year, stocks of Apple's iPhone 3GS were exhausted across Australia with the vendor admitting it was unable to make enough devices to meet demand.

The iPhone 3GS launched in Australia on June 26, and has since spurred domestic smartphone shipments up 29 per cent. In response to Computerworld's inquiries a Telstra spokesperson indicated the company has the iPhone 3GS in stock, but did not elaborated on how many were on hand or possible shipping times. An 'out of stock' message which appeared back in August on Telstra's website has now been removed.

An Optus spokesperson said there is stock for online orders, but urges shoppers to check with their local store before heading in. It too has removed any 'out of stock' disclaimers from its website.

The Vodafone website sill carries the disclaimer: "Due to high demand stock is low and orders may be delayed."

However, a VHA spokesperson said it is continuing to receive deliveries of the iPhone 3GS.

The 3 mobile website also indicates the iPhone 3GS is in stock despite almost selling out of the phone on the day of its launch.

A spokesperson for Apple confirmed all carriers are continuing to receive shipments.

 
First iPhone Worm Spreads in Australia
Monday, 09 November 2009

The first worm written for Apple's iPhone has been unleashed and is infecting phones in Australia.

However, the worm, known as Ikee, is only a threat to users who have jaibroken their phones to let them run unauthorized software, security experts say.

In fact, Ikee doesn't do anything particularly bad -- it changes the victim's wallpaper to a photograph of 80s singer Rick Astley and then seeks out other phones to infect -- but it could be modified to do something more dangerous such as stealing sensitive information from the iPhone. "There is a real danger that someone could take this code and make it do something malicious," said Graham Cluley, a technology consultant with security vendor Sophos.

The worm does not affect most iPhone users; only those with jailbroken iPhones that are running a Unix utility called SSH (Secure Shell) with the iPhone's default password, "alpine," still in use. SSH lets someone connect to the iPhone remotely over the Internet, so installing this software with the default password in place is akin to adding an unlocked back-door to the device. It doesn't affect users who use the phone in conjunction with Network Address Translation (NAT), a popular networking technology that lets many users share the same IP address.

Security experts have known about this particular risk for some time now. Last week a Dutch hacker started hacking into iPhones that were vulnerable to this attack and demanded €5 (US$7.43) for instructions on how to fix the problem.

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