WiFi Sync Coming to the iPhone… Someday?

Want to sync your iPhone with your computer over a wireless connection? Right now the only way to do it is to jailbreak your iPhone and purchase the Wi-Fi Sync app from the Cydia Store. But someday you might actually be able to do it without voiding your warranty. Steve Jobs has made a habit … Read more

Apple iBooks Now Available for iPhone, iPod Touch

Apple has released a version of its iBooks app for iPhone and iPod touch models running iOS 4. Up until now, iBooks was only available for the iPad. The eBook store and reader joins a crowded field of eBook apps for the iPhone. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo (Borders) already offer apps for the … Read more

Four Things I Dig About iOS 4 (Background Slacker!)

I’ve been sporting iPhone OS 4 iOS4 several weeks now. And, as I said when first announced, the addition of folders and background tasks pretty much makes the iPhone experience feature complete. Oh, I still demand an improved alerts system and home screen widgets (as seen on Android) would be nice, but there’s no more … Read more

Kobo Launches Android eBook Reader & Store

While we’re waiting for Amazon and Barnes & Noble to launch eBook reader applications for Google Android, it turns out that there’s already a pretty decent option available for anyone looking to download and read eBooks on and Android device. Kobo offers a decent selection of free and paid content, including a number of titles from the New … Read more

Asus WebStorage App for Android

Most Asus netbooks, notebooks, and desktops ship with free access to the Asus WebStorage service, which lets you store between 1GB and 500GB of data online. You can use WebStorage to backup files from your hard drive, or to share data between multiple computers. Now you can also access your files on an Android device using … Read more

Remove The World Cup Vuvuzela Buzz (HTPC)

Flickr / Dundas Football Club At the GeekTonic house we watched the US versus England match during  Saturday’s World Cup broadcast and enjoyed everything about it except for the annoying Vuvuzela buzz that seems to permeate all of South Africa right now. So lets say you also want to get rid of that the buzzing, … Read more

Kindle 2.1 for iPhone Brings More Fonts, Search

Amazon released a minor update to its Kindle app for iOS this week. Kindle 2.1 features a few tweaks that are aimed at iPad users, and one major new feature for iPhone/iPod touch users. The iPad version gets bigger fonts and more font sizes as well as faster navigation between home and archived items. The … Read more

TV Guide Launches Android App

I have to admit, I haven’t paid much attention to TV listings since I started using a DVR about 5 years ago. But if you’re the sort of person who likes to know what’s on TV at a specific time, TV Guide has launched an official Android app. It provides listings for most US TV … Read more