You certainly don’t need a guide dog to see all the free stuff received from FreebieJeebies and another £3,043 landed in my bank account this afternoon.

A huge thanks to Rich and Alex as ever for their super fast service as ever.  Check out their fantastic stats, over £750,000 of free stuff shipped to date, amazing work guys. The way things are going, you will have hit the magic £1 million mark before too long!

I also need to recognise the major part that Apple played in all this.

Their amazing iPad and news of the iPhone 4 release date has meant an huge increase in traffic to my free iPad and free iPhone 4 sites, which feed referrals to FreebieJeebies and provides the commissions that they use to pay me.

I could choose to have the physical products but after three years of collection everything from a free iPod to a free garden shed,  I’m happy to settle for the money. , at £17 per completed referral.  Fortunately, FreebieJeebies are so flexible that the choice is yours, cash is at £17 per completed referral!

Happy days, feel free to join in!

The 7th June 2010 is the big date for news on the iPhone 4G release date UK as well as Worldwide. By the end of the day we should know exactly when Apple’s latest super-phone is due to hit the shelves but it will undoubtedly be some time later before us hard done by Brits actually see any stock.

The iPhone 4G release wont include PAYG options for six months if previous releases are anything to go by, so we are looking at Christmas 2010.  The even bigger question, how will 4G perform, will it be worth the hype?  Time will tell.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs says the company actually developed the iPad before the iPhone, but put the tablet project on the shelf once he decided to launch the phone first.

That’s just one of the newsy bits the Apple chief provided in a long interview with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the the D: All Things Digital conference, which got under way Tuesday night in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Eric Savitz at Barrons blogged the entire conversation live and here are a few of the key takeaways from the conversation:

• As noted, Jobs said the company actually was working on a touch-screen tablet – the iPad – but decided to first apply the technology to the mobile phone market, and so launched the free iPhone 4G  first.
• Jobs says Apple was within 90 days of going bankrupt when he returned the company from Next; he says the company was actually much worse off than he had expected at the time.
• Jobs gave yet another spirited defense of the company’s refusal to support Adobe (ADBE) Flash, and continued to say that HTML5 is a better technology for video.
• On the subject of the lost/stolen iPhone prototype, Jobs says the person who actually called the police to report the phone was stolen was a friend of the person who ended up with the phone.
• Jobs said the company has no plan to pull Google Maps from the iPhone, despite the competition between the two companies.
• Jobs declined to talk about adding new carriers; he also gave a fairly robust defense of AT&T, noting that the company has taken steps to improve the network, but that the nature of network improvements is that conditions often get worse before they get better. He also said that AT&T’s efforts to improve the network have been hurt by equipment shortages.
• Jobs says Apple has no plans to enter the search market.
• Jobs says that Apple approves 95% of iPad applications within 7 days.
• He made it clear that gaming was an important feature of the iPad/iPhone environment.
• And in what may have been the most interesting discussion of the session, Jobs said the trouble with trying to fix what is wrong with the interface for television is the fact that the cable industry basically gives away DVRs for free or low cost. Jobs said there isn’t a good “go to market strategy” for a new TV interface. This was reminiscent to some statements made at the same conference prior to the debut of the iPhone in which he complained about the role of the carriers in the mobile phone business; in short, it made some people wonder if Apple wasn’t plotting a strategy for a new way to interact with televisions.

Skype has finally added 3G calls to its free iPhone app, although the service will only be free to iPhone users for a short while, with plans to charge users from August.

Skype 2.0 is now available for download or update over on the iTunes App Store. So you can now make Skype calls on the go, wherever you are. (Well, providing you have a solid 3G signal, of course!)

But Skype needs to make some money, just like the rest of us, so the free 3G calls will only be trialled through till August.

TechRadar has contacted Skype in the UK to find out more about the plans for launching this new service in August and also to ascertain exactly how much the “small monthly fee” is going to be for Skype-to-Skype calls after August.

What’s new in Skype 2.0? Still. For now, it’s free. So fill your boots! What’s new in the latest version?

This is:

- Call using your 3G connection. Skype-to-Skype calls on 3G are free until at least end of August 2010, after which there will be a small monthly fee (operator charges for data will still apply).
- Near CD-quality sound for Skype-to-Skype calls using wideband audio (SILK codec) on iPhone 3GS and 2nd generation free iPod touch.
- Enhanced call quality indicator.
- Improved start-up time.
- Fast access to the dial pad from free iPhone home screen.

Via Techradar UK

The joy of upgrading to my free iPhone 3GS was the multitude of apps that are available.

Like everyone else, I set Google on finding the “best iPhone Apps” and installed and tested a whole load.  One of the best was the London Underground tube app and that came in particularly handy for our trip to We Shall Rock You in the West End.

Hardly surprisingly, the app is not quite as useful 75 miles away in Swindon.  So, why in the latest release have they included alerts about line closures and delays that you can’t turn off and use the same tone as a text?  If I had a pound for everytime I have gone to answer a text today only to find that there are unusual train stopping leaves on the Metropolitan bloody Line!

Yes, I have turned off notifications in general settings… Yes, I still got the alerts.

No, I no longer have the app installed!

A lot has changed since I made my first best free iPhone games list back in May, in particular the fact that I finally managed to upgrade to a 3GS (just before the iPhone 4 was announced – d’oh!) and really make the most of what is on offer.

I’ve left the original post intact below but here is my latest (as at 7th September) update on the best free iPhone games 2010 (one actually costs £0.59 but that I’ve made up for that by showing you how to get the iPhone for free – just visit my free iPhone page!).

We all love “top” list, so here are my top 5 best free iPhone games:

Fragger

A simple single player Worms style game where your task is to launch grenades at a range of enemy combatants who, thankfully, do not return fire.

Blow-up the opposition with your sweet grenade skills. Play through 30 levels of fun, physics-based, lite-puzzle goodness. With 3 Difficulties to beat, each with unlocking a new perk. Every higher difficulty gives you greater point rewards. Including 11 achievements to collect. And funny looking enemies.

Angry Birds

The next time somebody asks me why I love gaming on an iPhone, I am going to show them Angry Birds.

You get a funny little puzzler about flightless birds that attack egg-stealing pigs via a slingshot. The pigs hide in wooden, metal, and glass houses. Your power and trajectory determines the success of your birds’ attacks. A direct hit at a critical weak point can bring an entire structure down on top of a pig’s noggin, resulting in lots of pained oinks.

Flick Football

Definitely not a load of balls, the gameplay is simplicity itself: a ball is placed at various distances and angles from the goal, with various configurations of static defenders and a static or dynamic goalkeeper blocking the shot.

You flick the ball to kick. The longer the flick up the screen, the higher the ball travels, providing you with the opportunity to lop defenders. Alternately, flick a curve to bend it like Beckham but just make sure you don’t Messi it up!

Let’s Golf

Let’s Golf offers four full 18-hole courses. Two of them are available from the get-go: England and Fiji. The remaining courses in Scotland and America must be unlocked by playing tournament mode, which makes up the majority of the game.

These tournaments are not gratingly difficult to win, particularly on the easy setting, but do require a decent amount of practice to get the hang of the controls, swing meters, and the nuances of the game.

Doodle Jump

Control Doodler, a four-legged creature who bounces off an unending series of platforms.

Players must move their iPhone from side to side to move Doodler in the right direction, attempting to get as far as they can without falling.

Truly one of the best free iPhone games I, and hopefully you, will ever have the pleasure to get addicted to, it even comes with a warning in the iTunes store!

I can safely say that I’ve endured hours of testing (the wife would say “messing around on that damn thing!” to bring you this top five.

What is yours?

Original Article From 23rd May 2010:

Free games are all around us, but they may not be as easy to find as you’d think. We help you sort through the App Store to find the latest price drops and limited time offers so that you won’t have to spend a penny. Today’s best free iPhone games a line-drawing puzzle game, the return of full motion video, a fight for world domination in air hockey, and more!

Free iPhone Games is a new feature. Be sure to check back every day to discover the latest and greatest games that have just gone free on the App Store!

• Hysteria Project– Ever wish survival horror could have been around for the FMV games of the early 90’s? Me neither – but that doesn’t mean my curiosity isn’t piqued. Hysteria Project offers up a scary ride full of real video clips that put you in the center of the action.
• Pala Match– Line-drawing finally comes to puzzle games in this neat game where you’ll match up adorable aliens through tracing. This one is free today only thanks to freeAppCalendar.com.
• FlipOut– Change the colors in this puzzler with a tap of your finger – but can you make all of the colors match? Normally 99 cents, this simple approach to puzzling just dropped to free.
• World Cup Air Hockey– There’s no shortage of good air hockey games on the iPhone, but not too many of them are good and free. Free for a limited time, represent your favourite nation in a battle for air hockey supremacy!

Source: GameZebo

The never ending saga of rumors about the Apple iPhone 4G is now updated with one more. If to believe this piece of news on some website, then soon you will start adoring the white version of yet to come iPhone 4G/HD device. It is being said that Apple iPhone4G with the white outer covering.

Apple has always offered its customers with either Black or White devices. This piece of news has come up direct from some place in China where Apple iPhone 4G cases are being designed.

It is also being circulated that Taiwanese manufacturers will play major role in contributing the innards of the iPhone 4G will be the important recipient of the benefits. The manufacturers, Foxconn and Chimei Innolux are responsible for the assembly of Apple iPhone and making its LCD touchscreen modules respectively, adds the experts in this industry.

The news further moves and adds that after the debut of Apple iPhone 4G next month, there would be delivery of some 4.5 million units which is expected to increase and will touch the units from 10 to 12 millions each month in second half of the year. It also being speculated that iPhone4G will be having a front facing camera with dexterous specifications. This device is equipped with 3.5 inches of TFT capacitive touchscreen and has 5 mega pixels of amazing camera which offers high resolution is responsible for high quality pictures.

Source: Adam Caitlin

You got it: wireless syncing. And that’s why we’re saddened to hear that the originally named app ‘Wi-Fi Sync’ was rejected from the App Store. Fear not though, because it’s now up for sale on the Cydia Store.

Obviously you’re going to have to jailbreak your device in order to get hold of Wi-Fi Sync from Cydia. Let’s face it, though, you’re likely to have done that anyway, if only to sink your teeth into such tasty Cydia-based apps as SBSettings and Backgrounder.

Wi-Fi Sync’s developer is asking $9.99 (about £7) which isn’t extortionate. Although considering this ability should be available anyway it is slightly annoying. The only issue with Wi-Fi sync is that it’s Mac-only for the moment as it requires a piece of server software installed on your system to function. Arguably that just means it’s reserved for the truly devoted-to-Jobs of this world, but it’s a sore point for Windows users nonetheless.

Apparently a Windows version of the software is under development, with a release scheduled within eight to 10 weeks time. Once that’s available your $9.99 will buy you both versions, which is a nice concession.

According to Greg Hughes, the maker of Wi-Fi Sync: “While [an Apple rep] agreed that the app doesn’t technically break the rules, he said that it does encroach upon the boundaries of what they can and cannot allow on their store. He also cited security concerns.” Unsurprisingly, Apple being Apple, further elaboration isn’t exactly forthcoming.

It would be nice to think that the motivation for this rejection is that Apple is taking note and will have this feature built into the next iPhone OS. If a third party developer can do it, surely Apple’s developers can manage the same, and better? With our cynical hats on, however, we’re not holding our breath.

Source and thanks to: Trusted Reviews

Apple’s security measures are never going to defeat the jailbreakers for long and firmware 3.1.2, 3.1.3 and 3.2 have now been cracked with Spirit, once again brought to us by the amazing Dev Team, who were behind the iPhone 3GS unlock.

A step by step tutorial is already feature on YouTube and includes shots of a root shell with full access to the iPad and iPhone.

The homebrew equivalent app store on jailbroken machines in called Cydia and features a plethora of apps that Apple would be wise to implement/approve. There certainly is some major talent in the homebrew coding World and Apple would do well to embrace that.

There’s no need to jailbreak everytime you swith your device off, you’ll be please ot hear that Spirit is unthetherd.

Just to end with the normal caveat, use jailbreaks and unlocks totally at your own risk. You may one day need a warranty if you battery goes, or could render the device useless. Unlikely but possible!

Apple will void your warranty, which you will need if you need to replace the battery.

I guess if the worst happens, you can always get yourself a free iPhone or free iPad!

Apple’s flagship smart devices offer everything and more than the average business or home user could ever want….but how can you get all that loveliness out of your iPad, iPhone or iPod and into print?

After all, we’re not quite into the realms of a paperless World.  There’s nothing worse than granny hovering to get a glimpse of the latest family snaps, grinding her false teeth whilst straining to focus on a few inches of screen.

Printing apps for the iPad, iPhone or iPod are fairly scarce but we’ve found three.

PrinterShare

Pros

• Multiple users can print to the same machine
• Printing from clipboard
• Acceptable quality

Cons

• Awkward to set up
• Requires account registration
• Limited control over font sizes

ePrint

Pros

• Access LAN printers
• Stable and fast
• Well organised user interface
• Browsing history

Cons

• Automatic printer identification is hit and miss, requires IP addresses

DocPrinter

Pros

• Download and print form FTP and iDisk
• Virtual hard drive
• Duplex printiing

Cons

• Pricey

Conclusion

You pays your money and takes your choice as the saying goes. Not much to choose between the three but ePrint just gets our vote.