Tuesday Tech Talk #13

Ok sorry for the late edition of Triple T but lets get down to it.

Gmail Push for the iPhone

Reading my Google Reader today I cam across this story on MacRumors on Google finally offering Push email on the iPhone. There is some manual entry of information you will have to do though. Basically you set it up using Microsoft Exchange setting but here’s the rub, if you already use Exchange on the iPhone, you can’t set it up as you can only have one Exchange client at a time on the iPhone. You can also sync your Google Calendar and Contacts to push as well.

3 Days until MMS on the iPhone

I got a text message on my iPhone today saying, “Picture & video messaging (MMS) will be available for iPhone on 9/25. While we prepare your account for MMS capability, the current ”view my message“ experience will be turned off but your ability to send and receive text messages will not be affected.” Basically I never used the “view my message” web site so any time I got the message from a friend I simply deleted the message. Congrats AT&T, it only took you 2 years to get a technology on the iPhone that my wife enjoys on her Sony-Ericson phone. But what would you expect from a company who’s logo looks too much like the Death Star.

Wii price drop to $199

For those waiting for the Wii to take a price drop, your wish is finally coming true starting Sunday. The Nintendo Wii will drop $50 to $199.

The AT&T 3G MicroCell

Well speaking of the Death Star, if you are lucky enough to live in the Charlotte, NC area, you can use the MicroCell and increase your signal strength within a 40 foot area. Just put it near a window oh and btw it costs $150 with no additional fees.

This Week’s iPhone/iPod touch apps

Pingle - Someone asked me earlier what Pingle was after I posted a screen shot of my social media apps on my iPhone. Well quite simply, Pingle is a web app interface for Ping.fm with a couple of enhancements. One, you can post a photo direct from your camera or photo album on the iPhone attached to your post and 2, you can include your location with your post.

GSPN.tv - If you are a fan of Cliff Ravenscraft and his many podcasts then you will love this app. Basically it allows you to play an episode on your iPhone. It even has an area to enter your GSPN Plus membership information to get all the episodes offered.

Shazam - Ever find yourself at a public place like a restaurant, coffee shop, or even a party and a song starts to play that you really like but don’t know who sings it? Well just set the “Tag Now” on this a handy free app and let it do the work for you. It will even give you a direct iTunes Store link to buy the song on the spot.

Sportacular - Another great free app for the sports fan is Sportacular, this app gives you the upcoming schedule and current scores. It even offers the point spread on a game. Plus you can specify to just show your favorite teams.

MobileNavigator - Well I finally gave in and bought a GPS app for my iPhone. After the TomTom received a look warm reception, Navigon exploited a weakness in the TomTom and added Text-to-Speech voice guidance, oh and for good measure they are selling it $10 cheaper than the TomTom. Just make sure you have the 1.44GB available on your iPhone for this one. We used it on our trip to Memphis last week when we saw Matt Maher in concert and the directions were right on the money.




Here is a screen shot on our trip to Memphis.

Well that is it for this week’s Triple T. See you all next week!