‘Currency Converter’ is one of the best looking Notification Center widgets

by Jeff Benjamin on Mar 1, 2012

When traveling abroad, there’s just some things that you should do that are just no brainers. One of them is knowing the exchange rate between your native currency, and the currency of the country you’re travelling to.

In the old days this used to take a little legwork, i.e. reading the newspaper, going to the post office, etc. With the smartphone boom, though, currency conversion is often right at your fingertips.

As is the case with this new jailbreak widget, entitled Currency Convertor. It’s a widget that conveniently sits in iOS 5′s Notification Center for easy access… Read More

 

How to add world clocks to Notification Center

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 23, 2012

If you’re a big traveller, then would it not be convenient to have world clock access in Notification Center?

With a new jailbreak tweak aptly entitled WorldClockCenter, now you can.

WorldClockCenter takes all of the world clocks you have configured inside the stock Clock app, and places them in Notification Center, along with a few extra configurable options. Check out our brief video walkthrough inside… Read More

 

Siri Can Tell You If a Plane is Flying Above Your Head

by Alex Heath on Nov 22, 2011

File this one under “crazy things that Siri can do.” Apparently, thanks to the magic of Wolfram Alpha, Siri on the iPhone 4S is able to give you flight path trajectories. The real kicker is that Siri can use your iPhone’s GPS data to determine if there are planes currently flying about your area.

Now you have a new way to see if your friend is ready to get picked up at the airport! Read More

 

Grab mTrip’s Free iPhone Travel Guide Apps While You Still Can!

by Alex Heath on Sep 7, 2011

The folks at mTrip do some of the best travel guide apps for the iPhone around. They have in-depth travel guide apps for 16 cities in Europe, 5 major cities in America, and 7 cities in Asia.

mTrip is currently offering 7 of its travel guide apps for free! Each guide normally costs $5.99, so if you plan on ever visiting one of the offered cities, make sure to grab the guide for free while you still can! Read More

 

The Ultimate Charging Accessory for Your iPhone, iPad and Laptop

by Cody on Aug 20, 2011

We’ve gone over some pretty nifty charging accessories on iDB before, but this one might take the cake. And if you happen to own multiple iDevices and a laptop, you might want to pay attention.

Gizmodo passes on the news of a new charging accessory from Energizer known as the iSurge. The travel charging station has a built-in 30-pin dock, a USB port, 3 surge-protected AC outlets, and a nightlight… Read More

 

AT&T Makes International Data Plans “a Bit Less Very Expensive”

by Sebastien on Jul 12, 2011

If you’re planning to travel overseas with your AT&T iPhone, you’ve probably already looked into international data plans, and figured out it was a complete rip off. And yes, you are right, international data usage on AT&T will cost you an arm and a leg.

In order to make this slightly less ridiculously expensive, AT&T has revamped its international data plan options, basically doubling their offering while keeping the same prices. It’s still way overpriced, but at least you get more data… Read More

 

Tim Cook Spotted at China Mobile Headquarters, iPhone Deal Looming?

by Cody on Jun 23, 2011

M.I.C. gadget is reporting that Apple’s Tim cook was spotted at a China Mobile building yesterday morning. If anyone’s wondering why Apple’s acting-CEO visiting the world’s largest wireless carrier is a big deal, let me break it down for you.

China Mobile has over 600 million customers and is one of the few major carriers left that does not offer Apple’s smartphone. The citing of the Apple executive has sparked tons of speculation around the web regarding his visit… Read More

 

Woman Incurs $37,000 iPhone Bill While on Vacation

by Cody on Mar 5, 2011

If you are curious how to go about international travel with your beloved iPhone, then our blog is a pretty handy resource thanks to Sebastien and his many trips overseas. Just make sure you don’t take any advice from Alanna Fero of British Columbia.

The Canadian woman went on vacation to Egypt with her brand new TELUS iPhone, only to return home to a cell phone bill that would make Brad Pitt say WTF? For her 2 weeks on the African continent, Mrs. Fero racked up a $37,000 phone bill due to international roaming while using her iPhone.

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ZAGGsparq Review: the Best Portable Battery Available

by Sebastien on Feb 22, 2011

As a frequent traveler and an iPhone addict, I always worry to run out of batteries in an airport or worse, in the middle of a flight. I’ve tried various options for making sure I would never run out of juice but I never found the right accessory that would fulfill my needs: convenience, ease of use, light weight.

That was until the peeps at Zagg sent me a review copy of their ZAGGsparq, a 2-in-1, or maybe I should say a 3-in-1 accessory for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and virtually any smartphone out there, but we’ll obviously focus on the iPhone part… Read More

 

Some Apps to Check Out Over the Weekend

by Alex Heath on Oct 30, 2010

I’ve run into a ton of good apps for the iPhone lately. Rather than picking some and reviewing them one by one, I figured I would just list them all in a roundup. So, here’s some interesting apps that I’ve found recently… Read More

 
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