News Archive for 09/08/04

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GoPayment iPhone app processes credit card payments

08/04, 4:30pm

GoPayment iPhone app

Intuit has released GoPayment, its newest iPhone app to complement users GoPayment Merchant accounts. The application allows users to process credit card payments as soon as a job is completed. The software additionally sends electronic receipts via e-mail and text message. Users can also review transaction history online and synchronize the information with their QuickBooks application.

RunWallet secures iPod shuffle while exercising

08/04, 4:25pm

RunWallet Shuffle holster

Grantwood has released the RunWallet, an armband holster designed to carry important cards, keys and money alongside an iPod shuffle during a wearer's workout. The armband is stretchable, and the holster can also be attached to a person's shoe, belt or pocket. Shuffles are attached to the outside of the holster, between the storage pocket and another thin band.

iPhone apps: PhoneFace, Longhorn, WaveSense

08/04, 3:55pm

Local Concerts, HotelPal

PhoneFace ($1) is a dialing application that allows users to create a photo contact list. Each contact can be assigned an image and Twitter users can link the application to their account to grab profile pictures from their friends. The lists can be flipped through by swiping across the touch screen and tapping an image gives users to options to call, text, or email the contact.

Griffin launches Elan Form Etch for iPhone 3GS, 3G

08/04, 1:25pm

Elan Form Etch ships

Griffin Technology has introduced its newest iPhone 3GS case, the Elan Form Etch. The new case is a polycarbonate inner shell bonded to a soft leather outer shell. The new case features an intricate etched pattern on the brown leather shell. The case allows for easy connection to docking stations, without requiring the case's removal.

Mexican iTunes music, Brazilian Apple Store emerge

08/04, 9:35am

Mex., Brazilian stores

Apple has launched a Mexican version of the iTunes Music Store, opening up digital music sales to the country. All tracks are DRM-free, as in the US, but cost a universal 12 pesos individually, though album prices may vary. Music videos cost approximately 24 pesos each. The Mexican iTunes Store as a whole continues to lack some features; though iPhone apps are available, movies and TV shows are not. Similarly, the mobile version of the iTunes Store remains non-functional.