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Racing Toward an iPhone App

For Travis Warren, playtime on the iPhone is over. His company, WhippleHill, which serves private schools across the country, spent the last six months working on an iPhone app that hooks into its Web-based services. WhippleHill plans to roll out the new iPhone app to some 350 schools next month.

| Feature | Mobile & wireless | SaaS | 06/08/09 at 9:36 am |


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Amazon has Kindle. What does BlackBerry have?

As a rather voracious reader and collector of esoteric horror novels, you would think that I am completely against the concept of the eBook. Oddly enough, I love the idea. The new Kindle DX is surprisingly easy to use, read, and navigate. However, it is an expensive piece of electronic hardware. But what if I could read eBooks on my BlackBerry?



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An iPhone app that's better than your brain

I probably don't have to mention this to those who know me, but for the benefit of new readers: my brain is mush. If only there were some sort of neural enhancer I could use to make my life and the lives of those around me less aggravating. Enter NeuroMobile for the iPhone.



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Five iPhone apps for amusement and efficiency

Need more cool iPhone apps? You got it. I'll try to make this list filled with applications that are a little bit more useful than my last list. But no promises! After all, not all apps can or should be five-star, super business quality, enhance your general well being programs. Remember, this is a phone we're talking about here.



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