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Flash on the iPhone? Sort of. . .

One of the most elusive features on the iPhone is the ability to view Flash web sites. Adobe has announced they will be releasing flash for most mobile handsets, including, sort of, the iPhone. What they are doing is releasing an SDK (software development kit) that allows you to port (convert) your Flash app to an iPhone app. Think of the YouTube iPhone app. . .this is essentially a conversion of the flash based web site. Rumor is that this is being done so developers can't create rogue apps through flash that bypass the AppStore approval process, and in turn Apple's control over the iPhone user experience.

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iPhone Related stress

If you've been dropping a lot of call lately, don’t be alarmed! You’re not alone! The average dropped call rate for the iPhone is around 30% in some areas. Those of you with scores closer to 20% should consider yourselves lucky according to Apple Geniuses! AT&T has assured its customers that they are working hard to make their service more reliable, but dropping a third of your calls just ain't right.

Don’t jump the iPhone ship just yet, there is a silver lining! Several service related problems have been traced back to the phone itself which means there might be hope for a few of you yet. If you take your phone into the Apple store they can measure your rate of dropped calls and If its higher than “Apple’s magic cutoff point“, you can get yourself a new phone!

We here in IT love the iPhone , well most of us anyways (Tyson). If your iPhone is dropping more than half of your calls, take it in to the Apple store and have them take a look at it. It might save you from cursing and screaming (Tyson).

Happy dialing my fellow iPhone users!

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New Zealand Makes Cell Phone Use Illegal in Vehicles *UPDATE*

New Zealand just made pretty much all cell phone use illegal while driving vehicles. That includes using your phone as an MP3 player or using it as GPS.

Ouch! I don't know what I'd do without being able to use my phone's GPS while driving. That and playing music are the two things I do almost daily. Let's hope the trend doesn't catch on here in the US.

Check out the full article via Engadget, here.

*UPDATE*
http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/28/new-zealand-iphone-gps-ban-considered-then-overturned/

Turns out they have decided to allow GPS and music on cellphones as long as they are "mounted in the vehicle and are manipulated infrequently."

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Keep Up With Marketing Trends

Google along with The Wharton School of Business have just launched Fast. Forward. Described as "Quick perspectives on the changing face of marketing," Fast. Forward. is an attempt to facilitate the marketing, advertising, and innovation community in keeping up with a constantly and quickly changing and evolving landscape. At it's heart is a well designed YouTube Channel rich with commentary and thinking from today's most brilliant ad folks and thinkers. Check it out.

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What's the Best Browser for Battery Life? (PC)

Anandtech reviewed the most popular browsers on PC laptops to see which would use the least amount of battery life. Internet Explorer 8 led the pack on your average laptop, with Chrome coming in second. Last place was Safari with almost 40 minutes less battery life.

On netbooks, Chrome led Internet Explorer 8 by 13 minutes. Once again Safari was last with over two hours less of battery life. That is a significant decrease in battery life!

The moral of the story? If you want better battery life, stick to IE 8 or Chrome and stay as far away from Safari on a PC as possible.

Check out the full article, here.

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Sprint's New Any Mobile, Anytime Plan Gets Official

Sprint announced today a new plan that could be game changing in the cell phone world. The best part is, there are no special hoops to jump through. Priced at $70 a month, you get unlimited data, unlimited text/video/picture messaging, unlimited mobile to mobile (on any carrier), and 450 Anytime minutes. You also get the other little Sprint perks like GPS, Sprint TV, Mobile NFL Live, and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile. If you are on Sprint's Everything Data Plan, you will be upgraded to this new plan automatically. If you want the new Any Mobile, Anytime plan, you can switch without renewing your contract agreement.

Better plan, cheaper, no contract renewal agreement? Wow, bravo Sprint! I know some people are bitter about how things use to be at Sprint, but it's clear they have taken a completely new direction the last few years that deserves some attention. Not to mention they have some sweet phones out like the Palm Pre and the Touch Pro2 with more to come like the Android-powered Hero and InstinctQ due out in the next month or two.

Check out the official plan detail's page to switch over or just get more information, here.

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