When the holiday season rolls around, people that rarely have a beverage start throwing down the spiked eggnog like it is water. Perhaps this is why the NHS has released the FREE app called Drinks Tracker for your iPhone.

Whether we want to admit it or not, we have all been guilty of having a few too many at one time or another and maybe this is exactly what us phone geeks need to make sure we are not getting on the road after a little extra holiday cheer.

Now while the application has the best intentions at heart, it is going to have to be used and listened to in order to be effective. How many people are actually going to take the time to put all of the information in their phone that is needed in order for this app to work? How many will forget about it once they have had a few too many?buy tramadol

The big knock on this program is that the user has a lot of data to enter. For instance, they have to enter the serving size of the drink,

the % of alcohol that it contains and the amount of drinks that they have consumed. It sounds like a great concept and I am sure that many people will start using it with great intentions. However, how many people will merely put the iPhone back in their pocket once the little warning lights start to go off telling them that they are hammered?  side effects of tramadol

In addition to keeping track of your drinks for the night, the app will also continue to monitor your alcohol. At any time, you can pull up the reports and get an analysis of your drinking habits. This is actually a great idea for those of us that consider ourselves to be casual drinkers as we may not be as casual as we think. Not that anyone wants to be nagged, but this is a download that may just be a very good idea to have. It could be a wakeup call for some and may just keep the keys in the pockets of a few people that would otherwise hit the road when they are in no shape to get behind the wheel.where to buy tramadol

The much anticipated debut of the iPhone in South Korea finally took place on Saturday and it was a huge hit. The actual “opening day” had been delayed on several occasions, but once KT Corp starting taking pre-sale orders, it looked as though the day was finally here. With about 60,000 units flying out of the stores on day one, Apple is once again proving that they have the dominate phone for any market.

When the iPhone first hit China, it met with limited success so the industry guru’s were watching this release pretty intently. With only 5,000 iPhone’s being sold during the entire first week in China, Jobs and the boys at Apple had valid reason for concern. With the big number going in the first day, they are probably sleeping a little better at night knowing that the iPhone can be competitive in this market.blank t-shirts

Oddly enough, smart phones have not been going over very well in that part of the world as they only command about 1% of the market. That is a far cry from the 50% or so market share that they hold in the United States. Up until this point, LG has been one of the more dominant brands and the success of the iPhone on its first day should have them a little concerned.blank t shirt

While the initial response was pretty good, the consistent numbers are going to tell the tale as to whether or not the iPhone will be successful in this market. As contracts are running out and people are deciding to make the move, the question is will they go with the iPhone or the Droid, or will they continue to use the phones that LG and the other popular manufacturers are selling.t shirts wholesale

As has been said here and many other places, one can only imagine that Apple was ready to do battle with the Droid and that they were merely waiting for the release of their competitions top product before finalizing their latest version. It would be a good move as they would know what they were up against and could make whatever changes to the latest version to stand up against whatever Motorola was throwing out there.

Apparently, the new version of the phone is already out on the test market as an app developer noticed that a new version of the iPhone has showing up in their data. This is pretty interesting in that loyal iPhone users are tired of seeing their phone get bashed in the media and are hoping that the new version will put some of this to rest.

The rumors are running rampant (and at this point, that is all they are) all over the web as this story continues to get its legs.

Estimates have the phone hitting the open market sometime in the summer of 2010. While it is unlikely that the phone is 100% of what will be seen on the market before it gets released, Apple iPhone users are getting excited at the mere thought of a “better than ever” iPhone release being so close.

This may be just the information that AT&T and the iPhone need to keep their bubble customers at bay. For anyone who has a contract that is just expiring or will expire over the next few months, this gives them something to look forward to just in case they are getting a little antsy and want to try the new Droid. You know the Internet will be loaded with reviews the moment the latest phone is released or that testing details are made public. That being the case, iPhone users that were considering moving over may just stay put and give the iPhone a chance to address the areas where the Droid is attacking them.

Every golfer on the planet is susceptible to buying gadgets that will help them improve their game. Unfortunately, most of them end up in the closet with all of the rest of the scams that do nothing more than make us look like fools out on the course. Well the iPhone has an app that just may do more good than bad in the GolfShot: Golf GPS app.

Golf GPS devices have become pretty popular over the last few years, and this one has few shortcomings as an app. First off, it is less than $30 and that is a far cry from the hundreds of dollars stand alone devices will run from the likes of Golfsmith. It is packed with special features and while there are some flaws, it is pretty respectable for the price.

One of the toughest things for any golfer to figure

out on a new course is the range from tee to green and from their approach shot to the green. This app can not only do that, but will also be able to give target ranges as well. When you need to know how far it is down to the water hazard from where you are standing, just point and the information pops right up on the screen.

Golfshot has long been associated as the best of the best when it comes to having GPS devices for golfers, so it is no surprise that this app is considered to be one of the best available for the iPhone. There are currently well over 22,000 courses that have their information available on the app, so it will be a rare course that can be played where the information will not be in the palm of your hands.

Some of the biggest headlines in regards to Apple’s iPhone over the last few weeks revolve around the app store.

Due to the fact that Verizon has been on an all-out assault against AT&T and their precious iPhone, AT&T has responded by promoting the amount of apps that are available on the iPhone. Just about every commercial you see these days throws out the number of 100,000 plus apps that they now have in the app store.

Unfortunately for both Apple and the iPhone, software programmers are getting more and more frustrated with the ability to make money from the Apple app store. In a story that was released on BusinessWeek.com over the weekend, several programmers were quoted in reference to how crowded the app store is that it is becoming tougher and tougher to make money because of the competition of so many applications in the same niche.

They also reported that there are well over 125,000 programmers that are currently registered to make applications for

the iPhone. This number far exceeds those that are available to make applications for both Blackberry and The Droid. Many of these developers that have been in the game for quite some time are now breaking out and in addition to making their apps for the iPhone, are starting to develop apps for both Blackberry and The Droid.

While this was of course to be expected, it does not bode well for Apple and the iPhone. The app store has been their saving grace throughout this little battle and if the programmers who already have applications available for the iPhone make their products available for the iPhone’s competition, it is only a matter of time before those phones catch up in the amount of applications that they have available as well. With all the bad press that AT&T is receiving about their network coverage, the stories are only feeding the fire for people that are on the fence in getting either their first iPhone or going over to Verizon for The Droid.

This may be one of the best free apps that is available on the iPhone. We have all been in strange cities and have had to hunt down wifi spots in order to send out a quick email or send off a report.

It is almost embarrassing asking people where to go if you don’t have an aircard, this can be a major problem. The free workplace app WorkSnug does the hunting for you and lands a quite place to do whatever you need.

After starting the app up, all that is needed is to hold the iPhone up in front of you and the iPhone starts to list the various locations that have been scouted the by the WorkSnug team. It will give directions and ratings as to what the team and other users think about that spot. If directions are needed, they are right there as well.

While there are plenty of apps that are fun to have or great games to play, this is one of the most useful and practical ones that we have seen come out in a while. Best of all, it’s FREE. No more worry about where to go when you get to town or relying on the kindness of a stranger. Anyone who travels with their laptop in tow is going to appreciate this app.

Another feature that many will enjoy is that they can add their own information about the sites and share it with their friends once they have visited it. For the most part, the sites that were checked had a very accurate review and each one of them was laptop friendly. Oh yeah, the bonus feature is that if they serve coffee, the quality of the Joe is listed as well. Not too bad for a free app.

The much anticipated release of the Amidio Touch DJ application has finally been approved by Apple for sale in the App Store and it is sure to be a top seller in no time at all.
The app enables users to mix two tracks without ever hearing one second of the song and has some special features that are pretty incredible for being use on a phone.

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DJ app’s have apparently been blocked for the iPhone for quite some time and nobody is really sure why. There has been a multitude of applications and every one of them has been turned down to this point. Whether Apple is scared that the applications will hurt their iPod sales or not is unclear as they have been pretty tight lipped about everything so far. However, users have been sending letters and petitions about approval for some type of app and Apple has finally given in.

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The Amidio Touch DJ app will retail for $19.99 in the app store and is pretty amazing. Two separate tracks can be pulled up and compared via the sound waves that

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are generated. Mixers should be able to combine the tracks by visually matching the waves. At least that is the theory behind the whole thing.

While there is a lot of upside to this app, there are also some small roadblocks that Apple has in mind for its users. For instance, if the user wants to pre listen to the songs before they have been mixed, they must buy a splitting adapter to do so. They also cannot access their current library. Any songs that they want to use in the app must re-imported through another utility on the iPhone.

Even though there are some limitations, there are also a lot of special effects that can be used within the app itself that make this well worth the money. The fact that it is the only true DJ application that is usable on the iPhone doesn’t really give us a choice though if we want to use the iPhone as mixer for our iTunes library. However, Amidio did a great job with the obvious restrictions that Apple put on them to get this approved.

There has been a recent push of developers that have not been so secretive about their unhappiness with the whole vetting process that Apple uses to decide who can have an app in the store and who cannot. While it is generally believed that the denials are not supposed to be disclosed, these things have a way of leaking out and Apple has been getting put under the microscope.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been in the press quite a lot lately for various reasons and it is no wonder that all of this is coming back out again. In the eyes of many developers, the App Store is a contradiction in itself. Apple does not have its own developers working on these applications, but suggests that they have an open policy.

It all seems very welcoming until you hear the number of people that have been refused for one reason or another. It is not

to the point that many major developers of applications are pulling their teams off of iPhone apps and working on other systems such as Blackberry and Droid. While there will be enough start-up companies that will fill the void and there will be no shortage of new apps, it could mean more competition for the iPhone.

Many of these larger companies are set up to literally pump out app after app if need be. While I have no idea what the actual number of apps that have been developed by major tech companies is one would have to imagine that it is pretty significant. How hard can it be to create a similar app for other phones when the programming is basically done? Could these mean a sudden rush of apps that are available for the direct competition? Only time is going to tell on this one but Apple seems to making a few more enemies that friends lately.

As odd as it sounds, the iPhone is doing its share to alleviate some of the unemployment by putting people to work making apps.

While Apple may not be directly employing the latest wave of tech entrepreneurs, the iPhone is responsible for quite a few startup companies that are seeing college whiz kids cash in on the iPhone craze.

Finding a job out of college has never been harder, but because of the iPhone boom, many kids that have the tech savvy are jumping in with both feet and starting up their own businesses. More developers than ever are looking to get in on the action because of the very generous revenue share plan that Apple has in place. If these companies can come up with one or two successful apps, they can be well on their way to becoming millionaires.

Stanford University has decided to cash

in on this as well as they now offer an app building course. They have landed a couple of Apple engineers to teach the course and it is already becoming quite popular. While most of these new businesses are small in staff, a little success could lead to a larger work force. Regardless, people are being put to work in a niche that was not even there a few years ago.

It is no wonder that Palm, Google and RIM are putting serious efforts into creating the same type of App Store for their phones. Apple has big jump on them with well over 100,000 apps already in circulation and that number continues to grow every day. The other companies are going to have to loosen their purse strings though, as Apple currently has the best deal around. As long as they do, this is where the developers will end up

At the end of October, a Priceline application was released for the iPhone and the reviews are finally in, it is a slam dunk. As soon as this app hit the market it quickly became one of the most downloaded travel apps available and after using it, we can see why. Instead of having to sit by the computer, iPhone users can now hit the bidding up late and get the discount hotel rooms that they are looking for.

Imagine attending a wedding and enjoying the reception just a little bit too much and needing to stay over. Instead of having to make call after call, the iPhone user only needs to open the app and let the program do the rest. Plug in the normal information and Priceline finds the best room rate that fall within the parameters that have been set.

While the app will automatically display average

bids, it is best to lowball the bids to try and get a better deal. The average bid is average for a reason as there are lower bids that are stealing rates well below that price. Play it smart and go low and rebid if you have to. The app takes bids for the day of until 11:00pm EST, so there is plenty of time to get that last second room request in.

If this app is not on your iPhone yet, make sure it gets downloaded in the very near future. You just never know when the time is going to come that a hotel room is going to be needed on short notice. Having this little security blanket in place will come in handy sooner or later and paying $59 is a lot better than walking into the area lodging and getting smacked with a rack rate of $199.