Methodist University Hospital confirmed Monday that it performed a liver transplant for Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

Filed under: Cool tools, iPhone, iPod touch

Users of NewsGator's NetNewsWire iPhone news reader have been waiting with bated breath for the next iteration of the application, with the promise of the ability to mark news items unread and send articles to InstaPaper Instapaper, amongst other enhancements. As time has gone on, it became clear that Brent Simmons was working on other projects that are related to (but most decidedly not) the next iteration of NetNewsWire for the iPhone.

So what has been keeping him busy? As it turns out, NewsGator is rolling out an entire iPhone framework called TapLynx, which will allow its users to create content-rich topic-focused newsreader applications. The first such application, the All Things Digital iPhone app, was created by Simmons himself.

The goal of TapLynx is to offer users a framework that allows them to simply choose some images, set URLs for content feeds, and generate a media application for the iPhone without requiring any programming.

TapLynx is currently not even yet in beta, but you can sign up to get an alpha invitation on the TapLynx site.

By the way, for the NetNewsWire iPhone fans out there, it turns out that the next iteration of the app will be based on TapLynx, so even though it doesn't seem like there has been much recent movement, things are still progressing. We may even see the ability for NetNewsWire (both the Mac and iPhone versions) to synchronize with Google Reader accounts.

TapLynx - Create iPhone focused newsreader applications without programming originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

TapLynx - Create iPhone focused newsreader applications without programming originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Accessory vendor Monster has announced a slew of new iPod and iPhone accessories.

AT&T is jumping on the GPS navigation bandwagon, announcing today the availability of their own turn-by-turn app for the iPhone handset line, AT&T Navigator, offering "map updates, speech recognition, ETA updates, more than 10 million business listings, real-time traffic alerts, one-touch rerouting, daily gas prices and more."

Enjoying that new iPhone 3G S? Well, get ready to have your world rocked, because it's not an iPhone 3G S anymore. With the speed and silence of a ninja, Apple has renamed every reference of the 'iPhone 3G S' on their website to 'iPhone 3GS', effectively changing its name retroactively. Sure, it might not mean much to you, but sure makes our lives easier.
[via TidBits]

Just a few days after releasing its latest iPhone, Apple has quietly dropped the space that used to separate the "3G" and "S" in the product's name.

It all seems innocent enough: Someone received an iTunes gift card for their birthday, but they don't have an iPod, so they're selling it on eBay. And to...

iLuv's newest iPod alarm clock includes a wired vibration unit to help wake you up even if the audible alarm doesn't.

The latest version of PremiumSoft's database administration tools lets users manage different kinds of database servers from one application. Also, BBEdit and Invoices underwent updates, while iPresentee released new Keynote themes.

iPhone OS 3.0 has only been released for a few days, and the new MobileMe locating feature Find My Phone has already been successfully used. As the story goes, iPhone user Kevin Miller was in Chicago for a Lego convention. Well, he was in a bar with a couple of friends and his iPhone was stolen, and... well, it's a great story. Go check it out at his website.
[via Cult Of Mac]