Get on your soapboxes!

Hey all – just a reminder that our Forums section is now live and open for business. Registered users just click on ‘Forums’ in the header of the site, or click here. We’re hoping you sociable, informed and friendly iPhone fanatics (which you must be if you’re here) will use these forums to your advantage for problem solving, carrier comparing and just good old fashioned chin-wagging. Make yourselves at home, tea and coffee are on the second shelf.

SDK and iPhone OS 3.1 beta 3 available now

Well Apple have released OS 3.1 beta 3 to developers today. A couple of goodies have been found so far but I will keep this post updated as I find out more. Beta 2 devs need to update before midnight tonight as the beta 2 expires then. Read More

Accidental damage - not covered

So you’ve got your nice new iPhone and what’s this…a dead pixel, a hairline fracture, or something else?

Today I’m taking a look at what is (well kinda – see below) and what is not covered under your 1 Year Limited Warranty and we’ll have a look at what to do should you have an issue. Please note this is an extensive post due to the nature of it and I have tried not to skip anything.

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Taken with his iPhone, no less!

In our relentless quest to find out how New Zealanders are using their iPhones, we caught up with veteran kiwi comic icon Dai Henwood, star of C4’s ‘Roll the Dai’ and ‘Jono’s New Show’ (and iPhonewzealand subscriber!) and learned that beneath the hilarity and downright mentalist facade there lurks a seriously gadget-loving inner-geek who loves his iPhone and isn’t afraid to admit it! Read More

Is your info protected

The first in a series of posts around iPhone Basics, we are looking at Passcode protecting your iPhone.

If you are worried that your iPhone or its data might get stolen then read on to find out more about how to use the Passcode Lock. Read More

Hmmm... Where to go for dinner?

Now here’s a curious couple of apps — dubelle.com produce a series of apps they call “Mobile City Maps” which are essentially cached maps of many world cities, each city sold individually, with POI information such as restaurants and museums. Priced at $1.29 each, I thought I would check out ‘Christchurch‘ and ‘Wellington‘ to see if the price of the app was worth the potential savings on data charges. Read More

Peekaboo!

Let the stalking commence! Yesterday, Google announced the release of Latitude for iPhone. For those unfamiliar with this lesser-known Google application, Latitude is a somewhat controversial app that lets you see the real-time location of your Google contacts, provided they have given you permission. The service is limited to use in just five countries right now – but guess what? New Zealand is one of them!

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DLO Vent Mount Courtesy of MagnumMac

So you’ve read our review and now you want one? Well with thanks to our friends at MagnumMac, we have an awesome DLO Ventmount worth $39.95 to give away to one lucky registered user.

To win, you simply need to tell us in less than 140 characters why you deserve to win it in the comments of this article. Of course, you’ll need to be a registered user to do that. The winner will be picked at our sole discretion on Saturday, 7th 8th August 2009 and the winner will be notified by email. Open to New Zealand residents only. Our decision is final.

So what are you waiting for… make your case!

Comments Closed. Winner Announced: ryan_ for “This awesome mount would make driving a step less dangerous and would free up a hand for my coffee! Keep me safe DLO Ventmount!”

Thanks for taking part and keep an eye out for our next competition coming soon.

What's that there then?

So you’ve seen our Sygic Review and have bought the app, but now you need a car holder for your iPhone to make viewing the directions easy. Well here it is, the DLO Vent Mount. Read More

Finally! Turn-by-turn!

Convergence, sweet convergence. First your iPhone let you chuck out your iPod, your PDA, your dusty old filofax and even your lame netbook. Now, you can burn your road maps and even bin your in-car GPS, thanks to iPhone 3.0 and the introduction of turn-by-turn GPS apps. The first such app to hit The Store in New Zealand is Sygic Mobile Maps 2009, but is it any good? Read More