The iPhone User Guide

Plug PowerJolt into your cigarette lighter or 12 volt power outlet to charge your player in your car while you use it. PowerJolt works with iPhone, iPod, and almost any other device that charges by a standard USB connection. When you arrive at your destination, unclip the Reserve battery pack and take it with you (it’s small enough to fit in your jeans pocket). The Reserve battery snaps into your Dock Connector, adding hours of additional time on your iPod or iPhone. No more worrying about battery life; no need to lug your charger along with you.

VERDICT: 82% (useful for iPhone 3G users who surf a lot)

Extend your surfing, talking, and tune time with PowerBlock Reserve. At the same time you’re charging your player’s internal battery, you’re also charging the detachable Reserve battery pack for your iPod or iPhone. It’s like getting twice as much use out of every time you charge.

PowerBlock is an AC charger/adapter for USB-rechargeable devices, including iPod, iPhone, and other phones and MP3 players. PowerBlock works in almost any AC wall socket, with electrical service from 100 to 240 volts, and delivers safe power levels for iPod, iPhone, MP3 players, and other USB devices. Take the detachable battery pack with you (it’s small enough to fit in your jeans pocket). The Reserve battery snaps into your Dock Connector, adding hours of additional time on your iPod or iPhone. No more worrying about battery life; no need to lug your charger along with you. PowerBlock Reserve is the most USB charge you can pack into the smallest footprint.

Features:

• The industry’s most trusted AC charger
• Charges iPhone, iPod, MP3 players, other USB-chargeable devices
• Removable backup battery provides hours of additional use for iPhone and iPod
• Battery interchangeable with PowerJolt Reserve 12 V DC Charger (sold separately, or together in PowerDuo Reserve Bundle)

iClarified reported today: In a research note today, Craig Berger, an analyst with Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co, said that Apple is working on a cheaper iPhone, possibly called the iPhone Nano.

Some call this device the iPhone nano,” Berger wrote in a research note. “Whatever one calls it, we believe this device is on its way. Berger also added a new, smaller version of the iPod Shuffle, and a Cheaper MacBook, However he does not believe it will qualify as a NetBook.

Berger added he’s also expecting “a new and smaller version of the iPod shuffle,” possibly in the middle of the first quarter and a cheaper MacBook notebook, although he noted, “We do not believe this PC will qualify as a netbook.” Berger doesn’t expect these devices to be ready for MacWorld Expo next week.

These super hot cases from Element Cases are now available for iPhone and iPhone 3G*, but will probably be availble for iPhone 3G very soon, however, at $99 they are a little on the expensive side.

The ALLOY cases are CNC-machined from high-strength aluminum alloy, with nickel-plated fasteners, a Delrin Polymeric bezel, and a tough Acrylic Flip-Lid. A very tough case that is beautiful and functional.? The BLACK ALLOY case has a dark black anodized aluminum finish.

You can customise your front and back, but personally, I’m not sure I like the idea of having to look through red perspex to see my iPhone… but still a very unique and strong case for all you hardcore iPhone Users!

VERDICT: 85%

Editors Note: These cases are available for both iPhone and iPhone 3G! Apologies for the error there!

USA TODAY has announced the availability of USA TODAY on the iTunes App Store.

“The USA TODAY application for iPhone and iPod touch is a great addition to our impressive suite of mobile products,” said Matt Jones, director of Mobile Strategy and Operations. “The incredible capabilities of these devices are a natural fit for USA TODAY’s rich mobile-ready content and mobile audience.”

USA TODAY’s application leverages the familiar look and feel that readers trust and expect from the USA TODAY brand; it provides access to the latest news stories, weather, photos and interactive polls. Easy to navigate, colorful and convenient, USA TODAY for iPhone offers the following features:

• Headlines — Browse and read stories from News, Money, Sports, Life, Tech and Travel. Articles can be shared via email, text message or Twitter, and are automatically saved for later reading.
• USA TODAY Snapshots(R) — Scan through USA TODAY Snapshots(R), and vote on an interactive poll question for each. Review responses from all users and filter the results by state and city.
• Scores — Review the latest sports scores for NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, college football and college basketball. College scores can be filtered down by conferences.
• Weather — Get current weather conditions, up-to-the minute regional radar and the five day forecast at your exact location via GPS. Review national weather maps including Doppler radar, temperature and precipitation forecasts.
• Photos — Flip through the day’s best images from news, sports, celebrities, science, travel and weather or play them back as a slideshow. Share favorite images with friends via email.

The USA TODAY application also features support for a variety of rich media mobile advertising executions including click-to-call, click-to-maps using the user’s GPS location and video. Campaigns can be targeted to the various sections such as News, Money, Sports, Life, Tech or Travel. The USA TODAY iPhone application was designed and developed in cooperation with Mercury Intermedia of Brentwood, Tenn.

Right click and Save to your desktop, or on iPhone 2.0, simply hold down your finger over the image and save the image to your iPhone Gallery.

We’ve been avid users of Google Maps since its inception on the iPhone, and so Street View was something that we were really excited about. However, nothing could have prepared us for the just how awesome Street View on the iPhone is. Google Street View on the iPhone makes the full web version look slow and clunky. Using iPhones Core Image technology, navigating around maps and down streets is the smoothest experience ever, using the deceleration animation style we are used to on the iPhone, Google Street View is just a phenomenal user experience. Running on 3G it was zippy and useable. This app was the only reason I upgraded, and I am so pleased I did.