Steve Kanefsky, Software Engineer at Google explains how the feature works:
Like the desktop version of Google Instant, when you type on your mobile device you’ll see predictions of what you might be searching for. If you type [anse], for example, you should see [ansel adams] along with other predictions. Results for the first prediction appear automatically, and tapping on the other predictions will display those results. Pressing the enter key (more…)

Affected users have also reported that the alarm sometimes goes off at the correct time thereby making it difficult for them to reliably use their iPhones to set alarms. While the issue is currently restricted only to users in New Zealand, it is expected to affect Australia early next month when the country will start DST.
in November this year. Incidentally, American users are expected to switch back to Standard Time on November 7 while European (more…)

You need to be a Netflix member to use the app to watch movies and TV shows on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
Netflix for iPhone and iPod Touch works over Wi-Fi as well as over 3G, which was a nice surprise as we were expecting it to work only over Wi-Fi. Though it remains to be seen if it will work properly over AT&T’s congested 3G network.
You can also browse movies and manage your instant Queue from your iPhone .
You can resume watching a movie (more…)

” of the device that house the iPhone 's antenna system.
As you can notice from the images below, iPhone 4 has three such seams. One part of this antenna system caters to the Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS functions while the other part is dedicated to UMTS and GSM functions.
This could come as good news to iPhone users, especially those in high iPhone density areas like
, who regularly suffer from
. While AT&T has been constantly blamed for (more…)

), the eReader application that will let iPad users to purchase and read ebooks from the iBookstore is now available at the
. Apart from the several features announced during launch, the app will also come with a complimentary copy of Winnie-the-Pooh for users. Also, iBooks shall let users to read a free sample of books before purchasing the same from the iBookstore.
The iPad is being seen as an important new platform for major media houses and (more…)

You might recall that VoIP over 3G had not been enabled by AT&T till October of this year. Following an investigation by FCC into possible violations of net neutrality, AT&T
and opened up their 3G network for VoIP based services late last year. However, it is only now that Apple has removed the restrictions from their side.
It is not entirely clear why it has taken so long for Apple to clear up the barriers from their side though. Earlier this (more…)

Earlier this month, Vic Gundotra, the Vice President of Engineering at Google
“. Back then, it was not clear if Google was planning to fight Apple and get their native iPhone app back on the
.
Apparently, it is the latter. The company has now unveiled a new browser based version of Google Voice that can be accessed by iPhone users on their Safari browser. This is clearly a strategy to circumvent the strict control that Apple has had over its (more…)

When we had written about the beta version of the app earlier this month, we had a lot of positive things to say about it. Not only does this iPhone app integrate very seamlessly with the native look and feel of the iPhone , but also it consumes way less memory than the other popular multitasking app,
. Available for free against the $5 that you had to shell out for multifl0w, this was no doubt a very good deal.
Having said that, the official release (more…)

Now, get ready for live broadcasting, courtesy UStream. The company has now released a UStream Live Broadcaster app that lets iPhone users to broadcast video directly from their iPhone to the web. The
gives you the option to both stream live as well as share the video as a recording for viewing later. The app works via both 3G and Wi-Fi.
There are some interesting social elements in the iPhone app that is likely to make it all the more viral. (more…)

Moodspin, a very eccentric social-networking add-on service has just had its app (link opens in iTunes) approved on the App Store. In case you’re unfamiliar with the site, it currently works only on Twitter, and lets you very quickly broadcast how you’re feeling to the people who follow you.

But here’s the catch: it’s not just text, the service goes in and makes small changes to your profile icon, adding that same (more…)