For the uninitiated, NFC stands for Near Field Communication. It is a short range wireless technology that enables devices to communicate with each other to perform simple transactions. This technology has been in use in countries like Japan and South Korea – but is yet to take off in the West.
. This technology could allow iPhone users to run any compatible Mac as their own Mac.
Confused? Well let us explain. The NFC ready iPhone would carry (more…)

According to the what’s new section, Remote 2.0 includes the following new features:
so it is designed for iPhone , iPod touch, and also the iPad
I’m not sure if this was possible in the previous version of the Remote app but it looks like with Remote 2.0 you can also adjust the volume of each speaker separately from your iPhone , iPod Touch or iPad.
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You can download Remote 2.0 for free from the
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“I just got my iPad and the first thing I did was install a build of snes4iphone made specifically for non-jailbroken iDevices. This is the video of the first test. I have 2x scale enabled on the iPad to make it full screen, and I enabled smooth scaling in the emulator. I’m playing Super Mario Kart on my iPad and it looks, sounds, and plays great! This is going to be amazing.”
According to initial reviews, the SNES emulator works very well on the (more…)

Comcast has now released an updated version of their application that brings remote DVR functionality to the iPhone . With Comcast Mobile App 2.0, users will also be able to remotely search and schedule new recordings, cancel recordings as well update their DVR settings. Announcing the release on the company blog, Cathy Avgiris, Senior Vice President of Communications and Data Services at Comcast writes:
“With Comcast Mobile 2.0, now available on (more…)

So how does this work? The Rē remote control comes with an
and an iPhone app. The
' the functionalities of any number of remote controlling devices and with the help of a built-in IR database, can quickly let you operate any device inside your home or elsewhere without the need for any battery, wire or WiFi. According to the company website:
“The Rē™ creates a specialized remote control for each entertainment activity you want to control. (more…)

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Apple has updated MobileMe’sFind My iPhone service for iPhone OS 3.1 to include a feature appropriately named Remote Lock. The new feature provides another way to protect data on a lost or stolen iPhone . Remote Lock lets you add a passcode or change your existing one, locking your missing iPhone ‘s screen from afar. The new feature resolves some of the Find My iPhone ‘s previous shortcomings.

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When you want to listen to music from your computer or your friends’ collections on your iPhone , Simplify Music is one solution. On Wednesday, Simplify Media introduced a similar iPhone application called Simplify Photo, which provides the same service for pictures rather than songs.

After logging in, Simplify Photo for iPhone ($0.99) talks to the Simplify Media application (more…)

which has completely changed the way you can navigate Apple TV. You can now use gestures and multi-touch to surf through content on your Apple TV or movies and TV Shows on the iTunes store.
You can also use the Remote app to control iTunes on your computer, see album artwork on the iPhone , create and update Genius playlists, edit playlist in iTunes and control your AirTunes speaker.
Thanks Apple for addressing one of my pain points with Apple (more…)