An application called iStethoscope, developed by Peter Bentley of University College of London, converts an iPhone into a stethoscope. To use the application, the iPhone is placed close to the chest, so that it’s built-in microphone can record the heartbeats. The application is an audio amplifier that records sounds through the built-in microphone, amplifies it, filters it in real time and records it. Continue reading Listening to Your Heartbeats is Just an iPhone Away

Netflix application for iphone

Netflix has launched a free application for the iPhone. This application allows Netflix members to stream selected movies or episodes to their iPhone and watch them instantly for no additional cost. The monthly plans for Netflix start at $8.99 a month and allow unlimited viewing of the videos available for streaming. The streamed movies or episodes can be watched using Wi-Fi or the 3G network. The episodes and movies are organized into a variety of categories based on members personal preferences, popular genres, new arrivals and members’ individual instant Queues. Continue reading Netflix Launches on iPhone

Google has added push notification in its Google Mobile application for iPhone. Once you have linked your Google account to the application by signing into your account in the application, an icon badge will appear to show that you received a new e-mail in Gmail, and the Google event reminders will appear on the home screen of your iPhone. Continue reading Google Adds Push Notification to its Mobile Application

Facebook has added a new feature to its iPhone application called Places. It allows you to tell on your Facebook page where you are, and the friends you are with in real time. There is a Check-In button in the interface and you can tap that to share your location with your friends to tell them where you are. You can also easily see if any of your friends have also chosen to check in nearby. To use this feature, you will need to have the most recent version of the Facebook application for the iPhone. You also can access Places from touch.facebook.com if your mobile browser supports HTML 5 and geolocation. To use this feature, you go to Places on the iPhone application or touch.facebook.com site and then tap the “Check In” button. Continue reading Facebook Adds a Places Feature to its iPhone Application

A new free application for the iPhone lets you collect points called kickbucks for just entering a retail store. The points can then be redeemed for a gift or a gift card. You can collect points by walking into Best Buy, Macy’s, American Eagle, Sports Authority and major malls, in four major cities: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, and some stores also in Miami, Dallas and Minneapolis. Continue reading Collect Points for Entering a Retail Store with shopkick

Nook eBook reader

Barnes and Noble has revamped and re-branded its e-book reader application for iPhone and has launched it as Nook. The application allows you to choose from a million plus titles, and allows access to free eBooks and sample any eBook. You can automatically sync your last page and bookmarks to other devices, and add notes, highlights, and bookmarks as you read. Continue reading Barnes and Noble Launches a Revamped eBook Reader Application

Rachel Ray Tasty Bytes Application

Celebrity chef, author, and TV personality Rachel Ray has launched an application for the iPhone called “Tasty Bytes” that combines recipes and cooking tips with a shopping tool. The application has 200 recipes and a shopping function which puts together ingredients with their amounts from multiple selected recipes into one shopping list. Continue reading Rachel Ray Launches a Recipes Application for iPhone