Softbank releases voice translation tool for iPhone
dvice.com 12/29/2008 — Despite the naysayers the iPhone continues to gain steam in Japan. The latest evidence of this trend comes via Softbank's latest software announcement promoting Speeek , a voice-enabled electronic dictionary application that translates Japanese to ...

Softbank offers 8GB iPhone free under a 2 year contract
www.iphonebuzz.com 3/2/2009 — Japanese iPhone carrier Softbank Mobile will introduce a new program giving customers free 8GB iPhones under a two year contract. Disappointment looms for those who just handed over $235 (or about 22,782 Yen) with the plan starting on Friday.  ...

SoftBank now giving away iPhones in Japan
www.appleinsider.com 2/25/2009 — In a bid to possibly clear inventory, combat slumping sales, or both, SoftBank Mobile's new "iPhone for Everybody Campaign" is offering customers in Japan a free iPhone 3G with a two-year contract through May.

Another useful tool banned from the iPhone App Store
www.iPhoneAtlas.com 9/22/2008 — Apple is doing a good job of driving developers to circumvent the official App Store and users to jailbreak their iPhones. The company has rejected another useful application, Angelo DiNardi’s MailWrangler, because it “duplicates the ...

Google Voice App Comes to iPhone and iPod Touch Soon [Google Voice]
i.gizmodo.com 4/7/2009 — Google Voice , the recent reincarnation of GrandCentral that gives you voicemail transcription, call control and so much more, is about to hit iPhones by way of an app. The app comes with a dialer, which dials out (from your Google Voice ...

Softbank Executive: iPhone Hitches Fixed, Data Traffic Strong
money.cnn.com 11/19/2008 — MACAU -(Dow Jones)- Softbank Corp. (9984.TO) has seen a drop-off in sales of Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhones due to technical issues, but problems have now been resolved, Chief Strategy Officer Tetsuzo Matsumoto said Wednesday. "We introduced the iPhone ...

Obama releases iPhone recruiting, campaign tool
news.cnet.com 10/2/2008 — (Credit: CNET News) Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign launched an iPhone application on Thursday that turns the vaunted device into a political recruiting tool. The most notable feature "organizes and prioritizes your contacts by key ...

Reminder: iPhone 3G unlock tool coming tonight!
www.iphonebuzz.com 1/2/2009 — We’re now just hours away from the New Year; for those of you who really want to buy an iPhone 3G but prefer carrier's networks outside AT&T , or who just want buy an iPhone from another country, please don't miss a free unlocking tool tonight! ...

Google Voice comes to iPhone
www.9to5mac.com 4/7/2009 — Wow!  And we were excited about Skype.  This might even be better...and yes it will work on 3G on iPhone 3.0 beta.  Google Voice is the reincarnation of Grand Central.  This will also really start turning the iPod touch into a ...

Dev Team Releases Pwnage Tool 2.2.1 which Fixes Bug related to "Simple Mode"
www.iphonehacks.com 11/23/2008 — The iPhone Dev Team had released PwnageTool 2.2, QuickPwn 2.2 for Mac & QuickPwn 2.2 for Windows yesterday for iPhone Firmware 2.2 that was released by Apple on Thursday night. However, there was a minor bug where iPhone users had problems using the "Simple Mode" in PwnageTool and as a...

App Store pioneering “a new kind of business” — Apple Hot News 1/2/2009
“The new status symbol,” report Matt Richtel and Laura M. Holson (nytimes.com) “is what your phone can do — count calories, teach Spanish, simulate a flute, or fling a monkey from a tree.” While some “programs can genuinely help ...