Aug 13, 2010

Grooveshark is an online music service I discovered recently and have been trying out on and off on my desktop. Although I have been a long time fan of Pandora and probably will be for a very long time, I have found a new love for Grooveshark. You are probably familiar with how Pandora works. They do all the work for you in discovering music based on your likes...

Aug 9, 2010

After a friend of mine just bought his first iPhone, he came to me for help setting up his phone, learning iPhone features, and for suggestions on some apps to buy. I was pleasantly surprised that he would be inspiring me to download an app that his son had suggested. The Shazam app comes in three different varieties. First, let me tell you about the free...

Aug 6, 2010

Radio iPhone apps solve a problem many have. You might have a favorite radio station where you live or lived in the past but you might have moved away or just travelling. What if you still wanted to listen to that radio station? If the station had live streaming on the web, you could listen to it on your computer. But for the times when you are on the go, you...

May 13, 2010

As soon as I bought my first iPhone, there were a couple of iPhone apps that caught my imagination and I still can’t let go of them. One of those apps is Midomi. (which was free at launch). Apps such as Midomi can help you find a song that you hear on radio, or playing in a bar or if you know the tune and can hum it out. SoundHound is the newest entry in this...

May 5, 2010

If you are familiar with Dropbox iPhone app and (now the Dropbox iPad app) for having your desktop files to go with you on your iPhone or iPod Touch, AirBand is Dropbox for Media. AirBand is an iPhone app from the Music service provider – MP3Tunes.com. Mp3Tunes provides everyone a free 2GB locker account (or an ad-free paid premium account) where you can store...

Sep 9, 2009

Today was the Apple’s Rock and Roll event and they announced new iPod Touch 32GB & 64GB models and new iPod Nanos with video cameras. Plus, there were 2 more exciting announcements by Steve Jobs – iPhone OS 3.1 and iTunes 9! iPhone OS 3.1 The new version iPhone OS version is 3.1 and features the following new features and updates to OS...

Jul 2, 2009

Barnes & Noble is one of my favorite book stores here in town. I just recently checked their iPhone app and I was very impressed. B&N Bookstore is the name of the app in App Store should you search for it. Let’s see how this free iPhone App measures up beyond the basic functionality of searching for books, music & dvds. In the first screen...

Jun 25, 2009

If you have used a previous generation iPhone, you are probably aware of this little trick. If you are a new iPhone 3GS user, you might not have stumbled on this yet and will appreciate it. While listening to music on your iPod (iPhone), if the screen locks out you don’t have to unlock the screen to skip, forward, pause etc. Just quickly press your Home...

Mar 9, 2009

A FM transmitter is a small dongle that you could plug into your iPhone or iPod (dockable models) and all your music will be transmitted