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There are number of car mount solutions available for iPhone but this accessory from Taiwan-based Just Mobile is different. Dubbed as Xtand Go, the accessory can mount various gadgets in addition to the iPhone and can be mounted on windshield and dashboard of cars.

 
Apple may downplay Flash by not supporting it but Adobe claims iPhone and iPod touch users think otherwise. According to their in-house data and visits to Adobe.com, more than 7m attempts to download flash were initiated by iPhone / iPod touch users in December alone. This number is more than double than what Adobe experienced [...]

 
iPhone and iPod touch users will soon be able to view and share content stored in SD cards. ZoomMediaPlus has unveiled a new accessory that tends to give iPhone/iPod touch a detachable SD card slot.
Zoomit’s accessory is basically a SD card reader that goes into the data/charging port of the device. The contents [...]

 
Apple has updated the iPhone OS to v3.1.3. Being an update on the same v3, this doesn’t bring drastic improvements but promises to do some things right. For instance, it will improve accuracy of reported battery level on iPhone 3GS, resolve third-party apps launch issue and fixes app crash using Japanese Kana keyboard.
For those looking [...]

 
iPhone Dev team has released the final build of its redsn0w jailbreaking tool. The latest v0.9.2 can jailbreak all iPhones and iPod touches and supports v3.x firmware. The jailbreak however, is with a catch as newer models will still have a tethered jailbreak, which means you’ll have to jailbreak again after you completely restart the [...]

 
Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch and even the recently announced iPad excel as far as web surfing is concerned but it’s an indigestible fact that all these revolutionary devices do not have Adobe Flash support. Now with the launch of iPad, Adobe has responded to bring Flash support albeit by way of apps only.
Flash developers [...]

 
There’s no doubt that iPod Touch 3rd Gen and iPhone 3GS are formidable handheld console competitors but if you needed another proof, here’s a demo powered by Unreal Engine 3 running on iPod Touch. It’s the same Unreal Engine that powers games like Gears of Wars 2, Mass Effect etc.
The demo makes use of OpenGL [...]

 
Looks like we’ve got new firmware for iPhone/iPod Touch in the offing. In fact, two. Going through the site logs, BGR found traces of iPhones running OS v3.1.3 and 4.0. Chances of v4.0 being released looks unlikely for now but 3.1.3 could make its way out soon, hopefully in January. Since these were caught off [...]

 
Mobile VoIP service, Fring now allows iPhone and iPod Touch users to carry out video calling over Wi-Fi, albeit with a catch. Since both these devices don’t have a front facing camera, users will only be able to receive the video stream and not send it. Nonetheless, it’s a first for Apple devices. On the [...]

 
What started as an attempt to give music aficionados and iPod lovers a way to enjoy music and video on a large touchscreen-enabled device has now transformed into multi-functional one. iPod touch in its third year, now efficiently works as a PMP, a gaming console and supposedly for many, a small tablet computer. The latest [...]

 
iPhone/iPod Touch users can now update their device OS to v3.1.2 that promises to fix few issues related to network disruption, waking from sleep mode and occasional crash during video streaming.
The update is about 240MB big and can be downloaded after connecting the iPhone/iPod Touch to iTunes.
As for jailbreakers and unlockers, steer away from the [...]

 
Fifth gen iPod Nano and third gen iPod touch were announced last week and the iFixit folks quickly took to their beloved task – to dissect (or rather teardown) to reveal the innards of these babies. As for iPod Nano, Apple has crammed the new hardware in the same chassis as before with camera being [...]

UPDATE: Indian pricing and availability below.
Apple’s much anticipated rock and roll event is over and have updated its iPod line, in addition to revealing iTunes 9 and iPhone OS 3.1. Starting with the oldest, the iPod Classic’s storage has now been bumped to 160GB for the same price of $249.

Moving onto the smallest iPod, the [...]

 
Apple product price cuts generally happen after an official announcement but it’s surprising that US Apple Store has quietly reduced the price of iPod Nano, Classic and Touch range. The Nano now starts at $129 from the earlier $149, Classic now going for $229 (original was $249) and Touch starts with $189 which was previously [...]

 
Great, you purchased a new iPhone so that you can do wonderful things on your device, including watching favorite movies on its 3.5-inch large screen. However, watching movies while holding the iPhone can be tiresome, which is why I want to introduce you to Xtand. Fret not, here is an accessory that lets you enjoy [...]