To some extend, I think it’s a cool idea. Thanks to Citrix Receiver, Windows users can use Windows apps in their iPhone 3G. Citrix allows iPhone users to access Microsoft’s operating systems from their PCs remotely.
Citrix Community wrote last month:

Our goal in delivering a Citrix Receiver to an iPhone is to ensure a completely seamless transition from personal to enterprise, all in one device. Virtually millions business critical application run today on Citrix XenApp, and soon enough all of them will be at your fingertips in an iPhone near you. We are following the very same guidelines every other native iPhone app follows, and to ensure that, we have teamed up with our friends at Apple to deliver nothing but the smoothest experience to our users.

The Project name is Braeburn, and they are also building an iPhone community site within their network to share the ideas.

Gizmodo said:

Why is this useful? It will give you the ability to run full Windows apps in your iPhone over the network. According to Citrix, you will have full Windows capability, including cut and paste inside Windows. And while this is not the first remote screen application available for the iPhone, it is the first one which is actually supported by a big company, which will make corporations happy.

So, do you really want to access to Windows on your iPhone remotely? Tell us what you think.

[via Gizmodo]

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It was not long ago that AT&T was offering refurbished iPhone 3Gs for a considerably high amount of money considering it is for a phone that was purchased, found defective and then returned and fixed. The prices were $149 for the 8GB version and $249 for the 16GB version.

Now the day after Christmas we expect to see low prices being offered by all sorts of companies, if you take a trip over to the AT&T Wireless website you will come across a $99 iPhone 3G! Now we know that his is the very most basic model and indeed a refurbished iPhone 3G, but it shows that a $99 iPhone is indeed possible.

With an iPhone being offered at $99 where does that leave the rumored iPhone Nano? The price would be so close that not many customers would not try and save the money and go with anything less than the full iPhone 3G. The $99 price tag is only available with the signing of a new two-year agreement.

[Via SlashGear]

I know for sure, we can’t stay far away from finance activity, right? But now we can “hire” a personal finance manager to handle such activity: Mint.com application, a new and free iPhone application. Seems this app is worth trying.

This application lets you check balances, budgets, transactions, and investments anywhere. All this information is synchronized with your Mint.com account automatically.

Security issues aside, it’s a good first start for Mint, and for regular Mint users this is yet another way to get at things like your budget and accounts without having to rely on your bank offering a site that can be accessed on mobile devices. The alerts are also very handy and can tell you if a credit card bill is close to being due, if you’re spending more than usual, or if there have been large deposits or withdrawals into your various accounts. For those things alone, it’s worth downloading the app, just be sure to flip on your iPhone’s built-in security lock feature.

Has anyone tried this app? How useful is it? Anything particular on security issues? Please kindly share here.

[via The Download Blog]

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We here at iPhone Buzz would like to take the time to wish all of our readers a happy holiday season this year no matter what holiday your celebrating. All the recent news and rumors of the iPhone Nano have made our heads spin, luckily the holidays came just in time and now we can relax if only for a little while. We hope everyone gets to celebrate this holiday season with their family or some of your closest friends. Nothing is more important that being with the ones you love. We also would like to remind everyone to be safe and responsible while ringing in the New Year this year. Tell us what your plans are this holiday season, for those who celebrated Christmas what did you get? Are there any amazing destinations planned over the next two weeks?

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The past few weeks there has been a bunch of crazy rumors flying around about a new smaller version of the iPhone 3G called the “iPhone Nano.” We have seen product sheets and third party cases suggesting that there will be another iPhone announced, but as the last iPhone rumors we heard they are probably false.

MacRumors has received an anonymous tip showing what is believed to be the iPhone Nano, but the source does lack a great deal of credibility. The picture lines up perfectly with the 3rd party case we recently saw. We really don’t believe that Apple will announce another form factor to the iPhone line.

We all know what happened to the rumors of a 4GB model coming to Walmart and we feel that even with multiple rumors will end up the same way. With the cheap model of the iPhone costing $199 ($149 refurbished) is there really a need to dig deeper and get an even cheaper version? Would such an iPhone be cost effective enough to manufacture? If this rumor turned out to be real we feel that this model would particularly appeal to women.

[Via SlashGear]

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Pinger, a leading provider of mobile communication services has announced their new Pinger Phone application for managing and communicating with phone contacts as well as with friends on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.

Users can see IM status in their contacts and elect to call, text, instant message, email or even send a Facebook, MySpace or Twitter message, all from one simple menu. The application is not available not only for the iPhone but also the iPod Touch. Eventually Pinger plans to add support for BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm and Symbian.

“If people under 25 designed mobile phones, they’d put IM and social network messaging alongside dialing, texting and e-mail,” said Greg Woock, Pinger CEO. “With more than 30 billion messages sent on IM and social networks every day, it’s probably about time someone deeply integrated them into the basic mobile phone experience.”

Pinger Phone includes a single menu that allows users to call, text, IM, e-mail, or even send a Facebook, MySpace or Twitter message to contacts. Users now can communicate with friends without moving back and fourth between applications. Pinger Phone also logs all of your communication history so you can review was said to a specific person. Many users will be happy to know that there is a horizontal keyboard to for those who find it easier on your fingers.

Those of you in Taiwan who went out and got the iPhone 3G the other day, you may have just picked up an unlocked iPhone 3G. Initial reports stated that these iPhone 3Gs would be SIM locked to Chunghwa Telecom, but it appears that a firmware issue left users able to use whichever SIM they choose.

Walmart has jumped on the iPhone bandwagon tenfold, first by carrying the iPhone 3G and now by creating an iPhone mobile adapted version of their site. This version allows users to create shopping lists and view product descriptions. The one thing that makes turns heads away from this web app is the lack of the ability to purchase goods without visiting the real site on a PC.

The iPhone Dev Team has finally done it, what you ask? After months of hard work they have managed to crack the baseband and unlock the iPhone 3G. Users who were warned not to upgrade to the new firmware version 2.2 are not able to unlock their iPhone 3G now. They told us! The unlocking program will be simple, just like jailbreaking your iPhone. The program is set to release on New Years Day.

Electronic Arts has finally brought the huge hit Sim City to the App Store. Touch controls make this version extremely easy to use over previous versions. Recently gaming on the iPhone has become mainstream and what a way to seal the deal. Just like other huge titles such as Spore: Origins, Sim City will be selling for no less than $9.99.

AT&T has now started offering refurbished iPhone 3Gs on their site. Of course there is a discount, but it may not be as much of a discount as you would find on other handsets. The 8GB black version you will be shelling out $149 with a two-year agreement and for the black or white 16GB version you will have to come up with $250. Apple has even decided to bring back in home activation. For those who are always on the search for the next weird iPhone accessories, the breathalyzer/FM transmitter just may be what you’re looking for. Not only will this device tell you’re your BAC, you can also stream tunes to your radio without the need for cords.

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For those of us who are always out enjoying the nightlife including the drinks that come along with it, there is now a breathalyzer attachment for the iPhone that tells you if your in the right condition for driving if your not too drunk to give yourself the breathalyzer. This attachment may also be a fun party toy as well.

There have been a million odd accessories ranging from pants and pillows to heart rate monitors, but for some reason we just find this one too funny. Not only can this device tell you what you blood alcohol level is but it will also transmit your music with the built-in FM transmitter.

This is just a completely useless accessory that seems to be made for a quick laugh. You can purchase a regular Breathalyzer for less than this thing costs, but if you really need the two in one by all means get one of these. We are still curious as to how well this works.

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AT&T is finally offering refurbished iPhone 3G models on their site. Though the prices are lower, it is still only a $50 savings for a phone that was bought, used, broken and then returned. Is all that worth saving $50 in these tough economic times?

“previously owned devices that have been unused or lightly used and returned during the 30-day trial period. Each refurbished phone is independently quality tested and loaded with the latest software to meet current factory standards. Some refurbished iPhone 3G devices will have minor scratches.”

Let me do the math for you, for the 8GB black version you will be shelling out $149 with a two year agreement and for the black or white 16GB version you will have to come up with $250. Man just saying that makes me wonder why people would shell out $150 for a low-end phone. Can the price of the iPhone 3G be beat by any device that even comes close? Go ahead and order your loved ones and iPhone 3G for Christmas with overnight shipping.

[Via AT&T]

The iPhone Dev Team has been hard at work since the iPhone 3G was released back in June. They now have the most exciting news to report so far, you guessed it an unlock for the iPhone 3G. Just how long will we have to wait before seeing this unlock for a public release?

They have set the release date of their free unlocking tool for New Year’s Eve 2008. They have codenamed the unlock “yellowsn0w.” They are packaging the unlock method into a user-friendly applications much like the QuickPwn that everyone will be able to use.  As they warned before, the unlock is only for the iPhone 3G with a baseband of 2.11.07. To figure out which baseband you have, simply go to Settings-> General-> About-> Modem Firmware.

The unlock can only be applied to jailbroken iPhone 3G handsets via Cydia. Those of you who have update their Mac to OS X 10.5.6 will have to find an alternate method as this version disables DFU mode, a vital step in the jailbreaking process. The iPhone Dev Team believes the issue with DFU mode to be triggered by a kernel bug rather than countermeasures made by Apple. There is a way to fix this issue for those of you who are brave enough to attempt it.

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It appears that much of the online world is accepting and adapting to Apple’s iPhone. Walmart is the latest to adapt their online store specifically for the iPhone. Just navigate to Walmart.com and you will be directed to an iPhone specific portal.

The site is very much like the regular HTML version, just adapted for the much smaller touchscreen. From the initial home page you can browse through products by category, current specials or even the list of approved $4 prescriptions. You can even create your own shopping list while physically shopping at the store for those items you have to wait for.

Want to search the local store? Just pull out your phone and look to see if they have what you’re looking for for immediate pickup. Unfortunately you will have to visit the actual website to purchase an item. The Walmart web app is basically only for browsing products and getting information.

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This week we were not surprised to learn that the rumors of a 4GB version of the iPhone coming to Walmart for $99 were untrue. Walmart is indeed getting the iPhone in the 8GB and 16GB versions. They will discount the iPhone a whole $2 for those willing to pick up one while shopping. These prices of course are subject to a two-year agreement.

Google has introduced new AdWord options for many mobile phones with HTML browsers including the iPhone. Now advertisers can create ads to be displayed exclusively on the iPhone, create campaigns for them, and get separate performance reporting. If you choose not to have your desktop ads shown on these phones you may opt out and show these ads only on desktop and laptop computers.

Apple’s App Store is doing extraordinarily well despite analyst’s theory that the initial hype would eventually blow over. The App Store is now seeing an average of over 2 million downloads per day. Not long ago Apple advertised claims of 300 million downloads since the App Store first opened. People are predicting that the App Store will be a $1 billion market place in 2009.

Truphone has added the Truphone Anywhere feature to their Truphone iPhone application. Users can now make international calls for as little as £0.03/$0.06 per minute even when not connected to the Internet. Truphone currently works in 33 countries around the world to save iPhone users money on international calling. They have also implemented the first Truphone inbound calling feature to allow true free iPhone-to-iPhone Truphone calls.

South Korea will be the next to get the iPhone 3G. We are very surprised that they were not one of the first to get the iPhone 3G as they have extensive mobile phone history. Restrictions such as this have kept many foreign manufacturers, like Apple, from bringing their handsets to South Korea. Carriers KTF and SK Telecom will be testing the iPhone out in South Korea for the next few months. South Korea probably will not see this phone till April of 2009.

Apple and AT&T have decided to bring back at home activation to those who purchase the iPhone 3G. While details are still unclear, we know that this only applies to those looking to sign a two-year agreement. Customers who are looking to upgrade tot the iPhone 3G are still going to have to make the trip to the store for an upgrade.

It appears Apple and AT&T are bringing back the home activation for the iPhone. Going to their site you will find an advert telling all about purchasing the iPhone online and being able to activate it from home. It appears that this was brought fourth just for the holidays.

Those of us who are still without the iPhone 3G can now put it on our Christmas List. No more waiting in line for someone to lookup your account info, just order and activate from your couch. It looks is if Walmart is not going to be able to sell as many as they had hoped if customers no longer need to leave their homes.

Activating an iPhone from home is as simple as plugging it into iTunes and following a set of on-screen instructions. This only applies to those looking to sign a two-year agreement. Customers who wish to upgrade to the iPhone 3G sill need to go down to the store to purchase the device. We are still waiting to hear back on details regarding this offer.

[Via Gadgetell]