Filed under: Software , iPhone , App Review Navigon [ iTunes link ] has been very aggressive in the world of iPhone navigation. After taking the early lead in features, they continue to pour on the steam. Using in-app purchasing, any Navigon owners can now get live traffic, both crowd-sourced, and additional data from Clear Channel radio stations and other traffic providers.

A range of comics celebrates the 20th anniversary of the first-ever screening of Wallace and Gromit.

Bare Bones released a Yojimbo update this afternoon, which adds a handful of nice new bits and pieces. Among the changes: You can now view encrypted items by clicking on the large combination lock symbol that covers them up in the viewing pane. AppleScript fans might be pleased to hear that Yojimbo’s Quick Input Panel can now

Filed under: iPod Family , Bluetooth , iPhone , Jailbreak/pwnage Matthias Ringwald, of iPhone Bluetooth fame, has just released BTstack 0.1 for iPhone. This video demonstrates his group’s technology in action, as an iPhone syncs with a WiiMote and then uses the WiiMote for input. Although the system does not yet have OBEX, it is, as Ringwald writes, “better than Apple’s nothing.” I haven’t had a chance to give the software a spin yet (you can download the source from Google Code ) but I’m looking forward to playing.

If rumors that Apple is adding an RFID reader to the iPhone are true, it’s huge! An RFID reader would turn the iPhone into an e-wallet — allowing you to pay for everything, from a cup of coffee to a subway ride. It could also turn the iPhone into an ID card, a security access system

Filed under: Hacks , How-tos , iPhone Here at TUAW we’ve seen lots of uses for the iPhone as a remote control , but if you were watching and thinking that those projects were way too safe, then the guys at Waterloo Labs have got you covered. They approached the project with a low budget and DIY attitude, building a low-cost (relatively speaking) car that is controlled by a first generation iPhone.

Filed under: .Mac , MobileMe What is there to say about it, really? The cloud that thinks different appears to be unresponsive on webmail and POP/IMAP connections for some unknown fraction of the userbase, and it’s been having issues since the morning hours today.

This is the last week to purchase The Mac Sale’s newest bundle, so if you were thinking about picking this one up, do it before Friday. For the typical bundle price of $49.99, you can pick up some quality software that would normally cost a lot more. Classic Apps like MacJournal and HoudahGeo make the bundle

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Apple Financial , Apple , Apple History Our friends at Cult of Mac commented on the possibility, floated on CNBC , that Apple will eventually overthrow Microsoft as the most valuable company in the technological world. If you think about it, Apple’s stock was worth an unstable $25 dollars a share at this time 10 years ago — today, it’s worth $202 a share and shows no signs of decline.

We start off with a hardware trio: The Apple store offers a number of MacBook laptops, starting at $749 for a 2.1 GHz, 13-inch machine. Next up is an 8GB iPod touch for $139 and an 8GB iPhone 3G for $49

If you thought syncing your iPhone was easy, think again. This is because Apple is working on a system that strives to make cross-platform syncing much more simple and quicker. Folks at AppleInsider have unearthed a patent filed by Apple in September last year where the company talks of a…

The main video clips in this app for the Fox animated series are funny enough, but the incessant advertising in a paid app will drive you to distraction.

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Enterprise , Blogging , iPhone , Jailbreak/pwnage With the latest jailbreaking code, blacksn0w , now available for Geohot’s blackra1n utility, iPhone owners who want to free their favorite smartphone from the constraints of the App Store and the AT&T network may do so. But a recent report by PCWorld / Network World indicates that Apple is hiring a new “sheriff” to lock up the iPhone platform for good. Is this true