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SpeedDate.com has launched the SpeedDate iPhone app, a free service which allows singles to connect via three-minute instant message or live video dates (the latter using a computer.).

Sling Media, the company behind the popular (and very cool) settop boxes that allow you to stream cable from your house to your computer, looks like it has outdone itself. At this week's Macworld the company will be showing off its upcoming iPhone application, which effectively gives iPhone owners instant access to their Cable TVs and Tivos from anywhere they have a network connection. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait a little longer (the company says that the app will be submitted to Apple some time in Q1), but it looks like it will be well worth the wait.

iPhone and iPhone 3G owners with the warranty-voiding fortitude to open up their handset to unofficial third-party applications - the process known as the "jailbreak" - have enjoyed the option to use their iPhone 3G as a wireless modem. By "tethering" an iPhone 3G to a laptop, users with jailbroken iPhone 3G's could take full advantage of their high-speed wireless data network on a full-fledged computer - all it required was a simple terminal command and a couple web browser tweaks.

Buy Text Now Account Introduction Users can send and receive SMS text messages from their computer or smartphone using the VoIP service Textnow. Although using the service is free, there are fees associated with some features, like MMS (photo messaging) and international calling. Textnow has a number of features that make communicating with friends and family simple and affordable. What Is Text Now Account? Users can send and receive SMS text messages from their computer or smartphone using the VoIP service Textnow. Although using the service is free, there are fees associated with some features, like MMS (photo messaging) and international calling. Textnow has a number of features that make communicating with friends and family simple and affordable.

The iPhone 3GS has been an undeniable marketplace hit since its release on June 19, and will likely continue to soar in sales despite three customer complaints that have surfaced recently. The big three gripes: the iPhone 3GS battery life is dismal, the 3GS overheats, and there's a serious SMS vulnerability.