iPhone Compatible

Google has slowly been making versions of all it’s web apps compatible with Apple iPhone’s Safari Browser.

The latest app to be converted is Google Translate.

It is not yet possible to translate entire web pages, but if you need to translate a sentence or signage then this is easily achived. For the people who haven’t migrated to firmware 2.0(1) yet, and you need a offline translate, i do recommend that you have a look at WeDict.

ANZ has issued a release stating that their online banking website will be compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch in September 2008.

This now means that one can see how little money one has, any time, anywhere.

Just recently, WordPress put out a video demonstrating its very own iPhone blogging tool, which supports WordPress.com blogs and self-hosted WordPress.org blogs (as long as it’s version 2.5.1 or later).

WordPress promises the iPhone app will let you create and edit posts, will support multiple blogs as well as privacy settings, plus it will let you upload images directly from your camera or library.

You can also preview the post in the iPhone’s Safari browser before hitting Publish. While you can currently post to your WordPress blog via the Safari browser, this native iPhone app will hopefully offer a better and more seamless experience. It isn’t out yet…

Read the complete article on Crave

Jetstar has created a new version of Jetstar.com that can now be quickly and easily viewed by passengers via their 3G mobile phones, no matter where they are in Australia.

Jetstar is the first Australian airline to offer a specially-designed version of its website to allow seamless internet browsing for 3G mobile technology, including the new Apple iPhone 3G which has just been launched in Australia.

Jetstar flight schedules, fares, destination and airport information are now available for all mobile users with 3G via Jetstar.com, as part of the carrier’s first stage of technology enhancements for mobile phones.

Read the complete article at Peanuts! Online

And the skirmish between Apple and Adobe continues with the iPhone 2.0 software. There’s been a lot of back and forth about Flash support for the iPhone, with Apple remaining unwilling to allow Adobe to play in the iPhone sandbox, while simultaneously doing everything they can to make iPhone users realize that they really don’t even need Flash.

So, what’s among the most popular uses for Flash on the web? Watching video! And what’s the most prevalent source of Flash video? YouTube! Of course, you’ve always been able to fire up the iPhone’s YouTube app and gorge yourself on enough 1980s cartoon openings to trigger a temporal shock crisis, but now Apple’s added a handy little feature that makes it possible for you to watch YouTube videos embedded in web pages.

Read the complete article at Macworld