Linked List: July 9, 2010

Friday, 9 July 2010

Fring Update Approved for iPhone, Does Video Calling With Front-Facing Camera Over 3G ★

The good news is it works over 3G. The bad news is, quality-wise, you can see why Apple requires Wi-Fi for FaceTime. And it’s not just the video quality that blows over 3G, but the audio too.

Pocket Informant ★

My thanks to Pocket Informant for sponsoring this week’s DF RSS feed. Pocket Informant is a thoughtful, powerful app for iOS that combines calendaring and task management. It looks good and has a great new feature for the iPhones running iOS 4: location-based alarms. Pocket Informant is currently available for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and the iPad version is in review.

Speaking of Facebook Client App Stats ★

58 million for the iPhone.

Lifehacker’s iPhone-to-Android Switchers Guide ★

Is anyone actually doing this, though?

LeBron James Chooses Miami ★

Oh to have been a fly on the wall to hear Pat Riley’s pitch.

James is only the third reigning MVP to go to a new team; the previous two won championships: Wilt Chamberlain went to the Lakers in 1968 and Moses Malone went to the Sixers in 1982. Chamberlain and Malone were traded, though.

Open Letter to Fans From Cleveland Cavaliers Majority Owner Dan Gilbert ★

Guy sounds like a nut job:

“I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE.”

Good luck with that.

Even crazier? He set the letter in Comic Sans.

‘2010: The Year Apple Enters a New Golden Age’ ★

Andy Zaky on Apple’s staggering financial growth over the last few years. Great analysis.