There’s a new cult in town. You might’ve heard about it already. You may even be a member. If you haven’t, and you’d like to preserve the precious little time you have, stay away from PopCap’s new insanely addictive game – Plants vs. Zombies.

I started playing this tower-defence-type title on my Macbook and now it’s spread onto my iPhone. I can’t get enough. I may need help. (more…)

TomTom has launched its navigation app for iTunes with South African maps.

The app runs on iPhone 3G and 3GS devices and includes a map of Southern Africa from Tele Atlas. It can be downloaded from http://www.tomtom.com/tomtom-app for $79.99 (about R600).

The app also comes with an extensive safety camera database including verified safety camera information. I’m hoping that they’ll be bringing in that wicked cradle too…

European GPS company Navigon has announced the availability of a South African version of its on-board navigation software that is now available in the iPhone App Store.

According to Navigon, the MobileNavigator software transforms the iPhone into a complete navigation device with turn-by-turn voice directions and features such as adjustable audio-visual speed warnings, branded point of interest icons along the route, direct navigation to contacts saved in the address book and full integration of iPod controls. (more…)

The Apple iPhone 3GS has been out of stock in South Africa for almost a month. Vodacom, the local supplier, has not officially responded to my query on the subject and can not confirm when the next shipment will land although representatives of the Vodacom Service Provider company have told me that they expect stock in October 2009. The shortage is not just in South Africa, however, but is being experienced internationally. (more…)

The Apple iPhone 3G S was unveiled last night by Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of WorldWide Product Marketing, at the annual WWDC keynote. I received confirmation from Vodacom, the local supplier of the iPhone, that the iPhone 3G S will launch in South Africa in July.

The following is copied and pasted from an email I received from Vodacom Corporate Affairs:

“Vodacom will launch iPhone 3G S, the fastest most powerful iPhone yet, in South Africa in July 2009. For more information on iPhone 3G S please visit www.apple.com/iphone”

At this stage no further details as to pricing, or availability of tethering, are available. But as soon as I hear anything, so will you.

Apple has indicated that it has 22 partner networks worldwide that will provide tethering (the ability to use your phone’s Internet connection on your computer) from the get-go. AT&T is not one of them, but there is no reason to believe that Vodacom will not allow it, as the company does not provide unlimited data packages for iPhone and allows tethering on its network for other devices. It is a near certainty, in my opinion, that Vodacom, or its holding company Vodafone, is one of Apple’s partners for tethering.

The iPhone 3G S extends the storage capacity of the iPhone range to 32GB, adds a compass, vastly improved 3 megapixel camera with video and other new features. All the details of the device are available here.