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A man has used his iPhone to help treat wounds he received in the earth quake that hit Haiti.  Dan Woolley used a first aid application on his iPhone to treat his wounds and the alarm to keep him awake to prevent shock.

The iPhone first-aid app Woolley had downloaded showed him how to fashion a bandage and tourniquet for his leg and to stop the bleeding from his head wound. The app also warned him not to fall asleep if he felt he was going into shock, so he set his iPhone’s alarm clock to go off every 20 minutes.

Woolley was trapped for 65 hours in an elevator shaft following the Haiti earthquake. He was in Haiti working for Compassion International, a mission organisation, making a film about the impact of poverty on the people of Haiti.

  Avenir Telecom, the UK’s leading business-to-business telecoms distributor, today announced the cessation of its relationship with T-Mobile. that will take effect as of 31 March 2009.  Its relationship with all other operators is unchanged. “Following a thorough strategic review, not only of our relationship with T-Mobile but across all levels of the business, we feel that 2009 should see all of our efforts placed squarely on top-tier, business-to-business telecoms and airtime provision,” explains Andy Tow, Avenir Telecom’s recently appointed Managing Director.  “With that in mind, we have decided to cease our existing relationship with T-Mobile, which will allow us to focus our energies even further on our relationships with other operators

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Avenir Telecom ceases relationship with T-Mobile

Orginal post by alina77vere9uk

The iPhone is considered the worlds most locked-in phone device. Okay it doesn’t count since the jailbreak of firmware 2.2 and since 1st Jan 2009 it is additionally SIM unlocked for the 3G version. For developers, many examples of rejected iPhone apps causes frustration considering you not really get to know why. whether you develop an app that comes close to Apple’s own products, you don’t stand a chance.

Orginal post by Waku_Waku

Macworld is next week, immediately followed by CES 2009. The iPhone Buzz team will be attending both events to bring our readers all the latest news, announcements and updates. We will start the week off liveblogging Apple’s last keynote at Macworld on Tuesday January 6th starting at 9AM PST by at http://live.slashgear.com.  soon after we start instant coverage of CES 2009 complete with previews on Tuesday and running all through the weekend.

In addition to our regular event coverage, we will additionally be bringing your pre-event pictures and live streaming video at http://www.kyte.tv/slashgear. We were able to give readers pre and post-even live video coverage at the MacBook and MacBook Pro launches back in October.

We are working hard to find out precisely what you, our readers, want to know from CES 2009 so please let us know of any special requests. We can not promise to cover everything, but we will certainly do our best to get as much as possible.

Orginal post by Shawn Brown

The iPhone gets yet another weight management applications and just in day for all those who made a new years resolution to get fit. that very simple, sleek looking application is designed to track your weight by an extended period of day and give users a real grasp of what is going on with their weight.

One of the first things that you notice about Weightbot is the beautiful interface.  Input your weight data each day and before expanded your documents will be graphed out to invent it easier to visualize your progress. You can plus track your progress by week, month and by year.

For those more sensitive about our weight there is a passcode lock option to keep your info away from prying eyes. While that application is not free it certainly is worth the money spent. whether your not willing to shell out any money on a weight tracking app there are plenty more options out there for you.

Orginal post by Shawn Brown