Smule's Jeff Smith shares update, and plays a tune Oh, how far we've come. It wasn't long ago that phones were just used for talking. Now people can blow into their Apple iPhones and actually play Amazing Grace. They can do so by playing the Ocarina, one of the hottest iPhone apps to come out recently, despite the fact that it costs $1.Launched last week, the Ocarina has already climbed to the top of the charts in iTune App stores in France, Denmark and Spain, said Smule founder Jeff Smith. Smule is the developer of the app. The startup formed this summer with $1.6 million in funding from Bessemer Venture Partners, Maples Investments and angel investors, said Smith. The Ocarina is the fourth app, and the number of downloads ... [ Read more ]