Today is the big day for the iPhone 3G release but it hasn't been a smooth day. Lines have been forming at many of the Apple stores with customers anxiously waiting to get their hands on the new iPhone 3G. Some customers have been disappointed though because of problems in activating the iPhone.
The activation of the new iPhone 3G, coupled with a software update for old iPhone users, has overwhelmed Apple's Web site and cause major problems for customers. This means many customers have no ph...read more
Steve Jobs tells the USATODAY that the Apple App Store is already a hit with developers. Jobs intended to open the App Store with 200 titles but it's already up to 500 titles.
Jobs says, "The reaction has been so strong," he says. "So many developers responded." With 500 programs launching internationally today, "This is the biggest launch of my career," says Jobs.
Apple decided to open up the iPhone OS to developers much like Palm and Windows Mobile have in the past. This move allows dev...read more
If you're tired of the standard keyboard on your iPhone check out this MacBook Air-like keyboard for the iPhone. It's just a mod that changes the look of your keyboard. It does not change the functionality in any way.
If you want to add this mod to your phone you'll need a jailbroken iPhone. You'll also need to uninstall any other customized keyboards you have. The MacBook Air Keyboard app is already available from Installer.app, via the Planet-iPhones source, which is part of Community Sour...read more
DiskAid is a freeware application that enables iPhone and iPod touch owners to use their devices as external hard drives. DiskAid is available for Windows and OSX.
Once DiskAid is installed, simply plug in your iPod touch or iPhone and it will detect your device and treat it like a hard drive. You can copy files and portable applications to it like any other hard drive.
DiskAid features rich file organization including folder creation, renaming, etc. and does not require Jailbreak.
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Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the last couple of days you know that Apple has introduced the 3G iPhone to the world. Complete with built-in GPS, 3G wireless speeds, and lots of new applications, the new iPhone is sure to shake up the mobile world.
The new iPhone 3G is priced at $199 for the 8GB model, and $299 for the 16GB model. iPhone 3G will be available in more than 70 countries later this year, beginning with customer availability in 22 countries—Australia, Austria, Belgium...read more
The rumor mill is churning again with pictures of the upcoming 3G iPhone. The French iPhone Blog has published pictures of what they claim is the upcoming 3G iPhone. There's no way to tell if this is a Photoshop job or some other fake, but it looks real. We'll just have to wait and see. Stay tuned....read more
According to a report in the Financial Times, Apple is in discussions with some large music companies about a deal that would give customers free access to the entire iTunes library. Customers would pay a premium for iPods and iPhones to get the unlimted service.
The "all you can eat" model seems to follow Nokia’s "comes with music" deal that they made with Universal Music last year.
The Financial Times says the sticking point is how much Apple will pay the record labels for the access.
Ap...read more
According to recent patent filings it looks like Apple is looking past its current candy bar iPhone design to a future that may include an iPhone flip design. UnwiredView seems to suggest that this new design could even be the iPhone nano. That is pure speculation at this point but it sure would be nice to have a smaller version of the iPhone.
"The main idea with this device is to separate capacitive touch sensor array and the phone display into two separate units. Then put the touch sensor ar...read more
In another sad turn of events for the standard brick and mortar stores, Sharper Image has filed for Bankruptcy protection. After several years of declining sales they are finally packing it in.
The company says it "intends to continue to conduct business as usual while it devotes renewed efforts to resolve its operational and liquidity problems and develops a reorganization plan."
Last week Sharper Image got rid of Chief Executive Steve Lightman after less than a year, and brought in Robert ...read more
According to a recent report on 9to5mac, Apple is planning to drop the prices of the iPhone and iPod Touch by $100 within the next 2 months. The move is reportedly intended to clear out inventory and make way for a new 3G iPhone.
9to5mac says a tipster tells them that the 8GB iPhone and 8GB iPod Touch will be phased out from the line.
The new prices are said to be as follows:
8Gb iPod Touch $199
16Gb iPod Touch $299
32Gb iPod Touch $399
8Gb iPhone - $299
16Gb iPhone - $399...read more
This has to be one of the coolest apps we've seen for the iPhone. iAno is a newly released iPhone application that turns your iPHone into a piano. As you can see in the video, iAno provides a multi-touch piano that you can really play (sorta). It has a four-octave keyboard that can play 5 notes at the same time. The keyboard is navigated with arrow keys above the keyboard.
iAno was devloped by a developer going by the name of Mr Aardvark. Very cool!
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iPhone users provide 50 times more search requests to Google than any other mobile handset. In fact, according to a report at Wired, Google had to double-check the numbers because they were so good.
Google's head of mobile operations told the Financial Times, "we thought it was a mistake and made our engineers check the logs again."
This is great news for Google. If more mobile handset companies continue to make web access commonplace, the number of searches to Google from mobile phones cou...read more
engadget says it has some insiders at AT&T that swear we're going to see the 16GB iPhone very soon, even though the wireless inventory shows none in stock. It's about time. We've seen the 16GB iPod Touch but what about the iPhone. If engadget's insiders get it right, we'll see the new iPhone within a week or so. If not, we'll be left waiting around again. Stay tuned....read more
According to a report from Brighthand, 27% of the iPhones sold last year are unlocked and running on a provider other than AT&T. Brighthand says that according to Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi, approximately 1 million of the smartphones sold by Apple in the U.S. last year were bought by people who haven't signed up for an AT&T plan.
This is obviously bad news for AT&T, but its also bad for Apple who receives a percentage of the monthly fee iPhone users pay AT&T....read more
