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Mar 3, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 12:01 PM ETWanted, dead or alive: top twenty-five iPhone apps
We are, of course, very much looking forward to this week's special event announcing the iPhone SDK—so much so that are mouths are constantly a water (and man, is that ever unhygienic). As we attempt to keep our keyboards drool-free, we've put together a list, over at Macworld, of the...
Mar 3, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 1:34 PM ET
In Russia, it's iPhone for president
What newly elected world leader is a big fan of the iPhone? If you guessed Russia's new president, Dmitri Medvedev (pictured), then please accept this generous prize of 25 rubles! According to an article in the Washington Post, the successor to Vladimir Putin counts the iPhone as his "latest...
Mar 3, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 3:05 PM ET
Review: GizMac Titan Clear for iPhone
By now, you might think that we'd seen every plastic/polycarbonate case that's been made for the iPhone. Ever. But, just like delicious homemade chocolate chip cookies, there's always room for one more. So it is with GizMac's $35 Titan Clear for iPhone (; $25 if you opt to go without...
Mar 5, 2008 - Posted by Philip Michaels at 11:40 AM ET
Apple shares iPhone news with shareholders
Apple's shareholders gathered in Cupertino Tuesday for the company's meeting, and while Comrades Moren and Cohen have written accounts and descriptions elsewhere on the Macworld Galaxy of Web Sites, it's probably worth calling out a few iPhone-related items for your delectation. Specifically: • Apple still expects to sell 10 million...
Mar 5, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 11:55 AM ET
iPhone probably not getting Flashy
The lack of Flash on the iPhone is one of those omissions that lots of users point to when asked what their iPhone is missing. Steve Jobs acknowledged this during yesterday's shareholder meeting, and made some comments about why Adobe's technology isn't on the iPhone (and, if you read into...
Mar 6, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 10:10 AM ET
Live from the iPhone SDK event...it's Thursday morning/afternoon
Alright, we have to admit we're pretty psyched. We've been waiting since the iPhone's release for third-party developers to have the opportunity they so richly deserve, to take advantage of the best mobile platform on the planet and create all those applications that Apple didn't think we wanted. Today, we...
Mar 6, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 1:42 PM ET
iPhone Event: iPhone Exchanges information with ActiveSync
As was hinted in the invitation that Apple sent out about today's iPhone event, there were some special enterprise features unveiled to entice you business users into an iPhone-scented paradise. For Apple, that means support for ActiveSync, Microsoft's syncing protocol. And yes, friends, that means support for Microsoft Exchange: you...
Mar 6, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 1:57 PM ET
iPhone Event: Developers, start your engines
Enterprise support notwithstanding, the big news for today's iPhone event was undisputedly the software development roadmap, including the SDK. Jobs spent the bulk of the presentation discussing what the SDK would offer. The APIs that developers will get access to are the same ones that Apple uses to build its...
Mar 6, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 2:17 PM ET
iPhone Event: App Store brings apps aplenty
Now that we've got that fancy shmancy new software development kit, what to do with it? Apple invited a few handpicked third-party developers onto the stage at today's iPhone Event to give a taste of what kind of programs we'll be seeing. First up was Electronic Arts, which demoed a...
Mar 7, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 10:52 AM ET
iPhone 2.0 makes Mail weapon of mass deletion
Yesterday's iPhone event may have seemed like it was all SDK all the time, but Apple's press release on the forthcoming iPhone 2.0 firmware update points out that there are a couple other features that'll be riding App Store's coattails, particularly in the phone's workhorse Mail application. According to the...
Mar 10, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 11:28 AM ET
AT&T offers unlimited plan (with a limit)
If your current AT&T contract isn't plan enough for you, then you might be interested to know that the cell provider has started offering an unlimited calling plan package. Now, for the low, low, low price of $120/month, you can chat away on your iPhone 24/7 without incurring those nasty...
Mar 10, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 12:25 PM ET
Sun says the best part about waking up is Java on your iPhone
Update 3-11-08: In light of restrictions in Apple's terms that do not allow running interpreted code, Sun has now apparently retreated on the Java promise, saying: "we really do want to deliver a JVM if at all possible." I know precisely what you were thinking when the news about the...
Mar 11, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 4:48 PM ET
Developers petition Apple to lift SDK restrictions
With the iPhone SDK out in the wild, developers are starting to peruse Apple's superfine print. While Steve Jobs discussed some of the major restrictions in the initial presentation, it was clear that questions, as the songwriter wrote, lingered on. Rogue Amoeba CEO Paul Kafasis, who I talked to for...
Mar 12, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 11:10 AM ET
iPhone SDK downloads hit 100,000
You might be wondering what the iPhone SDK has in common with chewy caramel, milk chocolate, and crispy crunchies—the answer? More than you'd think. Since releasing the iPhone SDK last week, it's apparently already been downloaded 100,000 times, according to Apple. This despite the fact that the site was hammered...
Mar 12, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 12:29 PM ET
Hackers crack iPhone 2.0, three months early
If there were some venue where I could put money on software hackers, I'd have made a mint by now (if I were betting Tic Tacs, anyway). Apparently at least some of those 100,000 SDKs downloaded found their way into the hands of those determined to find a loophole. According...
Mar 13, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 12:38 PM ET
The iPhone gets in the game
If there's one area of software that will likely benefit most from the iPhone SDK, it's probably gaming. To the surprise of many, myself included, Apple decided not to include even a single game on the iPhone or iPod touch (even the very first iPod had a hidden version of...
Mar 18, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 2:59 PM ET
iPhone refurbs on the cheap
Looking to pick up an el cheapo iPhone? Look no further than your local AT&T store, which is currently selling refurbished 8GB iPhone models for a sweet, sweet $250. That's a good $150 less than a brand new unit from Apple. While you can sometimes also get refurbs from Apple...
Mar 18, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 4:07 PM ET
Surprise: iPhone users <3 browsing the web
Time for some news of the truly shocking variety. According to a survey by M:Metrics, a company that researches mobile media, an astounding 85% of iPhone users accessed news and information on their device in January of this year. This, compared to 58% of all smartphone users (those who use...
Mar 19, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 2:02 PM ET
Adobe says your iPhone isn't Flashy enough, proposes fix
Miss watching hours of random embedded videos on your iPhone? Frustrated by interactive sites that show up blank in Mobile Safari? Well, you can thank Adobe: they're bent on bringing Flash to the iPhone, come hell (read: Steve Jobs's wrath) or high water. So says CEO Shantanu Narayen:"Flash is synonymous...
Mar 20, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 12:56 PM ET
Developments in iPhone-land
I was away at the end of last week, so I missed much of the hubbub about Apple's letters to the would-be iPhone developers. The poorly-phrased missive was initially interpreted by some as a rejection, but later assessments suggested that it was intended more to keep devs in a holding...
Mar 20, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 4:00 PM ET
Adobe's Flash plans go up in smoke
Annnnd big software companies are now 0-for-2 when it comes to their iPhone development plans. First it was Sun, who backpedaled on its promise to bring Java to the iPhone faster than a kid doing a 180° on a Big Wheel. And yet, even having seen that, Adobe still went...
Mar 21, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 11:46 AM ET
Become a master of all domains
One of the most useful advantages to the iPhone's software keyboard is that it can change—mutate, if you will—depending on the context in which you find yourself. Safari's location field is perhaps the best example of this: the iPhone removes the spacebar and replaces it with buttons for the period,...
Mar 25, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 12:08 PM ET
Microsoft eyeing iPhone development
Given their long-standing rivalry, you might think that Microsoft would be wringing its hands over the iPhone. But if there's one thing the Redmond-based company knows, it's where the money is. With the announcement of the iPhone SDK, combined with Apple's support for Microsoft's Exchange email protocol, the iPhone has...
Mar 25, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 4:28 PM ET
Review: Power Support Crystal Jacket Set for iPhone
Power Support's $30 Crystal Jacket Set for iPhone ( mice" id="mouse">) is another in that long line of time-honored combinations: a clear plastic iPhone case paired with belt holster. Like many of its ilk, the Crystal Jacket comprises two pieces—front and back—that snap together with the iPhone in the middle....
Mar 26, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 12:16 PM ET
MyTouchKeys brings tactile feedback to the iPhone's keyboard
Here's a nifty—and better, cheap—solution for all you folks out there who feel that the iPhone's virtual keyboard lacks tactile feedback. MyTouchKeys is taking the screen protector film we all know and love and adding small "bubbles"cut-outs over where each key on the iPhone's keyboard falls. That way, you get...
Mar 26, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 5:34 PM ET
Review: Tekkeon Hard Case with Soft Touch for iPhone
Tekkeon's $30 Hard Case with Soft Touch for the iPhone () is a hardshell iPhone case...with a twist. Or, more accurately, a flip. Available in five colors, its most distinctive feature is a hard-plastic screen protector that flips up to let you use the iPhone's touchscreen, and back down to...
Mar 27, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 12:38 PM ET
Stealing iPhones for profit does not lead to fun
Hey kids, thinking that selling iPhones to the black market might be a good way of making a few extra bucks? Well, you're not wrong, but you might want to consider all the implications before you do so. Take this pair of gentlemen who worked at the Salem, New Hampshire...
Mar 27, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 2:11 PM ET
iPhone SDK: now with 100% more Interface Builder
At the special event earlier this month where Apple laid out the future of developing software for the iPhone, the company said that it would be providing the full suite of its existing development tools, such as Xcode, for creating iPhone applications. However, in the first version of the SDK...
Mar 28, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 3:00 PM ET
Review: PDO TopSkin for iPhone
Silicone skins to the left of us, silicone skins to the right of us! They're everywhere we turn nowadays. Like many of them, PDO's $20 TopSkin for iPhone () provides lightweight protection for your handset without hampering your use of its features and controls. Available in four colors (black, blue,...
Mar 31, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 12:35 PM ET
Flaky IMAP may suck iPhone's battery life
Reader John wrote in to tell us of a problem he (and others) are experiencing with the iPhone's battery going dead very rapidly. Dissatisfied, John decided to do a little detective work and found that the culprit on his phone is an errant IMAP connection. Apparently, in some circumstances the...
Mar 31, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 2:09 PM ET
AT&T abolishing flat early termination fee
File this one under "I guess this is good news." AT&T has announced a policy change: if you begin or renew a contract as of May 25th, the early termination fee (currently a flat $175) will decrease by $5 for each month of service you've already paid for. So, for...
Mar 31, 2008 - Posted by Dan Pourhadi at 3:30 PM ET
iPhone found me in Aruba
Last week, I made a daring and sacrificing expedition to the desolate island of Aruba, where I battled horrifying beaches, a strong sun, overly-stuffing food, and fresh fruit smoothies. Yeah, it was hell. One night, we decided to brave the barren roads and take a rental car tour of the...
Mar 31, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 4:30 PM ET
Review: Scosche Clear case for iPhone
What can be said about Scosche's $25 Clear case for iPhone () that hasn't been already said about similar hardshell iPhone cases? Precious little, in fact, so let's cut right to the chase: it's a two-piece—front and back—transparent-plastic case fashioned from polycarbonate, and including a thin, adhesive-film screen protector. There...
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