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Apr 1, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 10:45 AM ETAd infinitum: new iPhone commercials from Apple
We know you have no reason to trust us, on this of all days, but we assure you this is news is not just legit—it's too legit to quit. Apple's posted three new iPhone spots on its website: Bet, Brilliant, and Music Store. These are what we like to call...
Apr 2, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 2:52 PM ET
Unlocked French iphones not selling like French toast
With all the fuss over unlocked iPhones, you'd think that France provider Orange—the only company who legitimately sells them—would be doing bumper business in legally unlocked iphones. Not so: a spokesperson for the company recently said that sales for the unlocked model were about 12,600 or 14% of the 90,000...
Apr 3, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 12:26 PM ET
Department of Mysteries: Is there an iPhone shortage?
There's been some indication in the past few days that iPhones are in short supply in Apple Stores around the country (though, apparently, not internationally). While my sources suggested that Apple Store employees were using the boxes to enact a giant game of Risk in back rooms across the nation,...
Apr 3, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 1:27 PM ET
Linux and iPhone could be happy together, with your help
I'm not sure how large the intersection between Linux user and iPhone owner really is, but you might blame at least part of that on the fact that there's no way to use your iPhone with a Linux box. At least, yet. But Linux users are a hearty sort—they're not...
Apr 3, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 3:00 PM ET
Survey says: iPhone users are young, rich, and technically savvy
Time again for another survey of iPhone users. Rubicon Consulting talked to 460 iPhone owners to draw a picture of what kind of people are using the iPhone, how they use it, and what that means for the future of Apple as well as the cell phone market. There are...
Apr 4, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 11:31 AM ET
T-Mobile offering iPhone for €99; catches apply
Geez, T-Mobile. Offering the iPhone for €99? That's just verrückt (I've really been enjoying Babelfish recently, as you can probably tell). Anyway, if you've been waiting on buying an iPhone until the price went down a bit, perhaps you should consider a change of scenery. May I suggest Germany? Well,...
Apr 7, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 11:10 AM ET
Tech columnist says 3G iPhone coming "in 60 days"
Generally, we don't put much stock in rumors, but when you get the word from the man who's in a position to know—round these parts we call him Malt Schlossberg—it's impossible to ignore. Speaking at an executive summit on video delivery, Mr. Schlossberg said that the 3G version of the...
Apr 7, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 3:17 PM ET
Review: MCA Rub iPhone Pack
What's better than one silicone case? If you said two silicone cases, you're two-thirds of the way there. The answer, of course, is three silicone cases. MCA's Rub iPhone Pack ( mice" id="mouse">) is a set of three such cases—black, white, and purple—along with a screen protector, all for just...
Apr 8, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 3:23 PM ET
When is 60 days not 60 days
Pursuant to yesterday’s post on Mr. Schlossberg’s rather blunt appraisal that the iPhone would be going 3G in sixty days, the noted tech journalist has now retracted his comment. Speaking with Silicon Alley Insider, Schlossy said that his estimate was based on the same sort of speculation that the rest...
Apr 8, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 5:51 PM ET
iPhone SDK goes for lucky beta three
A number of iPhone developers apparently ran into issues today with the beta version of the iPhone OS expiring (yielding what some dubbed a “pink screen of death”). Perhaps someone tripped over an Ethernet cable in Cupertino that controls the expiration dead man switch? Fortunately, it seems to have been...
Apr 9, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 12:31 PM ET
Review: Sena iPhone UltraSlim Pouch
If you're on the lookout for an extremely simple, chic sheath for your iPhone, the $30 Sena iPhone UltraSlim Pouch ( mice" id="mouse">) may fit the bill. Made from hand-crafted leather in your choice of eleven different colors, from standard black to orange and green, the pouch keeps your phone...
Apr 11, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 11:35 AM ET
Stupid tricks for your iPhone and you
Some might say there are no stupid tricks—only tricks that are, say, less smart than other tricks. I disagree. Take a look at our fearless leader, Editorial Director Jason Snell, as he demonstrates for you—in full color and sound, no less—the full range of somewhat ridiculous tricks that you can...
Apr 11, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 2:35 PM ET
Unclog your sync (between Safari and your iPhone)
Has Safari been naughty and stopped syncing your bookmarks with your iPhone? The culprit, it seems, is the recent Safari 3.1 update. Fortunately, the fix is in, direct from Apple. According to this Knowledge Base article, running the following command in Terminal should fix all your woes: defaults delete com.apple.safari...
Apr 11, 2008 - Posted by Dan Frakes at 3:53 PM ET
Review: iPhone headphone adapter roundup
Last year, soon after the iPhone was released, we took a look at iPhone headphone adapters—short cables that let you use any headphones with the iPhone's recessed headphone jack—from Belkin and RadTech. Since then, a number of vendors have released similar products. Because these cables are essentially minor variations on...
Apr 14, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 11:26 AM ET
TV iPhones should be marked "This Way Up"
There’s a nefarious disorder spreading through the country, conducted via the insidious vector of television. Symptoms include disorientation and confusion. Those affected can be recognized by one simple behavior: holding their iPhone upside down. Reader Mark has sent us proof of this terrible affliction from no less than five different...
Apr 14, 2008 - Posted by Roman Loyola at 12:00 PM ET
Review: Contour Design iSee iPhone v3
At first glance, Contour Design’s $30 iSee iPhone v3 () looks a lot like Contour Design’s original iSee for iPhone. It’s still a solid-feeling, snap-on, clear-polycarbonate case with a plastic holster, but the iSee v3 has some subtle differences that make it a different case than its predecessor. The major...
Apr 14, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 5:47 PM ET
iPhone's location feature is spoofable
The iPhone’s location feature is pretty cool; I showed it off to some family yesterday to appreciative “Oohs” and “Ahhs”, despite the relative lack of precision from the cell phone location feature. One academic, however, has cautioned that the Wi-Fi Positioning System used by the iPhone and provided by Skyhook...
Apr 15, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 3:54 PM ET
VoIP on iPhone not home yet (leave a message)
Support for Voice over IP on the iPhone is one of those features people have been discussing since the iPhone’s announcement at Macworld 2007. Heck, I said as much in an interview at the time. While an official client will likely still have to wait until the App Store goes...
Apr 16, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 10:50 AM ET
O2's iPhone sheds pounds
And in the UK today, much rejoicing. As predicted, mobile provider O2 announced that they will be dropping the price of the 8GB iPhone to £169 until June 1st—that’s £100 less than it originally retailed for when it was released in November of last year. The 16GB model, meanwhile, is...
Apr 17, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 3:31 PM ET
Microsoft can't beat Google with two hands and a map
I find mapping one of the iPhone’s most indispensable features, if for no other reason than I rarely have any idea exactly where I am at any given time. While Google’s Maps application is the most prominent way to get that information, it’s not the only one. Microsoft’s newest version...
Apr 18, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 1:45 PM ET
Picture this: ViPR recognizes books, music, DVDs
I consume what an expert might call “way too much media,” but even I only have so much time. More often than not, I need to keep a list—a queue if you will—of all the books, movies, TV shows, music, video games, etc. that I want to check out. Sure,...
Apr 21, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 3:21 PM ET
Now hear this: voice memos on the iPhone?
Doug, a fellow resident of the greater Boston metropolitan area, wrote in to ask about the state of voice memos on the iPhone. You’ve long been able to buy an add-on for your iPod that attaches to the dock-connector port and lets you record messages that are then transferred to...
Apr 22, 2008 - Posted by Philip Michaels at 1:33 PM ET
iPhone Love, Italian-Style
If reports in the Rome daily newspaper La Repubblica are true -- and I've never known a Rome news daily to mislead me, not ever -- than the iPhone should be making its Italian debut. That would add Italy to the ranks of the U.K., Germany, France, Ireland, and --...
Apr 23, 2008 - Posted by Philip Michaels at 1:38 PM ET
How many iPhones has Apple sold?
Apple releases its quarterly earnings today in a ceremony the investment community has quickly embraced as Count the iPhones Day. You may recall that during Apple's first-quarter earnings announcement in January, the company announced that it had sold 2.3 million phones during the three-month period, bringing total iPhone sales to...
Apr 23, 2008 - Posted by Philip Michaels at 2:36 PM ET
You know what this phone needs? A keypad
The Times of London has seen the future, and it may not include a touchscreen. In the midst of an article on how Apple's European partners overestimated the demand for first-generation iPhones and will likely take a bath on clearing out inventory for the rumored 3G iPhone that's in the...
Apr 24, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 10:58 AM ET
iPhone SDK hits beta 4
Another week, another beta version of the iPhone SDK. I haven’t seen this many sequels since the Rocky franchise. So, what does Beta IV bring to the table (sadly, not an appearance by Dolph Lundgren)? Most importantly, the iPhone Simulator (the app you can run on your Mac that makes...
Apr 24, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 3:34 PM ET
Apple financials shed light on iPhone shortage, keep 3G shrouded in darkness
Remember all that fuss about iPhone shortages? The ones that had people convinced—convinced—that a 3G iPhone was all but imminent? Well, the shortages are certainly real, as Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook acknowledged in yesterday’s financial results conference call, though only in the US. The European markets are still...
Apr 25, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 2:40 PM ET
UK running out of 8GB iPhones
It sounds as though iPhones across the pond in the United Kingdom are in short supply, despite Tim Cook’s recent comment in the Q2 financial conference call that Europe’s iPhone stock was largely in supply/demand balance. Carphone Warehouse, one of the major iPhone resellers in the country, is saying that...
Apr 28, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 4:14 PM ET
Make your Mini more iPhone friendly
If you’re the owner of both an iPhone and a Mini Cooper, perhaps you’re frustrated with the current set up for plugging your iPhone into the car’s audio system. Todd Schneider was, so he took matters into his own Dremel-laden hands, hacking apart his Mini’s interior in order to provide...
Apr 29, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 10:39 AM ET
iPhone coming to the Great White North
One of the most frequent questions we get asked is when the iPhone is coming to Canada. Previously, we’ve had no answer for that query, but according to a recent statement from Ted Rogers, President and CEO of Rogers Communications, the iPhone is coming to Canada. “We’re thrilled to announced...
Apr 29, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 11:28 AM ET
AT&T adds Text Accessibility Plan for iPhone
If you’re deaf or hard of hearing, there’s been nothing preventing you from getting an iPhone, but you might have been a little bit miffed that you had to pay for voice service that you’d never use. No longer, however, as AT&T has announced today their new Text Accessibility Plan...
Apr 29, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 4:35 PM ET
Rematch of the, er, month: iPhone vs. BlackBerry, round two
You like your iPhone? What do you love about your iPhone? As you may recall, ChangeWave Research did a study back in February to see how the iPhone fared among business users. The unequivocal answer? Pretty darn well. But that does not satisfy the number crunchers at ChangeWave: they want...
Apr 29, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 9:34 PM ET
When it comes to the 3G iPhone, Fortune favors the bold prediction
Seems like every other day there’s some sort of rumor about the next-generation iPhone. This time around it comes from no less of a source than Fortune, which alleges that AT&T will actually subsidize the next model to the tune of around $200. Given the predicted prices of $399 and...
Apr 30, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 12:01 PM ET
With this ringtone, I thee complete
The folks over at LifeClever have gone where I have not dared to tread. Last August, in a post about the iPone commercials’ soundtrack, I pointed out that the ringtone showcased in the ads is actually—horrors—not available on the iPhone. I went on to muse: I guess if you really...
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