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Thursday, July 24th, 2008Apple has come out with a new series of iPhone ads touting the 3G speed with the tag line “twice as fast.” The ads also are happy to mention the phrase “half the price” even if it doesn’t set well with current owners.
Two of the ads simply talk about speed, but the third also plugs [...]
Apple confirms iPhone 3G to land in 20 additional countries on August 22
Thursday, July 24th, 2008With all the shortages we have been seeing with the iPhone 3G so far, its hard to imagine finalized launch plans for 20 more countries. It seems like it will just make the situation a little worse.
However, during the recent quarterly conference call, Apple officially announced that they have set a next release date of [...]
AT&T officially confirms lack of iPhone 3G availability
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Perhaps in an effort to calm the frustrated (potential) customers AT&T has released an official “customer update” to let everyone know that they are simply out of stock.
“We’ve seen incredible demand for iPhone 3G since it launched — and subsequently sold out — on July 11.”
Of course, they are also quick to remind those same [...]
iPhone Availability Update…or not!
Thursday, July 24th, 2008How hard is it to get an iPhone 3G? Some consumers have reported no problems while others have been put on waiting lists nationwide. The Apple web site has a place to check on the availability of the phones at your local Apple store, but when we checked it wasn’t functional. Apple says to come [...]
No ZiPhone unlock tool coming for iPhone firmware 2.0
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Those iPhone users out there who were waiting for Zibri to release a new version of ZiPhone for the 2.0 firmware are going to have to just settle in and use the already released PwnageTool 2.0 on the Mac or WinPwn 2.0 for Windows.
According to a recent posting on Zibri’s blog, he will not be [...]
Apple offers suggestions to improve iPhone battery life
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Of course, every device will have some battery issues, this is not a new subject, after all we have been dealing with this same situation with laptops for years now. However battery life, or the lack off has really touched a nerve with iPhone and iPhone 3G owners recently.
Personally my battery life is not what [...]
AT&T: initial iPhone sales have doubled since last year
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Earlier today (July 23, 2008,) AT&T released a statement saying that during the first twelve days of being available, the iPhone 3G has sold double of what the original iPhone sold last year. More specifically, AT&T stated that iPhone profits rose 30 percent to $3.77 billion or 63 cents per share.
“The Apple iPhone 3G is [...]
Wordpress iPhone app now available
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Automattic has released their highly anticipated Wordpress iPhone app. Now available for free in the App Store as version 1.0, and while it may not have been on my top 5 wish list, it is one that I have been waiting for.
Overall this is a great app to have, that is assuming you are a [...]
Top 5 (free) Apps You’ll Want To Grab
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Here are 5 little iPhone Apps that you will both laugh at and probably find useful at some future time. All of these are free and can be gotten from the App Store in iTunes (that’s where the following links take you).
1. Light - Nothing could be simpler than this App. Have you ever needed [...]
AT&T report iPhone 3G selling twice as fast original iPhone
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008AT&T has announced that they have sold two times as many iPhone 3G’s during the launch as compared to the number they sold last year during the launch of the original iPhone.
AT&T has stated that in the initial 12 days of availability they have sold “nearly double” of what they did last year.
While it sounds [...]
DSL Reports offers iPhone friendly speed test
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008While its hard to argue that the iPhone makes web browsing a lot more friendly, its still nice when we get an iPhone-friendly page to use and its always nice to know that you are getting the speed you are paying for.
DSL Reports has recently added just such a page, with an option to test [...]
App Store tops 25 million downloads
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008It may have taken just three days for customers to download those first 10 million apps from the App Store, but it took 10 days more to hit the 25 million mark. While still an impressive number it does seem to be slowing down just a bit.
If you consider that the first 3 days [...]
Tether your iPhone 3G to your laptop, surf with speed, violate your TOS
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Now that the official App Store is open, the decision of whether or not to jailbreak your phone is not quite as simple of a decision. Personally I am all for it because there are plenty of available options that are not going to be supported by either Apple or AT&T that will be available.
The [...]
PC Advisor Gives iPhone 2.0 4 Star Rating
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008It’s nice when a PC magazine gives an Apple product a fair shake, and the UK’s PC advisor did an in-depth review of iPhone 2.0, which netted the software an overall 4 out of 5 star rating, with a full five stars for value. The review concluded that the software is, “a welcome step-up [...]
Handyman’s Way to Save $29 on a 3G dock
Monday, July 21st, 2008There is a theory as to why Apple decided to revamp the iPhone Dock when they came out with the 3G. It seems if you want to use the iPhone while it’s in the dock, the cradle itself muffles the microphone and speakers which are located in the bottom of the phone.
The new (and very [...]