As has been said here and many other places, one can only imagine that Apple was ready to do battle with the Droid and that they were merely waiting for the release of their competitions top product before finalizing their latest version. It would be a good move as they would know what they were [...]
While it was personally never seen, there were rumors that a porn app had briefly made its way into the iPhone App Store. Apple was fairly quick to rectify the situation and get it removed before it caused any problems for them. Wanting to keep the proper image, they dared not allow a porn app [...]
The excitement of this battle has quickly worn off and it is time for everyone to move forward. If you are to look over the Internet publications since the release of the Droid, everyone and their mother has done a comparison. While that was to be expected, the overflow of information that continues to be [...]
While it may be hard to imagine, you may actually have to suffer through commercials in the very near future when using certain apps on the iPhone. It is tough to gauge how well this one is going to go over with users, but what choice do they really have? AdMob, a mobile phone advertising [...]
I thought I had seen it all and then I read that the iPhone can understand what a baby is trying to say when they are crying. How can you not look into an app like this?
One of the latest iPhone applications to be launched is the Cry Translator. This is [...]
The reviews are finally starting to come in and when all is said and done, it appears to be a draw. The bottom line here is that Verizon had to do something to stop all of the tech freaks from running over to AT&T and Motorola had to do something to get back some [...]
Yes, we’re all shocked: The iPhone ranks best among smartphones for customer satisfaction among business and consumer users. It received highest marks in everything (except battery life, a known iPhone issue).
More from the JD Power report:
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Apple ranks highest among manufacturers of smartphones used primarily for personal reasons, with a score of 811, and performs particularly [...]
The TomTom Car Kit for the iPhone 3GS isn’t going to be fully baked until October according to the company brass, but all of a sudden it was posted yesteday to a few European Apple online store sites, and then it was suddenly gone, with little explanation. Nothing like a little iPhone app controversy to [...]
AT&T customers who live or work in one of the company’s many pockets of poor or dead 3G service will soon have the option to pay $20 extra to obtain unlimited calling over 3G using their own Internet access.
AT&T hasn’t yet set a retail price on its forthcoming new 3G MicroCell appliance, which connects to [...]
The life of an iPhone is hard and we know it. After spending the day searching for 3G and running apps, the iHammock takes the edge off. This dock is actually a decent idea. Too bad it’s just a rendering of a proposed product.
Most love to take naps in hammocks, but that’s not why we [...]
Hours after Google’s letter to the FCC was published in its entirety, Apple has directly responded to the claim that it has formally rejected the Google Voice application from the iPhone App Store.
In a note to Silicon Valley Insider, an Apple representative Friday reiterated what the company said in its own letter to the U.S. [...]
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday posted the un-redacted version of Google’s letter regarding the iPhone App Store at the request of the search company, bringing new revelations in the Google Voice dispute.
Google’s letter directly contradicts Apple’s own claim that the Google Voice application was not outright rejected from the App Store. Apple, in its [...]
Palm announced smaller than expected losses on sales of the Pre, but its outlook failed to excite investors. Going forward, the company plans to raise new capital and bet the farm on WebOS, dumping both its older Palm OS and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile.
Palm announced sales of 823,000 smartphones, including both its new WebOS Pre and [...]
Some call this Case-Mate iPhone 3G/3GS case “high stakes iPhoning”, and they might be right. This is saying to potential muggers, “I’m going all in. If you want it all, just take my phone.”
There’s no denying the convenience of putting all your stuff into one device when you want to travel light. Potential ID-flinging when [...]
Powerybase is reporting a surprisingly drastic drop in sales of their previously popular and steadily-selling ToDo reminder app NotifiyMe following the release of iTunes 9.
Their data shows a 20% to 30% hourly drop in sales following the update, which they say has been steadily growing as more people adopt iTunes 9.
Powerybase blames the drop [...]
In a new report from DigiTimes, Taiwanese memory module makers said there have been a “serious shortage” of NAND flash chips, as companies provide more and more of their supply to Apple. Industry sources said memory providers will limit the supply of memory provided to companies other than the Cupertino, Calif., hardware maker.
“Samsung Electronics has [...]
Since the launch of the iPhone 3GS, public perception of AT&T has progressively decreased, while opinions about competitor Verizon Wireless remained relatively unchanged, a new study shows.
In a daily survey of 5,000 people 18 and older, YouGov’s BrandIndex tracks companies based on factors of quality, value, satisfaction, recommendation, reputation and impression. When combining those categories, [...]
Since the delivery of the new OS 3.1, many people have been wondering if its possible to jailbreak iPhone 3.1, or is a jailbreak available yet.
The disappointing answer is that, no, there is no jailbreak yet for firmware 3.1 but its only a matter of time before the Dev Team delivers us a jailbreak [...]
Navigon was one of the first turn-by-turn navigation apps available for the iPhone earlier this summer. TomTom, a major competitor in the navigation space, announced its own app and companion car kit at WWDC in early June, though the app only recently made its debut in the App Store in mid-August, and it was just [...]
TomTom has postponed the release of its iPhone hardware accessory kit until October, due to unspecified reasons.
TomTom spokesman Kevin Carter confirmed that the company’s iPhone hardware kit will not be available for its previously announced summer release deadline, though no specific reason was given. The accessory is a cradle that will interface with the iPhone [...]
