AT&T and Verizon plan on rolling out 4G networks, in part because of the data demand of the iPhone, in 2010-2011. Reports have estimated the cost at $1.78 Billion dollars (in the US) in the first year alone, making it one of the most expensive upgrades in telelcommunications history.
Costs in Europe and the Middle East [...]
The word is out and the prisoners are overjoyed: The iPhone 3GS jailbreak for OS 3.1 announced yesterday and confirmed earlier today is now released for public consuption, compliments of the ever hard-working Dev Team.
There is one caveat: The iPhone 3GS is now supported in PwnageTool 3.1.3, assuming the phone was pwned at 3.0 or [...]
AppleInsider, a popular Apple rumor destination, is reporting that new accounting rules and the power of the iPhone will make for a shock earnings announcement on October 19th. Wall Street had better brace themselves.
Quote from the AI article:
“Last week, the Financial Accounting Standards Board approved a change to the revenue reporting methods in the generally [...]
Apple has released a much-needed redesign of the ‘Apps for Everything’ of their website for iPhone and iPod touch applications featured by category.
Today’s update pretty mcuh doubles the amount of categories featured and displayed, which should translate to more exposure and sales for devs.
Apple has (finally) recognized that the current scheme and “race to [...]
Tech website Gizmodo has a new report out about a customer complaining about a 30% call drop rate in NYC, and he was told that that was considered typical for the region these days. The reader even provided the report submitted to him by the technician, which in itself is quite disturbing.
Here it is:
“Issue Description: [...]
Popular site/blog TechCrunch is reporting now that mSpot, who sells ringtones, music, and video for mobile phones is now offering streaming movies you can rent that you can watch on your iPhone (and other smartphones).
mSpot offers 350 movies for streaming, and access can be per movie, or a subscription per month. It’s a model [...]
It’s hard to believe, but the App Store has recorded over 2 billion downloads as of today. It’s amazing to think about…
The release claims 50 million+ iPhone users, and 85,000+ apps are currently available on the platform, which is pretty mind-boggling in and of itself.
To commemorate the occasion, Apple issued this press release: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/09/28appstore.html
CEO Steve [...]
TUAW has a fascinating article about a TCG called Urba Rivals getting a test run on the iPhone where players can do battle using various cards, and its worked decently well outside of the iPhone environment already.
The game uses an interesting model of in-game “pack” purchases (similar to the model used for Magic: The Gathering [...]
As previously explained, rumored (and feared in some circles), AT&T has now activated MMS for iPhone 3G and 3GS users in the US, bringing to an close the saga began when 3.0 launched in the middle of June.
According to early indications, it launched without a lot of issues and worries about it instantly bringing [...]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will deliver a speech on Monday that sources say will outline a plan to adopt new net neutrality rules.
According to a report published by Reuters, the FCC chairman’s plan will seek the adoption of new rules intended to ensure that ISPs can’t arbitrarily block or slow down their customers’ [...]
The Register reports that some high-profile iPhone app developers can simply call a dedicated contact at Apple to get assistance with App Store issues.
Mike Simon, CEO of LogMeIn, describes that a representative at Apple had recently called the company and offered to be a single point of contact for any App Store-related issues. Simon stated, [...]
Chip designer ARM announced this week new dual core Cortex-A9 processors capable of breaking the 2GHz barrier, perhaps foreshadowing the muscle behind Apple’s future mobile devices.
According to ARM, the Cortex-A9 MPCore “hard macro implementations” will enable chip makers to create even higher-performance devices from the low-power chips in “high density and thermally constrained environments” that [...]
Improved support for Microsoft’s Exchange Server’s security policy features, delivered in the iPhone 3.1 firmware update, has left some users angry after discovering that their mobile device is no longer compatible with the policy defined by their company.
At issue is Apple’s iPhone client implementation of Exchange ActiveSync, the Microsoft specification Apple licensed last year in [...]
Italian site Gioga23 notes that the iPhone 3G and iPod touch, despite not having built-in video cameras, are able to utilizing the iPhone 3GS video trimming feature when running iPhone OS 3.1.
E-mailed videos can be saved to the user’s Photos application, where they can then be opened, trimmed, and saved as edited copies. While the [...]
Deutsche Telekom, the owners of T-Mobile in the U.S., are reportedly looking into acquiring competitor Sprint. Together, the two companies would have a customer base that rivals AT&T.
According to The Daily Telegraph, Detsche Telekom is prepping a multi-billion dollar offer for Sprint Nextel, which is the third-largest wireless carrier in America. Together, the two companies [...]
The Wall Street Journal reports that China Mobile chairman Wang Jianzhou has confirmed that the company is still involved in talks with Apple to bring the iPhone to the carrier’s network.
The iPhone would have to be modified in order to operate on China Mobile’s proprietary 3G network, or would be relegated to the company’s [...]
Apple’s public accounting records could receive a significant boost, particularly in terms of iPhone profits, if a proposed rule change comes to pass.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board sets accounting standards for U.S. public companies, a power designated to the private, not-for-profit group by the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to Fortune Brainstorm Tech, the FASB [...]
Times are getting harder, even for iPhone owners… This case was developed to provide basic protection for your iPhone without leaving you broke.
This is clearly not a great looking case but it has the merit to be very original, and that’s what I like about it.
“Tough times call for tough cases and that’s where [...]
Last week, some questions were raised about apparent inconsistencies in the way that Safari on the iPhone and iPod touch was employing a new anti-phishing feature added in iPhone OS 3.1.
The Loop spoke with Apple about the issue, and learned that the anti-phishing database is updated on a user’s iPhone via the charging/syncing process in [...]
With just a sliver of phone and computer sales in the world’s most populous region, Apple still managed to top all other companies to become the region’s most admired in a new ranking.
Apple took top honors in The Wall Street Journal’s Asia 200 survey this year, despite reportedly having just 1.6 percent of the personal [...]
