Archive for the ‘iPhone News’ Category

Jun
24

Filed under: Cellphones

Our money is on the one with more G’s, but that’s just us. The folks at iLounge managed to nab a comparison shot of the original iPhone next to its 3G successor, and while the differences aren’t anything you couldn’t have guessed, it’s still nice to see the two in the flesh — […]

Jun
20

Filed under: Cellphones, Robots

Sure, you love your iPhone, but did you ever feel like there was just one application missing from the home screen… besides MMS, IM, or a video recorder? If you’re like us, that missing application was a full-featured Packbot control program replete with streaming POV video and a standalone, direct WiFi connection […]

Jun
19

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video, Transportation

Mercedes-Benz’s current iPod integration kit is pretty weak sauce, especially since the new COMAND nav / multimedia system is so well done, but it looks like the automaker’s newest iPhone cradle will take steps to address some of the more glaring issues and also add some interesting new […]

Jun
19

Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about technology, multimedia, and digital entertainment
The first iPhone arrived at a time that suggested Apple needed to protect its iPod franchise — but Apple delivered something that was much more than an MP3 player that could make phone calls. You probably won’t be […]

Jun
18

Filed under: Cellphones
Chalk this one up as just another rumor for now, but whispers around the Chinese web have it that China Unicom could be netting Apple’s latest handset (yeah, that 3G one) this August. If you’ll recall, Steve had issues in the past getting Chinese carriers to buy into his demanding revenue sharing model, […]

Jun
15

Filed under: Cellphones
There’s still plenty of emerging details and news on the iPhone 3G kicking around, but here’s what you need to know from the minor bits floating around over the past few days:

Jobs also told NYT that Apple’s acquisition of PA Semi was, in fact, intended to reduce Apple’s reliance on third-party chip makers. […]

Jun
13

Filed under: Cellphones, GPS

As if the iPhone 3G launch could really have any more misinformation floating around, we’ve got yet another tidbit that needs clarification. Shortly after Apple’s second iPhone was announced, out flew a report from Reuters suggesting that TomTom already had iPhone navigation software ready to go. French site Mac Generation was able […]

Jun
13

Filed under: Cellphones
Yesterday we went over a few of the more confusing bits of the iPhone 3G launch — and let’s be honest, the details of this launch are confusing as hell compared to the original go-round. Of course, there were a lot of burning questions to be answered from the audience, so we got […]

Jun
13

Filed under: Cellphones

Steve Wozniak is much more than a throbbing brain with a tie. He knows that the quickest way to a girl’s heart is to jailbreak her iPhone… on TV. As he tells Ms. Griffin, “You know, some people would criticize you for not having hacked your iPhone.” Certainly not you, Mr. […]

Jun
12

Filed under: Cellphones
If you’re anything like us, just about everyone in your family has called you up this week to ask if you think they should get the iPhone 3G; it really doesn’t help matters that there’s just an absurd amount of (mis)information floating around about it right now, too. So this one’s for you […]