Quick. What’s the typical age of someone you picture using an iPhone? Be honest, you’re probably working with an image of some 18 to 24 year old hipster holding an iPhone against a colored background. Don’t worry, that’s what Apple wants you to think at the mention of an “iPhone.” In reality, there really is…
iPhone 3G S vs Palm Pre: Total Cost of Ownership
When it comes to buying a mobile phone, there’s more to consider than just the up-front price tag. The “total cost of ownership” (TCO) is sometimes a more revealing way to consider the overall cost of a particular cellphone. Especially when two phones offer similar sticker prices. For example, the two hottest smartphones this summer…
iPhone 3G S processor and RAM specs confirmed
Apple announced the iPhone 3G S as the upgraded successor to the iPhone 3G at the WWDC 2009 keynote earlier this week. At the time, Apple wasn’t too forthcoming with the technical details behind its faster and more capable iPhone 3G S. But, today, that all changes. Thanks to a leak from T-Mobile Netherlands, we…
Give me my iPhone 3G S upgrade now!
Hey, AT&T! What are you doing? Are you trying to anger very iPhone customer-base that has loyally kept you from falling even further behind Verizon Wireless’s “America’s Largest Network?” Because, if you are, then your new iPhone 3GS upgrade policy is doing a damn good job of it. The iPhone 3G S is coming to…
Is the iPhone 3GS enough to make me converge again?
Yes, so the iPhone 3GS is out now, and it is featuring a better camera, and video capability, as we all know. But here’s the question – are the capabilities in respect of those features enough? And by enough, I mean comparable to other devices, and satisfactory to people generally? Let’s check them out one…
iPhone as motorcycle instrument cluster!
While the iPhone can’t claim to slice and dice blocks of cheese, the iPhone has “converged” an aruably more useful technology – a motorcycle instrument cluster. The all-electric MotoCzysz E1pc that you see pictured here uses the iPhone as its instrument cluster, replacing traditional instrumentation altogether. The electric super-bike can zip to 120MPH in under…
iPhone 3GS guided video tour now online!
There’s nothing like an official Apple-produced iPhone video tour to start your day. Apple has posted a full iPhone 3GS product tour online, for all the world’s viewing pleasure. For those of you not familiar with Apple’s promotional style, expect to hear all about how the iPhone 3GS is faster, more powerful, and packed with…
Apple pushes iPhone 3GS through FCC’s labs
Following Apple’s announcement of the new iPhone 3GS flagship at WWDC 2009, the FCC has just given the iPhone 3GS the requisite thumbs-up to play on AT&T’s US network. Both the iPhone 3GS 16GB and iPhone 3GS 32GB variants have been approved by the FCC, so there’s no doubt Apple will be able to make…
Early iPhone 3GS adopters will have to pay to play
When Apple SVP Scott Forstall took the keynote stage at WWDC 2009 and announced that the new iPhone 3GS would be coming to the US, by way of AT&T, on June 19th, we were in shock. Less than two weeks from announcement to launch of the iPhone 3GS?! Score one for iPhone fans! Alas, our…
Poll: iPhone 3GS or Palm Pre?
The new iPhone 3GS has been unveiled with the upgraded guts to fend off the likes of the Palm Pre from overtaking its smartphone throne. The iPhone 3GS proved to be more of an evolutionary update to the iPhone 3G, than the game-changer that we had hoped Apple would launch. The iPhone 3GS sports a…