By now it’s clear that Apple has its hands full trying to deal with the deluge of iPhone developers straining its iPhone AppStore infrastructure. Apple was apparently unprepared for the flood of iPhone application submissions, leading to the iPhone-maker’s continued backlog in approving iPhone apps for the App Store. Now, we’re hearing of even more…
Unlocked iPhone 3G on sale in UK!
If you can’t bear to commit yourself to a multi-year wireless contract just to get subsidized pricing on your iPhone 3G purchase, you might want to consider buying an unlocked iPhone 3G. And you don’t even have to go to France to do so. A new UK retailer has started offering unlocked 8GB and 16GB…
LiveFire uses Quake 3 engine to blow our iPhones away!
iPhone gaming is here, and it’s here in a big way. As such, hardcore gamers may just have a new friend in the iPhone. iPhone game developer ngmoco has again blown us away with their LiveFire first-person shooter for the iPhone. We’ve all seen Quake running on an iPhone, but LiveFire promises to blow us…
Apple sued for pushing iPhone as eBook reader
In a strange twist of fate, Apple’s move to regain ground lost to the Kindle by pushing the iPhone as a legitimate eBook reader has earned it a new lawsuit for violating an eBook patent filed seven years ago. eBook pioneer Amazon is meanwhile clear to keep peddling its Kindle Reader. Apple is being sued…
Power-packed iPhone aiming for June launch on AT&T
We’re fast closing in on the mid-year mark for 2009. Last year, Apple launched the second-generation iPhone (iPhone 3G) during the Summer months. This year, we’re again expecting Apple to launch some new iPhone hardware, and Boy Genius has the confirmation. According to a source with solid AT&T credentials, AT&T is aiming to launch the…
Apple preparing updated iPhone Bluetooth Headset?
When Apple changes its purposely limited product lineup, the world takes notice. For instance, Apple over the weekend changed the status of its iPhone Bluetooth Headset to “discontinued” in Apple’s online store, prompting some Apple fans to speculate that new iPhone Bluetooth hardware is coming down the product pipeline. Curiously, the Apple online store still…
Light Writer brings persistence of vision to iPhone, makes amazing pics!
You’ll probably have been exposed to the visual phenonemon known as “persistence of vision” (POV) in those animated flip-books from days past (the good ole’ days). The human eye’s refresh rate, as it were, is just slow enough that momentary flashes of light (especially moving light) seem to hang in mid-air for a tick, and…
Popular iPhone game Rolando gets an update
Popular iPhone game, Rolando, has been recently updated. Version 1.1 brings improved physics and better rendering engine, though I must say I haven’t caught any significant differences — this is to say that even the original Rolando is a quite solid title. In addition, five secret levels are also included with the update, enticing everyone…
iPhone 3.0 Software Sneak Peak Event Now Available for Download via iTunes
My bud Rene over at The iPhone Blog pointed out earlier today that last Tuesday’s iPhone 3.0 Software Sneak Peak Event (iTunes link alert!) is now available for download! You can get it via the Apple Keynote feed (Yet another iTunes link). If you want to (and I suggest you do), subscribe to the feed…
Next-gen iPhone may feature video camera!
It’s kind of sad that we get excited when we hear that a ubiquitous smartphone feature such as video recording will finally be available on an iPhone. Just about every other smartphone on market can record video (some at HD resolutions), but the iPhone and iPhone 3G are not part of that bunch. Nonetheless, we’re…