There really is no stopping this wave of iPhone 3G adoption, it seems. The iPhone 3G is the most reliable smartphone, has been proclaimed the most satisfying handset among business customers, trumped the venerable Motorola RAZR in US handset sales, and has helped Apple become the second-largest smartphone vendor in the world. Now, Apple has…
UK: Top 10 most-searched for phone in October 2008
So, Hitwise (the leader in online competitive intelligence) have been assessing which are the most searched-for mobile devices – and this is what they came up with: The iPhone accounted for 5.8% of all mobile phone searches during October, and its popularity helped Apple achieve the accolade of being the most searched for consumer electronics…
Follow-up: extending iPhone battery life #2
Will wrote an article a little while back, about a stack of tricks to extend your battery life (you can find that here). That article generated a LOT of comments, and some really great comments too! Now being an iPhone user (but certainly not a worshipper, that device has some issues!), I have noticed my…
iPhone Dev Team proclaims iPhone 3G unlock breakthrough, urges caution
The iPhone Dev Team’s prolonged search for the elusive iPhone 3G software unlock solution is finally starting to come to a head. iPhone 3G users looking to unlock the iPhone 3G’s baseband firmware will be happy to hear that The Team has made yet another breakthrough on the road to unlocking the iPhone 3G. Today,…
iPhone 3G coming to Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club after Christmas!
Bargain hunters and penny-pinchers with an iPhone 3G on their holiday “wish list” will be happy to hear that discount retail giant Wal-Mart and its subsidiary Sam’s Club will soon be offering the iconic Apple handset. Following on speculation hinting at just such a move, Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club have been confirmed to be picking…
MMS coming to iPhone 3G!
Now, before you get all worked up in an MMS-frenzy, you should know that MMS is coming to iPhone 3G’s on Telia’s network. MacWorld has confirmed that the Scandinavian wireless carrier has the distinction of offering the iPhone 3G exclusively in Apple rival Nokia’s home-turf, and it looks like Telia is turning up the heat…
Life with Google Mobile Voice Search
Google’s native iPhone application used to be known as something of a redundant app. You could just as easily open your browser and point to Google’s mobile web portal to access most of the features available through the Google Mobile iPhone app. That all changed with Google’s latest update to Google Mobile, enabling Voice Search.…
SearchMe’s Visual Search App for iPhone Ready for Prime Time
Looks like the search engine SearchMe finally received approval for their iPhone application… after waiting for approval for over two months (no surprise there). While the app isn’t in the App Store yet, look for it real soon. The Visual Search is fantastic. As you’ll notice in the preview video above, it offers a completely…
Orb makes the jump to iPhone App Store – Stream media from PC to iPhone
The early iPhone jailbreak scene spawned numerous iPhone applications that were free of Apple’s iPhone SDK restrictions. One of those early applications, Orb, caught our eye as a PC-to-iPhone streaming media application. With the ability to place-shift music, video, and even live TV (if your computer is equipped to pull down TV broadcasts), Orb offered…
Google Mobile App for iPhone Now Available in the App Store
Remember the rumors surrounding the Google Mobile App coming to the iPhone? Well, this morning when I punched a search into the App Store ‘Goog…’ POW, Google Mobile App appeared! The app is completely free, and weighs in at a tiny 1.9MB. Interestingly enough, reviews are mixed if you check out comments in the App…