Internal RIM and AT&T documents have floated up, discussing the competitive points between the iPhone and the upcoming BlackBerry 9530 on Verizon. The long and short of the arguments is that the BlackBerry Storm has all the back-end security and support, while the iPhone 3G has the panache of multi-touch and iTunes integration. A lot…
Apple on track to move 5 million iPhones in Q4 2008
The latest estimates are in, and they have Apple shipping something like 5 million iPhone 3G units for fiscal Q4 which ends on September 30. Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster has raised his previous iPhone 3G sales estimates from 4.1 million by the end of September to a more optimistic 5 million units by the end…
iPhone App Dev Aint Easy: Apple Rejects App for ‘Duplicating Functionality’
I have a few iPhone app developer friends that have told me some interesting stories. Sometimes it is a tough struggle to get an App into the App Store… and even if they succeed, it could be removed at any time. Tracking of sales and other vital statistics have been slowly getting better and better…
Dots Gloves keep hands warm, work with iPhone
The iPhone and iPhone 3G’s multi-touch display is handy-dandy for normal use – which is to say, when used with your bare fingertips. The flush-mounted touchscreen doesn’t require any pressure to register touch-inputs and mult-touch manipulations are just as fun as they are functional. But, as soon as the temperature drops to hand-numbing levels, forcing…
iPhone Home Activation Coming Soon…
Remember that post I did a few days ago about contract free iPhones and possible home activation? Well, Apple store employees have continued to comment on the whole home activation thing, and it looks like we’ll be able to take advantage of the new activation shortly. The new home activation system would be a bit…
Apple prepping 32GB iPhone 3G?
First, grab the salt. Second, take the salt. Good, now that you’re fully prepared to hear some seriously rumor-licious speculation on the iPhone 3G’s model refresh, here’s what we’ve been hearing: Given reports that Apple’s 8GB iPhone 3G stock is drying up, we’re hearing that there’s a distinct possibility of Apple introducing a new 32GB…
Contract Free iPhones for the Holiday Season?
Rumors are now surfacing that the in-store only iPhone 3G activation policy will be lifted. With the holiday season fast approaching, this looks to be a pretty darn smart move by Apple, if indeed it is true. I hope Apple has boosted production on the 3G, as you can bet mom, pop, sister and brother…
QuickPwn 2.1 – iPhone 2.1 OS jailbreak solution for Windows is live!
When it comes to freeing your iPhone or iPhone 3G from Apple’s iron-fisted rule, Windows users typically get the short-end of the jailbreak-stick. Over the past couple years, Mac machines have had the honor of getting first crack at iPhone jailbreak solutions, with Windows machines taking at least a couple weeks to catch up. We’d…
Apple recalls iPhone 3G power adapter cube
Apple’s tiny little cube-shaped AC power adapter that comes bundled with all new iPhone 3G’s apparently has a bit of design flaw. The metal prongs extending from the iPhone 3G wall-charger cube are reportedly an electrical hazard. Apple cites rare and scattered reports of some “Ultra Compact USB Power Adapter” metal prongs breaking off and…
iPhone 3G vs HTC Touch HD – UI vs Hardware
It was inevitable. With a 3.8-inch WVGA display that completely dominates the entire front-face, and a form-factor that seems to at least have been inspired by the iPhone 3G, the HTC Touch HD was bound to be compared to the iPhone 3G. And, now we have side-by-side picture comparisons to see just how the iPhone…