According to the AFP, Apple is in the final stages of talks with China Mobile to bring the iPhone to the “world’s fastest growing economy.” Apparently, the two companies are likely to call on a deal in the near future, though China Mobile’s spokesman declined to comment. There’s no doubt Apple could benefit from the…
HTC Touch Diamond theme for the iPhone
I’m not sure many iPhone users will like the idea, but now they can make their shiny handset feel like the HTC Touch Diamond. Even if you’re a hard core Apple fanboy, you gotta admit — HTC Touch Diamond looks good. The TouchFLO 3D rocks and is certainly one of the best (if not the…
MegaFon to carry iPhone 3G in Russia
We’ve already heard this may happen and now it’s official. MegaFon announced that it will carry the iPhone 3G in Russia. As usual with Apple iPhone announcements not much details were provided. All we have is “later this year” and we’re wondering does that means October or December. Commenting on the news, telecoms analyst at…
AT&T iPhone 3G data tethering plan could be in the works
Apple may just be working on an official solution that would allow iPhone 3G users to use their 3G connection on their laptop or desktop. Apple recently pulled the NetShare application from the AppStore. The iPhone app allowed users to tether their iPhone to their computers, but once AT&T realized they were losing out on…
Why you should update your iPhone 3G to iPhone 2.0.2 OS
The iPhone 2.0.2 OS was publicized by Apple and AT&T as the solution to all iPhone 3G users’ 3G network problems. Unfortunately, users that had updated to the new iPhone 2.0.2 OS didn’t immediately realize any improvements with their iPhone 3G’s network performance. Then AT&T sent out mass SMS text messages urging iPhone 3G users…
Orange fesses up to limiting iPhone 3G data speeds
There’s nothing worse than paying for high-speed 3G wireless data and then getting shafted with artificially-limited data speeds. iPhone 3G owners have been complaining of sluggish 3G data speeds, resulting in speculation that the iPhone 3G’s hardware or firmware were to blame. But, with Wired’s global iPhone 3G data speed survey suggesting that the network…
Wired’s iPhone 3G data speed survey shows wireless networks as weak point
Hardware, software, firmware, or networks. No one really knows what’s going on with the iPhone 3G that’s causing all these network problems, but new data points to the problems being rooted in the wireless network itself. At this point, we can rule out the iPhone’s antenna as causing the network issues. And, Apple has announced…
Apple’s iPhone 3G sales numbers blow by original iPhone
Just over a month into the iPhone 3G’s global sales push, it seems that Apple is about to see their iPhone 3G fleet surpass the number of original iPhones out in the wild. Basically, it comes down to Apple selling more iPhone 3G units, in less than two months, than the number of iPhones sold…
AT&T out with two new international iPhone data plans
Frequent travellers who at the same time happen to own Apple’s shiny handset will be glad to know AT&T has added two new international iPhone data plans. The two plans involve 100MB and 200MB of data and are available for an additional $119.99 and $199.99 a month, respectively. 67 countries are included with the “discounted…
iPhone Dev Team releases PwnageTool 2.0.3 – iPhone 2.0.2 OS get the jailbreak treatment
Have you been holding off on that iPhone 2.0.2 OS update for your iPhone or iPhone 3G in fear of losing your jailbreak applications? Good news, the iPhone Dev Team has released the latest update to their Pwnage Tool jailbreak solution. With Pwnage Tool 2.0.3, the Dev Team makes it possible to free your iPhone…