The iPhone 3G has already launched in the UK, simultaneously with dozens of other countries around the world, but that doesn’t mean the iPhone 3G rumors are going to stop anytime soon. The latest bit of hearsay to come out of the United Kingdom hints at O2’s iPhone exclusivity period being almost expired. That means…
Apple iPhone 2.1 beta firmware points to turn-by-turn GPS navigation, background push notification
The recently released iPhone 2.1 firmware beta has, like many beta firmwares before it, been a rewarding source of potentially upcoming iPhone features and functionality. Previous iPhone firmware betas have led to the speculation, and eventual implementation, of iPhone features like the iPhone iTunes remote, geo-tagging photos, and character-recognition, just to name a few. With…
iPhone Copy & Paste hiding right under our noses
While the iPhone enthusiasts throughout the blogosphere were busy lamenting Apple’s failure to deliver a working, system-wide copy-and-paste feature in the iPhone 2.0 OS, it seems Apple was busy building their copy/paste framework in to new iPhone 2.1 OS and iPhone 2.1 SDK. Apple just last night released their newest iPhone OS revision, iPhone 2.1…
WordPress application for iPhone is open-source – Code now available for all
Our favorite blogging platform, WordPress, just launched the their mobile-blogging iPhone application the other day through the AppStore to our merriment. And, to keep things moving along in iPhone development circles, the WordPress team has posted their iPhone WordPress application’s source-code through SVN. Rather than keep the application, and its development, locked down and subject…
Unlocked iPhone 3G hits eBay
Of course it has. In this day and age where just about anything you can imagine is posted for sale on eBay, it’s not that surprising to see an fully unlocked iPhone 3G. Following on the unlocked iPhone 3G offer from Hong Kong retailer Alibaba, a slightly higher-priced unlocked iPhone 3G is available from eBay.…
Software-based iPhone 3G unlock on video!
For many, being locked in to a lengthy contract with AT&T (or whatever your local iPhone carrier happens to be) is enough to steer them away from picking up Cupertino’s latest Apple handset. In the US, the iPhone 3G is only offered on AT&T and requires a two-year contract with an unlimited iPhone 3G data…
Walt Mossberg: MobileMe not yet worth it
Sure, when I gripe about my MobileMe experience and suggest that people hold-off on adopting Apple’s new “push data” service, few listen (or cared). But, when Walt Mossberg goes on record as saying that MobileMe isn’t yet ready for prime-time, the world listens (and probably cares). Such is life in the blogosphere. Am I bitter?…
iPhone 2.0 OS jailbreak and what it means for multi-tasking applications
If you’re the type to abide by the rules and let Apple decide which applications you can and cannot run on your iPhone, then you’ll be just fine running third-party applications from the AppStore that don’t run in the background. Sure, they might offer you a saved-state feature that launches the application in to the…
Winpwn 2.0 brings iPhone 3G jailbreak to Windows – Pwnage Tool 2.0 for Windows
Can’t bear the thought of letting your GPS-toting, 3G-capable iPhone 3G keep living the straight-and-narrow life of official iPhone applications? Worry not, dear iPhone 3G jailbreaker. Pwnage Tool 2.0.1 was released to make your iPhone 3G jailbreak aspirations a simple few-click process. What, you don’t have a Mac, you say? Good news! The Windows-version of…
(PRODUCT) RED iPhone coming this Christmas?
Red iPhone may be introduced during the upcoming Christmas shopping season. It’s still a rumor, but it makes perfect sense as about that time all the hype surrounding the iPhone 3G launch may start to slow. With the device like this, Apple could further push its sales forward. Apparently, the iPhone 3G in red will…