That’s right. All the rumors and speculation sparked by iPhone 3G case manufacturers leaving extra room for a mysterious third sensor near the iPhone 3G’s earpiece have proven grossly inaccurate. Such is the rumor-game. Rumors were pointing towards the third sensor as being a front-facing video-call camera, and there was even a skilled counterfeit of…
Walt Mossberg reviews Sprint’s Samsung Instinct, plugs iPhone 3G in process
When Walt Mossberg reviews a product, the world listens. Perhaps it’s the man’s wisdom, age, or maybe a little of both that make Mr. Mossberg such a highly-respected reviewer. So respected, in fact, that Walt is one of the very few tech-journalists to ever get Apple products ahead of launch. So, with Sprint fighting to…
AT&T iPhone trade-in/trade-up rumors
Okay, so there are some rumors swirling the intertubes that indicate AT&T’s intention to allow current iPhone customers to trade-in or trade-up their first-generation iPhone in exchange for the subsdized, lower $200 (or $300 for the 16GB variant) price-point for the iPhone 3G. I just wanted to give our readers a heads-up (and reiterate my…
Vidcasting on iPhone: Qik and Flixwagon go iPhone – live video streaming for iPhone is go
Who says the iPhone can’t do video recording? Well, actually, it technically can’t record video with the current firmware, but that hasn’t stopped iPhone developers from Qik and Flixwagon from bringing live video streaming to the iPhone. Flixwagon is demonstrating their video-casting application on a jailbroken iPhone, which bodes well for an official application launch…
Apple setting iPhone application size and price limits for AppStore
The Apple AppStore is poised brings iPhone users a whole new level of completely integrated and hassle-free application access/downloads. With Apple’s announcement that the AppStore will launch in “early July,” the consensus seems to be that the iPhone’s application store will launch alongside the iPhone 3G on July 11. In fact, the AppStore defaults an…
iPhone SDK reveals video playlists and portrait-mode video viewing
Well, look what the iPhone SDK-birdy just dropped on our laps? No, not that kind of dropping. It seems that the latest iPhone SDK build has revealed video playlists and portrait-mode video playback. While portrait-view video playback has been possible with Quicktime embedded videos through the iPhone Safari browser, it seems that the iPhone v2.0…
Is this proof that Apple is allowing Flash on the iPhone 2.0 OS firmware?
The best kinds of rumors come straight from the hardware source. The latest Adobe Flash rumor to hit the iPhone-scene is actually based on images shown on Apple’s own iPhone 3G webpage. It seems that a depiction of the website Lonely Planet on an iPhone 3G shows Flash-enabled content flawlessly rendered on the screen. There’s…
Apple looking to hock iPhone 3G on university campuses
As if peddling the latest iPhone 3G hardware through AT&T stores as well as Apple’s retail stores wasn’t enough, Apple is reportedly considering a plan that would have Apple iPhone 3G handsets being sold where Apple is arguably more popular than the general population – college campuses. In a push to extend Apple’s already-tight relationship…
Unsubsidized iPhone 3G 8GB to cost 499 EUR in Italy; 16GB = 569 EUR
The iPhone will be offered without subsidies in Italy via Vodafone starting at 499 EUR for the 8GB model and 569 for the 16GB, that translates to $771 and $880 respectively. While I know that makes some of our American readers may balk at these figures, this is the norm in Europe where people are…
NerveGas details sure-fire method to wipe personal data from iPhones
With the iPhone 3G slated for arrival early next month, I’d imagine that many of you early iPhone-adopters are getting ready to hock that year-old iPhone of yours in preparation for the next-generation iPhone. I’m planning on selling my iPhone on the secondary market (ie. Craigslist, eBay) to help subsidize the already low price of…