An Apple product announcement wouldn’t be complete without a snazzy, new television advertisement to kick off the new device’s birth. So, following on the Apple WWDC 2008 Keynote announcement of the iPhone 3G, Apple has posted the first iPhone 3G ad. The slick TV ad depicts a couple of security-types walking down a hallway to…
Apple launches MobileMe for data sharing in the cloud
The newly announced iPhone-successor has taken the lion’s share of the Apple WWDC limelight today, but there are other notable announcements from Cupertino that seem to have gotten a bit lost in the shuffle. Apple has announced a new service for its hyper-connected customers. MobileMe is essentially the re-branded replacement for Apple’s .Mac data-sharing service.…
Apple iPhone 3G gets official, world waits for July 11 launch date
Whew, that was an information-packed keynote, wasn’t it? Here’s a quick re-cap on what to expect with the new iPhone 3G. The form-factor is mostly the same. Same 3.5-inch multi-touch screen, same button-less face, minimalist design – but with a few changes. It’s thinner at the edges (a la MacBook Air), comes with a glossy-black…
Apple’s 3G iPhone announcement – Next-generation iPhone debuts at Apple WWDC 2008
Alright folks. It’s June 9th and that means Apple’s WWDC 2008 is kicking off today. Steve Jobs is undoubtedly getting set to take the keynote-stage with his next-generation iPhone in hand! All the rumors be damned, we’ll finally see what is and is not true about the iPhone 3G soon – can you taste it?…
Apple to allow carriers to subsidize iPhone
If the 3G iPhone launches with A-GPS, tri-band HSDPA, and video recording, we’ll be more than happy to wait in line to give Apple more of our hard-earned money. But, if Apple ends up allowing carriers to subsidize the price of the next-generation iPhone, there are going to be throngs of iPhone hopefuls lining up…
iCall brings seamless GSM / VoIP hand-offs to iPhone – switch between GSM and WiFi networks with ease
There’s just something about saving those relatively expensive wireless minutes by using VoIP calling technology to reach out and touch someone. VoIP solutions have already allowed iPhone users to get jiggy with internet-based telephone calls, but the latest iPhone VoIP application to hit the iPhone brings with it the ability to hand-off calls between WiFi…
3G iPhone details from Vodafone employee, leaked iPhone 3G firmware confirms tri-band HSDPA and GPS
And they just keep rolling in like unstoppable forces of nature. The iPhone 3G (or 3G iPhone / iPhone 2, call it what you want) rumors are starting to get dizzyingly out of hand. Late last night we saw some purported marketing material leaked out for all 3G iPhone hopefuls to drool over, but it…
Leaked 3G iPhone pics hit the web – iPhone 2 to get video chat, available in Red… maybe
Cue the dramatic music, please. Last year, around the time the iPhone was originally announced, iPhone mockups and allegedly leaked images flooded the web. This year, things are different. Apple’s WWDC 2008 is so close we can almost taste the geeked-out sweat from the throngs of Apple fans and haters itching to get their first…
Apple clinches No. 3 spot in global smartphone market, RIM sees crazy growth, Nokia easily No. 1
With the highly-anticipate and quite polarizing Apple iPhone on the verge of making its second-generation debut next week, a new research report from Gartner has surfaced. The report puts Apple, with just a single iPhone model to boast of, in the No. 3 spot among global smartphone vendors for Q1 2008. Cupertino took broke into…
Apple working on 2.8- and 3.2-inch iPhone? Thinner and thicker iPhone in the works?
Some rumors suggest that the 3G iPhone will launch with a casing that’s thicker than the current iPhone and others point toward Apple’s next-generation iPhone sporting a thinner casing. It’s all muddled in a fantastically confusing pool of 3G iPhone rumors that almost makes your head hurt. And, to make sure that pain doesn’t subside…