In yet another rumor pointing towards some sort of subsidization or discount pricing schedule for Apple’s next-generation iPhone, Orange is said to be offering upgrade deals and discounts for current iPhone customers. According to French-language PCInpact, France-based Orange has contacted customers regarding a possible upgrade deal for the iPhone. In on possible deal, Orange would…
Hutchison’s 3 to carry iPhone in Hong Kong and Macau
Today Hutchison Telecommunications released the following statement: Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited today announced that it has signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Hong Kong and Macau later this year. Mainland China, Japan, Russia and interestingly Spain remain relatively big untapped markets for Apple’s handset. At least officially, users from the…
3G iPhone casing images show new design
As we close in on the June 9 Apple WWDC event in San Francisco, more and more images of the next-generation iPhone are coming to light. So much so that we already know, with a fair degree of certainty, just what kind of aesthetic changes to expect in the 3G iPhone. There are already confirmed…
Apple acquires third-party handwriting recognition software for iPhone OS 2.0 firmware
Remember that cool handwriting recognition software that I mentioned some time ago? Well, it seems that the HWPen application that was developed by Hanwang.com.cn has been acquired by Apple for use in the next major firmware release for the iPhone – the iPhone OS 2.0 firmware. Hanwang claims that Apple has acquired their handwriting recognition…
iPhone applications iControl and Whrrl get iFund funding – 2 out of 1,700
Remember that $100 million iFund money-pie that was supposed to spark innovation amongst iPhone application developers? Right, well it seems that “sparking innovation” isn’t exactly how we’d describe the state of iPhone applications seeking iFund approval. Since its inception, iFund has been flooded with 1,700 application submissions. But, only two of those iPhone applications have…
TeliaSonera to bring iPhone to the Nordic and Baltic markets
And the latest Apple’s iPhone partner is… TeliaSonera. The short release says: TeliaSonera today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia later this year. It will be quite interesting to see how Apple’s handset sells in the lands of Nokia and…
Earthscape developing iPhone Earth – Google Earth-like app for iPhone
One of the cooler applications being developed for the iPhone, using the iPhone SDK, has got to be iPhone Earth. Earthscape is developing the application to bring Google Earth-like functionality to the iPhone and, from the looks of it, iPhone Earth is sure to be a killer app when it goes live. It may not…
Apple patent application for solar-powered LCD panels hints at greener future
Solar power is the cleanest energy source available. The energy from the sun doesn’t need to be processed or packaged, and it’s available in essentially unlimited supply. So, it makes sense that solar-power is making its way into the mobile space. Now, we’ve seen solar-powered handsets and portable battery chargers in the past, and Apple’s…
Apple already taking shipment of 3G iPhones – next-generation iPhone in port?
Did Apple just take shipment of the 3G iPhone? Well, it depends on how you interpret the latest report from US customs-tracker ImportGenius. Apple has apparently received 188 container-ship containers in a North American port. While the new shipments could just be Apple’s continued supply of computers and iPods, there’re rumblings that the containers could…
Apple to bring more ringtones to iTunes soon?
Ringtones are a lucrative business and the evil-ol’ record industry knows that. They (record labels) want to extend their partnership with Apple to additionally charge users for downloadable song snippets and ringback tones. And while somehow I can see their point (or can I?), I don’t understand why would they think ringtones should cost more…