Call them greedy if you want, but T-Mobile Germany isn’t going to change their mind about keeping the iPhone all to themselves. It seems that the iPhone is too good to share with other carriers in T-Mobile’s home country. Reuters is reporting that T-Mobile expects to continue iPhone exclusivity in Germany. While Apple is rumored…
AT&T rolls out free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service for AT&T LaptopConnect mobile broadband customers
While iPhone owners will just have to keep waiting for AT&T to get its ducks in line and decide when, exactly, they want to officially offer iPhone customers a free ride on AT&T’s WiFi HotSpot locations in the US, AT&T LaptopConnect mobile broadband customers can now enjoy free access to all AT&T WiFi HotSpot locations…
3D gaming on the iPhone – Kingdom Lores brings 3D fantasy to life
The iPhone is a great platform for mobile gaming. That generous multi-touch display, speedy internals, and graphics prowess make for some truly promising gaming potential. Case in point, Kingdom Lores has been released for iPhone owners itching to get their dragon-killing, dungeon-exploring fix. Marco Giorgini is developing the 3D fantasy game using a custom OpenGL…
Apple launching 3G iPhone on June 9 – confirmed launch during WWDC keynote
We all suspected as much, and it’s been almost an unofficial launch date for Apple’s next-generation iPhone. But, today, Gizmodo has reportedly confirmed the launch of the 3G iPhone on June 9th during the keynote presentation at Apple’s WWDC conference. Citing a source “very, very close to the 3G iPhone launch,” the report says that…
Apple to bring OTA music downloads to 3G iPhone – Over-The-Air downloads coming to next-generation iPhone
While current iPhone users have to find a WiFi connection to get their iTunes Store application to download music, Apple has plans to bring OTA (Over The Air) music downloads to their next-generation iPhone. According to the New York Times, Apple is planning to put the faster UMTS-based HSDPA data connection in the 3G iPhone…
iPhone case maker shows off 3G iPhone’s new look
iPhone case manufacturers are arguably some of the more reliable source for upcoming iPhone mock-ups. Why? Well, in order to get cases and accessories prototyped and pushed into different retail channels in time for a device-launch, certain manufactures are privy to precise and specific details on not-yet-launched devices’ dimensions. The UI and other cosmetic details…
Refurbished iPhones may contain previous owners’ information
iPhone owners looking to upgrade to the 3G iPhone, beware! When you sell your current iPhone on the secondary market (Craigslist, eBay) to help ease the pain on your wallet, you might want to make sure that all your personal data is erased from the device. The problem with re-selling your iPhone to a private…
Orange gets iPhone distribution rights for about a dozen markets
Today, France Telecom-owned Orange released a short announcement: Orange today announced a new agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Orange customers in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and Orange’s African markets later this year. Again, we see that exclusive country deals are out — Switzerland, Egypt,…
New Apple patent application renews speculation for location-based iPhone data networks
Remember that Apple patent application that hinted at the Cupertino-based fruit-company working with Starbucks? Right, well it’s looking ever more likely that Apple will come through with a location-based solution allowing iPhone owners to interact with their surroundings. The previous patent application surfaced in December. The USPTO documentation outlined a method by which iPhone users…
AT&T limiting iPhone sales to one per person, credit card required
With iPhone stock dwindling to near-bare levels and completely unavailable in some places, AT&T has started to cut back on bulk iPhone purchases. AT&T has announced that customers can purchase a maximum of one iPhone per person – and all transactions will require a credit or debit card. According to an internal AT&T memo, “Effective…