The iPhone is a veritable computer running Mac OS in your pocket. As such, the iPhone can now lay claim to having a natively installed P2P sharing application – iSlsk. Installing the iSlsk application opens up a whole world of peer-to-peer music-sharing on the hundreds of thousands strong Soulseek network. Nir Arbel, a former Napster…
Intel Germany Chief reportedly confirms Intel Atom-powered iPhone with larger display, Intel categorically denies claims
Like the game of “telephone” that we all played as a kid, executive statements can sometimes get jumbled and misconstrued on its way to the printing presses. It seems that may be what happened when Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer reportedly confirmed the existence of an Intel Atom-powered iPhone variant with a larger (720×480) display…
AT&T: 20Mbps 3G network by 2009 – HSPA release 7, here we come!
While many AT&T customers are enjoying the No. 1 US carrier’s HSDPA (HSPA in some areas) 3G network, AT&T’s 3G speeds are still relatively slow compared to their counterparts in Europe and Asia. Following AT&T’s HSUPA upgrade to their 3G network this year (creating a true HSPA network), Big Blue has announced on Wednesday that…
Intelliscreen brings “Today Screen” functionality to iPhone
The iPhone lacks many things that have come to be taken for granted by many mobile enthusiasts. A functional “Today Screen” that displays at-a-glance information is one of the features that Apple failed to include in their first handset offering. But, that doesn’t mean the prolific iPhone developer community is going to sit idly by…
AT&T selling refurbished iPhone 8GB and iPhone 16GB
Get ’em while their hot (and available)! While Apple’s online storefront is still bare when it comes to iPhone stock, AT&T has started to offer customers a last-ditch batch of refurbished iPhones in the days leading up to the next-generation iPhone launch. If the prospect of a newer, 3G-adled iPhone launch doesn’t faze you, AT&T’s…
It’s official: Swisscom bringing the iPhone to Switzerland!
Swisscom secured the rights to carry the iPhone in the land of watches, cheese and banks. It’s the first-gen version which many of you already own, and not the rumored 3G version with GPS, mobile TV and video conferencing. Similarly to SingTel’s or Vodafone’s announcement, Swisscom isn’t saying anything but “we got the iPhone.” You…
HTC Touch Diamond goes toe to toe with Apple iPhone
I can’t wait to get the HTC Touch Diamond into my sweaty hands, and I’m sure there are a lot of you out there that feel the same way. Alas, we won’t be getting any HTC Diamond goodness for some time to come, but that doesn’t mean we can’t pass the time with some HTC…
Slim down your wallet with your iPhone – membership cards on your iPhone
The gym, the grocery store, the movie theater, the local SCCA chapter. The list of organizations requiring membership cards to verify a person’s good standing goes on and on. But, that doesn’t mean you need to pack you poor old wallet full of barcode-bearing membership cards. Albert Alberts has come up with a novel way…
Latest 3G iPhone rumor – next-generation iPhone to sport GPS, video conferencing, and mobile TV?
In a report from LeMatin.ch that has Apple bringing the iPhone to Switzerland through Swisscom this summer, there is speculation that the next-generation iPhone will not only be sporting that 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) data connection, but will also hit hard with GPS, video conferencing, and…wait for it…mobile TV! Apple’s pushing their iconic handset around the world…
AT&T: Free iPhone WiFi access coming, iPhone Black was a mistake
There are just some things that are too good not to be true. And then there are things that are just too ridiculous to believe. First off, AT&T has released a statement saying that the mention of free AT&T WiFi HotSpot access for iPhone users was “human error.” Apparently, some hasty web-head pulled the trigger…