Apple’s bringing 3G to the iPhone-table, there’s no doubt about that. But, just how did Apple manage to solve the battery-drain issues that they claimed kept the current-generation iPhone from sporting a 3G radio? By allowing the user to disable 3G data access for those times when super-speedy data speeds (or more battery uptime) are…
AT&T website shows ‘iPhone Black,’ TIM CEO confirms 3G iPhone in June
Don’t let the lack of iPhones in-channel confuse you into thinking that Apple is twiddling their thumbs in preparation for the highly-anticipated launch of the 3G-toting iPhone next month. Cupertino is apparently working to ensure that their next-generation iPhone launch goes off without a hitch – just like they did with the current iPhone’s initial…
SingTel scores the iPhone deal for Singapore, India, Australia, and Philippines
Singapore Telecommunications, aka SingTel, announced that it scored the iPhone distribution deal for four countries – Singapore, India, Australia, and Philippines. The Southeast Asia’s largest phone company said Apple’s handset will be offered through SingTel Mobile in Singapore, and it’s partly-owned subsidiaries in Australia (Optus), India (Bharti Group), and the Philippines (Globe Telecom). No dates…
Schmap – Rotating city guides, local search, maps on your iPhone
Mashups are great, they combine the best of multiple applications and make for a more versatile and convenient user experience. The latest map-mashup to hit the iPhone brings together the convenience on local search, Google Maps, and City Guides. Enter Schmap. Directing your iPhone Safari browser to www.schmap.com takes you to your Schmap homepage, where…
Apple’s online store sold out of iPhones – No more online orders for iPhone
The Apple iPhone is already sold out in the UK, following O2’s iPhone price cut, and now the last reliable iPhone stock has run dry. Apple’s own online store has stopped taking orders for iPhone 8Gb and iPhone 16GB handsets, indicating that Apple is gearing up to release their next-generation iPhone with 3G data connectivity.…
AT&T briefly announces free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service to Apple iPhone customers
Remember when AT&T launched their iPhone-specific AT&T HotSpot WiFi portal, only to remove the free service the next day? Right, well, it looks like the service has been officially rolled out (however briefly) for iPhone customers with legit, AT&T-locked iPhones – those with unlocked iPhones or non-iPhone plans on AT&T won’t be getting the benefit…
Apple’s iPhone OS 2.0 beta firmware shows push email capability – iPhone OS 2.0 getting .Mac push email support?
While BlackBerry users are busting out emails in real-time with the BlackBerry push email service, iPhone users are left to deal with a few third-party applications to enable push-email over their Outlook Exchange servers. Oh, and there’s also Yahoo’s iPhone push email support, but that service has been notoriously unreliable in dealing with real-time email…
iPhone no longer available in the UK; 3G version coming soon?
Ladies and gentlemen, he was a good buddy. Its large glossy screen made people around envy you (at least when you were in the hotspot area), and its media playing capabilities were second to none. However, he’s not longer with British citizens… iPhone, at least in its 2G version, is official dead in the UK.…
Apple iPhone headed to 16 Latin American countries on America Movil
Apple sure is making a global blitz with its iconic Apple iPhone handset. With carriers signed up left and right to launch the iPhone in various markets across the globe, America Movil has secured a deal to bring the iPhone to Latin America later this year. America Movil isn’t saying how much the iPhone will…
Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) to offer Apple iPhone in Italy
Italy’s going to have some competitive iPhone sales later this year. With Vodafone already on-board to bring the 3G iPhone to Italy as part of a 10-country iPhone launch, the juggernaut wireless provider is an iPhone-force to be reckoned with. But, that’s not going to stop smaller Italian carrier Telecom Italia Movil (TIM) from giving…