It looks like French iPhone hopefuls are next in line to see a drop in the price of current-generation iPhones. Reports are pointing towards Apple working with Orange France to offer subsidies for the iPhone. As it stands, Orange is not allowed to offer any purchase subsidies on the iPhone, but with the 3G iPhone…
Nokia’s CEO Kallasvuo says the Apple iPhone is a niche product
By now you all know that Nokia is working on an iPhone-fighting touchscreen handset based on the S60 Touch OS. The UI on the S60 Touch OS still needs work, from initial impressions. The hardware, on the other hand, looks good. But, the most memorable comment in this whole Nokia S60 Touch vs. iPhone debacle…
New Apple iPhone lineup may offer three iPhone trim options
Apple’s been something of a one trick pony in the mobile space. Granted, the iPhone is Apple’s very first foray into the mobile phone industry, and they’ve done an amazing job on their first go. But, that doesn’t change the fact that there is only a single iPhone offering (not counting the two different storage…
HWPen brings handwriting recognition to the iPhone – Apple Newton, meet your match
With the iPhone’s on-screen keyboard providing more than enough speed and convenience for everyday text input, why would anyone want to bring handwriting recognition to the iPhone? Actually, HWPen was developed by Hanwang.com.cn in an effort to make Chinese text entry a bit easier (what with all those thousands of characters in the Chinese language).…
iPhone OS 2.0 firmware shows embedded YouTube videos
Don’t get too excited just yet. Yes, the next version of the iPhone OS will feature the ability to embed YouTube videos directly into a webpage. What you get is an embedded YouTube video playing on the website like you’d expect from your desktop. But, there’s a catch. You can only view embedded YouTube videos…
Courvoisier branded iPhone, BlackBerry 8800
Complex Magazine will be auctioning off Courvoisier branded iPhones, BlackBerry 8800 and iPods. We’re not sure just how many of these will be sold through auction but somehow we don’t doubt they’ll sell well. Next time a guy enters a bar with one of these gadgets, he’ll certainly know what to drink, I guess. Anyway,…
iPhone gets some AOL Mobile Search love
AOL? What’s AOL? Remember when AOL was the premier internet service and the most popular way to get online? Well, AOL’s internet service is pretty much dead at this point, but that doesn’t mean that AOL isn’t going strong in the web-world. AOL has just launched their AOL Mobile Search portal for the iPhone. AOL…
Sega’s Super Monkey Ball promises casual iPhone gaming
The iPhone as a gaming platform. It’s inevitable. And, with the AppStore launching in a couple short months, the success of mobile games on the iPhone will be largely left to how much gaming development is available for the iPhone. One of the few games demonstrated at the iPhone SDK launch was Spore. But, games…
O2 and Carphone Warehouse offer £100 discount on iPhone 8GB
Following fellow European iPhone counterpart T-Mobile’s move to subsidize the iPhone 8GB when purchased with a a qualifying rate plan, O2 UK has announced that it will be shaving a cool £100 off the retail price of their iPhone 8GB stock. The offer is only valid from April 16 to June 1, and only applies…
VoIP and iPhone together at last – fring launches iPhone VoIP client
There’s been considerable talk about VoIP services one the iPhone. With the release of the iPhone SDK, it was just a matter of time before native applications for the iPhone started cropping up. And, it looks like leading VoIP provider fring has managed to beat out the competition by launching the first ever VoIP application…