We’ve been whining about a few things on the iPhone for some time now. You would have thought that all the high-pitched grovelling would have prompted Apple to include video recording, iChat, or at least MMS in one of the previously released firmwares (v1.1.3 included). Alas, Apple doesn’t seem to give a lick what we…
Use the iPhone v1.1.3 WebClips feature to create a photo album on your homescreen
Now this is one nifty way to use the iPhone v1.1.3’s WebClips feature. Flickr frequenter, DoctaBu, has figured out a way to fill his homescreen with thumbnail-photos of his friends and family – basically an entire homescreen page that serves as a WebClips photo-album. DoctaBu created a customer webpage (wait, aren’t most webpages custom? whatever…)…
iPhone v1.1.3 firmware restores previously bricked iPhones – iBricks rise from the dead
Were you foolhardy, adventurous, or otherwise unlucky enough to attempt to update an unlocked iPhone, resulting in its untimely demise? Have you been staring at you iBrick with longing regret for a functioning iPhone? Well, today’s your day! It seems that Apple’s new iPhone v1.1.3 firmware is able to breathe new life into your bricked,…
AT&T prepping to bring iPhone to corporate and business customers – Apple iPhone goes enterprise on Jan. 21
The enterprise market is a huge money-maker for carriers and manufacturers alike. Just take a look at the leading smartphone platform in the US. The RIM-made BlackBerry platform is the push-emailing, Outlook server compatible, enterprise-handset of choice among the corporate-set. Sure, the iPhone has already taken the second-highest market share in the smartphone segment, but…
Bluetooth headset pairing problems with iPhone v1.1.3 firmware update? Try this…
While this isn’t exactly a quick-fix solution, any iPhone users experiencing Bluetooth device-pairing problems after updating to the new iPhone v1.1.3 firmware will probably be glad to have any solution. Reports seem to indicate that iPhones armed with the v1.1.3 firmware are having trouble pairing with some Garmin navigation devices (at least those devices with…
Bonus features in iPhone v1.1.3 – expanded SMS text message storage limit, better on-screen typing, karaoke mode
Aside from those reports of iPhones going bonkers following an update to the v1.1.3 firmware, it seems that the new firmware brings with it some previously unmentioned features – icing on the cake. The previous firmware limited SMS text message storage to 1,000 messages. The limit wasn’t too shabby, but when you send upwards of…
Problems with Apple’s iPhone v1.1.3 firmware; wacky SMS text messaging bug with iPhone v1.1.3, Bluetooth sync bug, mail problems, iBricks
We were stoked to hear that Apple finally decided to bring the SMS text message interface up to par with every other text messaging application on market. The iPhone v1.1.3 firmware added multiple-contact support for SMS text messaging – allowing you to send the same text message to multiple recipients, without having to tap out…
Steve Jobs’ Macworld San Francisco 2008 keynote highlights video
It’s barely mobile related, but seeing as how there’s mention of the iPhone and its new v1.1.3 features, we thought some of you might enjoy the video. Here’s a little video of Steve Jobs giving his keynote speech at Macworld San Francisco 2008.
Apple still in talks with China Mobile over iPhone?
What is this? One side of the story claims that negotiations are dead, the other side says that the “rumors” of iPhone-talk breakdowns are just not true. Steve Jobs told CNBC‘s Jim Goldman that Apple is still very interested in bringing the iPhone to China (of course they are, China’s population is huge!), and that…
iPhone v1.1.3 firmware now available through iTunes
In case you haven’t gotten the message yet, Apple has made their new iPhone firmware (v1.1.3) available for download through iTunes. Grab the new firmware and you’ll be gettin’ jiggy with the new Google Maps My Location, web clips, homescreen customization, multiple-contact SMS text message support, and movie-chapter navigation features in no time. Well, actually,…