Well, the iPhone has officially hit European shores today with the launch of the Apple iPhone in Germany, on T-Mobile. While there were probably unlocked iPhones already in Germany, this morning marked the official (read: carrier-supported) iPhone entry into the land of the autobahn. And it seems that Germans, for the most part, have welcomed…
Why the hell can’t I hear anything from my brand-new Apple iPhone?!
WTF?! Why can’t I hear the caller on my brand-new Apple iPhone? Is it some crazy bug that’s keeping the earpiece volume on permanent “mute?” Oh wait. Damnit. The plastic film that covers the brand-new iPhone also obscures the earpiece. What? You mean I have to actually put the earpiece to my ear? Double damnit.…
Confirmed: Apple launching iPhone v1.1.2 firmware with European iPhone launch
Beware, dear iPhone user. Apple has confirmed to PocketLint that US iPhone users can expect to see an iPhone v1.1.2 update become available tomorrow, Friday, November 9 – concurrently with the European iPhone launch in the UK and Germany (on O2 and T-Mobile, respectively). We already know that the v1.1.2 firmware will bring enhanced language…
Video: 25 minute of HTC Touch versus Apple iPhone, Fight!
I didn’t watch this because I don’t need 25 minutes to realize I don’t need/want an iPhone. You on the other hand might actually care. Chris over at Mobility Site said this is one of the best comparisons of the iPhone to Windows Mobile he has ever seen and that is good enough for me…
German iPhone hopefuls will beat UK fans to the iPhone-punch
Thanks to some interesting launch-day timings, iPhone hopefuls in Germany will get to play with their own, legit iPhones ahead of Brits. Both the UK and Germany are slated to launch the iPhone on O2 and T-Mobile, respectively, on November 9. However, the Deutsche Telekom store at Schildergasse in Cologne will open its doors to…
MythBusters do their best busting with iPhone
Just when you thought the iPhone couldn’t get any more coverage in popular media/culture, the geeky-cool TV show MythBusters gave the Apple a bit of free advertising. The show’s talkative Adam Savage apparently uses the iPhone’s stopwatch feature (it’s a part of the “Clock” app, in case you were wondering) to keep time in an…
Chinese iPhones in Hong Kong with full Chinese-language support
Wait a tick. When did the iPhone launch in China? Oh, that’s right, it hasn’t. So, what are enterprising, iPhone-loving Chinese to do? Well, they could make a trip to Hong Kong and scoop up one of those unlocked iPhones from the corner electronics boutique – complete with Chinese-language support. Hong Kong has already had…
Carphone Warehouse hopes to sell 10,000 iPhones on launch
We’ve already reported that O2 is expecting to see the iPhone becoming the single fastest selling handset in the UK. And now we have Europe’s biggest independent mobile phones retailer, Carphone Warehouse, adding they see up to 10,000 iPhones sold on the first day across their network of around 800 stores in the country. Again,…
Speaking of “fair-use” – O2 UK kills 200MB “unlimited data” limit for iPhone users
Unlimited data plans, and their carrier-defined usage limits, have been getting a lot of coverage recently. Wireless carriers love to use the term “fair-use” to define their policies regarding these supposed “unlimited data” plans. But, to whom, exactly, are these policies “fair?” Not the consumer, that’s for sure. O2, Apple’s partner carrier in the UK,…
UK iPhone sports new v1.1.2 firmware ahead of US release – kills jailbreak
As usual, our friends across the pond (that little puddle we call the Atlantic Ocean) got their hands on mobile tech before us. This time (November 9 on O2, officially), the UK will get to play with the newest iPhone v1.1.2 firmware. Aside from some additional multi-language support and access to “The Cloud WiFi” hotspots,…