Who else could write a book about an iPhone, but a guy who was one of the first ones to give it try along with WSJ’s Walt Mossberg. Yeah, I’m talking about the New York Times columnist and Missing Manual series creator – David Pogue. Anyway, touted as “the book that should have been in…
iPhone firmware reveals possibility of hidden apps – Translator, Business, Converter, Radio
With the iPhone’s file-system cracked open for all to see, everyone and their grandma is free to browse through the iPhone’s guts for kicks and giggles. And, all that snooping around has uncovered a few interesting bits of information within the iPhone’s firmware. It seems that there are 4 hidden references to unused, possibly hidden,…
27.6% of Japanese mobile phone users want an iPhone
Recently conducted poll by Mitsubishi Research Institute and Rakuten Research Inc. suggests that 27.6% of the mobile users in Japan are willing to buy Apple’s flagship handset. One would think that all their high-tech gizmos fill-in the demand of the Japan’s modern man/woman, but apparently some of them crave for that iPhone coolness Apple is…
Online storage service Box.net adds support for iPhone
Everyone needs additional storage space these days. Yeah, hard drives are cheap as never before, but having some of your stuff online gives you that edge of mobility, many of us are looking for. So it doesn’t surprises online storage providers are having more and more users every day. One of the most popular such…
Amazon teases Europeans with iPhone availability
Oh Amazon, why must you tease us so? It’s one thing to offer the Apple iPhone for pre-sale, but it’s not cool to advertise the Apple iPhone when you can’t even confirm that you will actually be carrying the device. Evidently, Amazon has started an ad campaign to show off the 4GB and 8GB versions…
Apple: 1 million iPhone sold in next three months
As part of Apple’s announcement that 270,000 iPhone had been placed into eager hands in the 30 hour window from the iPhone’s launch to the end of the fiscal quarter, the company has indicated their goal of selling 1 million iPhones by the end of the first full quarter of sales. Could this be an…
Apple shows up twitchy investors, announces sales of 270,000 iPhones – stock rebounds
Following AT&T’s report of only 146,000 iPhone activations in the last 30 hours of the fiscal quarter, Apple has announced their iPhone sales numbers over the same period. After AT&T’s announcement sent Apple stock tumbling, news of the company’s 270,000 iPhone sales helped shares rebound to their pre-AT&T announcement prices. We’re not sure how many…
iPhone vs. BlackBerry – which one works for you?
With all the hype surrounding the iPhone, almost every person I know is considering getting one. Hack, even AllAboutSymbian’s Steve Litchfield thinks iPhone is five years ahead of other smartphones in terms of concept and vision, though he adds that Apple is behind other handset makers in terms of technology and functionality. And that technology…
Apple getting incredibly large kickback From AT&T for each new iPhone contract – Apple the Bounty Hunter
Apple is really raking the cash these days. Following today’s reports from AT&T about shorter-than-expected iPhone activations (causing panty-wearing investors to jump ship and offload their Apple stock), we’re hearing rumors that Apple’s kickback from AT&T don’t stop at the $3 per month revenue share. According to TheStreet.com, sources close to the company are claiming…
FlickIM – AIM client for your iPhone
The iPhone really, really needs to have a built-in iChat application. It’s a shame that Apple didn’t give us the feature out of the box, but we’re betting on a future update to enable the app on our iPhones. Until then, iPhone web-app developers are having a great time trying to cash in on the…