AT&T isn’t the only place to get your hands on a contract-free iPhone 3G, it seems. Apple, ahead of its expected next-generation iPhone launch in June, has started selling iPhone 3Gs free and clear of any commitment to AT&T. Apple’s 8GB iPhone 3G is being sold for $599, with the 16GB iPhone 3G variant boasting…
Apple patent application hints at “stealth” iPhone biometric security
Keep it simple. That’s Apple’s guiding design philosophy in everything they do, the iPhone included. In its latest bid to keep the iPhone simple, Apple has filed a patent application for a technology that would stealthily hide biometric security sensors in gadgets like the iPhone. Rather than forcing security-conscious iPhone users to authenticate themselves through…
The Masters Tournament iPhone Application Coming Soon to the App Store!
I’m an avid golfer. In the spring, summer and fall I can often be found on the course playing a quick 9 or full 18 to take the edge off a solid day of work. With golf on the brain, I always get pumped come April… why?… Because my very favorite golf tournament of the…
No QWERTY, yet UK iPhone users love on-screen keyboard!
No, there’s no study that measures how much UK iPhone users actually “love” their iPhone’s on-screen keyboard. That would be silly, measuring love. What we can do is look at mobile email adoption rates among UK iPhone users to indirectly measure how iPhone owners in the UK feel about their virtual keyboard. New data from…
Apple sued again for multiple iPhone patent infringements
Apple’s highly-visible iPhone is great for the company’s bottom line. Unfortunately, it makes for a great lawsuit target. Apple has again been sued on claims that the iPhone treads on multiple patents ranging from media consumption through iTunes, the AppStore and even the iPhone’s camera image sensor. Affinity Labs has filed suit against Apple for…
iPhone dominates the IGF Mobile Games Awards
The iPhone trumps just about any other mobile gaming platform when it comes to bang-whiz graphics and gameplay. And, as yet another testament to the iPhone’s widely accepted role as a console-smashing gaming platform, the IGF Mobile Games Awards has given out just about every single award to an iPhone gaming title. The Independent Games…
Apple Keeps Commission from Refunded Apps
If you were still feeling fuzzy-wuzzy for Apple after all the developer love at their OS 3.0 announcement, be prepared for disappointment. There’s apparently a clause in the App Store terms of service which states that not only will developers return the full cost when a return is demanded by a customer within 90 days…
Charmin’s SitOrSquat iPhone application makes it easy to find a pooper
Toilet-finding iPhone applications are really starting to gain traction. As the de facto king of the porcelain throne, it makes sense for toilet-paper giant Charmin to get in on the pooper-finding action. To that end, Charmin has released their own toilet-hunting iPhone application – the SitOrSquat iPhone application. The apparently sexist iPhone application (although, “SitStandOrSquat”…
Apple egregiously dropping the ball on iPhone developer payments, customer service
By now it’s clear that Apple has its hands full trying to deal with the deluge of iPhone developers straining its iPhone AppStore infrastructure. Apple was apparently unprepared for the flood of iPhone application submissions, leading to the iPhone-maker’s continued backlog in approving iPhone apps for the App Store. Now, we’re hearing of even more…
Unlocked iPhone 3G on sale in UK!
If you can’t bear to commit yourself to a multi-year wireless contract just to get subsidized pricing on your iPhone 3G purchase, you might want to consider buying an unlocked iPhone 3G. And you don’t even have to go to France to do so. A new UK retailer has started offering unlocked 8GB and 16GB…