With Apple’s announcement of fantastically hot iPhone 3G sales that helped boost the company to the No. 3 global smartphone vendor position, you’d think that Apple would be pumping out iPhone 3G units like mad for the holiday shopping season. Think again. According to a new report from Friedman Billings Ramsey analyst Craig Berger. Citing…
MyStrands coming to iPhone
One of the finalists from the BlackBerry Developer Challenge, Strands has just made the leap to iPhone to offer folks an amalgamated social networking hub encompassing a wide array of online content. While I haven’t had a chance to try it out yet, it sounds like they’re really trying to make everything you do online…
iPhone Dev Team: iPhone 2.2. OS jailbreak success!
Apple hasn’t even officially rolled out its iPhone 2.2. OS yet and we’re already seeing the iPhone development community hacking away at the beta-release of the iPhone OS update. And, by “development community” we’re referring to the skilled iPhone-hacking code-monkeys on the iPhone Dev Team. The iPhone 2.2 OS is expected to finally bring the…
iPhone and iPhone 3G as practical convergence device? Who knew?
The Apple iPhone and iPhone 3G cracked the mass consumer market with their sub-$200 price-tag on the entry-level 8GB iPhone 3G. But, considering that most of the US wireless ecosystem is populated by lower-end handsets that undercut the iPhone 3G’s already attractive $200 price-point, the iPhone and iPhone 3G are still premium hardware offerings. So,…
Illusion Labs’ Touchgrind multi-touch iPhone game for skateboard fans
There are a lot of iPhone applications and games that take advantage of the iPhone’s multi-touch display. But, it’s not everyday that we come across a truly unique iPhone game that takes the multi-touch interface to new heights. Illusion Labs has released a game trailer for their upcoming “Touchgrind” iPhone gaming title. “Touchgrind” caters to…
Softbank to offer iPhone 3G users 1-Seg TV tuner / battery-pack add-on
Looking to continue on the success of their iPhone 3G, Softbank has announced that they will be launching a terrestrial TV tuner / battery-pack add-on for the Japanese iPhone 3G market. The iPhone 3G has been criticized for its lack of the TV-tuner capabilities that much of the Japanese market demands in their handsets. Still,…
Softbank: iPhone 3G helped boost profits and subscriber growth
Things are looking good for Japan’s iPhone carrier, Softbank. Ever since the Japanese wireless carrier signed on as Apple’s iPhone 3G carrier partner, Softbank has seen their bottom line moving onwards and upwards. Even in the face of flagging mobile phone sales amidst a global financial downturn, strong iPhone 3G sales helped Softbank increase their…
Apple sneaks in MobileMe server updates improving iPhone experience
iPhone and iPhone 3G users with MobileMe subscriptions have been patiently waiting for Apple to get their push-email service up to par with Apple’s usually top-notch products. The struggle to find the silver lining in Apple’s MobileMe service has started to become a bit easier as Apple refines the service. And, in their quest to…
Evernote for iPhone updated to include offline support
I’m not sure have you heard about Evernote, but I find to be the single best note taking tool. Furthermore, it’s one of my top 5 favorite iPhone apps, and I’m glad to report that it just got better by including the offline support. Let’s face it, you don’t have the Internet on your iPhone…
Senator McCain gets an iPhone app, too; Unofficial, that is
Barack Obama is not the only one with the cool iPhone app, any more. Republican presidential candidate just got one of its own. The application not official, though, and it’s not made to promote McCain. Rather it’s designed to mock him in a funny way, allowing you to have fun with your senator. Sorry fans…