It’s happening all over again. A few months ago we saw AT&T offering their iPhone customers free access to all 17,000 nationwide AT&T WiFi HotSpot, only to abruptly take the page offline. And, then, it happened again. Today, AT&T pulled another fast one on iPhone 3G customers. AT&T posted details about a free WiFi HotSpot…
iPhone 3G shortages in the US
It seems not even Apple’s supply-chain expertise was enough to prevent iPhone shortages from hitting the Cupertino-based company’s home-country. AT&T stores are reportedly running dry on iPhone 3G stock, with resupplies coming in a spate of shipments ranging from a dozen to 100 units. The backlog has resulted in AT&T stores being sold out of…
iPhone 3G unlock still not working – iPhone Dev Team says Pwnage Tool 2.0 will only jailbreak and activate iPhone 3G
Most of us out there with iPhone 3G’s in hand probably don’t have much use for an unlocking tool, having already signed that 2-year contract with AT&T and all. But, there are going to be a good lot of you itchin’ to get your iPhone 3G unlocked and ready to work with any GSM network…
SugarSync brings online backup and storage to Mac and PC iPhone users
Web-apps are here to stay. Like a new wave of easily developed (relatively) and deployed applications, cloud-computing has taken its first steps to true legitimacy. Just as Apple’s revamped .Mac service, MobileMe, has pushed cloud-based computing to Joe MacUser, Sharpcast is poised to bring their SugarSync online backup/storage solution to the iPhone. SugarSync aims to…
iPhone application celebrates Dark Knight release by making you look crazy
The premier of one of the most-anticipated movie-releases in history is upon us. We’re talking about “The Dark Knight,” of course. And, to help market the new movie, there’s a new iPhone application available through the Apple AppStore that let’s you celebrate your Batman-enthusiasm by making yourself look crazy. You can use your iPhone’s camera…
GlideOS brings Microsoft Word documents to iPhone – Announcing 10GB of free storage
GlideOS previously popped up on our radar with their Glide Mobile web-app. The web-based application allowed for Microsoft Office document creation and editing on the iPhone (as well as other mobile platforms). Glide Mobile offers online collaboration on Microsoft Office documents as part of their Glide Mobile suite – which includes Glide Photo Editor, Glide…
Hong Kong retailer offers unlocked iPhone 3G for any GSM network
What’s this? Brand-new and unlocked iPhone 3G handsets shipped to your door from China? Say it ain’t so! We waited over 10 hours in line for the iPhone 3G last week, and all we got was a fully network-locked 16GB iPhone 3G that took several excruciating hours to activate. So, with Hong Kong’s Alibaba Wholesale…
iSuppli: iPhone 3G costs $175 in parts, $53 less than iPhone
We already knew the iPhone 3G ran up a $175 bill of materials (BOM) on Apple’s tab, according to iSuppli. So, there’s nothing new on that front. But, the newest press release from iSuppli gives us a component-by-component breakdown of costs associated with the iPhone 3G. While we can’t know how much it costs Apple…
sipgate VoIP solution for iPhone gets T-Mobile riled up
Granted, VoIP solutions for the iPhone aren’t exactly a new idea. But, that hasn’t stopped T-Mobile Germany from taking up arms over sipgate‘s flagship VoIP solution for the iPhone. The issue at hand is the fact that sipgate’s VoIP client requires a jailbroken iPhone in order to do its thing over a WiFi connection. T-Mobile’s…
iPhone 3G SIM unlock gets real – DesbloqueioBr SIM unlock solution
While the world waits on the iPhone Dev Team to release their iPhone 2.0 OS firmware jailbreak solution in order to unlock updated iPhones and new iPhone 3G’s, DesbloqueioBr has unveiled their own SIM unlock solution. The hardware unlock solution from DesbloqueioBr is similar to the TurboSIM unlock solution that we saw released last year.…