The biggest test of any hardware’s material-quality is a quick trip to the blender. WillItBlend.com takes all the latest gadgets and pits them against the TotalBlender. The viral marketing campaign has built-up a poplar following, and whenever Apple products get thrown in the mix, the world watches. The original iPhone was subjected to the hyper-RPM…
MobileMe push data services revealed – Not exactly pushing data
Regardless of Apple’s insistence that MobileMe is a full-featured push-data service that allows all your computers and devices to keep their email, contacts, calendar events, bookmarks, passwords, etc. synchronized through the cloud, MobileMe has proven to fall short of its promises. To re-cap, pushing data to the cloud essentially means all your information is stored…
Apple lowers price on Apple Bluetooth headset
If you’ve had your eye on a sleek new Apple Bluetooth headset, but just couldn’t justify the $129 out-go, you’ll be glad to hear that Apple has lowered its asking price. A $30 price-cut nets you and Apple Bluetooth headset to complement that shiny, new iPhone 3G for just $99 – on par with high-end…
iPhone 3G acting funky? Try restoring your iPhone
It’s safe to say that Apple’s iPhone 2.0 OS firmware was one of the weekend’s highlights. With first-generation iPhone users looking to put some pep back in to their aging handset, Apple’s iPhone 2.0 OS has seen its fair share of downloads. But, all may not be well with the new fleet of iPhone 3G…
iPhone 3G numbers are out: 1 million devices sold, 10 million AppStore downloads
Apple today announced first weekend numbers for the iPhone 3G and AppStore. The results are stunning, to say the least. On Sunday, Apple has sold one millionth iPhone 3G. That’s just three days after the launch on Friday, July 11. iPhone 3G is now available in 21 countries, and will hit France on July 17th.…
Goldstriker out with iPhone 3G Diamond edition
Wow, Goldstriker is fast. After releasing all those luxury iPhone versions, they’re out with the iPhone 3G Diamond edition. The device comes in white gold and with diamonds, and costs 5,995 GBP. That’s like $12,000! Yeah, it’s expensive but I’m sure they’ll sell out pretty quickly… UK’s Stuart Hughes designed this beauty and the process…
Apple iPhone 3G and MobileMe – First impressions
With a few days of enthusiastic testing (read: playing with my new toy) under my belt, I’ve had enough time to explore the new iPhone 3G and Apple’s push-data service, MobileMe, and put them through their respective paces. So, what do I think? The iPhone 3G is a fantastic piece of kit, which probably isn’t…
Google’s iPhone app rocks!
I’m sure many of iPhone owners have already installed Google’s native application through AppStore. I thought it’s just an easier way to search, and boy I was so wrong. Not only can you search the web faster using Google Mobile App, but you can also search your contacts, web history, local businesses and more. Best…
AdMob: iPhone ad unit hits 249 million impressions in 2007
Mobile advertising marketplace AdMob recently released metrics on their iPhone ad unit. The results are stunning, to say the least: Since the announcement of the iPhone ad network in July 2007, AdMob has served over 249 million ads worldwide. In June, AdMob served 51.8 million iPhone-optimized ads Worldwide, a 32% increase from the 39.1 million…
Joy of Tech’s latest comic shows “other” phones attending self-esteem workshop
The folks behind Joy of Tech comics seem super positive about the iPhone 3G’s prospects. Scrap that, they think all other handset manufacturers will suffer badly because of Apple. And they made a new comic to prove their point, where other phones are attending a self-esteem workshop. Check it out, it’s kinda funny, even though…