Torrential interest or not, Japan’s Softbank is set to welcome Apple’s iPhone 3G to its island-soil. As the exclusive iPhone carrier in Japan, Softbank will be doing its best to get an iPhone 3G into the hands of every single one of the 9%, or more, of the Japanese population that indicated interest in the…
Motorola lost 1.3 million RAZR customers to iPhone
While the floundering handset once-juggernaut tries to fool itself and the public that a commendation for “teamwork” is as important as actually pumping out handsets that are worth anyone’s time, it seems Motorola has proved, once again, that “the bigger they are, the harder they fall.” Oh yes, Motorola was once huge. They were a…
Old iPhone docks won’t fit iPhone 3G?
According to an Apple store employee, we could see all our first-generation iPhone docks become all but useless with the launch of the next-generation iPhone 3G – “the iPhone 3G is shaped differently and doesn’t fit in the same dock.” Which is not all that surprising, given Apple’s penchant for continually updating their products, forcing…
AT&T paying Apple $325 for every iPhone 3G?
If you thought paying $299 for a 16GB iPhone 3G in White was more than just pocket change, imagine how AT&T feels, paying $325 for every iPhone 3G. At least that’s what Oppenheimer equity research analyst Yair Reiner has told clients. Keeping in mind that carriers generally pay a maximum of $200 per handset, Reiner…
iPhone 3G hopefuls should hit the gym
And maybe take up some sort of martial arts training. Or, at the very least, watch your back for iPhone-targeting, low-life, wannabe thugs looking to pry that beautiful iPhone from your cold, dead hands. You see, there seems to be a shift from the old days where people were getting mugged for their iPods to…
iPhone OS 2.0 beta firmware hints at FM radio, FOTA support
With Apple releasing iPhone v2.0 firmware betas left and right, the iPhone is shaping up with support for more and more features. The latest iPhone firmware beta has revealed that the next firmware revision will enable FM radio and FOTA (firmware over the air) support on the iPhone. FM radio support could point toward the…
Firefox and Opera coming to iPhone?
If there’s one thing the iPhone isn’t lacking anymore is considerable third-party developer support. With the Apple AppStore slated to launch a few weeks, we are seeing iPhone applications of all sorts getting ready to make life easier/funner/more informed for iPhone users. But, until now nobody seems to have given much thought to a third-party…
Mercedes takes the iPhone seriously
Mercedes-Benz introduced a new iPhone integration kit, allowing Mercedes car owners to access key iPhone functions hassle-free, while driving. As long as the iPhone is in the cradle, iPod controls are completely integrated with the main nav screen and COMAND controller. At the same time, the cradle is charging the iPhone and is providing you…
iPhone 3G component breakdown – who supplies what
The global launch date for the iPhone 3G is getting closer and closer, and today we have some insight in to what could be a component supplier breakdown for the iPhone 3G. Chinese-language tech-rag Commercial Times is reporting that the iPhone 3G will be integrated by Foxconn (Hon Hai), not Quanta, as earlier reports had…
iPhone 3G pricing and rate plan details for Rogers and FIDO
It’s all still rumors and hearsay until Canada’s Rogers and FIDO officially announce their iPhone 3G pricing structure, but that doesn’t mean this latest leak isn’t on the reals. Howard Forums‘ prolific rumor-monger, i.Fido, has posted what could be an internal document detailing the pricing structure for the Canadian launch of the iPhone 3G on…