During this year’s WWDC, Mariner Software announced that it will port/bring its popular Excel-compatible spreadsheet for the Mac to the iPhone. Apparently, the iPhone application is about 80% ready and is expected to ship as soon as Apple’s AppStore opens its virtual doors. The application will support multiple sheets per document, charts, and objects —…
iPhone isn’t turning Japanese anytime soon – Survey shows 91% of Japanese don’t care about iPhone 3G
In a country full of mobile devices that can pay for your food, let you watch live TV, surf the web at broadband speeds, and even wash your clothes (ok, maybe not), it’s not too surprising to hear that less than one-tenth of the Japanese population is interested in snatching up an Apple iPhone 3G.…
iPhone controls UAV in UC Berkeley
If there’s one thing a group of college students are probably most aware of in the mobile space, it’s the iPhone. Case in point, this video here shows a group of UC Berkeley students putting their iPhone to use as a wireless remote control for an UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). The iPhone is used to…
Flash IS coming to the iPhone – Adobe CEO pleased with Flash development for iPhone
All those hints and signs that the iPhone might be getting some much sought-after Flash support turned out to be fairly on point. Adobe’s CEO Shantanu Narayen announced that he’s “pleased with the internal progress that we’ve made to date.” Just what kind of progress has Adobe made in the Flash-on-iPhone arena? The code-monkeys at…
United Airlines becomes iPhone/iPod friendly
In a move designed to differentiate its offering from the competition and to gain some media attention we might add, United Airlines announced a new service on their international flights to enable passengers to use and charge their iPods and iPhones. Not only will passengers be able to use their Apple products of choice —…
iPhone 3G will be available with AT&T’s Family Plan
Here’s something that will be of interest for all of you that look to get the newly revealed iPhone 3G not only for themselves, but also for the other members of your family. iPhone 3G will be available with AT&T’s Family Plan! Voice plans starts at $39.99, which is the same as the regular one-line…
Apple iPhone 3G manufacturing costs – Would you believe $100?
Barring any official disclosure from Apple, we’ll likely never know exactly what it costs Apple to put the bits and pieces of an iPhone 3G together. But, that’s not going to stop analysts from estimating the cost of manufacturing the next-generation iPhone. Already experienced in putting the iPhone together, its widely believed that Apple has…
China Unicom looking to launch iPhone 3G in August?
Word on the street is that Apple has finally inked a deal that would allow them to break in to the Chinese wireless market with the iPhone 3G. There are rumblings of China Unicom having signed on with Apple to offer the iPhone to its considerable Chinese subscriber-base this August. Apple has had problems getting…
Verizon preparing to offer Visual Voicemail
Following on news that AT&T and Apple have settled with Klausner Technologies over the use of the Visual Voicemail system that changed the way we look at voicemail, we’re hearing that Verizon is planning to offer their subscribers some sweet, sweet Visual Voicemail love in the near future. AT&T has it, Sprint is going to…
Apple and AT&T settle Visual Voicemail lawsuit, agree to license tech from Klausner
Apple and AT&T have been embroiled in a lawsuit over their use of the innovative Visual Voicemail system that allow iPhone users to selectively view and playback voicemail recordings. After having overhauled AT&T’s voicemail system to accommodate Apple’s voicemail plans, Klausner Technologies came out and sued both companies, along with a handful of other companies.…