Reuters is reporting that Italian carrier TIM will announce the 3G iPhone on Monday or Tuesday. And while we would like to believe that true — and considering WWDC starts on Monday it makes perfect sense — we still must post this under our “Rumors” section. Until we hear anything official from Apple or Telecom…
VLC media player goes iPhone, iPod Touch
Zodttd is bringing its popular VLC media player to the iPhone and iPod Touch users. At the moment, VLC for iPhone/iPod Touch allows selected testers to playback MPEG/MPG, AVI and MP3 files, and the software author wowed to bring the support for FLAC and OGG formats “soon.” In addition, he’s researching how to include VCD,…
Mobispine goes iPhone; Quickly becomes popular!
Our friends from Mobispine decided it’s about time to go beyond Java ME and launch the iPhone web application, allowing users of Apple’s handset and the iPod Touch to access a wide variety of news (more than 250,000 global sources are included in the mix) right from their shiny toys. But it’s not just the…
SoftBank brings iPhone to Japan
Apple’s iPhone partner in Japan has been announced – it’s SoftBank. The short release states: SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Japan later this year. Engadget notes that it’s interesting to see whether they’ll get a 3G iPhone. SoftBank is a W-CDMA (UMTS 3G),…
AT&T rolls out free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service for Starbucks gift card customers
While this offer isn’t the same free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service that iPhone users are still waiting on, Big Blue has announced that AT&T WiFi HotSpots at all Starbucks locations in the US will offer free WiFi service to customers. The catch? You have to be a card-carrying Starbucks junky to cash in on the…
New Apple iPhone patent covers everything, hints at GPS and video conferencing, credits Steve Jobs with inventing iPhone
In a massive 371-page patent filing, Apple has filed for patent rights on almost every aspect of the iPhone’s UI and functions. The USPTO has just published the patent application and it looks like Apple’s aiming for long-run success with the iPhone – with Steve Jobs taking credit for inventing the iPhone. The recently published…
Apple’s 3G iPhone to be thinner – next-generation iPhone will have GPS and be 22% thinner?!
If Leander Kahney is to be believed, the next-generation iPhone will be 22% thinner. Kahney cites “a programmer at a major software publisher,” in his speculation that the 3G iPhone will launch with a considerable bit of girth shaved off from the current generation iPhone. The 3G iPhone is said to not only sport integrated…
Kevin Rose: Lower-end iPhone dropping at $200
Now, before you get yourself all riled up over the prospect of nabbing a super-cheap iPhone in the next week or so, just know that this latest rumor comes from Kevin Rose. The Digg-founder has thrown around Apple iPhone-related rumors like it’s his night-job, and he’s known for seriously dropping the ball with last year’s…
Movistar brings iPhone to Spain
And we’ve wondered what happened to Spain. The country was left out in all iPhone announcements during last couple of weeks. It was kinda obvious Apple will re-use its existing “partner in crime” from the UK, where Telefonica-owned O2 is the exclusive carrier of the iPhone. Now, their Spanish subsidiary, Movistar, got the same contract…
StyleTap’s Palm OS emulator goes beyond experimental prototype; Officially coming to iPhone, iPod Touch
While we’re still waiting for the next-gen version of the Palm OS (Nova), you may want to use some of the older Palm OS apps on other, non-Palm OS powered devices. Thanks to StyleTap’s Palm OS emulators you can do that on various platforms. Back in February, we saw they’re thinking about porting their work…