While Apple had the upper hand in telling what AT&T could and could not do or charge for the current-generation iPhone, the 3G iPhone could usher in a new age of carrier-based iPhone pricing. Speculation over the next-generation iPhone’s pricing scheme is rooted in an AT&T executive’s loose-lipped statement. AT&T CFO Rick Lindner spoke at…
Apple job listings spur imagination, rumors
With WWDC just around the corner, people are looking to Cupertino for the next big thing. And while we wait, we spotted some neat job ads at Apple’s website. In the first ad, Apple is hiring “Product Design Engineer – iPhone.” Experience preferred quotes “integration of wireless antenna (GSM, GPS, Wifi) into mechanical.” Heard that…
AT&T to complete 3G network upgrade by June 2008
It looks like AT&T is really gearing up for the 3G iPhone’s launch in the US next month. With the next-generation iPhone expected to drop on June 9, AT&T has announced that they’ll be wrapping up their HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) 3G network upgrades by the end of June – in time for…
Apple iPhone OS 2.0 beta firmware hints at support for geo-tagged photos
With the release of the latest iPhone OS 2.0 firmware to select iPhone enterprise developers (firmware build 5A292g) we’re getting indications that Apple is bringing geo-tagging to the iPhone. Developers are indicating that the iPhone’s “Maps” and “Camera” applications ask for the user’s permission before getting a location lock on the handset. The location-aware applications…
iPhone vs BlackBerry Bold
Even though we still wait to see RIM and AT&T officially making the Bold available, some people (John Mayer) are already getting the first units. Folks from CrackBerry.com are also among the selected few who got the chance to try out the new Canadian smartphone before the rest of us. Dieter Bohn from their sister…
Apple looking to launch 3G iPhone in Korea and Japan
The latest iPhone rumors to hit the grapevine seems to indicate that Apple could finally break in to the attractive Korean and Japanese wireless markets. Previous reports indicated that Japan would not be getting the iPhone anytime soon, seeing as how the nation’s 3G network did not mesh well with the current iPhone. But, Apple…
Rural wireless carriers petition FCC to look into iPhone exclusivity deal
Who knew the iPhone was so popular, especially in rural America? Actually, we knew it was popular, but it’s surprising to hear that rural wireless carriers are upset that they can’t offer their local subscribers any iPhone-love. The problem is that AT&T and Apple have an iPhone exclusivity agreement that forces rural iPhone hopefuls to…
Canadians to get cheap unlimited data rates for Apple iPhone on Rogers?
By now it’s clear that Canadians will officially welcome the iPhone through the country’s Rogers wireless network. The Apple iPhone is expected to hit Rogers in the near-term, but it remains to be seen just how much the iPhone will cost in Canada. Still, there’s good news for our iPhone-longing friends to the North. Electronista…
BrightonNet iPhone/iPod Touch pen wants to replace your fingers
I still don’t quite understand companies that try to make stylus for the iPhone. Apple’s handset is not designed to be used with a pen, but with fingers. How would you multi-touch on it? With two styluses? It’s ridiculous… BrightonNet’s iPhone/iPod Touch PEN isn’t the first such a “device” we’ve seen (remember Pogo?). However, it…
AT&T back-peddles on iPhone sales limit – allows three iPhones per person
Just a day after AT&T instituted a one iPhone per person limit to presumably ration remaining iPhone stock, the top US wireless carrier back-peddled and is now allowing customers to buy up to three iPhones at a time. “Our No. 1 concern is to make sure that every customer who wants an iPhone gets one,”…