Swisscom secured the rights to carry the iPhone in the land of watches, cheese and banks. It’s the first-gen version which many of you already own, and not the rumored 3G version with GPS, mobile TV and video conferencing. Similarly to SingTel’s or Vodafone’s announcement, Swisscom isn’t saying anything but “we got the iPhone.” You…
HTC Touch Diamond goes toe to toe with Apple iPhone
I can’t wait to get the HTC Touch Diamond into my sweaty hands, and I’m sure there are a lot of you out there that feel the same way. Alas, we won’t be getting any HTC Diamond goodness for some time to come, but that doesn’t mean we can’t pass the time with some HTC…
Slim down your wallet with your iPhone – membership cards on your iPhone
The gym, the grocery store, the movie theater, the local SCCA chapter. The list of organizations requiring membership cards to verify a person’s good standing goes on and on. But, that doesn’t mean you need to pack you poor old wallet full of barcode-bearing membership cards. Albert Alberts has come up with a novel way…
RIM’s iPhone fighting touchscreen BlackBerry 9500 ‘Thunder’?
Rumors, being what they are, should be taken with a grain of salt. That said, the newest rumor to leak out of Waterloo indicates that RIM is brewing up a serious all-touchscreen contender to the iPhone. The rumored handset, known as the RIM BlackBerry 9500 “Thunder” is said to release as a Verizon Wireless/Vodafone exclusive…
Latest 3G iPhone rumor – next-generation iPhone to sport GPS, video conferencing, and mobile TV?
In a report from LeMatin.ch that has Apple bringing the iPhone to Switzerland through Swisscom this summer, there is speculation that the next-generation iPhone will not only be sporting that 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) data connection, but will also hit hard with GPS, video conferencing, and…wait for it…mobile TV! Apple’s pushing their iconic handset around the world…
AT&T: Free iPhone WiFi access coming, iPhone Black was a mistake
There are just some things that are too good not to be true. And then there are things that are just too ridiculous to believe. First off, AT&T has released a statement saying that the mention of free AT&T WiFi HotSpot access for iPhone users was “human error.” Apparently, some hasty web-head pulled the trigger…
Payless Car Rental goes iPhone, iPod Touch
The low-cost car rental company, Payless Car Rental, announced that it has launched an iPhone/iPod Touch optimized version of its website, allowing the mentioned two Apple product owners to conveniently rent a car from their beloved device(s), wherever they are. Payless’ iPhone interface (www.PaylessCarRental.com) enables users to book a car in just three easy steps.…
Google Reader for iPhone updated; Works well with Nokia Internet Tablets
Google announced that it has released a new version of the Google Reader for iPhone. Still in beta, it promises to deliver much better, more desktop-like experience to the Apple handset owners. This new version is designed to offer many of the same features as the desktop, while making it quick and easy to act…
iPhone OS 2.0 beta firmware shows 3G data settings option for iPhone
Apple’s bringing 3G to the iPhone-table, there’s no doubt about that. But, just how did Apple manage to solve the battery-drain issues that they claimed kept the current-generation iPhone from sporting a 3G radio? By allowing the user to disable 3G data access for those times when super-speedy data speeds (or more battery uptime) are…
AT&T rolls out unlimited $20/month data-only plan for pre-paid Pay-As-You-Go plans – great news for iPhone
If using your Apple iPhone as a web-device/internet tablet is more compelling than using it as an actual, you know, phone, then you’ll be glad to hear that AT&T is on your side. AT&T has just announced their new data-only plan available through AT&T’s Pay-As-You-Go pre-paid wireless service. At just $20 per month, the new…