Everyone wants to be affiliate with Apple’s handset nowadays. So it doesn’t come as a surprise to see Dr Pepper releasing its own iPhone game called Matchcaps to grab some media attention. Touted as the “first-ever branded game for the Apple iPhone,” Matchcaps is a Bejeweled-like game that runs via the built-in Safari web browser.…
Downgrading iPhone from 1.1.2 to 1.1.1
Just when you’ve started enjoying the unlocked iPhone firmware 1.1.1, Apple decided to close the doors to the third party apps and other hacks again. Luckily, there’s a way to go back in time and restore your firmware version to 1.1.1. You should know you’ll need the firmware 1.1.1 ipsw file in your computer as…
Apple posts iPhone v1.1.2 firmware – yea, great
As expected, Apple has posted a new iPhone firmware today. With the European iPhone launch well underway, the new firmware is now an official part of the iPhone community. As you’ll probably recall, the iPhone v1.1.2 firmware basically adds extended language support with special character sets and keyboards. More notably, the iPhone v1.1.2 firmware gives…
T-Mobile pushes 10,000 iPhones out the launch window, meets goals
Well, the iPhone has officially hit European shores today with the launch of the Apple iPhone in Germany, on T-Mobile. While there were probably unlocked iPhones already in Germany, this morning marked the official (read: carrier-supported) iPhone entry into the land of the autobahn. And it seems that Germans, for the most part, have welcomed…
Visto Mobile for Apple iPhone now available
We’ve already talked about Visto and their plans to support Apple’s handset. Well it’s started happening and now users of the “leading global provider of mobile email services” will be able to get their Visto fix right from their shiny phone. According to Visto, business iPhone users will certainly benefit from the secure access to…
Why the hell can’t I hear anything from my brand-new Apple iPhone?!
WTF?! Why can’t I hear the caller on my brand-new Apple iPhone? Is it some crazy bug that’s keeping the earpiece volume on permanent “mute?” Oh wait. Damnit. The plastic film that covers the brand-new iPhone also obscures the earpiece. What? You mean I have to actually put the earpiece to my ear? Double damnit.…
Confirmed: Apple launching iPhone v1.1.2 firmware with European iPhone launch
Beware, dear iPhone user. Apple has confirmed to PocketLint that US iPhone users can expect to see an iPhone v1.1.2 update become available tomorrow, Friday, November 9 – concurrently with the European iPhone launch in the UK and Germany (on O2 and T-Mobile, respectively). We already know that the v1.1.2 firmware will bring enhanced language…
German iPhone hopefuls will beat UK fans to the iPhone-punch
Thanks to some interesting launch-day timings, iPhone hopefuls in Germany will get to play with their own, legit iPhones ahead of Brits. Both the UK and Germany are slated to launch the iPhone on O2 and T-Mobile, respectively, on November 9. However, the Deutsche Telekom store at Schildergasse in Cologne will open its doors to…
MythBusters do their best busting with iPhone
Just when you thought the iPhone couldn’t get any more coverage in popular media/culture, the geeky-cool TV show MythBusters gave the Apple a bit of free advertising. The show’s talkative Adam Savage apparently uses the iPhone’s stopwatch feature (it’s a part of the “Clock” app, in case you were wondering) to keep time in an…
Chinese iPhones in Hong Kong with full Chinese-language support
Wait a tick. When did the iPhone launch in China? Oh, that’s right, it hasn’t. So, what are enterprising, iPhone-loving Chinese to do? Well, they could make a trip to Hong Kong and scoop up one of those unlocked iPhones from the corner electronics boutique – complete with Chinese-language support. Hong Kong has already had…