We’re barely able to contain ourselves. First Apple cuts the price of the 8GB iPhone almost in half (okay, by a third, but it feels like half-off to us), then this. After having to plunk down the better half of a Grand for our iPhone, we love hearing that some lucky (albeit compromising) iPhone hopefuls…
Apple starts selling iPhone ringtones through iTunes – new Ringtone tab in iTunes
Apple is all about the iPhone today. The long-awaited ringtone-making service for our iPhones is finally here. Steve Jobs announced the new Ringtone tab in iTunes that would enable the user to create a custom ringtone (complete with fade-in and fade-out effects) from one of 500,000 compatible songs. The service will be piggy-backed onto a…
Apple iPhone sales eclipse all other smartphones in July!
Sealed battery? Closed operating system? No physical keyboard? Slow data / No 3G? Say what? Despite all the iPhone’s negative attributes (and in spite of all the iPhone’s detractors), Apple has just outsold all other smartphone in the month of July. According to a study from iSuppli, the Apple iPhone’s first full month of sales…
Affordable iPhone armband available from Brando
Apple handset owners who like to listen to music/podcasts/audio books while exercising, here’s some good news for you. Brando has added the new iPhone armband to its offering. For only $14, you’ll be able to carry your shiny device in the gym or when running outside. Naturally, the armband will also protect your iPhone, while…
iPhone hacked to include Hebrew support
While we’ve seen tons of iPhone hacks so far. However, the one pictured above is a bit different — all the hackers wanted was to localize their beloved handset. Apparently hackers were able to add Hebrew support in the iPhone. And although the “tweaked” handset supports Hebrew only on Safari and Mail, it’s a good…
Apple, Volkswagen discussing partnership; VW vehicles to come with iPod/iPhone docks?
Everyone wants to ride the iPhone wave these days to grab the piece of the free publicity that comes with relating to Apple and their products. Latest in the pipeline is the German automaker Volkswagen. Apparently, the two companies are discussing partnership that could even result in a Apple-designed car. While this is still speculative,…
iToner helps you add iPhone ringtones in a snap
Want to add new ringtones to your iPhone but don’t want to go through all the jailbreaking process? Well, now it’s possible! Thanks to the new application called iToner the process of adding custom ringtones to you beloved device is as simple as it should be. The good ol’ drag and drop interface makes perfect…
Hardware unlocking effort results in exploded Apple iPhone – hardware hack makes iPhone go BOOM!
You know what they say. “If you’re not willing to brick your iPhone, don’t try the iPhone hardware unlocking hack.” Well, that’s more like something that we just said, but you get the picture. Apparently, an enterprising hacker on the Hackint0sh forums wanted to give geohot’s hardware unlock hack a go on a locked iPhone.…
Not so new news: T-Mobile Germany confirms ongoing negotiations with Apple for iPhone exclusivity
This isn’t going to come as much of a shock to most, but T-Mobile Germany has confirmed that they have indeed been in talks with Apple over the upcoming European (specifically, German) release of the iPhone. Hamid Akhavan, CEO of T-Mobile Germany, said that they “have held talks with Apple but have nothing more to…
Sync your Apple iPhone with two different computers – get multiple iTunes’ music onto the iPhone
We love the iPhone’s ability to easily and quickly transfer music from our iTunes’ library. There’s nothing like a little plug and click simplicity to take any and all inconvenience out of make accessing your music a breeze. But, there’s just one little catch – you can only synchronize the music from a single computer’s…