Last time we checked we were still in America. But, apparently, once you step inside an Apple Store, you’re on Steve Jobs’ turf – and subject to his rules. In an effort to curb the seemingly rampant sales of unlocked iPhones through, say, eBay, Stevie has limited iPhone sales to 2 per person! Just how…
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Apple no longer taking cash for iPhone purchases, you have got to be kidding me
In an attempt to limit the number of people buying an iPhone just to unlock the damn thing, Apple has decided that it will now require a credit or debit card to own one of history’s most over hyped pieces of technology. You can only purchase 2 iPhones per card as well, forget buying one…
Apple goes live with iPhone Dev Center – web apps only for now
Don’t jump for joy just yet. Apple has just launched the iPhone Dev Center as part of their Apple Developer Connection, but it isn’t some early iPhone SDK release. The new Apple iPhone Dev Center is concentrating on the iPhone web-app development environment for now. The iPhone Dev Center offers tips, tricks, coding samples, and…
It’s official – Apple and Orange launching iPhone in France on November 29
We’ve known this for quite some time now, but we were starting to wonder if Apple and Orange were ever going to announce their deal. France’s wireless regulations and Apple’s revenue-sharing demands were rumored to have put the deal on thin ice, but those issues seem to be a thing of the past. Apple and…
Greenpeace: Apple’s iPhone is killing our Green Earth
We support protecting the environment as much as the next person, but sometimes Greenpeace can get a little annoying. This time around, the Eco-protectionist group is whining about some harmful chemicals found in Apple’s iPhone. Turns out, the iPhone contains “toxic brominated compounds (indicating the presence of brominated flame retardants) and hazardous PVC.” Greenpeace took…
Apple prepping iPhone SDK for January release?
The latest round of rumor and hearsay surrounding the iPhone’s development future comes from Businessweek. According to “sources familiar” with these matters, “Apple will release a software-development kit for the iPhone in early 2008, enabling programmers to create games, business-productivity tools, and countless other applications for the device.” The iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) is…
Apple halts shipments of all iPhones to ensure only iPhone v1.1.1 hits stores
In an apparent effort to strangle the supply of iPhones with the v1.0.2 firmware, Apple has halted all iPhone shipments to ensure that all iPhones are shipped to stores with the newest v1.1.1 firmware pre-installed. The thing is, the iPhone v1.0.2 firmware is last iPhone firmware that is compatible with the free baseband radio unlocking…
Apple launches iPhone web-app portal – find all iPhone web-apps through Apple’s catalogue
Well, it looks like Apple is starting to seriously embrace the whole third-party web-app development community for the iPhone. While a full iPhone SDK announcement may still be a few days away (“may” being the operative word here), Apple has launched their third-party iPhone web-app catalogue. The new web portal consolidates all the best web-apps…
California man files class action lawsuit against Apple over bricking of unlocked iPhones
Think the slew of class action lawsuits against Apple are coming to an end? Think again. The latest lawsuit to hit the Cupertino, CA. company comes from Apple’s home-state of California. Timothy Smith filed the class action lawsuit in San Jose (just a stone’s throw away from Apple’s headquarters, by the way) last Friday. In…
Apple to open iPhone to 3rd party developers with release of Leopard?
There are rumors going around the web that the totally irrelevant release of Leopard might also give way to the iPhone being opened up to 3rd-party developers for new applications. Apparently, Apple will not fully open its iPhone platform to all the developers, but at least initially, to the major software companies. The rumor further…