With the iPhone buzz reaching the record high these days (and Apple’s stock for that matter), we all expect to see a bunch of people lining up in front of Apple’s and AT&T’s stores on 29th. In order to be able to accept all the orders, both companies will temporarily shut their stores across the…
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Apple to require iTunes subscription for iPhone
Let’s keep this one nice and short. The iPhone will require an iTunes subscription in order to setup the phone. We’ve been expecting this to happen and now we have confirmation, through emails sent out to those interested in the iPhone, that iTunes music service will be mandatory. This will make it easier to send…
European carriers not willing to bend to Apple’s iPhone demands
Vnunet.com is reporting that European wireless operators are unwilling to bow to Apple’s demands for the right to carry the iPhone. Avi Greengart, principal analyst at Current Analysis, said that “Operators consistently told us, not for attribution, of course, that they had spoken to Apple and found the company ‘unbelievably arrogant’, making demands that ‘simply…
FCC green-lights Apple’s Bluetooth headset for iPhone
Remember that cute little Bluetooth headset that Apple announced as an official accessory for the iPhone (and yes, we said “cute”)? Well, it just got the green-light from the mighty FCC for use in the US. As is par for this course, details like pictures and users manuals are locked down on the FCC website,…
Apple has been quietly updating the iPhone’s interface!
The iPhone that Apple showed off so long ago, is not the same iPhone that we see today. What has changed? Well, TheSimpleWebSolution has compiled a list of 16 minor changes to the iPhone’s interface. From the addition of a PodCast button, to the re-ordering of the homescreen icons, the Apple iPhone’s Mac OS has…
HTC Touch Preview Videos – HTC’s answer to Apple’s iPhone in the flesh
HTC dropped the Elf-based HTC Touch on us yesterday. The new smartphone has Apple’s iPhone squarely in its crosshairs with its TouchFLO interface aiming to trump Apple’s multitouch interface. We got a couple video previews that show you exactly how the new TouchFLO interface will work – and how the globally available Windows Mobile 6.0…
Why Apple will NOT repeat the iPod success with the iPhone
Over at FastCompany.com, Saabira Chaudhuri prepared an interesting article arguing why Apple will not repeat its iPod success with the iPhone.
Apple say iPhone and AppleTV to get FREE applications and software features
Apple has announced their Q2 financial results, and they’re lookin’ good. Year-on-year growth of 34%, $885 million in profits and $12 billion in cash are nice numbers, by any measure. But, the numbers are not what interests us here. As almost an answer to our concerns over Apple’s iPhone (with that notoriously closed system) being…
Nearly 1 In 5 Adults In US Will Buy Apple’s iPhone
At least that’s what Harris Interactive Technology Research is reporting from the results of their web-based survey. With 47% of the United States’ adult population aware of the hot new Apple iPhone, 17% responded that they were planning on scooping one up in the near future.
Apple Patent Hints At Secret iPhone Feature
Boy, do we love patent applications (especially from the fellas in Cupertino)! This newest snippet from the USPTO gives hint to a possible un-announced feature in the Apple iPhone. The patent mentions a “wireless controller can be a portable remote controller, and the host device can be a personal computer, a home stereo, a portable…