Archive for the 'iPhone Talk' Category

Apple pulled into lawsuit with small Nevada company

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Dell ,Apple, Fujitsu, HTC, Lenovo, LG, Nokia, Panasonic, Palm, Samsung, and Toshiba have all been added to Typhoon Touch Technologies hit list. Typoon is accusing these companiesof using their patented ideas that period back to 1995 for teh touch computer. Their patents were so open ended and broad that they have been able to pull […]

The US may release the iPhone at 8AM

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

We all know that when the original iPhone was released you had to wait in a line all day until 6, that year they are saying it might be a little different. There are rumors that a memo was sent out to all AT&T managers explaning that the release of the iPhone 3G will bedone […]

iPhone 3G may actually cost $173 to build

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

It’s always interesting to see how different analysts come up with numbers. Take for instance the raw cost of materials for the new iPhone 3G. Portelligent released their estimates not distant ago which suggested that Apple’s cost was only roughly $100. Well iSuppli has taken a look and come up with a drastically different figure.

According […]

Analyst - 1 in 10 iPhones to be pre-paid

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

As of now, we don’t know of any plans for AT&T to release a pre-paid plan for the iPhone 3G (in fact AT&T has said that they won’t be doing that at all, but you never know). Of course that isn’t the case overseas where many carriers will offer that choice. So just how many […]

iPhone 3G makes it easier to download…porn?

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

A recent editorial by moment magazine gained popularity by talking about the newest in technology, aka the iPhone, and porn sites being integrated easier into Safari on the iPhone. Currently Pornography websites have been integrating downloadable files into there database making it easy to copy onto your iPhone and watch on the go.
“It’s by far […]

ACU gives iPhone/iPod Touch to all incoming freshman

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Abilene Christian University released that starting with the incoming 2008 Freshman class all student will receive an iPhone o iPod touch. The cost of these units will be built into each student’s tuition in hopes of bringing new technology and resources on the go for these students. They have prepared by 15 web applications making […]

Speck joins in the iPhone 3G frenzy with their new cases

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Speck released their two new models of iPhone 3G cases with removable bottoms that allows them to be docked in a standard iPhone dock. One line will include see-thru cases that will retail at 29.95 and another line of rubberized cases built to resist any wear and tear you put your phone through, those will […]

Softbank revealed iPhone 3G price for Japanese market

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

While 90% of Japanese might not show interest for the 3G iPhone (Based on iSHARE survey), it doesn’t mean the upcoming phone from Apple will tank in Japan. Softbank, the carrier that will supply the 3G iPhone said it would be selling the phone at 23,040 yen or roughly $215 up to 34,560 yen.
Softbank might […]

Unsubsidized iPhone may sell for $315

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

AT&T has still remained mum on the subject of unsubsidized pricing for the iPhone 3G. that is something public are interested in, since many public may not end up qualifying for the unsubsidized price, due to already being mid-contract. (Granted, we still don’t know precisely how AT&T plans on handling that situation). However, some recent […]

Unsubsidized iPhone may sell for $700

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

AT&T has still remained mum on the subject of unsubsidized pricing for the iPhone 3G. that is something folks are interested in, since many public may not end up qualifying for the unsubsidized price, due to already being mid-contract. (Granted, we still don’t know precisely how AT&T plans on handling that situation). However, some recent […]

International input roaming on a 3G iPhone will be even more costly

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

I’m certain that any of you that own a 2.5G iPhone know well ample by now that you don’t go into another country and try to use their goods network. When you reach back in the US, you’ll be greeted with a wonderful bill for an outrageous amount for roaming details. So it should come […]

Analyst – Apple receives $325 in subsidies from each iPhone 3G sale

Friday, June 20th, 2008

There has been much speculation as to just how much money Apple is getting from AT&T that date around. According to Yair Reiner at Oppenhiemer, they should be getting roughly the same amount of money from the carrier. The only difference is that they’re getting most of their money up-front that duration.

Reiner suggests that AT&T […]

ezGear announces two new iPhone 3G cases

Friday, June 20th, 2008

We all saw a huge influx of cases and accessories when the original iPhone launched last year, so we can hardly expect anything different with the release of the iPhone 3G. ezGear has just announced 2 new ezSkins for the forthcoming version of Apple’s hot phone.

The two new cases are the Landau and Plus. The […]

Citrix to bring remote capabilities to the iPhone

Friday, June 20th, 2008

We have all seen a jail broken iPhone with the capabilities to VPN into a windows running machine, but now we may be seeing a program that will allow you to do that without unlocking your iPhone. Citrix recently released that they are working on a technology client to run Windows XP on the iPhone. […]

Morgan Stanley predicts twice the demand for the iPhone 3G by the original

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

I’m certain that everyone remembers the number of society lining up for iPhones last year, and the concern by supply versus demand. Can we expect a similar demand for the new iPhone 3G? Morgan Stanley says that it’s going to be even bigger that moment around.

It’s pretty obvious why there will be a bigger demand […]

Japanese not that interested in iPhone 3G

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Who wants a 3G iPhone? I certain do, and I’d be willing to bet a good many of you do too. So who doesn’t want one? Roughly 91% of the Japanese population. What’s interesting is that even less society in Japan are interested in the iPhone 3G than they were about the original iPhone.

Unfortunately the […]

A glimpse into the App Store of Apple

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

As we get closer and closer to the release term of iPhone 3G we are all wondering what Apple will release in the App store that will be available for us to purchase. They released a few insights into some Apps we’ve all wanted to see. The first that I know I am looking forward […]

Just bought service with AT&T? Good luck getting the iPhone 3G for $199

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

I had an interesting chat with an AT&T customer service rep yesterday that I thought I would share with you, as you might find the data useful. See, my old phone contract expired shortly after the announcement of the iPhone 3G, so naturally I decided to manufacture the switch to AT&T. However, there is still […]

Rogers Wireless to upgrade documents plans for iPhone 3G

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

I remember back when the original iPhone came out, there was much buzz surrounding the possibility of it being released in Canada. Unfortunately the only carrier that uses GSM phones is Rogers Wireless, and due to their outrageous documents plans, it was unlikely that it would ever be introduced to the north. However, with the […]

Yes, No, perhaps: Will there ever be Flash on the iPhone?

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

There is one big question that has had Adobe working around the clock , will there ever be flash in the iPhone?
During Adobe’s Q2 earnings signal Monday, chief Shantanu Narayen said that Adobe had tackled some of the technical challenges to getting Flash to work on the iPhone:

We have a version that’s working on the […]