The Apple iPhone in the U.K. has officially stopped being exclusive to O2 starting today. Orange is offering subsidized iPhones and pay-as-you go but will not compete with fees that O2 is currently offering. So it’s a level game there in Britain for both iPhone providers. Forecast from Mediacells is saying that a million iPhones [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 2, 2009
Mobile Applications can be addicting, so says the numbers. But the numbers don’t mean any single application or type of applications, they mean all applications. The numbers came from Flurry, a mobile analytics company. I understand the addiction. It’s a lot of fun downloading and trying out various applications, especially when many of them are [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Perhaps Motorola Droid won’t be enough for Verizon. Wall Street analyst Brian Marshall is putting his money on a Verizon iPhone next year when Apple and AT&T may end their exclusivity deal. “AT&T’s ’sweetheart’ carrier subsidy (~$450) for the iPhone would not be attainable at Verizon,” said Marshall in the note. “[But] diverse carrier support is [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 20, 2009
And to think we were all pretty stoked about the Apple iPhone finally coming to the biggest and most reliable wireless company in the U.S. Now here comes Verizon with an anti-iPhone ad (”everything iDon’t Droid Does”) that may just mean good-bye to a Verizon iPhone in 2010. It’s not just business when you’re taking [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, October 18, 2009
Wolfram Alpha has been accessible on the iPhone via mobile Safari since last June, but now, the company has released a Wolfram Alpha iPhone app for retail at the App Store. Surprisingly, they’ve chosen to go against the trend of selling iPhone apps at dirt cheap prices and are actually selling it for $49.99. It’s [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 17, 2009
Still remember that Square iPhone Payment System we featured a while back? We still don’t know when it will be released, but we’ve found some additional info with regards to who’s really behind this novel idea which turns any ordinary iPhone into an instant mobile credit card payment facility. Does Jack Dorsey right a bell? [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 11, 2009
Are you using your iPhone 3G to connect to Microsoft Exchange? Well, here’s a reason for you not to upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.1 aside from it shutting the door on your unlocked iPhone. Apple has just confirmed that new firmware also comes with an Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy that now requires encryption on the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 10, 2009
Side-by-side, I have to admit that the Meizu M8 can match iPhone in looks. Ultimately, in China it’s going to be features like hardware sleekness and video playback that are going to make the difference with the Chinese people. As the China iPhone will be sold with the WiFi disabled, features like 5 MP camera, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 9, 2009
In line with the official unveiling of the 3G iPod Touch (not to be confused with the 3G on mobile phones), Apple has likewise announced the availability of iPhone OS 3.1.1. This new firmware features Genius app recommendations, iTunes 9 support, redeeming of iTunes Gift cards, code and the like in the App Store, and the [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 30, 2009
You probably know by now that the iPhone now comes with a ‘Find My iPhone’ feature (courtesy of iPhone 3.0), and if you’re still skeptical about its usefulness in the real world setting, this story might change your mind. An unnamed victim who was robbed of his wallet and iPhone was actually able to use [...]
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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