Archive | June 16th, 2009
Create an iPhone dock out of old CD’s
As digital music downloads continue to take over, audio CD’s might soon start being looked at the same way that AOL’s ubiquitous “Install AOL 3.0, 250 Free Hours!!” CD’s once were. In other words, there are a ton of old CD’s floating around these days that no one has any use for anymore. But instead […]
Continue reading...Apple sends message to Palm that iTunes support is liable to change
16. June 2009
DaringFireball points us to a new support doc from Apple that directly address the current ability of the Palm Pre to sync up with iTunes. Titled “iTunes: About unsupported third-party digital media players”, the document reads: Apple designs the hardware and software to provide seamless integration of the iPhone and iPod with iTunes, the iTunes […]
Continue reading...Do new features in Snow Leopard and iPhone OS 3.0 hint at an Apple tablet
16. June 2009
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Erica Ogg over at CNET raises the interesting idea that newly touted features in Snow Leopard and the upcoming iPhone OS 3.0 update both hint at an Apple tablet. Ogg points out that many of the new user interface features from Apple work to minimize the number of requisite mouse clicks and/or keyboard strokes. As […]
Continue reading...What Apple should do when an iPhone app needs an immediate update
16. June 2009
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Craig Hockenberry, the developer behind Twitterrific, came up with a great way for Apple to handle the inevitable situations where an iPhone app needs an immediate and critical update. He writes: Fortunately, I think there’s a simple way to solve this problem for all developers selling products on the App Store. The inspiration for this […]
Continue reading...Next iPhone likely to support dual-core processor
16. June 2009
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ARM has provided a little bit of information which suggests that the next iPhone model will sport a dual-core processor. The current iPhone 3G S uses a single-core Cortex A8, whereas the upcoming Cortex A9 will “shrink the manufacturing process” from 65 nanometers to 45 nanometers. This extra space will allow room for another core, […]
Continue reading...A blurb against AT&T’s upgrade pricing for iPhone 3G owners
16. June 2009
Neven Mrgan writes: Regardless of what you think about the most rant-inspiring bit of AT&T news – no upgrade pricing for iPhone owners who bought 3Gs and have been sending a lot of money AT&T’s way – they’re dropping the ball here. Apple has brought them many, many new customers; excited, upgrade-happy customers with expensive […]
Continue reading...iPhone finally coming to Israel via Partner Communications
16. June 2009
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At last weeks WWDC, Apple announced that the forthcoming iPhone OS 3.0 update will include support for languages that operate from right to left, such as Hebrew and Arabic. Now comes word that the iPhone will finally be making its way to Israel by way of mobile operator Partner Communications Company.
Continue reading...AT&T has no plans to lower monthly iPhone rates anytime soon
16. June 2009
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Usually when people discuss how expensive it is to own an iPhone, the focus centers on the cost of the iPhone itself. In reality, the initial purchase price is relatively insignificant compared to the monthly data fees iPhone customers dish out to AT&T every month. The current monthly cost for an iPhone data plan comes […]
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16. June 2009
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