US Government Looking Into AT&T iPhone Exclusivity
June 30, 2009
The US Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is studying deals like AT&T’s exclusivity for the iPhone, and how that balances business freedoms, technology innovation, consumer competition, and the effects on smaller, rural carriers.
In response to AT&T retail …
iPhone 3GS Overheating?
June 30, 2009
Seems like the new iPhone 3GS is literally hot. No device can be problem free, particularly when it is in the scale of iPhone. Being the World’s most anticipated and technology packed phone has its own disadvantages. It is normal for any cell phone to get heated up through farawa…
Steve Jobs Returns
June 29, 2009
Welcome back.
“Steve Jobs is back to work. He is at Apple a few days a week and working from home the other days,” Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said. “We’re glad to have him back.”
[via CNN]
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Rumor: iPhone 3.0.1 Already on iPhone 3GS. iPhone 3.1 to Fix Bugs, Battery Charger Problems?
June 29, 2009
I recently tried out a friend’s battery charger case and my iPhone 3GS began to buzz and flash within locked, wallpaper, and temperature warning screens.
Not to be all Wall Street Journal about it, but according to sources in a position to know, that is not an strange problem and Apple is s…
Fake Steve additionally Returns
June 29, 2009
With the return of Steve Jobs to Apple comes the return of Fake Steve to the interwebs. Fake Steve plus returns to being bitingly satirical, something that had been lost before its own hiatus. Recent gems include the excoriation of the New York Times, and lambasting Palm (twice) for focusing on …
What Were You Using Before the iPhone?
June 29, 2009
Inspired by Gruber, who was rocking the Nokia freebiephone, on the eve of the original iPhone’s 2nd birthday, we want to know:
What were you using before the iPhone?
(I was on a Treo 680 that crashed nearly as often as it successfully made or received calls).
Update: Jeremy reminds me we …
Animoto- Unleash your creativity
June 29, 2009
Animoto is based on the Cinematic Artificial Intelligence® technology engine, which thinks like an actual director and editor. It uses the same sophisticated post production tools that are available to the professionals in the film editing domain. The software is very precise, as it takes i…
Smartphone Experts is Looking for a Developer!
June 29, 2009
Got mad developer skills and a deep, enabling love for smartphones and their communities? Well, Smartphone Experts, the network behind theiphoneblog.com and many of your other favorites like CrackBerry.com, PreCentral.net, and a host of others, is looking for YOU!
For more info, check out Dieter&…
Top 5 Cases for the iPhone 3GS - TiPb Picks
June 29, 2009
Nothing makes public more paranoid than a shiny new gadget, particularly whether it’s an expensive-to-replace shiny new iPhone 3GS gadget fresh from Apple. Cases can’t work miracles, but they can go a enlarged way towards helping you avoid dust and dirt, nicks and scratches, and —…
UPDATED: European Union: One Phone Charger Shall Rule them All
June 29, 2009
UPDATE: Engadget is reporting micro-USB vs. the BBC’s mini-USB. plus, that Apple, among others, is backing the standard.
ORIGINAL: We’ve discussed that before, but now it looks like Europe has gone ahead and done it. Mini-USB is going to be the “one size fits all” universa…