I wonder if AT&T and Apple maybe haven’t quite worked out the kinks in this new system yet, or if this is simply an example of bad communication, but the information we got about the new iPhone at yesterday’s WWDC keynote left us with more questions than answers.
Here are some questions I have:
Upgrades and [...]
I’ve been reading the coverage of the iPhone 3G, and as I was browsing the Apple site and reading the AT&T press release, I noticed that there was no mention of any online sales (but then, why am I surprised, I already predicted this yesterday…)
If AT&T is going to subsidize the phone, then they will [...]
Update: the more I think about this, the more I do actually feel cynical about this after all. See TechCrunch for a posting that goes behind the PR and looks at the politics involved here. In the end though – no matter the politics – I still feel this is a useful initiative in the [...]
Microsoft’s Zune start to look like it might actually have a chance in the marketplace. Today Microsoft unveiled that it has partnered with a number of artists to create custom designs for the Zune that can be further customized online:
“We’re bringing the entire category to the next level by empowering consumers to play a role [...]
Looks like today’s 1.1.1 release of the iPhone firmware is creating a mess for both unlocked and regular iPhones.
Here is what happened to Jonathan Seff of iPhone Central:
I decided to try the 1.1.1 iPhone update on my unlocked and hacked phone. The process went along just fine until the iPhone restarted. Then I got a [...]
Apple has outlined the system for getting back $100 of that iPhone you bought before the price drop.
Simply head to Apple’s website, enter your phone number and serial number – and in short time, an SMS will appear in your mailbox with a code for a $100 Apple Store credit.
Looks like there is no iTunes [...]
We all knew it would just be a matter of time, but these guys from the iPhone Dev Team (they don’t want to be linked to, so this is a link to Engadget instead) have really outdone themselves by unlocking the iPhone in just 74 days.
Engadget is mirroring the app:
To pull this off you’ll need iUnlock [...]
I see a lot of people are citing a study by Compete.com that purports to give us some data about what prices people are willing to pay for an iPhone.
Adario Strange on the Wired blog concludes the following from those numbers:
-8 percent of consumers would be willing to pay for the iPhone at its original price [...]
The iPhone developer wiki announced that a new hack allows the iPhone to work with prepaid cards, specifically, those bought at 7-11s:
Update: we got confirmation that prepaid cards using the AT&T network worked. At least it has been confirmed for 7-11 cards
We wanted to get some confirmations before announcing it, but it seems nearly [...]
I wrote a story about the OpenMoko phone a few weeks back. That was before the actual phone was available.
Starting today, OpenMoko is taking and fulfilling orders for the Neo 1973 Base and Advanced Developer Preview 9for $300 and $450 respectively).
The diggers picked up on this (though with a somewhat misleading title) and there [...]
After a flurry of rumors about what company was going to get the exclusive iPhone deal for what part of Europe, O2 today denied having signed any papers yet. Only seems to be a question of time, though:
The portion of network revenues demanded by Apple is believed to have been behind Vodafone’s decision not to [...]
Touchscreen, WiFi, MicroSD Card slot for expandability and not bound to any carrier. Oh, and it runs Linux. The OpenMoko project is producing the first open-source hardware phone which will go on sale for $300 and $450 on July 9th.
There will be two models, the Neo Base and the New Advanced. Both are mainly geared [...]
(Via Techcrunch) MizPee tells you where the closest public toilet is, including infor an disabled acccess, diaper-changing facilities and, in good Web 2.0 fashion, you can comment on the quality of your visit is well.
Now that’s what I call a useful service.
The business model seems to be adding information on local deals at stores, bars, [...]
Walt Mossberg loves the phone, but hates the network.
David Pogue loves most of the phone (and Google Maps with free traffic updates on it), but hates the network.
And it looks as if the battery charge is almost as good as Apple promised:
Apple says one battery charge is enough for 8 hours of calls, 7 hours [...]
