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Apple looking to enable iPhone as iTunes wireless remote - iPhone as remote control for iTunes

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:35:43 +0000

While not exactly a new idea for the iPhone, it seems that Apple is capitalizing on the iPhone's huge multi-touch display to bring wireless remote-control functionality to iTunes. The latest iTunes 7.7 preview that was released to developers indicates that Apple is preparing to enable iPhones and iPod Touches as wireless remote controls for iTunes. We've [...]

Apple released iPhone SDK beta 8

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:22:41 +0000

It's live! The latest iPhone SDK has been seeded to developers looking to get their wares ready for the AppStore launch on July 11. The iPhone SDK beta 8 is the SDK that will work with the final iPhone 2.0 OS firmware - the "Gold Master" if you will. Today is the day that speculation pegs [...]

LiMo Foundation and LiPS Forum combine to battle open-source competitors

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:06:28 +0000

As smaller competitors in an growing open-source mobile OS market, LiMo Foundation and LiPS (Linux Phone Standards) Forum members are in for a serious battle for open-source marketshare. With Nokia buying out Symbian to essentially seed the open-source Symbian mobile platform, and the OHA backing Google's Android platform, there isn't much hope for small-game. Oh, [...]

The Missing Sync for iPhone hits Windows

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:51:27 +0000

Are you a Windows user looking for a convenient way to transfer all your data from your BlackBerry, Palm, Windows Mobile, or Sony Ericsson/Motorola/Nokia-made Symbian-powered smartphone to your iPhone or iPhone 3G? Well, here's a bit of good news for you. Mark/Space has released Missing Sync software for Windows. The software not only allows the user [...]

Apple's international iPhone 3G plans - How unlimited data will change the wireless landscape

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:37:19 +0000

Apple's iPhone 3G has again frenzied the world in anticipation for a consumer electronics product launch second to none. With last year's iPhone launch craze in the US (and, to a lesser extent, in Europe), Apple will be hard pressed to one-up itself with the next-generation iPhone 3G's launch on July 11. But, it's not [...]

iPhone 2.0 OS shows off Japanese keyboard

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:12:56 +0000

Here's a quick look at the next iPhone firmware revision's Japanese keyboard. The iPhone 2.0 OS will apparently be shipping with a Japanese keyboard in tow, and TokyoMango has the video to prove it. [Via: MacRumors] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Apple busts out new iPhone keyboard video!Softbank announces iPhone 3G pricing structure for JapanJapanese man fabricates his own [...]

Next iPhone firmware erases user data - iPhone 2.0 OS offers data wipe feature

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:07:52 +0000

With hordes of original iPhone owners looking to sell their used handsets on the secondary market in hopes of subsidizing their iPhone 3G purchase, the need for data security has become all that much more important. Thanks to Apple's decision to lock down the iPhone's filesystem and keep user information hidden from casual access, erasing [...]

Explore your locale with Travel Channel GO for iPhone

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:03:31 +0000

There's nothing worse than being stuck at home asking that dreaded question of your significant other - "What should we do today/tonight?" To help ease the brain-racking search for new and fun things to do in your area, the Travel Channel is bringing their travel-expertise to the mobile space. Travel Channel GO is a web-app that [...]

iPhone OS 2.0 firmware expected to go 'Gold' soon

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:54:01 +0000

Here's a quick update for you iPhoners out there waiting to get a crack at Apple's next iPhone firmware revision - the iPhone 2.0 OS. Gizmodo has it on tips that the final version of the iPhone 2.0 OS is expected to hit "Gold Master" status this Friday. That means all the final tweaks are nearing [...]

O2 offering iPhone 3G on 'Pay and Go' plans

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:37:01 +0000

Yesterday we got word that O2 would be offering their UK iPhone 3G customers the option to go pre-paid with the next-generation iPhone 3G. The UK O2 website indicated that the 8GB iPhone 3G would be available for £299.99 (about $600) without contract, while the 16GB iPhone 3G would command a £359.99 (about $700) price-tag [...]

AT&T preparing to bring MMS to iPhone 3G?

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:54:57 +0000

Apple and AT&T's omission of MMS (picture messaging) messaging on the original iPhone was a point of contention for many. While the rest of us were more than happy to email our photos through the iPhone's highly-integrated and intuitive email application, there were those out there that felt burned by Apple's decision to keep MMS [...]

New business model paves way for Apple to move 23 million iPhone 3G handsets in 12 months

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:57:45 +0000

By now it's obvious that Apple is planning to hit the global smartphone market hard with the next-generation iPhone 3G priced at just $199 for the 8GB base-model. And, we already know that the iPhone 3G will be selling like Botox treatments in Beverly Hills. But, just how many iPhone 3G units will Apple sell through [...]

iPhone 3G costs Apple $173 in parts, and how Apple saved $53 over the original iPhone

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:10:41 +0000

Following on previous estimates that the iPhone 3G totaled up a BOM (bill of materials) in the neighborhood of $100, iSuppli, the supply analysis experts have come out with their own estimation of how much the iPhone 3G costs Apple to make. iSuppli puts Apple's parts out-go at $173 for the iPhone 3G, compared to $226 [...]

Apple named in touchscreen device patent lawsuit over iPhone's touchscreen

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:46:39 +0000

We've already seen iPhone related lawsuits cropping up from legitimate patent holders as well as frivolous settlement-hunters. And, with the iPhone 3G set to go live on July 11, we're seeing another round of iPhone lawsuits start to surface. Typhoon Touch Technologies has just named Apple, in their multi-defendant lawsuit, for violating two patents regarding a [...]

iPhone controls iRobot PackBot remotely - no web access needed

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:03:30 +0000

Granted, controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle using the iPhone over a dedicated web-server is more a gimmick than a true use of the iPhone as a remote control. But, it's still cool. So, then, that would make this remote controlled iRobot truly trick. The iPhone you see in this video is being used to connect to, [...]