Mobiles reviews - 3g iphone

Apple iPhone 3G software update to fix signal reception issues

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:08:04 +0000

There have been scattered reports of some iPhone 3G users experiencing less than stellar 3G signal reception and call-performance on their gloss-finished iPhone 3G handsets. The carriers are blaming Apple’s hardware. Apple points the finger at carrier’s network issues. In the end, the customer gets stuck with sub-par wireless reception on their brand new iPhone [...]

AT&T selling iPhone 3G online

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:43:57 +0000

Why wait in those long lines to get your hands on the iPhone 3G when you could just put in an online order for one of the year’s hottest handsets? AT&T has kicked off online sales of the iPhone 3G through its online storefront, but only to their business suit wearing customers. While the rest of [...]

Best Buy to sell iPhone 3G on September 7

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:02:56 +0000

Apple is apparently pushing to increase sales of the already popular iPhone 3G. Best Buy has reportedly inked a deal to sell the iPhone 3G starting September 7 in 970 of its US stores and 16 Best Buy Mobile outlets. The announcement comes on the heels of Best Buy’s joint venture with European mobile phone [...]

AT&T iPhone 3G contract obligation and canceling your iPhone 3G contract

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:28:05 +0000

We’re going to go out on a limb here and assume that there are a lot of you legit iPhone 3G owners out there lamenting your contract obligation to AT&T and their iPhone-only rate plans. Unlimited iPhone data plans are now $30, as opposed to the original iPhone’s $20 unlimited data plan. Monthly rate plans [...]

iPhone 2.0.1 OS update causing GPS problems?

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:10:47 +0000

Here we go again. The latest iPhone 2.0.1 OS has apparently been causing problems for some iPhone 3G users. Previous reports indicated that some people were having problems using their iPhone 3G’s GPS hardware, trying to get a reliable lock on their position. We even posted a potential fix to the iPhone 3G GPS problems here. Well, [...]

Apple sees $30 million in AppStore first month revenue - iPhone applications bring in $1 million every day

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:29:42 +0000

Apple’s iPhone 3G launch was admittedly less than a smooth sailing operation. iPhone 3G hopefuls are still lining up for hours to get a chance at owning a piece of Apple-history. MobileMe users have only recently gotten their push data service up and running acceptably. The iPhone 2.0.1 OS has just been released (and the [...]

Apple iPhone 3G - 1 month, 3 million units sold

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:25:40 +0000

Forget 1 million iPhone 3G units sold in the first weekend of sales, a new report indicates that Apple has moved 3 million of the iconic iPhone 3G handset since its launch exactly a month ago. According the report, from Fortune and Michael Cote, of Cote Collaborative, Apple has shipped more than 3 million iPhone 3G. [...]

Apple iPhone application “I Am Rich” video demo

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:05:33 +0000

What does a $1,000 iPhone application look like? While we’re not in the business of snatching up iPhone applications with four-figure (well, it’s $999, so the app is at the high-end of three-figures) price-tags, a YouTube user was kind enough to post a video demonstration of the now-infamous “I Am Rich” iPhone application that is famous [...]

iPhone Dev Team releases PwnageTool 2.0.2 to jailbreak iPhone 2.0.1 OS - iPhone and iPhone 3G can run free!

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:40:13 +0000

Avoiding that new, performance-enhancing iPhone 2.0.1 OS update for fear of losing your jailbreak applications? Don’t want to risk not being able to unlock your iPhone 3G after updating to the iPhone 2.0.1 OS? Well, good news, you iPhone hacking fiend, you. The always reliable iPhone Dev Team has released their latest PwnageTool update. PwnageTool [...]

iPhone blacklist can only prevent core location services?

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:09:23 +0000

It seems that there’s an alternative explanation to the discovery of an iPhone feature that allows the handset to phone home (connect to an Apple server) and check for unauthorized applications. The “Blacklist” feature, as it’s been called recently, checks the iPhone’s installed application against a known list (a blacklist, if you will) of malicious [...]

Google Translate goes iPhone - Translate 24 languages on your iPhone

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:24:11 +0000

In a globalized world where information on the latest and greatest mobile gadgets can come from any corner of the planet, in any number of foreign languages, Google Translate has become one of those indispensable tools of the internet. Google Translate not only allows you to translate single words across 24 different languages, but it [...]

Apple can blacklist and remotely disable applications on your iPhone

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:16:31 +0000

Sounds a bit Orwellian, doesn’t it? The idea that some corporate entity can monitor the applications installed on your iPhone and remotely disable blacklisted apps just seems wrong. But, newly discovered code within the iPhone 2.0 OS and the newer iPhone 2.0.1 OS has confirmed that Apple has built a blacklisting mechanism in to the [...]

Apple’s lack of respect for iPhone customer wishes pushes jailbreak market to new levels

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:12:18 +0000

Apple’s getting better at considering their customer’s wishes and feelings with regard to the company’s services and products. They’ve embraced responsibility for the MobileMess and Steve Jobs even owned up to botching the launch. That’s a great first move from a company that has traditionally been the most locked-down and cold-shouldered company in the tech [...]

iPhone 2.0.1 OS update problems

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:45:09 +0000

The iPhone 2.0.1 OS promises to improve overall iPhone functionality, but there are reports coming in that indicate that some users are experiencing problems while trying to update their iPhones. Most notably, users updating their iPhone to the iPhone 2.0.1 OS with Airplane Mode enabled (which turns off all communication radios) have been experiencing problems [...]

Steve Jobs: My bad, MobileMe launch was a mess

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:12:08 +0000

Apple is known as one of the most secretive tech companies in the world. They rarely disclose product plans and never let the public know just what’s going on inside the Cupertino headquarters’ buildings. That is, until the MobileMe launch-fiasco drew the ire of email-less customers and Apple shills David Pogue and Walt Mossberg. In a [...]