Tag Archive | "Apple iPhone"
Apple & Research In Motion (RIM) making moves
Last year’s global mobile phone sales of Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s Blackberry devices only accounted for 3% of all of mobile phone sales (actually unit sales), but according to the Wall Street Journal they’re raking in 35% of all mobile phone profits. Which by any measure is enormous considering how little of the overall sales [...]
Continue reading...iPhone OS 3.0 Review, Installing, MMS and More
Friday, July 10, 2009
Like many millions of people I downloaded on June 17th the highly anticipated 3.0 software update from Apple for the iPhone. Since I’m not even a year into my contract with Rogers, this review will be based on my 3G. I think this will make a more accurate review of the software itself without confusing [...]
Continue reading...iPhone 3.0 beta 5 now available
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Apple has just released the fifth beta of the 3.0 iPhone firmware, barely a week after the previous beta release. Up until now they have kept a steady two-week release schedule. The sudden increase in update frequency suggests that they’re really starting to gear up for the final release. As before, the new firmware requires [...]
Continue reading...Amazon aquires Lexcycle, developer of Stanza; plots world domination
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Lexcycle announced Monday that they’ve been acquired by Amazon.com, the online retail giant. Lexcycle, who is responsible for Stanza (iTunes link), one of the best-selling ebook apps for the iPhone, stated in a blog post: We are not planning any changes in the Stanza application or user experience as a result of the acquisition. Customers will [...]
Continue reading...Google Mobile app update includes longer version number, ninja
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Say what you will about Google, but you can’t deny that they have a good sense of humor. They’ve one-upped their previous update (which proudly listed “enhanced version number” in the changelog, for anyone who doesn’t remember) by including Ninja. It’s doubtful we’ll actually see this so-called Ninja. After all, everyone knows you can’t actually [...]
Continue reading...Apple releases iPhone 3.0 beta 4 firmware and iTunes 8.2 pre-release
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
iPhone OS 3.0 beta 4 is now available to developers. Apple released build 7A300g as well as an iTunes 8.2 pre-release which they say is required in order to activate the new beta. Engadget has already posted some quick first impressions of the new firmware. According to Engadget, the previously empty “Store” pane in the [...]
Continue reading...Assassin’s Creed coming to iPhone
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
IGN has an exclusive preview of the upcoming iPhone version of Assassin’s Creed. Via IGN: As the master assassin Altair you must explore the bustling metropolises of the Holy Land to uncover “The Chalice,” a sacred artifact held by the Templars. According to your superiors at The Order of the Assassins, stealing the Chalice has the potential [...]
Continue reading...The state of the iPhone
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
During Macworld 2007, Steve Jobs pulled out a silver slab of metal and glass he called “iPhone”. Available in 4 and 8 GB models having a slick multi-touch UI, 3.5″ display, no physical keyboard, no expandable memory card slot, no removeable battery and slated as Apple’s best iPod ever. Pundits disregarded it as a passing [...]
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
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