Archive for the ‘iphone’ Category

Apple stock falling since iPhone 4 release

Apple stock has taken a bit of a drop since the iPhone 4 was released, with a fall of almost eight percent as of Wednesday. Despite this indications are that demand for the device is brisk. According to analysts consumers aren’t returning the iPhone 4 anymore than normal, despite word spreading about a reception issue [...]

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AT&T hint at 4 release date + get a free iPhone 4G

AT&T have revealed to emploeys the that the new iPhone 4 will hit the shelves this coming June. It is also confirmed that the iPhone 3G will be discontinued, with the previous flagship model, the iPhone3GS carrying on as the ‘budget’ model. iPhone OS 4 is also expected to debut at the same time. Even [...]

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iPhone being released in South Korea

The iPhone is coming to South Korea this coming week. Local carrier KT Corp. began accepting iPhone orders online and in stores Sunday with the service going live on 28 November. The announcement ends a long wait in South Korea for Apple’s iPhone with the South Korean market dominated by domestic manufacturers Samsung Electronics Co. [...]

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Apple iPhone now with over 100,000 apps

Apple has now approved over 100,000 applications for its App Store, dwarfing apps offered by competitors Android Marketplace, Windows Mobile Marketplace, BlackBerry App World and the Nokia Ovi Store. Android Marketplace is the closest competitor in terms of number of apps with just over 10,000. Whilst only 93,118 apps are currently available, Apple has actually [...]

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iPhone on Watchdog update

Further to our announcement last week that the Apple iPhone is to be featured on the UK BBC consumer affairs program Watchdog, we can report that there isn’t much to report. The short feature was based around a handful of viewers iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS models freezing under use – not an epidemic by [...]

Roack Band coming to iPhone soon

Electronic Arts (EA) announced on Friday that the popular console game Rock Band will be available by the end of October on Apple’s App Store. This new version, customized the iPhone and iPod Touch will include songs from the Smashing Pumpkins, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foo Fighters and Blink-182. Instead of using the hand-held peripherals found on [...]

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iPhone 3.1.2 available from today

Just a month after 3.1, Apple has released iPhone 3.1.2 today. Version 3.1.2 appears to focus on fixing bugs found in iPhone 3.1. Three main fixes are a problem where iPhones may not wake from sleep, an intermittent issue that could interfere with GSM network services (thus requiring a restart) and a bug that could [...]

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Canada now gets Google Street View on the iPhone

Google today switch on Street View for Canadians, thus making it available to iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users for the first time. The feature covers the following cities: Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, Vancouver, Squamish, B.C., Whistler, B.C., Ottawa, Kitchener, Ont., and Waterloo, Ont. Due to concerns brought up by the Privacy Commissioner [...]

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Vodafone to also offer iPhone in the UK

Hot on the announcement yesterday that Orange are to start offering the iPhone in the UK, Vodafone have announced that they are also to start offering Apple’s smartphone. This news further cuts O2′s two-year monopoly on selling the iPhone in the UK. Vodafone already sell the iPhone through 13 of its operators worldwide, whilst Orange [...]

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Orange and T-Mobile look towards iPhone supply

Orange and T-Mobile are looking to break 02’s exclusive deal with Apple for supplying the iPhone in the UK. The telecom giants, which both supply the iPhone, including the iPhone3GS, in other European countries are looking to tie up with Apple this November, which marks the second anniversary of 02’s association with the Californian company. [...]

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