The complicated tango between the iPhone and AT&T’s network isn’t a new story, but the latest stats—web browsing eats 69 percent of phone bandwidth—highlight the fragility of networks, allowing fresh portents of doom.
The precise specifications for many iPhone chips are murky. Should Apple be more open about its secret ingredients?
Schmidt says he recuses himself from board meetings when the iPhone comes up. That has to be nearly impossible to do. The iPhone is Apple’s biggest product right now and the company has to revolve around it. On the flip side, an Apple board member not knowing anything about iPhones wouldn’t be making informed decisions.
New iPhone applications will be rejected unless they are ready for Apple’s forthcoming iPhone 3.0 firmware upgrade, developers have been informed.
Apple announced recently that iPhone and iPod users had downloaded an impressive one billion programs from the company’s online App Store in a mere nine months. Meanwhile, 15 of the 20 most popular paid downloads since the service opened have been games.
gyrogeerloose writes “According to MacRumors, NIN’s iPhone application has been approved. Trent Reznor has reported via his Twitter account that the now-approved app was resubmitted without modification, which suggests that Apple reconsidered their initial rejection. This should really come as no surprise to anyone who follows Apple news since it follows the company’s typical pattern of handing potentially controversial iPhone apps, especially when it concerns high-profile rejections.”
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Statistically speaking, most students don’t do nearly as well as they planned in a semester. The iPhone – your most portable computer – is an unbelievably helpful tool when it comes to educational organization, studying, note taking, staying connected with other students, data reference, and more.
AT&T may slash the price of its iPhone service plan by when a new version of the touchscreen smartphone is launched this summer, according to a story on TheStreet.com.
These days, a 2-megapixel camera may not seem like much. But add Web access, a pocket-size Mac, and third-party apps to the mix, and presto! That humble camera is now a personal assistant and digital artist in one. Here are just a few of the ways you can extend your camera.
Can you feel that? That electricity in the air? Yes, it means that the final release of iPhone OS 3.0 is closer than ever, and here is iPhone beta 5—build 7A312g—to demonstrate it.And of course, it comes with a new beta of the SDK and iTunes 8.2. Start your torrents now.
