AT&T May be Prepping $99 iPhone 3GS
Boy Genius revived an old rumor again today, with not one but two sources to back the claim up. Generally the more sources there are, the more reliable the claim. The old rumor was that an 8 GB iPhone 3GS was on its way to replace out the 3G model; from what it sounds like, [...]
Blacksn0w unlock for iPhone 3G and 3GS available for download
Remember yellowsn0w, the iPhone 3G soft unlock app launched in January this year?
Well, now we have blacksn0w too, which can unlock both the iPhone 3G and the new iPhone 3GS, via either Windows or Mac.
The blacksn0w unlock app is free and requires iPhone OS 3.1, as well as baseband 05.11.07. To download the application, visit [...]
Study Shows Touchscreen Adoption Growing at Exponential Rate in USA
Think back to last year’s holiday season. Does it seem as though there are several more touchscreen phones available or announced this year than there were last year?
It’s not an illusion; according to comScore there are 24 million touchscreen devices in use within the United States, a 159 percent growth year-over-year from last year at [...]
Google Analytics now available for mobile apps (Android and iPhone)
Google has recently launched enhanced mobile reporting features for Google Analytics, which allow you to “see how people are using specific parts” of their mobile applications on Android and the iPhone.
The data provided by Google Analytics helps app developers find out how users interact with their apps, what features they use more and so on.
To [...]
Carphone Warehouse to sell 1 million iPhones by Christmas
Carphone Warehouse, Europe’s largest independent cell phone retailer, announced that it will sell more than 1 million iPhones by Christmas.
The retailer first launched the iPhone in November 2007, and it’s currently offering the smartphone only on the O2 network.
However, starting November 10, Carphone will also sell the iPhone to Orange customers – this being the [...]
iPhone coming to Orange UK on November 10; 3 UK might get it in 2010
After officially announcing that it would carry the iPhone (thus ending O2’s exclusivity), Orange UK has recently unveiled the exact release date of its iPhone: November 10.
Orange will offer both the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS, for various prices – from free to £225 ($369), depending on the length of the contract and the [...]
Verizon: Our 3G Network Can Handle Large Droid Demand
Certain smartphones have become so popular in the US that the large amount of demand was too much for the data network supporting it, thus causing slower internet downloads and dropped calls. Verizon has made it perfectly clear that it is fully prepared for whatever strain its new Motorola Droid will inflict upon its network.
Considering [...]
Analyst Predicts Verizon iPhone Deal in 2010
The only way the “Verizon iPhone in 2010″ rumor will go away is if by December 31, 2010 we still haven’t seen a Verizon iPhone. Otherwise, the rumor will stick around and offer continuous debate until we are completely sick of it.
Until that happens, we’ll still report the latest developments in that rumor. This latest [...]
Official Disney iPhone app available now
An official Disney iPhone app was released today by Walt Disney Co. and is available to all iPhone and iPod touch users, via iTunes.
The Disney app is free and comes with a feature called ”Click2Life” – this offers bonus animations and wallpapers to users who visit Disney’s official website and take photos of famous characters [...]
iPhone App Store Reaches 100,000 Apps
We all knew it was just a matter of time before the milestone was reached, but several app analytics sites are reporting the number of apps that have been approved for use in the App Store have surpassed 100,000.
There hasn’t been any official announcement from Apple yet, though it is possible we could hear something [...]