August 26, 2008 | Brian McAlpin
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A Wired.com study concludes that is is most likely not the iPhone itslef that is to blame for reports of poor 3G reception in parts of the world.
2,600 iPhone users in the study determined that 3G outperforms EDGE…
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August 14, 2008 | Brian McAlpin
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There are some reports (and use that term loosely) that the chipset in the 3g iPhone, the Infineon 3G chipset, may be proving to be flawed, or at least “has never really been tested in the hands of usersR…
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June 24, 2008 | Brian McAlpin
According to O2, more than 130,000 people have pre-registered for the new 3G iPhone model since its recent unveiling at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Only 35,000 people ha…
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June 11, 2008 | Brian McAlpin
We may be a small, albeit growing corner of the iPhone arena, but keeping it real still feels good. And if it sounds like I’m bias, or B.S., I’ve been banging on iPhones for a year now, as a user & de…
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April 1, 2008 | Brian McAlpin
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Some of us thought that RIM was going to make it interesting with the Blackberry 9000. Earlier reports seemed to indicate that RIM recognized the "It" factor of the iPhone, and was adopting some new j…
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March 25, 2008 | Brian McAlpin
After hearing, for many years, so many IT or computer "experts" scuffing at Apple products, and their focus on accommodating everyday users with silly things like simple Graphical User Interface…
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March 6, 2008 | Brian McAlpin
Steve has just announced full Exchange/Active Sync on the iPhone, supported by the native mail, cal, and contact apps on the device. This is what we all hoped for, right? The Exchange server tab has on/off toggl…
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February 15, 2008 | Brian McAlpin
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The largest collection of mobile industry folks gathered this week in Barcelona for the Mobile World Conference, formerly known as 3GSM. Apple had no floor space, no presence at all there. It was intere…
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February 10, 2008 | Brian McAlpin
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It sounds like we’ll see a new Safari for iPhone, possibly in the next firmware update. The desktop version is in beta now, and should translate to handset soon. Some of the features being talked about inc…
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January 28, 2008 | Brian McAlpin
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This, to me, is a smart product. Not only am I always looking for conceptual products for iPhone, but I’m really not a fan of a bunch of flaps, snaps, or worst of them… belt clips. This kind of stuff usu…
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