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Brian McAlpin - who has written 35 posts on iPhonefreak.

Brian has been a creative director and multimedia developer since 1993. He is a partner/owner of McAlpin Group Media Arts and Genius & Tequila LLC (www.MailCurve.com), and is also a founding member of iMobilize.org.

Apple’s In-Store Service IS Genuis.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

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Just thought I’d give kudos to the iPhone support I received from Apple this weekend. I’ve heard people talk about what a hassle the whole iTunes syncing/activating thing is, and some other complaints that just seem whiney. They’re not perfect, but the combination of services they offer, and the kind of support I’ve always received, [...]

iPhone Enterprise Support?… What News?

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

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According to ZDNet Australia, and others, today, IBM is nowhere near ready to release a Lotus Notes version for the iPhone, despite many rumors recently. We reported those rumors to you here, so following up is in order. IBM enjoys talking about this, for obvious reasons, but there is no "official" information about the release from [...]

Firmware 1.1.3 For iPod Touch… What Will It Do?

Sunday, January 20, 2008

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The New 1.1.3 Firmware update for the iPod Touch has also been made available, and it does very nearly make a Touch, an iPhone with no phone, camera, or bluetooth. The Mail, Maps, Weather, Stocks, and Notes applications are identical to these apps on the iPhone. Interestingly, since the new location feature in Google Maps [...]

IBM plans Lotus release for iPhone

Thursday, January 17, 2008

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The Associated Press reported today that IBM is officially planning a version of Lotus notes for iPhone, as well as a "Microsoft Office-like software, known as Lotus Symphony". A formal announcement is expected next week at an IBM conference in Orlando, Florida. This would be another big bump for iPhone in the enterprise, and specifically in [...]

iPhone 1.1.3 Update… Drag and Drop Media Into The iPhone

Thursday, January 17, 2008

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Here is a nice feature for iPhone that wasn’t in the 1.1.3 "Press Kit". If you update your iTunes to 7.6 you can "Manually Manage Music and Videos" for the iPhone. This means that you can drag and drop music and video right on to the iPhone icon in iTunes. In 7.6 you’ll see an option, [...]

Macworld Keynote Highlights… Where’s My 3G iPhone?

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

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Well first, let’s give it up to GearLive for their preview of 1.1.3 software for iPhone… those are the updates Steve just got through talking about… SMS multiple people at once… Up to 9 total home screens that you can customize…webclips (internet home-screen shortcuts)… location services on Google maps. The location service works through Google and Skyhook [...]

Macworld 2008 Pre-Relevance

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

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OK… let’s do this thing!… First, a lineup of everything we know about Steve’s keynote tomorrow… (wind, faint dog barking… and, of course… crickets) "There’s Something In The Air" is the tease… on banners and press materials everywhere tonight in San Francisco. I wonder what Steve is doing tonight, I expect it involves working hard, and grinning [...]

Microsoft Won’t Launch iPhone Rival

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

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Bill Gates was interviewed in Germany a few hours ago, and stated firmly that he "Won’t Launch A Product To Compete with iPhone". I suppose his intentions to make one, or not, is news… but did anyone think he would, launch an iPhone Rival? Two totally different companies… always have been. Gates said "No, we won’t [...]

Little Devices, Big Show… iPhone And The “Touch Technology” Era at CES

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

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Last year’s flagship Apple event, the unveiling of the iPhone, shifted the intensity from the CES show in Las Vegas to San Francisco. The timing is better for CES this year, and the devices there are better too. I wish I was there with Stephane, it looks like quite a toy store. There are not only [...]

2008… iPhone & The Mobile Landscape

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

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We’ve seen the iPhone shake things up this year, and shake it’s competitors up as well. Funny to call them competitors, when Apple is the newest of them all. But they… are truly striving to compete with the iPhone now. Not just in the sense of market share (as amazing as that is already), but [...]