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iPhone 3G: What’s missing?

We’ve been inundated with 3G iPhone rumors for months now, and there have been a lot of features speculated.  A great many were confirmed today–plus some things that no one seems to have seen coming–but what did Apple miss? The biggest disappointment for me is that we’re not getting a storage upgrade; we’re still stuck with [...]

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The AppStore is coming: Will you still be Jailbreaking?

When Apple announced that they would be supplying an SDK for the iPhone, there were mixed feelings in the Jailbreaking community. On the one hand, everyone was extremely enthused at the prospect of officially sanctioned 3rd party apps, yet there were also concerns that the plucky industry built around filling the app gap wouldn’t [...]

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3G iPhone: Fat or Thin?

For quite some time now, the prevailing rumor about the form factor of the new iPhone was that it was going to be slightly thicker, probably owing to the extra antenna(s). Well, it seems that there’s a new rumor going around: exactly the opposite. Leander Kahney, author of the books Cult of Mac and the [...]

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GHSkinz.com introduces iPhone/iPod Touch skins

GHSkinz.com, known for their Guitar Hero and Rock Band skins, introduced a line of skins for handheld devices today, including the iPhone and iPod Touch. The iPhone skins are particularly interesting because they come with a code to download a free matching iPhone wallpaper which matches up perfectly to the skin to form a [...]

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Tungle meeting coordinator comes to the iPhone!

The iPhone is certainly becoming a more and more valuable asset for business users, even prior to the launch of the 2.0 software that will bring Exchange support. Today, Tungle announced their new iPhone interface, which will allow iPhone users to schedule meetings online. Here?s how it works: You get an email (on your [...]

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iPhone’s browser is leaving the nest

The mobile browser that finally managed to put the internet in our collective pockets has now crossed over into non-Apple products.  The first non-?i? phone to be loaded with the browser will be the Samsung SGH-L870, a sliding S60 smartphone due out in Europe this August.  Apple has not yet announced any partnerships or licensing plans [...]

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The $100 million iFund is off to a slow start

When Steve Jobs announced the iPhone SDK, he also announced that a $100 million venture capital fund, called the iFund, had been set up with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the VC firm behind little companies like Google and Amazon. $100 million to be used to help iPhone developers build strong businesses around their [...]

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Registration for iPhoneDevCamp2 now open

As we reported earlier, this year?s iPhoneDevCamp is expected to be bigger than last year?s, in large part due to the SDK and the launch of Apple?s official App Store. We know you?ve been brushing up on those Cocoa skills and fiddling with the SDK in anticipation and we have good news: Registration is [...]

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New 3rd party hardware could make the iPhone a true contender in handheld gaming

Steve?s recent SDK presentation showed some amazing gaming possibilities for the iPhone. The two leading handheld gaming devices, the PSP and the Nintendo DS, both come up short against the iPhone in terms of processor and graphics (and are downright dwarfed by its RAM). When you consider the multi-touch screen (a step above [...]

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Customs data adds to the 3G evidence pile

We?re used to finding little tidbits that suggest the impending iPhone launch from places like Apple, AT&T, and other iPhone carriers. The government even gets in on the action with FCC and patent filings on occasion. But this time, there?s something interesting coming from Customs. According to Import Genius, over the last few months [...]

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