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May 11, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Alright guys, I'll keep this short, online Apple stores (US/UK) are now officially out of stock of any model of the iPhone (8gb/16gb.) This just shows us how close they are coming to releasing the new 3G iPhone to the...
May 10, 2008 | Posted by Marianne Mazurowski
If you're not into Twitter yet, then you should be. It couldn't be easier on the iPhone. It's blogging for those with little time, or those who are just plain lazy. It has the immediacy of text messaging, yet goes...
May 10, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Thats right folks, the iPhone shortage is not just in Europe, but has crossed the Atlantic to the United States. An unnamed "staffer" at a New York City Apple Store (West 14th St.) disclosed to Gizmodo that "It's [the iPhone]...
May 10, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Alright, its getting kind of old, I agree, but these supposed "leaked" 3G iPhone pictures just keep coming. These images of a supposed white 3G iPhone were "leaked" onto a unnamed Chinese iPhone forum. As opposed to other "leaked" images...
May 10, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
hiHome is a simple web application for the iPhone/iTouch that can be used to find property values via the real estate website, Zillow. To use this web application all you must do is input the street address/city, state or ZIP...
May 8, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
The United Kingdom's exclusive Apple iPhone retailer O2, announced earlier today on their website, that they no longer have any iPhones in stock: "Please note: 8GB iPhone is currently out of stock." What does this mean in terms of the...
May 8, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
One of my favorite iPhone case manufacturer, OtterBox, just announced their support to the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade with the release of a limited edition pink “Strength” case for the iPhone and nano 3rd generation. The iPhone case is actually...
May 7, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
AppleInsider recently received alleged pictures of the new 3G iPhone. As you probably know, these pictures are rarely ever accurate, they are often doctored or faked, so don't assume these are real! Stay tuned to iPhoneFreak as we track the...
May 7, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
America Movil, Latin-America's "largest mobile network operator and corporation," announced today that they will soon be bringing the iPhone to Mexico. America Movil has yet to provide a specific date, or even month that they will begin distributing the iPhone...
May 7, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
Tune in iPhone and iPod Freaks! Bend me your ears! Here’s your chance to win a 24kt goldplated Apple iPod Touch 8GB - similar to the model recently presented by Goldgenie to soccer superstar David Beckham to mark his 100th...
May 6, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
Following last week iPhone Canadian announcement from Rogers, Vodafone said it has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten of its markets. Later this year, Vodafone customers in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India,...
May 5, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
Unless you've been living under a rock for a while, you've heard about those rumors of an upcoming 3G iPhone. But you're probably also wondering why on earth you should even care about a 3G iPhone, or if trading your...
May 2, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Engadget reported that several (unconfirmed) images of a 3G iPhone were released anonymously earlier today to iphon.fr (translated), a French iPhone website. There is no way of telling whether or not these images are valid images of the new 3G...
May 2, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
No, this is not one of those scantily clad women who dances around your iPhone's menu screen! Instead, Stripr is a web application that automatically formats your favorite web-comic strips and allows for easy viewing of them on your iPhone....
Apr 30, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
AT&T recently announced it's new service plan that caters to hearing and speech disabled persons. This new service plan is also known as the Text Accessibility Plan, or TAP. Now how is this plan different from all the other ones?...
Apr 30, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
AT&T might be looking to make the new 3G iPhone a bit more affordable to users who do not want to pour their savings into a phone. Apparently AT&T is considering cutting the 3G price by $200.00 to make it...
Apr 29, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
After months and months of speculation, rumors and probably an uncountable number exhauting negotiation hours between Apple and Rogers, the "Canadian iPhone" was finally announced. Ted Rogers, Rogers' founder and CEO, finally spilled the beans, and issued a short and...
Apr 27, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
For a while now, we've been under the impression that the new iPhone will sport a glossy black case, news has arisen that would seem to suggest otherwise. The folks down at MacRumors recently reported that the glossy back that...
Apr 25, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
According to a "trusted" source from within Engadget, the new 3G iPhone will be roughly the same size as the current iPhone, but perhaps slightly thicker. Instead of having a recessed headphone jack that only supports certain headphones, the new...
Apr 24, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
Widgetbox, an online community of widget makers and users, has unveiled an iPhone widget gallery which iPhone users can access via their mobiles. Widgetbox said that "a range of select widgets are immediately available in the Widgetbox iPhone Gallery including...
Apr 24, 2008 | Posted by Marianne Mazurowski
Everyday around 11:35 a.m., my coworkers and I look around at each other and ask, "What's for lunch?" On the weekends, a similar routine occurs between my husband and me. We pop open the map on our iPhone, type whatever...
Apr 24, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
This week's web application is essentially a souped up version of the iPhone's current "stocks" application. For the avid investor, being able to check the fluctuation of your stocks throughout the day is a must, and sometimes the stocks application...
Apr 22, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
No, I'm not talking about WIFI triangulation, but instead true global positioning on the iPhone! At this point in time, GPS is only a rumor, but developers (with no affiliation with Apple) recently pulled some telling information from the SDK...
Apr 22, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
That sound you hear of cash filling AT&T coffers of late has a big part owed to it by iPhone sales, which apparently have been doing the company a good measure of business. This is according to a Bloomberg report....
Apr 22, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Have you ever been on the road with your iPhone, and gotten down to that last little bar of battery? Doesn't it always seem as if your iPhone (or any cellphone for that matter) always runs out of battery just...
Continue reading "Mophie Juice Pack for the iPhone" »
Apr 20, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Apparently negotiations between Apple Inc. and Orange, a French cellphone carrier, were initiated earlier this week. The main topic of these discussions was to lower the current price of the iPhone in France. According to Les Echos, a French newspaper,...
Apr 18, 2008 | Posted by Fortune Elkins
Everyone knows that at&t has terrible customer service, right? It's a nightmare, yes? Heaven knows I've said as much myself. We all know the score: the first slow activations, confused support, weird billing, yada yada yada. Ok, so I'm here...
Apr 18, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
This week's web application is one of the simplest ones out there, so I'll keep it short and sweet. As you may have realized, most of your previous cellphones probably had a tip calculator, so you don't over-tip or under-tip...
Apr 16, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Earlier today (April 15, 2008), Fring released a voice over IP or "VOIP" program, that allows you to call people free of charge (via the iPhone's WIFI connection)! In addition to making calls, you can also use instant messaging clients...
Apr 15, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
According to Gizmodo, the iPhone 2.0 firmware will allow users to save web-images directly to the iPhone's hard drive. "Just hold your finger against an image for a longer time than usual and the popup dialog will appear." This feature...
Apr 13, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Apparently IBM has been cooking up a new technology that could potentially increase the iPhone's/iTouch's storage/battery life by up to ten times! This new technology, also known as "racetrack" memory, according to IBM, could pave the way to portable media...
Apr 13, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Nike is planning to convert their technology which was first used on the iPod Nano, to the iPhone. What does this mean you ask? Well, this means that you can now upload your workout information wirelessly to Nike+'s website, via...
Apr 11, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
A home automation company by the name of SpeakerCraft has taken a novel approach to using your iPhone as one of its tools - you can now use the phone to control your home theater system and associated devices. SpeakerCraft...
Apr 11, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
Technology changes so fast! But the thing is we don't even realize it! I'm pretty sure you still remember what you did on New Year's eve 2000. Right? But check this video to see how things changed since that time....
Apr 10, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Earlier today (April 10, 2008), Engadget released a series of screenshots of the new iPhone 2.0 beta firmware update. One of the most notable features included in this seed of the 2.0 beta, is the ability to search through your...
Apr 10, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
We've talked about it two days ago, but Netblender officially announced their iPhone BD-Touch SDK for BD-Live only today. I'm so thrill about this, it's insane. Two of our most popular blogs, Blurayfreak.com and iPhonefreak.com have usually nothing in common,...
Continue reading "BD Touch By NetBlender: Blu-ray BD-Live Goes iPhone!" »
Apr 8, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
With the release of th iPhone SDK last month, the iPhone is set to become a extremely popular device (ok, it’s already a blockbuster…). With its powerful interface and Wi-Fi connectivity, the iPhone could even be called the “Jack of...
Apr 8, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
The details surrounding this story are very scarce, but what we do know is that iPod Touch users have managed to port (convert) the popular first person shooter "Quake 3: Arena" onto the iPod Touch (from platforms such as the...
Apr 7, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
Ivyskin recently announced the Xylo Touch-Thru (T2) iPhone case. This new crystal case comes with a hard screen shell to protect the iPhone screen, but let’s you use the iPhone screen at all time. Surface Xylo Wave (SXW) technology passes...
Apr 5, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
The folks over at iPhoneObserver recently posted a photo they claim to be of the 3g iPhone, which features a glossy black back. According to their website: "Apparently the new iPhone will also sport a glossy black back, replacing the...
Apr 4, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Today, T-Mobile Germany recently cut the price of their 8gb iPhone from €399 to €99. This deal is only available with the purchase of a two year contract, at €29 ($45) a month. Now you may be wondering: "why on...
Apr 3, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Analysts have been set scurrying this week by news such as the US iPhone shortage. Because of events such as this, analyst speculation has been at an all-time high, the biggest question on their minds: "will we be getting a...
Apr 2, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
Griffin Technology recently popped out a new family of colorful iPhone cases which look pretty cool at first glance. They are known as the Griffin Wave and you'll find they cost around $25 a pop. The Griffin Wave iPhone cases...
Apr 2, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
LA Galaxy midfielder, David Beckham, was given a gilded iPod Touch (the 32gb model) by his English Club teammates for his "100th England Cap" (as the engraving on the back reads). For those of you who aren't familiar with soccer...
Apr 2, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
iEmergency is an extremely simple WebApp, yet one day it might just save your life. To use this web application, all you must do is choose whatever country you are in (or whatever country you need the number for) and...
Apr 2, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Apple recently released three new video advertisements on their website earlier this week. These ads, titled "Bet", "Brilliant", and "Music Store", feature some of the (semi) recently updated iPhone functions. The first of these three ads, "Bet", shows how you...
Apr 1, 2008 | Posted by Brian McAlpin
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 jazz into their upcoming handset....
Apr 1, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
According to AppleInsider, Apple retail stores from across the country have recently been experiencing shortages of 8gb/16gb iPhones (sold-out). Clerks from their respective Apple Stores (Florida, New York, etc) are unsure of when they will be receiving their next shipment...
Mar 31, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
It seems like just 20 minutes ago that I featured the Free Phone Number Trace application for the iPhone, as this week's WebApp of the week, well thats probably because I did just write that article 20 minutes ago. Now,...
Mar 31, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
This web application is a diamond in the rough. Unlike many of the other applications (not necessarily for the iPhone) out there that offer to trace phone numbers for free, "Free Phone Number Trace" actually gets the job done, efficiently...
Mar 31, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
As of late, Apple has been distributing it's "2.0" iPhone firmware to select developers and testers. It appears as if few changes have actually been implemented from the previous release of the 2.0 beta (or 1.2 as it was called)....
Mar 30, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Two Apple employees (now ex-employees) working at the Apple Store located in Salem, New Hampshire, were caught by their supervisors after stealing $132,468 (US) worth of iPhones (332 iPhones) according to The Eagle Tribune. Joshua Garrand (28) and Christopher Nashed...
Mar 30, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
A MacRumors reader recently spotted a "job opportunity" for a handwriting recognition engineer on Apple's website. Whether or not this means handwriting recognition is in the works for either the iPhone/iPod Touch or even OS X is unknown at this...
Mar 27, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
Could Sling Media's SlingPlayer software be around the corner for the iPhone? The popular place-shift company has been telling several tech blogs of late it is indeed looking at the iPhone SDK with the idea of seeing if they could...
Mar 26, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
Now this is interesting...Microsoft might be turning to the iPhone to make a few bucks. A blog over at Fortune reports the software giant is playing around with the recently unveiled iPhone SDK to see what, if anything, it could...
Mar 25, 2008 | Posted by 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 Interfaces... the mix of attention for the iPhone, and especially now...
Continue reading "iPhone In The Enterprise... Could We All Just Get Along?" »
Mar 24, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) has managed to get their hands on numerous screenshots depicting what the iPhone's new Application Store should look like. I know that I have been saying this a lot as of late, but the validity...
Mar 24, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Acclaimed technology blogger/founder of Digg & Diggnation, Kevin Rose, recently disclosed that he had heard rumors that the 3G iPhone (iPhone Pro as he called it) will boast video chatting abilities amongst other new features. Kevin predicted that the new...
Mar 22, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Recently (March 19, 2008) John Hodgman aka "PC" from the Apple "Mac vs. PC" commercials, was recently seen by millions on Comedy Central's Daily Show hosted by Jon Stewart using his iPhone! What's ironic (besides the fact that Hodgman aka...
Mar 22, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Mac OS X hints has discovered a great little "tweak" that internationalizes your ".com" key. This means you can change the ".com" to international domains such as ".fr", ".de", ".co.uk", and ".co.nz". This tweak (so to speak) is actually quite...
Mar 21, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
According to CNN Money, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. is planning to launch the iPhone in September. Unfortunately Singapore Tel. has refused to comment on whether or not the deal was actually made with Apple Inc. If Apple Inc. were to broaden...
Mar 21, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
One could argue you don't need a stylus for your iPhone. For those with fat fingers, like me, or who are anal about keeping their screens clean a stylus might just be the thing however. We've covered this product category...
Mar 19, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Earlier today (March 19, 2008) Adobe released comments outlining their plan to release Adobe Flash player to the iPhone via the application store. The folks at Adobe recently got their hands on the iPhones Software Development Kit, and are beginning...
Mar 19, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Unlike last week's application, iEatClub, with which you could only review restaurants, eateries, and bars, iReview allows the user to review anything he or she can take a picture of with his or her iPhone. One can review include restaurants,...
Mar 18, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Today (March 18, 2008), Engadget has managed to get their hands on the yet to be released iPhone 2.0 firmware, and has posted an assortment of photos detailing the iPhone's new 2.0 firmware (set to release in late June). Amongst...
Mar 18, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
Jewel encrusted iPhones certainly aren't a new topic we've covered. Remember the $52,000 Amosu iPhone back in November? Now another high end iPhone has taken the lead for most pricey model - the roughly $176,000 iPhone Princess Plus. This particular...
Mar 17, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
Is a flip iPhone in the works from Apple? That was one of the questions buzzing around the tech blog world today over a recent Apple patent described by Unwired View as being called "Dual sided trackpad." The essence of...
Mar 17, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
We’re not there yet, but it looks like we’re getting closer than we’ve never been from an iPhone release in Canada. I just got off the phone with a sales representative from Micro Boutique, a Montreal based authorized Apple reseller,...
Mar 16, 2008 | Posted by Marianne Mazurowski
Odds are good that if you have an iPhone, and you're reading this, then you're no stranger to technological gadgetry. You've likely researched the few decent E-book readers that exist out there, only to discover that they are all extremely...
Mar 15, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
A few days ago, Hackintosh posted several images of the iPhone's new 2.0 firmware, a Youtube video (see belowwas also posted. Visible changes in the 2.0 firmware upgrade include: - Exchange Support - Appstore - Parental Controls - SDK Support...
Mar 15, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
iEatClub is a very simple, yet intuitive web application that allows users to review and share photos of restaurants/eateries that they have dined at. Amongst the features included in iEatClub are photo sharing, tagging of reviews/photos, and bookmarking reviews. The...
Mar 15, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
As of today (March 14, 2008) Apple & T-Mobile officially announced that they would being selling the iPhone in Austria and Ireland. The prices of these Austrian iPhones are as follows: -8gb: 399.00 Euro -16gb: 499.00 Euro According to MacRumors...
Mar 14, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
According to iLounge, Apple may be experiencing a shortage in their supply of 16gb iPhones. This information is based off of "inventory checks" at numerous Apple retail stores performed by iLounge. The good folks at iLounge contacted roughly ten Apple...
Mar 14, 2008 | Posted by Fortune Elkins
Last Saturday evening it was raining up a storm in NYC and I was rushing back from dance class. As I hit the sidewalk a taxi miraculously stopped right in front me. It was a sign from heaven. So I...
Mar 12, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Have you ever gotten lost in the city, your car is running out of gas, you’re hungry, and you need a place to stay? Well, if you have your iPhone with you, consider yourself saved! This week’s web application, Pinpoint,...
Mar 12, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
According to an Austrian Newspaper, the iPhone would be released this next Friday in Austria. The Der Standard wrote that anonymous industry sources revealed that T-Mobile Austria will sell, starting March 14th, the 8GB and 16Gb iPhones at 399 and...
Mar 12, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Earlier today (March 12, 2008), the iPhone Dev Team announced that they have completed a hack that both jailbreaks and unlocks iPhones running on 2.0 firmware. Apparently this new version patches itself directly to the iPhone's firmware (2.0), as opposed...
Mar 12, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
It's almost difficult to believe that Apple designers have decided not to implement a simple and basic "copy and paste" feature, but they did. "Copy and paste" is part of our everyday life. Right? But the agony is over! The...
Continue reading "iCopy: A Copy and Paste Solutionfor iPhone" »
Mar 12, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
Apple is pretty happy with the success of its iPhone Software Development Kit to date, noting today more than 100,000 iPhone developers have downloaded the SDK beta since March 6. It is a pretty amazing number when you consider how...
Mar 11, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
We first brought you word of a quasi-GPS solution for the iPhone called locoGPS back in December. We've now come across an update on this iPhone add-on via Pocket-Lint. It is being reported locoGPS will now be available come summer....
Mar 10, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
Sun looks to be moving forward with plans for make Java work on the iPhone despite Apple not really seeming interested. This is according to an article published in InfoWorld. A vice president of Sun, Eric Klein, told the publication...
Mar 10, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Unfortunately news that AT&T is planning to increase its price for texting has reached my ears. As of March 30, 2008, AT&T plans to up their current texting price from $.05 to $.20 per message (SMS), additionally, AT&T will also...
Mar 7, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Today, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) released it's iPlayer, this allows United Kingdom iPhone/iPod Touch users to browse and watch TV programs (utilizing either Wi-Fi or EDGE) that have aired during the previous week (via streaming or download). As opposed...
Mar 7, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
The good folks at Six Apart, who first debuted an iPhone friendly TypePad interface several months ago, took the moment of the iPhone SDK spotlight yesterday to announce some new related functions. The first of these is the introduction of...
Mar 6, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
Well, as many of you know, today (March 6,2008) Apple. Inc released the software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone. For those of you who do not know what the SDK is, it is a utility developed (and released) by...
Mar 6, 2008 | Posted by Tim Bradbury
The wait is over! You can now watch Steve Jobs unveiling Apple's magnum opus of 3rd party iPhone application development (Software Development Kit) right here. (Quicktime Required)
Mar 6, 2008 | Posted by Nino Marchetti
Steve Jobs is easily a man who commands attention in a crowd. It is no wonder then how often he ends up as the focus of a major magazine piece. This time around he appears in Fortune, offering comments on...
Mar 6, 2008 | Posted by Kris Koeller
Today's press event at Apple's HQ was more thorough than expected on on the ins and outs of the forthcoming Software Development Kit (SDK) for the iPhone. Apple announced a bevy of tools and methods for quickly developing and testing...
Continue reading "iPhone Roadmap Builds Optimism in iPhone Platform" »
Mar 6, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
When the iPhone was first announced in January 2007, the fight between Cisco and Apple over the iPhone trademark was at its peak. A few months later, the two giant companies reached an agreement where Apple could use the iPhone...
Mar 6, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
You want to use the iPhone SDK and sell or give you iPhone Apps on your web site? Forget about selling it by yourself. It won’t happen. Apple wants total control over iPhone Apps distribution. You want to give it...
Mar 6, 2008 | Posted by Stephane Dion
Cool stuff are coming out of Cupertino today! AOL said that AOL Instant Message (AIM) was going to be available natively on the iPhone. You will be able to swap between conversations and attach a iPhone picture to a buddy...
