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iPhone 2.0 firmware: future printer connectivity?

3rd party iPhone developers have recently “decrypted” the iPhone’s newly released 2.0 firmware, and have found what appears to be an empty directory simply named “Printers.” While this finding is by no means hard evidence, it does lead us to believe that Apple might just be cooking up something for us, in terms of wireless iPhone/iPod [...]

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iPhone 2nd Generation: Comprehensive Coverage of WWDC 2008

Monday, June 9th, 2008, Apple presented WWDC, the World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA. It is at this event that Steve Jobs announced the “Second Coming of the iPhone.” On this page, we have aggregated everything we know about the event. Check back often and, as always, stay tuned to [...]

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Leaked Apple Promotional Materials for iPhone 2 [Fake]

Warning: Based on the evidence, these images are probably fake. Only an hour or so after the iPhone 2.0 firmware leaked, it seems images of the new body have also surfaced, along with some feature details. CrunchGear is reporting that a reliable tipster has delivered photographic images of promotional materials from Apple for the new [...]

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iPhone 2.0 Firmware Leaked - 3G and GPS For Real!

Engadget is reporting the leak of the second generation iPhone firmware from a reliable source. This is exciting news because it conclusively wraps up many of the specifications of the device aside from the form factor and release information. The analysis by Engadget pretty much speaks for itself, so I’ll let it: [the firmware indicates] quad-band [...]

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Vodaphone and Telecom Italia to Both Offer Italian iPhone

While Vodaphone already had a deal to sell the iPhone in Italy, it looks like another carrier in the same country, Telecom Italia, will also be offering it. Telecom Italia, or TIM, has issued a short statement to the public that they will be offering the iPhone in Italy later this year (which, [...]

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Developer Announces New iPhone Touchscreens

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The best rumors are developer rumors…they’re almost always true. Host Optical, a Taiwanese electronics company, claims it has developed new “capacitance” touch screens that are more waterproof, less sensitive to humidity, and do not have a significant “aging affect,” which is what makes an iPhone-like [...]

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iPhone Rumor Roundup: 5 Days to Go

That’s right, only 5 days until Steve Jobs takes the stage at WWDC once more and showers iPhone goodness down upon us. To me, that sounds like five more days of speculation and rumors, so let’s compile some of the latest ones. First off, TUAW has shored up their positions about a couple of new [...]

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3G iPhone: Not Glossy Black?

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 we have been seeing in "leaked" images of the 3G may just be a 3rd party [...]

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