Category: iPhone (Page 46 of 55)

All the Next-Gen iPhone Rumors Visually Summed Up

June 3, 2009 / Gary Fairchild

Kudos to The Green Room Blog for putting together all the 3rd generation iPhone rumors in one very detailed picture. I especially like the color coding system for how likely the rumor is to come true. You must click through and spend the minute or two it takes to read through all of them.

Almost everything from the “Somewhat likely” and “Very likely” categories I do expect to see. However, from the “Unlikely” category, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a front-facing camera. It’s about time video conferencing took off on this phone. Plus, we already have Skype, right. The other unlikely I really wish was true is the Flash support. I agree it’s unlikely, but I’m hoping it’s true.

Apple, iPhone

You may be paying to download apps again…

June 2, 2009 / Gary Fairchild

I’m not sure what to think about this one. According to numerous rumors, Apple will start charging you to re-download already purchased apps to your iPhone/iPod Touch. You can download the app again from your PC or Mac, but not from the iPhone. iClarified has some thoughts on this.

The warning message pictured below has been appearing to some users on the iPhone 3.0 beta firmware. Previously if you had purchased an iPhone app you could remove it and then easily redownload and install it on your iPhone as many times as you like.
Now the warning dialog suggests that you must re-download it using your computer; otherwise, you will have to pay full price for the app again.
The iPhone Blog believes that this is due to the on-device account management coming to iPhone 3.0. The ability to log in and out of multiple iTunes accounts on your iPhone could lead to the sharing of iPhone purchases with others who haven’t paid for them.

I can kinda see where they are going with this. Kinda. Apple is trying to fend off people from signing into each others phones and downloading already purchased apps. But couldn’t they have come up with a better way of preventing this? I’m no genius but I would think that the brain trust at Apple could have worked this out in a more convenient way for the end user.

Apple, Apps, iPhone

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Alereon Wants You To Sync Your iPhone Wirelessly

June 1, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

I think I want that too. Alereon has been trying to push wireless USB for a while now, a cause their new device will surely help.

The device (referred to henceforth as “the device”) remains unnamed and unphotographed, which makes me wonder why they made the announcement. From what they say, though, the device plugs into your iPhone or iPod touch charge port and allows you to sync up with iTunes wirelessly. Pretty snazzy. It also offers some additional battery power to make sure you get a good sync.

Apparently future iterations of the device will allow you to stream video and pics to TVs, also wirelessly. Of course, no one has any idea what the thing looks like, how much it will cost, or pretty much anything else. The idea, though, seems pretty cool.

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AT&T Plans HSPA and 4G Rollout

May 29, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

4G speeds. This late-May/early-June continues to be the focal point of activity for wireless carriers and phone manufacturers alike. On the heels of big news for Sprint, big news for Verizon (with some bad news for Sprint), and potential big news from Apple and AT&T, the iPhone’s carrier announced to plans to begin network upgrades in anticipation of future high-speed technologies.

AT&T has officially announced both 3G upgrades and 4G rollouts over the course of the next two years. The company’s 3G improvements include adopting the HSPA 7.2 standard, which would effectively double current 3G speeds. As for 4G, AT&T plans to begin testing of their LTE network in 2010 with a consumer-level rollout in 2011.

The announcement comes as no surprise, particularly with Verizon introducing similar upgrade plans. AT&T no doubt wants to hold onto iPhone exclusivity as long as possible. Showing some initiative for higher speed access might keep the dogs at bay for now, but certainly not for long.

Apple, iPhone, Mobile

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Palm Pre Plays Nice With iTunes

May 28, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

According to Fortune Magazine the Palm Pre works seamlessly with iTunes. So seamlessly, in fact, they claim iTunes treats the phone just like an iPod or even an iPhone, the only exception being older files downloaded when DRM was still involved. I think I can actually hear the vein in Jobs’ temple throbbing.

Of course, we’ve already heard Apple COO Tim Cook say that anyone attempting to jack the intellectual property of the iPhone will be hunted down and hung from the high walls at Cupertino for the birds. I’m pretty sure that’s how the quote went. I’m not sure, though, that this little detail will make much of a difference to the serious Pre enthusiasts. Sure, it’s nice, and could save a few headaches, but transferring music from a computer to a device is rarely difficult, especially when there’s no DRM involved, and the Pre has its own ways of importing contacts and the like. If iTunes functionality is a consumer’s primary concern, I’m gonna guess that person is going to stick with an iPhone.