Nov 25
Greg Joswiak’s job may be one of the most influential inside Apple aside from Steve Jobs when it comes to the iPhone and iPod. Specifically, Mr. Joswiak’s job description is Vice President of Hardware Product Marketing. This gives Mr. Joswiak the final call as to what Apple fans and investors alike see in what’s to come with some of Apple’s most popular mobile electronics devices. He’s in charge of marketing the iPhone and the iPod to the world.
Continue reading iPhone And iPod’s Product Marketing Guru Greg Joswiak's Interview
Nov 24
Apple fans worldwide have been wondering how they can get an actual unlocked iPhone cell phone from the company without having to resort to jailbreaking and other potential harmful software. Well, the wait is over in Germany but it is quite costly.
SIM unlocked iPhones in Germany went on sale on November 21st. The pricing for this is now known to the cellular industry as quite a premium costing 600 euro more than the 399 euro the iPhone normally costs with a German T-Mobile plan.
Continue reading SIM Unlocked iPhones in Germany Is Simple As Connect To iTunes
Nov 23
Britains looking to purchase a new cell phone this winter may be wanting for something other than an Apple iPhone. A polling company from the UK, GfK NOP, asked 500 people around the island nation about the iPhone cell phone.
Continue reading British iPhone Poll Confirms Cell Phone Music Player Too Expensive
Nov 21
T-Mobile Germany has issued a press release about how Vodafone wants to end the exclusive sales contract for the iPhone in that country. T-Mobile claims that they will appeal the ruling so that they can continue to sell the iPhone exclusively. While selling a locked iPhone, T-Mobile also claims to offer preferential data plan rates and access to T-Mobile run hotspots.
Continue reading T-Mobile Germany Offers $1,500 Unlocked or $600 Contracted iPhone's
Nov 20
Vodafone is working very hard right now by suing T-Mobile in Germany for exclusivity of the yet un-announced 3G Apple iPhone. The rumors are flying about when the 3G iPhone is going to be released. An Italian site More.IT claims to have information from high-level sources.
Continue reading Vodafone To Have Exclusive Rights To 3G iPhone In Europe Q1 Of 2008
Nov 19
Imagine a company tracking the programs on a cell phone, how they are used, what data is changed in a program and then reports all of that back to head quarters. This is happening right now on iPhone’s and apparently iPod Touch’s worldwide. Scans of the code for the weather and finance widgets on the iPhone and iPod Touch reveal the hidden tracking code. This code sends the actual IMEI number of the iPhone or iPod Touch back to Apple’s servers. The IMEI number is what identifies itself to cellular phone companies. What Apple is doing with this information is equally clouded in secrecy.
Continue reading Apple Secretly Tracking IMEI, Collecting Personal iPhone Data & Usage
Nov 18
AT&T is responding to potential and current iPhone customers. New details are emerging about the data side to the iPhone plan. AT&T is now offering an EDGE data-less iPhone plan. It’s in an effort to win over new customers for this holiday buying season. It is also an option for current customers to not jump cell phone carriers.
Continue reading iPhone AT&T Data Plan Is Now Optional For Users That Utilize Wi-Fi
Nov 17
A new iPhone firmware 1.1.2 Jailbreak process has been released. What’s interesting with this new method is that it includes activation. Activating an iPhone is necessary to use the cell phone part of the iPhone without the iTunes AT&T account activation.
Continue reading iPhone 1.1.2 Jailbreak Includes Activation Process & PowerPC Support
Nov 13
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has been available for a little while and tips are starting to emerge on how to use it better. Today’s tip focuses on Leopard’s printing software. When installing an upgrade of Leopard on several different Mac’s it has always deleted all installed printers. Be sure to note all printers, IP addresses and what driver software is used for each. Establishing each after the install could take a very long time. Some printers do not have a PS or PostScript hardware module installed. This means that setting up a printer profile in Leopard takes a little more know how than almost everything else in Mac OS X 10.5.
Continue reading Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Tip Corner How To Auto-quit Printer Software
Nov 12
Apple released the US version of its 1.1.2 iPhone firmware software. It is available now via iTunes automatic upgrade. To perform the update, connect an iPhone to a computer with iTunes 7.5. The iPhone will be recognized by the iTunes software and download the necessary firmware update. There are several new minor features for the US version of the firmware. However, the new features are not as exciting as the 1.1.1 iPhone firmware update.
Continue reading 1.1.2 iPhone Firmware Software Released To US Available Now On iTunes