iPhone 3G Download Speed Capped at 1.4 Mbps?
Numerous people have noticed that specifications from the Apple website state that the 3G iPhone may be limited to 1.4Mbps. This is very unusual as other phones that are 3G enabled post much higher download rates…One such example is the Motorola Q which is able to download at 3.6 Mbps…Also, HSDPA cards are able to download data at 7.2 Mbps.
Apple Reportedly Shutting Out Developers from GPS Capabilities
Word out in the field is that Apple is not allowing 3rd party developers to have access to the iPhone 3Gs GPS capabilities. Although Steve Jobs demonstrated turn by turn directions and live GPS tracking during the WWDC keynote on Monday, it was unclear whether those were Apple produced applications or 3rd party applications.
Hands on with the 3G iPhone
June 12, 2008 11:53 PM • by iPhone News Blog Staff • Posted to News Comments (0) | Permalink
Not a whole lot of folks get to have a private hands on session with one of the most coveted gadgets in the world. Glen Fleishman over at TidBits was one of the few who got to spend a few minutes with the 3G iPhone.
Six Apart’s handy Blog It service hits the iPhone
This morning, Six Apart unveiled its newest iPhone creation, a very svelte-looking port of Blog It, which the company introduced back in April. The simple tool lets you write and cross-blog a post or status update to several services at once. The company is hoping people will use it as a home base to manage all their updates. It’s also a somewhat early look at some of the features users will be getting in the upcoming native blogging application announced on Monday.
iPhone 2.0 Golden Master - June 27th?
Happy Hump Day Everyone!
Our friends over at Gizmodo are reporting that their sources say that the iPhone 2.0 software could be declared as golden master by as early as this Friday. Golden Master is usually the last release before the software is distributed to vendors/manufacturers. In Apple’s case, Golden Master means that the iPhone 3Gs software has been completed. This is good news for the upcoming July 11 launch.
Native iPhone App turns your iPhone into a Flashlight
This is probably one of the simplest native iPhone application developed for the iPhone but one that can be quite useful if you wake up in the middle of the night and want to use your iPhone as a light.
iPhone Firmware 2.0 will have a feature to securely erase your personal data
If you planning to sell your iPhone to buy the new 3G iPhone which will be released on July 11th then the issue reported of iPhones sold as refurbished unit revealing previous owners personal data would definitely be one of your concerns.
iPhone SDK Beta 8 and Developer-only version of iTunes 7.7 Released
Apple has released iPhone SDK beta 8 (9M2199) and iTunes 7.7 to iPhone developers in preparation for the iPhone 3G and iPhone AppStore launch on July 11th.
P168 Cect Cell phone, is it a competitor of Iphone ?
