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Archive for February, 2008

iPhone finishes a strong second in Q4 phone sales

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Wednesday
Feb 6,2008

“Even after being on the market for less than half a year,” reports Nancy Gohring (IDG News Service), “more iPhones sold in the fourth quarter than Windows Mobile phones in the U.S., according to research from Canalys.” The research suggest that “iPhone had 28 percent of the U.S. converged-device market in the fourth quarter of 2007” with Research in Motion coming in with 41% and Windows Mobile phones with a 21% share.

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  • New Apple iPhone Ads Focus on Web Experience

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    Wednesday
    Feb 6,2008

    New Apple iPhone Ads Focus on Web Experience (news/iphone-hardware/new-apple-iphone-ads-focus-on-web-experience-20080206437)
    February 6, 2008
    Apple has posted two new iPhone ads on their website. Cars (http://www.apple.com/iphone/ads/ad17/) and Facebook (http://www.apple.com/iphone/ads/ad16/) are similar in style to the existing ad campaign showing online usage capabilities of the iPhone followed by a phone call.

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  • Bob LeVitus “still loving the iPhone”

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    Tuesday
    Feb 5,2008

    After months of silence, Bob Levitus (Houston Chronicle) wanted to “share my opinion of iPhone after seven months of heavy use.” After saying that he couldn’t “imagine living without one” way back in July, Levitus adds “that is still true today, as well.” Seven months later, he says, “I believe the iPhone is the best darn mobile phone money can buy.” “Where else,” he wonders, could “can you find a world-class phone, plus video, audio, Web and e-mail, all in a single hand-held device with an intuitive user interface?”

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  • Apple Adds New iPhone & iPod touch Models

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    Tuesday
    Feb 5,2008

    Customers who’d like to carry more music, photos, and videos with them now have new models of iPhone and iPod touch with double the memory from which to choose. The revolutionary iPhone now comes in a new 16GB model for $499. It joins the 8GB model for $399. And the iPod touch now comes in a new 32GB model for $499. It joins the 16GB and 8GB models for $399 and $299, respectively.

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  • Apple Adds New iPhone & iPod touch Models

    Tuesday
    Feb 5,2008

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  • iPhone Now Available in 16GB

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    Tuesday
    Feb 5,2008

    iPhone Now Available in 16GB (news/iphone-hardware/iphone-now-available-in-16gb-20080205436)
    February 5, 2008
    Apple has just started offering the iPhone in a 16GB version, priced at $499. The iPod Touch is now available in a new 32GB version, also priced at $499.

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  • Quick Tip of the Week: Maps in Address Book

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    Monday
    Feb 4,2008

    You have an upcoming meeting with a colleague who works clear across town. Wouldn’t it be great if you could get directions to her office in just a few seconds? Thanks to the tight integration between Address Book and Google Maps, you can. Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

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  • Video Tip of the Week: Maps in Address Book

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    Monday
    Feb 4,2008

    You have an upcoming meeting with a colleague who works clear across town. Wouldn’t it be great if you could get directions to her office in just a few seconds? Thanks to the tight integration between Address Book and Google Maps, you can. Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

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    1. 20 Things To Do With Your Old iPhone - The new iPhone is out, so what in the world are you gonna do with that old one – and by old we mean, like, 6 months "old." What a great scam AT&T has going! Oh, and Apple, too. Thanks, Steve Jobs, for asking us to buy something, only to render it obsolete before a year was out and asking us to buy its big brother. Frustrating? Yes.
    2. Can AT&T boost 3G reception remotely? - With all the talk about the latest iPhone 3G update to 2.0.2, many are still concerned about whether or not the 3G reception has been fixed. But now someone over at Wired is saying AT&T may be able to boost your reception remotely.
    3. Get Animated Weather Radar on your iPhone and iPod Touch - One of the drawbacks of the iPhone/iPod OS not having Flash compatibility is the loss of those cool animated radar and weather pictures. Well, now you can get these in a number of ways. The donationware Webapp iWeathr is my personal favorite for it's vast repertoire of radar and satellite options. It will even store your favorites!
    4. Hope you didn't plan to actually make calls on iPhone 2.0.2 - Yesterday's release of iPhone 2.0.2 has been mostly welcomed by the ever-critical iPhone-using contingency, but as usual, the firmware is not without its problems. We were able to confirm that the update addresses a few 3G-related issues (but not some of the major 3G problems people are having quite yet), and overall, users are reporting apparent i
    5. Inside the iPhone 3G dropped call complaints - Experts and analysts of all stripes are trying to explain what's wrong with the iPhone 3G, but their answers are frequently supported by bad science, outlandish claims, and pure speculation. Here's what's wrong in the reports, and why a simple firmware update is likely to solve the current issues.
    6. Microsoft mandates that iPhone Xbox Live apps stay free - While Microsoft hasn't yet announced an Xbox Live iPhone app of its very own, it has taken a well-intentioned step towards validating the handful of apps currently available on the service: it's required that the developers make their apps free.
    7. Rising iPhone Browser Share Points To Sales Of 5 Million 3G - The iPhone's share of the worldwide browser market has increased nearly two fold following the release of the iPhone 3G last month, leading researchers at PacificCrest to suggest that September quarter sales of the device may be tracking 1.5 million units ahead of expectations.
    8. iPhone 3G Suffering Connection Glitches - iPhone users worldwide are complaining of dropped calls, and it's looking increasingly likely the cause is the phone itself.The problem appears to be occurring with the "3G connection," the fast-access which allows many of the smartphone features to operate.
    9. iPhone Programming Tutorial-Create ToDo List Using SQLite - If you have been following my tutorials, you know that we have been working primarily with UITableViews. This is mostly because SO many applications can be developed using this simple control.
    10. iZotope iDrum iS iAdding iTo iApple iNsanity | Gearwire - The flood gates break open as iZotope joins the iPhone and iPod Touch application game with iDrum. This beat making application makes perfect sense though as iZotope and iPhone both start with the same uncapitalized letter.