iPhone Software

Apple iPhone Software & Addons

Archive for June, 2008

Happy 1st birthday iPhone!

June 30, 2008

As we hit the 1st birthday of the phone that brought us into a new future, we also prepare for the incoming of a brand new birth in iPhone’s life. We are all anxiously awaiting the arrival of iPhone 2.5G’s brother, iPhone 3G, but will never forget the times we’ve shared with the original.

So happy first birthday iPhone, we look forward to many more…

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear iPhone…Happy birthday to you!

.Mac is down: Gather your children! Into the cellar!

June 29, 2008

Filed under: .Mac
.Mac web services were “temporarily unavailable” for a time this morning, and things are still a little shaky. No explanation was given for the outage.
Mail was working when tested, but iDisk access through afp:// still appears to be shut off (at 10:50 a.m. ET). Homepages and access to …

Ask TUAW: 5.1 surround sound, bookmark syncing, MobileMe, MDI files, and more

June 29, 2008

Filed under: Features, Troubleshooting, Ask TUAWThis time around in Ask TUAW we’ll be fielding questions related to bookmark syncing, MobileMe, 5.1 surround sound, MDI files, batch audio conversion, multiple iPods and more.As always, your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When …

Apple sets iPhone application limits

June 29, 2008

According to reports, Apple has set size and price limitations on applications sold through the iTunes Store. Developers can charge anything from 99 cents to $999.99 (not sure how this translates to UK pricing), and no application can be larger than 2GB…

Apple Store staff to be trained to sign up mobile subscribers?

June 29, 2008

According to rumours, O2 may be working with Apple UK to train up its retail store employees to sign up new customers. Previously, it was believed that Apple stores would only be able to sell the pay-as-you-go model of the iPhone, because staff would be unfamiliar with the process involved …

Could we see Firefox and Opera browsers on the iPhone?

June 29, 2008

Though I’m not keen on the idea of cramming another web browser on the iPhone (though I’ll admit I’m fairly happy with Safari on the handset), it’s possible that developers will find a way of porting other browsers to the phone. The trouble is that there may be no official …

ZAGG launches InvisibleSHIELD covering for iPhone 3G

June 29, 2008

ZAGG has announced that its InvisibleSHIELD protective film product is now available for the iPhone 3G, two weeks ahead of the handset’s launch. The polyurethane material used was originally used by the US military to protect helicopter blades from wind, sand, and wear and tear from high-speed travel, so it’s …

O2 leaks iPhone 3G PAYG pricing, £300 for 8GB iPhone

June 29, 2008

This morning, O2 (seemingly) inadvertently published pricing for the Pay-As-You-Go iPhone 3G, then quickly retracted it. Eagle-eyed sites gleaned that the 8GB iPhone 3G will cost £299.99, while the 16GB model will cost £359.99. Included with that is six months of Wi-Fi and unlimited Internet access, after which users would …

Fingernails a problem for the iPhone, women complain

June 29, 2008

Now before i am labelled as being sexist, the title is based upon a news article in the LA Times. I’m sure it could just as readily apply to classical guitarist who insist on trying to use the iPhone with their “picking” hand. Yes, the iPhone is apparently badly designed …

iMarklet offers JavaScript cut and paste for iPhone

June 29, 2008

The new iPhone software is exciting, and of course we’re all looking forward to 3G, GPS, a proper headphone jack… but what about cut and paste? It seems that this oft-requested (and moaned about) feature could still be lacking from iPhone 2.0 software, and while iMarklet is not a complete, …