Recently Apple took note of complaints by altering the review system in their App Store. The changes included tightening up the system so that only users who purchased the app could leave a review. According to iPhone Hellas (link to English translation) more changes to the review system could be on the way in iPhone firmware 2.2. Screenshots indicate that when users decide to delete a program they will be prompted to leave a review. Time will tell how this process will influence the final ra

- Innovative design and seamless integration between software and hardware propelled the first-generation iPhone to instant stardom.

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Verizon Wireless has settled a lawsuit over visual voice mail technology with the patent's owner, Klausner Technologies.

The companies said today that Verizon would license Klausner's patents and settle their outstanding litigation. They did not reveal terms of the agreement.

Visual voicemail lets users see on their phone screen who has left a voicemail and choose which messages to listen to, rather than navigating through a voicemail menu from a key ...

Google has just announced on their blog that they have released Google Earth for Apple iPhone and iPod touch. The application is now available on iTunes App Store, you can use the application to navigate through the Earth in 3D modeling like the Google Earth on Desktop. Local Search is also available in Google Earth, giving you a convenient access to local business directory in your city. To get Google Earth on your iPhone, visit the App Store in iTunes or your iPhone, and search for “Google Earth.”

The Google Earth for iPhone has also got some nice multi-touch integration from Google. According to the release, you can

Just swipe your finger across the screen and you fly to the other side of the globe; tilt your phone and your view tilts as well. You can pinch to zoom in or out, or just double tap with one finger to zoom in and two fingers to zoom out. We also integrated the My Location feature, so with a touch of a button, you can fly to where you are in the real world on your phone.

In addition, we have over eight million Panoramio photos, ...

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Apple is in a very nice position to deflect the wrath that has succumbed so many other companies. And why is that? Well it comes down to the magic triad; lots of cash, zero debt, and growing demand for its products. The only thing Apple doesn’t have going for it is dividends. But Apple more than makes up for that through strong, sustained growth and fanatical demand for its products. Just look at what’s happening to all the other computer manufacturers, cell phone manufacturers, and software v

The distant sound of thunder in the smartphone world has coalesced into a veritable storm promising to rain on industry-leader Apple's parade. Formerly rumored to be dubbed the BlackBerry Thunder, the newest entry in the smartphone war against the iPhone 3G has just been officially announced, and it's true given name is the BlackBerry Storm 9730.

Apple's web apps site mentions Buzzd's iPhone app, which is a location-based city guide.It tells you what's happening at restaurants, bars and clubs, and events near you, right now.(There's also a new applet in the iPhone App Store that helps this app find your current location.)

The telecommunication is closely related with technology. If the technology is keep on developing the telecommunication, whether it is the tools used or the methods are developing too. In the past time the way to communicate with someone is quite different with today. We can now send message instantly, which means the receiver will receive the message we sent in no time after we send the message. The simplest example is the development of cellular phone. Nowadays, cellular phone can be used

InfoSync reviews the Apple iPhone and writes, "The camera is the worst part of the Apple iPhone that people use all the time. Pictures looked okay, better than on most cameraphones we've seen, especially under the best lighting conditions. Colors were vivid, if a bit saturated, but noise was a significant problem. On the small screen, images look fine, but blown up to their full 2-megapixel size things got a bit messier. There are also no camera options on the Apple iPhone. Not one. We would at

   Record results and that rather stunning statistic...

There were some astonishing figures among Apple's financial results yesterday, as the company revealed that it takes nearly £400 per iPhone, making it 39 per cent of its business

Today Apple released its fiscal year fourth quarter results. One of the highlights from the report is the fact that Apple sold 6.9 million iPhone 3G phones in its first quarter on the market.
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Apple today said its profit jumped 26 percent in the fourth quarter as the iPhone 3G outsold the market-leading BlackBerry from Research in Motion.

Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple's profit beat expectations, but sales missed. Sales jumped 27 percent to $7.9 billion from $6.22 billion in the year-ago quarter. Analysts had expected the company to sell $8 billion worth of gadgets.

On a conference call, CEO Steve Jobs addressed concerns that economic weakness will eat into Apple's business through the holidays and beyond.

Jobs said Apple's customers are more likely to put off buying a new computer than to defect to other brands of PCs with lower prices. Apple, which is sitting on about $25 billion in cash, could use the downturn to invest in research ...

Ahead of the hotly anticipated T-Mobile G1 smartphone’s arrival in stores next week, early reviews show not everyone is convinced that the Android-powered handset is ready to take on the Apple iPhone or muscle onto the turf of Windows Mobile or the BlackBerry.

If you have Apple's ultracompact USB power adapter, then take heed to their Exchange Program -- you may have a problem in the making ... Apple has announced that under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power adapter's metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, creating the risk of electric shock. Apple has received reports of detached prongs involving a very small percentage of the adapters sold, but no injuries have been reported. Customer safety is always

Apple has updated its popular MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook lines with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, larger hard drives and 2 GB of memory standard in most models.

In addition, MacBook Pro includes the latest NVIDIA graphics processors, now with up to 512 MB of video memory, and Apple’s innovative Multi-Touch trackpad, first introduced in MacBook Air.

All Mac notebooks include a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing On-The-Go, Apple MagSafe Power Adapter that safely disconnects when under tension and built in 802.11n wireless networking for up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g.

With a superb 13-inch glossy widescreen display, and even with prices starting at only $ 1099, the new MacBook is available in three models and includes faster processors and hard drives across the line; elegant white 2 , 1 GHz and 2.4 GHz models with 120 GB or 160 GB 5400 rpm hard drives and a stunning black 2.4 GHz model with a 250 GB massive 5400 rpm hard drive, previously only available option . The 2.4 GHz MacBook models ship with 2 GB of ...

Ahead of the hotly anticipated T-Mobile G1 smartphone’s arrival in stores next week, early reviews show not everyone is convinced that the Android-powered handset is ready to take on the Apple iPhone or muscle onto the turf of Windows Mobile or the BlackBerry.

One of the earliest reviews of the HTC-manufactured device, which was first introduced by Google and T-Mobile last month, came from the Wall Street Journal's Walter Mossberg, who called it a "worthy competitor" to the iPhone in his column this week. But Mossberg also saw several areas in need of improvement in its software and its hardware.

It will take some time till the public can get their hands on the highly-anticipated mobile phone from T-Mobile: T-Mobile G1 smartphone. It is the first mobile smartphone that will operate on the new Google Android mobile operating system. Although we haven’t gotten our hands on the G1, Dwight Silverman from TechBlog has, and he [...]

Apple finally has a competitor in the phone market. The T-Mobile G1 may not have the visual panache and artistry of Apple's UI, and some basic features are missing or slightly undercooked, but in terms of navigating the phone's myriad and diverse feature set, Google has created an interface in Android that is fun.

Hi guys.Happy to meet you with an interesting article.Apple has launced it s latest release apple iphone 3g .It use 2G technology gsm and 3G technology HSDPA 2100 .It weighs 133g with a display of 320 x 480 pixels.Has a memory to store 100 recieved and dialled numbers with a memory of 8/16 gb with photo call facility.It has polyphonis ringtone and

The all-new mophie “Juice Pack 3G” is designed to more than double the time you can listen, watch, talk, surf and send with your iPhone 3G.

New MacBooks were release today, all constructed from single piece of aluminum, well the outer casing that is. Here’s a video from Apple’s site on how MacBooks are constructed: Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode As for how eco-friendly and green the new MacBooks are, here’s what Treehugger have to say on it: Apple feels the new products are pretty dang eco-friendly. The new MacBooks are arsenic free glass, BFR free, mercury free, PVC

The iPhone 3G is far superior than the old iPhone model, however, there are still a few things that could be improved.

The mobile phone market today is flooded completely with multi purpose wireless mobile phones which are known as smart phones. These smart phones will allow you to make standard calls and access to audio files, images, email, office files, videos and contact list also internet.

Get your BlackJack skills in check before you lay your money. Review of 21 Pro, has all the basics plus card counting and few extras.

Jonathan Li, managing partner of Asentio Design, reviews the latest touch screen mobile phone user interface designs by Apple, Google and Nokia

Today AT&T announced that it will allow customers to set up an Apple account prior to heading to an AT&T or Apple store to buy an iPhone. By having accounts prepared ahead of time, AT&T hopes to cut down ...
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Apple's iPhone 3G is still making waves, with a new report from The NPD Group showing that one third of all iPhone 3G owners switched from another carrier. New firmware, v2.2, appears to be adding a few unexpected new features, as well.
Read the full story here.

The suspense is finally over! The long- and eagerly-awaited Google phone, the first smartphone on the market to be powered by the new Google Android mobile operating system has arrived. Manufactured by HTC (and once upon a rumor, thought to be dubbed the HTC Dream Phone), the first Google smartphone ever has everybody's curiosity stirred.

About half of National Public Radio’s mobile visitors (about 700,000 to 800,000 per month) use iPhones, writes American Journalism Review. NPR Mobile, on the iPhone, provides new user-friendly options for listeners.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign team has released an application for iPhone users. The free application is available for download through the App Store. The application works with iPhone 3G, the original iPhone, and iPod touch. This application requires iPhone 2.0 Software Update.

Features:

• Call Friends: A great volunteering tool that lets you make a difference any time you want by talking to people you already know. Your contacts are prioritized by key battleground states, and you can make calls and organize results all in one place.
• Call Stats: See nationwide Obama ‘08 Call Friends totals and find out how your call totals compare to leading callers.
• Get Involved: Do more. Find and contact your local Obama for America HQ.
• Receive Updates: Receive the latest news and announcements via text messages or email.
• News: Browse complete coverage of national and local campaign news.
• Local Events: Find local events, share by email and get maps and directions.
• Media: Browse videos and photos from the campaign
• Issues: Get clear facts about Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s plan for essential issues facing Americans.

What makes the Obama ‘08 iPhone application unique, according to Ars Technica, is the dream team behind it. The volunteers include ...

Nokia today unveiled the 5800 Xpressmusic, its first touch screen phone, priced well below Apple's iPhone model.

The Finnish cell phone maker hopes to tap consumers for whom the iPhone has been too expensive, selling its 5800 XpressMusic at $395 (279 euros). Consumers in many large markets will get the phone for free from operators when signing up for a contract.

With touch screen technology, the 5800 XpressMusic introduces the Media Bar, a drop down menu for access to music and entertainment such as tracks, videos and photos.

The Contacts Bar highlights four favorite contacts on their home screen. With a single touch, users can track a digital history of recent text messages, emails, phone logs, photos and blog updates.

The 3.2-inch widescreen display has a 16 by 9 aspect ratio and 30 frames-per-second playback and recording. It features a 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens. Images and videos can be shared via Share on Ovi, Flickr or Facebook.

It has a virtual alphanumeric keypad, a virtual computer-style QWERTY keyboard, a pen stylus and a plectrum.

The music player includes a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks, a ...

It’s a great news for iPhone developers. Apple has dropped the non-disclosure agreement for released iPhone software.

To Our Developers

We have decided to drop the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for released iPhone software.

We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect, so that others don’t steal our work. It has happened before. While we have filed for hundreds of patents on iPhone technology, the NDA added yet another level of protection. We put it in place as one more way to help protect the iPhone from being ripped off by others.

However, the NDA has created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone’s success, so we are dropping it for released software. Developers will receive a new agreement without an NDA covering released software within a week or so. Please note that unreleased software and features will remain under NDA until they are released.

Thanks to everyone who provided us constructive feedback on this matter.

[via TUAW]

Our friend Jens Chr Brynildsen, a Flash expert who maintains a number of resources for the standard including Flash Magazine, has reportedly confirmed with Adobe Systems' senior director of engineering, Paul Betlem, that Flash is coming to the iPhone. However, Betlem says that "Apple calls the shots as to when ...

Apple iPod Touch 2G Review Want to get hardware reviews and tutorials send daily to you for FREE? Subscribe to DigitGeek today. Apple at its “Lets Rock” event held in San Francisco on September saw the curtain being raised for a new lineup of iPods. A lot of rumors had been going around about the design and changes that these new beauties would have and unexpectedly quite a large number of them turned out to be true, a rarity when it comes to Apple products. Apart from the hardware and cosm

Yeah, it’s a great evolution: iPhone, iPhone 3G, and the coming version: iPhone EVDO. A leading Apple blog posted a rumor that the iPhone — which is currently available in the United States only through AT&T Wireless — could be coming to Verizon, in a form of CDMA/EVDO version, perhaps as early as January 2009.

Cleve Nettles of 9to5Mac wrote:

We’ve fielded a couple of tips (some more sketchy than others) about EVDO iPhones floating around Cupertino in the past, but today’s tipster seems a little bit more sure of himself.  Besides having some Verizon insider credentials, he seems to know way too much about Verizon-Apple politics.  According to him, Apple will be announcing iPhones for Verizon Wireless in 2009, perhaps as early Macworld 2009.  Negotiations between Apple and Verizon are ongoing but they expect to hammer out agreements by the end of the year.

And he also added:

There is no reason why Apple wouldn’t also be chatting with Sprint and T-mobile about possible deals as well.  We welcome some carrier competition in the US iPhone field.

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Over the weekend, Apple quietly implemented a new policy -- only people who actually purchased a paid application can review it.

This week's top Apple news ranged from how the iPhone will be affected by the T-Mobile G1 to performance improvements in Adobe CS4 to Apple's continued enforcement of its mysterious App Store policies. Also included was how Apple's patch release policy affects enterprise IT, and more.

Apple has made a vital change to the App Store, in order to review an app you now have to actually have downloaded it first. All I have to say is… it’s about time! This brilliant idea (that should have been in place since day one!) means we no longer have to read reviews from people who have never tried the app out.

“Hasn’t Steve Jobs learned anything in the last 30 years?” asks Farhad Manjoo of Slate in an interesting piece about “The Cell Phone Wars” currently raging between Apple’s iPhone and the Google’s new G1, Android-based phone. Manjoo wonders if whether Steve Jobs remembers what happen the last time he closed up a platform: “because Apple closed its platform, it was IBM, Dell, HP, and especially Microsoft that reaped the benefits of Apple’s innovations.” Thus, if Jobs didn’t learn his lesson, will

Apple Korea announced the second generation iPod touch featuring a thin metal contoured design, a 3.5-inch widescreen display glass, 802.11 b / g Wi-Fi wireless networking, integrated volume control buttons, a built-in speaker for casual listening, a built - in accelerometer and other advanced sensors, and Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface.

iPod touch users can choose from hundreds of exciting game titles such as “Spore Origins” and “Scrabble” from Electronic Arts, and “Real Football 2009″ from Gameloft available on iTunes or directly through the App Store application on the iPod touch. The App Store features an incredible array of applications in a wide variety of categories, including games, travel, entertainment, social networking, sports and much more.

iPod touch works seamlessly with iTunes so you can import, manage, and then easily auto-sync your favorite content. With up to 36 hours of music playback or six hours of video playback on a single charge, the new iPod touch is the ultra-portable way to enjoy your favorite music, TV shows, movies and games on the go.

The new iPod touch works ...

nobosh detailsShare Story Week In Review: Google's Gphone Is No iPhone; RIM Disappoints; Yahoo Stays In Limbo Anticipation ran high this week ahead of the unveiling of Google's Android-running "G1" cell phone (don't call it a "Gphone"), priced at $180. The G1 will come pre-loaded with Amazon's (AMZN) MP3 music store, making Google's entry to the cell phone market a full-flegded... Silicon Alley Insider - 9h ago Read Story nobosh detailsShare Story Auto Site Autoby

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Apple has begun selling unlocked iPhone 3G models in Hong Kong, allowing people to use it with any mobile phone carrier.

On its Hong Kong website, the Cupertino-based company is advertising direct sales of iPhone 3G, saying people can "buy directly from Apple" and choose their own carrier. The 8GB version was on sale for $5,400 Hong Kong dollars ($695) while the 16GB version costs HK$6,200 ($798).

Apple said the phone can be activated with any wireless carrier.

The iPhone 3G was previously only officially available in Hong Kong bundled with a two-year contract from Hutchison Telecom, even though the device was widely available on the black market.

The move departs from its previous strategy of tying the phone exclusively to specific service providers in ...

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The latest software update appears to have improved the iPhone 3G.

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Recently, I asked iPhone 3G owners to tell me if the 2.1 software update had fixed the widespread issues with dropped calls, short battery life, and faulty 3G connectivity. Now, just over a week later, I've wrapped up your comments.

At the time of this writing, we received 56 comments (I had to discount a few because they weren't on topic). While this is an entirely unscientific survey, almost half (48 percent) reported significant improvements in all areas, 20 percent reported no positive changes, and 32 percent said that it fixed only a few issues while leaving other problems unchanged. I've included a sampling of comments after the break.

As for me, I have to fall in the neutral camp. On the upside, backups on our iPhone 3G review model ...

Apple has revealed that the iPhone 3G will be sold unlocked in Hong Kong, allowing the smartphone to be used with any of the local carriers.
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China Mobile might be asking Apple to take out the 3G (and also Wi-Fi) capabilities from iPhone 3G. What??? The reason is, just to ensure its customers stay within its network.

CNET wrote:

China Mobile wants Apple to ship an iPhone in China with the Wi-Fi and 3G chips disabled. Why take out the fast networking chips that make the iPhone shine, you may ask?

Competition. China Mobile plans to build out a 3G network based on a homegrown Chinese standard for third-generation networks that is not compatible with the widely used W-CDMA standard that is also expected to be used by China Mobile competitor China Telecom.

So why doesn’t Apple team-up with China Telecom instead, rather than risks their own iPhone 3G?

Apple online store in Hong Kong now start to sell unlocked iPhone 3G directly to consumer. According to the product description, the iPhone 3G can be activated with any wireless carrier through iTunes 8. The 8GB iPhone 3G and 16GB iPhone 3G are being sold at 700 USD and 800 USD.

In some countries, for example Singapore, iPhone 3G are sold in unlocked version by the local service provider. Consumer are buying with service contract to bring down the iPhone 3G pricing.

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