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I received my second replacement iPhone 4 yesterday. Considering the issues my first two iPhone 4 units had, I wanted to make absolutely certain, in as little time as possible, that this replacement unit didn’t have anything wrong with it. Before I even picked it up from the store, [...]

Filed under: iPhone

Do you have an iPhone 3G? Me, too. Have you updated it to iOS 4 yet? If the veins are popping out of your neck and your skin is turning green, you probably have. If your iPhone 3G hasn’t been updated to iOS 4 yet, then do your iPhone, yourself, and your [...]

Filed under: iPhoneThis morning, I read liveblogs about the WWDC keynote with growing irritation. I’d been hoping for a 64 GB capacity bump for iPhone 4, even though I knew in the back of my mind that engineering practicalities made it unlikely. The news that FaceTime will not only be WiFi only, but will also [...]

Filed under: iPhoneUpdate: Engadget also points out that Walmart is now selling the iPhone 3GS for $97, a sure inventory-clearing move.

According to Boy Genius Report, the iPhone 3G is very likely to be discontinued. Apple has reportedly stopped supplying AT&T stores with the 8 GB iPhone 3G. Additionally, the Australian online Apple Store lists the [...]

Filed under: iPhoneAndroid’s new features in the upcoming version 2.2 (aka “Froyo,” announced this week at Google I/O) are certainly intriguing, but some sections of the press have gone off the deep end in their analysis of what this means for the iPhone and the smartphone market in general.

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Filed under: iPhoneWired has located and interviewed the man who “found” Apple’s lost prototype iPhone in a Redwood City bar: 21-year-old Brian Hogan. With a statement from his attorney, Hogan has shed a great deal of light on the ongoing saga of Gizmodo’s premature unveiling of Apple’s next-gen iPhone. The story, as told by Hogan, [...]

Filed under: iPhone, App ReviewWhen asked if I wanted to review NDrive Australia & New Zealand (currently US$24.99, AU$29.99, and NZ$30.99), I was initially reluctant. “The problem with these nav apps is they don’t really seem to offer me a compelling alternative to the free Maps app plus a co-pilot,” I said. Since getting my [...]

Filed under: iPod Family, iPhone, iPad

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Ever since the iPad’s introduction a month and a half ago, the internet has been awash in criticism of the as-yet-unreleased device. “It’s just a big iPod touch,” many have said. “No Flash, no multitasking, no sale,” others bemoaned. And a few have gone so far as [...]

Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch

Developer Fraser Speirs came across an unexpected iTunes dialog earlier today that could be a hint of a new, long-sought App Store feature: the ability to offer for-fee upgrades to apps, complete with discounts for those who bought older versions.

Up until now, App Store vendors have worked around the [...]

Filed under: Portables, Odds and ends, iPhoneSometimes I feel sorry for you poor iPhone users in the US. Sure, the telecommunications landscape in New Zealand isn’t exactly perfect, but our small nation has the US beat on at least one very significant point: unlike AT&T, our wireless providers let us tether our iPhones as much [...]

Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, iPhoneiResQ, the iPhone/iPod repair site, has posted pics of what they claim is the front faceplate of the next-gen iPhone. Two things about this piece of hardware are particularly interesting. First, the part is approximately 1/4 of an inch taller than the iPhone 3GS, indicative of a slightly taller form factor [...]

Filed under: iPhone, App Store, SDKIt’s been a long time coming, but the last hurdle is gone — Apple has lifted the restrictions against 3G VoiP calls from the iPhone Software Development Kit.

The implications of this are pretty huge. Not only does this mean that VoIP apps like Skype can now be easily updated [...]

Filed under: Deals, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch

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With over 100,000 iPhone applications in the App Store, finding the right app can sometimes be a bewildering experience. Apple’s getting better at refining the interface — it’s certainly easier to find what you’re looking for now than when the App Store first launched — [...]

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, iPhoneLive in Australia? Have an iPhone? Do you use the iPhone’s built-in Maps app, Navigon, or TomTom to navigate? If you answered yes to all three of those questions, then I have some bad news for you: under the Australian Road Rule 8th Amendment, all use [...]

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Rumors, Wireless, iPhoneCiting an exclusive source from within AT&T, appmodo reports that “tethering support is coming later this summer” is AT&T-speak for “tethering support is coming at the end of July.”It won’t be coming cheaply, however; appmodo’s source says a tethering option will cost AT&T customers a whopping $55 a [...]

Filed under: OS, Wireless, How-tos, iPhone tweetmeme_url = ‘http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/17/inside-iphone-3-0-tethering/’; tweetmeme_source = ‘TUAW’; While I trashed Vodafone NZ’s pricing in a previous post, in at least one way it’s far ahead of U.S. telco giant AT&T: internet tethering using the iPhone is already possible over Vodafone’s network without resorting to lengthy, kludgy, and unsupported hacks. [...]

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, WWDC, iPhoneWhile some people came away from WWDC feeling like it’s Christmas in June, it doesn’t look like PC World was among them. But after reading their laundry list of unrequited hopes and dreams for WWDC (WWDC No Shows: 10 Things We Wanted From Apple and Didn’t Get), it seems [...]