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OZAKI IP858 iMini Timber 3G iPhone or iPod touch speaker

In October, OZAKI worldwide unveils its IP858 iMini Timber 3G iPhone speaker, a new model of iPhone speaker, to be marketed in Euro and USA under the trade name “OZAKI”.

This newest model is most light and handy wooden made speaker for iPod touch or iPhone. It’s a nice portable wooden case speaker for iPod touch/iPhone office worker Read more

OLO Netbook: Powered by Apple iPhone 3G

The OLE Netbook certainly has raised some eyebrows as well as causing a laugh; who would have thought that you would get a netbook that is powered by an Apple iPhone. The user will get their iPhone and then place it where the trackpad would usually be. Read more

Flash Player for iPhone

If you were to ask anyone what the biggest drawback was with the Apple iPhone was, I bet most of them would say the lack of a Flash Player. There has been speculation in the air for some time that we could see a Flash Player on the iPhone, Apple have never confirmed this. Read more

Update: Research In Motion vs Apple 3G iPhone

Two weeks before the new Apple (AAPL) 3G iPhone was released, a ChangeWave consumer survey showed it was likely to have a tsunami-like impact on the smart phone market. But what does that mean for current market share leader Research In Motion (RIMM)? Read more

Alert Sound Issue: 3G iPhone with 2.0 firmware update

It seems that another issue has been found with iPhone 3G’s and first generation Apple iPhones that have updated to firmware 2.0, the Apple discussions area is alive with people confirming they have the same problem as the person that raised the question.

Its to-do with the text-message alert sound going away at certain times after getting the iPhone software 2.0 update. The information below is what one person said their issue was.

I got the iPhone 3G over the weekend, and I’ve noticed that my text-message alert sounds kind of go away. The phone will vibrate, but the alerts don’t sound off.

Before you say anything, yes the phone is on Loud (it’s not on Vibrate), Yes my text message alerts are enabled in settings, and Yes I’ve double checked.

So far the only way I’ve been able to fix this is to restart the phone. Which can get really annoying when you do it over and over.

I THINK that it’s caused by the headphones. I’ve noticed that the text alerts work, but when I plug in the headphones and then unplug them the sounds stop working.

The first problem we found with the iPhone 2.0 software was lag, although this may be tied with applications keeping memory and not releasing it, we still need this fixed.

View the discussion on Apple, view other iPhone 3G news or leave a comment below if you have the above problem.

AT&T 8GB 3G iPhone $199 new customers or $399 existing

My iPhone will not be the only one that’s been getting text messages explaining Apple will contact me with details of updating soon for the July 11 launch but in the last few moments today, AT&T have revealed the 3G iPhone prices. This new price information may upset some existing AT&T customers.

First of all things look straightforward with the 8GB iPhone 3G costing $199 and 16GB for $399 if customers sign up for a two-year contract, but then you find out that this price is for “new customers and current iPhone owners”. Now what about the many existing AT&T customers that don’t own an iPhone and as such are not eligible for upgrade discounts?

These existing AT&T customers will be charged $399 for the same device that costs $199 to the others; surely this will not make some people happy. The 16GB version will cost these customers $499. Today also saw AT&T reveal voice and data plans.

The contract-free option that many phone buyers use is not yet available for the iPhone 3G, although AT&T said they will be offering this no contract option in the future. The price will be $699 for the 16GB 3G iPhone and $599 for the 8GB version. If you are a current AT&T customer that wants to upgrade to the new iPhone then you will be charged an $18 upgrade fee.

All new customers will pay the standard activation fee; we believe this is around $36. The price plans will be the same as AT&T Nation plans; these include a combination of unlimited data transfer and free minutes. The unlimited plan will cost $129.99 a month and the cheapest plan available costs $69.99 per month for 5,000 night and weekend minutes, and with 450 anytime minutes.

View the full details on Phones Review.

Apple iPhone 3G 8GB £299.99 on O2 PAYG

On July 11 people will be queuing up outside their local O2 and Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK, just so that can get their hands on the new Apple iPhone 3G. We all know about the different price plans for their monthly contracts, but now we can give you the pricing details of the Pay and Go (PAYG) pre-paid option. As yet there are no details on the O2 website, but those guys over at Phones Review have managed to get all the price details.

Ok so the Apple iPhone 3G 8GB version will cost just £299.99, while the 16GB version will set you back £359.99. That is just £60 more for double the storage, which sounds like a great deal to me. When you purchase the latest iPhone on Pay & Go, the handset will come with 6 months of unlimited WiFi hotspot access as well as web browsing. Once you have gone through the 6 months period, it is thought that you will have to pay £10 per month for an unlimited data package.

This does seem like a great option for those who just can’t afford to sign up to an 18-month contract, it seems that O2 are doing all they can to get the sale of the new 3G Apple iPhone of to a great start. We can’t be certain how accurate these pricing details are, but once we have conformation we will let you know.

I think that having the new iPhone on O2’s Pay & Go service will be one of the best services they could provide, this will now open up the option of owning the ultimate handset to thousands more people.

Foolproof iPhone Software v2.0: more secure data wipe function

It seems that more and more iPhone users have concerns over Apple’s data reset methods on their handset, but the computer giant have now taken some extra steps for a more secure data wipe function, this will be integrated into iPhone Software v2.0. Most people are familiar with the beta version of this software, and Apple say that the new full version of iPhone Software v2.0 will use a more foolproof method of erasing all of your personal data and settings from the handset.

This function is accessible just like the previous version, just select Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Contents and Settings. The main difference with the new version over the old iPhone software is how the function will wipe all data, much like the “Secure Empty Trash” function which is used on Mac OS X. Once this is done all data will be deleted, unlinked and then overwritten many times, this will then make it irretrievable by some of the best recovery tools on the market today.

As with all good things there is always a downside, if you have an 8GB Apple iPhone it will take longer to complete the wipe, about an hour in fact. A progress bar will appear on the screen to tell you how things are going. Just to give you a bit of advice, as the wipe takes some time to complete, make sure that you plug your iPhone in to the mains; this is because the new software is CPU intensive.

This new update comes after an Oregon State detective was able to successfully retrieve personal data from a refurbished iPhone sold by Apple. The detective was able to retrieve such files as emails, photos and financial information. Let us hope that iPhone Software v2.0 rectifies this security flaw.

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7 reasons not to buy a new 3G iPhone

Everyone has reasons not to buy a product and also why to buy one, we look at one persons seven reasons not to buy the new Apple iPhone 3G and to help you see why you may or may not want to get the next version. Have a read of Chad W Smith’s reasons why he won’t be buying a new iPhone and let us know if you agree.

The 2-year contract - I’ve never had a 2-year contract in my life. For anything. My college was semester to semester. Heck, my marriage didn’t last a year. Being locked into a $30 data plan + whatever the calling plan is - per month - for the next 24 months. You realize that is over $700 - *just for the data plan!* - and that’s not counting the $199 for the phone itself. In the end, it will cost more than $1000 for the iPhone. To put that in perspective - I pay $10 a month for my phone now. The data plan alone - (keep in mind, there’s a voice plan to be added here too) - would cost me almost $500 more over the next two years. And, right now, I can cancel at any time with no ETF.

There are better phones. That’s right, you heard me. There are *BETTER* phones. The key word being “PHONE”. The iPhone is this weird jack-of-all-trades / master-of-none device. It’s not a very good phone. I don’t want a slippery phone. I don’t want a smudgable phone. I don’t want a phone that I can’t blind-dial. I don’t want a phone that I can’t swap the battery out of. I don’t want a phone I can’t swap the SIM out of. I don’t want a $200 phone that can’t voice dial. Then there’s the lack of MMS, the lack of external storage, the lack of copy and paste for crying out loud… It’s not a very good phone.

There are better pocketable Internet devices. The Nokia Internet Tablets kick the iPhone’s ass when it comes to pocketable Internet. Let me prove it in one word. FLASH. Yeah. Real desktop Flash - on a device that has a much higher resolution screen, with a physical keyboard. I owned an N800 for almost a year, and it rarely was far away from me. And that model didn’t have a keyboard. But it did have an 800 x 480 screen, a real AJAX/Flash capable browser, (there was never a site I couldn’t use/view on my N800 - and I use Google Docs, Blogger, and YouTube a lot). Tons of open source software (that didn’t have to be approved by Steve Jobs, or anyone else - other than ME, to work on MY device). It did USB in and out - Bluetooth, FM radio, a much faster processor, and 2 SD slots… The newer models have all that, plus GPS, plus a physical keyboard. And the new Pandora (the reason I don’t have my N800 anymore) will be even more powerful processor, game controls, and the convenient no-in-pocket-accidental dialing clamshell design.

There are better media players. The iPod Touch comes to mind. It doesn’t have a monthly fee. But there are also things like the N8×0 series I was talking about. Or the Archos PMPs. Something with removable storage, something with a bigger screen, something that can play anything. But, seriously, if you just want the iPhone for its media potential - get the iPod Touch. You’ll pay more upfront (now) - but that’s all you’ll pay. Plus, it’s thinner, and you can get more storage. Plus, you can afford to buy a descent phone to go with it.

There are better smartphones. Ok - you want an all-in-one. You don’t want a phone and an Internet device. Get a BlackJack II. Get a BlackBerry. Get an EnV. Get something that will work as a modem. (I really can’t believe the 3G iPhone still won’t let you Bluetooth pair with another device for Wireless Internet. I should be able to pair the iPhone up with my MacBook and go online.) Get something that will copy & paste - (that is insane - that’s GUI 101 - that’s features the most basic computers back in the 1980s had). Get something that can open Office documents and PDFs! Get something with a physical keyboard.

There are better media phones. This might be harder to prove. But that’s just because I’m not a big media phone guy. But to me, external storage is a given. To me, video recording is a given. To me, a decent camera is a given. To me, MMS is a given.

There are better GPS devices. Like say, um, any dedicated GPS device. And many GPS enabled phones. Voice recognition is pretty key here. Being big enough to see while mounted in a car is too.

The 3G iPhone may not be perfect, I will certainly be upgrading but not everyone feels the same. Do you relate to Chad’s reasons?

Why is the new 3G iPhone cheap? Its build cost

You may be really happy that the new 3G iPhone is going to have a much cheaper price and also a lot better features, but how can Apple give us more technology for a cheaper price in under a year. The market researcher iSuppli might have found the answer to that question.

Researcher iSuppli have said that the new iPhone 3G costs just $173 to make, and that would then add up to why we have been seeing a $199 price tag (£99 pound in the UK). This price point has given Apple and their iPhone a good selling point, other brands with similar features have a much higher price and will then find it harder to compete.

PCWorld say the HTC Touch Diamond will cost $785 for the home market and the Nokia N96 smartphone will cost around $855, these prices are a lot higher than the next generation iPhones. From a consumer standpoint, why pay more when you do not have too and all three handsets will be on shelves around the same time.

The reason iSuppli give for the cheap price of iPhone 3G is the materials used to create the phone, and the fact that phone service providers have to subsidize the handsets by giving Apple around $300 per iPhone. This does not mean that the iPhone 3G is not as good quality, just that Apple was very smart when choosing components to make the new 3G iPhone.

It’s an amazing achievement by Apple, to think that the first generation iPhone cost $226 to make and did not include GPS or 3G and it cost a lot more money. Apple may have been aided a little with some technology getting cheaper like the memory, but still, all the brands can still design their phones cheaper.

Are you worried about what materials make up your phone?

Steve Jobs delivers 3G iPhone: Porn sites & Hugh Hefner’s Playboy cash in

When we first had the war between Betamax and VHS, it was the porn business that backed VHS and helped it win that war years ago. Now that Steve Jobs has delivered the 3G iPhone and with the promise of much faster data speeds, Apple is surely to sell many more iPhones and they will not be the only one making money from the 3G iPhone.

The porn sites will want their share of money from the iPhone and more specifically the 3G versions thanks to better video playback over the 3G networks. In 2007 we heard about iPlayboy and how Hugh Hefner wanted to cash in on the Apple iPhone success with some software that was downloadable from Playboy.com and included a Playboy Cyber Girl video, Playmate photos, wallpapers and other stuff customized for the Apple iPhone.

Now in 2008 with the 3G iPhone coming to 22 countries on July 11, the current trend is showing a sharp increase this year for iPhone porn and the mobile porn businesses know this and are aiming to fill that need. With Google earlier this year revealing the iPhone as the most popular phone using Google, the iPhone is one mobile device that can bring massive money streams to porn businesses and also one fact that Apple is happy to keep quiet about for obvious reasons.

Phones Review reports about a story from Time and they said that the “Leading porn purveyors see the iPhone as a dream come true” and they couldn’t be more right. Apple is trying to help stop this use of their phone. An Apple spokesperson said that they do not condone porn distribution; they also said that all official iPhone applications will have any adult content banned.

The truth is if someone wants to use the iPhones Safari web browser to view adult content, Apple cannot stop them. What’s your view about the mobile porn business and its affect on the iPhone?

Google Android handsets pushed back to fourth quarter

No matter where we turn, the entire world seems to be interested about is the latest 3G Apple iPhone, but there is also another cell phone due out that could get as much or maybe even more attention. The handset in question is the Google Android powered handset, and the Wall Street Journal has been running a story about how the phone had to be pushed back to the fourth quarter of 2008.

Initially Google had planned to launch the cell phone in the second part of the year however; a number of delays have put it back to later in the year. A number of partners working on these Android handsets with Google have different launch dates. T-Mobile hopes to be able to deliver their version in the fourth period, while Sprint Nextel has said that they will not be able to have their version out this year. China Mobile is yet another partner who will have to delay their launch until some time in 2009.

There are a number of companies involved with the development of the Google Android phone; these include HTC, Intel, Motorola as well as T-Mobile, nVIDIA and Qualcomm. All of these companies have one sole purpose, and this is to develop open standards for mobile devices. Having Google working with these phone companies will be great for the user, the search engine giant hope to boost the quality of Web browsing, to do this they are enhancing the audio and video experience for mobile phones.

Andy Rubin, director of mobile platforms at Google, has been explaining that managing the software-development effort, as well as giving the partners the option for new features takes time, he said that “This is where the pain happens,” he also added that “We are very, very close.”

Will Steve Jobs allow a download of Firefox 3 on the 3G iPhone?

It was many months ago now that I moved to Mozilla Firefox on Windows from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, now days I work on an Apple Mac computer and although I find Safari better than IE it still lacked the add-on applications that you can get with Firefox. Now in the mobile phone world the Apple iPhone is ruling with its ability to browse the web almost like a desktop computer, I have had an iPhone since its release and often browse the web while walking down the street. Come July 11th, the 3G iPhone will be in my pocket.

Will Steve Jobs allow a download of Firefox 3 on the 3G iPhone?

As we reported earlier, Firefox 3 has been released today and I am now using that updated version of Firefox and loving it. Although Safari does a great job on the iPhone, I know that thousands of iPhone owners will want Firefox on the iPhone for the add-on applications that could be developed and as the iPhone is like no other phone for third party apps, surely Steve Jobs will Officially open up the option for an iPhone Firefox download.

The mobile space needs more phones supporting Firefox and even more so the iPhone, if we had to guess then we should reach a point in the future when Jobs will have to make Firefox available on the iPhone as it will never be able to afford to be seen as lagging in the mobile browsing arena. Although that’s assuming that Firefox can get to a point that they give a better mobile browsing experience than the mobile version of Safari.

Do you think a mobile Firefox could do a better job than the current version of mobile Safari and would you want Firefox on the upcoming iPhone 3G?

Get the 3G iPhone: What happens to old Apple iPhone?

Like many other iPhone owners, I am in one of the 22 countries that will get the 3G iPhone on July 11th and like many other iPhone owners I will be getting the new 3G iPhone. When I first thought about upgrading I thought we would be trading in our first generation Apple iPhone for the new 3G iPhone but I have not seen anywhere say that you have to do this.

The information so far states that you pay $199 to AT&T (£99 on O2 in the UK) for the new 8GB 3G iPhone and you also have to start a new contract. There is no information about your old iPhone, so I am guessing you get to keep this.

If you are getting the new 3G iPhone, then what will you do with your old Apple iPhone?

This has got to be a question a lot of iPhone owners have asked themselves, and if you look online you can see that a lot of people have unlocked their first generation iPhones and if this is the case, will we see many first generation iPhones being handed to friends and family who then put different networks on them.

The iPhone 2.0 may be 2mm thicker but its also lighter, got GPS and much faster 3G. The new phone also costs less than what we paid when the first iPhone was released and the next firmware that’s due mid July will include a lot of upgrades to enhance all iPhones. Sadly the 3G iPhone still has just a 2-megapixel camera, which in this day and age is a little poor.

Let us know what you plan to do with your old iPhone when upgrading or are they really going to take them from us (that’s unlikely).

3G iPhone Plans on AT&T Wireless

So we now have all the information about the new 3G Apple iPhone, and for all those rumours that had been going around, it looks as though most of them were correct. So we know that the new handset will be a little thicker, there will now be GPS, but the biggest piece of news was the price drop. Now people will be looking at the new price plans that AT&T Wireless will be offering, an AT&T spokesperson has said that people who are already current AT&T customers will now be treated like new customers. Current customers will have to sign up for a new two year contract, as well as a handset price of $199/$299. This is a great deal, because if you are already a customer you will be getting two carrier-subsidized handsets, all within one year.

So now the bad news, as you will now be using 3G on your Apple iPhone AT&T Wireless rate plans will be going up. Normal Apple iPhone users currently pay $59.99; this includes 450 anytime minutes, plus unlimited data however; as a new 3G user this plan will cost $69.99. For those with a personal account, you will be paying $30 per month for unlimited 3G data; business users will be paying $45 per user.

So here are the price plans for a voice account, 450 minutes: $39.99, 900 minutes: $59.99, 1,350 minutes: $79.99 and Unlimited: $99.99. You are also able to take up a family price plan; here are your options, 700 minutes: $69.99, 1,400 minutes: $89.99
2,100 minutes: 109.99, 3,000 minutes: $149.99 and finally unlimited minutes: $199.99.

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3G iPhone release date is July 11 for 22 biggest markets

We can confirm that the 3G iPhone release date is July 11 for the 22 biggest markets and it’s US price will be $399 for the 32GB, $299 for the 16GB and $199 for the 8GB iPhone 3G. We would also guess that the UK will be in that list of markets, but we cannot confirm the UK price just yet, although it is rumored to be from free on O2.

They will make versions in black and white; you can see the full specs listed on our other post here. The iPhone was the best product I bough last year and I look forward to changing to the 3G iPhone with GPS on July the 11th.

Not only is this new version getting a lot more technology like the built-in GPS, but you will also get a massive price cut, this all makes the iPhone that much more desirable. Some phone users thought the first generation iPhone was too expensive and some were waiting out for a 3G version. Now these phone users can get the best of both worlds with 3G, GPS and a lot cheaper.

The new design is also a lot sleeker with thinner edges, a flush earphone plug and a full plastic black back. Will you be upgrading to the 3G iPhone, if not what is stopping you?

Steve Jobs Confirms New iPhone 3G Release in keynote at WWDC 2008

This is a quick post to confirm to you that the 3G iPhone (aka iPhone 2.0) is VERY real. At the WWDC 2008 just moments ago Steve Jobs has confirmed the existence of the new iPhone and its release.

Details are still coming in, but what we know so far is not only that Al Gore and Walt Mossberg were there but also the features of iPhone 2 (3G) include faster data downloads, Flush headphone jack, Improved audio, Solid metal buttons, the same gorgeous 3.5-inch display, shame its the same camera, Black, Thinner at the edges, 3G speeds are actually approaching WiFi, Full plastic back and what we always wanted GPS.

The battery life is better with 2G talk time is up from 8 hours to 10 hours, 3G talk time at 5 hours, 5-6 hours of high speed browsing and 7 hours video and audio at 24 hours.

Compared to the nokia N95 and Treo 750 (both are 3G phones), the 3G iPhone is 36% faster. An Email attachment downloaded over 3G took five seconds and on EDGE it took eighteen seconds. The 3G iPhone is so much faster and will make all sorts of data downloading like lighting in comparison.

Everyone had the words “Apple iPhone” on their minds today while in line for the WWDC 2008 and Steve Jobs keynote, no one ever thought this years WorldWide Developer Conference would not have the second generation iPhone and the good news was it did happen, its real people…now what you going to do.

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Will Steve Jobs reveal this 3G iPhone with WiMAX today?

We have all heard the 3G iPhone rumored specs over and over, you know the possibility of GPS, obvious 3G, better camera etc. What we do not hear often is the new Apple iPhone to feature WiMAX, but the image above clearly shows just that.

This photo was sent to French site GMP3 and although there must be thousands of fake images doing the rounds, this iPhone 2 photo looks spot on and the evidence of WiMAX is most welcomed.

Will Steve Jobs reveal this 3G iPhone with WiMAX today?

What news could make this photo seem even more real, maybe hearing that Apple has been recently advertising for a senior wireless system engineer and that very person has to have WiMAX experience. With that in mind, this photo of the iPhone could very well be the real second-generation iPhone.

None of us are even considering the possibility that Apple may not launch a new iPhone today, now wouldn’t that be something if it really happened. Now if we get back to the real world, if this spy shot of the new iPhone is real, would you welcome WiMAX technology in the iPhone?

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Product Reviews WWDC 2008 Keynote and 3G iPhone Coverage

The WWDC 2008 Keynote will be today at 10AM Pacific Daylight Time and Product Reviews will be covering the lead up to this event in detail and also all the news that comes out of the Worldwide Developer Conference as it happens. We have created one area for all that is WWDC and that’s here.

Steve Jobs Keynote will bring a lot of information and we will report it as soon as we can today, so far we have spoke about Steve Jobs apparently giving the 3G Apple iPhone a flexible price that allows phone providers to set the price dependent on price plans and other factors. This will see many cheaper options to get an iPhone 2 but also either longer contracts or higher monthly payments. There should also be an explosion of iPhone software at Worldwide Developers Conference 2008, developers normally focus on Mac software but this year has seen them focus on bring innovations to the iPhone and we could see the results of these today.

We reported that its rumored Microsoft may try and shine some light their way one hour before WWDC, we have heard that there could be a Microsoft press release at 9AM Pacific Daylight Time and it could be about a Blu-ray version of the Xbox 360, this is massive news in the gaming world and could turn some people away from the WWDC news, read more on that here. We also asked the question “Do Apple stores already have the 3G iPhone in stock?” this was following many reports of the 3G iPhone being in rumored boxes that had been padlocked and to be only opened on Monday (read that post).

In the business world Apple’s share price may be affected by the worldwide developer conference and this is surly to be in a good way, read that post here. Later today we will be reporting on the Official WWDC 2008 news so remember to bookmark that category.

Do Apple stores already have the 3G iPhone in stock?

We may be half a day away from the WWDC but the internet is on fire with rumors that Apple Stores already have the 3G iPhone in stock, different news sites including Apple Insider and Arstechnica are reporting that stores from Australia to London have received boxes padlocked with instructions not to open until Monday.

Now we also hear from other sources in the UK that more local O2 phone stores are having meetings around 5PM UK time, this is no secret as it would be good training for the employees to learn from Steve Jobs keynote speech that is around 6pm UK time. Instead of these employees going home to watch the possible iPhone 2 launch online, they could get the same information all together at work.

So do Apple stores already have the 3G iPhone in stock?

Looking back at the information coming out over the last few days it seems so, first hearing about ship containers and warehouses with next generation iPhones, now we hear the stores could well have them. This is either good imaginations or all leading to the launch of the new Apple iPhone today.

Arstechnica is reporting Apple Stores have some new signage that is going up today, so taking everything into account and the rumored padlocked boxes in store safes, should we now be lining up at stores ready to collect our new gadget?

What’s also very strange is the rumor that Apple Stores around the world are all getting the new iPhone at the same time, normally we would see the United States get the phone first followed by the rest of the world. The only reason I can see them give just a few stores in each country the next generation iPhone would be to create massive demand for it. If your friend has one and you do not, then this will create demand for more stock. What do you think?

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