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iPhone Background Application Rumours Create Stir
Over the weekend multiple sources have chimed in on rumours originally started back in February that Apple will allow a limited number of user selected applications to run in the background on the iPhone. The first report came from Silicon Alley Insider who stated that…
Analyst Pinpoints Post-WWDC iPhone Launch, or Not
Popular analyst for Piper Jaffray, Gene Munster, has speculated in a note to clients that Apple could be planning an event for the end of June or early-July. The event would mark the return of Steve Jobs and the launch of a new iPhone. The…
Forum Post Describes Future iPhone
A post on a Chinese forum has given a possible clue to the future path of the iPhone. The post which also comes with a screenshot depicting a 32GB iPhone and several details for a possible future iPhone which is expected to be announced in…
Digital Compass In Future iPhone Model
BoyGeniusReport has posted screenshots purporting to be a debugging menu from the latest beta of iPhone OS 3.0. The image depicts a menu that would control a digital compass (magnetometer) which is rumoured to be in the new iPhone. Mac Rumors offers further background on…
AT&T To Drop Base iPhone Tariff by $10
According to Cote Collaborative analyst Michael Cote there is a "strong possibility" that AT&T will drop the entry-level iPhone tariff price by $10. The $10 price drop would bring the price of the tariff down from $69 to $59, a saving of $120/year. The move…
iPhone OS 3.0 to Loosen App Store Restrictions, Improves iPhone Camera
Apple appears to have inadvertently revealed some future plans via a message to an iPhone developer. The report which comes via iLounge focusses on the Newspaper(s) made by developer Makayama which was rejected to to "objectionable content". The app is designed to allow readers to…
Verizon iPhone Coming in 2010?
Adding to previous rumours that Verizon and Apple were in talks over the iPhone, USA Today is reporting that Apple is giving consideration to a Verizon iPhone in 2010. The rumours which come from "people familiar with the situation" state that discussions between Apple and…
Further Details of Voice Control Emerge in iPhone OS 3.0
On the back of a report from several weeks ago, Ars Technica is providing further details about a feature which is reportedly codenamed "Jibbler". According to Ars "Jibbler" will primarily deal with voice recognition and synthesis. Not much information is known at this time, but…
AT&T Upgrading Network to 7.2Mbps
A report from Telephony Online suggests that Apple's official carrier of the iPhone in the USA is in the midst of upgrading its network to double the current capacity. The report states that AT&T is making tweaks to its current HSPA network which will bring…
Apple Begins New iPhone Production?
Several sources who are mainly citing "component suppliers" say that Apple is beginning to ship parts that would be used to assemble iPhones. The report which comes from Taiwan based Commercial Times did not cite any particular components. Meanwhile DigiTimes is reporting that Apple has…
Video Recording Capabilities Found in iPhone OS 3.0
It has been discovered that the latest beta of iPhone OS 3.0 contains all the elements required to allow video recording on the iPhone. Firstly Mac Rumors points out that developers who have been digging around in the iPhone OS 3.0 software found an interface…
Apple and China Unicom Talks Reportedly Halt
Despite what seemed like unstoppable progress , even to the point where iPhone models began appearing on the Chinese carriers website, reports today suggest that talks between Apple and China Unicom have come to a halt. Talks between China Unicom and Apple to introduce iPhone…
Low Power 802.11n Support Coming to New iPhone?
AppleInsider reports that discoveries made within the latest iPhone OS 3.0 builds suggest support for a new chip that could enable low power 802.11n support on both the new iPhone and iPod touch. According to AppleInsider the current Broadcom chip that supplies WiFi and Bluetooth…
Apple Orders 3.2 and 5 Megapixel Image Sensors
According to DigiTimes who cites market sources, OmniVision has recieved orders for 3.2-megapixel CMOS Image sensors said to be destined for the next-generation iPhone. The same sources have also stated that OmniVision also received orders from Apple for 5-megapixel CMOS image sensors, according to the…
AT&T Exec Reveals Details of iPhone Future
A reportedly high-up AT&T executive has revealed several important details of Apple's future iPhone plans. The information which is relayed by Boy Genius Report reveals information like release timeframes and a further emphasis on speed. Boy Genius Report says that the information is "100% confirmed"…
iPhone OS 3.0 Indicates Several Future iPod and iPhone Models
Ars Technica is reporting that the iPhone OS 3.0 software update contains references to four currently unavailable products. The references which can be found in a property list file within the software point to products known as iPhone3,1, iPod3,1, iFPGA, and iProd0,1. The file /System/Library/AppleUSBDevice/USBDeviceConfiguration.plist…
AT&T to Begin Offering Contract-Free iPhones March 26?
Boy Genius Report is claiming that starting March 26 AT&T will being offering iPhone 3Gs contract-free to existing customers. The information which appears to have been sourced from internal AT&T training material which states that the 8GB iPhone 3G will sell for $599 and the…
Kevin Rose Weighs in on iPhone OS 3.0 [Update: Added Video]
Ahead of Apple's preview of iPhone OS 3.0 Kevin Rose has revealed some details that he believes will be present in the major iPhone software upgrade. During the live Diggnation at SXSW in Austin, Texas last Rose gave details of how the iPhone OS 3.0…
O2 Set for UK iPhone Price Drop
UK based Mobile website is reporting that O2 will tweak the pricing of the iPhone in May, ahead of a new iPhone in June or July. According to Mobile the iPhone 3G which is currently between £59 and £159 upfront will drop to free on…
Apple Execs on Netbooks and iPhone Pricing
Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi released a note to clients earlier this week describing a discussion he had with Apple COO and temporary CEO Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer and VP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller. In the note Sacconaghi wrote that Cook and Schiller…