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In Brief: China Unicom Confirms Talks With Apple
Reinforcing reports from February , Chang Xiaobing chairman of China Unicom has confirmed that Apple and the company are in talks about bringing the iPhone 3G to China. The report which comes from Reuters states that China Unicom is "talks with many handset suppliers, including…
O2 Reports Increase in Revenues After Selling 1m iPhones
UK iPhone carrier O2 has announced that it has sold over one million iPhones while at the same time reported a 10% rise in revenues. O2 which is owned by Spanish firm Telefónica gained 390,000 new mobile phone customers in the last quarter of 2008…
Does Apple Want to Send iPhone Jailbreakers to Jail?
I am a bit late to this story, but I find this to be an advantage as I have had the opportunity to read a great deal of the relevant background documentation and filings as well as other commentators' thoughts. Brief Background The Digital Millennium…
Softbank Offers "iPhone for Everybody"
In what is being considered an effort to clear inventory, Japanese iPhone carrier Softbank Mobile has begun a new promotion entitled "iPhone for Everybody Campaign" in which the company is offering Japanese customers a free iPhone 3G with a new two-year contract. The details which…
Turn by Turn GPS Application Shown on iPhone
A turn-by-turn GPS application produced by Sygic has been shown off this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The iPhone Blog reports that the software was on display at the TeleAtlas booth at MWC and features turn-by-turn GPS directions with voice prompts, points of…
iTunes to Deliver Replay On-Demand Video Service?
According to AppleInsider , Apple is putting the finishing touches on a brand new feature to iTunes 8 that will allow iTunes video purchases to be streamed anywhere for playback. The service is said to be named iTunes Replay will see Apple storing users content…
Talks Between Apple and China Mobile Break Down, Again
Interfax is reporting some of the details of Apple's and China Mobile's negotiations over the last 18-months. While wrangling for the rights to distribute the iPhone in China, China Mobile president Wang Jianzhou revealed that talks between the two companies have broken down three times…
iPhone Carrier Update
Towards the end of last week US iPhone owners began reporting that an update was available via iTunes. The update which simply described itself as "carrier settings" has since been the subject of many questions. Apple does have a knowledge base article on such updates…
Adobe Working with Apple on Flash for iPhone
Bloomberg reports that Adobe is finding it a challenge to create a version of Flash player for the iPhone according Adobe's Chief Executive Officer Shantanu Narayen. "It's a hard technical challenge, and that's part of the reason Apple and Adobe are collaborating," Narayen said today…
AT&T Reports Robust 2008 Growth, Led By iPhone
Earlier this week AT&T reported its fourth quarter fiscal results for 2008 , in the announcement Apple's official iPhone carrier in the United States said that it had activated 1.9 million iPhones during the quarter. The numbers are down from 2.4 million activations in AT&Ts…
iPhone Represents Over 1% of Worldwide Market Share
According to a report from ABI Research , Apple's iPhone now represents 1.1 percent of the worldwide mobile phone market and grew in dramatically from just 0.3 percent during 2007. The reports shows that the numbers put Apple on par with HTC and slightly ahead…
iPhone and iPod touch OS 2.2.1 Available
Apple has today released iPhone and iPod touch OS 2.2.1, the minor update offers the following improvements (iPhone only): iPhone 2.2.1 Software Update This update contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following: - Improved general stability of Safari - Fixed issue where some images…
Apple Awarded Multi-Touch Patent
According to the US Patent Office Apple was awarded patent number 7,479,949 on January 20, 2009. The patent which was filed on April 11, 2008 covers multi-touch and all associated gestures such as pinch, swipe and rotation. The patent is titled: Touch screen device, method…
T-Mobile Austria Slashes 8GB iPhone Price
Those looking to pick up an 8GB iPhone in Austria can do so for €1. T-Mobile which carries the iPhone in Austria and Germany dropped the price of the 8GB handset on Monday from €99 to just €1 (on a €45/month contract). In addition to…
Walmart Announces iPhone 3G Availability Starting December 28
Walmart has officially announced today that the iPhone 3G will go on sale at 2500 Walmart stores on December 28, 2008. The retailer will offer the black 8 GB iPhone 3G model with the every day price of $197 and the 16 GB black or…
iPhone nano Rumours Continue to Flare
Last week rumours of an iPhone nano resurfaced after case manufacturer XSKN posted a rendering stood next to a standard iPhone. Today the same manufacturer has put references to the iPhone nano on its website. The link on the website does not yet offer any…
Ruling on Orange and Apple Partnership Disappointing
Earlier in the week it was reported that the French Competition Council had ruled that Apple and French telecoms company Orange must immediately cease its exclusive relationship. Macworld UK has now received word from Alan Hely Apple's chief European spokesman who said, "Apple is deeply…
Wal-Mart Begins Advertising iPhone 3G
AppleInsider is reporting that a few Wal-Mart stores have "jumped the gun and are starting to advertise availability of Apple's iPhone 3G ahead of an official roll-out planned for later this month." The site notes that over the last few days window decals and cardboard…
Apple Ordered to End Exclusivity With France's Orange
On Wednesday the French Competition Council ruled [PDF] that Apple and French telecoms company Orange must immediately cease its exclusive relationship. The order comes as a result of a complaint filed by France's third largest mobile operator Bouygues Telecom on September 18 of this year…
300 Million Apps Downloaded, Over 10,000 Available
Apple has begun advertising in print media in the UK and United States that it's App Store has seen over 300 million downloads and confirms previous reports that the App Store now contains 10,000 applications. According to the site AppShopper the App Store currently contains…