Sanyo Unveils Two new iPhone/iPod Alarm clocks

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With the vast popularity of the Apple iPod and iPhone, it makes sense that there would be a wealth of accessories on the market. Docks for the devices are very popular and many of the docks have built-in alarm clocks to allow the user to wake to their iPod music. Sanyo has unveiled a couple new clocks for the iPhone and iPod.

The new offerings include the DMP-P1 Cube Alarm Clock Radio that sells for $39.99. The device is a small clock that can wake you to a buzzer, playlist, or AM/FM radio. The device also features a BassXpander mode for better sound and charges the iPod while you play music. Read more

Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2009 05:21:22 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Two New iPhone AR Apps Hit

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Augmented reality is probably the hottest current trend in the app world. AR is the natural expansion of smartphone technology. It isn't enough that we be able to connect to the Internet whenever we wish. We want the ability to tap into the vast information reserves of the net in order to keep ourselves informed of whatever is going on around us. AR gives us that, through the lens of a smartphone camera.

Two new AR apps (ReadWriteWeb) have hit the iPhone within the last few days. Cyclopedia, a pure Wikipedia-based AR app, and Wikitude, which was first available for Android smartphones. Cyclopedia uses the iPhone's internal compass to layer Wiki information over noteworthy sites in the area. It costs $2 and has a great UI. Cyclopedia's one failing is that it only dredges content from Wikipedia.

Posted on Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:05:59 CDT | by Robert Evans

OtterBox offers new iPhone 3G/3G S Cases

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OtterBox makes cases for many of the most popular smartphones and mobile devices on the market. The firm also makes some of the most protective cases that will prevent you from scratching, breaking, or drowning your smartphone.

OtterBox has announced new Commuter and Commuter TL cases for the iPhone 3G/3G S. The case combines elements from the Defender series and the Impact series for protection and good looks. A self-adhering screen cover protects the screen from scratches. Read more

Posted on Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Potential New iPhone Features Released

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A whole bunch of new patents were just released by Apple. They detail several potential new features that we could see hit with the next generation of iPhone. Here's what you Apple fans can look forward to getting on your smartphones soon;

The Object ID App: Imagine you're out traveling the world and you see a gorgeous old Cathedral. You whip out your iPhone and take a picture. An instant later, the iPhone recognizes the geographical coordinates of the building you photographed and tells you the Cathedral's name, age, and history.

Posted on Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:20:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Apple Looks At New iPhone Features

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Innovation is king in the smartphone industry. Anyone who wants to stay on top has to continuously shake things up. The iPhone 3GS was a big success, but if Apple wants to beat RIM they're going to need to bring more to the table. One of the big criticisms a lot of folks have with the iPhone is that its screen does not offer any tactile feedback. There's a patent application out for an iPhone screen that features haptic feedback technology.

This haptic screen consists of a bunch of piezoelectronic actuators that all emit different frequencies, which lets the developers program them to mimic the feel of different surfaces. Supposedly, this would let Apple simulate a trackball on the screen that feels so real you can find it without looking.

Posted on Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:30:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Apple standardizes Naming of new iPhone to iPhone 3GS

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Apple has written the name of the new iPhone with a space between 3G and S in the Apple store and on slides. The press-release that announced that Apple sold 1 million iPhone 3GS in the first weekend had no space between 3G and S and just called it iPhone 3GS. I complained in my coverage about this inconsistency.

Now Apple has apparently adopted this naming convention consistently as the company has changed the naming of the new iPhone in the Apple Store to iPhone 3GS as well. Read more

Posted on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:47:31 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Where Have All The Rumored New iPhones Gone?

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In the dingy haze of the post-iPhone release hangover it's easy to forget about all of the wild and varied rumors that hit in the months leading up to its launch. But what did happen to all the talk about multiple iPhone models coming in the near future? Apple executives and industry analysts alike have confirmed their desire to segment the market with different versions of their trademark phone. So why haven't we seen any yet?

I think the answer is very simple. Apple has already begun to segment. The iPhone 3G and 3GS are both viable smartphones, but one is a budget option while the other is a much more high-end piece of equipment. And those two are just the beginning. I think that there is a reason that Apple put the 3GS on sale exactly a year after the launch of the 3G. They were establishing a pattern.

Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:25:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

New iPhone 3GS Owners: Activation Could Take 2 Days.

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There's one problem with having a ridiculously successful product that sells hundreds of thousands of pre-orders before it even comes out in stores. That problem is never being quite ready for the sheer deluge of people trying to use your product. At least, we're assuming this is a problem endemic to successful products like the iPhone. Last year's 3G launch was plagued with breaking networks and phones that wouldn't work out-of-the-box due to AT&T server issues, and the same thing is happening again this year.

Reports are coming in from all over, all claiming the same issue. Customers are finding themselves unable to activate their new iPhones immediately due to the massive deluge of new 3GS owners. Warning messages on iTunes inform users that, due to request volume, their activation may take up to 48 hours to go through.

Posted on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

New iPhone 3G S started shipping already

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The new iPhone 3G S officially launches on June 19th. According to AppleInsider Apple already informed the first people who pre-ordered the iPhone 3G S on the Apple Store that their iPhone 3G S started to ship.
The iPhone 3G S ship directly from the manufacturing plants in China. So most likely they will not arrive before the June 19th release date. Read more

Posted on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:37:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Matte Black Case of New iPhone 2009 Leak Confirmed

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Okay, so maybe we spoke too soon. Back before the 3GS was released a picture of a matte black iPhone case got leaked out to the world. After the unveiling of the new iPhone on Monday, we all just assumed the leaked photos had been a hoax of some sort.

Apparently we were wrong. The FCC released a list of ID numbers for new cell phones. The iPhone 3GS was on there, and its model number and ID matched with the numbers on leaked backside image. It now appears that the leaked photos were real pictures of an iPhone 3GS, although obviously not of the version we saw on Monday.

Posted on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:50:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

New iPhone 3G S has oleophobic Coating on Screen

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Touchscreen phones are of course prone to fingerprints all over the screen, especially if you eat fries at McDonalds and surf the web on your iPhone.
Apple actually introduces something new on the iPhone 3G S to make fingerprints less stick to the screen. MacDailyNews reports that Apple reveals in the cleaning instructions for the iPhone that the new iPhone 3G S has an oleophobic coating on the screen. Read more

Posted on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:20:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rumored New iPhone 2009 is iPhone 3G S

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Over the last couple of months we referred to the new iPhone that Apple unveiled yesterday as New iPhone 2009 in our ongoing rumor coverage. Users still google the new iPhone 2009. It is here and it is called iPhone 3G S.
Looking back, several of the rumors about the new iPhone actually turned out to be very true. HSDPA, 32GB, faster CPU, better camera, and digital compass are amongst the rumors that became reality.
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Posted on Tue, 9 Jun 2009 07:37:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New iPhone 3G S 16GB and 32GB available for Pre-order

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The new iPhone 3G S is available for pre-order on the Apple Store. So there is no need to camp in front of an AT&T store on June 19th. You just can order it now and wait until Apple ships it to you for free actually.

In a nutshell the new iPhone 3G S is 2x faster, has a 3MP camera, voice control, HSDPA, Digital compass and also comes in a 32GB version. Read more

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New iPhone OS 3.0 available June 17th

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It was just announced at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference that the much-awaited iPhone OS 3.0 update will be out everywhere on June 17th. iPhone users will receive the update for free, and touch owners will have to shell out $9.95 for the latest version of the OS.

OS 3.0 has a number of cool new features that Apple fans have been waiting for. For one thing, tethering support is included in the new update. While AT&T is very much against allowing users to tether their iPhone to a notebook, future non-ATT carriers of the iPhone 3GS could be able to take advantage of this. OS 3.0 also contains app-sharing and in-call digital sharing (no mention of video-conferencing though).

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 14:06:46 CDT | by Robert Evans

New iPhone 3GS is official

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The rumors have an end. The new iPhone 2009 is official and it is indeed called iPhone 3GS.
The new iPhone 3GS supports HSDPA and is 2 times faster than the current iPhone 3G says Apple. Update: iPhone 3G S details and pre-order Read more

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:53:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AT&T not supporting iPhone tethering in new iPhone 3.0 OS

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Apple is right now presenting the new iPhone 3.0 OS at the WWDC 2009 and confirmed that it will support tethering. Tethering is a seamless experience on the iPhone and part of the OS.
22 carriers around the world will support tethering at launch. According to the live WWDC 2009 coverage at MacRumors AT&T is not among them. Read more

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:12:24 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New iPhone Wishlist

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We are only two hours away from Apple kicking off the WWDC 09 Keynote in San Francisco.
Over the last couple of months it has been a wild ride of rumors about the new iPhone. It is time to take a look at what the new iPhone 2009 will ideally be about taking the rumors we have reported on into consideration.
Faster, longer, higher are three adjectives that should be applying to the new iPhone.
A faster processor along with more RAM should take full advantage of the new iPhone 3.0 OS and make the iPhone experience as snappy as possible. HSDPA on the connectivity side should make surfing and downloading faster.

A longer battery life possibly enabled through the use of an OLED screen instead of the power hungry LCD.
Read more

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 10:21:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

World Tour of alleged new iPhone 2009 Photos continues

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Apple is expected to unveil the new iPhone 2009 on Monday. Since last week we have seen photos leak that show what is supposed to be the new iPhone in all black.
The sources for these photos are always rather vague and all these photos could be completely fake. The fact that they are very similar could go both ways. We started out seeing photos of the new iPhone in Hong Kong. Then we have were in Italy and today we are already in France. Read more

Posted on Sun, 7 Jun 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AT&T iPhone 3G Page down, working on new iPhone 2009? [Update]

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It is the weekend before the highly anticipated Apple WWDC 2009 keynote will take place and we all expect to see a new iPhone.
My update scanner just notified me about a change on the AT&T iPhone page. Well, it is gone. When you click on the iPhone feature on the AT&T homepage you get to a Site Map Page. What does this mean?
Is AT&T not taking orders for the current iPhone 3G anymore? Are they reworking the pages for the new iPhone? Is this just a fluke and the iPhone page will be back in 5min? (The time right now is 13:34 EST). Update: AT&T iPhone page is back online. Cannot see a difference. Read more

Posted on Sat, 6 Jun 2009 12:39:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New iPhone 2009 Photos appear in Italy

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We have already seen a potential new iPhone get photographed in Hong Kong. Italian site iSpazio has published two images that are supposed to show the new iPhone in an all new black design.
The images of the supposed new iPhone are very dark, but some things are visible like a green LED next to the earphone. This would point towards a front facing camera that we would need for video conferencing (iChat) on the new iPhone. Read more

Posted on Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:05:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Cheaper New iPhone coming at WWDC 2009

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The iPhone rumors intensify quite a bit now, just days before the WWDC 2009 keynote on Monday. The Financial Times (Via AppleInsider) just released a report saying that Apple is going to announce a cheaper iPhone at the WWDC 2009.
According to the FT, Morgan Stanley analyst Kathryn Huberty sees a $50 or $100 price-cut for the iPhone. Read more

Posted on Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:55:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr