Archive for July 15th, 2008

One Million iPhones Sold Over the Weekend

When the first iPhones came to market in the U.S. back in June of 2007, only 270,000 were sold during the first couple of days.  It took 74 days to sell their first one millionth unit. According to Steve Jobs statement “iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend.”  Indeed it did Steve!  With […]

Queue and Apple: Excitement over the newest iPhone

Last week Apple introduced its newest iteration of the iPhone, the 3G, and people around the world lined up outside stores (sometimes overnight) to be one of the first ones to get it. Now, while this has become routine (people have been known to join a line outside of an Apple store […]

GPS Navigation Coming Soon to an iPhone 3G Near You

I noticed two very interesting posts this morning after I got into the office. First, the Boy Genius Report is reporting that (yet another) update to Apple’s new iPhone 3G is immanent.  They are reporting that firmware version 2.0.1, builds 5B101 (iPhone) and 5B103 (iPhone 3G) will likely make an appearance soon.  How soon […]

DIY Bluetooth handgun but may get you arrested: video

This is a novel idea, but the chances of being stopped by the cops every time you use it doesn’t quite attract as much as it should. Yes, believe it or not this happens to be a Bluetooth in the shape of a handgun! No you can’t just go out and buy one, […]

Palm Treo 800w Phone (Sprint)

A Cell Phone Resource Site. The Treo 800w uses GPS to show maps, point-to-point directions and point-of-interest (POI) searches for locations such as restaurants or stores. It comes with professional e mail using Microsoft Direct Push Technology to connect to motorized wireless updates from mail, … cellphone news mobile games cellphone reviews […]

Tap Tap Tap

“Tasty bits for your iPhone”.  Ok, I’ll bite.  I’m linking to this site for a few reasons.  The first, is that it is a site that combines iPhone applications with sushi.  Any site that can do that, gets a link from me (so pay attention iPhone application vendors). Second, is that I wanted […]

iPhone 3G Take Apart Gallery Posted

The iPhone 3G is currently being torn apart, dissected, studied and even has its individual chips soaked in an acid bath to reveal their manufacturers, makes and model numbers. For fans of the teardown and study process, a new…
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iGlitches Don’t Really Hurt iPhone Launch

By Therese Poletti, Senior Columnist, MarketWatch, Tech Tales For most companies, a big glitch of any kind during a global product launch could be devastating. But Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhone rollout glitches over the weekend were more reminiscent of another global product launch that was somewhat tainted because of overwhelming demand. The worldwide […]

Will The BlackBerry Bold Be Released In Time To Capitalize On The iPhone’s Buzz?

I don’t think that there is any doubt that last weekend and probably this week, as far as the mobile industry goes, belong to Apple and the iPhone. I also believe that once the initial surge of everyone getting an iPhone simply because the iPhone is out passes, handset manufacturers not named Apple have […]

Spreed Launches Mobile News Reader for iPhone

I recall reading an issue of Profit Magazine about three years ago (ya, back then magazines were a big deal) and it said that if you wanted to become a millionaire then sell your products through Walmart. Fast forward the clock a few years to launch week’s launch of the Apple iPhone here in […]

Send Free SMS Messages Using the AIM iPhone App [Text Messaging]

Send Free SMS Messages Using the AIM iPhone App Wired’s How-To Wiki points out that amidst all the hoopla about the iPhone’s new applications, perhaps the simplest of them—the AOL Instant Messenger app—unlocks a cool feature, albeit one we’ve known about generally for some time now. By entering a full phone number (with a […]

When throwing a party, make sure you have enough ice

Hey, did you hear that Apple came out with a new phone?  If you didn’t, well, welcome back from the Antarctic vacation! Yes, Friday was the big iPhone 3G day. People lined up at stores to get the newest and shiniest Apple product. Apple is very, very good at building excitement about their […]

1 Million iPhones Plus 10 Million Apps = Clout

Sure a million phones in three days is impressive even though it’s a drop in the bucket in terms of market share. But Apple now has nearly a solid 20% market share in the smart phone arena. It’s a small percentage of the total cell phone market, but Apple really doesn’t need to be too […]

Favorite App Store Application

TripLog/1040 by Stevens Creek Software, a previous Palm Software provider, is the ultimate application for the Ultimate Road Warrior. If you are a person that lives on their iPhone and in and out of your vehicle for business, this…
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Joswiak Comments on Status of iPhone Features

On Monday, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s head of iPod and iPhone marketing, clarified where a copy and paste feature stood for the iPhone and when this could be expected. According to an article on ExtremeTech, Apple wasn’t able to include…
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Hands on Review: MixMeister DJ Scratch App for iPhone

I installed the MixMeister Scratch app which is a DJ Scratch App for the iPhone, the first 15 minutes was fun then I got bored with it. Let me tell you a little bit about this app, it is the first DJ program for iPhone and iPod Touch. MixMeister Scratch is totally free […]

VModa Vibe Duo Nero Earbuds Review

I had long known that the included Apple i-Buds(?)…earbuds…earphones simply, just do not cut it. They’re big and clunky when you put them in your ear and half the time don’t even stay in. But when I got my iPhone, the included earphones had one great feature: the press button answer/hang-up/pause/skip-to-next-track button & microphone. […]

EA Releasing New iPhone Games and Existing Game Updates

EA has announced some iPhone game upgrades and more games are coming soon. The three games that have already been released by EA are Scrabble, Tetris, and Sudoku. Scrabble will be getting an upgrade to play multiplayer over Wifi and accelerometer features which will let you shake up the letters on your […]

AutoBlog Tests the iPhone GPS Capabilities

AutoBlog Tests the iPhone GPS Capabilities 15 July, 2008 Posted by SolSie As WebApp, iPhone (0) Comment To simply answer the the question: “ Should’ve bought the Garmin”, driving experts at AutoBlog put the new 3G iPhone GPS to the test. Until now, […]

Daily Digest

The Ad Contrarian: Is The Conversation Over? According to The New York Times, a study done by Yankelovich indicates that… …”ads that made an impression in traditional media were more likely (emphases mine) to stimulate word of mouth than ads that made an impression in digital media… I (tags: […]