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AT&T offering iPhone 3G S full-subsidy upgrades to some early adopters

, Jun 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

While you’re waiting for iPhone OS 3.0 to download, sit back and watch AT&T backpedal.  The carrier has announced new upgrade pricing for the iPhone 3G S, in response to complaints from iPhone 3G users.  Now, iPhone 3G users who would be eligible to upgrade in July, August or September this year may now have access to AT&T’s “best upgrade pricing” from Thursday June 18th.  They’ve also confirmed that the iPhone’s MMS functionality will arrive in late Summer, and they’ll be charging exactly the same per MMS message as they currently do for SMS text messages.

 

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iPhone OS 3.0 officially released

, Jun 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

You wanted cut & paste, you wanted better search and you wanted landscape-mode QWERTY: Apple have delivered it all.  iPhone OS 3.0 has been released, and you’re a 230MB download away from it.

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iPhone 3G OS 3.0 unlock video demo; ultrasn0w super-tool imminent

, Jun 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

The iPhone Dev Team have released a video demo of their latest unlocking tools, including yellowsn0w, doing its magic on an iPhone 3G running OS 3.0 which is set to be released sometime in the next 24 hours.  They've also revealed the development of a new tool, ultrasn0w, which they claim should be able to unlock any iPhone to-date, running any OS version. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

iPhone remote code security exploit discovered

, Jun 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

Security researchers are claiming to have found a way to run non-approved code on iPhones that have not been jailbroken.  Charles Miller, a principal analyst at Independent Security Evaluators, and Vincenzo Iozzo, a student at the University of Milan in Italy, have discovered "more than one" technique for loading an application into a factory iPhone as a non-executable chunk of data, which then flicks over to an executable and could potentially be used to monitor the smartphone, listen in on calls or harvest user data. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 24 2009

, Jun 14th 2009 Discuss [2]

After Palm’s big moment last weekend, Apple once again seized the headlines with their WWDC 2009 keynote on Monday morning.  We showed up to liveblog the whole announcement, expecting a new smartphone, and the company delivered in the shape of the iPhone 3G S – twice the speed, twice the storage, and the same styling as the iPhone 3G – together with a launch date for iPhone OS 3.0.  However, Apple weren’t content with just that: they also brought along a new MacBook Pro range complete with integrated batteries; check out our video unboxing and first-impressions.

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Navigon MobileNavigator promised for iPhone OS 3.0

, Jun 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

Apple may have invited TomTom up on stage to demonstrate their iPhone satnav app, but that doesn't mean they'll be the only company keen to tell you where to go come OS 3.0's release on June 17th.  Navigon have announced that they'll be releasing an iPhone PND app of their own, MobileNavigator, with support for Reality View Pro, Real Roadsign Pro and Lane Assistant Pro. Read The Full Story

TomTom bringing full PND navigation to iPhone [Video]

, Jun 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

Of all the software brought out to demonstrate the developing capabilities of Apple iPhone OS 3.0, the most interesting has to be TomTom's turn-by-turn navigation app.  Both a software app and an accompanying car kit were announced, complete with Points Of Interest (POIs) and both 2D and 3D mapping. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

iPhone OS 3.0 confirmed for June 17th

, Jun 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

If the prospect of an iPhone 3G S doesn't appeal, and you're quite happy with your iPhone 3G or iPod touch, you'll be pleased to hear that as of June 17th iPhone OS 3.0 will be available.  Apple demonstrated the new software update today at their WWDC 2009 keynote, and while much of it was a rework of the original OS 3.0 launch, there were a couple of surprises (plus upgrade costs).  Headline features include tethering, "Find My iPhone" and speedier Mobile Safari. Read The Full Story

Apple WWDC 2009 keynote to be Schiller, not Jobs

, May 13th 2009 Discuss [0]

Tickets are all sold out, but if you were headed to Apple's WWDC next month in the hope of seeing Steve Jobs take to the stage, prepare for disappointment.  Apple have confirmed that Philip Schiller, senior VP of worldwide product marketing, will be delivering the WWDC09 keynote, while the rest of the week will offer more details and demonstrations of OS X Snow Leopard and iPhone OS 3.0. Read The Full Story

Next-gen iPhone to have digital compass?

, May 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

Screenshots from an unreleased iPhone OS build have seemingly confirmed that the next-gen iPhone will have an integrated magnetometer, aka a digital compass.  That would allow the iPhone to recognize which direction users were facing, and work in tandem with the smartphone's GPS for better-performing navigation and turn-by-turn directions. Read The Full Story

Apple iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 released: MMS hole closed

, May 7th 2009 Discuss [3]

Apple have pushed out the next release of iPhone OS 3.0, beta 5, little over a week after beta 4 was made available to developers.  Early feedback suggests that the new release may be more about locking down security than it is adding features or increasing stability: one of the more obvious changes is that MMS can no longer be activated. Read The Full Story

Next-gen iPhone to have iMovie Mobile?

, May 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Apple are aiming to make the next-gen iPhone into the cellular version of the Pure Digital Flip, according to BusinessWeek, with simple point-and-shoot capture and a one-stop on-device editing studio.  According to sources familiar with the upcoming third-generation iPhone, Apple have developed a mobile version of iMovie that allows for speedy editing. Read The Full Story
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