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AT&T iPhone MMS delayed until September? Tethering cost controversy continues [Updated]

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jul 10th 2009 No Comments

att iphone tethering 55 dollars rumor We probably shouldn’t be surprised, but AT&T have reportedly delayed the activation of MMS for the iPhone until September. According to Appmodo, AT&T themselves suggested that the originally tipped date of mid-July would be missed; they’ve now heard that in fact MMS will come three months after Apple enabled the feature in iPhone OS 3.0.

MMS will be accompanied by iPhone tethering, it’s believed, which Appmodo insist is still expected to cost an extra $55 per month. That’s on top of existing data plans for the iPhone. Users will be able to connect their laptops via USB or Bluetooth.

AT&T tethering cost denial after the cut

Updated with new comments from AT&T

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iPhone LED flash mod for Mophie Juice Pack

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 8th 2009 No Comments

We’re seldom impressed with LED flashes on cellphones, but it’s arguably better to have one and use it sparingly than not have one at all. That’s why we can understand Ryan’s frustrating with his iPhone 3G: he decided to mod his Mophie Juice Pack to add an LED flash

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Brando flexible microphone for iPhone 3GS announced

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 8th 2009 2 Comments

It seldom fails to impress me how quickly accessory manufacturers can knock together third-party gadgets for new devices, and Brando is certainly at the top of their game for flooding the market with “do I really need this?” trinkets. Their latest addition is a so-called “Flexible Mini Capsule Microphone” for the iPhone 3GS, intended to take advantage of the thousands of people now recording dreary YouTube videos on their new smartphone.

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Samsung Omnia II gets video review

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jul 3rd 2009 2 Comments

If you’re going to watch a video about the Samsung Omnia II (i8000) then you may as well watch a long one, and thankfully Hdblog.it have just the thing. Their 10 minute video review – which you can see after the cut – puts the 3.7-inch WVGA 800 x 480 touchscreen smartphone through its paces, and you can see that Samsung have done a pretty decent job covering up Windows Mobile.

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Video demo after the cut

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iPhone 3GS costs $178.96 to produce, claims iSuppli

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jun 25th 2009 1 Comment

We’ve already seen what’s going on inside the iPhone 3GS, now courtesy of iSuppli we know roughly how much it all costs. The analysts have been picking through the iPhone 3GS’ components and have deemed that Apple’s handset costs $178.96 to produce in its 16GB form.

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Full breakdown after the cut

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AT&T Navigator for iPhone released: functional but expensive

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jun 24th 2009 No Comments

AT&T have released the iPhone version of their Navigator PND program through the App Store [iTunes link], offering turn-by-turn directions on the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. The Telenav-developed app supports both verbal and on-screen guidance, speech recognition, traffic alerts and full 3D mapping.

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22Moo GameBone Pro controller for iPhone and iPod touch

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jun 24th 2009 No Comments

We’re not entirely convinced by the name 22Moo, but now that iPhone OS 3.0 supports third-party peripherals we’re sure we could find some bag-space for their GameBone Pro controller. Intended to be used with an iPhone or iPod touch, the GameBone Pro hooks up via Bluetooth or Apple’s dock-connector, and has an 8-way D-pad plus six buttons.

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Ultrasn0w iPhone 3G unlock tool released

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jun 23rd 2009 No Comments

The iPhone Dev Team have released their latest tool for Apple’s smartphone, Ultrasn0w, which unlocks the iPhone 3G for use with any carrier. The tool works in conjunction with the Team’s Redsn0w app, which is first used to jailbreak the iPhone 3G, and can unlock the latest iPhone OS 3.0 software.

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Over 1m iPhone 3G S sold in first three days

By Chris Davies on Monday, Jun 22nd 2009 No Comments

Apple have announced sales figures for the iPhone 3G S, and while there was talk of fewer buyers turning out for their latest-gen smartphone the numbers are still undeniably healthy. The company sold over one million iPhone 3G S handsets through Sunday, June 21st; meanwhile six million users have downloaded iPhone OS 3.0 in the five days since it was released on Wednesday last week.

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Apple iPhone 3GS hands-on

By Vincent Nguyen on Friday, Jun 19th 2009 6 Comments

The first new US iPhone 3GS users are picking up their handsets today, and SlashGear is among them. We’ve been down at the Apple Store in NYC this morning, and have been eagerly playing with the new smartphone to see whether all the hype was worth it. For the moment we’ll put aside any arguments about whether it’s too expensive to upgrade or comes on your carrier of choice;

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read on for our iPhone 3G S first-impressions. Update: iPhone 3GS Review