iPhone watch: GPS and iControl media browser on 3G iPhone
If you're following the 3G iPhone rumor mill, you might have seen some photos of a glossy black iPhone floating around the Web late last week. I skipped reporting on this one because the "possibly spy photos of the new 3G iPhone" just didn't look that legit to me. Turns out they're not, sorta — the photos are actually of a current model iPhone housed in an aftermarket plastic case. It could still be that Apple's planning an all-black design refresh for the new model, but I really hope it looks nothing like what we saw last week. Nasty.
More certain, though, are the reports that the new iPhone will get a true GPS chip along with iTunes remote control functionality. The latter rumor comes from The Unofficial Apple Weblog, going off news submitted by everyone's friend, "The Anonymous Tipster." Anonymous dug around the latest iPhone firmware and found some code related to an unreleased app called "iControl," which appears to be an iPhone-based media browser. Looks like iControl, if it's actually developed and released, would be an Apple-built system for using an iPhone to connect to a computers media library for navigation and playback. No word on whether the system would use WiFi or cellular networks, if it would support PCs as well as Macs, or you know, if it actually, really, seriously exists. But it sounds good to me.
June 9th is the day everyone's pointing to for the launch of iPhone version 2. But then again, nobody really knows just yet.
Discovered at MacWorld 2008, is this the new iPhone air? It's paper-thin and light as a feather. Check out the features of what might (or might not) be the next big thing. Doug and I run a speed test in Brooklyn: iPhone on EDGE vs Vu on 3G vs t819 on T-Mobile's new 3G network. From the Emerging Technology Awards area at CTIA 2008 Las Vegas last week, Noah recorded Unlocked episode #4. This episode highlights the best phones of the show, other successful devices, and a rumored 3G iPhone coming soon.
In less than a year and with a total of only 45 videos, we are proud to announce that Noah Kravitz has passed the one million view mark at YouTube! Congrats Noah on this momentous triumph! Noah's latest video "Unlocked Episode #2" reviews the latest Guitar Hero 3 mobile game, the SE K790a, and his unlocked Apple iPhone. iPhone is great. iPhone unlocked and jailbroken is better. Noah from PhoneDog.com reviews Apple's cell phone as he uses it - running on T-Mobile with a bunch of third party software installed.
Unlocked episode 1 with Noah from PhoneDog.com. Apple unveils the iPhone SDK and announces iFund. Unlimited plans take center stage with Sprint and Helio leading the way. Hands-on with the Helio Mysto and Palm Centro for Sprint. Q. Do you know about any of the features the iPhone 3g will have? Do yout think it will be better then the 1st iPhone, b/c i heard the iphone 3G is a cheaper version and its not better then the first. A lot of people told me the 1st iPhone freezes and isn't that good either. So please help b/c I dont know which phone is better.
A. At this point you can't buy the first version unless you get it used or off ebay or something - Apple has stopped making and selling it, and... Know what happens when a post on your little tiny blog gets picked up by a big giant site like Engadget Mobile? Your servers go down, that's what happens. Welcome to the club, iPhoneClub.nl - the latest batch of so-called "leaked photos of iPhone" just got the EM treatment, and now nobody can connect to your Website.
If they could connect they'd see some blurry but pretty legit looking shots of what appears to be an Apple iPhone with a white plastic back and MacBook Air-esque... Start saving those pennies. Gizmodo today confirmed what we already more or less knew: Apple CEO Steve Jobs will unveil the next-generation iPhone during his keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference June 9 in San Francisco. What makes this news is that the 3G iPhone will go on sale immediately upon launch via global retail channels, according to a source "very very close" to the launch plans.What's extra interesting about this is that the report goes on to say... Two quick but juicy new bits of rumor dust kicking around the mill this week:
First, Fortune is reporting that AT&T is going to subsidize the cost of the new 3G iPhone for subscribers when it launches this Summer. According to Scott Moritz, the US carrier will knock $200 off the cost of the forthcoming handset for customers willing to sign a two-year service agreement. Mortiz goes on to say that "Apple is expected to have two versions of the new iPhone, an 8-gigabyte-memory... From the Emerging Technology Awards area at CTIA 2008 Las Vegas last week, Noah recorded Unlocked episode #4. This episode highlights the best phones of the show, other successful devices, and a rumored 3G iPhone coming soon.
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CNN's got a wire story today citing some UBS analysts in speculating that a 3G iPhone is in fact planned for launch by the middle of this year, and that the handset will be powered by chips from German chipmaker Infineon Technologies. The report claims that Apple is ramping down the current EDGE (2.5G) iPhone in order to clear out inventories ahead of a Summer launch.
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