AppleInsider is reporting that the wireless radio specs in the iPhone 3.0 firmware beta reveal support for a new chip and 802.11n. Current gen iPhones and the iPod touch only support 802.11a or 802.11b/g networks.
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Apple's facing new legal action over data speeds on the iPhone 3G. A man from New Jersey says the company isn't living up to its promise of superfast surfing - and now, he's demanding action. His lawsuit makes for more than half a dozen network-related complaints filed against Apple in America's courts.
Facebook Connect allows Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users to enable third party applications through its social networking platform. The new app has debuted today which expands normal services to be mobile and on the move.
iPhone and iPhone 3G owners with the warranty-voiding fortitude to open up their handset to unofficial third-party applications - the process known as the "jailbreak" - have enjoyed the option to use their iPhone 3G as a wireless modem. By "tethering" an iPhone 3G to a laptop, users with jailbroken iPhone 3G's could take full advantage of their high-speed wireless data network on a full-fledged computer - all it required was a simple terminal command and a couple web browser tweaks.
The iPhone 3G might steal the show with 3G network features, but the 2nd Generation iPod Touch is prepped with a faster processor. Handheld Games Corp, developer of games for the mobile platform, reported to Toucharcade that the performance of the 3D game TouchSports Tennis on iPhone 3G was noticeably different from that on iPod Touch. To run consistently, device-specific optimizations have been added to the 3D game.
Social Gaming Network, a company behind the games for iPhone like Street Race, WarBook and others, has devised a revolutionary way an iPhone could be used as: Wii-mote like controller for PC gaming.
Network limitations somewhat stymie what the iPhone and iPod touch can do with video, but that hasn't prevented developers from trying to harness the power of moving pictures on the devices. Mayakama.com's Television is a video aggregator that lets you watch 61 news (and news-ish) programs on more than 30 channels, including CNN, NBC, the Associated Press, and Cnet, as well as several foreign news services. The app also includes videos from the Onion, College Humor TV, VH1, and MTV. The app's successes and limitations show just how far developers have to go before getting video right.
It looks like the rumours surrounding Verizon and iPhone are never going to stop, and whilst many of you Big Red subscribers would surely love to see the iPhone on your network, it doesn't really look like it is any nearer to actually happening.
The more Verizon and AT&T trade unseasonal greetings over their respective 3G networks, the more collateral damage seems to be inflicted on the iPhone.
After years of complaints about early-termination fees, the Federal Communications Commission finally showed signs of a serious inquiry into the charges. And the shortcomings of AT&T Wireless' network, familiar to disgruntled iPhone users, drew wide attention for an ironic reason: Apple's decision to stick with AT&T when it launches its eagerly awaited iPad mobile computer this spring.
Apple iPhone is the most popular smart-phone on the market today. And this is so for a good reason: its incredible technical capabilities and endless supply of apps are so far unsurpassed by the competition. But iPhone comes with a significant cost. Besides paying for the iPhone you are also obliged to get quite expensive plans with only a few preselected network carriers. This can be a significant problem for your budget. But now there is a definite solution for this problem.
The fastest growing trend in social networking is location-based iPhone and Android apps, which tell the online world exactly which restaurant you're eating at or driveway you're parked in. Applications like FourSquare and Gowalla profess to better connect us with our friends. But more and more applications use them to let people meet up - and ultimately hook up.
Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg took advantage of a recent chat with the Wall Street Journal to talk a bit about Apple. Seidenberg said that Apple never wanted to make a version of the iPhone for Verizon's CDMA network, since it wouldn't be able to be as widely distributed as the GSM-based models it eventually produced. Uh, yeah, Ivan, thanks for joining the rest of us over here in the nation of Duh.
iPhone owners are much more likely to download apps and get involved with social networking than their BlackBerry-owning counterparts, Compete revealed today in a new study. About 72 percent of Apple smartphone users are likely to have downloaded at least 10 third-party apps, but 73 percent of BlackBerry users have picked up five apps or less. The researchers add that iPhone owners are more willing to buy their apps than BlackBerry owners.
Subscription music service Rhapsody (a division of Real Networks) has announced plans to port its service to Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch. The company's application (demonstrated on the video below) is currently awaiting approval from Apple.
Apple's notification system for the iPhone won't work on devices that have been unlocked to run on different networks, much to the annoyance of developers who are being left to explain the situation to customers.