Apple is advising iPod and iPhone owners to choose natural fibers rather than synthetic materials, install an air humidifier, and avoid touching their PMP, in the hope that it will prevent static electricity shocks. The advice, part of a warning added to the company's support site this week, blames "extremely dry air" for most static build-up, and denies any particular susceptibility of iPods and iPhones to the condition.
Some new rumors about Apple's newest incarnation of the iPhone have surfaced in the past 24 hours concerning a release date and details on some of the new features. According to a source closely connected to Apple's hardware team the iPhone 2009 is set to launch on July 17th.
Yahoo on Thursday announced that it has upgraded its iPhone app to include voice search, which lets users conduct a oneSearch query simply by "pressing and speaking" into the handset.
Many people have been wondering when the third generation iPhone and Apple's OS 3.0 will be coming out. Well, as we inch closer to a probable release date, there may be an exact date to circle on your calendar. Come find out when that is.
You're probably already stuffed with iPhone rumors, but consider this dessert. Daring Fireball's John Gruber has heard from "informed sources" that the next-generation iPhone will receive a significant processor upgrade, bumping the speed to 600MHz, which should make the new handset 1.5 times as fast as the current 400MHz iPhone CPU.
An article discussing the features the rumored third generation iPhone might include. Before you fall in love what is talked about inside, remember, this is all just rumor and we'll all have to wait and see if it comes to fruition. Come check them out.
More supposed details are leaking out about the next version of Apple's 3.0 software update for the iPhone and iPod Touch set to be unveiled next month. The latest buzz, via the site Open Salon, is over direct downloads of TV shows and movies.
TwitterFon, the popular iPhone and iPod Touch Twitter Client, released a long overdue update to their app that introduced several new features, the most noticeable being ad support for the free version. But if you think you can get around the introduction of advertisements by skipping the update, you may want to reconsider due to the number of general usability issues that slow functionality and often times crash the app.
With all of the rumors swirling around about Apple's third generation iPhone, how about a rumor corroborated with potential evidence? The article discusses some newly found information that might give Apple fans hope for a release of the 32GB iPhone model and how much it might cost.
Looking at satellite imagery on Google Earth can be fun time waster, but figuring out which restaurant or store you're actually looking at can be a bit tricky.
What can you get for US$149.7 million? How about a nice Jackson Pollock masterpiece? Too rich for you? OK, how about Art, from ADS Software?If nothing else, the $1 app will run you hundreds of millions less than that Pollock painting, and you might learn a thing or two as part of the bargain.
Ever wondered about Apple making a splash into the video game world and how it might turn out? This article features commentary on a big video game company's CEO making a prediction that Apple will make that jump. Read and chime in.
Techcrunch reports that during Google's I/O developers conference they showed off the iPhone version of Latitude - which lets users stalk keep track of their friends via GPS and other location-based services
I'm looking at these images from a Hong Kong blog, and they totally look like The Real Thing™ to me. Sure they are blurry, but those applications' user interface definitely screams Apple design. The gallery shows the video/camera screen, compass, and the autofocus, among other things.