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$100 iPhone rebate only for AT&T customers: Sorry hackers. If you purchased an iPhone and have not activated it with AT&T you won't be eligible for Steve Jobs' Mea Culpa US$100 rebate for early adopters. If you read the fine print on Apple's freshly posted store credit page you'll see that...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Customer, AT&T Corp., Credit, Apple Inc., Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-14
AT&T simplifies printed iPhone statements: Remember the 300-page AT&T bill that Justine Ezarik received? Well no more.According to KMOV:From a text message sent by AT&T to my iPhone at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday:"We are simplifying your paper bill, removing itemized detail. to view all detail, go to att.com/mywireless. Still need full paper bill? Call 611."A lot...; Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-08-22
AT&T Q2 results, Apple announces tonight: AT&T announced their second quarter 2007 financial results yesterday stating that they signed up 146,000 new subscribers in the first two days, slightly down from the 200,000 Wall Street analysts expectated. AT&T's second quarter officially ended June 30th.One thing to consider is that AT&T only reported activations–not physical iPhone sales....; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple, AT&T, Finance, iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2007-07-25
iPhone Diary Day 4: Port complete, unreading email, iCrash: After an admittedly rough start with the AT&T network my phone number port from Verizon Wireless VZW was completed at 9:00 a.m. and I can now use my iPhone and let my wife finally have hers. She's the one that suffered while mine was "iBricked" during the porting process.The problem...; Tags: AT&T, iPhone, iPhone Diary, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., VZW, Pin Number, e-mail, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2007-07-02
iPhone Diary Day 3: porting problems persist: I'm glad that I purchased two iPhones because one is still in porting purgatory and has been rendered an iBrick.I'd describe my iPhone experience as 50% bliss and 50% hell. My wife's iPhone was a new AT&T activation that took all of three minutes to complete. I elected to port...; Tags: AT&T Corp., AT&T, iPhone, Apple iPhone, activation, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2007-07-01

iPhone day: why I chose an AT&T store: I was like a kid on Christmas eve, I couldn't sleep last night. The night before I dreamt about buying an iPhone from a guy behind a pizza counter. All this over iPhone.I chose to pick up my iPhone at a local AT&T store rather than an official Apple store....; Tags: AT&T, iPhone, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Store, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2007-06-29
Working Assets calls for iPhone boycott (updated): There was bound to be a backlash at some point. The AT&T bashing has begun:Working Assets is calling for a boycott of the iPhone. The locking of all iPhones to AT&T is unnecessary, and Working Assets has specific issues with AT&T -- including their stand on net neutrality, their warrantless...; Tags: AT&T, iPhone, Working Assets, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2007-06-29
Apple allowing up to two iPhone purchases per person: In a new press release posted today on Apple.com the company clarifies how iPhone sales will work tomorrow. In the release, Apple states that iPhone goes on sale at "6:00 p.m. local time at Apple retail stores nationwide. All 164 Apple retail stores in the US will stay open until...; Tags: Retail, iPhone; Blog posts 2007-06-28
iPhone FAQ: warranty, insurance, discounts and return policy: AT&T has posted a "What you need to know" page about iPhone. While most of the information is marketing related hoopla cribbed from Apple, some important questions about the warranty, insurance, corporate discount and return policies are answered: iPhone is covered by the Apple warranty. No word on whether an extented...; Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T, iPhone, insurance, AT&T Corp., Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2007-06-27
AT&T offering SMS iPhone updates: Can't get enough iPhone news? AT&T is offering SMS updates on the iPhone ("up to five per week.") So if you've just gotta know, sign up here. Personally, I think that it's a ploy to get market data phone numbers and providers of all those lusting after iPhone.; Tags: General; Blog posts 2007-06-25
Only AT&T corporate stores to carry iPhone: A friend at a third-party AT&T/Cingular-only authorized franchise store with 15+ locations has confirmed that they will not be permitted to carry iPhone.Apparently there's a legal issue regarding the relationship between Apple, AT&T/Cingular and the corporately-owned versus the franchised stores.Apple is not allowing any discounts on iPhone because of anti-competitive...; Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T, Hardware, iPhone, Mobile phone, Retail, Smartphone, corporate store, AT&T/Cingular, Apple Inc., Jason D. O'Grady, AT&T Corp.; Blog posts 2007-06-15
iPhone acquisition strategies: By all accounts, iPhone is going to be popular. Really popular. At the risk of generating even more hype for a phone that's bound to be a monster commercial success at least initially it's worth discussing acquisition strategies for the shiny silver and black bar.Some people are beginning to stress...; Tags: Smartphone, Mobile phone, iPod, iPhone; Blog posts 2007-06-08
AT&T: iPhone on track for June: Despite yesterdays rumored iPhone launch delays AT&T Chief Operating Officer Randall Stephenson definitively stated that "Our expectations are good. Our testing has been good," and that "iPhone is on target to launch in June." AT&Ts wireless unit which purchased Cingular has an exclusive U.S. deal to sell iPhone in...; Tags: Delay, Software, iWork, iPhone, iLife, Hardware; Blog posts 2007-04-19

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Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux: Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...; Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Mandrake, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Appearance: PPUG meets tomorrow in Philly: If you're in the Philadelphia area I'd like to invite you to attend the Philadelphia PowerBook User Group PPUG meeting tomorrow at the Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant. We meet from 12 noon to 3pm over lunch and fine local beer. Want to debate my theory on...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Philadelphia, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
iPhone gas application roundup: On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Crucial (Micron) Solid State Drives: Crucial Micron Solid State Drive installation and configuration by Jason Perlow; Tags: Micron Technology Inc., Solid State Disk, Jason Perlow, flash memory, micron, crucial, ssd, solid state drive; Image galleries 2008-07-25
Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing: On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet (updated): Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that contains technologies...; Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
iPhone 3G availability tracker mashup: Looking for an iPhone 3G? Apple provides an iPhone 3G availability application on their retail Web page that lists iPhone availability by store location. The app appears to be offline as of press time. The problem is that Apple's availability application forces you to drill down store...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Mashup, Chris Barnes, 3G, Collaboration, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25