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Changes in iPhone OS 3.0 beta 2 (Updated 5x)

Several new features, tweaks and bug fixes have been discovered in the iPhone OS 3.0 beta 2 (build 7A259g). I've posted several here courtesy of Engadget, MacRumors, Gizmodo, their comments and various Tweets: B2 killed a lot of the typing lag, and scrolling problems. Some speed...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, MMS, Beta, Bluetooth Tethering, Pictures, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Bluetooth, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Wireless And Mobility, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-31

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Android 2.0 (Eclair) FAQ

Android 2.0 GPSWill the GPS be functional if I don't buy the expensive Verizon data plan or pay by the Mb.You would need access to the internetto download the maps as needed there would not be enough room on the phone to store the whole country locally. So unless you...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Android 2.0, phone, ECLAIR

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

News to know: Windows 7; IBM; Sony; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Measuring Windows 7 performance Dancho Danchev: Click fraud facilitating Bahama botnet steals ad revenue from Google ...

Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Sony Vaio, Apple Inc., Laptop Computer, IBM Corp., Eaton, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-10-09

King of the QWERTYs: T-Mobile Dash 3G

We posted the first of three parts of the King of the QWERTYs feature with the BlackBerry Tour and now are moving on to take a look at the T-Mobile Dash 3G. You can check out my earlier review for some other thoughts on the device since this feature will...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Phone, Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Operating System, Smart Phone, Snap, T-Mobile, Sprint Communications, T-Mobile Dash, Dash 3G, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard OS, Windows Mobile Standard, Audio Adapter, Tour, 3G, Mobile Operating Systems, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Mobile Applications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Video: iPhone 3GS Internet tethering benchmark

Video: iPhone 3GS Internet tethering benchmarkTethering bandwidth on Rogers' network in CanadaHi,Thanks for the article. This is something I've been meaning to do myself but haven't got around to. Your article made me curious what we're getting here in the Great White North. Note that this is with an iPhone...

Tags: Bluetooth, Network technology, video, Kbps, cable, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

How-to: Restore Visual Voicemail after iPhone tethering hack

How-to: Restore Visual Voicemail after iPhone tethering hackThere is an easier way..Just go to Settings--General-Network-Cellular Data Network.Then change the APN under Visual Voicemail to acds.voicemail. Problem solved! Tethering still works.This is truly pathetic.I have been tethering a cell phone ever since I got my first Motorola StarTac in 1996! And...

Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Recession, what recession? Apple sells 1 million iPhones over the weekend

Recession, what recession? Apple sells 1 million iPhones over the weekendOne step to ending the recession.There is allot of phycology with the current recession. A HUGE positive note is the savings rate is the highest it has been in almost 20 years. Figuring that in just 2006, it...

Tags: Cellular phones, Sales strategy, Wireless and Mobility, Wht, Apple iPhone, 3G, Nokia Corp., recession, Apple Inc., sales

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Carrier strength drives smartphone selections

Carrier strength drives smartphone selectionsI'd swap 2 and 3, but otherwise agree with the orderThe only dropped calls I've had since switching to Cingular(later bought by AT&T) later turned out to NOT be their signal. There was one spot on a highway near the local airport where I would lose...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., GSM, smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

iPhone 3G S or Palm Pre? The decision-making process

iPhone 3G S or Palm Pre? The decision-making processt-Mobile is not the worst....If this can be believed, and resulted from independent testing, t-Mobile my carrier on coastal SC is not the worst: http://cell-phone-providers-review.toptenreviews.com/Certainly J. D. Powers and Associates is to be believed (at least in 2006---I did not search...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Mobile operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Handhelds, Opera Mobile, Apple iPhone, mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm Pre, Palm Inc., decision-making, T-Mobile, Apple iPhone 3G

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

How-to: Enable tethering under iPhone 3.0 right now

How-to: Enable tethering under iPhone 3.0 right nowIphone Tethering on ATTI thought apple clamped down on this option with the latest release of iTunes. And do Push Notifications and Visual Voice Mail now work properly with this hack? Previously in the beta's of 3.0 you could not use visual voicemail...

Tags: 3G, Backups, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3.0, How-To, ATT

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

AT&T's really bad week: The network reputation hits keep coming

AT&T's really bad week: The network reputation hits keep comingAT&T PERFECT here, better than VerizonHad some initial 3G issues when I got my phone last year but nothing since then. AT&T has been perfect where I live and work.I have Verizon work and they are definitely not better and...

Tags: 3G, NETWORKING, Cellular phones, Conan, AT&T Corp., network, network reputation hit, bad week

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

News to know: $99 iPhone; AMD; Bing; Firefox 3.5; Data Domain

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Perlow: $99 iPhones Will Not Improve the Wireless Customer Experience Jason D. O'Grady: AT&T's $200 early upgrade fee...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mozilla Firefox, Andrew Nusca, Domain, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Verdiem, Piracy, Web Browsers, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Internet

Blog posts 2009-06-10

iPhone - Cool goes mass market

iPhone - Cool goes mass marketMissing the point, AdrianWhile there is some risk to what you say, I think the objective is twofold.One, drive sales of new units to new customers.Two, use the iPhone as a trojan horse to get new customers to use Apple products. If they like that...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Pre, way thing, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

AT&T: The iPhone's anchor

Backstage at the keynote event that kicked off Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference today, there were likely some smiles from Apple execs as the audience chuckled at the little jabs against Microsoft - you know, comments that poked fun at Windows Vista, for example, and others that pointed out that Windows...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Laughter, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-08

WWDC 09: the announcements (Updated 10x)

Following is a wrap-up of the announcements at WWDC 2009 in San Francisco today. iPhone 3GS: “The S stands for speed." Launching Messages: 2.1x faster Load SimCity: 2.4x faster Viewing an Excel attachment: 3.6x faster Load NYTimes.com: 2.9x faster...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Car, Battery, ScrollMotion, Engineering, Construction, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-08

WWDC 2009 live

It's that time again: the annual Apple World Wide Developer's Conference and its highly anticipated keynote address. Phil Schiller ran the show this year, and while he's no Steve Jobs most observers agree that he did a pretty good job. Highlights include a revamping of the MacBook Pro line, the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple MacBook, Video, Scott Forstall, iPhone OS 3.0, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Apple eyes Verizon iPhone deal; Network matters or negotiation tool?

Apple eyes Verizon iPhone deal; Network matters or negotiation tool?confused...Why would your coverage differ with Sprint vs. Verizon using the same phone? Answer: It doesn't! They have a free roaming agreement..this includes data. It is why Sprint is such a bargin, as the data plan is much...

Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, network, negotiation, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

Do you hate your iPhone?

Do you hate your iPhone?RE: Do you hate your iPhone?The on screen keyboard is much more versatile than real keys (landscape mode, accented characters, room for future customization).If you've used it for more than a day, it's super easy and the autocomplete is very helpful, and yes, editable/trainable.This stupid tart...

Tags: Keyboards, Handhelds, application environment, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

Android Creampuff release set for June

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- April 1, 2009: A T-Mobile spokesperson revealed to ZDNet today that this month's highly anticipated Android Cupcake upgrade will be followed quickly by a new version, code named Creampuff. Current G1 owners will be able to get the new version for free on June 9th. According to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Spokesperson, Creampuff, Keyboards, Bluetooth, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless And Mobility, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-04-01

How to enable tethering with iPhone 3.0

Apple’s Scott Forstall mentioned that Gizmodo has posted a tutorial on how to enable the hidden 3G data tethering in the developer builds of iPhone OS 3.0. It's as simple as installing a 36KB file called "ATT_US.ipcc" on the iPhone (running 3.0) then flipping a new "Internet...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Gizmodo, 3G, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Bluetooth, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Wireless And Mobility, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-20