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WWDC 2009: New app helps users find lost iPhone

At Apple's WWDC in San Francisco, the company's SVP of iPhone software, Scott Forstall, demos a new app, "Find My iPhone," that helps people find their phone if it gets lost--the software pinpoints on a map where the device is located. Users can also send an alert to the phone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Tools & Techniques, Telecom & Utilities, Management, Apple, WWDC, Scott Forstall

Videos 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

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Time to dump Schmidt from Apple board

Time to dump Schmidt from Apple boardHow much money does Apple have in the bank?$30 [b]BILLION[/b]? How about you? How much money do you have in the bank? Less than $30 [b]BILLION[/b]? Yeah, thought so.Why do all of you Apple haters feel you can tell Apple what to do when...

Tags: Corporate governance, Apple Inc., board

Discussion threads 2009-07-10

iPhone 3GS users complain of poor battery life

The LA Times dubbed it iDrain, iPhone 3GS users are calling it a royal pain. Despite Apple's claims that the iPhone 3GS comes with "longer battery life" users are complaining that its new vunder-handset actually has less battery life than with the previous model. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Battery, iPhone 3GS, Engineering, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-07

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

iPhone 3.0's hidden features (Update)

Apple's Scott Forstall mentioned that iPhone 3.0 has 100 new features, but he only demonstrated about 20. So what are the other 80 missing features? More features are sure to trickle out in the coming days, here are a few that weren't demonstrated on Tuesday: ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, iPhone 3.0, Podcasts, 3G, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-19

iPhone 3.0 demos: Push, search, In-app buying [video]

Instant messaging and other real-time alerts will soon be available on your iPhone. Apple iPhone software guru Scott Forstall demonstrates. [video=279406] Search: [video=279404] In-app buying [video=279412] by Larry Dignan

Tags: Apple iPhone, Video, Tools & Techniques, Corporate Communications, Instant Messaging, Management, Marketing, Internet, Online Communications, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-18

iPhone 3.0 screenshots

Although it won't be available to the great unwashed until an undetermined date "this summer," registered iPhone developers have already got access to the iPhone 3.0 software that Apple's Scott Forstall demonstrated yesterday via the iPhone Dev Center. For those that don't want to pony up the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, MobileCrunch, Telecom & Utilities, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-18

Apple teaches iPhone 3.0 new tricks

special report Scott Forstall, Apple VP of iPhone software announced that 100 new features and 1,000 new APIs are coming to iPhone OS 3.0 this summer.

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Tools & Techniques, Management

Articles 2009-03-18

iPhone OS 3.0: In-app buying

Apple senior vice president of iPhone software Scott Forstall explains how iPhone users can buy new game levels, subscription content, and more from within an iPhone application.

Tags: Apple iPhone, Personal Technology, News, iphone 3.0, sdk, games, buying, apple, data, purchasing, iTunes

Videos 2009-03-17

iPhone 3.0 video: Copy, Paste; P2P; MMS

At long last, iPhone users will soon be able to copy and paste text and images. Apple's senior vice president of iPhone software, Scott Forstall, demonstrates the new tap-and-drag feature. Here's video of the demo: [video=279383] And a look at P2P:...

Tags: Apple iPhone, MMS, P2P, Video, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Peer To Peer (P2P), Corporate Communications, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-17

iPhone OS 3.0: Push notification

Instant messaging and other real-time alerts will soon be available on your iPhone. Apple iPhone software guru Scott Forstall demonstrates.

Tags: Apple iPhone, Tools & Techniques, Instant Messaging, Management, Internet, Online Communications, News, iphone 3.0, sdk, push, games, apple, data

Videos 2009-03-17

iPhone OS 3.0: Search

Scott Forstall, Apple's senior vice president of iPhone software, shows off a new feature that will allow users to search for specific e-mail messages, applications, contacts, and other data.

Tags: Apple iPhone, E-mail, Online Communications, News, iphone 3.0, sdk, search, spotlight, apple

Videos 2009-03-17

iPhone OS 3.0: Peer-to-peer networking

Play multiplayer games and share data with the iPhone user next to you. Apple iPhone software guru Scott Forstall demonstrates.

Tags: Apple iPhone, P2P, P2P Networking, Peer To Peer (P2P), Tools & Techniques, Internet, Management, News, iphone 3.0, sdk, peer, games, apple

Videos 2009-03-17

iPhone OS 3.0: MMS

The iPhone finally gets multimedia messaging, letting you text message photos, calendar invites, and even contacts to another phone. Apple iPhone software guru Scott Forstall demonstrates.

Tags: Apple iPhone, MMS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Instant Messaging, Tools & Techniques, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Internet, Management, News, multimedia messaging, text message, photos, calendar invites

Videos 2009-03-17

iPhone OS 3.0: Copy and paste

At long last, iPhone users will soon be able to copy and paste text and images. Apple's senior vice president of iPhone software, Scott Forstall, demonstrates the new tap-and-drag feature.

Tags: Apple iPhone, Tools & Techniques, Management, News

Videos 2009-03-17

Wrapping up Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 event (Updated 6x)

Scott Forstall, Apple VP of iPhone software today announced that 100 new features and 1,000 new APIs are coming to iPhone OS 3.0 this summer. Highlights include: New pricing models for subscriptions, additional levels and new content charges within apps P2P wireless for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, API, Apple Inc., E-mail, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Keyboards, Bluetooth, Digital Media, Online Communications, Marketing, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-17

Live coverage of Apple's iPhone 3.0 preview event

Welcome to live coverage of Apple's iPhone 3.0 preview event. The event is over now but you can read about it here as it unfolded. [ See also: Apple announces copy and paste, MMS, Spotlight, more for iPhone ] 08:47am: While we're waiting, what...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Gameloft, Developer Beta, Games, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-03-17

Apple holding iPhone 3.0 special event next week; what do you want from new software?

Apple distributed invitations Thursday for a March 17 special event in Cupertino to discuss the iPhone 3.0 software and a new software development kit, CNET's Tom Krazit reports. Next Tuesday's event will come a little more than a year after Apple unveiled the original SDK at the...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Krazit, Tools & Techniques, Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-12

Reporter's Notebook: Apple's iPhone SDK rollout

Cupertino â€" After the announcement of iPhone support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync services, and after the testimony by software developers â€" most of whom had never used a Macintosh or an iPhone â€" about the ease of coding with the new iPhone SDK, and after Apple...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Notebook, SDK, Apple Inc., Reporter, Games, Personal Technology, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-03-06