Archive for July, 2008
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
CNN says iPhone Lives Up to Hype
CNN has a pretty exhaustive review of the 3G iPhone. They essentially cover every aspect of the design and all the features of the phone, including what is new, what is improved, etc. etc. The general verdict from the review:
So should you buy an iPhone 3G? If you haven’t bought an iPhone yet, and have [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Apple, Internet, iPhone by Jason T.
Monday, July 14th, 2008
Netflix on Xbox
An alliance has been forged. Microsoft and it’s Xbox 360 has teamed up with Netflix to deliver downloadable movies straight to their console (check out a video of the announcement here). The deal includes 10,000 movies and tv shows and was announced Monday at the E3 Media and Business Summit in L.A., which I’m sure we’ll be invited [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Hardware, Microsoft, Wii, Xbox by Jason D.
Monday, July 14th, 2008
Betamax Put to Rest One Last Time
Federal Judge Warren Ferguson, who presided over the 1979 Betamax case, died on June 25. The case was lost by Universal and Disney, who claimed that the new home recording device would cause copyright infringement to run wild, and changed the video market forever. Betamax eventually lost the platform war against VHS but Sony has now [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Industry News by Jason D.
Monday, July 14th, 2008
“Stunning Opening”
The new iPhone 3G has sold over 1 million in it’s first 3 days. Despite the software problems and activation issues the lines still formed and the masses still wanted their new phone.
The new phone launched in 21 countries and Apple has now sold a total of 7 million units. That includes sales of both [...]
No Comments » - Posted in iPhone by Jason D.
Friday, July 11th, 2008
Long Waits for iPhone Across Country - Activation Issues Included for Free
Tricia over at Moconews.net posted some info about lines across the country. I suppose I should take a drive past my local Apple Store, which shares a shopping center with the AT&T store as well, and see how long the lines are–if they’re still there.
Also, Reuters is reporting activation issues related to Apple’s iTunes software–users [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Jason T.
Friday, July 11th, 2008
Welcome 3G iPhone - It’s Here!
It’s here! The 3G iPhone launched today, with lines forming around the country. Word has it that the new features touted for business users work great (damn I may have to go get one tomorrow…)
And of course, the Apps Store launched, which promises to bring a huge number of new applications to the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Apple, Gaming, iPhone by Jason T.
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
iPhone Apps To Watch
InformationWeek has released a list of some of hot iPhone apps to watch. These include office apps, to GPS, to MLB game tracking.
Specifically, I think that the iPhone version of OmniFocus will likely be a big hit. It’s a GTD–Getting Things Done–app, made by Seattle’s OmniGroup, which has been developing Mac apps since [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Apple, iPhone by Jason T.
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Belgian iPhones To Cost Between $800-$1000
Oops. Turns out in Belgium it’s against the law to subsidize one product by charging more for another. Thus, the iPhones in Belgium will retail for 525 euros (about $825) and 615 euros (about $966), whereas in the States they’ll only cost $199 and $299. Surprisingly, the carrier in Belgium thinks this won’t be a [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Apple, iPhone by Jason T.
Monday, July 7th, 2008
Scrabulous To Get Authorized Competition
Online Scrabble knock-off Scrabulous, which serves up Scrabble games on its website, over email, and on the popular social networking site Facebook, will now be getting some competition from Electronic Arts. EA will start offering an authorized Scrabble game on Facebook.
Scrabulous has been one of the top apps used by Facebook users when Facebook [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Facebook, Social Networks by Jason T.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
New iPhone: Contract-free for a Hefty Fee
AT&T today announced that starting on June 11th at 8AM you’ll be able to purchase the new 3G iPhones from their stores. I’m assuming, but have not double-checked, that this means the Apple Stores will start selling the phone the same day when they open.
AT&T has announced that sometime in the future there will be [...]