Archive for August, 2007
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Analyst Ben Reitzes of UBS says, based on AT&T store surveys, iPhone demand remains strong long after Apple’s hype machine winds down. The firm’s target expectation for iPhone shipments in the fourth quarter is 800,000 units, and Reitzes believes Apple is on track to beat its set goal of 1 million iPhone shipments.
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Here is a grim reminder to all of us that certain situations require our complete attention.
Picture this. A guy texting away with his eyes glued to a cell phone (no, it wasn’t an iPhone) heedlessly wanders in the path of an oncoming train. The dude narrowly avoids being struck, turns directions and goes back to [...]
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Monday, August 20th, 2007
Let this serve as a warning to all readers about the dangers of unexpected international roaming charges. Heric Silva shares his experience and illustrates why you need to keep an eye on your iPhone while traveling overseas.
I recently went to Europe for 9 days. I used my iPhone over there and it seemed to work [...]
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Monday, August 20th, 2007
The code monkeys at AlwaysBeta are introducing a new online service, called pxPipe, that enables iPhone users to upload photos from their iPhoto to FaceBook via email.
pxPipe works exactly as claimed. Just go to their website - create an account - email photos to your unique address which are then automagically queued up [...]
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Monday, August 20th, 2007
For those who want to dabble in the dark world of iPhone hacking, but are driven off from fear of complexity, Gizmodo has posted a great How To guide that explains how to install third party software on iPhone. The process is so easy you don’t need to be a l33t hAx0R to make it [...]
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Monday, August 20th, 2007
Apple is now listing refurbished iPhones at store.apple.com for those who desperately want an iPhone but can’t swing its premium price tag. These units sell for $100 less than the price of their shrink wrapped counterparts, which isn’t a bad deal, depending on the condition these iPhones are in (these are pre-owned remember).
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Monday, August 20th, 2007
Over the weekend I received my AT&T bill in the mail - both of them. Huh…TWO envelopes? Rather than the usual slim parcel containing a handful of billing statements, I received two overstuffed packets filled with nearly sixty pages, detailing every minutia of data. While this is still a far cry from Justine Ezarik’s [...]
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Sunday, August 19th, 2007
What could be more convenient than ordering pizza by phone? Ordering pizza by iPhone, of course. A service called Tribal Pizza puts a new spin on the tired concept of street corner Pizzerias by combining all the social network flair of Digg with the convenience of fast food, topped with web 2.0 goodness.
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Saturday, August 18th, 2007
Andrew Neff, an analyst well known for his Nostradamic prognostications of doom and gloom in the PC sector which largely came true, is now casting his crystal ball on iPhone. He sees iPhone gaining backdoor corporate adoption by way of individual innovative. In Lehman’s terms, people who work in large companies will buy their own [...]
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Friday, August 17th, 2007
Welcome to the first installment of what will be a new weekly column. Each Friday I will vent my anger and frustration at one lucky company, or broad range of topics. So sit back, relax, pop some popcorn, and watch as I descend in a frenzy of incoherent ravings.
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