Archives for ‘iPhone News’

December 29, 2009

Apple believed to have sold over 11 million iPhones this quarter

Apple come next month is expected to announce—by far—the most successful quarter for iPhone sales in the handset’s history, according to one Wall Street analyst who raised his price target on the company to $260 per share.

Calling Apple stock a…

December 21, 2009

iPhone Developer Tapulous Captures Sales of Nearly $1 Million Per Month

Reuters reports on iPhone developer Tapulous, the team behind the popular Tap Tap Revenge applications, noting that the small company is reportedly bringing in nearly $1 million per month in revenue. The success of Tapulous, which boasts only 20 employees,…

December 6, 2009

Apple Acquires Streaming Music Service Lala Media

It appears the last minute reports of Apple’s interest in streaming music company Lala media were true. Both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal are reporting that Apple has indeed acquired Lala Media.

Read more from MacRumors iPhone Blog

May 31, 2009

iPhone 3.0 autofocus camera, compass, UI outed in China

Chinese Blog UMPCFever has photographically confirmed two previously rumored features of the iPhone OS 3.0—an autofocus feature for the still picture camera, and a digital compass—along with new details on their user interfaces. Believed to rely upon new camera hardware…

February 12, 2009

Leaked Photos of Next Generation iPhone?

Images claiming to depict the back cover of an upcoming iPhone have started circulating on the internet. iPodObserver first posted a version of the above photo that allegedly depicts an unreleased 16GB iPhone with the model number A1303. This new…

January 27, 2009

Apple Releases iPhone and iPod Touch 2.2.1 Firmware

Apple has just released a 2.2.1 update for the iPhone and iPod Touch. According to their spec site, the update includes bug fixes and improvements for the following:

  • Improved general stability of Safari
  • Fixed issue where some images saved from Mail do…

November 24, 2008

iPhone 2.2 update now available

Last Friday Apple released the iPhone 2.2 Software Update which delvers to iPhone users a number of improvements, most notably, improved mapping capabilities. Some of the new features include:

  • Google Street View: Just like the desktop version, street view gives you a…

November 11, 2008

Tapulous Releases ‘Photo Collage’

Tapulous has released their newest iPhone app called Photo Collage. The free application allows you to take and view photos taken from around the world.

Features include:

  • View photos taken just recently from the world, your friends and nearby
  • Maintain a photo gallery…

October 30, 2008

iPhone How-To: Sync Your Google Calendar

The iPhone is indeed a wonderful little device and, for some of us, a game-changer in terms of managing our digital lives from the palm of our hands. There are, however, some essential features that Apple neglected to implement.

Regular GMail…

September 18, 2008

iGolf turns your iPhone in to a portable Wii

TechCrunch has found a cool new App Store game that turns gaming on your iPhone in to a more Wii-like experience. This new, free app is called iGolf and it’s made by the folks at SGN (App Store Download). The game allows…

September 13, 2008

TeleNav developing GPS app for iPhone

MacDailyNews is reporting that TeleNav, like Tom-tom, is developing a third party GPS application that will turn the iPhone 3G in to a proper GPS device. The company is said to be working on an application that will be available in…

September 2, 2008

iPhone production reaches 8 million so far

According to the Apple Finance Board, production numbers for the first-gen iPhone and iPhone 3G have reached and/or exceeded the 8 million mark so far. More than 5.6 million 3G models have been produced since the product launched in July and 2.4 million first-generation iPhones were sold in the first half of 2008.

August 28, 2008

Apple says iPhone update coming in September

The security flaw for the new iPhone software that was made evident a couple days ago has finally been acknowledged by Apple. In fact MacWorld has spoken to an Apple representative named Jennifer Bowcock that said “the minor iPhone security issue…

August 14, 2008

Colorful new iPhone 3G cases from Case-mate

Case-mate recently released a new case for the iPhone 3G: the new Color Naked Case covers the iPhone in a tough acrylic shell that will protect the device from bumps, drops and scratches. The case has a contoured shape that matches…

August 13, 2008

Best Buy will start selling the iPhone on Sept. 7th

Best Buy will become the first independent retailer of the iPhone in the U.S. when it begins selling the iPhone 3G across 970 full-size stores and 16 Best Buy Mobile locations on September 7, reports the Associated Press. “We had…

August 12, 2008

Top free apps downloaded 80,000 times per day

Illusion Labs, the makers of the popular free application Labyrinth Lite, was profiled in BusinessWeek. Illusion Labs started off as a developer for jailbroken iPhones and has since made the transition to the App Store.

Read more from MacRumors

August 5, 2008

Apple releases iPhone 2.0.1 Software Update

Apple on Monday evening released iPhone 2.0.1 Software Update, the first maintenance and security update for iPhone 3Gs and first-generation iPhones running iPhone Software 2.0.

Read more from AppleInsider

August 4, 2008

Build a simple RSS reader for the iPhone

With this I’m assuming you have a bit of familiarity with the iPhone SDK - you can download it for free from Apple’s site, and follow along here. We’re going to build an RSS feed reader for a simple feed (from…

July 31, 2008

Apple providing iPhone developers with download stats

Apple is now offering registered iPhone developers with daily download statistics on how well their applications are doing in the App Store.

Before today, most developers had been left in the dark about their applications performance…

Read more from MacRumors iPhone Blog

July 30, 2008

Agent 18’s new iPhone 3G cases

Agent 18 has introduced three new cases for the iPhone 3G. The ClearShield for iPhone 3G is a hard, clear plastic case that offers open access to all ports and controls, interior padding for extra protection, and Universal Dock compatibility.…