MobileMe Up, iTunes Down… As In, Locking Users Out
The latest iPhone update finally makes MobileMe work. But, many are still having issues with iTunes. With iPhone 2.0.2, many have reported in (and we’ve confirmed as well) that MobileMe finally works as promised with iPhone and iPod touch. Contact, calendar, and mail data does download properly whenever you open any of these apps. And, […]
Post-Update, Apple’s App Store Woes Continue
Apple’s quick-fix updates to both iTunes and iPhone are now out. Unfortunately, they haven’t fixed the most nagging problem… Apple’s App Store. The App Store, being Apple’s own official way for installing software for iPhone and iPod touch, was intended to be more stable and faster than third-party installers which preceded App Store. In fact, many of […]
Editorial: Five Lessons Learned from iDay 2.0
Sure, you know that for a few hours iTunes couldn’t activate iPhone 3G, the day it came out. Big deal. The lessons that Apple really needs to learn have taken longer to uncover, but we’ll run them down.
Apple: MobileMe Transition Caused 10% Message Loss
In a letter published on Apple’s web site on Friday, Apple apologized again for the outages sparked by the transition to MobileMe services. The letter, curiously unsigned, was written at the personal request of CEO Steve Jobs. In the letter, it outlines the problems Apple faced with MobileMe; namely the poor timing of rolling out […]
PwnageTool 2.0.1 Jailbreaks iPhone OS 2.0 – Properly (Updated)
We did not report on the release of PwnageTool 2.0, because it didn’t work. However, PwnageTool 2.0.1 is now out. And, with a little modification, the tool enables you to jailbreak (run applications without Apple’s approval) on iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod touch… all three now work with iPhone OS 2.0. In addition, the update […]
Apple WWDC: iPhone 3G, New Software, Mobile Me Announced
At Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, the company announced several new (albeit expected) developments. Updated with iPhone photo, TV ad…
Review: Samsung M620 UpStage (Sprint)
The Samsung UpStage, about to be released in red, is a flagship phone in Sprint’s lineup. Being highly promoted by Sprint already, we take an in-depth look at the UpStage, and see how the phone stacks up against the hype. Buy an UpStage from LetsTalk.com ($-50.01 With New Contract)
Review: Sanyo M1 (Sprint)
Sanyo’s M1 has just entered the mass-promotion phase of release. PhoneNews.com has just finished a month of battle-testing the device, and we’ll let you know if Sanyo’s latest offering finally steps back up with the competition. Read more to find out.
iPod Firmware Drops iPod phone Hints
AppleInsider has a complete dissection of the iPod’s latest firmware update. In it, Apple has added several firmware calls that indicate that they are planning to add some form of telephony support to the iPod firmware. It is not clear, based on the posted information, what form the phone support would make. It is possible […]