October 15, 2008

Several new apps have been added to the Cool iPhone Apps forum.

October 8, 2008

It's been a long time since the last update, so here goes... Developers have discovered a number of hidden features in Apple's iPhone 2.2 firmware update including 461 new emoji icons (Japanese emoticons), evidence of support for Google Maps Street View, and the ability to disable the auto-correct feature when typing. Of particular interest is the possible support for Google Maps Street View, which up until now was the exclusive domain of smartphones running Google's Android OS (e.g. T-Mobile's G1 handset).

Source: http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2008/10/06/hidden-iphone-features-found-in-new-firmware/

July 11, 2008

According to a recent Associated Press article, problems with Apple's iTunes service is preventing new iPhones from activating fully during the in-store activation process. In addition, the new firmware upgrade is rendering some first generation iPhones inoperable.

Read more here - http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jeQB_4vxoBp-evv_7ghNwrkYpDWQD91ROLGO6

July 11, 2008

The new 3G iPhone launches today for $199 (8GB version). The iPhone now includes GPS-enabled maps and support for Microsoft Exchange push email. Learn more here http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/.

May 29, 2008

Apple has released beta version 6 of the iPhone SDK. Read more here...

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/28/iphone-sdk-beta-6-is-here/

Here's an early prototype.

http://topiphonenews.com/new-sdk-build-and-20-beta-firmware-released/

April 30, 2008

The Commercial Times (a Chinese newspaper) has reported that Apple has chosen Foxconn to manufacture the second generation iPhone (note that Foxconn is the manufacturer of the original iPhone, as well). Apple claims that the new 3G-enabled iPhone, to be released in June, will sell three million units by the end of the month. Apple is expecting to sell 25 million units in all.

http://topiphonenews.com/foxconn-chosen-to-manufacture-3g-iphones/

April 17, 2008

According to DigiTimes, the Chinese newspaper Economic Daily News has reported that Infineon has selected United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) as the foundry to produce the 3G baseband chip to be used in the 3G iPhone.

April 10, 2008

Developers have discovered references to the Infineon 3G chipset in the Apple iPhone SDK Beta 3. Among other things, the chipset will support higher camera resolutions (5 megapixel), built-in multimedia acceleration, and 7.2 Mbps HSPA (High Speed Packet Access).

Source: http://www.talkiphone.com/iphone-3g-infineon-3g-chipset-335/

March 31, 2008

Rumors of a new 3G iPhone in June 2008. Read more about it here:

http://www.macrumors.com/2008/03/30/the-evidence-for-a-3g-iphone-june-2008/

March 7, 2008

Interesting article about the upcoming iPhone 2.0 software release coming in June '08. The update will incorporate several cool new features including support for push email via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, a Cisco IPSec VPN client, an AIM client, and an SDK for developing custom third-party applications. In addition, the update will allow the iPhone to view Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, and will include the ability to mass delete and move email messages (a feature that is sorely lacking in the current version).

http://gizmodo.com/364788/iphone-20-update-available-for-free-in-june-touch-
users-get-to-pay-up-again

March 7, 2008

Time to sync your iPhone. A new software update (version 1.1.4) is now available. Apple isn't saying much about what has changed in the new release other than to say that it fixes several bugs.