We're not sure whether to classify this as a deal or not, but getting an iPhone for 100 EUR (about $155) sounds tempting, nevertheless. Not all is sweet, though. In order to take advantage of the "99 EUR for the 8GB iPhone" deal, interested Germans will have to sign for the "Complete XL" plan which costs 89 EUR per month. Sure that amount buys you thousand minutes, 300 SMS and unlimited use of EDGE data and T-Mobile's hotspots, but that's still a lot for a monthly bill.
Alternatively, other "Complete" plans — L, M and S — can make iPhone cost 149, 199 and 249 EUR respectively, while at the same time delivering less minutes and SMS, and limited use (500 MB) of EDGE data in case of the "S" plan.
Obviously, we're wondering where this goes. Is T-Mobile having hard time selling iPhones to the 3G-lovin' German, or they are preparing for the 3G iPhone launch? We can only hope the latter is true…
If you're like me, you don't buy into the antenna-boosting scam. I may be little harsh to the whole niche industry, but adding an external antenna without opening the actual device and connecting the wires simple doesn't make much sense to me. Maybe I'm wrong…
Anyway, we've recently spotted Griffin's antenna-boosting case for iPhone called ClearBoost which promises, guess what, to improve the signal reception on your shiny handset. The case seems solid enough and the package even includes the so-much-needed screen protector sticker. The piece of metal on the back of the case supposedly should do all the magic when it comes to signal reception.
Griffin says that "you can expect to see improvements that won't necessarily be reflected in the number of bars on your iPhone," making me even be more cautious. Maybe I'll try one after all. Have to see whether the stores around have it, and if it works, I'll report back to you. In the meantime, check out the Griffin's "How can I measure how well ClearBoost is working?" video after the jump. Alternatively, you may want to visit their site to get more info on the product.
According to a report by I4U, the 16GB iPhone was the top selling item on Apple's Online Store during last week. As part of a weekly report on top selling Apple Store items, they claim that the largest capacity iPhone tool the lead in sales and items sold. Not surprisingly, the 8GB iPhone followed in second place. At this rate, Apple might still stand a chance of reaching their 10 million mark.
[via I4U]
If you’ve ever wanted a good excuse to take your iPhone into class, how about using it to record your lectures? That’s what iPhone Recorder offers, together with the ability to directly record audio to ringtones without any computer necessary or any conversion processes in-between. Dynamic volume adjustment, channel and bitrate control, and a choice of mp3, mp4 and aac file formats round out a decent range of options; you can also directly attach them to an email from the app itself.
Now for the bad news: developer DreamCatcher is asking $29.95 for iPhone Recorder, which seems a bit steep for an audio recorder, even one as fully featured as this one is. It’ll be interesting to see what happens once the Apple App Store opens for business; right now iPhone Recorder requires a Jailbroken handset, but when people start finding their software the official way it’ll be far easier for developers to get freeware apps into the catalogue. Will there be a market for thirty-buck voice recorders by then?
A new video has been posted for iFuntastic (no, we haven't forgotten about iFuntastic) demonstrating how to use one of the new features included in version 5.0. In the tutorial, he shows how you can use one of the new features for modifying system images to change the "Slide to Unlock" graphic at the bottom of the welcome screen.
We're not sure whether to classify this as a deal or not, but getting an iPhone for 100 EUR (about $155) sounds tempting, nevertheless. Not all is sweet, though. In order to take advantage of the "99 EUR for the 8GB iPhone" deal, interested Germans will have to sign for the "Complete XL" plan which costs 89 EUR per month. Sure that amount buys you thousand minutes, 300 SMS and unlimited use of EDGE data and T-Mobile's hotspots, but that's still a lot for a monthly bill.
