Unless you have been living under a rock the last few months, then you know that the 3G iPhone is one of the single hottest news items being discussed right now. This week is no different. One rumor of it may offer a little light at the end of the tunnel though. The 3G version of the BlackBerry has been pushed back. The reason is not confirmed, but the BlackBerry was supposed to launch in June. Some are speculating the delay is due to AT&T not wanting to launch two competing devices at the same time.
A new feature was unlocked for the iPhone this week, the ability to record videos. DreamCatcher has brought their recording application to the iPhone. The feature is much sought after in iPhone circles. DreamCatcher is not bringing this service to the iPhone for nothing though, and is going to be charging $20 for the application.
iPhone developers were treated to a pleasant surprise, when the iPhone SDK beta 4 was released earlier in the week. The new SDK brings OpenGL ES functionality to the included iPhone emulator, which was a much requested improvement asked of Apple by the developers. Apple also took the opportunity to release a new build of the 2.0 firmware beta, called build 5A258f.
This week we also found out that not only can can images be saved from Safari with the new firmware, but so can images sent through email. The feature was discovered right here on iPhone Buzz by Vincent. It works in much the same way as saving images from safari, you hold your finger over an image in the email for a moment, and then you are presented with an option to save the image.
Finally, after much speculation it turned out that the supposed black 3G iPhone photo well-circulated during the past few weeks is, in fact, simply a case for the current handset. Still, apparent confirmation (as if anything is ever confirmed until Steve Jobs announces it to be the case!) of the upcoming device having 3G, GPS and more should make up for any photograph disappointment.
Written by Chase Higgins on April 27th, 2008 with no comments.
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Everyone is waiting anxiously for the 3G iPhone. Also, they are waiting for the 3G BlackBerry. Actually, heck if it has 3G in it, people are waiting anxiously for it. The launch of the 3G BlackBerry, which will be called the Meteor apparently, has been pushed back from June, clear back to as late as August. Although the cause for the delay is not known, it has been speculated by some that it may be because AT&T does not want to release two such anticipated devices at the same time.
The logic behind this is very clear. If they launch at different times, neither can shadow the launch of the other or cannibalize the sales of the other device. All signs point to a June release of the iPhone. It is possible, that AT&T threw it’s weight around and said the BlackBerry can wait. AT&T would not discuss the matter, saying they do not comment on rumors and speculation. It is more likely though, that RIM or AT&T have a totally normal delay from a common problem, after all, delays in the mobile industry are quite common.
The news is unfortunate for RIM, as demand is increasing more and more for 3G enabled devices. The iPhone was practically hung upside down and lit on fire by critics for not having this, and RIM seems to not be catching on to it all too quick either. The news is good for Apple no doubt, as less competition on AT&T can only lead to more sales.
Editor’s note: At the end of the day, AT&T is the winner.
[Via Fortune]
Written by Chase Higgins on April 25th, 2008 with no comments.
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While poking around the the iPhone 2.0 firmware Vincent got a hold of, he noticed not only can you save images directly from Safari, but you can save images from email attachments. The saving of images from an email attachment works much like it does when you save an image from Safari. Video of it in action after the jump.
Just as in Safari, it is very simple to save and store images from an email attachment to your iPhone. You hold your finger over the image for a few seconds, and a menu will come up and offer you some options for saving the image. The image is saved in your camera roll. More and more, the iPhone 2.0 firmware is appearing to make the iPhone a very formidable opponent to Windows Mobile and BlackBerry devices.
Once again, iPhone Buzz has gotten you the story on the new iPhone firmware 2.0 to you first. If you want to be the first to know when a new feature drops, keep checking back. You will know when we do.
Written by Chase Higgins on April 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Customized iPhones are nothing new, in fact, as time goes by they are becoming more and more the norm. Not to mention, in general they become more nifty each time a new one is spotted. Now there have been some interesting ones to say the least, and now we have this. A Courvoisier themed iPhone.
As you can see they have plated the iPhone, and slapped some good old Courvoisier branding on the back. They spared nothing, as the front has some plating on it as well. Other devices to get hit with the branding include an iPod, and an 8800 series BlackBerry.
I know the burning question. “How can I get one?” You are in luck, as they are hitting eBay on May 19th. They did not mention a price, maybe a if you ask you can’t afford it deal? Either way, it is safe to expect a very generous price tag for this bad boy.
[Via Gizmodo]
Written by Chase Higgins on April 18th, 2008 with no comments.
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Many iPhone-addicts have been saying it for a long time already, but analyst Charlie Wolf from researchers Needham & Co. has issued a strongly-worded note to his clients suggesting that both RIM and Palm will continue to feel pressure from Apple’s cellphone, particularly as the consumer smartphone market develops, with results visible in the place it hurts most: their bank balance. In two separate pieces, Wolf described a maturing user base viewing smartphone functionality as relevant to home, rather than business, life; however, different priorities are being expressed, with push email (a RIM strength) seen as less important compared to, say, media functionality (which the iPhone has in spades).
RIM - which has recently revealed healthy 2007 performance figures - has been successful primarily due to the “simply inept” offerings of rivals, primarily using the Windows Mobile OS. Wolf suggests Microsoft’s smartphone software is unnecessarily difficult and off-putting to home users. Palm, meanwhile, is hampered by the absence of a strong OS or of a well-performing device, with Wolf describing the Centro - one million of which have been sold - as a “cushion” to soften the blow until Palm’s new range emerges, a range the company has already admitted will be delayed until the Summer.
And the argument for the iPhone will only get stronger once Firmware 2.0 is released in June; then, Wolf highlights, the enterprise functionality and security RIM has so-far led with will be available on the far more appealing Apple handset, at which point not only the whims of home users will affect the BlackBerry bottom line.
[via Electronista]
Written by Chris Davies on April 9th, 2008 with no comments.
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