Looking for some good iPhone blogs where you can read more about your favorite mobile device? I thought I’d put together this list of my top 5 favorite iPhone blogs — in no particular order — for your reading pleasure:
- iPhone Atlas
A CNET site, iPhone Atlas publishes a good deal of news on Jailbreaking, iPhone unlocking and third-party apps and development. The tone of the site is often technical and “newsy,†rather than personal and blog-like, but it’s worth a look.
- Apple iPhone School
Apple iPhone School is a comprehensive resource on iPhone apps and Jailbreaking how-to. They update regularly about all kinds of cool third-party apps that enhance the functionality (and fun!) of your iPhone.
Doug and Brooke also publish a great “iPhone 101″ video podcast covering all the latest interesting things going on in the iPhone community. This iPhone blog is highly recommended, particularly for those of you with Jailbroken iPhones.
- The iPhone Blog
The iPhone Blog takes a humorous approach to iPhone news. The posts are written in a funny, Gizmodo-esque tone, and all articles are accompanied by a laugh-out-loud Photoshopped image.
- iPhone Freak
iPhone Freak publishes a nice variety of iPhone news in an easily-digestible format. The articles are reasonably short and to the point. I recommend this iPhone blog as an all-encompassing iPhone news source.
- And of course, my personal favorite: Apple iPhone Review
What, you actually thought I’d leave out this iPhone blog, my very own pride and joy?
I like to think I take an “out-of-the-box†look at the iPhone. Although I love my iPhone, I consider the device’s flaws and how it can be improved. I also ask questions and emphasize community involvement on my blog, always encouraging readers to participate in the comments.
You can read more about Apple iPhone Review on my About page, or click here to subscribe now.
Do you read any of the above iPhone blogs? Are there any other iPhone blogs you recommend?
Written by Chris on April 3rd, 2008 with no comments.
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Just wanted to mention that because of a server failure at my web host, HostGator, I’ve lost my two latest articles: Top 5 iPhone Blogs I Recommend and the April Fools joke I posted yesterday, BREAKING: FCC to Issue iPhone Ban in the US — Yes, it was a joke, no need to panic! 
I’ve also lost all reader comments on those articles, plus all comments that were posted on the site from March 30 on.
I’m not happy about how HostGator has handled the situation, since they failed to inform me of the server issue until many hours after I contacted them — I contacted them 3 times before getting a straight answer. One HostGator representative even told me he “had no idea” why my website was down.
Can you help?
If you’re subscribed to Apple iPhone Review by e-mail, it would be a huge help if you could e-mail me the content of my 2 latest articles so that I can get them re-published. Unfortunately, I did not have them backed up.
I would greatly appreciate your help. Thanks in advance, and thanks for reading Apple iPhone Review.
Written by Chris on April 3rd, 2008 with no comments.
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iPhone owners in the United States may have their devices recalled come June due to a Federal Communications Commission ban on the iPhone, which is reportedly in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act requiring mobile devices to comply with a cap on dangerous radiofrequency energy emissions.
An FCC investigation found that the iPhone emits a “substantial level of RF energy, well in excess of what federal regulations allow,” according to the FCC report.
The Food & Drug Administration illustrates the potential health risks of radiofrequency emissions: “Large amounts of RF energy can heat tissue … two areas of the body, the eyes and the testes, are particularly vulnerable to RF heating because there is relatively little blood flow in them to carry away excess heat.”
“This is a public health issue as well as an environmental one,” said FCC chairman Kevin J. Martin. “We have no choice but to forbid further sales of the iPhone until Apple upgrades the device’s hardware to comply with federal law.”
The iPhone recall will take effect June 15 to allow time for iPhone customers to switch their wireless carriers if they choose. AT&T said it will not bind iPhone customers to their 2-year contracts if they decide to cancel their wireless service.
In an open letter, Steve Jobs apologized and said Apple is “doing all that we can” to expedite the process of upgrading the iPhone hardware and getting it shipped out to iPhone owners “as soon as possible.”
To make up for the inconvenience, Apple will grant all iPhone customers a $100 Apple Store credit, just like they did last September after dropping the iPhone price.
What you can do
Because it might not be feasible for Apple to roll out the new iPhones in time to meet the June deadline, click here to petition the FCC to extend the deadline.
If you have a blog, please link to this article to spread the word about the petition so that we iPhone owners are not left without phones while the transition to a safer iPhone takes place.
To be notified of updates to this story, be sure and subscribe to this blog.
Written by Chris on April 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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iPhone owners in the United States may have their devices recalled come June due to a Federal Communications Commission ban on the iPhone, which is reportedly in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act requiring mobile devices to comply with a cap on dangerous radiofrequency energy emissions.
An FCC investigation found that the iPhone emits a “substantial level of RF energy, well in excess of what federal regulations allow,†according to the FCC report.
The Food & Drug Administration illustrates the potential health risks of radiofrequency emissions: “Large amounts of RF energy can heat tissue … two areas of the body, the eyes and the testes, are particularly vulnerable to RF heating because there is relatively little blood flow in them to carry away excess heat.â€
“This is a public health issue as well as an environmental one,†said FCC chairman Kevin J. Martin. “We have no choice but to forbid further sales of the iPhone until Apple upgrades the device’s hardware to comply with federal law.â€
The iPhone recall will take effect June 15 to allow time for iPhone customers to switch their wireless carriers if they choose. AT&T said it will not bind iPhone customers to their 2-year contracts if they decide to cancel their wireless service.
In an open letter, Steve Jobs apologized and said Apple is “doing all that we can†to expedite the process of upgrading the iPhone hardware and getting it shipped out to iPhone owners “as soon as possible.â€
To make up for the inconvenience, Apple will grant all iPhone customers a $100 Apple Store credit, just like they did last September after dropping the iPhone price.
What you can do
Because it might not be feasible for Apple to roll out the new iPhones in time to meet the June deadline, click here to petition the FCC to extend the deadline.
If you have a blog, please link to this article to spread the word about the petition so that we iPhone owners are not left without phones while the transition to a safer iPhone takes place.
To be notified of updates to this story, be sure and subscribe to this blog.
Update: A number of you posted comments guessing this was an April Fools joke. Unfortunately, your comments disappeared after the server at my webhost crashed. Sorry about that.
But you guessed right — clue: see the “click here to petition the FCC” link above. Thankfully, you can still use your iPhone without worrying about your health.
Written by Chris on April 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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I have a serious concern about the upcoming iPhone App Store that no one has addressed yet:
What happens when Apple issues an iPhone firmware update introducing features from a 3rd-party iPhone application in the App Store?
For example: let’s say a developer lists a Voice Dialing application in the App Store in June, and in July Apple issues an iPhone firmware update featuring voice dial functionality.
Or consider these other possibilities:
- A developer solves the iPhone’s text message privacy issue by creating an app that gives you SMS privacy options, and then Apple amends the iPhone settings to allow you those same options
- AOL develops an iPhone AIM client, and then Apple issues an iPhone update featuring an iChat app
- Someone lists an iPhone app that lets you search the contents of your iPhone, and then Apple updates the iPhone with a similar Find function
Can you foresee the conflicts that would arise in situations like these?
Will Apple be willing to compete with — or put out of business — its third-party iPhone app developers? Imagine the bad publicity the company will endure when these kinds of scenarios arise.
And it seems likely to me that such scenarios will arise, given that Apple is constantly updating the iPhone with new features, some of which are bound to coincide with applications in the App Store.
There are plenty of things wrong with the iPhone, and once the App Store launches in June, developers will seek to solve the iPhone’s problems and make a profit by doing so.
The problem is that Apple too will continue to improve the iPhone and address the same issues that developers are tackling, so there will almost certainly be clashes between Apple and iPhone app developers.
And I’m betting that each time this happens, the developer who is negatively affected by an iPhone update will accuse Apple of stealing his idea and taking away his business.
Though I’m sure Apple reserves the right to issue whatever new iPhone features it wants, situations like these could hurt developers in several ways:
- The most obvious side effect for developers will be the immediate loss of income, since iPhone users will not buy an app that Apple has already given to them for free via a firmware update.
- What’s worse, it takes time and perhaps money to develop an iPhone app. These could be wasted investments without an assurance that Apple will keep its hands off your ideas.
- Developers pay $99 for the privilege of listing their apps in the App Store. If Apple puts a developer out of business by taking her idea, this application fee is just salt in the wound.
What to do then?
Has Apple considered how it will handle iPhone updates that tout features that have already been listed in the App Store?
Will they somehow compensate developers whose ideas they “borrow”? I doubt it. Although this might appease some developers, not everyone will agree on what is adequate compensation, and such a practice would be unsustainable.
Or will they respect developers and avoid introducing features that have already been introduced via the App Store?
The question remains: Is it worth it for developers to invest time and money into an iPhone app if Apple could issue a similar app in an iPhone update at any moment?
Should we expect some kind of reassurance from Apple that these conflicts with developers won’t occur? What do you think?
Written by Chris on March 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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