Posts from — July 2007

If you just purchased or just received an iPhone, watch this video. This is a great how-to flick.

With a population of 600, New Denver, a peaceful Canadian town has told Telus to take there cell phone tower and shove it. According to Rueters, Bill Roberts of the Slocan Valley Economic Development Commission says:

“The fact that we’re without cellphone service means that we’re able to enjoy life without the incessant sound of ringtones, immediately followed by someone’s shouted conversation.”

Sounds like a majority are retirement bound. Bill did mention that there will be a citywide Wi-Fi network soon. Is this a good idea or a bad idea? Sounds like a proposal that will never occur. Many are concerned with Wi-Fi because it tends to make phone calls blurry. In the future, VoIP will be an option in many smartphones such as iPhone.

A new way to add some vibrant color to your iPhone has come upon us. ColorWare has designed 29 different colors to choose from to personalize your iPhone. The service is starting at $149 if you already own an iPhone. It definitely gives a trendy look to an already nice looking device.

It looks like many people in Canada are angered by Rogers data plan for the Apple iPhone. Increasing numbers of users have paid several hundred, and in some cases more than $1000, during one month for data usage that would have not been charged extra on any other North American carrier on their best data plan. I am not a native resident of Canada but from looking at the petition, it seems to me reasonable data plans do not exist from Rogers. If you live in Canada, please sign the petition here: Rogers Data Petition

According to AppleInsider.com, there is a good possibility an iPhone Nano is in the works. They claim that the development of the second iPhone was in engineering labs when the first iPhone hit store shelves. Stay tuned, Apple seems to be trying to lock up all the holiday sales with this unit expected to be released by Christmas.

You have to check out this new iPhone case made by XtremeMac. It goes by the name of TuffWrap. Its sleek, slim and designed to give you access to all of the iPhones functions. It has a slip resistant silicone edge that will from dropping it your iPhone. There is a clear plastic film on the outside which gives you full access to the iPhone touchscreen and there is also a slot on the back for the iPhones camera. Pre-order it now!

A more cost friendly iPhone is rumoured to be introduced in September. According to Taiwan’s DigiTimes Wintek has already received the touch-screen panel orders for the second-gen iPhone. The new iPhone from Apple will be in the price range of US$249-299. We will keep you updated on this new rumour.

Instant Messanger apps for the iPhone have not yet surfaced. FlickIM is introducing the first chat and media sharing networks available on the iPhone. They are in the process of updating their servers in order to handle the traffic. It will be available within the next couple of days. Check it out, and let us know. Don’t forget to give kudos to FlickIM.

Wirelessinfo.com has completed a survey on the suspected iPhone battery bug. Over 60% of those who responded told us that their battery indicator did not show a fully charged battery. Apple was contacted about this issue and they replied - “Your battery is fully charged, but the UI (User Interface) is just not correctly reflecting this. We expect to fix this in a software update.”

It is yet to be determined when this software update will be available. We will keep you posted.

Rumours have it that the iPhone may be released in the United Kingdom by September 2007. Apple has said that iPhone related products are boxed up and ready to ship to the UK. Yet, Mobile phone operator O2 spokesman has stated that deal with Apple and O2 have yet to be sealed. If it does make it by September you can expect the price to be £300 in the UK.