Price Of iPhone In Indonesia Drops Nearly $100

iphone May 31st, 2009

Those of you reading this from Indonesia are in luck. Macworld reports that In celebration of Telkomsel’s 14th anniversary this month, the company, which happens to be the official carrier of the iPhone 3G in the country, is offering Rp. 1 million (roughly $96 as of earlier today) off of all models of iPhone 3G [...]

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Japanese University Using Free iPhones To Monitor Location Of Students

iphone May 31st, 2009

The Associated Press reports that in an attempt to deter truancy, Aoyama Gakuin University will be handing out 550 iPhone 3Gs to students at the School of Social Informatics, making for a total of 1000 test run participants. The device, they hope, will be used by students for research purposes and to receive class [...]

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Apple Support Trainees Confirm iTunes Video Downloads Directly To iPhone in 3.0?

iphone May 31st, 2009

AppleInsider says “people familiar with Apple’s training program” tell them that new self-guided training materials are being distributed to AppleCare agents teaching them about the features in iPhone OS 3.0, and they “definitely covered” the direct downloading of movies and TV shows to the device itself.

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Photos Of Next iPhone Show Auto-Focus Camera, Compass, More?

iphone May 31st, 2009

Photos of what looks like the next iPhone running OS 3.0 have surfaced on a Chinese blog. The photos show how recording video and auto-focusing will work within the camera app. Auto-focus works by focusing on a point in the image, shown by a blue outline which can be moved by tapping anywhere on the [...]

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Comparison Photo Of Matte Plastic iPhone Case?

iphone May 31st, 2009

We first saw photos of what was claimed to be the plastic back casing of the unreleased next generation iPhone back in February, which showed a matte black finish, unlike the current generation’s shiny plastic. Now another photograph has surfaced that compares the matte black component the shiny plastic back casing of the current generation [...]

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Steve Jobs Shows Up For Meeting At Apple HQ, Woz Says He Sounds Healthy

iphone May 31st, 2009

Italian news site setteB.IT has conformation from multiple sources that Steve Jobs made an appearance at Apple headquarters in Cupertino yesterday. Meanwhile, Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniac says he has spoken to Steve over the phone, and he sounds healthy.

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Palm Pre To Sync With iTunes?

iphone May 31st, 2009

As if the hype around the Pre weren’t already enough, the iPhone may be losing part of their competitive edge to the Palm device in an area that no few other smartphones no MP3 players have: iTunes. It was briefly mentioned by a Palm rep at CES earlier this year that the device will be [...]

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Rumor: Manufacturers Shipping Circuit Boards For New iPhone

iphone May 31st, 2009

According to DigiTimes, five manufacturers of printed circuit boards (PCBs) for the next generation of iPhone have started making shipments of the components. Nanya Printed Circuit Board, Tripod Technology and Unimicron Technology have allgedly been confirmed as the official suppliers of HDI (high-density interconnect) boards for the new iPhone. If true, it would lead us [...]

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Next Generation Bezel, LCD Components Revealed? [Update: Artist's Rendition]

iphone May 31st, 2009

What appears to be the bezel component and LCD screen for a next-generation iPhone has been discovered on Chinese parts supplier ChinaOnTrade. Changes to the part are difficult to discern from the photograph, but iLounge was able to point out a few noticeable differences. Photos claiming to be the next generation’s LCD screen were also [...]

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Sirius XM App Screenshot Posted In PowerPoint, To Require $2.99 Subscription Fee?

iphone May 31st, 2009

Business Insider has come across a slightly out-of-focus screenshot of the announced Sirius XM streaming radio application. The image is from a PowerPoint presentation given by CEO Mel Karmazin. It appears based on the presentation that a $2.99 monthly streaming fee will be applied. There is also a shopping cart, implying that users will have [...]

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