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Apple Announces iPhone 2.0 And SDK - March 6, 2008

Earlier today Apple announced the iPhone 2.0 software and the iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK). A beta version of the iPhone 2.0 software will be available today, however the finalized version won’t be available to consumers until June. The phone will also be getting much demanded business features such as the compatibility to function with [...]

Tags: apple, firmware, games, iphone, ipod touch, june, mail, sdk, updates

Apple Doubles iPhone & iPod Touch Storage - February 5, 2008

Earlier today, Apple announced new models of the iPhone and iPod Touch, both of which now are available in double their previous storage capacity. The iPhone is now available in a 16GB model and the iPod Touch in a 32GB version. (Previously 8GB max for iPhone and 16GB max for iPod Touch.) It isn’t a [...]

Tags: apple, flash, iphone, ipod, memory, touch

MacWorld 2008: iPhone Update - January 19, 2008

If you are an iPhone owner and you have not already heard, a major update (v1.1.3) became available last Tuesday during MacWorld. The update brings many anticipated features such as the ability to SMS multiple people at once and watch iTunes Rental Movies. The upgrade added an easier interface for bookmarking web pages through the [...]

Tags: 2008, apple, iphone, itunes, macworld, maps

MacWorld 2008 Keynote - January 15, 2008

We’re at the Keynote and here’s what is happening:
9:15 am - Leopard sales reach 5 million. (20% of Mac users have upgraded!)
9:20 am - Time Capsul announced for backing up computer via Time Machine. The device is a new AirPort Extreme with a HDD. Available in 500GB and 1TB for $299 and $499, respectively.
9:30 [...]

Tags: air, apple, bluetooth, gps, iphone, led, leopard, macbook, macworld, wifi

New iPod Nano, Classic, & Touch! - September 5, 2007

Earlier today (September 5th) at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA, Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs introduced a bunch of new products. Some of these include a new iPod Nano, iPod Classic (aka Video), and the iPod Touch. The new lineup (picture above): iPod shuffle, nano, classic, touch, & iPhone.

iPhone Updates & Price:
As we [...]

Tags: 802.11, aac, apple, battery, games, google, headphones, iphone, ipod, itunes, music, nano, touch, videos, wifi

Proporta - Screen Overlay - August 4, 2007

While LCD displays are getting larger and larger on portable devices, it is only getting easier and easier to scratch and damage them. We recently picked up a Sony DSC-T100 Digital Camera, which had one of the largest displays we had seen. While we were on the search for a screen protector, Proporta just happened [...]

Tags: iphone, ipod, lcd, psp, sony

Apple iPhone Update & Ads - February 26, 2007

Today, during the 79th annual Oscars, Apple aired their first iPhone “teaser” commercial. The AD features ~30 different movie clips of famous actors through many eras simply saying “hello” on phones. Also if you didn’t notice, which most people probably won’t, the “cingular” text on the phone from the original press release has now changed [...]

Tags: ads, apple, iphone, oscars, videos

The Apple iPhone & More! - January 10, 2007

After about three years of rumors and thousands of mock ups of an Apple Phone, the iPhone has finally been announced. Apple’s “reinvented phone” features a wide screen display, full iPod functions, touch controls, email client, web browser, and much more. The new device is more of a powerful smart-phone rather than a regular cell [...]

Tags: apple, cingular, iphone, itunes, macworld, movies, music, phones, stream, tv