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  • iPhone 3.0 push notifications delayed? [updated]

    One of the most talked about and anticipated features of the new iPhone OS 3.0 is the push notification system. By using push notifications, app developers will be able to notify iPhone users when they have received new information relating to one of their registered apps that use this new technology. This concept was first announced last summer, and finally released with the new iPhone OS? Yes, sort of.

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  • AT&T’s MMS option priced, surprisingly “free”

    AT&T just can’t pull MMS together quite yet. No one really knows just when “later this summer” really is, but at least one other question was left unanswered. How much will this all cost?

  • WWDC: Mobile Me updated

    Apple revealed several new features of iPhone OS 3.0 at WWDC today. However, the Mobile Me page includes a few other “Coming Soon” features that didn’t make it into the Keynote.

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WWDC: iPhone 3.0 update, release date

by Josh Holat on Jun 8, 2009 at 02:44 PM

At this years WWDC, Apple spilled some more information about the highly anticipated iPhone OS 3.0 announcement. We already knew plenty of information about this new software, but as usual, Apple had a couple of surprising announcements. Among them was the announcement that the iPhone 3.0 software will be available… Continue Reading »

Macintosh/iPhone software update roundup - April 28, 2009

by Kirk Hiner on Apr 28, 2009 at 06:18 PM

The big news today is the release of Flick NBA Basketball for iPhone. Personally, my interest in basketball begins and ends with Kurtis Blow, but I dig me some good iPhone games, so I’ll be checking it out. In addition, Mac Games Arcade is offering 99 cent games, MyAppCompany wants… Continue Reading »

Skype coming to iPhone and iPod touch tomorrow

by Jake Gaecke on Mar 30, 2009 at 03:17 PM

According to Reuters (so you know, it might still be a rumor or something), Skype will be released for the iPhone tomorrow. As to be expected, you won’t be able to use VOIP over 3G or EDGE, though you will be able to text chat over cell networks. Voice chat… Continue Reading »

Source claims next gen iPhone has video capabilities

by Jake Gaecke on Mar 22, 2009 at 09:38 PM

It’s one of the only things that wasn’t on the long list of new and improved features of iPhone OS 3.0 during Apple’s special preview event: video. But it’s an obvious step forward that consumers are asking for. Other phones can do it, so it’s time for Apple to play… Continue Reading »

Four overlooked gems in iPhone 3.0

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Mar 18, 2009 at 05:59 PM

Sure there are the big, huge features in iPhone 3.0—like Copy and Paste—but what about the little stuff that was too trivial for Scott Forstall to do any more than mention? This is usually the stuff that really makes a release. Here are my favorite little things about iPhone 3.0… Continue Reading »

iPhone OS 3.0: Everything you need to know…so far

by Jake Gaecke on Mar 17, 2009 at 09:23 PM

Today’s iPhone OS 3.0 preview was quite the show. Apple almost outdid themselves by catching up on all standard features of regular cell phones, and then some. Amongst today’s biggest features were items such as Copy and Paste, Push Notifications, Turn by turn GPS and MMS. But that’s not all,… Continue Reading »

iPhone 3.0 MMS arrives…for additional fee? [update]

by Bill Stiteler on Mar 17, 2009 at 04:14 PM

Proving that only Apple can take a feature that everyone else has and turn it into a product announcement, Apple today announced that the iPhone 3G would support MMS when the 3.0 software becomes available in the summer. MMS will enable users to send text messages that also include pictures,… Continue Reading »

Appletell reviews ReplayCam 25shot for iPhone

by Kirk Hiner on Mar 12, 2009 at 10:51 PM

The iPhone cannot film video. Does ReplayCam 25shot allow your iPhone to film video? Well, kind of, in that it works the same way as film, but it’s severely limiting. People looking to get this app so they can film girl fights in their high school hallways or little kids… Continue Reading »

How to post a photo to Twitter

by Bill Stiteler on Mar 2, 2009 at 11:15 AM

Since Twitter sprang from the idea of sending text updates from a cell phone, why not also post pictures? While there are several ways (and services) to do this, the two easiest I’ve found are TwitPic and Skitch, both currently free, and can be used from a browser or cell… Continue Reading »

Appletell reviews BeejiveIM instant messaging app for iPhone

by Jake Gaecke on Jan 22, 2009 at 09:28 AM

BeejiveIM is the premiere instant messaging app on the iPhone. It supports all of the standard IM services and brings some features that other clients don’t support, like file transfers and a notification system. But is all this and more worth $15.99? Well, first things first, it’s pronounced bee-hive I… Continue Reading »

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