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AT&T WiFi hotspot auto-authentication courtesy of OS 3.0

by Jake Gaecke on Jun 19, 2009 at 05:48 AM

Turns out there’s another feature you might not be fully familiar with in iPhone OS 3.0. It’s called auto-authentication, and if you live in the US, you may even care. AT&T has over 20,000 WiFi hotspots scattered across the globe (think McDonalds) and now your iPhone can access them, for… Continue Reading »

Gaming accessories coming to iPod touch and iPhone with OS 3.0

by Jake Gaecke on Jun 17, 2009 at 11:34 AM

Today is the day when Apple will release the iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade, and on their iPod touch upgrade page they mention gaming accessories as being a new feature/option of the upgrade. Will the iPod touch (and by extension iPhone) finally be getting enough buttons for serious gaming? Continue Reading »

An end to iPhone Store Madness: OS 3 has age settings

by Bill Stiteler on May 12, 2009 at 10:21 AM

Besides the absolutely broken process of getting updates processed in a timely manner, the other biggest problem with the iPhone App Store is that Helen Lovejoy apparently ran the show: applications either had to be acceptable for children (fart noises not withstanding), or they couldn’t be sold at all. That… Continue Reading »

Appletellcast weekly Apple podcast, March 22nd 2009

by Jake Gaecke on Mar 23, 2009 at 05:33 AM

This week’s biggest announcement was obviously Apple’s preview of iPhone OS 3.0. That said, other things happened. I had quite the experience with my new iPod shuffle, and Kirk has another old, hard-to-find Mac game that he wants you to dust off.  And of course, our iPhone Podium stand winner!… Continue Reading »

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