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New Apple ads tout copy and paste and voice control features

by Josh Holat on Jun 30, 2009 at 11:52 AM

Apple has posted two new iPhone advertisements on their website. This time around, they are touting Voice Control and Cut, Copy, and Paste—two new features on the iPhone that have existed on other phones for plenty of years now. That said, Apple’s implementation of them is once again above that… Continue Reading »

iPhone video used in newscast

by Josh Holat on Jun 24, 2009 at 11:51 AM

When Apple launched the new iPhone 3GS with video and the OS 3.0 software with the Voice Memos app, they probably never realized how these apps would go hand in hand. WFOR’s 5PM News did, though. A recent news story by their reporter, Gio Benitez, was shot completely with an… Continue Reading »

Appletellcast weekly Apple podcast, June 23rd, 2009

by Kirk Hiner on Jun 23, 2009 at 07:07 AM

Yes, the Appletellcast has hardly been weekly lately. We know this. But as we continue to refine the format and content, we decided to have a talk this week about the big news in the world of Apple. Specifically: the iPhone 3G S, iPhone OS 3.0, and the Wall Street… Continue Reading »

More than one million iPhone 3G Ss sold, Steve Jobs gives a quote

by Josh Holat on Jun 22, 2009 at 12:02 PM

In just three days, from Friday to Sunday, Apple is reporting that over one million iPhone 3G Ss have been sold. Not only is that outstanding for a hardware update that offers only two real benefits (camera and improved processor/RAM), it is outstanding in that it sold many more than… Continue Reading »

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 »

iPhone OS 3.0: Nice-to-Knows

by Aaron Kraus on Jun 18, 2009 at 10:25 AM

The long-awaited iPhone OS 3.0 is finally here. While it is certainly less momentous than the launch of the original iPhone, it is still a solid OS upgrade in terms of performance and additional features. Assuming you’ve upgraded succesfully, you will soon notice a few minor enhancements that, while not… Continue Reading »

iPhone 3.0 First Look: Find My iPhone

by Ed McKell on Jun 18, 2009 at 08:18 AM

When Apple previewed the iPhone 3.0 update at WWDC last week, one of the previously unannounced features was the new “Find My iPhone” service for Mobile Me users. Being a Mobile Me subscriber, I thought I would try it out and let you know how it worked. After spending some… Continue Reading »

iPhone 3.0 First Look: iTunes & App Store

by Ed Parry on Jun 17, 2009 at 07:17 PM

Once you’ve updated to 3.0, you’ll likely spend some time looking around for the obvious new features. You’ll cut and paste some text, write a note in landscape, download an app with push notifications…you get the idea. But did you remember that with iPhone OS 3.0, you can now download… 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 »

iPhone 3GS pricing - get over it already!

by Aaron Kraus on Jun 15, 2009 at 05:55 AM

Okay, okay, we get it. The world—at least those that like the iPhone—is in turmoil. AT&T is saying that current iPhone 3G users won’t get any special discounts to upgrade their current phones to the new iPhone 3GS. Let the chaos and destruction begin, right? Well, not exactly. The furor… Continue Reading »

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