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iPhone Firmware 2.2 Coming In Less Than 10 Days?

Gizmodo reports (via iPhoneHellas.gr), that new iPhone Firmware 2.2 will be available within just ten days.

Specifically, November 21st has been pegged as the date. Gizmodo explains:
According to the consistently reliable iPhone Hellas, the iPhone OS 2.2 update will appear even sooner than we all expected. Barring any sudden plan changes, the iPhone Hellas people [...]

AT&T iPhone Tethering Plan Specifics, No Unlimited Plan?

AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De La Vega has recently announced the arrival of an official iPhone tethering plan. While we already knew the plan was in development prior to his announcement, little information pertaining to specific tethering offerings has been revealed.
On October 23rd, a source was able to confirm for MacBlogz, that AT&T was developing [...]

iPhone 3G Overtakes RAZR as Top U.S. Consumer Handset

According to market research firm NPD Group, the iPhone 3G has managed to successfully oust the Motorola RAZR as the number one U.S. handset purchased by adult consumers.

The firm has recently announced that the long held top spot has now been overtaken by the iPhone 3G during the third quarter of 2008, reports [...]

Apple Unveils New ‘Shazam’ iPhone Ad In ‘Dilemmas’ Series

Apple has released another new iPhone commercial titled ‘Shazam.’ In the new commercial Apple showcases how the App Store can be used to download applications, and solve life’s dilemmas.
This commercial continues to hammer home the concept of the App Store. It’s obvious that Apple wants to make sure everybody understand how revolutionary the app store [...]

Latest App Store Victim: CastCatcher by Return7

Apple has rejected an application called CastCatcher by Return7. The application allows you to stream radio directly onto your Phone. Apple claims that the application is transferring excessive volumes of data over the cellular network, essentially using too much bandwidth.
MacBlogz has contacted Amro Mousa, co-founder of Return7. He has been very helpful in recounting [...]

Apple’s iPhone May Actually Become A Starbucks After All

Imagine waving your iPhone at your television and seeing your favorite news feeds show up on the big screen. These are just some of the ideas AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De la Vega spoke about at the recent Web 2.0 Summit.

De La Vega talked about a lot more than the iPhone tethering plan we reported [...]

Will iPhone Gaming Ever Really Compete in the Mobile Gaming Market?

Since the launch of the App Store, Apple has officially entered the mobile gaming market with the iPhone and iPod touch. Despite the wide influx of games and extremely talented developers that have embraced the platform, many are still left wondering whether the iPhone and iPod touch, will ever be able to rival more [...]

iPhone 3G Tethering Plan (Finally) Confirmed by AT&T

AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De La Vega has officially confirmed that AT&T is indeed planning on releasing an iPhone 3G tethering plan to its customers… “soon.”
On October 23rd MacBlogz explained that the rumored iPhone/AT&T tethering plan was actually in development, only being delayed by a lack of confidence and stability in AT&T’s cellular network. After [...]

iPhone Sales In Russia Not Great, 30,000 Sold in First 30 Days

Reports from Russian analysis and news website Pravda, explain that Apple’s iPhone 3G is not selling as well as many had initially hoped for. Prior to the device officially being for sale in the country, a huge black market was created for the iPhone.

Hoping to fill seal the cracks in the iPhone black market, [...]

Apple Unveils New iPhone Commercial; ‘Dilemmas’

Apple has recently aired a new iPhone commercial entitled “Dilemmas” where they convey the power of the app store and tackle some of life’s biggest questions, including “where should we eat tonight?”
The new ad spot showcases the food finder application Urbanspoon, to highlight the power and flexibility of the App Store and effectively “solve life’s [...]

Apple and IBM Set to Clash Over Executive Poaching

After weeks of speculation, Apple has finally confirmed former IBM Vice President, Mark Papermaster, has taken over the iPod and iPhone division. Not only has this change in leadership opened a new chapter of legal warfare between Apple and IBM, but it has closed a chapter on one of Silicon Valley’s most storied careers: [...]

32GB iPhone 3G Making Its Debut at MacWorld 2009?

An anonymous tip reveals information of a 32GB iPhone making a debut at MacWorld 2009. The new information correlates with on-going speculation that Apple will diversify and expand its iPhone family line-up, even though 4th Quarter production rates have been decreased.

A while back Apple Insider first reported about 8GB iPhone supplies running low, which was [...]

Low Income Familes Purchasing iPhones, Affordability Plus

According to metrics company Comscore, Apple and AT&T’s plan to subsidize the iPhone, and drop the price so anyone can afford it, is paying off in spades. Lower income families are purchasing the affordable device, increasing Apple’s market share, bringing new users to AT&T’s network, and proving the overall push extremely successful for both companies.

Comscore’s [...]

AT&T Officially Offering Free Wi-Fi for iPhone Users

AT&T has officially announced that they will be offering free Wi-Fi service for iPhone users across America.

While we have heard word of such offerings before, this time it is official. The new announcement states:
“AT&T knows Wi-Fi is hot, and FREE Wi-Fi is even hotter. Which is why FREE AT&T Wi-Fi [...]

Apple Launches iPhone Developer Forums Beta

Apple has launched the Apple Developer Forums Beta, where for the first time, iPhone developers can openly discuss development methods and techniques. The forums are open and available to developers in the iPhone Developer Standard Program, Enterprise Program, and University Program.

Since launching the iPhone SDK, Apple was under tremendous heat by the development community [...]

Rogers Sells 255,000 iPhones in Canada, Rivals Damaged

Rogers has reported that during its summer quarter, and the introduction of Apple’s iPhone 3G - 255,000 units were sold between July 11th and the end of September. As competitors feel the massive impact on losing portions of their customer base, Rogers likens itself to a smaller AT&T.

Despite friction between would-be iPhone users and [...]

Could An iPhone Completely Replace a Tablet Mac?

One of the biggest, and most debated rumors within the last few years has been an Apple tablet, or touch-screen Mac. The rumor continuously garners vast speculation across almost every site that writes about Apple, even picking up mainstream attention. But as Apple continues to focus on global expansion, and subscription based revenue, increasingly powerful [...]

Google Earth Coming to iPhone Shortly, Aussies Have It Now [U]

Cnet reports of an upcoming version of Google Earth which will be available for all iPhone users shortly. With the new application, Google is hoping to replicate much of the desktop richness found in their native Google Earth application, directly on your iPhone.
Google Earth can show rich images of earth, and works instinctively as [...]

iPhone Copy-and-Paste, Maybe Next Time

Apple has released a new iPhone Firmware version (2.2), which includes some substantial enhancements to certain usability scenarios and applications. While a lot of the added eye candy is a welcome addition, still missing from the iPhone, is one little feature called copy-and-paste.

In the new firmware, Apple has enabled full Google Street View, public [...]

Video: iPhone Clone So Close, Yet So Far

China’s iOrange has unveiled an incredibly slick “looking” device. We wish we could say the same about the “Wang TouchCool orange F4’s” name.
Since Apple has first launched the iPhone, we’ve seen a slew of clones hit the shelves. Most of the time, they aren’t good for anything more than a chuckle. But us be darned [...]