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Walt Mossberg: Samsung Instinct is no iPhone

by Chase Higgins on June 13, 2008

Walt Mossberg has been playing around with the Samsung Instinct for Sprint for a while now, and has something to say about the device. That is, it is no iPhone. According to Walt, the device is nice, but it is lacking in some areas that he really would have liked the device to excel in. According to him, the interface is just not pretty enough. continued »

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iPhone 3G sports an additional proximity sensor

by Chase Higgins on June 13, 2008

When we first found out that the iPhone 3G may have an additional sensor on it, many almost immediately began speculating that the device will have a front facing video camera. A lot of modern phones have this camera in the front to make video calls, especially on European and Asian devices. continued »

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Flash support for iPhone revealed in iPhone 3G screen shot?

by Chase Higgins on June 13, 2008

There are a number of things that could negate this story, but it is still one of those rumors that you just really hope is true. A screen shot of the iPhone loading the site lonelyplanet.com, shows the device rendering out Flash content on the site. The site has a mini map on the side, that looks a certain way when loaded up in Flash, and also a certain way ... continued »

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WWDC Survey: up to 70% of iPhone apps will be free

by Chase Higgins on June 12, 2008

Interesting news has come out of a survey of developers that are attending the WWDC event in San Francisco. According to the survey, up to 70% of the developers surveyed said that their application would not cost you a penny. Whats more, the average price out of all the developers that did charge for their applications, was a mere $2.29. continued »

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iPhone 3G’s abilities, true cost of device

by Chase Higgins on June 12, 2008

We all know that the 3G iPhone is going to be fast, and that it will be running on AT&T's HSDPA network. There are varying levels of HSDPA speed though, and in all fairness as opposed to overseas deployments, AT&T has a very slow network. This will of course limit speed the iPhone can achieve here, but just how fast can you get going? continued »

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Apple will use P.A. Semi to make chips for iPhone and iPod

by Chase Higgins on June 12, 2008

According to Steve Jobs, the recent acquisition of P.A. Semi will serve to benefit the iPhone and the iPod. Apparently they will use the P.A. Semi chips to phase out the use if Infineon chips in their devices. Having the chip making going on in house, could reduce the cost of their devices quite a bit. More likely though, prices will be the same and Apple will see increased profit ... continued »

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Unsubsidized iPhone 3G price revealed, sort of

by Chase Higgins on June 12, 2008

It has been revealed the prices that Vodafone in Italy will sell the iPhone 3G for without a new agreement. According to the Vodafone Italy iPhone 3G web site, the device will sell for €499/€569 ($773/$881) for the 8GB/16GB models. This is quite a price for sure, but according to some sources this is not that bad of a price in the Italian smart phone market. continued »

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