According to Apple Insider, the upcoming iPhone 3.1 - tipped in the latest Apple firmware leak - will use the Broadcom BCM4329 wireless chip.  That chip is known to support advanced power saving features, WiFi draft-n and FM receiving and transmitting, suggesting the new iPhone may be able to stream music to a car stereo. continued »

Apple will upgrade the next-gen iPhone's camera to 3.2-megapixels, according to market sources in Asia.  Manufacturer OmniVision is believed to have won the Apple contract to supply the 3.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor used in the smartphone, which would be a step up from the 2-megapixel unit in both the original iPhone and iPhone 3G. According to the report, OmniVision will also ... continued »

Vuzix have announced a "Works with iPhone" certified cable for their full range of AV video eyewear.  The cable not only carries Apple's compatibility branding, but is the first to market to support 3D video in side-by-side, interlaced and anaglyph formats. While 3D content for the iPhone is limited, the iWear range of headsets are also useful for watching iPhone and ... continued »

After last week's rumors, Skype's iPhone client has been confirmed.  The VoIP software, which will be released on Tuesday March 31st, will be a free download and allow users to make free Skype-to-Skype calls over WiFi networks.  Alternatively, calls to landlines will cost 2.1 cents per minute. What won't be possible is VoIP over 3G.  According to Skype's chief operating officer, Scott ... continued »

AT&T have announced plans to sell a contract-free Apple iPhone 3G, although they will not allow users pre-pay service but instead still require a standard monthly plan.  Both the 8GB and 16GB version of the handset will be on offer, priced at $599 and $699 respectively. That's a $300 premium over and above the standard, contract price.  Assuming you're willing to commit ... continued »

Apple is reportedly preparing to launch an OLED-based iPhone, along with OLED notebooks and displays, according to sources at LG in Korea.  Australian publication Smarthouse claims that Apple have already produced a prototype netbook with an OLED display, and potentially touch-screen capabilities too. As well as the touch-sensitivity, LG are apparently also working on a display coating that will reduce or eliminate ... continued »

Of all the upcoming iPhone and iPod touch games, one of the most eagerly anticipated has been Metal Gear Solid Touch.  Now video of the actual gameplay has prompted some to wonder whether the UI is entirely satisfactory, given that much of the time the player's thumbs are covering up the action. Announced last December, even the news that it was ... continued »

Apple have announced a special event on March 17th, where the company will launch the iPhone OS 3.0 Software.  As you might expect we'll be live blogging the whole event, kicking off at 10AM PST on the 17th at http://live.slashgear.com/ As well as the new iPhone OS, Apple are also promising the debut of a brand new iPhone SDK.  The specific features ... continued »

Vic Gundotra, VP of engineering at Google, demonstrated an offline-capable webapp for the iPhone 3G this morning that allows full access to a user's GMail even while the handset is in airplane mode.  The app - which Gundotra described as a "technical concept" - relies on HTML5's AppCache and Database standards, keeping an on-device store of not only the user-data ... continued »

Apple has announced a product recall for its ultracompact iPhone 3G AC adapter, after some users have reported that the prongs can snap off in the wall-socket and thus present an electric-shock hazard.  Adapters from five specific areas are affected: the US, Japan, Canada, Mexico and several Latin American countries. Anybody with an adapter - either provided with their iPhone 3G ... continued »

AT&T are planning to integrate the iPhone with their U-verse distributed internet and video service, giving users the ability to remotely control the system from their cellphone screen as well as load digital content onto the Apple device.  U-verse combines IPTV with digital PVRs and internet access for distributed home media; AT&T recently announced rolling upgrades to the system which ... continued »

Since acquiring chip manufacturer PA Semi, Apple has been coy about their plans for the company.  Steve Jobs confirmed that the intention was to phase out the Infineon chips currently used in the iPhone and iPod ranges, but beyond that Apple has been its usual discrete self.  Perhaps someone needs to remind that company ethos to Wei-han Lien, currently Senior ... continued »