There have been many reports as of late that show a serious problem with the iPhone 3G's reception. For starters, as many as 3% of users do not get 3G reception at all, or very poorly at best. The likely cause has been pinpointed to the Infineon chipset. But now it looks as though we definitely will be seeing a ... continued »

A fire broke out at Apple headquarters late last night and was put out by fire fighters in the early hours of the morning after burning for over three hours. The three-alarm fire hit the research and development building of the headquarters and appears to have been an accident. The building is called "Apple 6" because it is the sixth building ... continued »

Banking giant HSBC is considering retiring its current BlackBerry fleet and replacing it with 200,000 iPhone 3G handsets, meaning an Apple cellphone for roughly two-thirds of its global employees.  However those with Apple shares shouldn't get too excited; according to Brenton Hush, HSBC's Australia and New Zealand chief information officer, this evaluation of new technology is pretty standard for the ... continued »

So, this isn't the first time a rumor involving a smaller iPhone has been circulating. In fact, about a year ago, talk was high that we'd be seeing an iPhone Nano for Christmas. But this time the DailyMail.co.uk is reviving the speculation. This tiny iPhone would have the distinctive candy bar shape and would be targeted to the pay-as-you-go market, to ... continued »

iPhone developers looking for funding should really pay attention to this entry. An Italian venture capital company is opening up its wallet to those developers who need funding. H-FARM – the venture capital firm will make $250,000 available to fund an iPhone application project. Developers are to submit three-page proposals in PDF form and email it to them. continued »

iSuppli released some information regarding how much the new iPhone 3G really cost Apple. Based on their calculation, Apple seems to be making roughly fifty fuve percent profit margin. While iSuppli did not count into research and development cost, the number is quite interesting. continued »

I'm happy to say that my new iPhone 3G is working great, however, it seems that other people's phones are feeling a bit...yellow. That is to say that their display has a slightly yellow tint to it. Check out the comparison pictures below. continued »

The Associated Press have launched a localized news service for the iPhone.  The system, which also works with other mobile devices, uses a ZIP code to bring stories from 107 big-name partnerships, including The Miami Herald and the San Francisco Chronicle.  Supported by adverts, revenue will be shared, in part, between content providers. continued »

French customers could be next in line to see a cheaper iPhone, if rumors of ongoing negotiations between Apple and carrier Orange are to be believed.  Reported in the French paper Les Echos, iPhones in France are currently priced at €399 ($629).  However the difference would be that Orange would begin subsidising the handset based upon the monthly cost of ... continued »

Apple UK is set to cut £100 ($196) off the sticker price of an 8GB iPhone tomorrow, reducing the cost of the handset from £269 to £169 ($527 to $331).  Confirmed by Apple's retail partner in the UK, Carphone Warehouse, the reduction will only fuel the rumors that stock is being cleared to make way for the expected 3G iPhone.  ... continued »

The iPhone's dominance as a mobile internet device continues to grow, with StatCounter stating that 0.23-percent of US web traffic is via the cellphone, and with it grows fears from some quarters that the relatively open development phase of the internet has passed on to a more closed, manufacturer-controlled experience.  According to Jonathan Zittrain, a professor at Oxford University, the ... continued »

Poring through the latest iPhone 2.0 firmware that Apple has distributed to developers, The Boy Genius spotted that a new YouTube plugin for MobileSafari.app has been added. At present, video embedded into webpages won't display in the iPhone's browser, and only YouTube content is visible in a separate program. It's unclear right now whether this new plugin will ... continued »