Archive | June, 2008

iPhone 3G may actually cost $173 to build

Posted on 24 June 2008 by

It's always interesting to see how different analysts come up with numbers. Take for instance the raw cost of materials for the new iPhone 3G. Portelligent released their estimates not long ago which suggested that Apple's cost was only roughly $100. Well iSuppli has taken a look and come up with a drastically different figure. continued »

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Analyst – 1 in 10 iPhones to be pre-paid

Posted on 24 June 2008 by

As of now, we don't know of any plans for AT&T to release a pre-paid plan for the iPhone 3G (in fact AT&T has said that they won't be doing this at all, but you never know). Of course this isn't the case overseas where many carriers will offer this choice. So just how many new iPhones will be pre-paid? ... continued »

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iPhone 3G makes it easier to download…porn?

Posted on 24 June 2008 by

A recent article by Time magazine gained popularity by talking about the newest in technology, aka the iPhone, and porn sites being integrated easier into Safari on the iPhone. Currently Pornography websites have been integrating downloadable files into there database making it easy to copy onto your iPhone and watch on the go. "It's by far the porn-friendliest phone," says Devan ... continued »

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ACU gives iPhone/iPod Touch to all incoming freshman

Posted on 23 June 2008 by

Abilene Christian University released that starting with the incoming 2008 Freshman class all students will receive an iPhone or iPod touch. The cost of these units will be built into each student's tuition in hopes of bringing new technology and resources on the go for these students. They have prepared over 15 web applications making it easy for students to ... continued »

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Speck joins in the iPhone 3G frenzy with their new cases

Posted on 23 June 2008 by

Speck released their two new models of iPhone 3G cases with removable bottoms that allows them to be docked in a standard iPhone dock. One line will include see-thru cases that will retail at 29.95 and another line of rubberized cases built to withstand any wear and tear you put your phone through, those will retail at 34.95. You will ... continued »

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Softbank revealed iPhone 3G price for Japanese market

Posted on 23 June 2008 by

While 90% of Japanese might not show interest for the 3G iPhone (Based on iSHARE survey), it doesn’t mean the upcoming phone from Apple will tank in Japan. Softbank, the carrier that will provide the 3G iPhone said it would be selling the phone at 23,040 yen or roughly $215 up to 34,560 yen. Softbank might not be the mobile-carrier leader ... continued »

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Unsubsidized iPhone may sell for $700

Posted on 23 June 2008 by

AT&T has still remained mum on the subject of unsubsidized pricing for the iPhone 3G. This is something people are interested in, since many people may not end up qualifying for the unsubsidized price, due to already being mid-contract. (Granted, we still don't know exactly how AT&T plans on handling this situation). However, some recent news from O2 might give ... continued »

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International data roaming on a 3G iPhone will be even more costly

Posted on 23 June 2008 by

I'm sure that any of you that own a 2.5G iPhone know well enough by now that you don't go into another country and try to use their data network. When you arrive back in the US, you'll be greeted with a wonderful bill for an outrageous amount for roaming data. So it should come as no surprise that you'll ... continued »

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iPhone Buzz week in review

Posted on 22 June 2008 by

Now that we've known about the iPhone for a little while, we've also had some time to scratch our head and wonder about some of the details. Thankfully we've had a leaked memo help us along, as well as a few statements from AT&T representatives to help us along. continued »

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Analyst – Apple receives $325 in subsidies from each iPhone 3G sale

Posted on 20 June 2008 by

There has been much speculation as to just how much money Apple is getting from AT&T this time around. According to Yair Reiner at Oppenhiemer, they should be getting roughly the same amount of money from the carrier. The only difference is that they're getting most of their money up-front this time. continued »

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ezGear announces two new iPhone 3G cases

Posted on 20 June 2008 by

We all saw a huge influx of cases and accessories when the original iPhone launched last year, so we can hardly expect anything different with the release of the iPhone 3G. ezGear has just announced 2 new ezSkins for the forthcoming version of Apple's hot phone. continued »

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Citrix to bring remote capabilities to the iPhone

Posted on 20 June 2008 by

We have all seen a jail broken iPhone with the capability to VPN into a windows running machine, but now we may be seeing a program that will allow you to do this without unlocking your iPhone. Citrix recently released that they are working on a technology client to run Windows XP on the iPhone. They ran a demo of ... continued »

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