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Thursday, 07 August 2008

iPhone sales to surge as smartphone market grows

Jonny Evans

The ratio of smartphones to the global handset market is expected to climb to 15 per cent in the second half of this year, up from 12-13 per cent currently. In the US market alone, sales of smartphones already reached 20 per cent in the second quarter

Thursday, 07 August 2008

20 new countries set to get iPhone 3G

Jonny Evans

Apple's iPhone 3G set to ship in ten countries across Latin America, East Europe and India on 22 August.

Thursday, 07 August 2008

Comics on-demand for iPhone, iPod touch

Jonny Evans

Clickwheel Comic Reader now available for free from iTunes - and 2000AD is available on-demand through the service

Thursday, 07 August 2008

Frogger ships for iPhone and iPod touch

Peter Cohen, Macworld.com

Konami Digital Entertainment has introduced Frogger for iPhone and iPod touch, but only through the US iTunes Store at present

Thursday, 07 August 2008

Business sim makes it to iPhone

Jonny Evans

Minieconomy.com has introduced its ward-winning business strategy game, Informatist, to the iPhone.

Wednesday, 06 August 2008

Apple holds lead in US music sales

Jonny Evans

“We expect Apple will consolidate its lead in the retail music market, as CD sales continue to slow,” says NPD Music Watch analyst

Wednesday, 06 August 2008

Apple, Palm, RIM hit by GSM patent lawsuit

Jonny Evans

A small US firm has filed a lawsuit against Apple, Palm and Research In Motion alleging abuse of patents it claims to hold on GSM technologies.

Wednesday, 06 August 2008

What's the fate of Nullriver's NetShare?

Jonny Evans

Most iPhone users can imagine how handy it would be to be able to get their computer online using their phone's data connection - so world awaits more news on Nullriver's unique NetShare tethering app.

Wednesday, 06 August 2008

Softpress puts iPhone in Freeway

Jonny Evans

Latest software update for Freeway web design software offers many features to improve the performance of websites when viewed on an iPhone.

Wednesday, 06 August 2008

iPhone hackers warn against v.2.0.1 update

Jonny Evans

"PwnageTool v2.0.1 does not work with version 2.0.1 of the iPhone or iPod update from Apple," the iPhone Dev Team warns. "We will release an update to PwnageTool when the testing has been completed and all applied changes have been checked for safety."

Wednesday, 06 August 2008

Microsoft, Nokia to tag-team on iPhone?

Jonny Evans

Report claims Microsoft and Nokia are plotting to team up and take on the iPhone before it becomes as dominant as the iPod. But is the Zunephone realistic, or is this just fantasy?

Wednesday, 06 August 2008

US iPhone availability improves

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld (US)

The hardest-to-find iPhone 3G at Apple's US stores will be the $199 8GB model, which comes only in black. That version is available in 109 stores, or 57.4 per cent of the outlets.

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

iPhone factory production hits over-drive

Jonny Evans

Dealing with unprecedented demand, Apple's iPhone factories are in overdrive, producing at rates which exceed maximum capacity.

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

iPhone in "same league as DS or PSP" - Time

Jonny Evans

Better games, easier to purchase and download, and the right audience prompt future success for iPhone gaming industry, Time explains

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

UBS outlook glows for Apple

Jonny Evans

Good news for the iPod, Mac and potentially for the iPhone - though Apple's plans for a sub-notebook Mac appear to have been delayed, an analyst warns.

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

iPhone for Russia in 2009, more

Jonny Evans

Russia will get non-grey iPhones in 2009, a report explains, meanwhile in Japan local network Softbank reduces prices, and Virgin becomes Australia's fourth iPhone carrier.

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

Gartner cautious on iPhone in enterprise

Matt Hamblen, Computerworld (US online)

Citing security, Gartner suggests a narrow set of iPhone uses for business, such as voice, email, web browsing and the storage of personal information.

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

HTC to ship 1 millionth Touch Diamond by mid-August

Dan Nystedt

The Touch Diamond, a Microsoft Windows Mobile-based 3G (third generation telecommunications) smartphone with a 2.8-inch touchscreen, is HTC's fastest selling handset ever.

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

iPhone Software 2.0.1 available now

Jonny Evans

iPhone update promises bug fixes and reliability improvements, but Apple has not fully described what the specific fixes are for.

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

Apple resurrects iPhone tethering app, then kills it again

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld (US)

NetShare, an iPhone tethering application, continued over the weekend as Apple Inc. briefly returned the program to the App Store on Friday, but then yanked it from the mart a second time.

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