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iPhone Stocks Being Replenished, Not Sold Out, Say UK Retailers
Despite the rumors of iPhones being out of stock in the UK, it’s not really true—according to the retailers themselves. Reghardware has spoken to both O2 and Carphone Warehouse, and both say they’re just tackling getting more 16GB iPhones for their online departments. Apple themselves have stock and O2 and Carphone Warehouse have iPhones available … Continued
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.Mac Push Email Coming To iPhones
According to what look to be leaked screens of the upcoming iPhone firmware, .Mac push email could be coming to the iPhone. A new “Fetch new data” button will lead to the list of email accounts (in the picture here). Notice that some are listed as “fetch” while .Mac is listed as “push.” And while … Continued
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SIMable May Be Easiest Way to Unlock 3G GSM Phones
A company called SIMable has produced a little chip that they call the “10-second solution” for unlocking carrier-tethered GSM handsets. The gimmick is that, instead of unlocking the phone itself—and risking invalidation of your warranty— the chip works on the SIM card, provided you punch a hole in the SIM. Yes, I said “punch a … Continued
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iPhone Stocks Run out in UK, No More Until 3G
Both 8GB and 16GB models of the iPhone are out of stock in the UK, according to both the O2 and Carphone Warehouse websites, although units are still ready to ship from the Apple Store online. I guess they’re clearing the decks for the 3G version. Just tell us cuando, cuando cuando, Apple. [Pocket Lint]
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NBC Streaming Full Episodes of 30 Rock and the Office to iPhones (for Free, No Ads!)
Even though there’s no love lost between NBC and iTunes, that doesn’t mean NBC doesn’t love you! At least if you’ve got an iPhone or iPod touch. They’re streaming full episodes of 30 Rock and The Office to iPhones (and touches) in QuickTime, for free, with NO ads. They work, nicely, but the major catch … Continued
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Dealzmodo: Hitman on iTunes Unintentionally Free
We were among the 10 people to actually see this videogame-to-movie adaptation in the theaters, but now you can watch it for free in your own home thanks to a mis-price by iTunes. Just follow the instructions after the jump and you’ll be able to download all 1.09 GB of bald gunplay for yourself, all … Continued
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Seriously, Where’s the Zune Support for Mac?
While at the Zune Media Event in Redmond on Monday, the media had some downtime between presentations, and naturally the conversation moved to Microsoft vs. Apple. The mix of bloggers, reporters and Microsoft advertorial/internal bloggers provided an interesting, if predictable dialogue. Then the convo turned to iPod vs. Zune, and the question of Zune’s lack … Continued
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Sprint Spending $100 Million to Kick iPhone in the Nuts (iPhone Wearing Cup)
Starting May 9th, Sprint will begin a massive, $100 million marketing campaign aimed straight at the iPhone’s nether regions. Stacking its 3G Instinct against the iPhone, Sprint hopes to show that EVDO and GPS make their product way better than anything coming out of Cupertino. The problem isn’t that the Instinct is necessarily a bad … Continued
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Italy’s iPhone to Have Two Carriers: The End of Exclusivity?
Following Vodafone’s announcement that it would be bringing the iPhone to ten more countries, including Italy, Telecom Italia issued its own short and sweet press release: “Telecom Italia announced today it has signed a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to Italy later this year.” So that’s two separate companies laying claim to the … Continued
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iPhone SDK Beta 5 Now Up: Bug Fixes, Updated OS Support
Besides supporting the latest iPhone OS version, beta 5 doesn’t do a whole lot else besides throwing in small tweaks to the UI, tweaks to the developers tools and some bug fixes. No big feature addition like last time, but you gotta update if you’re making iPhone apps. You just gotta! There probably won’t be … Continued
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Unlocked iPhones Putting Gadget Activation Company Out of Business
Hey, you there, with the unlocked iPhone. I bet you’re feeling pretty good about it, satisfied you’re totally getting over on the Death Star. But have you ever thought about the little(r) guy, the outside contractors doing the flooring, you might be screwing over? Cause you are. Synchronoss makes the activation magic happen for the … Continued
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Rumor: AT&T Says No Employee Vacations Between June 15 and July 12 For the 3G iPhone
According to cellpassion, AT&T’s pulling a similar move as Apple did last year, disallowing any employee vacations for a period from June 15 to July 12. If this is true, there’s only one reason why AT&T would do this: the 3G iPhone. Why did they pick June 15 when the keynote for WWDC is June … Continued
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NBC Coming To Zune After Ditching iTunes
While NBC decided that Apple’s $1.99/episode mandate was not for them, the company has opted to give Microsoft’s Zune store a shot to host their content. Apparently the decision comes because Microsoft is more flexible in their pricing. And while Microsoft still retains the right to set a show’s ultimate price, they claim to be … Continued
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Ten More Countries to be Blessed With iPhone
All those who’re desperate for the JesusPhone to bless your shores need to read this list: Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey. Vodafone’s just announced that its customers in these ten lucky countries will be able to buy iPhones for use on its network “later this … Continued
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Contest: Take Your Shot at Photoshopping the Most Ridiculous iPhone 2 Fake Ever
With the impending announcement of the next version of Apple’s fancy-ass phone, the fakes are starting to roll in, and they aren’t great. But if you’re going to create a mediocre fake, why not just go all out? This lukewarm crap is boring. I want ridiculous fakes. I want iPhone 2 mockups that have can … Continued
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New Boston Apple Store Largest In The United States (Updated Again)
Later this month, Apple is opening its latest flagship store on Boylston Street in Boston. The store’s main claim to fame? It’s huge. We’re talking largest Apple Store in the world country, by square footage. The store, in the city’s historic Back Bay district, looks like a four-story glass cube. It’s the first store inside … Continued
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iPhone 2.0 Firmware Will Have Handwriting Recognition, Go to Japan and China?
A blog on the Wretch.cc network (kinda like a Chinese blogspot) has screens from the Chinese version of iPhone’s 2.0 firmware, detailing the new handwriting recognition. If it’s real, which it seems to be, the new firmware will let people draw in characters with their fingers, then pick the closest approximation among choices that pop … Continued
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Remote Plant Watering Via iPhone
Peter set up a robotic watering can to take directions from an iPhone. When Safari’s screen state goes from horizontal to vertical, it sends a status update to a webserver via javascript that sets the watering can up or down. Pretty simple but clever setup. [Maker Faire]
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HTC Diamond Has Ultra-High Density Display
The first “official” photos and specs for the HTC Diamond have been leaked, complete with a 2.8-inch 640 x 480 pixel screen (twice the lines of the iPhone in smaller surface,) Windows Mobile 6.1 and 3G connectivity. Could this be the most important product of the year HTC said it would reveal in London on … Continued
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AT&T/Starbucks Free Wi-Fi Disabled… For Now
AT&T’s free Starbucks Wi-Fi for iPhone usersdeal didn’t last very long. Users on the MacRumors forum say that locations where Wi-Fi worked just days ago now have the free iPhone access removed. Considering AT&T never made an official mention of the service, it’s possible somebody at the Death Star jumped the gun and the mistake … Continued
By Elaine Chow