iPhone users finally get copy/paste, Spotlighting searches and push. Apple Inc. today pushed out the much-anticipated iPhone OS 3.0 update that company execs touted at last week’s Worldwide Developers Conference. After spending some time with iPhone 3.0 on both an original Edge-based iPhone and last year’s 3G model, I can tell you the update makes even older phones more responsive and offers a number …
Image gallery: IPhone apps that foretell the future
More than just useful or fun, these iPhone apps point the way toward the future — of the iPhone and smartphones in general. Editor’s note: This image gallery accompanies our story IPhone apps that foretell the future. Click through to that story for the full scoop.NumberKey Connect lets your iPhone act as the number pad for your Mac; particularly useful for …
iPhone apps that foretell the future
More than just useful or fun, these iPhone apps point the way toward the future — of the iPhone and smartphones in general. Ah, the Apple App Store. Since July 2008, the month when Apple opened its wildly popular library of applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch, the world has been treated to more than 20,000 apps, with some 500 million downloaded as …
11 cool new apps for the iPhone
It’s the third-party software that makes it rock. With the release of the iPhone 2.0 software on Friday and the opening of the App Store — where hundreds of third-party applications are now available — Apple Inc.‘s iPhone has taken a major leap toward becoming a premiere mobile platform. Read the article…
Opinion: Move over .Mac., here comes MobileMe
Apple’s move to MobileMe strengthens the iPhone as a platform. SAN FRANCISCO — When Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobstook the stage on Monday at Apple Inc.’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the focus of attention was on the new iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 — the coming firmware update for all iPhones that will bring with it a slew of new applications. Read the article…
FAQ: From ‘iPhonies’ to iFacts, we answer your iPhone questions
When it comes to Apple’s popular phone, people ask the darnedest things. We’re coming up on the one-year anniversary of the iPhone‘s release, so people who feel strongly about the popular smart phone have had plenty of time to weigh in with their wallets — it’s been a consistent seller since its release last June 29 — or with epithets. (Remember the early description …
Opinion: IPhone stats confirmed; it really does run my world
If you have an iPhone, you’re doing a lot more than just making calls. Recently, I read an interesting report regarding iPhone use. Market research firm iSuppli Corp. found that many people use iPhones in ways that differ markedly from other phones, especially in categories that until recently weren’t that important to most users. Read the article…
The iPhone at two months: It’s all about the interface
Rivals all too often deliver clumsy hardware, lousy software. When I first walked into the house the day I bought my iPhone, I had a moment of panic. After six months of media frenzy and amongst all of the excitement, I had lost sight of the fact that the 8GB iPhone I bought at a nearby AT&T store had set me back $600. Read …
First look at the iPhone: Tomorrow’s technology today
The iPhone does indeed deliver as promised. It will change the world. Read the article…