July 2007 Archives

Gizmodo beat us to this, but a company out of China called Brando is producing an iPhone battery replacement kit. The kit includes instructions, a replacement battery, a plastic tool to take the aluminum case backing off the iPhone and screwdriver.

Soldering iron to disconnect the old iPhone battery and reconnect the new iPhone battery not included.

During my stay in San Francisco last week, my iPhone AC Adapter started going wonky. At first I thought it was the USB cord, so I did my usually troubleshooting routine by swapping it our of the AC brick and then plugging it into the laptops USB connector. Doing that charged the iPhone. Using the brick did nothing. No chime or batter charging display.

I took the brick with me to the downtown San Francisco Apple Store and had a genius check it out. Strangely, the Brick worked with no problem. We plugged in my iPhone and it worked! The genius seemed troubled because I told him the steps that I did to recreate the problem, yet it showed no evidence of being broken at the store. To be safe he swapped it out with a new one which he tested and was sure it worked. We were out of the store in 10 minutes.

Now we're reading reports across the net about others having the same problem. Has your iPhone brick stopped working or become intermittant? In any case, it seems like Apple will replace it fairly easily.

Let us know!

DemoApp is an application on the iPhone you probably didn't even know you had. It allows the iphone to play a single movie over and over in a repeat loop. Eric Sadun over at TUAW has a run down on the DemoApp. Heres a sample:

Where is DemoApp located?
It's found in /Applications. You will not be able to see this application without hacking your iPhone.

How do I make my iPhone automatically play a movie?
Place an h.264-encoded movie named Demo.mov into /private/var/root. Reboot your iPhone. (Power down and then re-power on.) The iPhone automatically opens your movie and begins playing it on a loop.

How do I make it stop?
Remove the movie from /private/var/root and reboot.

For the complete lowdown on DemoApp check out Erica's post on TUAW.

GlueyNotes is a new web app made for iPhone that incorporates GTD (Getting things Done). The site also includes a videocast of how to use the webapp.

This seems to be a great way to keep a to do list if you haven't already tried W2 (click here).

Logging in on your iPhone gives you a different view than logging in on your browser on the computer. This uses what looks like markdown and a few pointers from GTD. Also, checking things off on the iPhone, doesn't delete list items completely, it still leaves the item in the list with an x next to it when you go back into the browser.

A better explanation of how to use GlueyNotes is here on Rob Rohan's blog.

Try it out if you need an on the go to do list or would like to use GTD on your iPhone. We'll be taking it out for a spin today.

For those of you who want to activate an iPhone without using iTunes so you can use a non-iPhone AT&T SIM, you can now do this without doing a bit of command-line or accessing the terminal.

iActivator is here and it basically is a program that doesn't require you to open the terminal at all. Be warned though... this is still "beta-ish" software and if you're afraid of "bricking" your iPhone, better not to do it.

Hacker Nerve Gas and the hacker team at #iphone-shell have found a way to get "Dropbear SSH" running on the iPhone. With this hack you can now install real third party apps. Mr. Nerve Gas has already built Apache, Python and a bunch of other open source apps for the iPhone.

So how does it work? Nerve Gas states it works by:
“overwriting an existing binary on the system with chmod, and then calling it with the appropriate arguments to set permissions. The result is a fully functional SSH setup.”

What this means in laymans terms is that you can move over any program and execute it via the command line. While this is probably more for UNIX guys and gals, this could lead to really cool apps in the very, very near future!

Check out the load of binaries for the iPhone here.

Hacker "Tomo.M" has compiled a SOCKS (SOCKetS) proxy server for the iPhone called srelay. This is built upon the work of the iPhone Dev team hacker Nightwatch's iPhone hack. This means you'll be able to use the iPhone's EDGE connection with your laptop computer by running a proxy server on the iPhone.

Follow these steps then set up a computer to computer wi-fi connection between the iPhone and your wi-fi computer.

Watch video for more:

We're pretty sure we'll start seeing a ton of UNIX hacks coming to the iPhone sooner that we can say Apple iPhone Software Update. We're hoping they don't block those iPhone hackers from doing these cool hacks!

Google has an experimental page created specifically for the iPhone. Not that Google is badly built or slow in any way shape or form... it's minimalist design is one of its strongest features. Critics will say we shouldn't be making iPhone specific sites but, with EDGE the only option other than Wi-Fi, I'll take as much bandwidth savings as I can get.

Check out Google's experimental iPhone page here, which works really well with its' Javascript / AJAX design.

UPDATE:
TUAW's Michael Rose had this to say about the vulnerability and the FUD that its causing.

news.com is reporting today that Independent Security Evaluators, a company tests its clients' computer security by hacking it, said that they could take control of iPhones through a Wi-Fi connection or by tricking users into going to a Web site that contains malicious code.

Apple spokeswoman, Lynn Fox, said, "Apple takes security very seriously and has a great track record of addressing potential vulnerabilities before they can affect users. We're looking into the report submitted by ISE and always welcome feedback on how to improve our security."

news.com had more on this:
Miller, a former employee of the National Security Agency who has a doctorate in computer science, demonstrated the hack to a reporter by using his iPhone's Web browser to visit a Web site of his own design.

"We can get any file we want," he said. Potentially, he added, the attack could be used to program the phone to make calls, running up large bills or even turning it into a portable bugging device.

Details on the vulnerability, but not a step-by-step guide to hacking the phone, can be found at Exploitingiphone.com, which the researchers said would be unveiled today.

No one has reported being hacked by this exploit yet, but it would be wise for the time being to be careful of what public wi-fi networks you connect to.

Read entire story at news.com.

There are tons and tons of iPhone rumors out there and as usual, we always say take these rumors with a proverbial grain of salt. Don't get burned like some other folks did (well... we did too... sorta) see iPhone Rumors - Who can you Trust?

Here are a few around the net of interest if you want to speculate, some more plausible than others.

Apple may turn iPods, iPhones into wireless iTunes remotes

Apple working on dynamic lyrics display for iPods and iPhones

iPhone Nano - For Real?

Not sure how we missed this but we did!

Apple has a whole section of information on web dev for the iPhone in their Developer Connection Site. You'll need ADC membership to download anything though (free).

Inside you'll find Web Development Guidelines, Sample Code and some videos as well!

So maybe this isn't a web app per-se, but we've found out about a pretty cool way to spend some time with your iPhone. It's a web comic. Sure you can view any web comic on your iPhone, but this one is specifically formatted for the iPhone which we thought was really cool!

nemu*nemu is a really cute web comic thats worth reading if you have some time to kill and want something to check out on your iPhone. The style is leans toward "anime" so this may or may not be your cup of tea, but so far we've enjoyed what we've seen. The comic is perfectly formatted for the iPhone in standard position since the comic is done vertically.

Give it a shot... it's funny and it's free!

nemu*nemu iPhone edition can be found http://nemu-nemu.com/iphone/.

Here's a little iPhone Mobile Safari tip:
When you're scrollng through any web page and want to get back to the top, simply tap/touch the top area of the screen and the Mobile Safari will jump you back up to the top. A real time saver and finger saver!

Got any tips? Send them to us!

Yesterday we showed you W2, a wiki for your iPhone. Not even a day later, theres already an update!

W2 1.0.1 adds these features/patches:

- Added style selectors to toolbar links for easier styling

- Added support for "cruftless URLs" (index.php/MyPage instead of index.php?page=MyPage)

- Separated configuration options into their own file for easier updating of the main code

- Added implementation of file_put_contents() for PHP 4

- Added cache-overriding and improved viewport headers for better iPhone support

- Added configuration variable for selecting a different CSS file

- Streamlined sanitize() function and renamed to sanitizeFilename() to better indicate its purpose

- Upload link now hides if uploading is disabled

Learn more about this here.

A survey taken over at wirelessinfo.com shows that the problem of the iPhone battery not showing that it's fully charged is widespread: "over 60% of those who responded told us that their battery indicator did not show a fully charged battery."

Wirelessinfo contacted Apple, and this is what they had to say:
"Your battery is fully charged, but the UI (User Interface) is just not correctly reflecting this. We expect to fix this in a software update."

There was no indication as to when the software update would be coming, but just know that it is. We're sure Apple will also fix a whole slew of other problems with the iPhone and maybe even add a few more apps.

Apple released a little tid bit for those of you who are looking at programming some web apps for the iPhone but need a few pointers or examples. Take a look at Puzzler, which is a pretty cool interactive game using JavaScript.

From the website:
"Puzzler" is a fun and interactive game that illustrates the use of web standards and JavaScript for the iPhone.

This application makes advanced usage of mouse-handlers for user-input.

To play the game simply double-click or double-tap on any set of 2 or more balls of the same color that are touching. The balls will disappear and any balls above or to the left of the balls you just eliminated will shift into new positions. The goal is to clear all the balls from the screen.

So we're hoping all of you developers come out with some kick butt web apps for the iPhone!
Get Puzzler here.

Blue Flavor has created a really cool portal with iPhone optimized apps! These aren't your run of the mill iPhone apps that you've probably tried and though "ho hum". These are really nicely built and have fast load times, even on EDGE yet still maintain the iPhone UIish look.

Leaflets includes a Search App, RSS Feeds app, Newsvine and New York Times reader and even del.icio.us and Flickr! Leaflets requires Safari 3.0 and you'll enjoy it more on your iPhone.

Give this iPhone-optomized web app portal a shot and see how you like it!

Get Leaflets Now!

Steven Frank created a really cool web app specifically for the iPhone. He couldn't find a good way to input notes into his iPhone so he created a way to do it! At first he tried a few wiki's but they didn't do what he wanted, so he rolled his own.

W2 is a little wiki just for the iPhone. It's a great way to keep notes, to do lists and other things. The big plus here is that it's accessible from any computer... and it doesn't use Marker Felt as its default Font like the Note app does in the iPhone.

W2 uses Markdown syntax has a built in search, and the ability to embed images. Oh and did I mention that it's a wiki? That means that you can link stuff! All of this is stored in a plain text file. There are no databases.

There are a few requirements: PHP and your own webhosting environment is a must, unless you are just doing things on your local network, then you can probably use Apple Web Sharing.

Have at it here.

Joe Hewitt was nice enough to create iUI for those of you developing iPhone Applications (iPhone apps) otherwise known as web apps.

Included in this quickly done site is a short tutorial, examples of a music browser, mini Digg, and a search form. These should help get your project off the ground and get it looking like a real iPhone application. Joe included some cool AJAX and javascript to hide the toolbar in Mobile Safari.

Check out the whole she-bang here.

Social bookmarking site Digg has just released their iPhone ready version of Digg. The interface is simple and elegant and makes looking through Digg a pleasure on the iPhone. The best feature? The permalink page grabs ONLY the top 5 moderated comments. If you've ever used Digg, you know this is a FEATURE. The less Digg comments for viewing, the better.

So what are you waiting for? Go check Digg for iPhone app out now!

If you're into Twittering on your desktop computer, it's now possible to do so on your iPhone! Well actually it's always been possible, but now theres some cool new iPhone apps that are made for the iPhone.

For the uninitiated, Twitter is sort of a cross between blogging and instant messaging without having to type a whole lot. It's a great way to let others know what you're up to since you can only write a few lines of text per twitter.

The first Twitter iPhone App is Pockettweets, and the other is Hahlo. We found Pockettweets to work a lot better than Hahlo, but then again, since these are web based applications it could be because hahlo's server was busy.

Both are designed nicely, but we really think Pockettwitter is the way to go for now.

Here's an iPhone tip / trick from MacWorld. The iPhone's mail client has no spam filter at all. Here's a way to filter spam through Google's Gmail before it hits your iPhone mailbox. We've actually done this for our other email accounts, so we can confirm it does indeed work.

It is rather a slightly cumbersome process but a necessary one if you want to keep spam on your iPhone to a minimum. Check out this article on how to kill spam in your iPhone's email client here.

UPDATE: JP Morgan has retracted Chang's assertions. See TUAW article here.

JP Morgan analyst Kevin Chang has everyone talking about a potential iPhone Nano. Kevin found a patent that was filed by Apple on November 1st, 2006 but was only published by the patent office on July 5. The patent involves a scroll wheel similar to the iPod and a "a user interface for controlling an electronic device, particularly a multifunctional electronic device that is capable of operating in multiple modes as for example a phone mode for communications and a media player mode for playing audio files, video files, and the like".

After Chen called around to suppliers, he concluded that Apple is planning an iPhone Nano, which would be cheaper than the current iPhone but with limited functionality but most of all, lacking the iPhones uber cool touch-screen. He predicts the product will launch in the 4th quarter of this year.

We're not sure if Apple would actually bring something out that soon. We really think Apple's next move is the 6th generation iPod with iPhone touch screen but no wireless phone and no WiFi. We also think Apple would sell this around October or November for the Christmas buying rush. YMMV.

Read more about this report that made Apple's stock jump here.

iPhone apps are popping up everywhere! Created during the 3 day iPhone programmers boot camp last weekend, an impressive 57 new iPhone apps were created. All of them of course are web applications.

57 iPhone Apps are available here.

Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster is at it again. Today in a research note, Munster said Apple will soon be turning their actions once again toward the iPod. Munster predicts the company will release it's next generation iPod by the time of next January's MacWorld. The next gen iPod would feature the current iPhone's interface and Mac OSX underpinnings, minus the wireless phone and internet connectivity.

We think the next gen iPod will hit in Novemeber... just in time for Christmas. It's been a long, long time since the last new iPod hit Apple shelves. We think the timings just about right.

If you're developing a "web app" for iPhone, this may be helpful to you: iPhone look and feel CSS Skin. Complete with JavaScript and CSS

Engadget has a list of things that iPhone owners would like changed. How would you change the iPhone is a great start, but remember folks... Apple does what it does when it wants to.

Wil Shipley gives us his take on iPhone's AJAX SDK.

Tips on getting your photos from Lightroom to the iPhone from James Duncan Davidson.

We'll be sharing some of our iPhone tips and tricks with you as we find them in the coming days. The first one is for using the keyboard.

David Pouge posted this the other day on his Missing Manuals website. One his pet-peeves about the iPhone keyboard is the lack of a period on the alphabet key.

"So every time you want to type a period or a comma, it’s a three-step, awkward dance: (1) Tap the “.?123” key in the lower left to summon the punctuation layout. (2) Type the period. (3) Type the ABC key in the lower left to return to the alphabet layout."

David's solution as told to him by a reader:
"So here’s what you can do, all in one motion:

1. Touch the “.?123” key, but don’t lift your finger as the punctuation layout appears.

2. Slide your finger a half inch onto the period or comma key, and release.

Incredibly, the ABC layout returns automatically. You’ve typed a period or a comma with one finger touch instead of three. In fact, you can type ANY of the punctuation symbols the same way."

That's all good but we have a better way:
Why not just touch the ".?123" key, type the period and then press space? It automatically takes you back the the alpha keyboard and saves you from doing a gesture. So far, we like this method better.

Walt Mossberg, in his blog on allthingsd.com answered a bunch of questions regarding the iPhone. One of the big answers was that the iPhone will soon support Flash which it's Safari web browser is currently lacking.

From the blog:
Q: If the iPhone’s Web browser is so good, why can’t it play video on Web sites I visit?

A: At launch, the iPhone version of the Safari browser is missing some plug-ins needed for playing common types of Web videos. The most important of these is the plug-in for Adobe’s Flash technology. Apple says it plans to add that plug-in through an early software update, which I am guessing will occur within the next couple of months. However, a separate program included on the iPhone can play a limited selection of videos from YouTube, and the phone can play videos you purchase from Apple’s iTunes store, and certain videos you create yourself.

Read the whole Walt Mossberg Q & A here.

If you live in Pittsburgh, you MIGHT be able to pick up an iPhone today. That's according to Apple's own iPhone availability tracker. Yes folks, America and has bought just about every remaining iPhone for work, play and of course, craigslist and eBay.

Folks who bought their iPhone via the Apple Store online the day it came out have reported that they shipped out yesterday and are due to arrive by next week Monday. No one knows for sure if everyone who placed an order that day will get theirs, but a few friends who placed orders within the first 5 minutes have all confirmed that they got shipping notices from Apple.

If you'd like to see the list but can't because it's past 9am in your time zone, just simply set your clock to anytime before 9am to fool Apple's web app.

This flew in under the radar this weekend but a few eagle eyed folks caught it and sent it to us. Apple posted a guide for web developers who want to make their web apps work with iPhone. The website outlines important iPhone specific info that you can use to get your iPhone ready web app going.

The guide covers the following:
Understanding User-iPhone Interaction, Integrating with Phone, Mail and Maps, Optimizing for Page Readability, What Safari Supports on iPhone and more.

Check out this cool iPhone guide and build some cool web apps for use to use on the iPhone today!

DVD Jon, better known as Jon Lech Johansen has cracked the iPhone and come up with a way to use it without service from AT&T. Johansen, who is known as DVD Jon because he broke the DeCSS encryption on DVD's, has found the secret to unlocking the iPhone by editing key hexadecimal numbers in Apple's software and redirecting the server request in order to trick the device into switching into it's normal mode. When done, the iPhone will not be able to make any calls but will function as a WiFi device and iPod.

So far the software to perform this operation has been tested on Windows only.

If you want a WiFi only iPod, just be patient is what we say. There is no doubt that the next gen iPod will feature a majority of the iPhone features minus the phone.

With a little help of some crazy folks, we've taken a brand new iPhone and pulled it apart. While we were doing this, we whipped out our digital cameras and started snapping photos. LOTS of photos! Macro photos, we're talking extreme close up here!

Then we took them all and started to blog about the adventure. Come with us as we take the iPhone apart and look at whats hidden deep inside this little gem.

Check it out at iPhonenewsblog.com/photos/

So we're finally at a place where we can start talking about iPhone accessories. On the iPhone debut day, we picked up just one accessory: Power Support's Crystal Film Set. This accessory will protect the iPhone screen from dirt, dust and most scratches. The best part of this film is that it uses static cling for adhesion and won't leave a residue when removed. Supposedly it's repositionable as well, but we haven't tried it yet.

After putting the film on our iPhone, no one noticed it was even on. It's pretty invisible, and fits perfectly. It can get a little tricky to put on so take your time.

A while later we tried our iPod audio out dock connector that we use in the car on the iPhone and found that it doesn't work at all. We're wondering if the audio out of the iPhone is hooked up differently than a normal iPod. We then found the 1/8" audio jack didn't fit in the iPhone's recessed plug connector. A trip to the Apple store led us to the Belkin audio adapter for the iPhone.

While the adapter is a bit large, we found that it was the right size and fit the iPhone's tiny jack like a glove. It looks ugly, but it works to get audio back into our car with the iPhone. Hopefully some manufacturer will come out with a tiny dock that allows audio out from the iPhone.

Over the weekend Apple sold over 700,000 iPhones which went well beyond what analysts had predicted. This shatters AT&T's record of selling more iPhones in 3 days that Motorola's RAZR did in an entire month!

Apple is sold out of iPhone in about 10 states according to Bloomberg. AT&T is totally cleared out of iPhones and 95 of 164 Apple stores sold out by Tuesday night, this includes Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, and Washington.

Apple Inc's (AAPL) Stock price is currently up +5.91 (4.87%) 127.1 as of this writing.

Reports are filtering in around the country that AT&T's EDGE network was down.

HowardForums, a forum for cell phone enthusiasts, has reports from users all over the country saying their iPhones are not working on while on EDGE.

EDGE seems to be working fine in our area, but perhaps the problem has already been fixed?

UPDATE: Maybe EDGE isn't working fine. It seems to be intermittent. Now that we're trying to surf via EDGE only to test it out.

In the unfortunate event that your iPhone needs repair, you will want to read the iPhone Service FAQ. The FAQ has some interesting tidbits about iPhone warranty, iPhone servicing and iPhone rentals. The FAQ details just about everything you could possibly want to know about what it will take to get the phone fixed. Let's face it... we're all going to have to get a new battery sooner or later, which means the iPhone will need to go back to Apple since the battery is soldered onto the logic board. Click to see a picture of the battery soldered to the board here.

Some highlights:
Will I be given an iPhone as the AppleCare Service Phone or will I be given a different type of phone?
AppleCare Service Phones are iPhones, so you can enjoy the use of an iPhone with all of your data while your iPhone is being repaired.

I just sent my iPhone to Apple for repair and forgot to transfer the SIM card to the AppleCare Service Phone. What do I do?
Please contact your local AT&T store to obtain a new SIM card. As Apple cannot guarantee that your SIM will be returned from the repair center, please explain to the AT&T representative that you lost your SIM card. The AT&T representative can transfer the proper account information to a new SIM card that you can use in your AppleCare Service Phone and then put back into your phone once it’s returned from being repaired.

Will I be able to load my content from my iPhone to the AppleCare Service Phone?
Yes, simply sync your AppleCare Service Phone with your computer using iTunes. All of the data that you synced from your iPhone to iTunes will now sync to the service phone for you to use.

Can I move my new and updated contacts and content from the AppleCare Service Phone to my iPhone?
Yes, simply sync your repaired iPhone with your computer using iTunes. Any data that you synced from your service phone to iTunes will now sync with your newly repaired iPhone.

Will I have to activate my AppleCare Service Phone?
No, there is no need to activate the AppleCare Service Phone. Simply transfer the SIM card from your iPhone to the AppleCare Service Phone and you will be able to make and receive calls. The first time you connect to iTunes with the service phone, you will need to provide your phone number, ZIP Code, and the last four digits of your Social Security number.

Will I lose any data from the iPhone that needs repair?
Apple will clear all the data on your iPhone during service. In order to preserve your data it is important that you backup the data on your computer by syncing your iPhone with iTunes. Data that has been added to your iPhone but has not been synced with iTunes will not be preserved.

Apple posted their iPhone Out-of-warranty Battery Replacement Program Frequently Asked Questions page.

The page states that Apple will replace your battery if the iPhone's ability to hold an electrical charge has diminished.

"The program costs $79, plus $6.95 shipping. The program cost is $85.95 per unit.
All fees are in US dollars and are subject to local tax. Service may not be available if your iPhone has been damaged due to accident or abuse."

The service takes three business days to perform. Additionally you may get an AppleCare Service Phone for $29 while your phone is being repaired. Details are here.

At first we thought the document pointed to a new tech note about optimizing battery life, but it just pointed to the older iPod version.

Well, we haven't dropped our iPhone yet but somehow it got a nice scratch on the side of its backing. We're not sure how it got there but we were okay with it. It won't be the first time it get scratched or the last we think.

We're looking into getting a protective case for it, but we're waiting for more options. We've already put the static screen protection on and it works wonderfully. The Contour clear acrylic case looks good but we want to see an iPhone with it on and so far we've not seen even one. Just want to make sure it fits.

If you've dropped your iPhone or know someone who has, send us your horror story or story of amazement. Email us at: info@iphonenewsblog.com

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Apple Inc. (AAPL) sold about 525,000 iPhones at Apple and AT&T stores during the first weekend launch of the iPhone.

Half of the Apple Stores on the U.S. West Coast were sold out of the devices on the first day. Both Apple stores in Honolulu, Hawaii were sold out by the middle of Sunday.

Neither Apple nor AT&T were available for comment on this story.

And yes, that photo is taken with the iPhone.

A few of the AT&T stores and the Apple Store locally have almost sold out of their supplies of the iPhone over the weekend.

"We sold out our first shipment of 8GB iPhones at midnight on Friday and sold out of our 2nd shipment from about 7pm today" reported an Apple Store employee who refused to be identified on Saturday after the Store had closed for the day. This means that a majority of folks seem to be buying the 8GB model. This doesn't suprise us though.

Calling a few of the local AT&T shops showed that they had run out as well.

AT&T doesn't seem to be saying how many they go in their initial shipment but we're hearing that they got relatively few units compared to the Apple Stores around the country.

A quick run through of Apple's iPhone availability locator showed California being the hardest hit as well as some parts of Florida, Nevada, New Jersey and Texas. Also note: some shops may only have 4GB phones in stock. Many shops have run out of the 8GB versions from what we hear.

Well now that the iPhone is out we'll do some rumor coverage to see who was telling the truth and who was... well not entirely truthful, or had bogus "inside sources".

Let's hop in the way back machine and take a look:

FALSE / iPhone Rumors and iPhone Lies
- CNET reports: iPhone Release Date: June 11, 2007. Start your countdown now!
CNBC: iPhone to be Available on June 20
- Jim Crammer from TheStreet.com reported that Cingular (the new AT&T) was going to give away 1.5 years of free service when purchasing an iPhone. (source)
- WR Hambrecht & Co: AT&T shops to have less than 40 phones each
- A Wall Street Journal article reports that Apple will be including Flash, Adobe/Macromedia's de facto standard media plug-in with the iPhone.

- Anything WordPress blogger "vim3" said:

• iPhone will ship with more than 4 or 8 gigs of flash memory.


• There will indeed be a user replaceable battery in the iPhone.


• iPhone will support Wireless N.


• iPhone will ship with a mobile version of... iWorks. Word processing, spreadsheet and slide shows.


• iTunes will stream from a computer on your wi-fi network.


• You'll be able to purchase tunes directly from the iTunes store from the iPhone.


• AT&T will offer rebates on the iPhone.

TRUE Stuff
- iPhone will have no Cingular / AT&T branding
- AT&T soon have an "Unlimited" package for iPhone users.
- Leaked iPhone training manual
- iPhone to REQUIRE data plan
- Gizmodo: Insider has Hands-On with iPhone

There were probably more but we just couldn't cover it all. Hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane. Let's hope the news has less gossip and more facts now that the iPhone is here.

We're still alive and kicking and just spending time with our new iPhones. Don't worry, we'll be writing more soon now that we actually have the real deal to write about. We want to really USE the iPhone before we start writing any reviews about it though.

What we do know is this: no matter if people think the iPhone is great or if it sucks, the cell phone industry has been changed. This will bring about a revolution in this market and we can't wait to see what the future holds.

For years we've suffered with phones that make us mad, crazy or irate and we just lived with it because... well... because we thought that this is all a phone could really do. We thought it was a limitation on the technology. Now that the iPhone is out those limitations have been challenged. Instead of living with technology and software from phones from 1998 all these years we now have a phone that feels like it's from the future instead of the past.

iPhone DOES have it's faults, but lets give Apple a chance and see what they can do to improve, then lets see the competitors get off their butts and produce products worthy of calling themselves "smart phones".