Sep 29
With yesterday’s announcement from Orange UK, Vodafone UK have now reached an agreement with Apple to sell the most popular Smartphone.
The agreement allows Vodafone to sell the iPhone from early 2010, later than Orange who are anticipated to ship devices before Christmas.
The opening up of the exclusivity will undoubtedly spur price wars between the different carriers, and also demonstrate who’s network more importantly can cope with the huge spike in mobile data usage.
From the face of it, Orange’s network looks to have the most extensive 3G network out of the three network operators; and when it has completed its merger with T-Mobile, they will arguably have the best network coverage for any phone let alone the iPhone.
Watch this space.
Tagged with: exclusivity • iphone • o2 • orange • vodafone • vodaphone
Aug 17
TomTom today have finally released the much anticipated iPhone Navigator version of its market-leading GPS software. News first broke in New Zealand as TomTom started the process, or should I say Apple started the process of adding the different versions to the App Store.
Current Options and Pricing as of 17/08/09
As reported by Engadget, Recombu posted the following intriguing first review of the software. Click below to view more…
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Tagged with: Apple • handsfree • iphone • tomtom
Aug 11
Engadget have reported that the latest update from SlingMedia for the SlingPlayer for iPhone and iPod Touch (1.1) may finally allow streaming over 3G. This is great news for SlingBox customers as this is primarily why people buy SlingBox’s – to watch the TV while they are away from home – mostly on the move.
“The company’s submitted a version for use outside of AT&T’s homeland that would finally allow for streaming over a 3G connection — again, not a certainty for approval, but we’ll be most interested to see if that one makes its way through the system.” Engadget reports.
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Tagged with: Apple • iphone • slingplayer iphone
Aug 01
Apple has eventually responded to Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner’s iPhone hack that was announced at the Las Vegas Black Hat Conference. They have released the 3.0.1 Software Update on Saturday.
The iPhone 3.0.1 Software Update is available in iTunes.
Apple iPhone’s were said to be able to be hijacked by modified SMS messages. The hack if thought to only affect 3.0 software iPhones.
A spokesperson for O2 UK said “We will be communicating to customers both through the website and proactively. We always recommend our customers update their iPhone with the latest software and this is no different.”
The team that came across the vulnerability published its results and how the hack was performed so that the issue could be addressed swiftly. Malicious hackers could potentially exploit the weakness in as little as two weeks.
Initially the team focused on the German network operators, and then later AT&T in the US. However the vulnerability is said to affect all networks.
Tagged with: 3.0.1 • iphone • software update
Jul 27
The BBC has reported that Spotify, the music streaming application, is to release an Apple iPhone application as soon as Apple clears the app for iTunes.
Spotify had been linked as direct competition against Apple’s iTunes Store, however this will see the application working alongside Apple’s technology.
Spotify for the iPhone will be a FREE app, however it will require a premium membership to use, currently £9.99/ month. This membership allows users to listen to music without being interrupted by adverts. Spotify for the iPhone will allow users to search for music, build playlists, and then let users stream these playlists. If approved, it will be likely that the application will be limited to WiFi connections only. Similar apps that make use of lots of data typically have been restricted to WiFi only, as opposed to the mobile networks’ 3G network.
Spotify for the iPhone hopefully will be available within a few weeks (assuming Apple approve it). Spotify currently has over 2 million users in the UK, and more than 6 million across Europe. Spotify hasn’t launched in the US yet, but is hoping to at the end of the year. A Google Android Version of the app is also in the pipeline.
BBC News Story
Tagged with: app store • Apple • iphone • spotify • spotify iphone
Jul 07
Its official. The much anticipated, supposed iPhone killer is officially going to the O2 Network in the UK.
There had been much rumour that it would go to O2, as Telefonica, the Spanish owner of O2, has reportedly landed an exclusive deal with the Palm Pre for Europe. Telefonica have the rights to the market in Spain, Germany, Ireland and the UK.
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Tagged with: o2 • palm • palm pre • pre • telefonica
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