I know many of you iDB readers are die hard fans of the new royal couple, William and Catherine, so I thought this would be the perfect fit for you. If you have $38,000 to spare on a new iPhone, you might be interested in this Royal iPhone 4, a majestic - yet uber tacky - iPhone made of platinum, diamonds, and sapphires.
Who in his right state of mind would spend $38,000 on an iPhone 4 when the iPhone 5 is right around the corner? Probably someone with bad taste and lots of cash...
Rumors are that Apple will come out with an iPhone capable of running on T-Mobile's 3G/4G network, and today T-Mobile took the first steps in the Apple/T-Mobile partnership. T-Mobile is now giving free Micro SIM cards to its customers.
This news comes after T-Mobile announced they have over one million unlocked iPhones on their network. It has been over a month since Apple started selling unlocked iPhone 4s in the US that work on T-Mobile's EDGE network.
According to Bloomberg, Apple is considering making a bid on the popular streaming service, Hulu. This acquisition would give Apple Hulu's large subscription base and video streaming service to rival other competitors, like Netflix.
With iCloud and Apple's new emphasis on wireless and available-everywhere content, video streaming seems like the next logical step. Instead of having to invest in its own streaming backend from the ground-up, this Hulu purchase would give Apple a launchpad to start streaming movies and TV shows through iCloud...
We've seen some pretty crazy stories involving the iPhone over the last few months. Just recently, a man was apprehended and charged for a home invasion after police found his iPhone at the scene of the crime.
The latest story to surface comes from The New York Post. The news outlet has gotten its paws on court documents that detail a domestic dispute involving a prolific patent attorney who allegedly forced an iPhone down his girlfriend's throat...
For those still unfamiliar with TweakWeek, it's an ongoing contest for jailbreak developers to essentially build 7 tweaks in 7 days. Criteria for the competition is that each utility must be free, and produced in 24 hours.
This week's featured TweakWeek developer is Chpwn, the creator of popular jailbreak apps like VoiceActivator and AppSlide. His first entry is a simple utility that allows you to set web clips (and apps) to launch full screen...
Apple has finally surpassed the world's largest smartphone vendor, Nokia. In terms of units sold and revenue, Apple now exceeds the Finnish company, with Apple shipping more iPhones than Nokia this last quarter.
Nokia has seen a rapid decrease in market share these last few years, and Apple's most recent numbers position it comfortably ahead of not only Nokia, but every other smartphone manufacturer...
We've been hearing a lot of rumors lately about the possibility of Apple unveiling a 3G-capable iPod Touch this Fall. The move would actually make a lot of sense, considering it would enable the devices to download more applications and other iTunes media while out and about.
Apparently, Apple has been working on a software solution to the iPod Touch's Wi-Fi-only dilemma. 9to5Mac uncovered an interesting patent application in which engineers from Cupertino company describe a new method for making offline purchases...
It's been a while since we had a giveaway. This giveaway comes to you compliments of the folks at Emvy Case who sent me one of their iPhone 4 power battery cases a while ago. Instead of having it sit on the corner of my desk, I figured we might as well give it away to one lucky iDB reader.
We're going to make it easy for you to enter and win this case. We'll simply ask 2 things from you...
In its second quarter financial results today, AT&T revealed it had activated 3.6 million iPhones during the three-month period ending in June. This figure is identical to that announced for AT&T's first financial quarter, however, it is an increase over the 3.2 million devices activated during the same quarter last year.
After falling over the last 12-18 months, the number of new customers activating iPhones seems to have stabilized. 24% of iPhone activations were for new customers, which is just slightly higher than the first quarter, and significantly lower than the 40% rate during the early days of the iPhone.
The team at Cultured Code, makers of the popular task manager for iOS called "Things," has announced that cloud sync is finally coming to the Things for iPhone and iPad apps.
Things has been one of the premiere GTD (Getting Things Done) apps in the App Store for a long time, but one sorely missed feature has been wireless syncing between Things on the Mac, iPhone and iPad. Cultured Code has announced that invites to start beta testing cloud sync on iOS will be sent out starting August 22. Cloud sync will also be included for Things customers at no additional charge...
Apple announced some impressive numbers at its last earnings call, with iPhone sales on the upwards trend. Specifically, Apple saw a dramatic year-over-year increase in sales of 142%. Total, Apple sold 20+ million iPhones in just one business quarter.
According to an estimation based on Apple's track record, 2011 looks to be the best year for the iPhone ever. With more iPhones being sold this year than every other year prior combined...
Awhile back, we told you that Apple was preparing its App Store B2B volume purchase program in the US, and the service has officially gone live for businesses wishing to enroll.
This new program will allow businesses to purchase and distribute apps in bulk to employees. Pricing will also be volume-based, meaning that bulk App Store purchases will also become more affordable for enterprise customers.