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The rest of the mobile industry might be gearing up for CTIA to start, but Apple's phone elves are toiling away -- iPhone OS 3.0 beta 2's just been released to developers, along with the go-ahead to start developing for push notifications. Thankfully, beta 2 also apparently includes a number of stability and performance enhancements, which will hopefully make our tester phone tolerable again -- we've been restarting beta 1 basically every day since we sacrificed it to the hands-on gods. Devs and beta testers know what to do to snag the upgrade, let us know how it goes!

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iPhone 3.0 beta 2 released, push notifications are a go originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The rest of the mobile industry might be gearing up for CTIA to start, but Apple's phone elves are toiling away -- iPhone OS 3.0 beta 2's just been released to developers, along with the go-ahead to start developing for push notifications. Thankfully, beta 2 also apparently includes a number of stability and performance enhancements, which will hopefully make our tester phone tolerable again -- we've been restarting beta 1 basically every day since we sacrificed it to the hands-on gods. Devs and beta testers know what to do to snag the upgrade, let us know how it goes!

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iPhone 3.0 beta 2 released, push notifications are a go originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Boy Genius Report]

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Apple and AT&T bring back iPhone home activation originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Boy Genius Report]

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Apple and AT&T bring back iPhone home activation originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via AppleInsider]

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Hidden TV out features discovered in iPhone 2.2 SDK originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via AppleInsider]

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Hidden TV out features discovered in iPhone 2.2 SDK originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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UK smacks Apple for another misleading iPhone commercial originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The T-Mobile G1's Google Maps Street View implementation is one of the slickest features of the first Android phone, but it looks like Apple's going to keep feature parity -- the latest builds of iPhone OS 2.2 seeded to developers have Street View, as well as the ability to give mass transit directions. That's pretty useful for cityfolk like us -- and we're also stoked that line-in audio is now supported in the SDK, giving devs the ability to create voice recorders and other interesting audio apps. Of course, there's no word on when 2.2 will actually arrive, but until then we suppose we'll live with regular, non-data-augmented streets. Lots of screenshots of the new features at the read link.

[Via MacRumors]

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iPhone software 2.2 features Google Street View, mass transit directions originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The T-Mobile G1's Google Maps Street View implementation is one of the slickest features of the first Android phone, but it looks like Apple's going to keep feature parity -- the latest builds of iPhone OS 2.2 seeded to developers have Street View, as well as the ability to give mass transit directions. That's pretty useful for cityfolk like us -- and we're also stoked that line-in audio is now supported in the SDK, giving devs the ability to create voice recorders and other interesting audio apps. Of course, there's no word on when 2.2 will actually arrive, but until then we suppose we'll live with regular, non-data-augmented streets. Lots of screenshots of the new features at the read link.

[Via MacRumors]

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iPhone software 2.2 features Google Street View, mass transit directions originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PS.- The analyst call just finished with a special appearance from Steve Jobs, who took questions. Head past the break for our semi-liveblog transcript of the good parts.

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Apple Q408 results out: 6.9m iPhones sold, record Mac sales UPDATE: Steve answers analysts' questions originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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 Browser bakeoffs are never without a certain amount of controversy, but we're sort of into Pocketable's latest comparison since the devices on the bench represent three very different points on the spectrum of touchscreen devices. Having used them all, we'll say upfront that the results are surprising: the Archos 5 smokes both the iPhone and the N810, and not always by small margins -- the 5 loaded Engadget 18 seconds faster than the N810. (We did the same test with our 5 and iPhone 3G and the results were basically similar.) Now, that's not to say that makes the 5's Opera-powered browser the best or even the most usable, since in our experience scrolling is painfully choppy and hard to do with the resistive touchscreen, but it's interesting that the hotrodded PMP managed to load pages consistently faster than either the smartphone or the Linux-powered tablet. Take a peek at the full results at the read link.

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Mobile browser showdown: Archos 5 vs. iPhone 3G vs. Nokia N810 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Currently, over 400,000 unlocked iPhones are roaming around China. Now that China Mobile is about to officially launch Apple's latest handset in the world's most populous country, we can only imagine that figure going up. In a bizarre twist of trying to keep a homegrown 3G standard (TD-SCDMA) alive, the carrier has announced that it is intending to launch the mobile with WiFi and 3G disabled -- a move that would make it less appealing to those who may be considering buying one, unlocking it and using it on the expected W-CDMA network from China Telecom. Uncool, China Mobile. Very uncool.

[Via mocoNews]

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China Mobile could deactivate 3G / WiFi on iPhone 3G launch originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Currently, over 400,000 unlocked iPhones are roaming around China. Now that China Mobile is about to officially launch Apple's latest handset in the world's most populous country, we can only imagine that figure going up. In a bizarre twist of trying to keep a homegrown 3G standard (TD-SCDMA) alive, the carrier has announced that it is intending to launch the mobile with WiFi and 3G disabled -- a move that would make it less appealing to those who may be considering buying one, unlocking it and using it on the expected W-CDMA network from China Telecom. Uncool, China Mobile. Very uncool.

[Via mocoNews]

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[Thanks, Harry]

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Apple prepping a 32GB iPhone update, bringing back at-home activation? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Harry]

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Apple prepping a 32GB iPhone update, bringing back at-home activation? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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fsjk85 at the Australian Whirlpool forums was playing around with his camcorder's NightShot function when he found something interesting -- a hidden data matrix code on the left side of the iPhone 3G. We're guessing that's where Apple imprints the serial and IMEI numbers of each handset since it can't exactly hide them under a removable battery (cough), but we'll leave it to the rest of you to decode this sneaky tag and solve the mystery once and for all.

Update: We just got a much higher-res image of the code -- check it out after the break. [Thanks, Ben]

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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iPhone 3G has a hidden data matrix code originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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fsjk85 at the Australian Whirlpool forums was playing around with his camcorder's NightShot function when he found something interesting -- a hidden data matrix code on the left side of the iPhone 3G. We're guessing that's where Apple imprints the serial and IMEI numbers of each handset since it can't exactly hide them under a removable battery (cough), but we'll leave it to the rest of you to decode this sneaky tag and solve the mystery once and for all.

Update: We just got a much higher-res image of the code -- check it after the break. [Thanks Ben]

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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iPhone 3G has a hidden data matrix code originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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O2 announces iPhone 3G Pay & Go pricing / launch date originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Folks, be honest with us here -- did you really expect Orange and / or Apple to say anything other than this? Amidst reports that iPhone 3G line sitters at Polish Orange stores were actually paid to be there, the carrier has shot back in order to defend its dignity. In an e-mail reply to an Ad Age inquiry on the matter, a spokeswoman proclaimed that as "part of the excitement around the launch of the iPhone, some of [Orange's] team has been joining customers outside [of the] shops." She also noted that "sales were strong" and that Orange "was happy," though actual numbers were not revealed. So there you have it, now make of it what you will.

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Orange says Polish iPhone 3G customers weren't paid actors originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Folks, be honest with us here -- did you really expect Orange and / or Apple to say anything other than this? Amidst reports that iPhone 3G line sitters at Polish Orange stores were actually paid to be there, the carrier has shot back in order to defend its dignity. In an e-mail reply to an Ad Age inquiry on the matter, a spokeswoman proclaimed that as "part of the excitement around the launch of the iPhone, some of [Orange's] team has been joining customers outside [of the] shops." She also noted that "sales were strong" and that Orange "was happy," though actual numbers were not revealed. So there you have it, now make of it what you will.

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UK's Advertising Standards Authority yanks iPhone ad for being misleading originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Given that just about every high-end handset on the market has a diamond-encrusted cousin out there somewhere, it was only a matter of time before Apple's latest got its own stupidly expensive sibling. Knalihs Anthem is offering up 50 iPhone 3Gs with over 475 diamonds weighing 3.75 carats in total. Each mobile will be bundled with all the appropriate paperwork certifying the gems, and while the first ten units will go for a cool $10,000 apiece, the other 40 will be priced in due time. So, any guesses as to whether pricing shoots up or down?

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Diamond-clad iPhone 3G arrives, no one at all surprised originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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India's Airtel claims "deadliest hackers" still can't crack its iPhone 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The iPhone 3G hits 20 more countries tomorrow, and while we doubt the hype will match the craziness of launch day, that's not stopping Orange from trying to re-create the madness in Poland -- it's hiring "dozens" of actors to line up at 20 stores around the country to "drum up interest." Yeah, that's just sad -- especially since there aren't any real customers in line at Polish T-Mobile stores, which is also carrying the phone. Good luck selling phones to your own actors, fools -- when will these companies ever learn?

PS.- That's a pic from launch day in Chicago -- any Polish readers have a shot of the actors for us? Send 'em in!

Update: Yep, there they are, from appleblog.pl -- and check a video after the break from Gazeta.

[Thanks to GreenToad and Yorick_Rise]

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Orange paying actors to line up for the iPhone 3G in Poland originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The iPhone 3G hits 20 more countries tomorrow, and while we doubt the hype will match the craziness of launch day, that's not stopping Orange from trying to re-create the madness in Poland -- it's hiring "dozens" of actors to line up at 20 stores around the country to "drum up interest." Yeah, that's just sad -- especially since there aren't any real customers in line at Polish T-Mobile stores, which is also carrying the phone. Good luck selling phones to your own actors, fools -- when will these companies ever learn?

PS.- That's a pic from launch day in Chicago -- any Polish readers have a shot of the actors for us? Send 'em in!

Update: Yep, there they are, from appleblog.pl -- and check a video after the break from Gazeta.

[Thanks to GreenToad and Yorick_Rise]

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Orange paying actors to line up for the iPhone 3G in Poland originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Michael]

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Purported iPhone Nike+ screenshots found to be fake originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Michael]

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iPhone 3G starting at $700 in India, lines to be nonexistent originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Cellpassion]

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Softbank lowers minimum iPhone 3G plans, begins taking reservations originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple's experimented with allowing iTunes to stream over the internet as well as your LAN in the past and quickly removed the feature (probably due to RIAA pressure), so we're not placing too much stock in this, but AppleInsider's unearthed a patent that seems to describe a way to stream music over the 'net to your iPhone / iPod touch. The goal is to prevent you from having to selectively sync content to your device -- instead, you'd sync just the metadata and stream whatever you wanted direct from your machine as though it was all stored locally. There are some obvious problems here -- it wouldn't work if you didn't have service (or over EDGE, really), most home upstream connections aren't that fast, etc., etc., -- but it's certainly interesting, and a welcome addition to local storage if it ever makes the scene. In the meantime, how about working in some of those new UI elements from the Remote app into the iPod app?

[Via Macrumors, thanks Mark]

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Apple working on streaming your iTunes library to your iPhone? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple's experimented with allowing iTunes to stream over the internet as well as your LAN in the past and quickly removed the feature (probably due to RIAA pressure), so we're not placing too much stock in this, but AppleInsider's unearthed a patent that seems to describe a way to stream music over the 'net to your iPhone / iPod touch. The goal is to prevent you from having to selectively sync content to your device -- instead, you'd sync just the metadata and stream whatever you wanted direct from your machine as though it was all stored locally. There are some obvious problems here -- it wouldn't work if you didn't have service (or over EDGE, really), most home upstream connections aren't that fast, etc., etc., -- but it's certainly interesting, and a welcome addition to local storage if it ever makes the scene. In the meantime, how about working in some of those new UI elements from the Remote app into the iPod app?

[Via Macrumors, thanks Mark]

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  • Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru and Uruguay on Telefonica
  • India on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone
  • The Czech Republic on O2
  • Estonia on EMT
  • Poland on Orange and Era
  • Romania on Orange
  • Philippines on Globe Telecom
  • Hungary on T-Mobile
  • Singapore on Singtel

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iPhone 3G to hit 20 more countries on August 22, 16 confirmed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3g iphone3gIphoneappleiphoneiphone 3gIphone3gmobileWed, 06 Aug 2008 17:04:00 EST<![CDATA[iPhone 3G to hit 20 more countries on August 22, 16 confirmed]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/06/iphone-3g-to-hit-20-more-countries-on-august-22-15-confirmed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/06/iphone-3g-to-hit-20-more-countries-on-august-22-15-confirmed/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/06/iphone-3g-to-hit-20-more-countries-on-august-22-15-confirmed/#commentsSteve made a big show of announcing that the iPhone 3G would launch in 70 countries by the end of the year at WWDC, and according to CFO Tim Cook during Apple's last financial call, 20 more countries will join the list on August 22 for a total of 45. With that date just a couple weeks away, things are starting to fall into place, although not all 20 are confirmed yet. Here's a quick breakdown of the 16 confirmed countries so far -- any bets on what the other four will be?
  • Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru and Uruguay on Telefonica
  • India on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone
  • The Czech Republic on O2
  • Estonia on EMT
  • Poland on Orange and Era
  • Romania on Orange
  • Philippines on Globe Telecom
  • Hungary on T-Mobile
  • Singapore on Singtel

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iPhone 3G to hit 20 more countries on August 22, 16 confirmed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3g iphone3gIphoneappleiphoneiphone 3gIphone3gWed, 06 Aug 2008 17:04:00 EST<![CDATA[iPhone 2.0.1 breaking some carrier unlocks]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/05/iphone-2-0-1-breaking-some-carrier-unlocks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/05/iphone-2-0-1-breaking-some-carrier-unlocks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/05/iphone-2-0-1-breaking-some-carrier-unlocks/#commentsUh-oh, it look like it's not just the underground unlockers who're having problems with the iPhone 2.0.1 update's revisions to the 3G's baseband -- Vodafone customers who've paid to have their handsets unlocked are starting to report failures to connect to iTunes followed by the appearance of an "0xE8000001" error code. There are also reports from a handful of other carriers, but Voda's selling Steve's baby in 10 countries, so most of the complaints are from its customers. Other than that, there are some isolated reports of brickage, but we've mostly heard good things about 2.0.1, and our iPhones are definitely feeling a little better -- how about you?

[Via TUAW]

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iPhone 2.0.1 breaking some carrier unlocks originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via TUAW]

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Colorware is now offering its usual array of services applied to the iPhone 3G, and we're happy to report that this abomination is a full $190 away from existing.

[Thanks, Nicky]

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The iPhone 3G, now in... whatever you want originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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