Jul
16
2009
Google Blogs (via Gizmodo) has announced that the long-rumored Geo-Location based services in Mobile Safari are indeed included in iPhone 3.0 and being put to use in “My Location” searches by Google.com on the iPhone.
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Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, geolocation, Google, iphone 3.0, iphone OS 3.0, location based search, mobile safari, News, Safari, Web Apps
Jul
6
2009
Back when Apple re-introduced Push Notification at the iPhone 3.0 Sneak Preview Event, Scott Forstall claimed that, unlike background multitasking that could cause an 80% drop in battery life, Push Notification would only cause [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, 3.0 bugs, battery, battery life, iphone 3.0, iphone OS 3.0, News, push notification
Jul
2
2009
Looks like Apple wasn’t quite done unveiling new iPhone 3GS commercials, as a a third one began airing last night focused on video recording, editing, and sharing.
Like the previous two, which highlighted copy and paste [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, commercials, iphone 3.0, iphone 3G S, iphone 3gs, iphone OS 3.0, News, video editing, video recording, video sharing
Jul
1
2009
Two new iPhone 3GS commercials are now being aired by Apple, the first one focusing on cut, copy, and paste and the second on Voice Control.
While it’s interesting that the original iPhone 2G commercials were [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, commercials, iphone 3.0, iphone 3G S, iphone 3gs, iphone OS 3.0, News
Jun
27
2009
Sebastiaan de With — aside from gritting his teeth and almost blinding himself in one eye while reproducing the incomprehensibly pin-striped logo above — has bent his design-focus and Cocoia blog towards an analysis of [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, cocoia, design, iphone 3.0, iphone OS 3.0, News, user interface
Jun
25
2009
Paul Haddad from Tapbots let us know just how fast he’s seeing users update to iPhone 3.0. Based on the headers included when their app Convertbot checks with its servers to get the latest currency [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, adoption, convertbot, iphone 3.0, iphone OS 3.0, News, tapbots
Jun
24
2009
iPhone 3.0 features Calendar Subscriptions, where you can enter the URL for a shared calendar and near-instantly add it to your iPhone.
That’s all well and good to share a family or business calendar, but what [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, calendar, how-to, iPhone 101, iphone 3.0, iphone OS 3.0, shared calendar, subscription calendar, Tips and How-To
Jun
18
2009
If you’re anything like us, the moment iPhone 3.0 hit iTunes, you hit the update button. For many, it was smooth sailing from that point on. For others…?
Not so much. We’re hearing about several issues, [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, iphone 3.0, iphone OS 3.0, News, problems
Jun
18
2009
Waiting to download iPhone 3.0? Trying to figure out exactly what’s included in the new OS? Wondering what’s changed since iPhone 2.2.1? Need a handy link to send your friends who may have questions? TiPb’s [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, iphone 3.0, iphone OS 3.0, News, Software, walkthrough
Jun
17
2009
As of approximately 1:30 EDT/10:30 PDT, iPhone 3.0 (7A341) — weighing in at 230.1MB –went live and is now available via iTunes.
We’re downloading now, and we assume you are too, so sound off in [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, iphone 3.0, iphone OS 3.0, iTunes, News
Jun
17
2009
Years past it was lining up outside Apple Stores days in advance, this year it’s staring feverishly at LCDs, hitting little buttons like mice at a combo food dispenser/electro-shocker, and hoping beyond hope that iPhone [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, iphone 3.0, iphone 3G S, iphone OS 3.0, News, release time, ups
Jun
17
2009
Engadget Mobile brings word that the iPhone Dev-Team has shown off a working Jailbreak and Unlock — now dubbed UltraSn0w — via Qik video.
The Jailbreak and Unlock should be available on Friday, though TiPb’s [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, Dev Team, iphone 3.0, iphone OS 3.0, jailbreak, Jailbreak Apps, News, ultrasn0w, unlock
Jun
16
2009
PocketGamer tells about the Zeemote JS1 Bluetooth gaming controller:
while this is in no way official, it seems some clever clogs has now got the compact thumb stick and buttons working with the iPhone. [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, Accessories, bluetooth access, Bluetooth Reviews, iphone 3.0, iphone OS 3.0, News
Jun
15
2009
No, downloading and installing it on your iPhone 2G won’t magically give it a better camera, video recording, or unicorn tear-powered 2x speed. (It will most likely give you heartache — never mix and match [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, firmware, iphone 3.0, iphone 3G S, iphone OS 3.0, News
Jun
15
2009
9to5Mac (via Gizmodo) shows Push Notification already working in the latest version of Tap Rap Revenge [Free - iTunes link] when run on the iPhone 3.0 GM developer seed. Gizmodo, of course, raises the pertinent [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, App Store Apps, iphone 3.0, iphone OS 3.0, push notification, Quick Apps, tap tap revenge
Jun
9
2009
It’s been a busy day here on TiPb, so just in case you missed anything, here’s a roundup of all our WWDC 2009 news and coverage.
TiPb WWDC 2009 Live Meta Blog
Apple Posts WWDC 2009 Keynote [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, iphone 3.0, iphone 3G S, iphone OS 3.0, News, roundup, wwdc 2009
Jun
8
2009
Apple has made the GM (gold master), or final version of iPhone 3.0 available to developers via developer.apple.com in advance of June 17th public release.
Apple VP of iPhone Software, Scott Forstall, reminded developers to download [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, gm, gold master, iphone 3.0, iphone OS 3.0, News
Jun
8
2009
Apple VP of iPhone Software, Scott Forstall, announced during the WWDC Keynote that iPhone 3.0 (see our massive walkthrough) will be available for one and all, next Tuesday, June 17.
Ladies and gentlemen, set iTunes for [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, iphone 3.0, iphone OS 3.0, News, release date
Jun
8
2009
What a difference a year makes. 2008 saw the introduction of iPhone SDK, iPhone 2.0, App Store, MobileMe, and iPhone 3G, the latter two of which were announced at WWDC and prefaced a worldwide rollout [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, Editorial, iphone 3.0, iphone hd, iphone OS 3.0, iphone video, mobileme 2.0, predictions, wwdc 2009
Jun
7
2009
Tomorrow is WWDC 2009. We’ll no doubt get a second preview of iPhone 3.0 and hopefully a release date to go along with it — if not the actual release itself.
We’ve done our best to [...]
Category: iPhone & iPod Touch | Tags: 3.0, Editorial, iphone 2g, iphone 3.0, iPhone 3G, iphone hd, iphone OS 3.0, iphone video