Alternative iPhone app store, OpenAppMkt, opens for business (via After Dawn) - A web based alternative to the iPhone app store called OpenAppMkt opened today. Instead of native iOS apps, it offers a selection of HTML apps.
To use it you need to install their client, which you can do directly from the OpenAppMkt website.
Once the client is installed you will have an icon on the iPhone's home screen which launches the app store. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 18 hours ago
Best Buy giving free Side Shield to iPhone 4 owners (via After Dawn) - As of today, Best Buy Mobile has begun offering free Side Shields for iPhone 4 owners, helping those that are having problems with dropped calls.
The shield is clear and is applied to the outer edges of your device.
ZAGG, the company behind the Shield, says it was designed specifically to address the antenna issues of the smartphone. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 3 days ago
Apple delays white iPhone 4 for second time (via After Dawn) - Apple, in the headlines recently for more negative reasons than not, has seen another setback in its upcoming launch of a white iPhone 4 model, which was initially set for a release day launch but was pushed back to "later in the summer."
Summer is here and there was no word about the white model, until this week. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 1 week ago
Apple begins free iPhone 4 case program (via After Dawn) - Apple, following the PR disaster that was "antennagate," announced last week that they would be providing free cases to iPhone 4 buyers. The cases are intended to address the growing controversy over the phone's design flaw, which can cause dropped calls when it is held in a particular way. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 1 week ago
Apple considered pulling iPhone from AT& T? (via After Dawn) - Wired has written a very interesting exposé this week on the relationship between AT&T and its star player in the smartphone market, Apple, with the site claiming Apple actively considered pulling the iPhone from the carrier at least five times.
In 2007, with the launch of the original iPhone, AT&T asked Apple to start limiting use of the YouTube app via 3G, asking them to limit it to only Wi-Fi. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 weeks ago
Gawker will cooperate with authorities over lost iPhone 4 (via After Dawn) - Gawker, the parent company behind tech site Gizmodo, has said this weekend that they have reached an agreement with authorities in California where they will give all material relevant to the investigation, in exchange for receiving back items seized from editor Jason Chen's home. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 weeks ago
KT delays iPhone 4 sales in Korea (via After Dawn) - Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said this weekend that the company must delay its South Korean launch of the iPhone 4, as they still cannot secure government approval in that nation.
"It's going to take just a little bit longer to get government approval there," notes Jobs.
South Korea was one of the eighteen nations that had a July release date for the popular smartphone. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 weeks ago
Video Daily: Whoopi Goldberg 'murders' her iPhone 4 (via After Dawn) - If you have been following AfterDawn over the past two weeks, you have undoubtedly read about "antennagate," Apple's ongoing iPhone 4 situation.
The iPhone 4, due to flawed hardware engineering, drops phone calls when held in the left hand, as your hand covers the antenna. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 weeks ago
Jobs rekindles rumors after Verizon iPhone comment (via After Dawn) - During his Q&A session yesterday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs revived the iPhone on Verizon rumors for the United States.
When asked about how the Apple headquarters in Cupertino has such good cell and data reception, Jobs said: "We’ve got strong signal here. We have AT&T and Verizon cell sites on campus. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 weeks ago
Apple will fix iPhone 4 antenna problem with free cases (via After Dawn) - Speaking at Apple's Cupertiono, California headquarters this morning, CEO Steve Jobs announced the company will be providing free cases to iPhone 4 buyers. The cases are intended to address a growing controversy over the phone's design flaw, which can cause dropped calls when it is held in a particular way. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 weeks ago
Audible launches iPhone app (via After Dawn) - While users have been able to playback Audible audiobooks on their iPhones/Touches for some time, the company has finally launched a standalone app for the devices.
The new app, available in the Apple App Store, is also available for the iPad. The app features Wi-Fi delivery of the Audible books, iOS4 multitasking, listening stats, and other smaller features. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 weeks ago
Report: Apple engineer warned of iPhone antenna problem last year (via After Dawn) - According to an article from Bloomberg, anonymous sources are claiming Apple was aware of the iPhone 4's antenna design problem months before it went on sale.
One source at Apple, reportedly said senior Apple enginner and antenna expert Ruben Caballero brought the issue to the attention of management as early as last year. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 weeks ago
Consumer Reports: iPhone 4 case fixes signal problem (via After Dawn) - Consumer Reports has tested out a case sold by Apple Inc. and confirmed that it does fix antenna problems with the iPhone 4. The antenna problems affect signal levels when the iPhone handset is held in a certain way. The problem particularly affects lefties. Apple has called a press conference for Friday that is expected to address the issue. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 weeks ago
Apple will hold iPhone 4 press conference tomorrow (via After Dawn) - Apple has announced that it will hold a surprise press conference on Friday to address antenna issues with the iPhone 4 handset. The issue has plagued the iPhone 4 launch, which originally looked like a complete success. Whilst features like its display and video recording quality have received considerable praise, the antenna issue has been a thorn in Apple's side and a threat to its sales. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 weeks ago
Microsoft: iPhone 4 might be their Vista (via After Dawn) - Kevin Turner, Microsoft's COO has compared Apple's recently launched iPhone 4 to their own Windows Vista, which was plagued with problems from the start, eventually becoming one of the company's worst operating systems, ever.
"It looks like the iPhone 4 might be their Vista, and I'm okay with that," says Turner. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 2 weeks ago
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Consumers still shouldn't jailbreak their iPhones says Apple (via After Dawn) - Following yesterday's announcement of a new DMCA exemption for jailbreaking mobile phones, an Apple representative sidestepped questions about whether the company plans to take action against individuals publishing jailbreaking tools.
Based on the company's filing with the Library Of Congress during the DMCA rulemaking process, they consider jailbreaking copyright infringement. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 4 days ago
iPhone 4 shipping to 17 more countries this week (via After Dawn) - Apple has noted today that the iPhone 4 will be made available in 17 more nations starting on July 30th.
Beginning on Friday, the device will be available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 4 days ago
iPhone jailbreaking and Android rooting get DMCA exemption (via After Dawn) - New DMCA exemptions announced by the Librarian Of Congress make it legal, at least in the US, to jailbreak phones or unlock them for use on different mobile phone networks. The new exemptions also allow the rooting of Android devices.
The Librarian Of Congress found that both jailbreaking and unlocking are both fair use under US copyright law and that the objections of mobile phone providers and vendors were based on business model concerns rather than copyright protection. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 5 days ago
Most iPhone users are satisfied with their AT& T service (via After Dawn) - According to a new survey released by the Yankee Group, 73 percent of iPhone owners are very satisfied with their AT&T service.
The overall satisfaction rate for AT&T subscribers is 68 percent, while 69 percent of general smartphone users say they are satisfied with the carrier. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 6 days ago
Thief steals iPhone being used in GPS test, gets caught in 9 minutes (via After Dawn) - Horatio Toure, of San Francisco, stole an iPhone today off a woman walking down the street and was promptly arrested 9 minutes later.
Why so fast? Toure stole an iPhone that was being used to test software that tracks GPS location in real-time, allowing the company and the authorities to track Toure's exact location everywhere he went. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 6 days ago
AT& T profits driven by strong iPhone sales (via After Dawn) - AT&T, the second largest wireless carrier in the United States posted their quarterly earnings today, announcing a 26 percent jump in profit on a slight increase in revenue.
The company said they activated 3.2 million iPhones and an overall net wireless subscriber gain of 1. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 1 week ago
