Today at the Worldwide Developers Conference Apple announced that the iPhone 3G is going to be released on July 11, 2008. Since then both Apple and AT&T have posted information answering many of the questions you all have been asking. I've absorbed as much of the information that I could, and rearranged it into a friendly question/answer format:
As expected, Apple just got unveiling the new iPhone 3G today at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference going on in San Francisco. It took FOREVER for them to cut-to-the-chase and outline all of the details. We'll start with the iPhone first and then go back to fill you in on some of the smaller details.
With all of the hype surrounding the 3G iPhone, we can't forget about other phones out there like the BlackBerry Thunder which has been labeled as RIM's "iPhone Killer." Boy Genius Report (BGR) claims to have received an official product shot, and if it's legitimate, it confirms that the phone will be touchscreen.
It's always interesting to see the patents that different technology companies file because sometimes (not always), it gives us an idea of what's to come. The latest patent filed by Apple is for "solar cells on portable devices" which gives us an idea that they just might be solar cells to the iPhone and/or iPods.
When Steve Jobs first announced the Apple TV, a device for playing digital content from iTunes, he was probably expecting it to become more of a hit than what it is. Sales aren't exactly stellar which leaves plenty of room for competition to come in and steal the show. In this case, it's Netflix's first streaming box made by Roku which in some ways, is coming in to shine brighter than the Apple TV.
The digital future appears to be one that embraces touch-screen technology, or so Microsoft thinks. Last year they showed off the $10,000 Surface, which is a large touch-screen table that can interact with things that are placed on it. For example, the Surface has started showing up in AT&T stores as a way for users to compare and contrast devices that they sell.
This morning I woke up and saw that we had received a tip from someone pointing to this article by the Inquirer. It caught my attention because it was talking about a new set of upgrades to Apple's MacBook Pro line of computers. As the day went on we received a few more tips on this, and a few of them linked to some gadget websites who had also written about it.
The highly anticipated new BlackBerry has been Boldly announced and is said to be available this Summer exclusively from AT&T in the U.S. with other carrier versions coming soon. It's called the BlackBerry Bold (a.k.a. BlackBerry 9000) and it sure is slick.
I've owned a few camera phones over the last several years but the camera part of those phones has always been pretty useless because I rarely used it. I don't know if it's because the pictures never turned out that great or because once I took a picture, it just sat on the phone and was never removed.
Over the last several months, there has been a lot of buzz around the Internet regarding a 3G iPhone coming soon from Apple. We haven't mentioned a thing about it yet because we weren't quite convinced that it was actually going to be coming as early as some have predicted.
Ever since Post-it notes became popular in the 1980's by 3M, no one has really managed to modernize them. I guess that saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" applies here.
There were some doubts about how real the Psystar Open Computers were, but reviews are starting to pour in from the gadget sites that have received the machines. That's definitely good news since it adds some reassurance to those who purchased the computer, but it looks like some quirks are already starting to come out of the wood work.
It's pretty crazy the things geeks can come up with when they get an idea. A group of undergraduate students over at Texas A&M have obviously been playing too much Guitar Hero, and decided that they could make a robot to conquer the game for them. After much thought they have named their dubious creation Slashbot.
The Wii has become rather notorious for the specialized controllers that it uses to draw people into the game being played. It's very much possible that you've been using the controllers for quite some time without actually knowing what they are capable of doing.
It seems as though Apple has been getting a lot of good publicity lately, and it's definitely got to be helping their sales. The latest example is a benchmark and usability test done by the reputable Popular Mechanics lab.
Back in October of 2006, Microsoft filed a patent for a new type of mouse and recently that patent was just published. Thanks to it being published, we now have a glimpse into what a future mouse from Microsoft might look like. It's a wearable design and not only does it look kinda cool, it's actually pretty clever and practical as well.
Remember the Psystar company that we wrote about yesterday? They are the ones who make the Open Computer that is capable of running Mac OS X, and they'll even go as far as to preinstall it for you. Because their prices are surprisingly reasonable there has been some concern raised as to whether the company is a scam.
We will get right to the point. Here is the Best Buy coupon for 10% off items in the categories listed below. You can print it off or just show it to them on your mobile phone. You can also keep it around because it doesn't expire until January 31st, 2012. We'll update this article as more recent coupons become available. Note that the code on the coupon is not unique so everyone can use it.
Well, Blockbuster has apparently decided that it won't be sitting on the sidelines when it comes to distributing digital media.
If there were a tornado headed your way, what would you think if you were able to receive a text message letting you know of it? In the next few years, it might be a possibility.
