Apple’s iPhone 2.0 announcement last week embraces many elements, the enterprise, security, developers and a new way of downloading iPhone apps. Computerworld’s iPhone 2.0 FAQ on Sunday filled in between the lines with some interesting tidbits from the presentation. The FAQ explained the various levels of the SDK program for developers. “There is no charge…
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Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #118: iPhone Enterprise & SDK Special Report
Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple showed off its iPhone SDK this week, and made it clear that its handheld is destined for the enterprise market. The company also landed at the top of Fortune’s most admired companies list, shareholders told Apple they want more control over executive pay, Facebook is considering a move into iTunes…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #115 2008-02-11: iPhone and iPod touch Updates, Yahoo Snubs Microsoft
Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple released new iPhone and iPod touch models, the iPhone is going strong in the smart phone market, and yet another company is going after the company for patent infringement. Yahoo had a tough week, and Apple dropped out of NAB. The Apple Weekly Report will be included in TMO’s main…
iPO Quick Tip - Breaking the iPhone Sync Blues
Occasionally your iPhone or iPod touch starts syncing when you connected it to your Mac only to drop out of the sync process. Even worse, once the cycle stops, it continues every time you plug your handheld in. This fix is fairly easy, but you won’t find it in iTunes. You’ll know if you are…
Analyst: 3G iPhone Concerns Overdone
One of the biggest complaints about Appleis iPhone is that it uses EDGE for data transmission instead of the faster 3G technologies. American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu thinks those concerns are overdone and misplaced. Mr. Wu thinks that, despite the hype behind 3G, the technology isnit widely deployed and network coverage can be spotty.…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: Greenpeace's Toxic iPhone, More Lawsuits, and the Leopard Countdown Begins [UPDATE]
Direct Link: MP3 Version [Update: We have corrected the audio syncing issue and uploaded a new file. – Editor] Even though Apple’s iPhone complies with European hazardous chemical regulations, Greenpeace thinks it’s still a toxic handful, and now a California group is ready to sue the Cupertino company over the findings. Apple CEO Steve Jobs…
Analyst: iPhone Credit Rebuilding Good Will
“We had been concerned about negative reaction from many early customers who paid $599 for the iPhone,i Mr. Wu said. “We are very pleased to see Apple do the right thing in responding fairly quickly.” He expects the credit will also help restore trust with its loyal customer base, and that the financial impact of…
iPO Quick Tip - iPhone: Quick Safari Scrolling
Scrolling through a Web page in Safari on your iPhone only takes a flick of the finger, which is a stunningly easy way to move through a site. Jumping quickly back to the top of a Web page, however, isn’t quite so easy since it involves flick after flick to work your way back up…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #111: iTunes, Imaging (drives), iPhone tips, and Intriguing New Questions
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Monday, July 16th, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%6a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%40%6d%61%63%6f%62%73%65%72%76%65%72%2e%63%6f%6d%3e%4d%69%63%68%61%65%6c%20%4a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29’))Michael Johnston). Dave and John talk through iTunes password and large file-management issues, share some tips about cloning your old Mac up to your new one, play some very interesting reader…
Just A Thought - Apple Store: 240 Hours A. i. R. (After iPhone Release)
Well, it’s been a bit more than a week since the launch of the iPhone and you’d think that the hubbub surrounding Apple’s new consumer device would have diminished, and it has to some extent. Instead of falling away to a silence normally reserved for libraries, funerals, or the launch of the Zune, however, the…
Podcast - Apple Report: iPhone - The Apple and AT&T Steamroller
Direct Link: MP3 Version A week after the iPhone launch, Apple’s combo iPod and smartphone is still going strong. This week Jeff and Bryan look at the iPhone market, Apple’s climbing stock, and what the iPhone reviewers are getting right and wrong. The Apple Weekly Report will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and…
The Back Page - iPhone: All That, a Bag of Chips, and a Rootbeer Float, Too!
The iPhone has arrived, and it’s everything it was cracked up (by Apple) to be. Contacts, music, calendars, photos, movies, YouTube browsing, Web-surfing, and it makes calls, too! Writing a review for this device could legitimately be anything from two words (“It’s great.”) to a 3,000 word opus on all of the nitpicky pros and…
Podcast - Apple Report: iPhone-palooza!
Direct Link: MP3 Version After all the hype, the iPhone is finally out. Jeff and Bryan attended Apple Store launch events, and share their perspective on the experience. They also have some first impressions — both good and bad — on Apple’s highly anticipated entrance into the cellphone market. The Apple Weekly Report will be…
Apple Offers iPhone "Get Ready" List
Apple has sent out a preparation list for would-be iPhone customers. The "Get Ready" e-mail not only lets users know what they can do to prepare for using their iPhone, it also includes what is effectively the most comprehensive feature list we’ve yet seen from Apple for the iPhone. Accordingly, we are posting the e-mail…
Apple's iPhone no iPod, but Still a Winner
The Apple iPhone enters a mature mobile phone market. It has great potential, will grow and change, but it won’t have the same impact as the iPod did in a relatively new market. That may not even matter, according to Rediff’s India Abroad. Everyone is talking about the Apple iPhone now. It’s a credit to…
Podcast - Apple Report: iPhone Analyses, Rounding Up Podcasting Mics
Direct Link: MP3 Version This week, Ricky and Jeff put the Apple/Cingular contract through the Context Machine. Then, they wrap up their series on podcasting mics. The Apple Weekly Report will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own feed if you’d like to add it directly to your podcatching client.…
Analyst Tries to Dispel iPhone Talk
Noting that he hasn’t “seen anything from Apple that the iPhone’s debut is imminent,” Yankee Group analyst Michael Goodman on Tuesday tried to dispel rumors about the product during an interview with Tracy Johnke of MarketWatch. With Christmas just over a month away, Mr. Goodman said that right now “is a poor time to generate…
Analyst: Apple Working on 2nd Cell Phone, Red Nano Selling Well
American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu on Monday issued a report detailing his belief that Apple is working on a second iTunes cell phone, as well as his thoughts on sales of the new red iPod nano. Of the second cell phone, he wrote: “We are picking up that AAPL is working on a second…
Analyst: New iPods Strengthen Apple's Lead
The new US$249 price point for the 30GB video capable iPod may also force Microsoft to rethink its Zune pricing and strategy. The iPod now sports a brighter, higher resolution display, and an updated interface – all features that help distance Apple even more from its competition. Longer battery life is also key in the…
Analyst: Yes, Virginia, There is an Apple Cell Phone
Mr. Wu wrote: “The cell space is a tricky and competitive business, but an enormous opportunity for AAPL. We believe there will be plenty of skeptics again, but AAPL should not be discounted due to its strong brand name, loyal customer base, and obsession with quality. We have learned that the kinks have been worked…
Hidden Dimensions -- Getting a Piece of the iPhone Action
"For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three." – Alice Kahn Asking the Right Questions Every thing I say in this article about Apple is a guess; I have no inside information. As for the rest, all I know is what I’ve read on…
Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Games on the iPod a Path to iPhone?
Direct Link: MP3 Version Speculation bubbled up this week that Apple is looking into putting real games on the iPod. Is Apple’s looking to compete with Sony and Nintendo? Or could iPod games be part of a plan to take mobile phones head-on? Ricky Spero gives his analysis in this week’s Context Machine. The Weekly…
Analyst: 'iPhone' Will Be a 'Category Killer'
Analyst Kirk Yang, who covers technology for Citigroup in Asia Pacific, said during the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit in Hong Kong that the fabled “iPod with phone functionality is going to be a category killer.” Nathan Layne reported on his comments for Reuters, noting that the convergence of cell phones and MP3…
Adult Film Industry Eyes Video iPod, Cell Phones
Research firm Yankee Group has said that the sale of X-rated content for portable devices could be worth US$200 million annually by 2009, fueled in large part by the new video-capable iPod as well as cell phones that can play video. Mike Musgrove, writing for The Washington Post, reported on that development on Tuesday, noting…