I’m running a iPhone 3GS at present and I have to say that based on early usage, the latest OS release (iOS4) that came out last night is a cracking update. Everything seems that little bit faster, the multitasking is great (for apps that support it) and the unified inbox makes it heaps easier to [...]

Check out this video for ‘Layars’, an augmented reality application.  This application isn’t available for the iPhone 3GS yet but expect something similar (or a port of this) within months. An ‘augmented reality’ application, in simplistic terms, takes what you view on your phone camera and overlays information as you pan about. Whilst much of [...]

Next Tuesday journalists are being invited to a media event at Apple’s Cupertino, Calif. headquarters. Apparently the invitation reads ‘Get an advance preview of what we’re building’. Well, here’s three things I’m hoping for… 1. Cut and paste – it’s not rocket science but as the all the cool kids running jail-broken iPhones already have [...]

Since the June launch of the iPhone 3G there was speculation of TomTom being available for the device. After all, with the inclusion of a GPS chip in a touch screen device, surely full-blown satellite navigation is the next obvious step? Well, it’s been a bit quiet lately hasn’t it? I’ve heard nothing through the [...]

This is the application/functionality for podcasting that SHOULD be on the iPhone. Similar to the way podcasting works on Symbian S60 devices: you can download podcasts straight over the air (Wifi/3G) to your iPhone. Unfortunately, Apple has refused to list it on the App store as they believe it infringes on the functionality of iTunes. [...]

So O2, have decided not to launch the iPhone 3G on PAYG on the 11th July. It’s a terrible decision, which only goes to explain why the iPhone is performing so badly against Apple/O2′s expectations. The facts seem self evident: more people want PAYG than pay monthly. More succinctly, they want the iPhone device, not [...]

Following on from the last post it would seem that O2 briefly posted pricing for the iPhone 3G PAYG on their site this evening. Only to have it taken down moments later. Did O2 jump the gun? Was the pricing incorrect? Hopefully not as at £299 the iPhone 3G seems like a fair enough deal [...]

Perhaps the most interesting development for the new iPhone 3G is the ability to purchase it on a Pay As You Go contract from O2 (UK only). However, how much does O2 intend to charge for the device? Given the original iPhone started out at £269 with a hefty 18 month contract and ultimately failed [...]

So, here is the iPhone 3G. In case you haven’t already, check it out. I moaned about the affordability of the original iPhone back here and here. Apple have obviously learnt their lesson and I think it’s hard to criticise the new pricing structure. The GPS is also a feature I’m glad to see them [...]

Having read reports here and here about the volume of iPhone’s that weren’t registered to ‘official’ networks I decided to find out just how difficult it was to unlock, activate and jailbreak a UK iPhone. The answer, as it turns out, is ‘surprisingly simple’. Having performed the process, I am surprised there aren’t actually a [...]