We don't know how many people have hit this problem (the Apple support forums talk about only overheating here and here, as a sample), but at least one user claims that his white iPhone 3GS has become PINK with heat. Not that there's much to take away from this, but just take a look at your white iPhone 3GS. If it looks like the photos here, then you have a problem. Or you've been eating cotton candy and you need to wipe your hands first before checking your email. Via:gizmodo
An update of USBConfiguration.plist file found in the latest firmware for iPhone OS 3.1 beta provides evidence that Apple is developing an unknown device. According to ArsTechnica story, the product called "iProd", was discovered in March and has since been updated as "1.1", which has led people to believe that there is indeed a stranger in the products Apple under active development for the iPhone OS to run. When the iPhone 3.0 OS SDK beta was seeded to developers, an entry into the... Read more...
Major League Baseball has another step towards its technical superiority over other three major sports championships Wednesday, the cable connecting MLB.TV subscription package with its A Bat iPhone application. Beginning Wednesday, will each MLB Regular and postseason game for fans of baseball through the $ 9.99 iPhone and iPod Touch application originally released last year. Customers who already subscribe to MLB.TV and MLB.TV Premium package - the service on-line baseball - can now... Read more...
Find my iPhone, Apple offers a service to subscribers of MobileMe, is without doubt a man pay for the Pittsburgh area. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the man was assaulted at gunpoint in the Shadyside area of Pittsburgh for two men who took their credit cards and PIN. Pittsburgh Local police said the victim, who was not identified, surrendered his wallet, PIN, and the iPhone to thieves. Later he used a computer to locate your iPhone with MobileMe service, which eventually... Read more...
“You know the beautiful thing: June 29, 2009, is the two- year anniversary of the first shipment of the iPhone,” Elevation Partners (which owns a huge portion of Palm) co-founder Roger McNamee told Bloomberg in March. “Not one of those people will still be using an iPhone a month later.” We’re 5 days away from that milestone. Anyone want to take that bet still? It’s been 18 days since the launch of the Palm Pre, and the device has already passed an important milestone: 1... Read more...
Apple may have blinked first in the ongoing battle with the Chinese government to allow the company to sell a Wi-Fi-enabled iPhone in that country. Apple may have blinked first in the ongoing battle with the Chinese government to allow the company to sell a Wi-Fi-enabled iPhone in that country. Apple could have eye before the battle under way with the Chinese government to allow the company to sell a Wi-Fi enabled iPhone in that country. The back-and-off battle between Apple and China Ministry... Read more...
iPhone Applications for business are expanding at a mind-boggling pace. You can manage payrolls, bank accounts, transactions, appointments, and more. But does it make sense to move almost all your business operations to an iPhone? While the economy limps along, Chris Cunningham’s heating and air conditioning business in suburban Indianapolis is enjoying unprecedented success. Business at Service Plus Heating and Air Conditioning is up 40 percent since Cunningham passed out a new tool to... Read more...
Many of us were ecstatic to learn about the release of the iPhone 3G S, Apple’s newest generation of mobile smartphone. The phone offers greater speed, video recording, a 3 megapixel camera, and increased battery life, among an array of other upgrades. Not long after though, current AT&T customers got a harsh dose of reality: they couldn’t upgrade for the $199 subsidized price. They’d have to pay at least $399, if not more.Customers didn’t take this news lying down, though. Only a day... Read more...
Every time there’s a new iPhone or iPod release, we put together a list of 10 new things readers probably didn’t know about prior to the device’s launch. This time is no exception: below, you’ll actually find way more than 10 surprising details, though we’ve organized this article into 10 straightforward sections. Enjoy. 1. Speeds: The iPhone 3G S’s speed increases are quantifiable and noticeable almost across the board. In actually using the device for non-web apps,... Read more...
Yesterday marked the death knell for the voice of Google Apps, new and existing Google Voice app dish that has been rejected. Google was informed yesterday that GV Mobile was pulled because of "duplication of functions." Sean Kovacs, the developer of Mobile GV wrote: Richard Chipman Apple just called - he said they are removing from GV Mobile App Store due to it that the duplication of functions is supplied with iPhone (Dialer, SMS, etc.). He does not actually specify that the properties,... Read more...
Nissan has developed an iPhone application that collects personal information from sensors their next electric car to view details about things such as lithium-ion battery levels, the time needed for a full charge, and an approximate cost of refilling the device screen . The app also function as a remote control that allows a user on a cold day to turn the heat on the outside of the vehicle, displaying information on the temperature. 
This is not a big deal for a gas-powered vehicles, as it can only start the engine and turn on the heat until it warms up, but with an electrical machine, running the AC or heat would drain the batteries . With the remote app, you could sense the temperature and turn on your network or heat as a result while it is still connected to the mains, maximizing battery life.The application is still only a prototype, but is part of their commitment to release an electric car by 2010 in the United States and Japan. The world is a sneak peak at about today, but Nissan will be unveiling the vehicle on Sunday.
