May 12
Here is another lost iPhone 4. The photos show it turned on—with some kind of console screen titled Inferno. The photos and video also show some new interesting details. Update 2: Processor is an A4 including Samsung DRAM. More »
May 12
Next generation iPhone unscrewed from Vietnam (update: video!)
Posted in: Apple, breaking news, BreakingNews, iPhone, leak, Today's Chili, video
The kids at Taoviet have really outdone themselves. From the looks of these images, the Vietnamese site has nabbed an honest to goodness 4th generation iPhone — a 16GB model to be exact. It’s clearly pre-production judging by the XXX placeholders on the backside stamp and likely lacks a bootable OS, just a “Bonfire” test routine. Nevertheless, it looks authentic enough that we expect Apple’s henchmen to be busting down the guy’s door before he pries it open to reveal Apple’s chipset of choice. A few more pics in the gallery.
Update: We’ve spotted a difference from this model and the unit that Gizmodo bought. Notably, the pair of screws at the bottom of the device are gone. The cleaner design could indicate a newer prototype (closer to the actual retail model) though both the iPhone 3G and 3GS went to market with a similar pair of screws. Comparison shot after the break.
Update 2: Oops, too late Apple, teardown pics added showing an Apple branded processor. Note the black “N90” text on the white sticker — that’s the rumored internal codename for Apple’s next generation GSM iPhone. Yeah, that looks like the A4 processor to us.
Update 3: Video! Unfortunately, this sucker’s never going to boot to the OS. And if the translation in our comments is correct then the unit was purchased for US$4,000.
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Next generation iPhone unscrewed from Vietnam (update: video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 May 2010 03:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May 11
Boxee for iPhone, iPad and Android all but confirmed in Vindicia payment processing deal
Posted in: Android, Apple, apple ipad, AppleIpad, boxee, business, content, Google, GoogleAndroid, industry, ipad, iPhone, mobile os, MobileOs, os, Software, Television, Today's Chili
Oh sure, having Boxee nailed down to the desktop of your PC is fine and dandy, and that Boxee Box will ensure that the same experience is enjoyed by all who plant their fundament in front of your HDTV. But we all know what you’re after — lemon drops. And a mobile version of Boxee. In a post today by the company, it expressed outright joy in inking a deal with Vindicia in order to bring a payment processing solution to the platform; slated for implementation “by the end of the summer,” this CashBox add-in would enable users to purchase “premium content” from Boxee’s programming partners via credit card, gift card or PayPal. It’s a vital step in Boxee finally finding a revenue stream (something it confessed to needing on a previous episode of The Engadget Show), and better still, “Vindicia’s flexibility makes it possible for [Boxee] to enable payments on its website and across mobile platforms like the iPhone, Android and iPad.” Yeah, those are the company’s own words right there, and in case you still aren’t believing your eyes, chew on one final quote:
“Boxee’s eventual expansion to these platforms will pave the way for universally accessible content no matter where a user is (we love this idea!).”
Huzzah!
Boxee for iPhone, iPad and Android all but confirmed in Vindicia payment processing deal originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 20:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May 11
Keepin’ it real fake: the Shanshui P72 is the oversized, XP-running iPhone you’ve always secretly wanted
Posted in: iPhone, kirf, MID, Today's Chili, UMPC, video, Windows XP
A true iPhone KIRF running Windows XP may still be the stuff of dreams — crazy, fevered dreams — but it looks like we now have the next best thing: the iPhone-ish Shanshui P72. Boasting a 7-inch WVGA screen, this MID-sized device packs a 1.2GHz VIA C7-M processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB or 32GB of storage, WiFi and 3G connectivity, built-in GPS, and no less than three USB ports, which will let you attach a keyboard and mouse for an authentic Windows XP experience. Sadly, there’s no indication of pricing or availability, but you can check it out in action in the video after the break, and get an extensive look at the device at the source link below.
Keepin’ it real fake: the Shanshui P72 is the oversized, XP-running iPhone you’ve always secretly wanted originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 19:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
May 11
Apple brushes off NPD’s smartphone report, says it sees ‘no signs of the competition catching up anytime soon’
Posted in: Android, Apple, iPhone, ipod touch, IpodTouch, Today's Chili
Fresh off NPD’s latest Mobile Phone Track report claiming that Android has leapfrogged the iPhone in US sales, Apple is commenting on the numbers — and as you might expect, they’re not exactly taking a congratulatory tone with Google. Speaking to AllThingsD‘s John Paczkowski, Cupertino had this to say:
“This is a very limited report on 150,000 US consumers responding to an online survey and does not account for the more than 85 million iPhone and iPod touch customers worldwide. IDC figures show that iPhone has 16.1 percent of the smartphone market and growing, far outselling Android on a worldwide basis. We had a record quarter with iPhone sales growing by 131 percent and with our new iPhone OS 4.0 software coming this summer, we see no signs of the competition catching up anytime soon.”
The factual accuracy of Apple’s words here can’t really be disputed, but as Paczkowski notes, the context can: lumping the iPod touch into this equation isn’t really fair, since NPD’s report is about smartphones, not mobile operating systems (which would’ve let devices like non-phone Android MIDs into the picture). Besides, this is about the US market in the first quarter of 2010, not global sales, nor is it about Apple’s development pipeline. In other words, Apple’s not disputing NPD’s report here — rather, they’re simply trying to change the subject, as any properly-trained PR department would. There’s no question Android still has an uphill battle to dominate market (and mind) share the world over, but the odds that it outsold the iPhone in the US in Q1 remain very real.
Apple brushes off NPD’s smartphone report, says it sees ‘no signs of the competition catching up anytime soon’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 14:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
May 11
Apple’s Contract With ATT Does Not Quash Verizon Rumor
Posted in: Apple, att, iPhone, Phones, rumors, Today's Chili, verizon
Apple’s supposedly confidential agreement with AT&T was not a secret after all: They struck a five-year exclusivity contract to carry the iPhone in 2007, an old court document reveals. Still, the validity of the contract remains a question.
An ongoing class action suit filed against Apple and AT&T in 2007 alleged that the two parties held a monopoly over the iPhone by locking consumers into a contract for an indefinite amount of time. However, Engadget’s Nilay Patel discovered that Apple filed a brief in October 2008 citing a USA Today article, which says Apple and AT&T struck a five-year agreement for the iPhone in 2007.
“AT&T has exclusive U.S. distribution rights for five years — an eternity in the go-go cellphone world,” the USA Today article dated May 23, 2007 wrote. “And Apple is barred for that time from developing a version of the iPhone for CDMA wireless networks.”
That would imply AT&T will be the exclusive U.S. carrier of the iPhone until 2012, which comes at odds with persistent rumors that Apple’s contract with AT&T expires this year and that a Verizon iPhone is due this fall. However, Engadget’s Patel notes that the contract could very well have been amended since then. Also, it’s unclear whether the contract would only apply to a specific model of the iPhone (first- or second-generation, for example). If that were the case, it would still open doors for Verizon to carry a brand new model of the iPhone.
Rumors of a Verizon iPhone gained more credence in March when The Wall Street Journal, which has a solid track record for Apple rumors, was tipped about a CDMA-compatible iPhone scheduled for mass production in September. CDMA is the standard used by Verizon.
Also, just today, tech blog Crunchgear claims it received a tip that advertising company Landor Associates is already preparing an ad campaign for a Verizon iPhone. Crunchgear has been an unreliable source of Apple rumors, according to MacRumors’ Arnold Kim, but the idea of an ad agency leaking information is plausible.
See Also:
- Analyst Predicts Verizon iPhone Announcement Next Week
- Verizon to Apple: We Want the iPhone
- WSJ: Apple to Produce Verizon iPhone in September
- Verizon iPhone ‘Unlikely’ in 2010, Says Analyst
- Verizon iPhone Could be Here Next Year
- Verizon iPhone Could Arrive Next Year After All
- Verizon Attacks the iPhone, Hints at Upcoming Droid
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May 11
Hey AT&T and Apple, You Are Doing It Wrong [Rant]
Posted in: Apple, att, ipad, iPhone, Today's Chili, top
May 11
Perhaps the most common complaint about the iPhone is that it’s available only on AT&T–the network, which, according to a recent survey, has far and away the most dropped calls in the U.S. for smartphone owners.
A five-year exclusivity agreement between the two companies has been rumored for some time, but until now, we hadn’t seen any evidence that such a contract actually existed. Three years after the release of the original iPhone, the proof finally appears to have surfaced, thanks to an ongoing class-action lawsuit in California that alleges that the two companies have an illegal monopoly over iPhone service.
Engadget, which dug up the proof, explains:
[The accused monopoly was established] by telling customers the iPhone’s required service contract was two years long when the Apple / AT&T exclusivity deal was actually for five years–thus requiring buyers to re-up with AT&T for three years (and not, say, T-Mobile) if they wanted to keep using the iPhone.
In response to the suit, the appeal shed some light on the deal:
The duration of the exclusive Apple-[AT&T] agreement was not ‘secret’ either. The [plaintiff] quotes a May 21, 2007 USA Today article – published over a month before the iPhone’s release – stating, “AT&T has exclusive U.S. distribution rights for five years-an eternity in the go-go cellphone world.
May 11
Square mobile payment system goes live on iPhone, iPad, and Android this week (video)
Posted in: Android, apple ipad, AppleIpad, AppleIphone, ipad, iPhone, Today's Chili, video
We’ve been intrigued by the Square Payment System since it first ditched its Squirrel costume back in 2009, and now it appears we’re on the eve (or eve of the eve, or pretty close anyway) to its release for not only the iPhone, but for the iPad and for Android as well. The software is said to be hitting App Stores and Markets this week, working with a sugar cube-sized card reader that pops into the 3.5mm headphone jack, a device that the company is giving away for free to those who sign up. Using it will not be free, with retailers paying fees starting at 2.75 percent plus a 15 cent surcharge, but that’s considerably cheaper than many other options out there (which often require costly hardware to boot). There’s another new video after the break, and we can’t wait for these things to start showing up at the farmer’s market. No more early morning ATM runs!
Update: Apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices are now live in their respective download abodes. None will require that you enter a single digit of your credit card.
[Thanks, Ed]
Square mobile payment system goes live on iPhone, iPad, and Android this week (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 09:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May 11
The Fastest (and Slowest) Way to Charge an iPad [Apple]
Posted in: Apple, charger, feature, ipad, iPhone, ipod, power, review, Today's Chili, top
The flipside of the iPad’s seemingly inexhaustible battery life is that the length of time it takes to recharge it is best measured in epochs. Turns out, some methods work better than others. More »
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