15Jan2011
How to Share Your iPhone’s Data Connection Right Now
Don’t want to wait until iOS 4.3 becomes publicly available to share your iPhone’s data connection? There’s a way to do it, but you’ll need to also have a Mac handy, so it isn’t the most portable solution. Still, if you’re travelling with a group and your hotel doesn’t have Wi-Fi, or you’ve setup a multi-device mobile workstation on a train, it could come in handy. And since the iPhone 3G won’t be getting iOS 4.3, this could come in handy for users not yet wanting to retire
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PocketPro Reconstructs Your Golf Swings on the iPhone
I’m with Mark Twain when it comes to golf: “Golf is a good walk spoiled.” That doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate some of its better points, though. The garishly patterned clothes, for example. And of course, the gadgets, of which the PocketPro is a great example. The PocketPro is a swing recorder, a black box for your golf game. It’s a tiny nylon clip that sits just under the grip of your club and uses a 3-axis digital gyroscope and accelerometers to measure your swing. It stores
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16% of AT&T customers plan to switch to Verizon for Apple’s iPhone – survey
A total of 16 percent of AT&T customers indicated they would switch to Verizon if it began offering the iPhone, in a survey conducted before this week's CDMA iPhone announcement. ChangeWave on Thursday released the results of a survey of 4,050 U.S. wireless customers, conducted just before this week's announcement that the iPhone 4 will arrive on Verizon's network Feb. 10. The survey indicates more customers want to leave AT&T than in any other poll dating back to June of 2009. Of those
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Will iPhone’s Personal Hotspot Make the 3G iPad Irrelevant?
Verizon announced the iPhone’s ability to act as a personal hotspot Jan. 11, but yesterday’s release of the iOS 4.3 beta confirmed that the feature will eventually make its way out to all iPhones, minus legacy devices — carriers willing. With the hotspot enabled, you can share your data connection with multiple Wi-Fi devices, including the iPad, something which wasn’t possible through wired USB or Bluetooth tethering. I realized immediately that not only do I no longer need a MiFi, as
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Verizon iPhone to attract 9 to 12 million new US users for Apple
Analysts predict Apple's expansion of the iPhone to Verizon in the US will net 9 to 12 million iPhone subscribers this year, nearly as many as AT&T attracted in 2010. A new report filed by the Wall Street Journal said that analysts are closely watching the iPhone's expansion, with "many" agreeing that Apple "will likely sell 9 to 12 million iPhones on Verizon's network this year." It contrasted that with estimates from Piper Jaffray & Co., which said AT&T sold 11.1 million iPhones
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Verizon iPhone to use existing plans, similar to AT&T
Verizon will reportedly announce the iPhone on Tuesday paired with its existing service plans and become available to subscribers later this month. A report published by Reuters credited an unnamed source for saying Verizon would sell the iPhone with its existing wireless plans. Verizon currently offers smartphone plans that are nearly identical to AT&T. There are some regional differences in service plans, as well as family and business plans, but the general terms of each carrier's
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AT&T Lowers iPhone 3GS Price to $49
AT&T today announced that, effective tomorrow, it will lower the price of the 8 GB iPhone 3GS to $49 from the current $99 price point. The press release suggests that the pricing could also be available through Apple sales channels, although a footnote states that pricing is determined by Apple. AT&T today announced a new price for the popular iPhone 3GS - $49.00 - available beginning tomorrow, Friday, January 7, for both new and upgrade-eligible existing AT&T customers. The offer
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Griffin CarTrip Hooks iPhone Direct to Your Car’s Brain
LAS VEGAS — Apple accessory maker Griffin has announced a nifty new dongle which connects your iPhone wirelessly to your car’s brain. The CarTrip is an OBD-II hardware interface connects to the iPhone via Bluetooth. OBD-II (On-Board Diagnostic System) is a standard interface for hooking up diagnostic computers to cars. The CarTrip plugs into the socket (found in pretty much any car made after 1996) and sends the info to a companion app called CleanDrive. As you may guess from the name,
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iPhone Alarm Bug Still Causing Issues for Some Users
Reuters has been keeping on top of the iOS alarm clock bug that has seen users experiencing problems with alarms activating properly in the new year. Despite reassurances from Apple over the weekend that alarms would begin functioning properly today, a number of users have reportedly continued to experience problems today, the first day of work in 2011 for many people. Some iPhone users across the globe complained of malfunctioning alarms on the first working day of 2011, even after Apple
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Ahead of rumored Verizon iPhone, Apple widens smartphone lead in U.S.
"According to November 2010 data, Apple holds 28.6 percent of the U.S. smartphone market, up slightly from 27.9 percent in October," Ryan Kim reports for GigaOM. "BlackBerry OS slipped again in November to 26.1 percent, down from 27.4 percent in October and 33.9 percent in June," Kim reports. "Android OS, meanwhile, closed the distance on Apple — reaching 25.8 percent in November, compared to 22.7 percent in October and 15 percent in June." Kim reports, "While Apple’s marketshare remains
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