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China iPhone to sell with disabled Wi-Fi

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:52:00 GMT

According to TUAW, the iPhone may launch in Chinese by early 2010, but with disabled Wi-Fi.

Nokia phone versus jelly /swimming pool/golf club/rugby boot/ladder/beer/paintball

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:32:00 GMT

The Nokia Converstaions channel on YouTube has posted a series of videos showing just how rugged the new Nokia 3720 Classic phone is. "Built for rough handing with durable materials.". Indeed.

-- Nokia versus paintball

-- Nokia versus swimming pool

-- Nokia versus pint of beer

- Nokia phone versus very big ladder

-- Nokia phone versus golf club

-- Nokia phone versus rugby boot

Or as a short cut, a video montage of all of the above.

Teenager Falls Into Open Manhole While Texting

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:07:00 GMT

A 15-year-old girl from Staten Island walked into an open manhole while texting. Luckily she's fine. The story doesn't say if she was using an iPhone, because hey if she was, she should have purchased Email 'N Walk from the app store.

[via Gizmodo]

Previously: Email 'N Walk app review

More than 5000 Africans text message Obama

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:07:00 GMT

President Barack Obama asked interested citizens from around the world to send comments and questions about his trip to Africa. According to IC Publications, over 5,000 Africans sent text messages to US President Barack Obama ahead of his speech in Ghana Saturday during his first visit to the continent since taking office.

On America.gov you can read over 500 selected remarks and questions about the President's visit and speech.

Click here for a transcript of Obama's speech in Ghana.

Like Obama's speech from the University of Cairo, the US Department of State worked with Clickatell, a global mobile messaging provider, to reach citizens around the world.

In addition to online enrollment, African citizens interested in receiving President Obama's Ghana speech highlights via SMS were able enroll directly through their mobile phone by entering a specified mobile service code number, depending on their African country of origin.

Twitter to give bushfire alerts

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:02:00 GMT

Australia is to use social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to give people early warning of bushfires. The BBC reports.

Victorian state premier John Brumby says social networking sites on the internet will help to improve advice to households.

"We'll be providing more information to the community, like Twitter and Facebook - alternative means of communication to get the information out to the public," Mr Brumby said.

Satellite for US cell phone service launched

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:56:00 GMT

The world's largest commercial satellite was launched into space Wednesday, with a mission to provide phone service to cellular "dead zones" in North America. [via Cellular News]

... TerreStar has shown prototypes of the phones, which are similar to BlackBerrys, and like them, would have access to data and e-mail. The phones aren't on sale yet. TerreStar plans to have the system running before the end of the year.

To connect to the satellite, the handsets will need a clear view of the southern sky, just like a satellite dish. When that's not available, the sets will be able to connect to regular ground-based cellular networks. TerreStar has a roaming agreement with AT&T Inc.

Twitter followers 'can be bought'

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:38:00 GMT

Twitter users who lack an audience for their messages can now buy followers. The BBC reports.

Australian social media marketing company uSocial is offering a paid service that finds followers for users of the micro-blogging service.

Followers are available in blocks starting at $87 (£53) for 1,000. The biggest block uSocial is selling is 100,000 people.

... USocial estimated that each follower on Twitter was worth about 10 cents a month to a company that got them to sign up. The money would be made from adverts and sales on websites that followers click through to.

Just How Successful is the iPhone App Store?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:23:00 GMT

In Malcolm Gladwell’s New Yorker review of Chris Anderson’s new book, “Free: The Future of a Radical Price,” he said that Apple will soon be making more money from iPhone downloads than it does from the iPhone itself. The WSJ reports.

He said this to make a point that businesses can still be successful charging for content. But a quick glance at the iPhone’s numbers show that he may have been a little too hasty in his assertion.

... But a bigger moneymaker than the iPhone itself? It’s not even close. Apple doesn’t break out details about iPhone and App Store profits, so it’s difficult to get a precise figure. But Shaw Wu, an analyst for Kaufman Brothers, said his “guesstimate” for Apple’s quarterly App Store revenue is a few hundred million dollars at best, out of $1.5 billion in overall iPhone-related revenues.

On a per phone basis, Wu estimated that Apple gets about $600 a phone, give or take a few, based on a calculation that divides iPhone cash flow by the number of phones it has sold. (Consumers are able to buy iPhones for much less because cellphone carriers subsidize the difference).

Read full article.

Political Cartoon: Dropping cell phones

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:15:00 GMT

Cartoon from Bruno Plante - Tulsa World. Captured in Newsweek, page 14, July 6/13, 2009.

Obama Administration - White House News app

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:33:00 GMT

Obama Administration - White House News is a new app to keep up to date with President Barack Obama and his Administration.

This app will bring you daily blog entries from the Official White House blog, photos from the Official White House photographers, plus weekly video addresses by President Obama, videos of Press Briefings, Tweets from the White House's official Twitter account, and news articles from the Washington Post, New York Times, and Los Angeles Times.

(Government content used within this application is in the public domain. This application has not been endorsed by the Federal Government.)

[via What'on iPhone]