iPhone Topics, Latest iPhone Reviews, iPhone News at iPhoneTopic.com http://www.iPhoneTopic.com/ Copyright 2008 iPhone Topic. All rights reserved. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple Inc. said Monday its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation featuring faster Internet surfing speeds. http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/apple-iphone-sold-out-online-us-uk.php Mon, 12 May 2008 17:37:00 CDT SAN FRANCISCO / SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Apple Inc has signed deals to bring the iPhone to four Asian countries later this year, which should help the company surpass its sales goal of 10 million units by the end of 2008. http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/apple-launch-iphone-four-asian-regions.php Mon, 12 May 2008 17:37:00 CDT NewsFactor - A webcam and Apple's .Mac subscription service resulted in the arrest of two thieves and the recovery of Kait Dupalga's Mac laptop. Dupalga, an employee at the Apple Store in White Plains, N.Y., lost her Mac when thieves broke into an apartment she shares with two roommates. The thieves took the computer along with televisions, DVDs, iPods, a box of liquor, and even a set of car rims. http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/webcam-remote-access-nab-mac-laptop-thieves.php Mon, 12 May 2008 15:39:00 CDT Using .Mac sync in Mac OS X Leopard, you can synchronize most of your personal data ??? including contacts, bookmarks, iCal events, Dock items, Dashboard widgets and more ??? among the multiple Macs you use at work and home. In fact, .Mac Sync even lets you add your iPhone to the mix. Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week. http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/quick-tip-of-week-taking-advantage-mac-sync.php Mon, 12 May 2008 14:13:00 CDT AP - Apple Inc. says its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation that will feature faster Internet surfing speeds. http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/apple-iphone-sold-out-us-uk.php Mon, 12 May 2008 13:01:00 CDT If youve started to get sick of all the iPhone carrier deal announcements, well, thats probably because you either dont live in any of the countries already named, or you do and have an unlocked phone. Either way, try to keep in mind those less fortunate than yourself. Adding to the already impressive roster of iPhone carrier deals weve heard over the past week, we now have an announcement from SingTel that it and its Bharti Airtel and Globe Telecom affiliates, as well as its Optus subsidiary, will be bringing the iPhone to Australia, India, Singapore, and the Philippines later this year. But wait! If youve been paying attention, then youll have noticed that India and Australia have already both had a flag planted in them by Vodafone. More evidence of Apple eschewing the exclusive deal route, as theyve done in Italy? I guess Apples moved on to an open marriage—how adventurous of them. [via Macworld] Copyright Mac Publishing LLC. This RSS feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you're not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you're looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact webmaster@macworld.com so we can take legal action immediately. http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/iphone-gets-singapore-philippines-deal-second-carr.php Mon, 12 May 2008 12:37:00 CDT AFP - Research in Motion unveiled Monday its latest BlackBerry smartphone with new styling and technology that aims to bite into Apple's juicy iPhone sales. http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/newest-blackberry-aims-keep-apple-iphone-at-bay.php Mon, 12 May 2008 12:12:00 CDT Weve been hearing about shortages of iPhones from UK provider O2 and reseller Carphone Warehouse, but up until this weekend, the Apple Stores seemed to still have them in stock. Unfortunately, now it seems that this iPhone famine has hit the online Apple Stores in both the US and the UK. Going to the store product pages for the iPhone in both countries now yields a ship date of Currently Unavailable, which—if we may quibble—is not really a date at all, now is it? Still, if even Apple doesnt have iPhones to sell, that seems to indicate either a rather big misestimate of channel inventory, or, if youre more of a conspiracy theorist, the imminent release of a new model. Were still a few weeks out from WWDC, though, and I find it hard to believe that Apples going to chug along for the next couple of weeks not selling iPhones, unless theyre just trying to build demand—which, to be honest, they dont really need. Then again, perhaps its just a sign of the imminent apocalypse. Dont say we didnt warn you. Copyright Mac Publishing LLC. This RSS feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you're not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you're looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact webmaster@macworld.com so we can take legal action immediately. http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/where-oh-where-my-iphones-gone.php Mon, 12 May 2008 11:51:00 CDT Macworld.com - Second Gear on Monday announced the release of Today 1.1, an update to their iCal event and task management software. A free update for registered users, Today costs $15. A demo is available. http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/today-ical-management-app-adds-filtering-locations.php Mon, 12 May 2008 11:30:00 CDT Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog received confirmation from Apple's public relations that Steve Jobs would be delivering the keynote speech at Apple's Wordwide Developer's Conference on Monday, June 9th.Although no official announcement has ... http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/steve-jobs-give-keynote-at-wwdc-on-june-9th.php Mon, 12 May 2008 09:59:00 CDT PC World - Apple's iPhone will be available from more than one mobile operator in Australia and India later this year, further signs that... http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/apple-take-iphone-nonexclusive-australia-india.php Mon, 12 May 2008 05:00:00 CDT Electronic Weekly's David Manners writes (via CNet.com.au) about a revealing encounter he had with Luigi Licciardi, executive vice president for technology and operations at Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM). Licciardi confirms what everyone essentially k... http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/3g-iphone-be-sold-italy-june-2008.php Mon, 12 May 2008 00:59:00 CDT Reuters - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd and its mobile associates will bring Apple Inc's popular iPhone to Singapore, India, Australia and the Philippines later this year, Southeast Asia's largest phone company said on Monday. http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/singtel-associates-bring-iphone-asia-year.php Mon, 12 May 2008 00:21:00 CDT Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone Now that it's more or less a given that a 3G model is on its way -- very shortly if rumors are to believed -- let's have a little fun speccing the thing out. Sure there's absolutely no data so let your imagination guide you. What's the price of this baby going to be? How much memory will be onboard and what will its battery life work out to? Better onboard camera? With Video? And how about "Back to My Mac"/"Back to My iPhone" features? What are you willing to pay per month for the glory of all that is new, shiny and iPhone? Let us know in the comments about your dream 3G iPhone.Permalink | Email this | Comments http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/3g-iphone-predictions.php Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT Filed under: iPhone Many months ago, I wrote about adding data packages to AT&T Pay As You Go accounts. I had hacktivated my iPhone to use the PAYG SIM to see how long it took to go through an entire 5MB data feature package. Answer? A few minutes. In case you don't see where I'm going with this, let me add that I just got off the phone with AT&T a few seconds ago. They have now officially added a new feature data package: for $19.95 you get unlimited data for 30 days. The way this works is as follows. You go to an AT&T store and buy a $100 prepaid SIM. This SIM is good for one year of use. You get a phone number, you get $100 of credit. Calls cost you either $0.25/minute or $1/day of use plus $0.10/minute. You pick which one when you set up the account. Read on for the rest of the details.Continue reading Data-only iPhone plan for $20/monthRead | Permalink | Email this | Comments http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/data-only-iphone-plan-20-month.php Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT Filed under: Rumors, WWDC, iPhoneWhile there still hasn't been an official announcement from Apple (as of this writing), Fortune has reported that Steve Jobs will don the black shirt and blue jeans to deliver a keynote address on June 9, kicking off WWDC '08.It's not a surprise, of course, as Steve typically talks during the show. Also expected is the announcement of a 3G iPhone, as well as plans for international distribution, as rumors have been at their usual pre-event levels for a couple of weeks.If you can't wait for all of the fun to begin, download the Countdown to WWDC Dashboard widget and stare at it obsessively.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/jobs-wwdc-keynote-all-but-confirmed.php Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT Filed under: Odds and ends, iPhoneI am one of the few people left in the country that owns and uses a rotary-dial telephone. Call me old-fashioned, but I just like the sound of that bell instead of an electronic noise when the phone rings. Now you can extend part of that experience (at least the labored dialing part) to your iPhone. Minnesota-based CodeMorphic has released RetroPhone, an application that simulates the rotary dial mechanism on the screen of your iPhone. Their website doesn't have a whole lot of information yet, but you can watch a video of the software in action at the St. Paul Pioneer Press's Your Tech Weblog. Of course, RetroPhone doesn't replicate the satisfying tactile response, but all the joy of spending two hours to dial an international phone number can be entirely yours. Thanks, Julio.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/rotary-dial-your-iphone.php Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT Filed under: iPhoneIn a singularly uninformative press release, SingTel, Singapore's largest telecommunications company, has announced that it is bringing the iPhone to "Singapore, India, the Philippines and Australia later this year" through several subsidiary carrier brands: SingTel, Bharti Airtel, Globe and Optus. The latter confirms our earlier post that Aussies won't be limited to Vodafone for their iPhone needs. Unfortunately no dates or pricing have been announced; it seems safe to assume this will cover the forthcoming 3G iPhone. In any case, this is good news for some of our Asia / Pacific iPhone brethren.Thanks Peter!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/singtel-confirms-iphone-singapore-india-philippine.php Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT Filed under: iPod Family, Retail, iPhone As iPhone channels continue to run dry, more and more readers have asked whether now would be a good time to buy an iPhone or not -- assuming you could even find one. Our Mike Rose suggested that dry channels might indicate that Apple is trying to avoid that whole "if a new model appears within 15 days of purchase" nightmare. If he's right, expect to see a flood of refurb units hit Apple and AT&T just after the new 3G unit is introduced. The first generation iPhone is an absolutely fabulous device and there's nothing to indicate that it won't be 100% compatible with new firmware for a long time to come. Price cuts on previous generation units make them an especially good match to hacking and unlocking. You can be enjoying your new iPhone while waiting out the inevitable 3G price drop or the move to newer generation technology. With Apple, there's a distinct consumer advantage to buying about 6-months behind the trend. As a delayed adopter, you buy all the beauty of the new technology while getting that (plus all the software updates and fixes) at a slightly lower price.Permalink | Email this | Comments http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/when-should-buy-iphone.php Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT PC World - Research in Motion's sleek new BlackBerry Bold 9000 will support 3G networks worldwide, as well as Wi-Fi and GPS. Will it be able to withstand a 3G iPhone challenge? http://www.iphonetopic.com/news/rim-s-blackberry-bold-beats-apple-3g-punch.php Sun, 11 May 2008 23:01:00 CDT