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AT&T’s bullish earnings report suggests iPhone exclusivity is almost over

You can tell a product ranks high in the public consciousness when something like this is news: AT&T’s quarterly earnings report makes it sound like the telecom may finally lose its iPhone exclusivity deal. . . . → Read More: AT&T’s bullish earnings report suggests iPhone exclusivity is almost over

AT&T U-verse Mobile launches on August 9, $75 iTunes credit if you sign up for a TV package

AT&T’s been talking about its all-new U-verse Mobile app for the iPhone since CTIA back in March , and documents we’ve just received suggest that it’s finally launching this coming Monday, August 9. . . . → Read More: AT&T U-verse Mobile launches on August 9, $75 iTunes credit if you sign up for a TV package

Mark Papermaster leaves Apple for reasons and destinations unknown (update)

We’re not quite sure chip guru Mark Papermaster ever truly settled into his role as Apple’s SVP of Devices Hardware Engineering in the year and four months since he finally walked through the door , but after the recent antenna troubles someone decided that he wasn’t going to work there anymore. . . . → Read More: Mark Papermaster leaves Apple for reasons and destinations unknown (update)

iPhone’s App Store ‘Try Before You Buy’ section isn’t exactly what you’re hoping for

We love Android ’s 24-hour app return policy, so when we heard about Apple opening a “Try Before You Buy” section in the App Store , we grabbed the closest iDevice in our proximity to see what exactly was up. Only, it isn’t exactly what we expected given the name. Located under Features -> Free on the App Store, the new section serves only to highlight the free / “lite” edition of apps with premium older siblings. . . . → Read More: iPhone’s App Store ‘Try Before You Buy’ section isn’t exactly what you’re hoping for

Hacker reveals how Apple artificially restricts iPhone chargers (video)

Most cell phone manufacturers have charging standards these days, even if they can’t always agree on which version of USB to use, but as the hair-tearing message above shows, third-party renditions of Apple’s proprietary dock connector haven’t always been universal solutions for iPods and iPhones. . . . → Read More: Hacker reveals how Apple artificially restricts iPhone chargers (video)

FaceTime 3G data consumption tested: about 3MB per minute

The folks over at 9to5Mac have kept up their investigation of FaceTime over 3G with a quick and dirty data usage analysis. Lest you’ve forgotten, jailbreaking Apple’s Quattro permits walled garden escapees to FaceTime each other using dusty old 3G, and now we’ve got some numbers to show how much of an impact doing so will have on your bandwidth allowance. . . . → Read More: FaceTime 3G data consumption tested: about 3MB per minute

Square payment system is coming back in full force by ‘late summer’

Unsurprisingly, given the small company and big ambitions behind the project, the Square mobile payments system got off to a shaky start earlier this year. Hardware shortages were resolved relatively quickly, but setting up the proper fraud prevention infrastructure without transactional limits — which, shockingly, were disfavored by merchants — threatened to shelve the little credit card reader for a long while . . . → Read More: Square payment system is coming back in full force by ‘late summer’

iOS 4.1 beta 3 breaks loose (update: Game Center killed on iPhone 3G and second gen iPod touches)

Member of the illustrious iPhone Developer Program? Well, aren’t you special . . . → Read More: iOS 4.1 beta 3 breaks loose (update: Game Center killed on iPhone 3G and second gen iPod touches)

Visualized: iPhone 4 jailbreak makes itself at home

Sorry folks, we don’t think this one falls under “fair use.” Nice try though. Visualized: iPhone 4 jailbreak makes itself at home originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:11:00 EST. . . . → Read More: Visualized: iPhone 4 jailbreak makes itself at home

Improve iOS 4 Performance on your iPhone 3G by turning off Spotlight search options

I’ve read report after report of things you can do to improve iOS 4 performance on the iPhone 3G . The most common suggestion is to turn all of your spotlight search features completely OFF. . . . → Read More: Improve iOS 4 Performance on your iPhone 3G by turning off Spotlight search options

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