Fscklog reports (another report) that T-Mobile Germany is starting to offer substantial discounts on 8GB iPhones when purchased with a 2 year service contract.
The 8GB iPhone normally costs 399 euro, but depending on the service plan y…
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Adobe’s John Nack writes about the future plans for Adobe Photoshop CS4 and CS5, revealing that Adobe Photoshop CS4 will include 64-Bit support, but for Windows only. The Mac version of CS4 will remain at 32-Bit. The reason for the discrepancy, how…
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone
I always pay my iPhone bill with the phone itself. It’s simple — touch settings, then phone then AT&T services. In just a few seconds, I can wave about $70US goodbye. What a world!
There are other options on that screen, like “View my minutes,” which I usually check when I pay my bill. As of right now, I’m looking at 1300 roll over minutes. This can only mean one thing:
I rarely use my iPhone as a phone.
I’m not alone. According to a report on International Business Times, 46.5 percent of iPhone owners spend the time they use their iPhones engaged in voice calls (that number is 71.7 percent for BlackBerry owners).
Also, iPhone owners in the US claim to spend 12.1 percent of their iPhone time on the net (compare that to 2.4 percent for all other mobile phones on average), and nearly 12 percent of their time listening to audio (compared to 2.5 percent for others).
In observing my own behavior with the iPhone, I use it most often as an iPod, and then to check email and use the net (Twitter mostly). For me, the iPhone is a computer that just happens to make phone calls, not a phone with some cool features. It appears I’m not the only one with this opinion.
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Desktops, Software, Freeware
My personal favorite desktop wallpaper app, the echo-named Desktoptopia, sent us a tip with a great announcement today: not only have they released version 1.5, and not only have they released a PC version (for your work computer to use, I guess), but Desktoptopia is now a completely free app.
Now, I don’t know if this is new or not, but their FAQ page says that the reason they’re now free is that some of the wallpapers that will show up on your desktop (the app periodically changes your wallpaper for you, as often as you’d like) are “beautiful desktops that reflect a brand.” I haven’t yet seen any obvious ones pop up in the old version, and I haven’t started using the new version yet, but I guess there’s a chance that you could have, say, a Wal-mart desktop show up. That would probably give me reason to uninstall the software right there, but of course that’s up to you — if you don’t like it, you could always try Desktopia, or just do it yourself with Automator.
I haven’t had that problem yet, though — in my experience, Desktoptopia has provided some great wallpapers (with no brands I could notice) as regularly as I’d like with no fuss at all. If you want some change to come regularly to your desktop wallpaper, but don’t want to go hunting around for the right pics, Desktoptopia is a great solution that is now completely free. Great to hear.
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple, iPhone
Employee malfeasance and underwear gnome schemes cannot account for the nationwide shortage of retail iPhone availability. As many TUAW readers discovered to their delight, AT&T has been clearing out their refurb iPhone stock and Apple stores are short on the shelves. As Apple’s supply chain is almost certainly unimpaired, pundits can only conclude that we’re about ready to hit an iPhone refresh.
The question about the refresh isn’t whether it will happen or not but rather when. We were guessing June/WWDC for a 3G iPhone announcement and September for a delivery — after all, new cell equipment has to go through rigorous approval. Stock shortages indicate that at least a memory-based refresh might arrive sooner than later. Right now, Apple customers are experiencing 5-7 day shipment delays on their purchases.
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When the iPhone was first announced at Macworld San Francisco 2007, Steve Jobs specifically said that he did not want the iPhone’s existence first revealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This comment has generated a bit of a followi…
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Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, iPod Family, Mac Pro, iPhone, MacBook Air
David Beckham recently received a snazzy gilded iPod touch from his teammates. That’s nice and all, but this guy is a superstar. He needs some seriously togged out Apple goodies. With that in mind, we’re offering the following shopping list:
Here’s hoping someone special in David’s life reads our list and makes a purchase. While you’re at it, a buffing cloth would be good, too.
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Apple has posted updates to three of their applications tonight:
iTunes 7.6.2
Rent and download your favorite movies with iTunes on your computer or directly to your living room on Apple TV. Enjoy rented movies in sizes…
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Image from WikipediaDon’t you just love this new ads for “Get a Mac!”? I sure do! Simply beautiful creation of such a humorous actors, producers, … And here are two new: Yoga and Breakthrough. Please have a look.
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Hot on the heels of the 9D10 seed, Apple appears to be working aggressively on the next version of Mac OS X with a new developer release (9D11) only days after the first.
Apple has detailed 19 more fixes in the latest seed and has aske…
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