iPhone

Connecting your iPhone to your Mac or PC automatically backs up the information on your handheld, which can be a real life saver if you have to replace it. Restoring that info to a different iPhone is just as easy, but only if you really do have all of the data safe and sound on…

At the end of this column, you’ll find my opinions on two relatively new iPhone-compatible headsets from Etymotic Research. But I intend to take the scenic route to get there, a route that takes us by some relevant and more general background information. Background: The California “hands free” law and Bluetooth headsets Beginning July 1,…

Previously, ChangeWave looked at the customer satisfaction levels of RIM’s BlackBerry and Apple’s iPhone. They saw an evolving two horse race in the U.S. smartphone market. Now, ChangeWave has looked at what customers of the two phones love most about them. “The previous report showed excellent consumer satisfaction levels for the two smart phone frontrunners…

Apple’s iPhone 2.0 announcement last week embraces many elements, the enterprise, security, developers and a new way of downloading iPhone apps. Computerworld’s iPhone 2.0 FAQ on Sunday filled in between the lines with some interesting tidbits from the presentation. The FAQ explained the various levels of the SDK program for developers. “There is no charge…

Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple showed off its iPhone SDK this week, and made it clear that its handheld is destined for the enterprise market. The company also landed at the top of Fortune’s most admired companies list, shareholders told Apple they want more control over executive pay, Facebook is considering a move into iTunes…

Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple released new iPhone and iPod touch models, the iPhone is going strong in the smart phone market, and yet another company is going after the company for patent infringement. Yahoo had a tough week, and Apple dropped out of NAB. The Apple Weekly Report will be included in TMO’s main…

Occasionally your iPhone or iPod touch starts syncing when you connected it to your Mac only to drop out of the sync process. Even worse, once the cycle stops, it continues every time you plug your handheld in. This fix is fairly easy, but you won’t find it in iTunes. You’ll know if you are…

Direct Link: MP3 Version [Update: We have corrected the audio syncing issue and uploaded a new file. – Editor] Even though Apple’s iPhone complies with European hazardous chemical regulations, Greenpeace thinks it’s still a toxic handful, and now a California group is ready to sue the Cupertino company over the findings. Apple CEO Steve Jobs…

Scrolling through a Web page in Safari on your iPhone only takes a flick of the finger, which is a stunningly easy way to move through a site. Jumping quickly back to the top of a Web page, however, isn’t quite so easy since it involves flick after flick to work your way back up…

Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Monday, July 16th, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%6a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%40%6d%61%63%6f%62%73%65%72%76%65%72%2e%63%6f%6d%3e%4d%69%63%68%61%65%6c%20%4a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29’))Michael Johnston). Dave and John talk through iTunes password and large file-management issues, share some tips about cloning your old Mac up to your new one, play some very interesting reader…

Well, it’s been a bit more than a week since the launch of the iPhone and you’d think that the hubbub surrounding Apple’s new consumer device would have diminished, and it has to some extent. Instead of falling away to a silence normally reserved for libraries, funerals, or the launch of the Zune, however, the…

Direct Link: MP3 Version A week after the iPhone launch, Apple’s combo iPod and smartphone is still going strong. This week Jeff and Bryan look at the iPhone market, Apple’s climbing stock, and what the iPhone reviewers are getting right and wrong. The Apple Weekly Report will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and…

The iPhone has arrived, and it’s everything it was cracked up (by Apple) to be. Contacts, music, calendars, photos, movies, YouTube browsing, Web-surfing, and it makes calls, too! Writing a review for this device could legitimately be anything from two words (“It’s great.”) to a 3,000 word opus on all of the nitpicky pros and…

Direct Link: MP3 Version After all the hype, the iPhone is finally out. Jeff and Bryan attended Apple Store launch events, and share their perspective on the experience. They also have some first impressions — both good and bad — on Apple’s highly anticipated entrance into the cellphone market. The Apple Weekly Report will be…

Apple has sent out a preparation list for would-be iPhone customers. The "Get Ready" e-mail not only lets users know what they can do to prepare for using their iPhone, it also includes what is effectively the most comprehensive feature list we’ve yet seen from Apple for the iPhone. Accordingly, we are posting the e-mail…

The Apple iPhone enters a mature mobile phone market. It has great potential, will grow and change, but it won’t have the same impact as the iPod did in a relatively new market. That may not even matter, according to Rediff’s India Abroad. Everyone is talking about the Apple iPhone now. It’s a credit to…

Direct Link: MP3 Version This week, Ricky and Jeff put the Apple/Cingular contract through the Context Machine. Then, they wrap up their series on podcasting mics. The Apple Weekly Report will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own feed if you’d like to add it directly to your podcatching client.…

Noting that he hasn’t “seen anything from Apple that the iPhone’s debut is imminent,” Yankee Group analyst Michael Goodman on Tuesday tried to dispel rumors about the product during an interview with Tracy Johnke of MarketWatch. With Christmas just over a month away, Mr. Goodman said that right now “is a poor time to generate…