There have been several conflicting reports on the suitability of the iPhone for the enterprise, even with Apple’s enterprise portfolio of features in the iPhone 2.0 software. Gartner looked at OS X iPhone 2.0 and sized up its readiness according to a set of minimum requirements and found the iPhone to be “ready for the…
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iPhone 3G Cases Cracking
Apple replaced the metal back on the original iPhone model with a colored plastic back on the iPhone 3G, and after little more than two weeks on the market some owners are reporting that the back on their new iPhone is cracking. Apparently the issue is more prominent on the 16GB white-backed iPhone 3G, but…
Activating, Configuring and Deploying iPhone in a Business Environment
Apple has added a wealth of features in iPhone 2.0 software to make it enterprise ready. While arguments linger on the suitability of the iPhone for enterprise and comparisons to the BlackBerry continue, for those IT managers who want to properly deploy the iPhone, Ryan Fass at Computerworld has launched a detailed series on Wednesday…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #159: MobileMe, Battery Backups, iPhone 3G, and Tales of Woe
Listen Now: Download: or (AAC courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhoneAlley) Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For July 14, 2008 MobileMe’s out, so Dave and John will discuss what’s different (and what’s the same). Plus it’s summer season in the USA, and that means thunderstorms for a lot of folks, so protecting yourself…
iPO Quick Tip - iPhone 2.0: Screenshots
Sometimes words alone aren’t enough to describe something, and that holds true with the iPhone and iPod touch, too. The iPhone 3G, and iPhone or iPod touch with Software version 2.0, make it easier to speak with images thanks to the new screenshot feature, no extra applications needed. A screenshot is a digital snapshot of…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #129: iPhone 3G Launch, App Store & MobileMe
Direct Link: MP3 Version Listen Now: Apple had a busy week with the launch of the iPhone 3G, the App Store, MobileMe and iPhone Software 2.0. Not everything went as planned with the iPhone or MobileMe launch, but the App Store hit the streets running with over 500 native iPhone and iPod touch applications. Also,…
iPhone 2.0 and 3G: 48 hours
For the next 48 hours (from July 11-13), I’m going to use this blog entry to post my semi-random comments and discoveries regarding the iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 software. The most recent comments are at the top. App Store software: slow to sync, upgrade and backup. [Note: This is my last update for this…
iPhone 3G; Got one!
Just in case you haven’t already read enough accounts of people attempting to purchase an iPhone 3G today…here’s mine. With several AT&T and Apple stores within a short drive of where I live, I had to take a stab at which place was most likely to bear fruit — and how early I needed to…
Just a Thought - iPod nano Versus iPhone: Decisons, Decisions...
Recently, at the World Wide Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, Apple took what turned out to be very leaky wraps off the second iteration of the iPhone: The iPhone 3G. The new version of the game-changing iPod/Internet tablet/cellphone now offers a built in GPS receiver, better reception, business-friendly upgrades, and the promise of more applications…
comScore: Internet Search for iPhone Jumps 47% in April
ComScore released a report last week that showed a dramatic jump, 47 percent, in internet search for the term iPhone in April, 2008, as word of the iPhone 3G circulated on the Internet. About 1.3 million people conducted 6.9 million searches for iPhone-related terms, a significant increase from previous months. “Speculation had been rampant in…
The Back Page - Analysts Miss the Boat, Question Innovation in iPhone 3G
Yesterday, I wrote a column saying that a key component to Apple’s price drop and change in business model for the iPhone 3G centers around the App Store, where Apple will earn 30% of the revenue generated from selling third party apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. I still haven’t seen anyone else cottoning…
The Back Page - iPhone's Price Drop All About the App Store
Watching the discussion and analysis of the iPhone 3G, what’s getting the most attention — particularly from the stock market world — is not so much the new features, but rather the price drop and change in business model. Many people seem to think that Apple lowered the price merely to move more units, and…
Just a Thought - Is That An iPhone In Your Pocket...
This is a fun time of year. The Summer sun is just starting to get its groove on, beaches swarm with scantily suited bathers, theme parks hum with throngs of thrill seekers, even the forests and national parks around the country strain to capacity as vacationers seek places to unwind and commune with Nature. True…
Delicious Library 2 Gains iPhone, .Mac Web Support [Updated]
Delicious Monster rolled out Delicious Library 2 on Tuesday. The new version of the personal cataloging application added the ability to sync information with your iPhone, and added one-click Web publishing to .Mac accounts. Delicious Library 2 The new version of the CD, DVD, book, video and game cataloger also Bonjour sharing for libraries, Smart…
iPO Quick Tip - iPhone: Backing Up the Important Stuff
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…
Ted Landau's User Friendly View - In search of headphones for my iPhone
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,…
ChangeWave Looks at what BlackBerry and iPhone Customers Love Most
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…
iPhone 2.0: Overflow comments
In t his month’s User Friendly View column, I offer my take on what an iPhone 2.0 future will be like. There were a few thoughts tumbling around in my head that didn’t make it to the column. I offer them here, as overflow comments. First up is “push.” The demonstration of push email, contacts…
iPhone 2.0 FAQ Fills in Between the Lines
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…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #118: iPhone Enterprise & SDK Special Report
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…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #115 2008-02-11: iPhone and iPod touch Updates, Yahoo Snubs Microsoft
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…
iPO Quick Tip - Breaking the iPhone Sync Blues
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…
Analyst: 3G iPhone Concerns Overdone
One of the biggest complaints about Appleis iPhone is that it uses EDGE for data transmission instead of the faster 3G technologies. American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu thinks those concerns are overdone and misplaced. Mr. Wu thinks that, despite the hype behind 3G, the technology isnit widely deployed and network coverage can be spotty.…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: Greenpeace's Toxic iPhone, More Lawsuits, and the Leopard Countdown Begins [UPDATE]
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…