Friday, October 17, 2008

Power up your iPhone 3G on the go

f you’re fed up of constantly keeping an eye out for spare plug sockets, so you can top up your iPhone 3G before it flakes out, Mophie has the must have for you.

Its Juice Pack battery extender case includes an internal lithium polymer cell so it’ll keep your iPhone topped up while its snuggled safely in its protective bosom.

It’s got enough power to boost standby time to a whopping 350 hours so you can leave your mains charger at home. It also features a pass through USB connector, so you can still hook it up to your PC while it’s in place.

What you need to know
Availability: 30 October
Price: £TBC
Basic specs: Internal battery, pass through USB connection
Killer feature: Keeps your iPhone 3G topped up all day


iPhone 3G

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

ATT plan to bringing iPhone 3G to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, October 17th.

AT&T has announced that they will be offering the iPhone for sale in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as of October 17th.Pricing will be the same as in the U.S. mainland, with the 8GB model available for $199 and 16GB $299 for new and upgrade-eligible customers; customers not eligible for the upgrade can purchase the 8GB for $399 or the 16GB model for $499. As before, each model will require a new two-year contract. “iPhone will arrive for AT&T customers in Puerto Rico on October 17,” said Jose Juan Davila, vice president and general manager of AT&T’s wireless operations in Puerto Rico. “AT&T is committed to offering the most innovative products and services to our customers, and we are pleased to be part of this great milestone in our market.”

The iPhone will require a two-year contract to AT&T; customers coming from other providers will be able to port their number over as long as they have the requisite information. AT&T's iPhone web page collects useful information for customers so that potential customers can be prepared when they come to the store.


AT&T bringing iPhone 3G to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Oct. 17

Friday, September 26, 2008

China's iPhone 3G May Lack 3G And Wi-Fi

China Mobile wants Apple to remove the Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity options from the iPhone 3G before it's sold in the country, according to a report from the South China Morning Post.
The newspaper hints that the move may be a way for the telecom to keep customers from unlocking the device and running it on rival China Telecom's W-CDMA 3G networks. China Mobile is currently working on rolling out a 3G network based on the TD-SDMA standard.

Removing the Wi-Fi and 3G radios would not be difficult for Apple, but it may dilute the experience and make it less appealing to customers.
"Apple shouldn't customize a model of iPhone for the mainland market, given that it only provides a standardized product to operators around the world," Frederick Wong, a BNP Paribas analyst, told the newspaper.

But releasing a limited iPhone 3G may still be in Apple's best interests, as the company has been eager to get its handset into large markets like Russia and China. For more than a year, Apple has been in talks with China to bring its handset to the country, as the Chinese wireless market is becoming an increasingly important one.

With 600 million subscribers, China Mobile is already the world's largest wireless carrier, and the country is still experiencing explosive mobile adoption rates. The majority of customers use entry-level phones, but these subscribers are quickly upgrading their handsets to sophisticated, multimedia-capable phones like BlackBerrys, and the iPhone.

According to In-Stat, there's an estimated 400,000 unlocked Apple handsets in the country already, as well as countless iPhone clones.

"Our customers like this kind of fashionable product," Wang Jianzhou, China Mobile's CEO, said about the iPhone at a conference last November.


source: http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/iphone/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210604198

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