iPhoney is an application that allows you to check what your website would look like on an iPhone (we’ve reported on it before). They have a new version, which requires Mac OSX 10.4.7 and is now open source.
June 2007: Monthly Archive
You can purchase a maximum of 2 iPhones per person at an Apple store, and the stores will be open until midnight.
RSS Reader? Word / Excel Reader? Who knows? At any rate, Reader is only available on the iPhone. [via]
Engadget has a post on custom ringtones for the iPhone. Someone delved into a movie screenshot and noticed 8 tabs, figured Ringtones was one of them, and there’s speculation on the 8th tab (as of this moment, there’s no custom ringtones for the iPhone, though that functionality is just a software update away). I’d lay odds that it’s ‘Applications’ or ‘Programs’, and it will be active once they release an SDK.
This iPhone campout guide only covers New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and a few other Californian cities. But hey, if that’s where you’re thinking of camping out, it may be of use to you.
David Pogue is tired of answering your stupid questions, so he published a list of stupidly asked questions that he hopes will finally shut you up. Some interesting tidbits revealed in his FAQ include
- You CAN’T USE a screen protector on the screen - it requires direct contact with fingertips to work. That means no stylus access either.
- iPhone cannot be used as attached storage device, like an iPod. So you can forget about using iPhone as an expensive USB thumbdrive. Sorry.
- Safari bookmarks on your Mac (and PC) can be synced with iPhone. That’s good news.
- iPhone’s Bluetooth radio can only be paired with its headset, and nothing else. NOTHING else.
Valleywag has compiled details culled from fab four of reviews, and given each point a numerical value. Is it just me or do the folks at Valleywag have too much free time on their hands?
Industry insiders are questioning what impact Apple’s new iPhone could have on the nascent mobile music market (say that three times fast). Even though iPhone is destined for greatness, it still doesn’t change the model for music distribution by tethering users to a desktop rather than OTA (Over The Air) for purchasing and downloading content.
Some analysts, however, say mobile music sales will be dampened as long as users are limited to loading music on their phones via their PCs and Macintosh computers, and blocked from buying music wirelessly. “The whole idea of on-the-go instant gratification isn’t there,” said Ted Cohen, managing partner of media consulting firm Tag Strategic.
Hello, Manning? Ah good you’re awake. Say, I just received this press release from Apple - apparently they’re launching this smashing new iTelephone thing and they’ve invited us to some kind of red carpet event. Do let’s meet at the Apple Store for a round of gawking, shall we? Wonderful. Afterworlds I thought we might pop over to Pacific Catch for some Calamari. That’s a good chap. Read the rest of this entry »
In a rare event, Steve Jobs will give a private speech Thursday to Apple employees at a special gathering at the company’s Cupertino Headquarters.
From: Steve Jobs Date: June 27, 2007 1:47:55 PM PDT To: [redacted] Subject: Town Hall Meeting Tomorrow Team, We’re launching the most revolutionary and exciting product in Apple’s history this Friday. And given Apple’s legacy of breakthrough products, that’s saying a lot. I’d like to get together and share my thoughts about this amazing moment for our company. So please join me for a company-wide communications meeting tomorrow, Thursday, at 11:00AM in Town Hall. This meeting will also be broadcast to other Apple campus locations. Please check [redacted] for details. See you there, Steve
