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Doug McLean No comments

Happy Birthday, App Store!

It's been just one year since Apple launched the phenomenally successful iTunes App Store, and the company is celebrating. Within the iTunes Store, Apple has created a page highlighting some of the company's favorite apps, choosing from the over-50,000 apps currently available. (Link opens in iTunes.)

Rich Mogull No comments

Apple Patching Serious SMS Vulnerability on iPhone

Security researcher Charlie Miller has discovered a way to attack and control an iPhone using only SMS messages. Don't worry, the details aren't public yet, and Apple should have a patch soon.

Doug McLean No comments

Apple Provides MacBooks to Maine Students

Ars Technica is reporting on Apple's deal with Maine's Learning Technology Initiative to provide every middle- and high-schooler in the state with a MacBook. The arrangement is rooted in the success of an earlier initiative that gave every 7th and 8th grader in Maine with an iBook. Apple will provide 64,000 MacBooks (adding to the 37,000 already in circulation), educational software, professional development for educators, and tech support for $100 million over four years.

Doug McLean No comments

iPhone Recording Studio

What's a touring band to do when they've got a new song, but nowhere to record it? Use the iPhone! The Loop is reporting on pop band The 88 using an iPhone to record a new track while touring with the B-52s. The 88 mainly relied on Four Track, a $9.99 app that emulates a four track recorder with impressive results. The song, "Love is the Thing," is available on iTunes.

Jeff Carlson 22 comments

How to Replace a Cracked iPhone 3G Screen

After his wife's iPhone 3G hit the floor, Jeff Carlson replaced the cracked glass screen himself. Read through his steps to learn how to do it and where the pitfalls lie.

Glenn Fleishman 5 comments

Why AT&T Has a Lock on the iPhone

A recurring refrain from those who hate AT&T and those who don't want to be locked down is that they'll wait until there's a choice of iPhone carriers in the United States. Don't hold your breath.

Glenn Fleishman No comments

AIM for iPhone Adds Push Notification

AOL releases free and for-fee versions of AIM for iPhone that feature push notification. Time for text messaging and its high fees to go away?

Adam Engst No comments

Ding, Dong, the iPhone 3GS Space Is Dead

After two weeks of industry-wide copy editing misery, Apple has changed the common name of the latest iPhone model to "iPhone 3GS," losing the space before the trailing S.

Doug McLean No comments

iPhone 3GS Sells One Million Units in Its First Weekend

In a mad three-day dash, Apple sold one million units of the iPhone 3GS. An impressive feat, but how does it compare to the previous generations of the iPhone?

Glenn Fleishman No comments

First iPhone Recovered via Find My iPhone?

A Lego Brickworld conference attendee writes up his Jack Bauer-like recovery of an iPhone that was nicked at a sketchy bar.

Jeff Carlson No comments

iPhone 3GS and iPhone OS 3.0 Now Available

Apple has released its latest iPhone model as well as the latest software update for all iPhone and iPod touch models. Activation delays have been a problem - though not as bad as with the release of the iPhone 3G.

Glenn Fleishman No comments

Tag Radio Songs for Later Purchase While You Drive

iTunes Tagging lets you mark songs on a radio to which an iPod or iPhone is connected. While the feature has been around for over a year, this is the first time the stars have been aligned for easy use.

Glenn Fleishman No comments

Find Your Lost iPhone or iPod touch with iPhone OS 3.0

The new iPhone OS 3.0 software adds a feature that will thrill the hearts of the absentminded: Find My iPhone. The feature plots a handheld's position on a map in MobileMe, and allows remote sound and alerts - or wiping the phone's data completely.

Glenn Fleishman No comments

AT&T Improves and Clarifies iPhone Upgrade Eligibility

AT&T seems to have heard the cries of its confused and frustrated iPhone customers by making more people eligible for the most highly subsidized iPhone 3G and 3GS pricing. The company also clarified how it calculates eligibility for upgrades.

Doug McLean No comments

Apple Kills Q&A At WWDC App Store Session

Marco Arment is reporting a surprisingly dismissive gesture by Apple at last week's WWDC. After the final developer session about publishing on the App Store, Apple cut, without notice or explanation, the standard Q&A segment that provides developers a crucial opportunity to go beyond the presented content. Apple's refusal to allow questions raises another one: What is Apple afraid of hearing from iPhone developers?