Archive for June, 2008
What the iPhone 3G Needs to Kill All Other GPS Companies
Monday, June 9th, 2008The true power of a GPS device is finding where you’re going next. And if Steve Jobs’ demo today was any indication, stand-alone nav unit makers like Magellan and TomTom really do have every reason to be “scared [expletive-]less.”
iPhone 3G iPhone firmware leaked: tri-band HSDPA and GPS are
Friday, June 6th, 2008We have it from a reliable source that a version of the 3G iPhone’s firmware has been released — possibly for carrier partners currently field-testing the device — and has since been dissected. While nothing is ever guaranteed, we think we got more than enough information the low-level hardware and drivers that run the device to make some informe
3G iPhone: Thinner, Thicker, or Both?
Monday, June 2nd, 2008Today, a rumor about a 22% thinner 3G iPhone with GPS priced at $200 hit the Mac web. In looking back, however, this is not the first time we’ve heard this exact set of specifications. On April 29th, Scott Mortiz first reported on the possibility of a $200 subsidy from AT&T for the 3G iPhone. H…