Mobile

Find My IPhone And A Posse Recovers Stolen IPhone

The Find My iPhone feature? It works, as evidenced by Kevin and his two friends, who went an adventure that involved Lego, a dive bar and some fast urban walking. Read on to see how everything played out. – JC


June 21, 2009
Mobile

IPhone 3.0: All The Small Things

Since Apple hasn’t given us a comprehensive list of all the little changes in iPhone 3.0, users have taken it upon themselves to compile the treats they’ve found in the new software, some of which are actually quite nice.


June 20, 2009
Software

IPhone 3.0 Supports Limitless Apps

With the iPhone 3.0 firmware, Apple upped the max number of app pages on the iPhone from 9 to 11. Theoretically, that increased the number of apps the iPhone could support to 180. Theoretically.


June 19, 2009
Mobile

10 Things You Should Know About IPhone 3.0

We’ve already reviewed the iPhone 3.0 firmware, nitpicking the features one by one. But in case you still haven’t studied the update closely enough, here are the 10 things you should know about iPhone 3.0.


June 18, 2009
Mobile

Optus Charging $10 For The Right To Tether Your iPhone

Gizmodo AU

Apparently Optus has sent out a press release to certain publications, including our sister site Lifehacker, with some details about their plans for data tethering for the iPhone. Maybe they left Giz off the list because deep down they were so ashamed to be charging $10 a month just for the right to tether your iPhone…


Software

iPhone 3.0 Tethering Working On Vodafone, Not Optus Or Telstra

Gizmodo AU

Now that a good chunk of the 40 million iPhone owners around the world have upgraded to iPhone 3.0 software, we’re hearing local reports that internet tethering is working for Aussie Vodafone customers, but not Telstra or Optus ones. Typical.


Mobile

IPhone 3.0 Upgrade Process Rendering Phones Unactivated

We just got a load of tips from readers that the iPhone 3.0 update is sending their iPhone 3Gs into an unrecoverable mode where the activation process won’t complete.


Software

MLB Streaming Full Live Games To IPhone Over 3G, Starting Tomorrow

A couple of months ago, a Major League Baseball spokeperson hinted that live video streaming—one of the vaunted promises of iPhone 3.0—could make its way to the league’s $US10 At Bat app. Tomorrow, they’re making good on their tease.


June 17, 2009
Software

IPhone OS 3.0 Available Right Now

Today’s the big day, and iPhone OS 3.0 is already showing up on Apple’s servers. The update isn’t seeding through iTunes yet, but you can download a restore image directly from the source.


Software

Jailbroken 1st-Gen iPhone Now Gets Vodafone’s Visual Voicemail

Gizmodo AU

Remember a couple of years ago when Apple launched the first iPhone in the US and neglected Australia? Remember how heaps of people couldn’t wait to get their hands on the so-called ‘Jesus-phone’ so bought it on the grey market, then jailbroke it so it would work in Australia? Well, reader Andrew was one of those people, and after some playing around with the new 3.0 OS and downgrading back to the current 2.2 software, he discovered that he suddenly had Vodafone’s visual voicemail working.