Mar 26 2009

Skype coming to an iPhone near you?

We’re still filing this away in the rumor folder for now, but we’ll be honest — this is totally believable. GigaOM has it on authority that a bona fide Skype for iPhone client will be launched as early as next week, and with CTIA kicking off on April 1st, we’d say the timing is just [...]

Mar 12 2009

iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March 17th

iPhone OS 3.0 is coming. Set your clocks, mark your calendars. It’s going down March 17th. Apple’s calling this an “advance preview of what we’re building,” so we’re not expecting anything ready to go as of the 17th, but hopefully this will allow developers to start building toward future functionality (hey, how about some push [...]

Feb 27 2009

Free iPhones in Japan

The price of an iPhone in Japan can’t get much lower than this.
Starting Friday, Softbank Mobile, the exclusive carrier of Apple’s (AAPL) smartphone in Japan, will give anyone who signs a two-year contract a free 8GB iPhone 3G. If customers prefer the 16GB model, that will cost them $118 (reduced from $350).
Writing for CrunchGear, Serkan [...]

Feb 17 2009

$99 Apple iPhone Could It Be?

Apple is expected to debut a $99 iPhone, as well as an iPhone 3G with updated performance, sometime in June or July, according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky’s research note on Tuesday.
Abramsky, in his report, states:
Checks reveal further entry-level iPhone details, including launches on existing carriers June/July with a data plan, entry-level pricing [...]