iPhone News and Information

VMware announced Thursday that version 3.0 of its Fusion virtualization software will include support for iPhone OS virtual machines.
Available in the next public beta, the added functionality is a result of recent changes to the iPhone software license agreement, which allows users to run multiple copies of iPhone on a single piece of PC or […]

Adobe released Flash Lite for mobile devices like iPhone or iPod touch with full FLV support, which is Flash video support needed to view sites like Youtube.com. All cellphones with S60, WM5 WM6 and a few others should be able to run this plug in. However, since Flash video is rather greedy when it comes […]

Gizmodo is reporting that iPod touch does not have the same screen and the iPhone. Their tests show that iPhone displays black and dark gray color a lot better.

Features
iPod Touch
iPhone

Price
$299 (8GB)
$399

WiFi 802.11 b/g
Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Wireless
No
Yes

EDGE
No
Yes

Safari Browser
Yes
Yes

eMail Application
No
Yes

Google Maps
No
Yes

Integrated Speaker
No
Yes

Integrated Microphone
No
Yes

Camera
No
Yes

Contact Manager
Yes
Yes

Calendar (Add Events)
No
Yes

YouTube
Yes
Yes

iTunes Wi-Fi Store
Yes
Yes

Cover Flow Navigation
Yes
Yes

Notes Applet
No
Yes

Multi-Touch Display
Yes
Yes

Weather Applet
No
Yes

Stock Applet
No
Yes

Photos
Yes
Yes

Thickness
8mm
11.3mm

Screen Size
3.5″
3.5″

Screen Resolution
480×320
480×320

Battery Life (Audio)
22 Hours
24 Hours

Battery Life (Video)
5 Hours
5 Hours

Dimensions: (Corrected)
4.3″x2.4″x.31″
4.5″x2.4″x.46″

Weight:
4.2 ounces
4.8 ounces

Memory
8GB or 16GB
8GB

The new iPod Touch is a borderline device between a media player and a PDA. Two or three years down the road this technology may turn disruptive for cellphone carriers like AT&T, T-Mobile, etc. The scenario for this is rather simple…
Since WiFi networks are becoming very pervasive, early adopters may resort to using a soft […]

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Here is a one hour stock chart which illustrates how stock market reacted to each news item as they were unveiled by Steve Jobs. Time stamps for annoucements were taken from Engadget liveblog coverage, while the chart comes from Scottrade streaming quotes observed during the event.
It is obvious that fatty nano came as […]

On the eve of Apple news public is clearly expecting an updated iPhone. Most speculators are betting that Apple will release an iPod that shares features and components with wildly successful iPhone. Obviously this would make both devices cheaper due to economies of scale in parts ordering and manufacturing. This would also be great news […]

Even Wall Street Journal is picking up this rumor. A direct quote from WSJ summarizes this unlikely rumor:

Separately, Apple appears to be exploring new opportunities to more deeply integrate its products with the entertainment systems inside vehicles. Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs met recently with Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn, according to Hans-Gerd Bode, a […]

Today Apple confirmed that they will hold a special event on the 5th of September. There is no official word on what will be announced, but Apple user community expectations are clearly set on a new iPod. Given than Apple’s stock is currently trading at $126 down from a high of $146 just a month […]

Guys at Endgadget are speculating that new iPods will be introduced in September or October this year.  This speculative guess is based on the following factors:

iPods recently had a price cut which shows a maturing product cycle;
Retailers are reporting slowing iPod shipments;
These two months were used to introduce new iPods in the past.

The article admits […]