Remember NetShare app on AppStore which allowed surfing the web using iPhone’s WiFi/3G? This tethering app was removed by Apple with 2-3days. Rumors pointed finger at AT&T which might have influenced Apple in getting rid of this app.
TechCrunch has shared this news in its blog:
In an interview with Michael Arrington at the Web 2.0 Summit, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De La Vega let it be known that an official, AT&T sanctioned method of using the iPhone as a 3G modem for a laptop is on the way “soon”.
Lets wait and see how soon can we start seeing NetShare like apps on AppStore.
I had covered this news sometime back, that iPhone 2.2 will have direct downloading feature for podcasts via WiFi/3G. AppleInsider has shared a few screenshots this time.
According to the report, Apple will initially limit direct downloads to podcasts 10MB in size or less. It’s unclear, however, whether the feature will be restricted to iPhones on a 3G connection or if downloads can also be performed over an EDGE network.
I havent seen any iPhone user who is not happy with his iPhone yet. Surely iPhone’s customer satisfaction levels keep hitting the roof. This time its reiterated by J.D. Power and Associates report which says iPhone Manufacturer Apple Ranks Highest in Business Wireless Smartphone Customer Satisfaction.
This study, now in its second year, measures business customer satisfaction with wireless smartphones — defined as mobile phones offering advanced capabilities and personal computer-like functionality — such as a BlackBerry or Treo. Overall satisfaction is measured across five key factors. In order of importance, they are: ease of operation (27%); operating system (24%); physical design (21%); handset features (18%); and battery aspects (10%).
The study also finds the following key smartphone business wireless usage patterns:
– Sixty-nine percent of business smartphone users own a hands-free headset, and 74 percent of those owners use a wireless headset device. Motorola owners report a higher incidence of using wireless headsets (86%), while only 60 percent of Apple iPhone owners report using a wireless headset device.
– Among smartphone users, 37 percent would like GPS (global positioning system) capabilities on their device, 25 percent would like Wi-Fi capabilities, 23 percent want touch screen and 15 percent would like to have voice recognition command for automatic dialing.
– The average reported purchase price of a smartphone device is $216, compared with an average reported purchase price of $261 in 2007. Apple owners report the highest average purchase price at $337, while Motorola owners report the lowest device pricing at $169.
iPhone finally gets a keyboard. Wait, you will have to jailbreak your iPhone before you can start using this:
This story was originally covered by a Japanese blog which demonstrated the use of an external keyboard with the iPhone. Check out this video:
You’ll plug in a connector (or UWB if you are into that type of thing) into a monitor. Keyboard/Trackpad/Internet of course will all be wireless. Yes, the iPhone is your computer. Your netbook. In less than 1 year. Cortex A8, PA Semi.
I am not saying this. BusinessWeek is of this opinion and present its conviction in this post “Apple: Soon to Be a Mobile Gaming Force” - Watch out, Sony and Nintendo; overnight, the maker of the iPhone is making a mark on the handheld gaming industry. Very cool analysis and after reading this one, I believe more in what I always believed - iPhone games are definitely not for casual gamers. It has the best of games under its belt and can be compared with PSP or Nitendo games for sure. We got to just wait for another 3-6 months and PSP and Nitendo gamers are going to latch onto iPhone platform based games. The biggest factor being, the iPhone OS is as powerful as PSP or Nitendo and also the price factor. Where else can you get the best of car games and shooting games for as less as $0.99?
Let me now get back to this article on Business Week. iPhone for hardcore gamers is surely nothing less than magic. You can even make calls when you get tired of playing these games
Over to BusinessWeek’s analysis:
iPhone games are immersive, addictive fun. And it’s now readily apparent to me that the iPhone and iPod Touch are well on their way to becoming an important force in handheld gaming. When you consider the ease and reach of Apple’s online method for distributing games, Apple could do in this category what it did in online music, causing big headaches for the genre’s established players, Sony and Nintendo.
Apple’s Gaming Advantages - The iPhone maker is also holding its own when it comes to units sold. Based on sales data and analysts’ projections, Apple is on track to sell an easy 40 million devices or more a year that are capable of playing games
Apple’s Impact on the Gaming Industry - A survey by iSuppli’s ConsumerTrak found that U.S. cell-phone users report spending less than 3% of phone-use time on games. But that average shoots up considerably to more than 9% on the first iPhone and 6% on the iPhone 3G.[via - BusinessWeek]
I had previously covered a iPhone Touch Stylus ‘iPhone Japanese Touch Pen Stylus’. Another Touch Stylus just got launched by a Japanese company called Ray-Out. I seriously find these styluses funny and dont see any utility at all. But I am sure there are quite a few out there who would want to buy one of these. Sure, let me get more info:
iPhone Touch Stylus - RT-T1PEN1:
iPhone, iPod touch to the intuitive touch screen can be manipulated. Traditionally, the finger directly in the operation can not be mentioned. I have a fingerprint on the screen, and they get dirty. RT-T1PEN1″RT-T1PEN1″ That is to resolve your problem.
If you are one amongst many iPhone user, who miss NetShare at times, there is now iModem. Pretty cool concept. But you will need to jailbreak your iPhone. This is the saddest aspect of this iModem. Let me share the features of this app with you, even though I wont be jailbreaking my iPhone 3G just yet.
iModem - Connect to the internet via iPhone!
Program’s features:
# Use iPhone (and iPhone 3G) as 3G, EDGE, GPRS, WI-FI modem for PC.
# You need only USB-cable, whitch is included into iPhone’s complect
# Speed of data transmission is about 5 Mbit/s if connect through WI-FI
# Automatic installation of the program on iPhone
# Program doesn’t use iPhone’s resources when it doesn’t work
# Automatically restores connection at fail of communication
# Feature - “tunnelling” connections and traffic
System requirements:
# OS: Windows 2000, XP, Vista 32/64 bit
# RAM: 64 Mb
# iTunes version 7.5 or higher
# “Jailbreaking” iPhone with firmware 1.1.?, 2.0.x, 2.1
Playing games with this cool Game Grip must definitely be real fun. Its called Game Grip and comes from a company called Malware. Check it out. Its currently out of stock, but can be pre-ordered.
Game Grip - $49.95
More than just some silicone sleeves and a holder. This is gaming with attitude!
FEATURES
* Unique cord management system provides the ultimate versatility
* Can be used with headphones/ear buds
* Can be charged while playing
* Silicone sleeves can be used as stand alone protection when not gaming
* Provides convenient, radically comfortable access to full face of touch or iPhone
* Enjoy hours of extreme game play
Hi, I have been using this awesome invention called iPhone in Bangalore, India from November 2007 and have gone nutzzz over this.
Nuts to an extent that I have started my own blog on iPhone. I will be covering various developments happening around Apple iPhone. Will cover everything and anything which is even remotely connected to the iPhone. But will put more emphasis on iPhone news and buzz from an Indian perspective.
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