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Box.net Brings Cloud Storage To The iPhone
iPhone could hit $99, rule smartphones
Google Earth Comes to the iPhone
New G1 vs. iPhone: Which is better?
Nine Really Frustrating Things About The iPhone
The iPhone App Store - A Classic Protection Racket?
Box.net Brings Cloud Storage To The iPhone
CNET's Josh Lowensohn reports:
If you're done playing around with Google Earth for the iPhone, you might be interested in checking out something with some everyday utility. Last week Box.net dropped its iPhone application on the App Store. Just like the mobile Safari-friendly version of yore, this lets you access your cloud-stored files on the go, including documents, music, and movies.
The big difference is that this new version takes advantage of your phone's hardware, letting you upload snapped photos and keep an eye on any updates.
For the full report visit here:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10076100-2.html
iPhone could hit $99, rule smartphones
Electronista says:
Apple has the room to cut the price of the iPhone to where it could take command of the smartphone market, analyst Charlie Wolf of Needham Research says today in a research note. The financial expert estimates that the average, unsubsidized price of an iPhone 3G in the summer was $666 and so would give Apple a nearly 50 percent gross margin on each sale as well as a heavy subsidy from AT&T of $450. Both give Apple a large amount of space to adjust its price and could see the phone maker drop the price of an 8GB iPhone to $99 while still supplying a comfortable 42.3 percent margin.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/10/27/needham.on.99.iphone/
Google Earth Comes to the iPhone
ReadWriteWeb's Frederic Lardinois reports:
Google just released an iPhone version (iTunes link) of its popular Google Earth desktop mapping application. We have seen a wide range of interesting iPhone applications lately, but few have been as impressive as Google Earth on the iPhone. Google has taken the basics of the Google Earth interface and brought them to the iPhone. The app feels highly responsive and effectively mimics the desktop application on the iPhone.
There is no denying it, Google Earth on the iPhone is a gorgeous application and thanks to the multi-touch interface, it's extremely easy to use.....
For the full report visit here:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_earth_on_the_iphone.php
New G1 vs. iPhone: Which is better?
NBC News says:
They're the hottest gadgets in the world right now, but which one is better, the Apple iPhone or the Google G1?
Is Google up to the challenge after Apple threw down the smart phone gauntlet?
You can check it out at:
http://www.nbcaugusta.com/news/business/33358889.html
Nine Really Frustrating Things About The iPhone
Industry Standard's Larry Borsato says:
I've been an iPhone user for all of a month now. I love the iPhone. It's a great device that lets me do virtually anything I can do on my laptop, from virtually anywhere I happen to be. And yes, I know that everybody is raving about it. But that doesn't mean that it's perfect.
There are nine things that I find frustrating about my iPhone. In no particular order, here they are.....
You can check it out at:
http://tinyurl.com/6xcsr4
The iPhone App Store - A Classic Protection Racket?
The Register's Ted Dziuba reports:
Fail and You "Listen up, friend. We take care of the community. We all protect each other. You wanna set up shop in this neighborhood, you're gonna need some protection, you know what I'm sayin'? I mean, you got a real nice business here, nice store, nice people. It'd be a shame if something were to happen to it. Fire, robbery, these things happen all the time, but we can make sure they don't - at least to you. Let's say 30 per cent of your daily take? It's not in your best interest to say no to guys like us. It's bad for your health."
Does this shakedown sound familiar? If you're an iPhone developer, it should. When a developer sells an application through the iPhone Application Store, they only see 70 per cent of the revenue. The rest goes to Apple for "system upkeep." There's no other way to sell iPhone apps. Apple's distribution channel is the only one. Users can't buy your program from their computer then load it onto an iPhone without jailbreaking the device, which is a gamble.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/27/dziuba_apple_app_store/
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