NewsiPhone News 
November 28, 2007
BBC alleges Carphone Warehouse is misleading iPhone customer
The BBC is alleging that the Carphone Warehouse, one of only two iPhone retailers in the UK, is misleading customers about the insurance package offered.The BBC's Watchdog programme, a popular consumer affairs champion, used undercover reporters to capture ...
October 09, 2007
Apple faces law suit over iBricking
Apple is facing a lawsuit over its policy of disabling unlocked iPhones via the latest firmware update - v1.1.1. Timothy P. Smith and the legal team of M. Van Smith and Damian R. Fernandez have filed for a ...
October 04, 2007
Nearly a million HTC Touch units sold
Sources at HTC have revealed that sales of the Touch smartphone are not lagging too far behind those of its main rival, the Apple iPhone.800,000 units have shipped in three months, which compares favourably with the million units ...
September 20, 2007
Stephen Fry is a closet smartphone expert
Stephen Fry is a man who tends to make one feel inferior in every respect. Witty and charming, he's also a playwright, an actor and commonly acknowledged to be a genius. It seems that his talents don't end ...
September 18, 2007
iPhone to launch in UK on November 9
The iPhone will launch in the UK on November 9 after an exclusive deal was announced today with O2.O2 has signed a multi-year deal with Apple to carry the iPhone - the exact length is unknown - in ...
September 11, 2007
One million iPhones sold and counting
The iPhone continues to set records. This time it has reached the one million sales marker and within the time scale predicted by Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. Apple’s baby was released on June 29, just 75 days ago, ...
September 05, 2007
Apple slashes iPhone cost
In his 'one more thing' moment, Apple CEO Steve Jobs cut the 4GB iPhone altogether and slashed the cost of the 8GB version to $399.In what could either be interpreted as a moment of weakness, or a moment ...
September 04, 2007
iPhone tops US smartphone sales
The iPhone outsold all smartphones in the USA during July, and equaled the sales of the most popular feature phone, according to a study by iSuppli. The iPhone accounted for 1.8 percent of all mobile-handset unit sales to ...
August 20, 2007
Lenmar PowerPort keeps smartphones going
Lenmar Enterprises's new PowerPort is the essential power accessory for the iPhone and any other USB enabled smartphone. The slim, pocket-sized PowerPort is a powerful cordless charger that can recharge the iPhone in about two hours. As an ...
August 04, 2007
iPhone "will not revolutionise the smartphone market"
Estimates of iPhone shipment volumes in the first weekend they were available have ranged from 140 thousand units to 500 thousand units depending upon who was asked. Meanwhile, ABI Research forecasts that the smartphone market segment will grow ...
August 04, 2007
Synchronica launches free trial of Mobile Gateway 3
Synchronica today announced a free trial of its Mobile Gateway 3.0, providing mobile synchronization between Microsoft Exchange and the native email client of the iPhone. Owners of the Apple smartphone can now try Mobile Gateway free of charge ...
August 02, 2007
Firmware update plugs iPhone holes
Apple has plugged a few security holes in the iPhone by releasing a security patch that fixed five vulnerabilities in the Safari web browser included with the iPhone OS.Two of the problems had already been documented, but three ...
July 17, 2007
iPhone bug list - but should we even be writing about it at all?
Applehound has published a list of 68 bugs that afflict the iPhone, but admit that "this was not an easy task. The OS X graphical interface and applications are extremely solid!". The bugs range from minor display issues ...
July 16, 2007
O2 looks set to win UK iPhone contract
Forbes is reporting that O2, owned by Telefonica, has won the battle to be the iPhone's exclusive carrier in the UK.The deal reportedly signed with Apple is worth £178 million.The newspaper said that sales would begin 'shortly, but ...
July 15, 2007
iPhone battery meter bug to be fixed by Apple
Apple has confirmed that there is a bug in the iPhone OS which prevents the battery meter from showing as full even after a prolonged charge.The bug affects over 60% of users according to some reports (we're not ...
July 11, 2007
Synchronica syncs Apple’s iPhone to Microsoft Exchange
Synchronica plc, an international provider of mobile synchronization and device management solutions, today announced that Mobile Gateway 3.0 supports over-the-air synchronization between Microsoft Exchange and the newly launched Apple iPhone. This will allow mobile operators and service providers ...
July 09, 2007
Battery replacement costs for iPhone owners
Apple gave no information about iPhone battery replacement costs before the launch of the device, but a notice posted on the Apple web site has revealed that it is not a cheap exercise.Teardowns of the iPhone published in ...
July 05, 2007
iPhone heading for different carrier deals in Europe
All the pointers are that Apple is lining up a range of different carriers across Europe when the iPhone is launched later this year.A few weeks ago the rumour mill was suggesting a continent-wide exclusive deal for Vodafone, ...
July 04, 2007
iPhone deconstruction videos
If you are dying to know what the inside of your iPhone looks like, but are too sensible to rip it apart yourself, then we have a couple of videos for you to watch that show you all ...
July 03, 2007
iPhone markup is 55%
Around all the excitement over the public ripping apart of the iPhone, analysis of the components has thrown up interesting information about the gross profit margin that Apple is making on every iPhone sold.55%.Yes, for every iPhone purchased ...