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No Tethering for iPhone 3G

We suspected this when Apple didn’t mention tethering and AT&T told us after repeated prodding that all device features were up to the manufacturer-i.e., the tethering ball is in Apple’s court-but iPhone Atlas says they’ve learned that there won’t be any tethering for the iPhone 3G. As we mention in our ultimate iPhone 3G FAQ,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 14

The iPhone 3G FAQ

Steve Jobs may have launched the iPhone 3G on Monday, and we may have gotten a hands on with it already, but in typical Apple fashion, there’s still a lot of stuff left unsaid. How does activation work? How will first-gen iPhone users bring an iPhone 3G onto their plan? Does the GPS work for…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 13

The iPhone 3G Survival Guide: Complete With Cartoons and Broken English

So you have decided to get the iPhone 3G. Good for you-way to spend money. But after you have brought that little gadget bundle home, a sense of panic may set in-for you are now in an elite club. Fear not my friends, because the folks at CNET UK have “discovered” a survival guide that…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 13

TomTom on the iPhone May Not Be Completely Dead

In an interview with TomTom spokesperson Yann Lafargue, French site Mac Generation hit on a few interesting tidbits about 3rd party navigation software on the iPhone. During the interview, Lafargue confirmed that there was a version of TomTom software running on the iPhone but he does not know if they will ever actually ship the…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 13

If You Buy an iPhone Off Craigslist for Really Cheap in a Dark Alley in a Shady Neighborhood, You Will Get Mugged

And now, a Giz PSA: The iPhone 3G might have dealt a pretty solid blow to the value of a vanilla iPhone, but when you see an offer on Craigslist for a case of 10 iPhones for $2,000 with a meetup in an isolated part of a shady neighborhood, it might not be legit! Tired…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 13

iPhone App Store Developers Have Size and Price Limits: 2GB and $999

AppleInsider has a scoop on the iPhone App Store and the limitations Apple is placing on them. Each individual app will have a hard limit of 2GB, as well as a ceiling of $999 for each app. These two look like pretty reasonable limits for all but the most extreme of cases. If someone wants…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 13

World’s First Cellphone with Pico-Projector Being Produced in China

While we’ve been watching the development of pico-projectors with interest, Chinese company Cking has gone ahead and built what may be the first production phone with a projector built in. https://gizmodo.com/texas-instruments-chip-turns-cellphones-into-projectors-355138 From the photos of the phone at the Tianjin Mobile Phone exhibition you can see it’s a chunky candybar with the pico-projector beneath a…

Tech News Kit Eaton Jun 13

Rumor Smashed: Activating iPhone 3G Will NOT Brick Your Old iPhone (And Your Mom Can Activate It From Home)

There’s a scary rumor more than a few readers have asked us about, that activating an iPhone 3G would brick your old iPhone. So here’s the deal, straight from AT&T. If you activate a new iPhone 3G, your wireless number is obviously ported to it. But can totally give it to your cousin in the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 12

Qik Video Streaming Finally Comes to iPhone

Qik has a video showing off a demo app for the iPhone, bringing the popular video streaming service to the Apple platform. The iPhone isn’t designed to record video, but Qik has not only made it possible to record, but also stream it to their lifecasting site, where people can watch your handiwork. Much like…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 12

Giz Explains: What You Didn’t Know About the iPhone 3G’s GPS

Welcome to special edition of Giz Explains: Following yesterday’s rundown of the stuff you didn’t already know about iPhone’s 3G goods, today we’re tackling its finding-a-Waffle House-at-4am-in-strange-places GPS powers. Why’s the GPS gotta be assisted? Is it crippled? The answers to those q’s and more. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-what-you-didnt-know-about-the-iphones-3g-5015307 One of neato aspects of the iPhone 3G‘s engineering…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 12

Eddie Izzard Talks Steve Jobs, iPhone 3G

Click to viewIn case you didn’t know, English comedy genius Eddie Izzard is touring the US right now. Giz reader Daniel Eggert saw him last Tuesday in Houston, a day after the WWDC08 keynote. Why mention the keynote? Well, to Daniel’s surprise—and ours—Jeff Vader talked about none other than, you guessed it, Steve Jobs and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 12

Flixwagon Broadcasts Video from Any iPhone

Steve Jobs didn’t mention video features for the iPhone 3G or the new iPhone OS 2.0 but, thankfully, developers are working hard on it. Flixwagon has now created the first-ever video broadcast client for any iPhone. Just open the application, point the camera, and start transmitting video over the web. Developers in the Flixwagon lab…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 12

6 Takes On The Samsung Instinct (aka iPhone Hunter)

Sprint is spending a lot of money in attempts to slay the iPhone and give AT&T a run for their money. And while we may all snicker over how closely their new posterboy the Samsung Instinct resembles the iPhone, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Sprint has worked closely with Samsung to put a sleek…

Reviews Mark Wilson Jun 12

Soon, Your iPhone Won’t Just Store Music, It’ll Generate it For You

iPods and iPhones are great for loading up with prerecorded music and everything, but no matter how large your hard drive is you’re going to run out of new stuff to listen to eventually. But now that these devices are getting powerful enough to run robust programs, you’ll soon have the ability to listen to…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 12

Phil Schiller’s iPhone 3G Has Front Camera or Greasy Fingerprint

Click to viewGizmodo readers and conspiracy theory aficionados Nathan Ziehnert & Friends have spent a few hours analyzing the footage from the WWDC08 keynote like CSI agents investigating the Zapruder film. The result: they found what they believe could be a front-facing videocamera in Applemeister Phil Schiller’s demo iPhone 3G. Is this a prototype or…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 12

European Bastards to Get Free iPhone and Great Monthly Plans

It’s official: O2 and Telefonica users in the UK and Spain will get the iPhone absolutely free if they sign up for a 18-month plan with a $88 monthly cost. But how “free” is free? Is this really a better deal than AT&T’s $1,975 24-month plan price? The answer is yes, absofrakinlutely. Those countries got…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 11

iPhone Apps To Be Very Cheap, Mostly Free

Gene Munster took an informal poll on the floor of WWDC of 20 developers working on apps for the iPhone. And while they may or may not be a representative sample of the show’s 5,200 attendees, he dug up some interesting stats all the same. Notably, 71% of iPhone apps discussed wouldn’t cost a penny…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 11

An eBay iPhone 3G Might Not Be Your Most Intelligent Purchase Ever

A few things to keep in mind before bidding on an iPhone 3G from eBay: 1. You can no longer buy an unactivated iPhone. 2. The biggest iPhone will only run you $299 (half of $600 going rate). 3. Eventually, even your grandma will have an iPhone, and that means you will have paid over…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 11

iPhone 3G’s True Price Compared

Click to viewEver since Apple announced that they’re cutting $200 from the iPhone’s price and lowering the iPhone 3G down to $199, people have been rumbling about how the increased AT&T data plan price negates any savings you get up front on the phone. Screams of “IT’S NOT ACTUALLY CHEAPER, APPLE IS FOOLING US” have…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 11

Giz Explains: What You Didn’t Know About the iPhone’s 3G

Yeah, yeah, you get it: The new iPhone uses AT&T’s best-in class (in NYC at least), 3G high-speed network, one that’s getting faster and more spread out all the time. But there’s a lot you probably didn’t know about the technology involved: How fast can you really go on the thing? Why did AT&T feel…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 11

No Tethering for iPhone 3G

The iPhone 3G FAQ

The iPhone 3G Survival Guide: Complete With Cartoons and Broken English

TomTom on the iPhone May Not Be Completely Dead

If You Buy an iPhone Off Craigslist for Really Cheap in a Dark Alley in a Shady Neighborhood, You Will Get Mugged

iPhone App Store Developers Have Size and Price Limits: 2GB and $999

World’s First Cellphone with Pico-Projector Being Produced in China

Rumor Smashed: Activating iPhone 3G Will NOT Brick Your Old iPhone (And Your Mom Can Activate It From Home)

Qik Video Streaming Finally Comes to iPhone

Giz Explains: What You Didn’t Know About the iPhone 3G’s GPS

Eddie Izzard Talks Steve Jobs, iPhone 3G

Flixwagon Broadcasts Video from Any iPhone

6 Takes On The Samsung Instinct (aka iPhone Hunter)

Soon, Your iPhone Won’t Just Store Music, It’ll Generate it For You

Phil Schiller’s iPhone 3G Has Front Camera or Greasy Fingerprint

European Bastards to Get Free iPhone and Great Monthly Plans

iPhone Apps To Be Very Cheap, Mostly Free

An eBay iPhone 3G Might Not Be Your Most Intelligent Purchase Ever

iPhone 3G’s True Price Compared

Giz Explains: What You Didn’t Know About the iPhone’s 3G

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