While the iPhone 3G hangs in the balance of availability and its battery life remains in question, one thing can be said for certain: it's fast. [caption id="attachment_3851" align="alignright" width="203" caption="WebKit Upgrades Boost iPhone Browser's Speed"][/caption] I'm not just talking your typical, application-running fast. I mean the Internet. And to be specific, MobileSafari is lightning quick. Clicking on links brings you to ... continued »

Many impatience iPhone user finds joy by getting their hand on the latest firmware even before its official release. Well here is something NOT for the faint of heart – people discovered the URL to the final build of firmware 2.0, it can be downloaded here. While many users in MacRumors reported have been successful in upgrading to this firmware, you ... continued »

This week in mobile has been interesting for us phone fanatics. First off, we've seen plenty of rumors involving 3G. We learned that the 3G iPhone will finally be announced at WWDC; it's expected that Steve Jobs will announce it during his keynote address. The device is expected to launch at the end of June, near the one year anniversary ... continued »

Another 3G enabled phone has been outed by the FCC for T-Mobile. This time it is a Nokia, and also features compatibility with T-Mobile's UMA service, HotSpot@Home. The phone will sport the obligatory WiFi for use with the UMA service, and will most likely be able to use it for browsing the internet. If this 3G thing works out soon, ... continued »

The tag line for the invitation reads, “Witness the next wave of HTC Innovation.” The event takes place in London, UK at 11:30am, Tuesday May 6th. I’ve got a spot reserved and will be live casting the event. It’s hard to say what HTC is unveiling. With Apple’s Worldwide Developers convention just a month away, I’d venture to ... continued »

The iPhone Dev Team have released the Mac version of their Pwnage Tool, capable of unlocking Apple's cellphone, flashing new custom firmware to it (whether that be a leaked version of Firmware 2.0 or a port of another OS entirely) and yet still letting the handset play nicely with Apple's servers.  "The iPhone Devs have been working around the clock to ... continued »

Poring through the latest iPhone 2.0 firmware that Apple has distributed to developers, The Boy Genius spotted that a new YouTube plugin for MobileSafari.app has been added.  At present, video embedded into webpages won't display in the iPhone's browser, and only YouTube content is visible in a separate program.  It's unclear right now whether this new plugin will simply embed ... continued »

"Loose lips sink ships" we were told during the war; they could also stunt iPhone sales, as Bank of America spills the beans on its expectation that Apple will launch the 3G version of the handset in Q2 with full-scale sales taking place in Q3.  The manufacturer of the handset is believed to be Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., ... continued »

Multiple rumors regarding the 3G iPhone abound this week, all suggesting Apple is ramping up to an announcement and release of the updated handset sooner rather than later.  The Huffington Post is claiming that all three of the Apple stores in New York City were out of stock of iPhones on Tuesday, which Wired links with another rumor from Digg's Kevin ... continued »

The fanboy Apple/Microsoft debate may rage on, but don't doubt that both companies are viewing the iPhone as a big profit opportunity.  Fortune has been talking to the Specialized Devices and Applications Group at Microsoft, who are responsible for Mac-friendly software like Office for OS X, and the team there are keen to stress that they're seeing the coveted Apple ... continued »