OMFG THERE’S NO MORE IPHONES!!! AAAAHHHH!!! WHAT THE HELL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?!?!
OK, everyone TRY to sty calm. This is not a drill. This is the day we Mac geeks have been training for for the past month and a half, and it is up to us to attempt to keep civilization from just completely imploding. While we the faithful had read the reports from England earlier this month with shaking hands, knowing full well this dark day was fast approaching, it seems some folks were still caught off guard by the apparent total and complete iPhone shortage gripping the world,... Read More
Is Apple in bed with the mob on the 3G iPhone?
Mobile carriers have long used strong-arm tactics to charge more for 3G data plans, but we never thought the mob was behind it. Until now… Faithful Macenstein reader Art Vandalay has uncovered a conspiracy of Jimmy Hoffa-like proportions. Above: Yes, anyone can edit it. Apparently, if one Googles the term 3G, they are presented with the shocking truth that no one at AT&T or Apple would like to admit – namely that: 3G is the third generation of gangster mobile... Read More
The Universal SIM Unlock Card – Now with iPhone goodness!
USB Fever is selling a Universal SIM Unlock Card which is boasting iPhone compatibility (yet an apparent incompatibility with proper apostrophe usage…). This SIM unlock is a revolutionary do-it-yourself Plug & Play card for unlocking Mobile Phones without the risk of damaging the phone or voiding it’s [sic] warranty. This SIM unlock is made of a very thin piece of FPC (0.10mm) with a Microcontroller mounted on, that goes between your Operator’s SIM card... Read More
Celebrity Mac Chick Sighting: Jenny McCarthy
Somehow I always suspected Jenny was a Mac Chick. Yes, this is just an iPhone, but I’m sure she owns a Mac. In fact, I imagine she is so Mac obsessed, I picture her reading Macenstein daily. In bed. Naked. So Jenny, please do me a favor and take a quick snapshot of you with your MacBook and send it in, just to prove all my skeptical readers wrong who will claim that an iPhone sighting does not make a Mac Chick. And may I just point out that unlike others, Jenny seems... Read More
Is this the new 3G iPhone?
Well, it has rounded corners, doesn’t it? Apparently Gary over at daddytypes was tired of his children’s grubby hands always reaching for his iPhone, so he asked his mom to knit him up a plush replacement for the little brat angel. Despite a painstaking attention to detail (note how the knitted iPhone even has a Mail message!) for SOME reason the kid still prefers daddy’s iPhone. (Yeah, I know it is almost a year old, but it’s new to me!) Read More
And he couldn’t have done it without his iPhone
Above: Is it just me, or does Blaine’s magical “blue ball” look familiar…? David Blaine set a new world’s record live on the Oprah Winfrey show last week for the amount ot time a human being can hold his breath, and he owes it all to his iPhone. Well, his iPhone, and the can of pure oxygen he crammed his lungs with before the stunt. Oh, and an insane desire to be famous. According to the Associated Press: Demonstrating his focus on Wednesday’s... Read More
God, I hope not…
Engadget has shots from French iPhone site iPhone.fr of what is reported to be the next gen iPhone, and if it is, in the words of the Jerky Boys: “God help us Jesus, God and baby Jesus help us!” If legit, it looks like Apple has farmed out its design duties to LG, and contracted with some company to create the world’s most scratch-prone plastic material known to man. I’m thinking/hoping/praying it’s a fake. The timing of these photos seems to suspiciously... Read More
No wonder UK iPhone sales were slow
Faithful Macenstein reader Steven Haskayne has sent us a picture that may explain why UK iPhone sales weren’t all that stellar. “Here is a shot of a 4gb iPhone on display on an o2 store uk (Abington street Northampton). You can see that it is a 4gb, thought it might spark some debate as some people are happy with 4gb (I personally will only be happy with 32, but even then I’d be making a compromise!) I have also made a trip to the westgate street store in Gloucester... Read More
How awesomely fast will the 3G iPhone be? Well, it turns out… not so much
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/How_awesomely_fast_will_the_3G_iPhone_be_not_so_much; Since the day the iPhone was first announced there has been rampant internet bitching by a myriad of internet bitchers all blasting the iPhone for its lack of 3G support. AT&T’s EDGE network has been condemned for its too-slow-to-use speed, and pretty much the entire interweb has adopted the mantra that EDGE blows and 3G will REALLY kick the iPhone into sales overdrive. Well,... Read More
2 new conflicting iPhone reports support “multiple iPhone models” rumor
Image via information architects Remember when crazy faithful Macenstein reader Doug wrote us telling us to expect Apple to release at least two and possibly even three models of iPhone this spring? (see Even more rumors: The new iPhones’ specs) Well, two conflicting reports from two fairly major and reputable sites suggest their may be something to Doug’s claims after all. First came reports from Engadget that the new 3G iPhone would come with GPS and be a bit... Read More
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