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[UPDATED] Rumor: thinkorswim releasing the first native iPhone investing app at SDK launch

More SDK launch rumors… thinkorswim, the most Google and Apple-centric brokerage firm known to man, may be set to release a “thinkPod” app for the iPhone. Details are extremely scarce, other than a “coming soon” notice on the site, but suffice it to say, odds are it will deliver the features already available for Blackberry and Pocket PC, and then some. A source closely monitoring thinkorswim claims there is a very good chance thinkorswim has... Read More

Poll: Do you want to order coffee from your iPhone?

I’m not sure why, but the idea that when Apple releases the iPhone SDK we will then be able to order coffee at Starbucks via the iPhone is causing quite a bit of buzz. I’m not sure what I am expecting to see once developers are able to write native iPhone apps, but I know that isn’t really it. Not being a coffee drinker, I have little interest in this, but if I could equate it with something I DO like enough to stand in line for, like, say, the Friendy’s... Read More

Review: DLO Portable Speakers for iPhone

Apparently the magic number for accessory manufacturers is 5 million. As the iPhone quickly approaches this sales milestone, we’ve suddenly encountered an influx of iPhone-specific add-ons designed to help the iPhone realize its true potential. Since the iPhone was originally billed as a 3-in-one device, and one of those devices is an iPod, it only stands to reason that many of these accessories would be audio-related. Egg-shaped audio DLO’s Portable Speakers for... Read More

Rumor: iPhone firmware 1.1.4 imminent?

[UPDATE: This apparently was a hoax.] Faithful Macenstein reader max found something interesting on Tiny Code‘s website, namely the first official mention of iPhone firmware 1.1.4: Tiny Code no longer produces fixes or applications for firmware 1.1.3. We can’t say much, but we are working with Apple and with their SDK for the next firmware release and SDK applications and we shouldn’t be missed for long. We will no longer update our Installer.app repo for... Read More

Buy an iPhone, get, er… MAKE, a free camera

Looking for a camera to compliment that set of iPod Recycling Speakers you built? Scot Hampton has just the thing. Behold the iHole, a pinhole camera created out of his roommate’s iPhone box. Using nothing more than the iPhone’s packaging, some tape, tinfoil (for the lens), a piece of foam, and a leftover screw and tightener from an old Ikea desk, Scot has created a low tech camera from the world’s most high tech device. While the iPhone’s camera has... Read More

AT&T site recommends using iPhone on 3G network

Are you sick of all our iPhone/3G speculation? Well, tough. But this one’s quick. W3Prodigy noticed an interesting paragraph on AT&T’s iPhone site: Data Access In order to use data such as email, Google Maps, YouTube videos and web browsing, AT&T recommends using iPhone in a 3G or EDGE Network, or from a local Wi-Fi connection. I knew there was something fishy about those new iPhones! 🙂  Read More

Has anyone cracked open the “new” iPhone to take a looksee?

Slow news days always tend to set us to speculating and “what if”-ing. So here’s some food for thought… Above: PC World wasted no time cracking open the FIRST iPhones… Back when the first gen iPhone was released, there were no shortages of people willing to crack open their expensive gadget and flood the web with sexy pics of the insides. In part much of this was done to verify that, no, Apple had not somehow included UMTS or HSDPA radio in the iPhone,... Read More

The 3G iPhone: Do we have it all wrong?

Everyone “knows” Apple is making a 3G iPhone, right? I mean, it’s a given, a sure thing, easy money. In fact, many prospective iPhone users are putting off the purchase of the wunder phone until Apple announces the device. But what if there will never be a 3G iPhone? At least in the US. Macworld UK reports on AT&T’s future purchase of 12MHz of wireless spectrum in the 700MHz band that covers 60 per cent of the US. The deal has been approved by the... Read More

Poll: How much more would you spend per month to get a 3G iPhone?

Looking at AT&T’s current unlimited 3G data plans, we got to wondering… What if AT&T decides to charge iPhone users more per month for access to a high-speed 3G network if/when Apple releases a 3G model? How much more would you be willing to pay per month over the $20/month iPhone users currently pay to use the slower EDGE network? [poll=2]  Read More

Review: The PED3 viewing stand for iPhone and iPod touch

It would appear that the iPhone has not only caught the attention of the media and consumers, but the accessory manufacturers as well. In addition to the usual gang of speakers, charging cables, and headsets, we are starting to see some unusual iPhone accessories appear on the scene. One such offering is the PED3 by THOUGHT OUT Company. The PED3 is essentially a video viewing stand for your iPhone or iPod touch, and while at first it may not seem like it should be, it actually... Read More