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Will AT&T jack up the price of 3G iPhone plans?

iPhone users currently enjoy a pretty sweet deal on unlimited data. Just $20 a month gets you all the web pages you can eat, unlimited e-mails and up to 200 Text messages a month. Sure, you’re on the slower Edge network, but you get what you pay for, right? Well, getting what you paid for is exactly what’s gotten me worried. We all “know” Apple will be releasing a 3G iPhone at some point, and for most people considering upgrading, the big question has... Read More

My iPhone loves STP and Toad the Wet Sprocket

For about the past 4 months or so, I have noticed some somewhat bizarre syncing behavior with my iPhone. No matter what files I am syncing, adding, subtracting, the iPhone will always recopy 2 songs that (in theory) are already on there. The song “Plush” by Stone Temple Pilots, and “Hold Her Down” by Toad the Wet Sprocket will always be “updated”, even if nothing has changed (play count, artwork, rating, etc.). For example, both these songs... Read More

How to: Swap your recently purchased 8 GB iPhone for a new 16 GB one

Faithful Macenstein reader jonro had been writing me for months leading up to Macworld, asking my thoughts on when a new iPhone would be released. He really wanted to make the leap, but was worried an impending update would leave him feeling like he wasted his money. I kept telling him it seemed like Macworld was a sure bet (whoops) but if not, then soon after. I wasn’t expecting a 3G iPhone, but I thought for sure 16 GB model was likely. Well, no less than 18 days... Read More

Apple bumps storage on iPhone and iPod touch

Above: looks like the Macbook Air is still Apple’s golden child, at the moment. Well, you might not know it from looking at Apple’s homepage, but two of Apple’s hottest items, the iPhone and iPod touch, both got upgrades today. Granted, they are simple storage bumps, but as faithful Macenstein reader ubertyrone points out, “you’d think that would be boom worthy”. Apple has added a 32 GB model to the iPod touch lineup (making an unusual 3 size... Read More

Apple looking for an iPhone Visual Designer

One of the best things about the iPhone is its interface. It’s got those jolly, candy-like buttons, smooth animations, and we could play with the timer feature’s scroll wheels for hours. But even something as perfect as the iPhone will eventually gain some enhancements. So why not be the one who decides what they are? Apple is now looking for an iPhone Visual Designer. Apple’s Mac OS X User Interface Group is seeking a senior visual designer with dynamic interfaces... Read More

Wake up call: Apple is NOT “losing” $500 million to unlocked iPhones

The TimesOnline‘s Jonathan Richards has published a rather sensationalist report entitled “Apple loses out as one iPhone in four is unlocked: More than a million iPhones were unlocked last year, costing Apple as much as $500 million in lost revenue, according to research” . Now, we love sensationalist journalism as much as the next person (in fact, we just recently ran a sensationalist article claiming Steve Jobs “lost” $1 billion), but usually we... Read More

“Andy Rooney” on the iPhone

I know, 4 videos in a row, we’re getting lazy. But this was pretty funny. “I need to talk to Hillcrest 4 in a Jiffy”. (iPhone users click here to watch the video) From FrankTV. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Jorel for the link.  Read More

Newflash: Steve Jobs “brilliant”, “trim”, and “not very nice”

We’ve been on a video kick lately here at Macenstein, and while this video isn’t overly new, (in fact, it dates back to October) I found it somewhat fascinating for couple reasons. (iPhone users click here to watch the video) First, it provides a rare and very candid account of a person’s meeting with Steve Jobs. It seems like for every Violet Blue “Macworld brush-off story” you hear, there’s another Larry Tesler ‘When I wasn’t... Read More

Beautify your iPhone/iPod touch with the Macenstein WebClip Bookmark Iconâ„¢!

Faithful Macenstein reader Kelly pointed out that we suck (not just in general for a change, but in a very specific way). Kelly wanted to know why we hadn’t made a custom Macenstein WebClip Bookmark icon for the iPhone/iPod touch. We couldn’t think of a good answer, so we decided to make one! So be sure to bookmark us (again, since we assume we are already at the top of your iPhone’s home screen!) and enjoy our little Macenstein robot in all its rounded, glossy-squared... Read More

Schedule your DirecTV DVR from your iPhone

Why? Because you can! How many times have you been out on the road and suddenly remembered you forgot to set up your DirecTV HR20-700 model DVR to record a Pay Per View event? Probably too many times to count, am I right? Well, DirecTV hopes I am. Faithful Macenstein reader David Erlich tells us that DirecTV has launched a new mobile site which allows you to set up TV recordings and Pay Per View content on your home DVR from your mobile device, and the site apparently works great... Read More