3G iPhone Due in 2008

Thursday November 29, 2007 10:02 AM EST via MacRumors.com

AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson confirmed that the 3G version of the iPhone would be made available “next year”.

Plans for using the faster 3G data connection in the iPhone have not been secret. Steve Jobs has stated that a 3G iPhone is coming, but that the delay is due to excessive battery life consumption with existing 3G chipsets. The iPhone presently uses the EDGE network for its data connectivity.

Orange Announces iPhone France and Unlocking Options [Launch Photos]

Wednesday November 28, 2007 10:16 AM EST via MacRumors.com

Orange announced pricing for the iPhone in France today.

Orange will be selling the iPhone for 399 euro along with one of four plans with prices ranging from 49 euros to 119 euros per month. All plans include unlimited internet and visual voicemail.Customers who don’t wish to subscribe to those particular plans can instead pay 549 euro and use another Orange plan. Finally for 649 euro, customers can purchase an iPhone with no required contract or obligation to Orange. The iPhone itself, however, will still need to be unlocked. With all options (399, 549, 649 euro), any customer may unlock the iPhone for an addition 100 euro during the first six months. After six months, the iPhone may be unlocked for free in accordance with French law.

iFuntastic 4.7.1 with iTunes 7.5 (and iPhone 1.1.2) Support

Thursday November 22, 2007 10:39 PM via MacRumors.com

The latest version of iFuntastic 4.7.1 has been released. The iPhone customization/jailbreaking software is now shareware for many of the advanced features. Release notes:

- support for iTunes 7.5
- fixed text display for Leopard
- improved email procedure
- fixed alignment bug for Home Screen backgrounds (thank you Szymon)
- a ‘Small Icons’ choice for the (advanced) Home Screen
- fixed ‘vanishing iPod icon’ bug
- a ‘News’ page for up-to-date info about updates bugs and more
- a ‘Make Executable’ function in the File Manager item popup menu (thank you Avi and Alberto)
additional tweaks and simplifications based on your valuable feedback - keep it coming!

The latest version of iFuntastic allows users to jailbreak their 1.0.2, 1.1.1, and 1.1.2 iPhones, and also provide other customization options. There are directions on how to Jailbreak a 1.1.2 iPhone for free, but some may find this solution more convenient.

• What technology is being used that makes this special?

• How does it benefit the companies and developers?

• What other markets will Apple compete with in the process?

• How companies can make money from the future of this product?

• How it is taking a different approach to marketing and advertising to a broader appeal as apposed to other smart phones, pdas, and tablet pcs approach?

Basic Outline:

• Present Day Overview (2 Minutes)

o Very brief overview of the applications that are already developed by Apple for the iPhone and general usage. (2 Minutes)

• The iPhone applications of the future. (5 Minutes)

o Broader sense of the immense opportunity the iPhone has to developers (people and companies) for the new platform. (5 Minutes)

• Evolution of the market, how it is not considered a PDA or computer. It is something new. (5 Minutes)

o The present day evolution of the market and how it will impact a new way we think about portable devices. (5 Minutes)

• How companies will use this for targeted advertising and have a sense of what people like and dislike (music, media, etc). (8 Minutes)

o How companies such as Starbucks are making money from interactivity of users location and advertising. Example, walking into Walmart, your iPhone recognizing the location, and how it will automatically pull up the special deals that day. Local Store Directory, local promotions, phone popups, etc. (2 Minutes)

o How corporate companies will be using sponsorships and advertising to be on the new platform (Ex: Starbucks) (4 Minutes)

o How Google and other technology companies will be taking advantage. Google tried to put Google toolbar to be on everyone’s desktop, but now wants to put applications on the iPhone or similar device to be everywhere users are all the time. (2 Minutes)

= Approximately a total of 20 minutes
Questions to answer/generally predicted:

• What technology is being used that makes this special?

• How does this benefit the average user? Is the juice worth the squeeze?

• How long will it take until a general user (ex: soccer mom) will catch on?

• Why should companies and people make applications for the iPhone?

• What companies will be the first to jump on the platform?

• How does it benefit the companies and developers?

• How is it going to change and shift the market of phones, pdas, etc?

• How it is taking a different approach to marketing and advertising to a broader appeal as apposed to other smart phones, pdas, and tablet pcs approach?

• What other markets will Apple compete with in the process? (Ringtone, VoIP, etc.)

• Can this become new VoIP cell phone?

• Do people actually need it? When or will it ever get to the point of replacing a standard digital camera, phone, and laptop altogether?

• When will it be perfected to become an all in one media device?

• What direction does Apple want to go vs. the way the people want it to go vs. the way companies want it to go?

• How companies can cash in to the product?

• What can we see Apples future plans as a company?

You are to create a web page that demonstrates your research work on the presentation topic and explains your thought process in developing the presentation. You are to include:

1. Representations from your PowerPoint slides (or the slides themselves) and pictures or visuals representations of the concepts you presented

2. An overview of the research you did, to include where you looked for information and what types of materials you found

3. Did you find any surprises? Tell me what was surprising or what was frustrating about your research - or both!

4. A final reflection on your research and what ah-ha! experience you may have had while doing the project

5. A citations/reference listing of your sources Include hyperlinks!! You will be graded on how well you meet these 5 needs as well as how clearly and “creatively” you design your page. I am not looking for CSS or frames or anything like that, but that doesn’t mean you can’t add some color!