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iPhone Atlas
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May 8, 2008
AT&T iPhone plans now include official access to Wi-Fi Hotspots
\ AT&T is currently offering access to their Wi-Fi hotspots, including several thousand Starbucks locations, for no additional charge on their iPhone rate plans. No information is available as to why this has changed and a check on AT&T’s website for a press release let us empty handed.\ \ \ We previously reported the early emergence of free wireless [...]
May 7, 2008
New iPhone OS 2.0 build gets “Push” preferences
\ The latest build of iPhone OS 2.0, 5a274d, includes a a preference panel that allows users to control settings for applications with push capabilities. The primary intent of this function: allow users to conserve battery life by turning push capabilities off for applications like Mail, which supports push for Exchange and Yahoo! Mail servers.\ \ \ As we’ve [...]
May 7, 2008
iPhone SDK release 5 posted, some apps will need to be rewritten
\ Apple has posted its fifth revision to the iPhone SDK (software development kit). The new release updates documentation and has various API changes. AddressBook APIs have been significantly revised, as have OpenGL-related components including the EAGL items.\ \ \ The graphics changes in particular mean that some under-development applications will need to be re-written to take advantage of [...]
May 6, 2008
Vodafone says iPhone coming to ten new countries
\ Vodafone has made an official, albeit brief announcement indicating that the company has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the in ten of its extant markets around the world “later this year.” Among the designated countries: Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey.\ \ \ Interetingly, Telecom Italia also [...]
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