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T-Mobile G1: Cost, coverage plans, availability

Tom Yager — 2008-09-23T08:14:33-08:00

The device will cost $179, presumably with a 2-year contract. The offering is T-Mobile exclusive, and the G1 will be SIM-locked to T-Mobile's network. Plans will be add-ons for T-Mobile voice plans. For $25/month, customers will get unlimited Web and Internet access with no prepaid SMS. For $35, T-Mobile will bundle some SMS minutes along with the unlimited Web/Internet. The US launch date will be October 22, with Europe launch in November. Existing T-Mobile customers will be able to pre-order online. Others will be able to purchase the G1 when device becomes available in retail.... READ MORE

BlackBerry-free with iPhone 3G: Read this first

Tom Yager — 2008-09-11T23:59:41-08:00

Integrating iPhone 3G into an existing messaging, sync and Web-based service back end is one thing. Yanking a BlackBerry off a lifelong user's hip and replacing it with an iPhone 3G is something else. Want to watch?

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Stolen iPhone 3G comes back with a great story attached

Tom Yager — 2008-09-11T14:40:38-08:00

Mr. Yager: Here is your stolen phone. I'm really sorry it has taken so long to send it to you. It took me a while to figure out it was stolen and that it belonged to you. Since you are a writer for a living, I thought you might like the story of how I bought this phone. I bought your phone from a [sell/barter site] ad for a "legally unlocked 16 GB iPhone 3G." The seller said he was a student who fell in love with the phone but couldn't keep up with the AT&T payments. He asked... READ MORE

The seal on Apple's iPhone SDK is leaking, even within Apple

Tom Yager — 2008-07-28T16:27:24-08:00

You can discuss Apple's iPhone SDK, but only if you feel guilty about it.

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iPhone 3G: a mobile pro's unboxing

Tom Yager — 2008-07-16T15:32:18-08:00

An iPhone 3G falls into the hands of an enterprise user and mobile developer. Here's the transcript of the first day's activities. READ MORE

Leopard MobileMe patch issued, mysterious notify pop-up; Windows MobileMe?

Tom Yager — 2008-07-15T09:25:28-08:00

Apple's MobileMe collaboration service for Mac and iPhone users got its true launch today with the distribution of a Mail patch for OS X Leopard. Now I'm checking out MobileMe's Windows side.

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For me, Wednesday is iPhone 3G launch day

Tom Yager — 2008-07-14T12:36:06-08:00

The story of my T-Moile BlackBerry to AT&T iPhone 3G switch begins with the unboxing of iPhone 3G Wednesday morning.

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iPhone 2.0 download is a beta. Wait ten hours and get the real deal.

Tom Yager — 2008-07-10T17:47:53-08:00

While there are overseas bloggers gleefully disassembling their just-purchased iPhone 3Gs, proving that no price is too high for 100,000 hits, the U.S. won't see iPhone 3G or the iPhone 2.0 software download until Friday, 7/11, at 8 AM. If you must be among the first in the States to see iPhone 2.0, Dylan Tweney's Wired blog, citing (without linking to) a post to Macrumors on iPhone 2.0 software download for existing iPhones, has instructions for downloading the iPhone 2.0 software image directly from Apple's servers. Hold the phone, people. The Macrumors post has the link to the Apple... READ MORE

WWDC 2008 and iPhone: A deep dive into Apple's mobile empire

Tom Yager — 2008-06-10T15:29:11-08:00

On the keynote stage at Apple's 2008 Worldwide Developer Conference, Steve Jobs looked like a man who could use a Gatesian escape from the glass house to a quieter life spent in pursuit of passions that a CEO hasn't time to explore. The difference between Steve and Bill is that Steve's passion is already in his grasp. iPhone can be seen as a culmination point for much of what Steve has set his mind, hand, and brain trust to in the past decade. [ See how you can make the iPhone work in your business securely. ] It is... READ MORE

Yager's exclusive scoops from WWDC

Tom Yager — 2008-06-09T23:21:44-08:00

Getting quoted in the WWDC keynote (does it still count if Steve doesn't do it?) earned me a fleeting flyspeck of fame, enough to pull in an offer from my favorite Mac rumor site. That's not really my line, but I'm one paycheck away from an unsubsidized MobileMe personal blog (I am "throwchange@me.com"). I've got to keep my options open, so by way of audition, here's some exclusive scoop from WWDC 08: Phil, I love you, man. This iPhone's for you. 3G is an Apple trademark that doesn't mean what you think it does. It's a show of Steve's devotion... READ MORE

iPhone: $199 for 8 GB, $299 for 16 GB, shipping on July 11

Tom Yager — 2008-06-09T11:49:33-08:00

iPhone competitors, it's over.... READ MORE

Steve demos iPhone 3G: GPS, $199, longer battery life, distribution to 70 countries

Tom Yager — 2008-06-09T11:45:48-08:00

iPhone 3G will cost $199 with 8 GB. I'll put this out in bits as Steve talks. iPhone 3G render times are appropriately impressive. His demo against 3G Treo and Nokia showed 30+% greater speed, 3x+ speed of existing EDGE iPhone. Standby 300 hours, 2G talk 10 hours, 3G talk time 5 hours, browsing 5-6 hours, video 7 hours, audio 24 hours. [ Learn more about making the iPhone fit in the enterprise in our special report. ] Canada, Mexico, South and Central America, Europe and Eastern Europe, Asia and Australia among leaders. All carrier deals are "signed and sealed."... READ MORE

WWDC: iPhone 2.0 SDK creates BlackBerry-like infrastructure for notification

Tom Yager — 2008-06-09T11:29:57-08:00

To compensate for iPhone's lack of support for background processes, Apple will be hosting a push notification service. The similarity between this approach and the BlackBerry infrastructure that Apple has so mercilessly maligned is remarkable. Apple offered very few details, but I know exactly what's in there. iPhone 2.0 has added robust support for Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Office. [ Learn more about making the iPhone fit in the enterprise in our special report. ] Apple has added internationalization, including Chinese and Japanese The coolest part of this demo is the ability to draw complex Chinese characters with your fingertip and... READ MORE

.Mac evolves into MobileMe, Web 2.0 app suite with iPhone sync/push

Tom Yager — 2008-06-09T11:26:26-08:00

I blew a raspberry at Apple for lashing iPhone to Exchange. It was a matter of time before Apple took the Exchange millstone from around the necks of those users who don't want or need it. Phil Schiller didn't think any more of that idea than I did. He introduced MobileMe, Apple's over-the-air sync and push mail service, with a Freudian slip: "ActiveStink," a reference to Microsoft's ActiveSync Exchange over-the-air sync protocol. I'll follow up with more detail, but Schiller's demo of the Web 2.0 desktop suite, which covers the features already in .Mac, but considerably dressed up. It uses... READ MORE

WWDC #1: iPhone 2.0 SDK and apps

Tom Yager — 2008-06-09T11:00:34-08:00

More than in previous years, the public face of Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference is centered on a single product. Unsurprisingly, this year's focal point is iPhone. So far (35 minutes into the keynote), Apple has described nothing that hadn't been covered in its March press event on the iPhone SDK. However, Apple's chosen third-party iPhone developers have made a lot of progress. Sega, eBay, Loopt and TypePad showed applications that will be available at the launch of Apple's AppStore. That tease--"at the launch of Apple's AppStore"--is the consistent close of every demo, setting up that launch date as Steve's punch... READ MORE