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Hands on with iOS 4: Thoughts, one week on
So it’s been a week since I installed the iOS 4 GM (‘Gold Master’) on my iPhone 3GS and I thought I’d share some of the highlights and lowlights that the next major update to the iPhone software brings to the plate. There’s a lot to like, but there’s also a lot to get used to. Read on!
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Posted in All, Other News, iPhone
Apple unleash an official iPhone Apple Store app.
And the good stuff just keeps on coming! Apple yesterday released an official iPhone app for shopping on the Apple online store. The slight downside for us here in New Zealand is that this is U.S. only right now. Still… fancy a quick look at the app to see what may be in store for New Zealand in the not so distant future? Hit the ‘read more’ to find out.
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Posted in All, Reviews, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
Motorola Milestone coming to XT July 1… what about iPhone 4?
Telecom have just announced that they are to get the new Motorola Milestone, which runs Android 2.1 and will be available form July 1st for a RRP of $999.
This is an “exclusive” deal with Telecom, but the question on my mind now (and the reason for this post) is, does it signal the end of any glimmer of hope we may have had that Telecom will become an official iPhone carrier?
What do you think? Is this a sign of things to come or is it just another handset in the Telecom line up that will sit next to the iPhone?
I think it probably will, I hope not, but I think it will. I could be wrong but with all things taken into consideration you would have thought that Telecom and Apple would have come to some kind of agreement by now if they were going to.
Hit the read more for the full press release and let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Posted in All, Other News, Telecom XT, iPhone
Apple very quietly releases major update for Mac mini line
Not iPhone related as such, but here’s further proof (if it were needed) that Apple really has taken their focus off of the Mac in favour of iOS devices. At WWDC, Safari 5 was launched without any fanfare whatsoever, and now the Mac mini has had a pretty radical overhaul and has been plopped rather unceremoniously onto the Apple Store. Sporting a new aluminium unibody case, HDMI port (finally!) and beefed up GPU, it’s the kind of update that once would have been announced by Steve himself at a keynote. It’s now the perfect way to play all those Steam games, listen to your iTunes music, watch movie rentals and show off the HD videos you’ve shot with your iPhone 4 on your HDTV.
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Posted in All, Other News
Can’t wait til July for your iPhone 4? Apple UK selling iPhone 4 unlocked from June 24th
Well, here’s a surprise. Like the US, iPhones in the UK have been locked to their respective carriers until now. As of late last night with the pre-ordering system for the countries in the first wave going live, the UK online Apple Store is now offering the iPhone 4 unlocked (or ‘SIM-free’ as they call it in the UK). Head past the ‘read now’ for the details.
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Posted in 2degrees, All, Digital Island, Telecom XT, Vodafone, iPhone
New 2Degrees Talk Plans
2Degrees today announced 3 new calling plans. It’s a welcome addition to their data and txt plans, bringing them up in the New Zealand mobile market. More info after the break!
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Posted in 2degrees, All, Other News
iPhone 4 pre-orders begin, bye bye iPhone 3G
iPhone 4 pre-orders have begun in the US and low and behold the iPhone 3G has now gone, not only from the US store though, it would seem they have removed it from all their stores, including NZ.
Although the 3G has now gone, you can now get an iPhone 3GS with just 8GB of storage, in black for $899.
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Posted in All, Other News, iPhone
iPhone to only be available in black at US launch?
iOS fansite, ModMyi, has published what seems to be an internal memo from AT&T to their staff regarding the launch of the iPhone 4.
It appears that only the black version of the iPhone 4 will be available to customers at launch and via pre-orders. It is unclear at this stage why the restrictions have been imposed, but AT&T say that the white versions of the iPhone 4 will be coming “late summer” in the US. Check it out after the ‘read more’.
Read MoreNetGuide Web Awards 2010… Vote for us now!
Hey guys… we need your help! If you enjoy the site, if we’ve helped you get your iPhone set-up for your carrier, if we’ve helped you solve a problem, taught you a trick you didn’t know or recommended an app that you love using then we’d appreciate your vote in the ‘Best Blog Site’ category of this year’s NetGuide Web Awards. We work really hard to make this site entertaining, helpful and just downright awesome as well as answer hundreds of support emails every week. But we’re not an internet publishing powerhouse like the guys behind Engadget, Gizmodo or Stuff – we’re just a bunch of guys who do this for the love of it in between our ‘real’ jobs and family lives, and we could do with all the help we can get to bring even more readers to the site. If you’d like to help us, please give us your vote by clicking here and typing our URL into the ‘other’ field of the first category (Best Blog Site). Voting closes July 31st. thanks for your support everyone!
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Posted in 2degrees, All, Digital Island, Other News, Reviews, Telecom XT, Vodafone, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
iBooks about to drop for iPhone?
We’re hearing reports of iBooks rearing its head on iPhones running iOS 4 — in fact our very own Paul has received the above pop-up today when logging in with his UK iTunes account, however hitting ‘download’ resulted in an error for him. His wife got the same message, hit ‘download’ and got a little bit further with the icon actually appearing on the homescreen, but then errored out. Screenshot of that after the ‘read more’.
Read MoreVodafone release free Fieldays App
Going to Fieldays? Well with this app you’ll never have to worry about finding a needle in a haystack again, or a new gumboot in an event of 117,000 people and 1400 exhibitor sites.
Equipped with the Fieldays iPhone application from Vodafone you’ll find everything you need at this year’s National Fieldays on an interactive map on your phone.
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Posted in All, Other News, Vodafone, iPhone
Fun app review: World Cup Schedule
Gooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!
If we were to review every world cup 2010 app in the app store we would probably still be typing away long after the final whistle has blown, there are that many to choose from, free and paid from some well known trusted sports names and some not so well known. The app I have gone out on a limb with and have chosen to recommend and review is World Cup Schedule. How on earth did I pick this one over the others? read on to find out.
Posted in All, Reviews, iPhone, iPod touch
Hands-on: MicroSIM to standard SIM adapter [video & gallery]
Since getting my iPad and cutting up my SIM card I haven’t been able to use my newly created MicroSIM in anything other than my iPad. Say hello to the MicroSIM to standard SIM adapter. Hit the ‘read more’ where I go hands-on and take a look at this cool little adapter.
Read MoreEditorial Round-up – iPhone 4
After all the excitement of yesterday we, the Editors of iPhonewzealand, thought we would do a round-up of our individual thoughts of the new iPhone 4 and iOS.
Go on… hit the ‘read more’.
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Posted in All, Other News, iPhone
iOS 4 GM Seed available now… oh and so is iTunes 9.2 beta (Mac)
Go get it devs…. iOS 4 GM Seed is available now. Also to note so is iTunes 9.2 beta (Mac only) and iAd JS is also available for creating “motion-rich” ads.
We’ll be updating later today but have you already got it? Head past the break and let us know what you think.
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Posted in All, Other News, iPhone
Official iPhone 4 video
Get your popcorn popping, because here we have the official iPhone 4 video from Apple, complete with the usual slighty OTT monologue from Jonathan Ive (although the word ‘magical’ is conspicuously absent this time)! This is a great video with lots of sumptuous photography that will have you drooling all over your oleophobic coating so check it out after the ‘read more’.
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Posted in All, Other News, iPhone
HD Videos and iMovie on iPhone 4
Among the new features of the iPhone 4 is the ability to record videos and edit them in up to 720p HD. We take a look at what you can do with these fine new features.
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Posted in All, Other News, iPhone
