Will higher data plan costs hurt iPhone 3G sales?

Service plan rates for the iPhone 3G are higher than existing iPhone plans, and that’s causing some people to reconsider whether they’ll buy a new phone when it’s released next week. A pair of Macworld editors share their points of view.

New Apple touch patents show body part sensing, fingernail input

In what's considered the definitive overview of Apple's attempts to patent its multi-touch interface, a deluge of newly-public filings show Apple considering technology that hasn't yet been used in the iPhone or the Mac -- including sensing the diffe...

More answers for iPhone 3G questions

We endeavor to answer more of your questions about buying an iPhone 3G from AT&T, including family plans, original iPhones, and the no commitment option.

So Hot Right Now: Top 10 Appletell posts for the week of June 29, 2008

Section: AppleHaven’t caught all of the Appletell news this week?  Here’s your chance to catch up on this week’s top 10 articles! Seven problems with the iPhone 3G“The new iPhone 3G hasn’t even been released yet, but seven problems with the new iPhone have already been pointed out by many, all of which have been based on demos and published specs of what the iPhone 3G…” MORE »10,000+ Canadians petition for lower iPhone 3G rates from Rogers“ The iPhone is finally making its way to Canada on July 11, 2008 and Canadians aren’t as happy about it as they should be due to voice and data rates from one of the only two carriers that will be…” MORE »Apple to Intel: No iPhone for you.“Apple has given Intel the cold shoulder and has decided to not use their chips in the next generation iPhone 3G. Although Intel is working hard to produce smaller versions of their popular and powerful x86 chips, Apple “...chose not to take that road map…” MORE »Telstra announces the iPhone 3G prices for Australia“So, while Canadian iPhone fans are petitioning for lower iPhone 3G rates from Rogers, our friends from the land down under will most probably be happier with the pricing rates of the iPhone 3G when it hits the Australian market on…” MORE »Turn your old iPhone into a WiFi iPod“If you still don’t know what you’re going to do with your old iPhone once you upgrade to the iPhone 3G, AT&T is suggesting something which might actually appeal to you and the rest of the old iPhone users. AT&T will allow…” MORE »Blizzard confirms Diablo III; Will be released for Mac and PC“Fans of the Diablo series have finally gotten their wish; Diablo III is under development. Blizzard confirmed this at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational yesterday in Paris, France.  According to Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, Blizzard has wanted to…” MORE »More details on today’s Mac OS X 10.5.4 update“ As we reported earlier, Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.4 today, an update which fixes several issues with iCal, AirPort, Safari, and Spaces & Exposé. We’ve now got some additional details.  …” MORE »Gaming veteran leaves EA to develop for the iPhone“Neil Young, who has worked at Electronic Arts for 11 years, has officially left his position at EA and is moving on to create an iPhone publishing company he calls Ngmoco. If you ask me, this is a smart move for Neil,…” MORE »Does the Santa Rosa MacBook Pro contain a fatal flaw?“A group of over 60 owners believes it does. A recent blog details the trouble, which seems to be a persistent blank screen problem.  After a reboot, or on wake from sleep, the machine refuses…” MORE »What would you say if I said you could overclock your Mac?“ Although finding an overclocking application for Windows is as easy as finding a car in a parking lot, the same thing couldn’t be said for Mac OS X… until now. ZDNet has solved this problem by…” MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

iPhone cases: Incase Fitted Sleeve and Uniea U-Suit

The new iPhones may be on the horizon, but that doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten about the “old” ones. We take a look at two cases, one from Incase, the other from Uniea.

iPhone 3G to be in healthy supply as iPod touch supplies weaken

Apple should have ample stock of iPhone 3G when it touches down this month, according to analysts, who also note that Apple stands to make more from each device than once thought -- and that iPod touch stocks are continuing to run down ahead of a pos...