iPhone gear

Protect your new iPhone 3G with this funky cover. PixelSkin’s lightweight, form-fit helps protect your iPhone from bumps and scrapes, while the textured tile pattern provides a comfortable, tactile sensation in your hand and a no-slip grip. The case offers openings to all ports, controls and sensors for convenient accessibility.
Features

Soft-touch tiled pattern offers added comfort [...]

Confirmation from vodacom - iPhone 3g coming

I just got this email from Vodacom confirming the launch of the iPhone 3G in South Africa -

WordPress for iPhone makes mobile blogging flexible

WordPress has unveiled its own application for 3g iPhone and iPod touch users for mobile management of blogs built upon its platform.
WordPress for iPhone lets you write posts, edit posts, add photos from your camera or photo library. You can schedule posts for publication at a later time or you can publish right away.
WordPress for [...]

iPhone release this month

We have confirmed in the past that the Apple iPhone will be released later this month and what the iPhone pricing could look like.
While Vodacom did not want to disclose the exact launch date of the Apple iPhone in SA – due to confidentiality agreements with their suppliers – company spokesperson Dot Field confirmed [...]

UK officials ban new iPhone ad

Apple has been banned from showing a television advertisement for the 3g iPhone in the United Kingdom because it wrongly suggests the device allows use of all functions of all websites.
The ad claims “all parts of the Internet are on the iPhone,” although the device doesn’t support the Java and Flash software programs needed for [...]

Real Racing game for iPhone

iPhone developers Firemint have been demoing their new iPhone racing game, Real Racing, which could make an appearance on the Apple iPhone AppStore by Christmas. In the video below you can see the awesome graphics capabilities of the iPhone as a gaming platform, as well as Real Racing’s use of the iPhone accelerometer.  You can play [...]

5 things you didn’t know about the 3G iPhone

How fast is the iPhone? Touch-screen devices are often ruined by a delay when you press the on-screen, virtual buttons. Apple may solve this problem with its first-release product, but if it doesn’t, a persistent lag will degrade the user experience. Jobs said that the “iPhone runs OS X” and “desktop-class” applications. But will the [...]

iPhone 3G problems - cracking

MobileCrunch is reporting that some iPhone 3G users have started noticing cracks on the casing of their new 3G iPhones.  While white iPhones seem to be the bulk of the complaints, it may just be because the cracks are more easily spotted on the white surface. At least a handful of Black iPhones have been [...]

3G iPhone Application bundle

Warning - This is a scam - Read on to be informed
The internet and whole world is buzzing over the 3G iPhone, and many software developers are directing their attention in creating applications for the 3G iphone. This a cleaver move from their part as there’s a lot of hype and business in the application [...]

iPhone pricing and availability in South Africa

An update on the availability and pricing on the Apple iPhone 3G, according to sources within the industry:
AVAILABILITY

The arrival of the handset has been postponed to 26th September (vodaworld)

ESTIMATE IPHONE 3G PRICING

Apple iPhone 3G 8GB [...]