http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/iphone Blog Articles Tagged with 'iphone' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1148164?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone Sometimes reality really is stranger than fiction. Take, for example, my efforts to buy an an iPhone from Rogers for my son. You may recall that a little two over two weeks ago I paid a visit to the Barrhaven Rogers store with Jon, money in hand,... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:28:21 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1148164?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147955?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone Doug Mohney s The Fallen - Crashed and struggling VoIP companies is worth a read, if for no other reason than to learn the fates of some of the companies we have all known in the VoIP industry. One could summarize what he has written as:the carri... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:08:56 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147955?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1146711?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone Opera, as a Web browser on your computer, has been in existence since 1994, back when the desktop browser wars were between Netscape vs. Internet Explorer. Sure, there's no Netscape today, but the browser war is moving to the mobile Web, with Safari ... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:13:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1146711?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1146559?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone I was playing Texas Hold em on the iPhone the other day when it struck me: If Apple allowed one-touch financial transactions inside apps in the case of Texas Hold em, for example, to buy $1,000 of poker chips for $1 the consequences could... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:14:40 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1146559?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1147099?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone I was playing Texas Hold em on the iPhone the other day when it struck me: If Apple allowed one-touch financial transactions inside apps in the case of Texas Hold em, for example, to buy $1,000 of poker chips for $1 the consequences could... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:14:40 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1147099?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1145549?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone Apple s 3G iPhone was the best-selling handset in the U.S. during the third quarter of 2008, according to data compiled by The NPD Group. Apple had previously reported that it sold about 6.89 million iPhones (3G) in the quarter. The research group ... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:57:15 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1145549?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1145202?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone On Friday, before leaving for San Francisco and the Under the Radar conference, my business partner Howard made a call to Rogers to inquire about US roaming rates for his iPhone. The good news? You can buy roaming voice minutes from Rogers. And... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:39:17 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1145202?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1144732?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone Speculation that Microsoft might replace the IE rendering with WebKit is running high this morning after remarks made by Steve Ballmer in Australia. Although hardly a ringing endorsement of WebKit, here s why Steve (and Steve Sinofsky, Mr. Window... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:50:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1144732?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147197?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone Speculation that Microsoft might replace the IE rendering with WebKit is running high this morning after remarks made by Steve Ballmer in Australia. Although hardly a ringing endorsement of WebKit, here s why Steve (and Steve Sinofsky, Mr. Window... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:50:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147197?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147961?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone Speculation that Microsoft might replace the IE rendering with WebKit is running high this morning after remarks made by Steve Ballmer in Australia. Although hardly a ringing endorsement of WebKit, here s why Steve (and Steve Sinofsky, Mr. Window... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:50:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147961?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1144233?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone Today AT&T said it would buy Wi-Fi hotspots operator Wayport for $275 million in cash. Not only is this an exit for the 12-year-old Irving, Texas-based company that raised more than $130 million, but it also gives AT&T 80,000 Wi-Fi hotspots all over ... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:38:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1144233?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1144232?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone Next Wednesday, November 12, an impressive gathering of startups and mobile-industry poohbahs from major VCs from firms such as Kleiner Perkins to executives from companies such as T-Mobile, AT&T, CBS, Verizon, Alltel, Comcast, Nokia, Microsoft, and ... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:56:56 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1144232?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1143489?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone When Apple released the iPhone in July 2007, it changed the wireless game forever. But while some have been frozen by the iPhone assault, others have responded with a slew of new devices. The latest come from BlackBerry maker RIM in the form of the B... Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:30:16 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1143489?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1143017?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone It goes without saying that cellular contracts are consumer unfriendly with their myriads of coercive clauses designed to lock customers into long term relationships. Every so often the byzantine array of rules they ask you to sign up for, however,... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:48:11 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1143017?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147198?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone It goes without saying that cellular contracts are consumer unfriendly with their myriads of coercive clauses designed to lock customers into long term relationships. Every so often the byzantine array of rules they ask you to sign up for, however,... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:48:11 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147198?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147962?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone It goes without saying that cellular contracts are consumer unfriendly with their myriads of coercive clauses designed to lock customers into long term relationships. Every so often the byzantine array of rules they ask you to sign up for, however,... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:48:11 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147962?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1140196?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone While it may not win any awards for its name, Twitter fans with new Android mobile phones are going to like Twidroid, an application created by Thomas Marban, the man behind Popurls. The app is available on the Android App store and it has pretty muc... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:44:05 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1140196?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1139670?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone Truphone, the service that allows you to make cheap long distance phone calls using VoIP technology on a mobile phone, is now available to users of BlackBerry devices as a beta offering. This product is called Truphone Anywhere for Blackberry.London-... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:52:26 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1139670?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1139549?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone The last few days I ve been cruising around in my car listening to a selection of music on my iPhone that I haven t paid for. No, it s not via some illicit P2P network. Rather, I ve been using two streaming services last.fm and Flycas... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:38:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1139549?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1139469?rsstype=tag&tag=iphone See the image below? Yeah it s clipped from iTunes. And see that big ol button marked Restore ? It s your weapon of last resort when your iPhone becomes too flaky to use.By middle of last week, my iPhone was crashing virtually ev... 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