Category: Apple
Skype for iPhone Could Be Released Next Week
From gigaom.com:
A few months ago, I asked Skype CEO Josh Silverman when was he going to launch the iPhone version of the P2P voice and IM service that has now been downloaded more than 405 million times. He smiled and said, “Stay tuned.” And so we did.
A tipster — a very reliable one — tells me that Skype is almost ready to launch that iPhone version, perhaps as soon as next week. CTIA Wireless, a large mobile industry trade event, kicks off in Las Vegas next Wednesday, so perhaps the announcement will be made there.
If only there were a way to have the $30 AT&T unlimited data plan WITHOUT the voice plan, this addition of Skype would be ideal. Then again, Skype is so temperamental on computers with high-speed Internet connections, what will the audio quality sound like over an often-unreliable 3G network? Probably not so good.
TweetApple’s Next iPhone To Have Video Camera According to AppleInsider
From appleinsider.com:
Details are few and far between, but the information comes from a person who’s proven extremely reliable when predicting changes to the Cupertino-based company’s hardware offerings.
At this time, there’s no information to suggest that video recording support will be available through anything other than a upgraded rear-facing camera that will, of course, also take still photos at a higher resolution.
The addition, however, is reportedly just one of several hardware related tweaks that will surface in iPhone revisions due sometime between late spring and early fall. Another, that same person says, will be a significant boost to gaming hardware (likely via Imagination’s new multi-core PowerVR chips).
Video recording support has stood as one of the most glaring omissions from the iPhone since its inception two years ago, but the understanding is that Apple wants to get the feature “right.”
After my last post about my cell phone dilemma, now it looks like I’ll be delaying getting a new phone even longer as Apple continues to tempt me with iPhone revisions. It never ends.
TweetWEDNESDAY WHINE: Cell Phone Dilemma
You may or may not be able to relate to this week’s whine, as it’s fairly specific to a situation I have been in for several years. I have a …
Cell Phone Dilemma
Okay, dilemma maybe too strong of a word but it’s at least a cell phone conundrum that I don’t know what to do about. Maybe someone reading this can help.
I have used T-Mobile as my cell provider for several years now. My wife and I currently share a family plan of some sort that ultimately costs just over $100 a month. It includes more minutes than we know what to do with as well as free nights and weekends.
T-Mobile’s service was great until we moved to Winter Garden where I’m lucky if I get one bar of signal. When we first moved here, we were locked into a 2-year contract, which has since expired. However, I have no idea what to switch to as it appears that every other carrier also has terrible service in this area. Moreover, I can’t reduce the number of minutes per month that I am paying for with T-Mobile without signing a new contract. But if I switch to another random carrier, I’ll have to sign a contract there too and I’ll likely end up being unhappy with them as well.
AT&T is supposedly installing a bunch of new towers throughout Central Florida, but I can’t seem to find any information as to where specifically. If I knew they were putting one near my house, I’d switch immediately.
Of course, then there’s the other issue of what phone to get. As much as everyone tells me to get an iPhone, I really don’t think I’d use it all that much. I am rarely in a situation where I’d need to use the Internet on the road and I generally just use my phone to make calls. So I think I’d prefer to just get a regular phone that I can get for free with a new contract.
However, with $99 refurbished iPhones available (and the new 3.0 iPhone software coming soon), it’s hard not to want to get one, even if I know I’ll barely use it. But if AT&T is terrible in this area (no 3G service here either), what’s the point?
So what’s my solution? Continue to sit around paying $100+ a month for terrible service hoping something better comes along? Switch to another provider hoping they’re better, but getting locked into their contract either way?
I have no idea.
TweetSteve Jobs not at Disney shareholder meeting
From bizjournals.com:
TweetMarketWatch on Tuesday posted a correction to earlier stories that appeared in several online news reports saying Apple Inc.’s Steve Jobs put in an appearance at the Walt Disney Co. shareholders meeting.
Jobs, who is on a health-related leave of absence from Cupertino-based Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), was re-elected to the Disney board, reports said.
Earlier reports said Jobs attended the meeting.
Jobs did not attend Apple’s shareholder meeting earlier this year, citing health issues. A cancer survivor, Jobs in January took a leave to address health issues that have drawn heavy investor interest.
Disney Chairman John Pepper, however, told investors at Tuesday’s meeting that his board has “not thought at all” about the possibility Jobs may step down. With a 7.4 percent stake, the Apple CEO is Disney’s largest shareholder.
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak (“Woz”) to be on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars”
From www.tuaw.com:
TweetWe heard the rumors, but now it has been officially confirmed: Steve Wozniak will be appearing on the upcoming season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars.
We’re as shocked/horrified as you, but apparently, ABC has deemed Woz Dance worthy. We’re still awaiting word of his partner and we’ll let you know as soon as we do.
Dancing With the Stars premieres on ABC on Monday, March 9 at 8/7 c.
