Posted 17 December 2007 by
N. A. Hilal
Filed under:
GPS,
Apple

As one of the most awaited iPhone add-on, the locoGPS is still under development stage and expected to be available for public consumption on February 2008 with the suggested price about $90. The add-on as you can see on the video below bringing GPS features to iPhone and interestingly backed by open source software and Google maps.
Posted 14 December 2007 by
N. A. Hilal
Filed under:
GPS,
Apple

GPS module for iPhone is under development by TomTom and expected to be displayed for the public at MacWorld 2008 in January. At this time there are no details about the module, but it is seem a legitimate report for public consumption. Since the release date back in June 2007, there are tons of application porting to iPhone but still no …
Posted 06 December 2007 by
N. A. Hilal
Filed under:
Software

The full-blown Safari web browser on th iPhone make browsing the web on mobile phone almost giving the similar experience of browsing on desktop computer. And thats why the talented Google engineer created an application by implementing AJAX technology especially for Google fans. The apps preloaded with Google products that allows users tow switch among the product such as Google search,Gmail, and RSS …

Steve jobs has said that 3G feature eats the battery life of iPhone as little as 2.5 hours, but it seem that the solution of the battery problem has been discovered. As reported by TechCrunch, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson confirmed that a 3G iPhone will is planned to release in 2008. Without 3G, right now iPhone users connect to internet through WiFi which is …

Have you wonder what is the real price of Apple iPhone without 2 years contract plan? yea you are right, it costs $1478. And you can have it in Germany because the local court issued the preliminary injunction. They said that selling the iPhone tied to contract plan violates German laws. It means that the unlocked iPhone costs $1078 more than the locked one, which one …
Posted 28 September 2007 by
N. A. Hilal
Filed under:
Apple

Interesting news for Indonesian who can not stand to wait the official Apple iPhone coming to Indonesia in 2008. Yes the unlocked iPhone is already hit Indonesian market through Indonesia Apple Community (id-apple@googlegroups.com). As mentioned on the screenshot above, the unlocked of 8GB iPhone available for 7,7000,000 IDR (or about $850, compare to $400 of the locked and official one). You can reach the …
Posted 25 September 2007 by
N. A. Hilal
Filed under:
Cellphones

I always wonder how _the usability test_ take in action, but i do not care much, as what i need is the result. The usability test was done by Perspective Science to find the most user friendly interface among iPhone, Nokia N95, and HTC Touch. The used method was asking ten (only ten?) people who had never used any of three devices …
Posted 24 September 2007 by
N. A. Hilal
Filed under:
GPS,
Apple

As reported by NaviGadget.com, Apple is planning to release new iPhone with 3g and GPS features in Q1 of 2008. This prediction is based on some facts: “Apple has tapped Broadcom’s Global Locate unit to supply assisted GPS chips for the phone, the chips able to pin point location based on combination of satellite and cellular antenna signals”. As mentioned by Steve Jobs …