3G ON/OFF Switch Found On Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware

A new preference was found in the latest iPhone 2.0 Beta 5 distributed to developers. The default preference was hidden but Chronic Productions claims to have activated it. Since that time, we have received confirmation that the text shown is indeed in the iPhone 2.0 Beta firmware, in this case, the screenshot appears to be legitimate. The iPhone 2.0 firmware appears to contain 3G code, but current iPhone owners will not be able to take advantage of the 3G speeds without buying the new iPhone because the older model does not contain a 3G capable Antenna. Thanks to this Information, It is apparent that Apple will be using a common firmware for both the existing iPhone and the unreleased 3G-capable iPhone.

Apple also seems to be giving users an option to fall back to EDGE speeds in order to prolong battery life, due to the higher 3G power consumption.

The 3G-capable iPhone is widely expected to be released in the coming months, possibly at the Worldwide Developer Conference in June.

iPhone - UK

iPhone has lived it's last days in the United Kingdom. No longer will the 1st Generation iPhone be seen in the areas of England, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales. It is a sad moment for us all. Although this could mean the new 3G iPhone will come out very, very soon. 

Looks like O2, the former carrier for both the 8 and 16GB iPhones, had already run out of 8GB a few weeks ago, but it looks like the 16 has gone too. 

Meanwhile, down under (For us Canadians, that means You. Americans. 53.27% of our visitors), the 8GB iPhones are low in stock, also predicting the 3G iPhone.

Microsoft - Yahoo! Deal Part 3: Yahoo! Dies (Kind of)

Well the ambiguous Microsoft - Yahoo! Merger has been cancelled. After Microsoft gave Yahoo! an ultimatum. They said Yahoo had better come to the table by Saturday, April 26rd or get ready for a proxy fight. Well, the date has come and passed.

One week late Microsoft announced that they are resigning their takeover bid on Yahoo!. On that very weekend, Yahoo's stock dropped nearly thirty percent! Proving that Microsoft was Yahoo!'s only hope of making money. know that day to day stocks do not matter, but for a large corporation like Yahoo! to fall 30% in one day is amazingly horrible. And thus ends the soap opera that nobody watched. Alas, poor Yahoo!. I knew thee.

iPhone 2.0 (5a258f) Screenshots

All of these screnies are in different languages I cannot imagine to pronounce, I apologize for the lack of English language.

Wow.

Voda-Fasta!

Vodafone is launching the... guess what... iPhone. In nine countries, Vodafone will bring the marvel of the century. So, the lucky countries are Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey. Seems like an odd group to go for, but a huge market nonetheless. Users in some of these countries will have the choice to buy the iPhone unlocked for use on any carrier of their choice, so brace for the arrival of the iPhone.

As for the dates, still not confirmed, though expected by the end of this year. Further speculation places the dates at the WWDC, or June 9-13th, 2008.

iPhone va aller au Latin America... (/Bad French)

Well, here it is. The iPhone will be coming to Latin America, on the carrier America Movil. A grand total of sixteen, that's 16 latin american countries will have access to the almighty jesusPhone. The announcement, similar to Rogers' one about Canada, states that it will be coming "later this year". A vague statement, but a conclusive one nonetheless. And since I do not know a word of Spanish, now back to my French lessons...

3G iPhone - More Information.

There are several hints and points regarding the upcoming release of the 3G iPhone, which will be listed below. I would also take this time to apologize to all users out there for our difference in time between the last post and this. Please digg and/or comment this article, it really brings up our spirits, as we readily admit that this is a small website with very limited resources.

1. Screenshots. 

2. Employee Vacations.

This may sound like something out-of-the-blue, but the Employee vacation time tells us a lot about upcoming releases. Apple has limited vacation time from June 15-July 15, hinting the release of the 3G iPhone (suspected to be on June 10th). Some people, though, claim that Apple will release it on the one-month anniversary of the iPhone release, or June 27th. The WWDC, another possiblity, is on June 9-13th

3. 2.0 Firmware.

Most people forget about the firmware/software aspect of this, which is the release of the iPhone SDK (Software Development Kit), and the 2.0 Firmware (Leaked at The Pirate Bay) Now, more information will be coming shortly, but check our sidebar for our "2.0 Screenshots" post, which gives an enlightening look at the 2.0 Beta Firmware.