UMPCfever.com posted a story early this morning showing purported pictures of the next-generation iPhone. As is usually the case with spy shots, the pictures are pretty fuzzy, showing mostly the screen without revealing the body of the phone - it’s claimed in the article that the prototype body can’t be revealed. What? Why bother taking spy shots if you can’t reveal the entire item itself, even when you have it in your hand?
Let's take a look at three VNC apps for the iPhone, that run from free to $24.99. Mocha Lite, Mocha VNC and Jaadu VNC apps all allow you to remotely access your Mac or PC's GUI, taking control of your desktop, mouse and keyboard.
If you'd like to manage your torrents while on the go, access your desktop files, or remotely turn on the lights for your dog using an X10 configuration, VNC apps are the ideal solution. Basic setup is similar among all three applications making configuration a breeze. VNC apps also allow iPhone users to view flash sites through the desktop's internet browser, although it doesn't support audio or video. Video is displayed but unwatchable. All three apps can view flash sites however there are noticeable gaps between apps in performance.
Some members of The Mac Observer's Apple Finance Board have made an effort to determine how many iPhones Apple has sold, and it was revealed that the company may have already reached it's goal of selling 10 million units in 2008.
Until now, Apple has been relatively quiet regarding iPhone 3G connectivity issues that have caused a quite a stir. Ed Baig of USA Today received word from Apple spokeswoman Jennifer Bowcock that Apple's latest update was indeed aimed at correcting iPhone 3G connectivity problems. "The software update improves communication with 3G network", said Bowcock.
There is still a lingering concern after several news reports that the issues are related to a faulty 3G chipset, an issue that might not be solved by a software update. An email that was alledgly from Steve Jobs, said this issue affected only 2% of iPhone owners. In our iPhone 3G Reception Poll , almost 70% of respondents had experienced dropped calls and/or network switching between EDGE and 3G.
One of our readers has been experiencing 3G connectivity issues, that have yet to be resolved with iPhone Software Update 2.0.2. After repeated calls to AT&T, they left him this voicemail stating network engineers " have found there is something in the 3G iPhone that has a problem connecting to the network. Unfortunately, that would be an equipment issue and that's something that we'd have to refer you back to the manufacturer."
