Apple Makes App to Find Your Lost iPhone

If you've ever lost you cell phone you know how frustrating it can be. Your privacy is compromised and, well, you're without your phone. Apple has come up with a pretty cool solution for that. They've come out with a Find My iPhone app that will locate your iPhone and display it on Goolge maps.

It's pretty simple to use, all you have to do is log into your MobileMe account and every device, this includes iPads as well, that's registered to the account will show up on Google maps. When the iPhone or iPad shows up on the map you have the ability to lock it.

This is quite a brilliant little app that seems to be a no brainer for anyone with an iPhone or iPad. A MobileMe account will run you $99 bucks per year, but it's a small price to pay for peace of mind. The Find My iPhone app requires iOS version 3.1.3 or later.

iPhone4 Release Date Gets Pushed Back...Again

Not even 24 hours after the iPhone 4 pre order gong show, the iPhone 4 release date has been pushed back again. This is the second time in less than a day that the release date has been adjusted.

During the iPhone 4 pre order frenzy, people were getting dropped off AT&Ts website and the site was experiencing overload. People were not receiving their confirmation email for 10-12 hours, some even waited 24 hours. Yesterday the iPhone 4 release date was pushed back to July 2nd. Now it's being pushed back even further, apparently now set to release on July 14th. Sheesh.

Anyways, it's not certain whether the people who actually ordered and recieved confirmation on the 15th will get their iPhone 4 on the 2nd of July. To be honest, I don't even think Apple knows when everyone is going to wind up getting their new iPhone 4. Stay tuned...

AT&T Not Prepared For the iPhone 4 Frenzy

So yesterday was the big pre order day for the new iPhone 4, and AT&T had their hands full. I was on twitter for a good part of the day checking out everyones reactions and experiences and it seemed a little chaotic.

First off, some people weren't getting their confirmation email from AT&T for like 10-12 hours. I don't know if that's normal or not, but it sure doesn't seem to be. I can only assume they didn't have a few people writing and sending out the confirmation emails and that it was automated. But 10 hours for an automated response seems a little extreme.

Anyone who was using the Apple store app to order their iPhone 4 ran into some serious problems. Apparently people were being taken to other peoples accounts with the other persons information being available. Luckily none of the information being exposed was credit card details, call history or social insurance numbers. But still, that's not good.

So with AT&T dropping the ball in a major way, it doesn't look promising for everything to get ironed out and go smoothly from here on out. The delivery date has already been pushed back to
July 2nd and it wouldn't surprise me if more things went haywire. Anyways, it should make for some interesting news stories.

Want a White iPhone 4? Tough...You've Gotta Wait!

Apple really knows how to create a firestorm. When it comes to their products, they are marketing masters. And once again they're proving it. The white iPhone 4 won't be available for the iPhone 4 pre-order today, and it won't be available on the 24th, which is the official iPhone 4 release date.

I myself prefer the with iPhone 4 to the black one, and from what I've been reading around on different blogs I'm not alone in my preference. For some reason I think it looks really sharp. It's hard to knock Apple for the way they do things. I mean, they are kinda successful and junk. But it is a tad frustrating that they do these kinds of things.

There's no word yet on when the white iPhone 4 will be available. I'm sure it won't be too much longer after the 24th of June. But you never know. Some how I don't think this is going to stop too many people from getting their hands on the new iPhone 4 though.

iPhone 4 to be sold at Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Radio Shack

With the iPhone 4 release date coming up pretty quick, a few more stores have announced that they will be selling the new iPhone. Obviously you'll be able to get the iPhone 4 through Apple, at their stores and online. But now Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Radio Shack have said that they'll be selling it as well.

This is a good sign for the consumers because it will make the new iPhone 4 much more readily available. There's no doubt Apple will still only ship out so many iPhones, keeping with their usual trend of providing limited supplies of their product so it becomes more sought after.

But what this may be good for is the people that don't live near an Apple store or don't shop online. It also may mean that you may only have to wake up at 4am to line up to get one instead of having to spend the night at a store to ensure your place in line. Yay.

In all seriousness though this is a good thing. Apple is finally becoming more willing to put their products in stores they may not have previously, at least not when it's initially being released. Pre-orders online and at Apple stores start June 15th, as well as at Best Buy or Best Buy mobile and Radio Shack. Radio Shack is requesting customers make a $50 dollar deposit.

iPhone 4 Bumpers

These are nothing like the bumpers you saw while watching Saturday morning cartoons. This is the new iPhone 4 bumper, which was revealed yesterday. They are made of a rubber and go around the iPhone 4 like a band around the edges. Apple claims that it will add a touch of style to any iPhone 4. Since the front and the back are covered in a glass plate that Apple says is made of the same kind of glass used on helicopters, covering is really only needed for the metal edge of the iPhone. I like the iPhone 4 bumpers, although I'm not too hot on the colors they've released. Anyways, here are a few pics:

iPhone 4 Price

With the iPhone finally being introduced yesterday quite a bit more information was found out. More importantly, the iPhone 4 price was introduced as well. They come in 16GB and 32GB, black or white. The 16GB iPhone 4 price is $199 and the 32GB iPhone 4 price is $299.

iPhone 4 Photos

Video iPhone 4 Review

iPhone 4 Review

Well the new iPhone is finally here and it seems like it's not going to disappoint. So here's an iPhone 4 review with some of the new features:

• First off it's going to be released on June 24th in the usual black and white cases and will be available in 16GB and 32GB. (sigh I was really hoping for a 64GB but whatever)

• The new operating system, called iOS4, will be out June 21st.

• It's only 9.3mm thick, which is 24% slimmer than the old one for those of you keeping track at home.

• It's got a 5 megapixel camera with 5x zoom and it shoots HD quality video

• It's also got the front facing camera, which is cool.

• The sides have metal which is actually a functioning antenna system. One side has WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth. The other side has GSM and UMTS.

• The display has improved pixel quality, with 326ppi, 330ppi is the limit for the human eye at a distance of 10 to 12 inches from the eye, so the display will be amazing.

These are just a few of the new features for the phone. More details will be coming out very soon, so stay tuned...