iPhone 3G Users Report Dropped Call Problems
According to various sources, many iPhone 3G customers in USA and Europe have been experiencing connection failures during calls. The problem commonly occurs when the iPhone attempts to move to another network from 3G. According to some experts, the 3G chipset provided by German chipmaker Infineon Technologies is to blame.
Roger Entner of Nielsen IAG recently mentioned that the problem occurs in every market where the iPhone 3G is being sold and pointed out that it is probably a problem with the iPhone 3G device rather than any particular network. Apple has released a software fix which is available now. A recall of iPhone 3G devices might be necessary if the problem isn’t solved by a software fix. This could spell big trouble for Apple. However Roger noted that it would be an unlikely occurrence.
Netshare, Data Tethering Application for iPhone 3G Pulled by Apple
Modem access or tethering is an in-demand feature for the iPhone. Even though AT&T provides data tethering options at an additional cost for its other smartphones, it doesn’t offer a similar feature for the iPhone. NullRiver, the developer of Installer.app had recently made available, a data tethering application called Netshare in the App Store that allowed the sharing of an iPhone’s EDGE or 3G Internet connection with a computer. Netshare basically turned the iPhone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, enabling a Wi-Fi enabled device or laptop to surf the internet using the iPhone’s data connection. However this application was removed from the App Store recently with “no explanation” as per Nullriver.
Greystripe’s Incentive to Mobile Phone Game Developers
Greystripe, an advertising network for mobile games is offering iPhone developers one hundred per cent of their ad revenue in-game until ten thousand dollars are reached. Most developers only make money by selling their games to mobile phone makers but Greystripe has achieved downloads of 75 million so far. They have a catalogue of eight hundred games from 120 different game publishers.
The in-game ads advertise companies such as eBay, Yahoo and Subway. The company claim they can deliver at 10.1% click through result, other companies offer around 1-2% CTR.
Voice Activated Application for iPhone 3G
The iPhone is set to offer voice activated dialing and music play list navigation. These features come through the efforts of Fonix Speech. The voice activated application for the iPhone 3G is called Fonix iSpeak and will connect users simply by saying the phone number of name of the person in the contacts database. Users will also be able to navigate their music libraries and launch a song or play list by just speaking the name of the song, artist of play list. The application includes a runtime engine that will sit on the phone and allow users to interact with the personal contents of their iPhone. The software is made available directly from Fonix Speech, and through the App Store.
Enigmo 1.0 for 3G iPhone
Enigmo 1.0 is a 3D puzzle game where players construct mechanisms to direct lasers, water and plasma in order to toggle switches, deactivate force fields and reach their final destination. The liquids will fall from droppers and will bounce around the walls of the puzzle. The game comes from Pangea Software and is available for both the iPhone and iPod touch. The new iPhone version will take full advantage of the multi-touch interface for manipulating the puzzle pieces, zooming in and out and operating the game controls. The 3D scenes will be rendered with the Open GL ES and audio is produced by Open AL.
Internet Interest Growing Over iPhone 3G
OPTUS has recently had to stop taking deposits for the new iPhone 3G after the company’s website became besieged with customers. It has been reported that more than 4,000 Australians paid to reserve their new iPhone 3G within 24 hours after the announcement of the new device was made. Vodafone has also reported an overwhelming response to the iPhone. Up to 40,000 daily visitors have been on the site searching for a way to secure their new iPhone. Australian internet searches have been turning up for details of the new iPhone 3G as well, up 318 percent as of last week. Internet searches for information about the new iPhone 3G are showing more than 6,700 queries in the past four weeks alone.