Marketcircle has a free, open-source Mac application, iPhony, that provides a pixel-accurate web browsing environment, powered by Safari, for developing web sites for the iPhone. Here’s an example screen shot from iPhony browsing the New York Times. Note that the image shows up larger than life on your computer, because the iPhone’s display packs pixels […]

A new report from JupiterResearch shows that, while millions of people are buying multimedia phones, few are using the phones’ music capabilities. Highlights of their report: 27.9 million US consumers are expected to have music phones by the end of this year; The music functionality of these phones will remain largely underutilized; Only about five […]

Is there anything currently hotter than the iPhone? If Hugh Hefner gets his way, it will be the iPhone plus iPlayboy, a collection of downloadable multimedia features. Hef’s multimedia offering includes photos, audio and video, all formatted for the iPhone. “We have always tried to stay ahead of the curve by delivering the fun, sophistication […]

The first iPhone reviews are in, and it looks like the innovative device may actually live up to its hype: The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg says “Expectations for the iPhone have been so high that it can’t possibly meet them all. It isn’t for the average person who just wants a cheap, small phone […]

Apple and AT&T today announced that iPhone users will be able to activate their new phones using iTunes software running on a PC or Mac computer, without having to wait in a store. According to Apple, activating an iPhone takes only minutes as iTunes guides the user through simple steps to choose their service plan, […]

AT&T Inc. and Apple today announced pricing for three service plans for the iPhone, starting at $59.99 per month. All three plans include unlimited data, Visual Voicemail, 200 SMS text messages, roll-over minutes and unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling. iPhone customers can also choose from any of AT&T‚Äôs standard service plans. Here are the details: All iPhone […]

Apple’s iTunes Music Store was the third-biggest music retailer in the U.S. in the first quarter, moving ahead of Amazon and Target, according to new research from the NPD Group. ITunes ranked behind Wal-Mart and Best Buy. NPD tabulated units sold, not revenue. Wal-Mart accounted for 15.8 percent of music units sold during the quarter, […]

Apple has released a video introduction to using the iPhone, below. Whether or not you’re interested in getting an iPhone, it’s important to be aware of its capabilities. Based on what we’ve seen, this is what cell phones are going to look like in five years, intelligently combining mobile features with music and Internet services. […]

Apple today announced that YouTube is now live on Apple TV. Users can download the free software update using Apple TV‚Äôs built-in software update feature, and then navigate through YouTube‚Äôs familiar video browsing categories or search for specific videos. YouTube members can also log-in to their YouTube accounts on Apple TV to view and save […]

Mszunefan, aka the King of Zunes, has gone for a second Zune tattoo. His first Zune tattoo featured the logo for Microsoft’s portable media player.¬† We still haven’t seen any iPod tattoos, yet…… via engadget