AT&T’s servers are reportedly still smoking from the iPhone preorder meltdown. Apple managed to keep things interesting this last week by dropping a surprise Mac mini update on us, and we offered a detailed look at how to develop Safari 5 extensions as well as the tech behind the iPhone 4’s camera.
iPhones may be sending phantom data over AT&T while they’re sleeping.
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Though ubiquitous on the desktop, and widespread in the server room, it’s not just computers that use Microsoft’s operating systems. The company has long had a line-up of embedded operating systems used for a range of appliances and hand-held devices.
Verizon may soon follow AT&T’s lead and stop offering unlimited data plans.
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PC World
If you buy an iPhone 4 or 3GS from Apple in the US or another country where the iPhone is only available on a single mobile network, that iPhone will only work with the carrier in question. But if you buy one directly from Apple in France, Canada, or the UK (at unsubsidized prices), it will work with any compatible network worldwide.
Both AT&T and Apple have sent out statements Wednesday acknowledging yesterday’s iPhone 4 preorder meltdown. According to AT&T spokesperson Seth Bloom, preorder sales for the iPhone 4 were 10 times higher than the first day of preorders for the iPhone 3GS last summer. Apple has also publicly acknowledged that things did not go smoothly, apologizing to would-be customers who weren’t able to get an order in before the iPhone 4 sold out.
June 15 2010
Parrot AR.Drone to attack this September, for $300
The Parrot AR.Drone made waves when it was shown off CES earlier this year. The WiFi quadricopter that uses an iPhone as its remote control will launch in the US this September, for $299.99. You can control the device using an iPhone, iPod touch, or an iPad, and the drone has both a downward- and frontward-facing camera.
