This is a two in one combo right here!

The iPhone JailBreak for firmware 1.1.3 has finally been released! The links are scarce right now but, they should emerge very soon in the upcoming days.

Thats where the good news ends. The iPhone, according to “experts”, have a lower demand now. Has the iPhone image dimmed? Or is it just because of the economy?

Well for one, the iPhone is expensive and a lot of people already have it. Over 2.7 million iPhones have been sold already and Apple expects 2008 to yield 8 million more sales!

Not a suprising number if they release a 3G iPhone with higher capacity I believe.

 

Verizon Wireless has commited themselves to openness in the cell phone market.

Verizon Wireless, the second largest carrier in the United States, has now set two days aside for a conference in which ideas may be shared in order to produce new ideas for new phones to be released.

This comes almost 3-4 months after Verizon Wireless has promised to open up their network to allow other CDMA phones from other carriers onto their network.

The conference days are going to be in New York and are scheduled for March 19and 20. Good idea I believe. Allows Verizon to get ideas for a true iPhone killer.

 

Well, the iPhone did not meet expectations in the British homeland.

The iPhone was projected by Apple and a lot of experts to sell around 200,000 iPhones within the first 2 months of arrival. The iPhone fell short of 5% which meant that Apple only sold 190,000 iPhones.

Not a big deal and the reasoning is not a big suprise either.

For one, phones in the UK are usually free with a carrier contract and most people just think the iPhone costs too many pounds.

 

Apple’s iPhone has out sold the HTC Touch, one of the iPhone’s most popular touch screen competitors of 2007.

According to the numbers, Apple has sold about 4 million iPhones since the launch date. HTC said it only sold about 2 million Touches since its launch a few weeks before the iPhone.

Great numbers from Apple. HTC seems to not know that Windows Mobile seems to be too bloated and slow compared to Apple’s OS X. Nice try by HTC though, 2 million is quite impressive and the device is pretty slim.

 

According to statistics provided by Google, iPhone users have used their internet more than listening to music through the built in iPod.

Not only that but, Google has recieved more bandwidth traffic from iPhones than any other cellular phone device. Big feat seeing how competitive this market is. The iPhone’s Safari browser is the benchmark in its class which explains why it is so popular.

The iPhone is the #1 contributor of bandwidth usage to Google but who is behind the iPhone?

#2 - Smartphones including Palm and Windows Mobile devices.
#3 - The rest of the phone market (Dumb-Phones)

 

At last, the iPhone’s latest 1.1.3 firmware has been Jailbroken but thats where the good news ends. It is not available yet!

I’ve been searching throughout the internet and could not find concrete information but, reports have been identified and it is confirmed. My iPhone is currently using the 1.1.3 firmware but, I haven’t been able to successfully JailBreak it yet.

–Stay tuned…

 

Day One at MacWorld 2008 has left Apple fanboys bitter-sweet.

For one, most are impressed with the design of the new Apple Macbook Air. It is so thin and light with cutting edge design cues but, there are some draw back such as only having one USB port, non removable parts, and no optical drive.

The Time Capsule and iTunes Movie Rentals are great additions but, who really needs to transfer files wirelessly with the Time Capsule? I guess it could complement your Macbook Air which only has 1 USB port.

The iTunes Movie Rental program seems a little overpriced when compared to the competition: Netflix.

What disappointed a lot of experts and consumers? No 3G iPhone as announced and only a quick update was announced. Sure, you can now reorganize your icons on the iPhone and iTouch but, 3G was expected and Apple could not have at least released a 16GB iPhone?

 Bummer…

Pictures have leaked and Windows Mobile 7 seems to be quite handsome in the making. But will it be enough to challenge Mr. iPhone?

The pictures show movements that will be made with your finger swipes and gestures. The interface looks very Vista which could be a good thing if the processing speed is good.

Verizon Wireless should be interested with their recent annoucement of an open network too.

CES is still under way and so far, iRiver, a  well known audio company that produces very high quality MP3 players, are expected to storm into the GSM phone market.

Nothing is offical yet but, iRiver is expected to release a GSM phone with a touch screen that will have features matching the iPhone. iRiver will probably use one of the bodies from one of their current MP3 Player line.

Pricing and availability has not been annouced but, iRiver should give Apple a run for their money especially if they get a carrier behind them.

 

Neonode has recently six months ago, released a miniture touch screen phone. At the on going Consumer Electronics Show, Neonode annouced that the Neonode N2 will be heading to the United States.

The Neonode N2 resembles the iPhone with its touch screen but is rather smaller. The nickname iPhone Nano has been given to the phone by various European markets.

So far, specifications show a 2-megapixel camera built in, a complete music player, and a full video player on board. A time table has not been set for release but, do expect to pay plenty if a carrier does not pick the phone up. The phone goes for 300-400 Euros in Europe unlocked.