Visualized: iPhone guitar sidekick, DIY edition originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While it's far from the most practical of ideas, people just can't seem to stop trying to make their iPhones more SLR-like. Joining that illustrious group is one Aniebres who, typos aside, has built one of the most impressive contraptions to date. We're still waiting to see what the end results look like, but the hardware side of things looks to be surprisingly solid, with the iPhone 4 slotting in with a satisfying click, while the entire lens mechanism has been shifted over to line up with the iPhone's camera (and make room for an Apple sticker). Head on past the break for a quick video of the rig.

[Thanks, John]

Continue reading iPhone 4 gets stuffed inside Canon SLR body

iPhone 4 gets stuffed inside Canon SLR body originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been promised for years and was said to have gone into production before, but it looks like this time it's for real -- that's the very first iControlPad fresh off the production line pictured above. No orders are being taken just yet, but that's promised to be announced soon on Craig Rothwell's Twitter feed (linked below), and the first run is said to be limited to 3,000 units, which are expected to sell out fast. It looks like that's just the beginning for the peripheral, though -- Rothwell is also promising to support additional phones in the future, which can be accommodated simply by swapping out the two side pieces. Need to get up to speed on the whole saga? Head on past the break for a brief history in video form.

Continue reading iControlPad heads into production, support for other phones promised

iControlPad heads into production, support for other phones promised originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The iPhone 4 may be launching on all the major Canadian carriers tomorrow, but we're only just now starting to get the actual details on what they'll be offering. Rogers is the first out of the gate and, for a change, it looks like folks in the US may just be a tad jealous of their northern neighbors. It's not only offering the iPhone 4 for a further discounted price -- $159 for the 16GB and $269 for the 32GB on a three-year contract (for both new and existing customers eligible for a hardware upgrade) -- but it's bringing back its 6GB data plan for $30 a month as well. On top of that, Rogers is also offering a new iPad sharing plan that will let you share those 6GB between the two devices for an extra $20 a month. Still no official word from the other carriers, but MobileSyrup has turned up a leak that suggests Bell will be offering 6GB for $30 as well, and iPad sharing for just $10 a month -- although that's yet to be confirmed. We'll keep you posted as more plans are announced.

Update: Bell just flipped the switch, and their numbers are largely the same with one notable exception -- iPad data sharing is an additional $10 a month instead of $20, just as had been rumored. Thanks, everyone!

Canadian iPhone 4 launch details emerge: Rogers offers 6GB for $30, iPad sharing for $20 (update: Bell's iPad deal cheaper) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There may be plenty of tales of intrigue behind the scenes, but it looks like AT&T is still doing alright when it comes to raking in the cash -- it's now announced a 26 percent increase in earnings for the quarter that's just ended. In terms of hard numbers, that translates to a profit of $4.02 billion (up from $3.2 billion a year ago), and $30.8 billion in revenue, which is actually up just 0.6 percent over the previous year, although that modest gain is partly attributed to AT&T's sale of Sterling Commerce to IBM for $1.4 billion (which is not included in its results). Other notable stats include 3.2 million iPhone activations for the quarter (a company record), 1.6 million "organic net adds" in wireless subscribers for a total of 90.1 million, and the company's first ever billion-dollar revenue quarter for its U-verse services -- all of which led AT&T CFO Rick Lindner to say that the company is "pleased, pleased across the board." Full press release is after the break.

Continue reading AT&T announces 26 percent earnings growth for Q2, $4b profit

AT&T announces 26 percent earnings growth for Q2, $4b profit originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading iPhone DSLR: the next generation (video)

iPhone DSLR: the next generation (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Apple posts iPhone 4 press conference video, 'smartphone antenna performance' page

Apple posts iPhone 4 press conference video, 'smartphone antenna performance' page originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iPhone 4 coming to Canada and 16 other countries July 30th originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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They prompted some some public outcry from competitors and a preliminary antitrust investigation from the US government, but it looks like Apple isn't even enforcing those new rules on outside ad networks -- at least not yet. That's according to none other than AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui himself, who said at the MobileBeat conference this week that "they haven't been enforcing" the new regulations yet, and that he's "very appreciative of that." If enforced, those regulations would prevent companies like AdMob from collecting some analytic data on ads placed in iOS applications -- data that Apple itself could collect with its iAd platform. Of course, it's not clear when or if Apple will start enforcing the rules, but Hamoui seems to be content with the current situation, and even went out of his way to praise Apple's own advertising efforts, saying that "anybody getting advertisers interested in mobile is a good thing. It's not at all a zero-sum game."

AdMob CEO says Apple isn't enforcing mobile advertising restrictions originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Past Apple patent applications have already offered some evidence that the company is at least thinking about NFC-enhanced apps on the iPhone, and a recently published application has now tossed out one more possible application: instant product research. That would apparently be done using either NFC (or near field communication) or a simple barcode scan, which would let you easily access product reviews, user manuals and other information about products before you purchase them -- the application even includes the example of an NFC-enabled restaurant menu that would let you check nutritional information before you order. Somewhat interestingly, both this and and Apple's previous NFC-related patent application use "+" in the app's names (Products+ and Concert Tickets+), although that could simply be the work of one patent attorney, and not evidence of an overarching Apple strategy.

Apple patent application details instant product research via iPhone, more NFC possibilities originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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