34% Of iPhone Owners Think They Already Have 4G

Way to make us look like nincompoops! Retrovo has analyzed more than 1000 smartphone customers over the course of June looking at knowledge and assumptions about 4G — and they found that a full 1/3 of iPhone users think they already have a 4G device, despite all models of the iPhone topping out at 3G.

Look folks, iPhone 3G has 3G. iPhone 4 is just the fourth iPhone, that’s why it’s not called the iPhone 4G.

They also found there’s a hell of a lot of confusion about what 4G is, where it’s offered, how much it should cost and just about everything else. You know why that is? Because every carrier has a different qualification they consider to be 4G, but none of them actually meet the minimum speed requirements for the official definition for 4G, so they’re pretty much lying.

[via TUAW]

Foxconn persuades Apple to drop search for second iPad manufacturer?

Despite the recent rumor that Apple was looking to add a second manufacturer to its iPad supply chain, DigiTimes‘s magic 8-ball now says it won’t happen… this year at least. Foxconn has convinced Apple that it can manage the whole iPad operation on its own.

Foxconn has exerted its efforts to protect its orders and apparently has persuaded Apple to not shift some of its iPad orders to other contractors for the moment.

Pegatron Technology were the likely manufacturer that Apple had ready to step into the fray; should it be needed. It now appears that Pegatron will have to make do with its rumored order for  iPhone 5s instead. Pegatron are still looking to secure orders for future versions of the iPad as well as notebook and desktop Macs according to the same sources. Pegatron Technology currently manufactures the Verizon CDMA iPhone 4 for Apple.

[DigiTimes]

Words With Friends HD update brings shuffle

Newtoy Inc. has updated their popular word game, Words With Friends HD, with the ability to shuffle your tiles and much more.

I have been waiting so long for a couple of these features! Specifically, being informed which of the multiple words I’m trying to submit is invalid and the ability to shuffle my tiles have been my two biggest requests. It’s about time Newtoy added these features to Words With Friends.

Words with Friends HD is available for $2.99.

[iTunes link]

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iTunes Connect closed on Wednesday, July 13. May affect app availability, App Store access

Apple has sent out a note to developers advising them that iTunes Connect, the back end interface for managing App Store apps, will be down for maintenance on Wednesday, July 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PDT. They also warn that some countries will lose App Store access, and price changes might cause apps to temporarily become unavailable.

During this time, iTunes Connect will still be available. However, pricing changes made between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. PDT will cause the app to become unavailable for purchase until maintenance is complete, at which point the app will become available at the new price. To avoid interruptions to the availability of your apps, do not make price changes during this time.

Lastly, customers may not be able to purchase apps in the Mexico, U.K., Australia, Switzerland, Japan or Norway storefronts during the scheduled maintenance.

Everything should be back to normal following the maintenance, and it’s not difficult to imagine Apple’s new OS X Lion launch for the Mac might be nicely set up soon thereafter.

China Telecom To Finally Get iPhone At End Of This Year?

According to Reuters the smallest carrier in China might finally get the iPhone at the end of this year. Apple has been making a concerted push into China for a couple of years now, a move to tap what is the most rapidly growing international market for high-end electronics, and adding another major carrier in the country could provide a significant boost to sales.

Currently China Unicom is the only carrier of Apple phones in China, but Reuters sources say China Telecom will get the devices by year’s end.

iPhone have traditionally taken a remarkably long time to launch in Asia, so I hope this means that they’ll at least get the iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 or whatever it is when it does launch.

iTunes Connect down on Wednesday, July 13. May affect app availability, App Store access

Apple has sent out a not to developers advising them that iTunes Connect, the back end interface for managing App Store apps, will be down for maintenance on Wednesday, July 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PDT. They also worn that some countries will lose App Store access, and price changes might causes apps to temporarily become unavailable.

During this time, iTunes Connect will still be available. However, pricing changes made between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. PDT will cause the app to become unavailable for purchase until maintenance is complete, at which point the app will become available at the new price. To avoid interruptions to the availability of your apps, do not make price changes during this time.

Lastly, customers may not be able to purchase apps in the Mexico, U.K., Australia, Switzerland, Japan or Norway storefronts during the scheduled maintenance.

Everything should be back to normal following the maintenance, and it’s not difficult to imagine Apple’s new OS X Lion launch for the Mac might be nicely set up soon thereafter.

PLAY by AOL Music arrives in the App Store

AOL has just released its PLAY music app and it looks very interesting. It offers free music streaming as well as a way to share what you’re listening to with your friends via Twitter and Facebook. The app comes with its own music player with access to your iTunes library and also enables you to stream SHOUTcast radio, access CD Listening Party (free streaming of complete albums) and MP3 of the day.

Key Features:

• Listen to your music in a beautiful custom music player


• Play music from an extensive collection of free songs and CD’s updated regularly


• Access to over 47,000 SHOUTcast radio stations


• Share your musical experiences with friends and followers


• Find and follow friends using the app through Facebook, Twitter, or Searching


• Add your own album art to your shares


• Share your musical experiences on Facebook and Twitter


• Listen to previews of your friends music posts and buy songs you like on iTunes


• Comment on and like your friends shares, you can tag friends in comments too! Just @username your friends and they’ll get an alert


• Get notifications when a friend follows, likes or leaves you a comment

The app is available free in the App Store and works with the iPhone and iPod touch; running iOS 4.0 and above. It will also work with the iPad but it is not a universal binary. Looks like it is a U.S. only release for now, but that may change.

[Free – iTunes link]