Apple iPhone 2G - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Apple iPhone is an internet-connected smartphone that comes with a virtual keyboard rendered on the touchscreen to allow users to do tasks normally done on any portable notebook. Announced on January 2007, the iPhone sports a 9 cm liquid crystal ...

Review summary: Here's a look at how Apple transformed its .Mac service into MobileMe and why the launch failed so spectacularly. In a followup segment, we'll dive deeper into how MobileMe works, how it compares to competing services, how the service delivers push ...

Verdict: While the launch of MobileMe certainly didn't go smoothly, the service itself is brilliantly well designed, both usable and attractive (despite some remaining flaws), and demonstrates the real potential of the future of web apps and web services. The ...

Review summary: The long wait for official third party apps on the iPhone is over. From the moment the original iPhone was released, critics complained about Apple's closed platform and insisted that it could not meet their definition of "smartphone" because it ...

Verdict: With iPhone web app utilities, you can test your Internet access speed, track packages, and O2 (but not AT&T) even provides an MMS reader. Setting up a web app doesn't require any fees or approval from Apple, and properly developed web apps should ...

Review summary: Apple pushes out its first iPhone 2 software update, and it's all about bug fixes this time around.

Review summary: With the iPhone 3G hardware, Apple significantly improved upon last year's original iPhone. It also extended many of the benefits of its newest model to existing users in the form of the iPhone 2.0 software update (which is also available to current ...

Pros: Thin and compact, scratch resistant, sturdy construction ; High quality, bright, scratch resistant screen ; Great photo playback features for TV slide presentations ; TV output for movie rentals and downloads ; Includes 3 free games, accelerometer ...

Cons: Less battery life that previous model when using video

Verdict: It's not yet clear how much software optimization can do to improve the power consumption of 3G data service and GPS lookups, but the shorter life span of the iPhone when running 2.0 is a significant ding against its usability. Somewhat ironically, a ...