Apple iPhone 2G - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Apple promised us that the iPhone 2.1 update would save us all from the iPhone 2.0's sins, but as it turns out, the software brings with it more than just bug fixes.

Verdict: If you're an iPhone owner, you really should get the iPhone 2.1 software update.

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.