News Archive for 07/06/26

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iPhone family plans

06/26, 11:30am

iPhone family plans, more minutes available

Apple has posted details on the rate plans available to iPhone customers, including family plans and the ability to add the iPhone data plan to existing service as well as an option to tack on extra minutes. The Cupertino-based company is set to launch the cellular handset this Friday at 6:00 p.m. Existing AT&T customers who want to add unlimited data (email/Web) and visual voicemail service can do so for $20 (200 SMS text messages allowed), while $30 and $40 packages exist that offer 1,500 and unlimited SMS text messages, respectively. A minimum new 2-year wireless service plan and activation fee are required to activate the iPhone's features, however, including the iPod functionality.

Leather video iPod cases

06/26, 10:15am

USBFever.com ships new video iPod cases

USBFever.com has begun shipping four new protective cases for Apple's video iPod that feature a butterfly, a heart, and two separate flower designs. Each case is made to fully protect the iPod from bumps as well as scratches, and offers easy access to all of the portable players' vital controls. The cases are constructed from high-grade textured leather, offer a magnetic closure, and fit the 30GB as well as 60GB and 80GB video iPod models. All of the four new cases are individually priced at $20, and come with a carrying strap.

iPhone for Apple lovers?

06/26, 10:00am

Study: iPhone for Apple, not music lovers

A new study released Monday suggests that very few consumers use mobile phones to play musical tracks, and that Apple's iPhone is unlikely to fuel a resurgence in mobile music. The highly anticipated mobile handset from Apple recently saw more than a million customers inquire about purchasing the device on AT&T's website, and is the source of a line that began forming yesterday evening outside the Cupertino-based company's flagship Fifth Avenue Manhattan store a full four days prior to iPhone's shipment -- slated for 6:00 p.m. this coming Friday. The survey found that only five percent of consumers sideload songs from their computers onto their phones, and that just two percent of consumers download music from over-the-air services from carriers like AT&T, according to PC Magazine.