3G iPhones and the FCC Myth

Logo of the United States Federal Communications Commission, used on their website and some publications since the early 2000s.

When the iPhone was first announced at Macworld San Francisco 2007, Steve Jobs specifically said that he did not want the iPhone’s existence first revealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This comment has generated a bit of a following.

JAJAH promises native iPhone VoIP application

During a question and answer session following the iPhone Software Roadmap event in early March, a press member asked about the possibility of a VoIP (voice-over-IP) application for the iPhone. Steve Jobs left the door wide open, saying that while Apple wouldn’t allow such an application to access the cellular network, VoIP is certainly a possibility over WiFi. JAJAH has announced plans to capitalize on this opportunity by offering a native iPhone application built with Apple’s SDK this Summer. The app will work as a full VoIP client when connected to WiFi networks, and use a callback methodology (in which the user calls a designated local number and is then called back and connected to the desired phone number) when using a cellular network. The company has long offered a Web-based VoIP offering for the iPhone.

Microsoft Puts the Squeeze on Apple with Flash, Silverlight Support for Windows Mobile

Adobe Flash Player
Steve Jobs might want to look in his rearview mirror, because there’s a hulking eighteen-wheeler barreling down the highway, belching thick black smoke, and crushing every vehicle in its path. The software giant is working with long time rival Adobe to bring Flash player Lite (yes, THAT Flash player) to Windows Mobile devices.

Flash Player Too Slow for iPhone, Says Some Guy

Avi Greengart, Research Director for market research firm Current Analysis, says Adobe’s Flash player performs poorly on iPhone, in its current incarnation, proving more trouble than it’s worth.