iPhone News Updated

New iPhone Service from MyService

MyService has announced overnight iPhone repairs. Cracked screen? Liquid spill? No power? Bring your iPhone to life for the fraction of the cost of a new one. With an average 24hr turnaround you’ll be back on your phone in no time. All parts are brand new and services are performed by Apple certified technicians.

According to MyService president Justin Sanderson, “Ever since the original iPhone came out, our customers have been asking about where to go to get their iPhones repaired. We’ve received tons of quote requests and phone calls describing all manner of accidents (cracked screens, liquid spills, angry pets, etc.) We’re excited to be offering our customers this new service.”

What the service includes:
A free diagnostic, free roundtrip shipping, professional installation of any new parts, and a shipping container.

How the service works:
MyService instantly emails you an overnight UPS return label. Pack your iPhone in it’s original (or similar) box and send it in to MyService. Once your iPhone arrives at MyService, an Apple certified technician performs a complete diagnostic on your iPhone. Your service advisor will keep you informed every step of the way. After the service is complete, your iPhone is cleaned, tested and sent back to you. All services are completed within 24 hours of arrival.

MyService is an Apple Authorized Service Provider who delivers complete repair and upgrade services for Apple computers. Since 2001, they have serviced over 30,000 Macs working with consumers, education facilities and businesses throughout the U.S., building a reputation for quality, one computer at a time. With an average 24 hour turnaround time and free roundtrip shipping, MyService makes the service process fast and easy. No phone trees, no runaround, just great service. Copyright 2001-2009 MyService. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

[Thanks: http://prmac.com]

Google Latitude for iPhone… a WebApp?!

Techcrunch reports that during Google’s I/O developers conference they showed off the iPhone version of Latitude — which lets users stalk keep track of their friends via GPS and other location-based services — but not as part of some revamped Map or Google Mobile application as many suspected:

Google has been waiting for the [iPhone] 3.0 software is because it’s not actually creating a native iPhone app for Latitude — as all other location-based services on the iPhone are — instead it’s using the Safari web browser to run Latitude. Thanks to HTML 5, Safari will be able to access a user’s location information and Latitude will be able to access that as well (provided the user gives permission). This will put it on par with what Google is doing in its browser for Android.

Now, Google has made arguably the best and most impressive catalog of WebApps seen on the iPhone to date, but why go that route with Latitude? And waiting for iPhone 3.0 to be released this summer, which also sounds strange given MobileSafari in 3.0 doesn’t look to answer any of the persistent-connection problems Latitude faces on the iPhone platform (i.e. lack of background multi-tasking).

So, call us interested but not impressed… yet.

[Thanks: http://www.macworld.com]