iPhone News Updated

iPhone Developer Center undergoes temporary downtime

The iPhone Developer Center was temporarily unavailable on Wednesday morning, accounts say. Although once again active as of this writing, earlier visitors to the site are reported to have seen Apple’s standard “we’ll be back soon” graphic, and been unable to access normal developer services. The Center would normally allow developers to check on their App Store submissions.

The downtime is likely connected to a slip-up from last night, in which placeholder licensing text made reference to a product launch scheduled for later today. Together the anomalies may suggest major changes for the iPhone OS, which is widely expected to evolve to support a forthcoming tablet. The CEO of book publisher McGraw-Hill may have inadvertently confirmed the information.

MacNN is set to cover today’s Apple press event live; while coverage will begin early, the event itself should start at 10AM Pacific time, 1PM Eastern.

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

Fierce Competition: iPhone 4G and Nexus One in 2010

The Apple iPhone may well have been available in the UK for over two years now, but when Vodafone launched the device on its own tariffs recently, it proved just how popular the Apple iPhone has really become.

According to a report at top10.co.uk, 100,000 customers picked up the iPhone
just in the first seven days of it being available on the Vodafone network. Reports say that 50 percent of that total includes that of pre-orders for the phone.

And with a pay-as-you-go version on its way, it’s likely to continue to be one of the strongest performers in Vodafone’s portfolio. Peter Kelly from Vodafone said that the network would be promoting the iPhone heavily as a business phone.

It definitely looks like the smartphone market is set for a bit of fierce competition this year, what with the iPhone 4G said to be arriving sometime in mid-2010 and the Google Nexus One phone being just around the corner as well.

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