I upgraded my T-Mobile Dash to Windows Mobile 6.5 today.

http://gadgetsonthego.net/2009/10/t-mobile-dash-joins-windows-mobile-65.html

I'm running Leopard and Safari 4 and this feature is pretty cool. I didn't even know it was in Safari 4.

Apple and AT&T Announce iTunes Activation and Sync for iPhone

Already Familiar to Tens of Millions of iPod Users

CUPERTINO, California and ATLANTA—June 26, 2007—Apple® and AT&T Inc. today announced that iPhone™ users will be able to activate their new iPhones using Apple’s popular iTunes® software running on a PC or Mac® computer in the comfort and privacy of their own home or office, without having to wait in a store while their phone is activated. Activating iPhone takes only minutes as iTunes guides the user through simple steps to choose their service plan, authorize their credit and activate their iPhone. Once iPhone is activated, users can then easily sync all of their phone numbers and other contact information, calendars, email accounts, web browser bookmarks, music, photos, podcasts, TV shows and movies just like they do when they sync their iPods with iTunes.

“Users will be able to activate their new iPhone in the comfort and privacy of their own home or office, without having to wait in a store while their phone is activated,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “There are tens of millions of people in the US who already know how to sync their iPods with iTunes, and syncing their new iPhone with iTunes works the same way.”

“iPhone’s user-driven activation is another example of how AT&T and Apple have partnered to bring innovative new features to our customers,” said Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO, AT&T. “iPhone’s innovative activation and sync is just one example of how this is going to be a real industry game-changer.”

It sounds unbelievable that they are going to do activations in store. The time it will take, the crowds, people not being able to activate because they fail AT&T's credit check, people waiting behind the failed credit check people getting annoyed because it's taking longer than 12 minutes, it just doesn't make sense.

When the 1st iPhone was announced weren't we told it would be activated in stores? Then leading up to release iTunes activation came into the picture.

http://forums.appleinsider.com/archive/index.php/t-75902.html

"Users will be able to activate their new iPhone in the comfort and privacy of their own home or office, without having to wait in a store while their phone is activated," said Apple chief executive Steve Jobs. "There are tens of millions of people in the US who already know how to sync their iPods with iTunes, and syncing their new iPhone with iTunes works the same way."

I spoke to AT&T's GoPhone Support today and was told they would offer the 3G iPhone as a GoPhone.

http://gadgetsonthego.net/2008/06/at-will-offer-3g-iphone-as-prepaid.html

Thanks Engadget!! I am having this issue, and hopefully Apple will get enough heat from your story and release a software update to fix this issue.

http://gadgetsonthego.net/2008/05/macbook-air-users-still-faced-with.html

I, and others @ modmyifone have found the same thing Erica claims, the app does nothing.

I tested it with my iPhone using iPod and could not hear any difference in the sound.

http://modmyifone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20149

These hidden strings have been around since iTunes 7.3

http://forums.appleinsider.com/archive/index.php/t-76052.html


"4301.079" = "The mobile phone “^1” contains new voice memos. Would you like to move these voice memos to your iTunes library?";
"4320.300" = "iTunes has detected a Macintosh-formatted iPhone. You must restore this iPhone before you can use it on Windows.";

/* ===== iPhone Game Item Strings ===== */
"4329.001" = "Are you sure you want to remove the selected game from your iPhone?";
"4329.002" = "Are you sure you want to remove the selected games from your iPhone?";

I'm using 7.4.2, when it asked to install 1.1.1 I checked off no, and don't ask again. Haven't had itunes ask me again. I am so happy to have all of my great 3rd party apps back.

All of my contacts, notes, emails, etc. all came back using this. I am using an iMac by the way. It asked me to choose a backup I had, so I did and all of my settings, contacts, calendar, email, safari, etc. all came over fine. I did not lose anything in the process.

I can't thank Erica enough for being so on the ball with these developments. TUAW is so lucky to have her!! Thanks to her and the iPhone Dev Team was finally have our good 'ol iPhone's back. I posted about it on my blog to get the word out and thank everyone that made this possible.

http://gadgetsonthego.net/2007/09/restore-your-iphone-back-to-102.html