Just as we had reported to you a few days ago the iPhone OS update has gone live that will activate the highly sought after MMS feature.

To snag the update just plug your iPhone into your computer as you normally would and follow any prompts that notify you of a new update.

Now all you iPhone haters out there have one less thing to hate on but don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll find something else.

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Well folks, what we told you earlier this month is finally happening; the iPhone is in fact getting MMS capabilities starting on Friday, September 25th. The reason we bring you this announcement is because AT&T has just sent out the above text message letting us know that they will be disabling the current method of viewing MMS messages to make way for the real thing.

Now here’s where everyone points and laughs at us iPhone owners because they’ve been able to send MMS for ages.

via engadget

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It looks like Seth The Blogger Guy is probably the only blogger that’s not angry with AT&T for some reason. In this 3-minute video he explains why AT&T’s network is not as speedy as its customers want it to be and he’s saying that AT&T is working around the clock to offer a better, faster network in the future. Well then maybe AT&T should consider changing some of their ads, to reflect the real potential of their current network and not tell everyone how AT&T’s network is really fast.

One more important thing this short video confirms is the availability of MMS messaging on the iPhone. AT&T has been working for months to prepare “the radio access controllers in our network to support this launch.”

So what have we learned so far? Well AT&T is certainly not the best network out there but the future might look a lot better. Let’s see what happens when AT&T looses that iPhone exclusivity! Will people move to other carriers? Such a thing will definitely improve the quality of AT&T’s data transfer speeds…

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AT&T has finally decided to announce MMS support for the iPhone. Starting with September 25 everyone that owns an iPhone and wants to start sending pictures to their friends and family will be able to do so. All you will need to do is get the software update that’s coming and you’ll be ready for MMS messages in no time. Way to deal with this whole MMS issue AT&T! And it came so fast! Let’s see what’s going to happen with that iPhone MMS-related trial now!

via AT&T

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The iPhone has been capable of MMS messages ever since iPhone OS 3.0 was released however, American consumers on AT&T have not be able to utilize the feature.

One such consumer from Ohio, Deborah Carr, has decided to take Apple to court over the matter. Her case states that Apple had previously said “MMS support form AT&T will be available in late summer” despite the summer being nearly over, this means Apple has until September 22nd to introduce MMS. Below is a excerpt from Carr’s filing:

“Millions of customers, as a result of the false and deceptive representations and concealments of Apple and AT&T purchased the 3G and 3GS, waiting for the wonderful day in June 2009 when the new application would be available which would allow MMS.”

So, loyal readers, do you think Carr has a chance at taking a bite out of the Apple?

Read (InformationWeek)

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We can’t say we’re surprised to see that someone else is suing Apple over iPhone issues. This time the matter in question is the lack of MMS support or better said AT&T’s approach to this new iPhone functionality. Deborah Carr is the name of the disgruntled consumer that filed a lawsuit in Ohio against Apple and AT&T for “violating laws against deceptive trade practices and with breach of contract.”

And it looks like MMS support is very dear to this particular customer. Deborah Carr wants $5 million from Apple. What do you think happens next? Will Apple settle the trial and pay? Or will we see AT&T finally allow iPhone owners to send and receive as many MMS messages as they choose to?

In Apple’s and AT&T’s defense, MMS is supposed to be available in late summer so we have about a month left to see what happens.

via informationweek

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If you’ve been paying attention you probably already know this but for those who don’t just a friendly reminder; Apple is gearing up to launch OS 3.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch later today.

This is the update that adds cut, copy and paste along with MMS, additional landscape keyboard support and the new Spotlight Search.

There’s no telling on when exactly the update will go live but be we will be sure to keep you posted.

You can read more information about the software update here.

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Although we already know that AT&T is going to support MMS and tethering on the iPhone 3GS a little later this summer we hear now that the carrier is already supporting MMS messages and tethering on the current iPhone 3G as long as it’s running iPhone OS 3.0.

iPhone 3.0 hasn’t been released yet but it’s available for download from various torrent sites. That doesn’t mean you have to go ahead and get it and try to make MMS and tethering work on your own. But you can always wait a few more days to officially get OS 3.0 and the iPhone 3GS. Then you can bother AT&T’s customer service asking them how to enable MMS and tethering on your iPhone.

via Engadget

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You must have been pleasantly surprised by Apple’s new vision of the iPhone. There’s Copy, Cut and Paste, video recording, voice control, a compass and lots of other features. There’s even MMS and tethering support. That’s when you might have been unpleasantly surprised by the fact that AT&T will only support MMS and tethering later on. What’s the matter Apple, did you fail to tell your exclusive partner about the new iPhone 3.0 OS features?

So why is AT&T not supporting MMS until later this summer? It looks like the company will have to manually remove all the “Opt Out MMS codes” on every account. Really AT&T? 29 carriers around the world will offer MMS for the iPhone 3GS at launch.

As for the whole tethering thing, Apple isn’t saying no to it straight away. But it will take a while until AT&T will launch a $70/month unlimited data and tethering plan for the iPhone 3GS. 22 carriers in 44 countries will offer iPhone 3GS tethering at launch.

But these are just rumors for now, waiting for some sort of confirmation. And since we’re speaking about tethering, will Sprint offer Pre tethering?

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ZTE has announced that it will be launching a touchscreen mobile device in the Vairy Touchscreen Phone under a prepaid scheme. Among the features of this new handset include:

• PDA-style touch screen
• Dual-band GSM GPRS on 900/1800 bands
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• Bluetooth
• FM radio function
• Voice, SMS, MMS and Multimedia Entertainment features.

“The T-Mobile Vairy Touch, with its elegant mini PDA design, touch screen, and FM radio, is bringing a style and affordable pre-paid phones to our customers” said Daniel Meredith, Head of Device and Handset Marketing at T-Mobile UK.

The Vairy Touch handset is now available in T-Mobile shops for £59.99 on a pay-as-you-go basis.

(Source) KnowYourMobile

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Mobixell unveils another great support package for the iPhone owners with the Mobixell MMS iPhone solution. The new solution is an add-on to Mobixell’s Rich Media Service Centre which is already widely installed in mobile operator’s networks worldwide, encourages traffic increase for the operator by enabling an MMS style experience via email for the end user.

This includes, retaining the original rich media presentation experience, the forwarding of email to MMS to any device and retaining the iPhone profile usage for media adaptation.

The previous absence of support for MMS by the iPhone has been a source of much frustration for both subscribers and their friends. This new solution enables MMS messages to be sent to any private e-mail address and also enables text and image attachments that can be embedded within the message body for improving and optimizing the user-experience.

Other attachments such as audio and video can be presented as clickable icons with no application installation required. One of the other key features is the ‘easy to reply’ MMS service. Based on Opt-In users Database, the Mobixell MMS iPhone solution replaces the iPhone Mobile Station Internet Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) with the registered primary email address and adapts the sender and additional recipients to enable easy-reply.

(Source) Press

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Send and receive MMS from your Sprint BlackBerry? These options are available now if your are a Sprint customer and your BlackBerry is running OS 4.5. Actually you’ll have to get version 4.5.0.131 in order to make it all happen and you’ll be able to finally send those MMS messages you’ve been dying to send from your Berry.

via BlackBerry

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TriPlay has inaugurated what they claim to be the “world’s first” cross-platform multimedia messaging service on the US. In other words, they launched a service that lets you get in contact with 2 billion people using your cellphone, be it by image, sound, or text. All the new users (tip: find a way to register again if you already are a TriPlay member) will get 100 free messages and e-greeting cards that can be customized and sent as a MMS.

TriPlay is divided into 3 areas: a Facebook application named CellMates that lets users send photos to Facebook, and SMS + Facebook photos to cellphones; a Firefox add-on called TConnect that takes care of text, image, or video while using the Firefox Browser; and a free Computer application named TStyle that lets users edit audio, video, or image files and send the data to a cellphone.

Each message sent to a cell phone costs one TriPlay “credit” or 8 cents.

TriPlay

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The lack of MMS on the iPhone was one major disappointment. According to recent news, the MMS is certainly happening for iPhone users too. Telia customers might be the first ones to get a MMS application developed by Telia itself.

Independently from that Mobispine says that the application will be branded to each carrier and it will be distributed from the App Store. Is Apple OK with someone else providing a feature they should have included from the start? We’ll keep you updated on this

via Engadget

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So did you get that unlimited plan from Virgin Mobile? You know, the one we were talking about last week? I’ll take your silence as a No! Good! You can sign up with Alltel and get one of their My Circle plans. Basically you can chose 5, 10 or 20 numbers to talk all you want. That’s unlimited calling with any number from any other American network.
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We have to keep up with AT&T leaks as they are a dependable May 2008… AT&T you have some explaining to do about the black iPhone. I mean sure, that’s no news, we’ve had rumors before but we were told black is ..rumors source. Most of the times those rumors tend to predict the actual future events, no matter how hard AT&T’s representatives would try to deny them later. According to their latest leak, the 3G iPhone will have MMS support.

Wow, really? I mean I almost checked some unofficial WWDC coverages to see what Steve had to say about those MMS but I am fairly sure I’m not going to get any proof of that. If we’re going to take AT&T’s word on it, the iPhone will have, besides regular SMS support, MMS support too. That means you could actually send pictures and videos and what not via MMS from an AT&T 3G iPhone.

Did AT&T discover the wheel? How come other carriers around the world aren’t getting ready for any of this? Probably because no matter what iPhone generation we are talking about, there’s no MMS support, no video calls, no copy paste and the list can go on.

If this is a test rumor, we are not biting. Better do your homework AT&T and leak at least a partially believable news.

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With the recent launch of Thrrum MMS Search, camera phone users now have one more reason to be excited. Now, all the users have to do is take a picture of any text – books, product labels, or any printed material – with their camera phones and send the picture using the Multimedia Message Service (MMS) to m@thrrum.com. The user then gets the low down about the text sent directly to the user’s phone.

The new Thrrum MMS Search helps people get the information that they need with just a few key presses on their phones. It’s easy, convenient, and nifty. What’s more, it’s free of charge for AT&T wireless subscribers in the US.

After the introduction of this new search feature, the sales of camera phones are sure to grow in numbers. The Thrrum MMS Search not only gives the people a new hype, it’s actually something that can be of help to them — presenting a new approach to innovativeness and learning. Bad news for those who have plans of copying this MMS Search technology, though – an extensive suite of patents pending worldwide protects this piece of genius.

via: mobile88

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