Apple iPhone

Eliza Block, a 31-year-old philosophy student at New York University, wanted to fit her New York Times crossword puzzle in her pocket. Instead of folding the Times’ foot-wide paper into a smaller square for convenient subway solving, she decided to take it on the go by concocting a new application for her iPhone, Apple’s revolutionary mobile phone and Internet device that has become a must-have for gadget obsessives (and, well, the rest of us). Ms. Block queued up the Apple site and downloaded the Software Development Kit (SDK) for the iPhone, which includes instructions, how-to videos, sample coding and even a computer-based iPhone simulator for testing.  read more »

The New York Times and Apple struck a deal today that allows readers to access all sorts of unique material--including off-line material when you're on an airplane--from The Times on your iPhone!

The release proudly boasts that readers can have "offline reading capabilities, a photo browser with links to the related articles and personalization options for the iPhone and iPod touch models. Available for free at the iPhone Apple Store, the NYTimes iPhone application allows users to take advantage of the advanced capabilities of the iPhone and iPod touch user interface."  read more »

It looks like The Times-Apple corporate relationship is only getting closer by the minute. This summer, The Times is switching from the Eudora e-mail system to Microsoft Outlook, which, in the new generation of iPhones, makes the phones capable of running

The day Steve Jobs announces the release of yet another breakthrough mobile wireless gadget that everyone is going to own within a year, it seems reasonable to look at New York City's wireless internet structure -- or lack of it.

The new iPhone lets callers surf the net, access iTunes, and do other fun Internet stuff. In political terms, it may also be the gadget the pushes the issue of city- or region-wide access to wifi technology.

If my understanding is correct, the Apple iPhone will work wherever there's cell phone reception, but it really designed to get up to full revs when it's in wifi range.

The Economic Development Corporation is still conducting a feasibility study about whether or not to build a wifi system for the city, something that is already in place in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Albany.

New York City is currently moving to create a wifi system, but it would for use only by the fire and police department.

As internet activist Andrew Raisej likes to say, "We're leading in Broadway, but not with broadband."

In other net news, Hillary Clinton released a statement reaffirming her dedication to Net Neutrality.

In an aptly timed statement, she said, "It is clear that we must continue to build on the innovations brought forth by the Internet. This means ensuring more affordable broadband access and ensuring that there continues to be open, unimpaired and unencumbered Internet access for both its users and content providers."

-- Azi Paybarah