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  • iPhone and Rogers, Round 2

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    One year after Rogers nearly botched their Canadian iPhone launch with ridiculous data plans and extra fees, it looks like Rogers might have learned their lesson.

    According to Rogers PR, they will support MMS and tethering with the intention of making the service availble with the June 19th launch. That means these features will not work with current pre-release installs of 3.0. Rogers would neither confirm nor deny whether MMS/tethering would require a more expensive pricing plan.

    Also, Rogers will be bringing back their limited time 6GB@$30/mo plan. So if you’re finding yourself using most of your 3G data, you’ll have a chance to upgrade.

  • Last.fm, is this a joke?

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    I just recieved the following email from last.fm:

    subject: Your free trial to Last.fm Radio is over. Did you enjoy it?

    Hi 200iso,

    Your free trial to Last.fm Radio is about to end. If you’re enjoying it, why not
    subscribe for only $3.00/month and continue listening to non-stop personalised
    radio.

    http://www.last.fm/subscribe

    Best Regards,
    The Last.fm Team

    What a backhanded way to introduce a paid service. Apparently the last 5 YEARS I’ve been using last.fm have been nothing more than a free trial.

    Very weird marketting choice.

  • First Impressions of an iPhone Developer

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    I haven’t see a whole lot of information around the intertubes about what it’s actually like to deploy an iPhone App. Sure there are stories every other week about Apple’s ridiculously inconsistent censorship, and talk of developers not being paid. But there is not a lot of information about the actual process of getting App into the iTunes Store.

    I’m going to go through a couple of different steps in the process and talk about some of the unexpected problems. I must say though, I was not very impressed. Nothing about the process is very “Apple-like.”

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