iPhone Techie

Well, I kind of knew this was going to happen sooner or later, and it sure did happen.

Apple has informed retailers that MobileMe Retail Boxes have been discontinued and has removed MobileMe from its online store, according to a MacRumors report.

Apple also appears to have entirely removed MobileMe from its online store, both as a standalone product and as bundled with new Macs. Apple had previously offered a $30 discount on MobileMe when purchased with a new Mac, but that offer is no longer available. Read more…

Hey guys, I have been asked by a number users to write a tutorial on “How To Cancel MobileMe 60 Days Trial Subscription” because they (users) couldn’t find a way to do it and were little confused by the process.

Here is a complete step by step tutorial on “How To Cancel MobileMe 60 Days Trial Subscription” before being charged $99 by Apple.

So if you have decided to take advantage of the Mobile Me free trial to try it out but don’t want to use it / pay $99 for it for what ever reason, you should get it canceled before your “Subscription Start Date” or you will be charged $99.

A week / 7 Days before the end of your 60 days MobileMe Trial you should get a reminder from Apple / MobileMe telling you Read more…

Another great news from Apple today… In addition to offering Find My iPhone free, it looks like Apple may also offer the MobileMe Gallery at no charge to non-subscribers which is very cool because this feature is a must if you have the new Apple TV 2G and would like to share your photos via MobileMe.

The new mobile signin page for MobileMe shows ‘Find My iPhone’ and ‘MobileMe Gallery’ separated about the paid iDisk and Mail, Contacts, and Calendar syncing services.

Apple today updated the ‘Find My iPhone’ app to bring free access to customers. The MobileMe Gallery app has not been updated yet. Read more…

Black Eyed Peas rapper Will.i.am used his MobileMe Find My iPad service to catch a thief who stole $10,000 worth of jewelry and other belongings from his Bentley.

KTLA reported, Will used his iPad’s built-in tracking system to locate the thief’s whereabouts and then forwarded the information to police. Police apparently located some of the goods and returned them to the performer

Apple on Friday debuted its new interface for the MobileMe subscription service, sporting a new look for its me.com e-mail and adding a Find My iPhone application for tracking a lost handset on iOS devices.

The new MobileMe Mail has been in beta since May for users who chose to opt in. The update features a new widescreen view interface, improved performance, server-side e-mail rules, a formatting toolbar for adding rich text to e-mails, and new SSL security when composing and sending e-mail. Read more…

Apple’s MobileMe service has been updated with numerous improvements, according to MacDailyNews.

Gallery
● Gallery app for viewing shared photos and movies on iPhone and iPod touch
● Support for video publishing in Aperture 3 Read more…