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MMS finally arrives on the iPhone for AT&T customers

For American iPhone users, today is a pretty big day. AT&T customers should now have MMS (also commonly known as picture messaging) on their iPhones. Update your carrier settings by clicking on your phone in iTunes and going to "Check for Update." Then, to make sure MMS has been enabled for you, go to Settings -> Messages. You should see an option to turn MMS on. Now, whenever you're sending a text message, you'll see a camera icon you can tap to attach a photo.

Other smartphone users have mocked the iPhone's lack of MMS, pointing out that the feature has been almost universally available for years, even on old flip phones. It's not as if the iPhone is making a big leap forward today: it's just catching up. This is probably less Apple's fault than AT&T's, though. International iPhone users have had MMS for a while now, and AT&T delayed rolling it out because the necessary infrastructure wasn't ready. This is a big win for iPhone users, but it's also a bitter reminder that AT&T is still their only choice of carrier in the US.

Filed under: News, Apple, iPhone, Mobile

AT&T: iPhone software update with MMS coming Sept. 25

The most embarrassing thing about having an iPhone is its lack of multimedia messaging. MMS is a feature that even old-school candybar "dumbphones" have had for years, and this supposedly cool, revolutionary device has been around for years without supporting it. Well, that's about to change. On Sept. 25, Apple will release a software update (presumably iPhone OS 3.1) that will enable MMS, according to AT&T.

The phone company goes on to explain that they've been building out the network infrastructure that well be necessary to handle the unprecedented levels of data transfer they expect MMS to bring with it. iPhone users will believe that when they see, as AT&T has historically caught a lot of flack for providing inadequate service for the iPhone. In fact, a recent piece in Time magazine points out the carrier's deficiencies. Given all that, as an iPhone owner, I'm cautiously excited to start using MMS later this month.

Filed under: Audio, Utilities, Windows, Podcasting, Freeware

Send enhanced podcasts to cell phones

cellpodcastBehold the power of comments! Faithful reader Tea Vui Huang left a little gem in the comments of my post on Podcast AV.

Apparently viewing enhanced podcasts (the ones with pics and chapters) on an iPod isn't enough. Huang has created two little apps to get those on certain cell phones! Check it out: convert enhanced podcasts into MMS messages, and convert enhanced podcast into J2ME Midlets.

The only real limitations are those inherent in cell phones and MMS messages themselves. Thanks TV, let us know when you create some more cool stuff. These are my favorite type of comments. And don't forget about that tip form folks...

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