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Flash back to 2009: You just bought a brand new Motorola Droid, the first phone to run Android 2.0 and one of the very first Android handsets to successfully compete with the iPhone. Your friend, however, decided to buy a recently released iPhone 3GS. Now jump ahead to the present: You and your friend still…
You’ve probably already heard this before – iPhone 4S hasn’t met our expectations (and expectations of many other bloggers for that matter), despite the success Apple and its carrier partners are experiencing as we speak. The problem is on our side – simply put, we’ve set the bar so high, and we “forgot” Apple’s way…
Looking to jailbreak your iDevice after a fresh install of iOS 5? Well, it seems you didn’t have to wait very long, as Redsn0w didn’t hesitate for more than 24 hours before releasing a solution. Version 0.9.9b4 adds support for iOS 5 on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, third and fourth generation iPod touch, and the…
The wait is finally over! Go download iOS 5 and all of the glory that comes along with it. It’s officially available as a free download on iTunes. Just plug in your iDevice, click update, and enjoy. Of course once you do that, you’ll have to wait for the update to actually download and install.…
In the midst of all the iPhone 4S news, Apple managed to sneak in some information about previous models of the iPhone as well. The iPhone 4 will now sell in the same 16GB flavor for $99 on a two-year contract. This is a pretty good deal considering just a few days ago the phone was twice…
Another day, another lawsuit. Today we have the case of Openwave against Apple and RIM. Openwave is effectively filing a lawsuit against these two companies to defend its intellectual property for mobile Internet access. In a statement, Openwave CEO Ken Denman said: “Openwave invented technologies that became foundational to the mobile Internet. We believe that…
NOTE: Make sure to click on red links. After two years of work in progress, Apple unveiled its first iPhone on January 9, 2007. Boom Bingo – most people liked the idea though some folks (select media included) didn’t see how the Cupertino-based company can succeed in this market. Arguments were made from both sides,…
Apple has gone a long way from January 9, 2007 when the first iPhone was officially announced. During the years, the Cupertino-based company introduced updated versions of its smartphone and at the time I’m writing this, the iPhone 4 is still selling pretty darn well. Not in huge volumes, but the reason is that the…
The iPhone has the best battery life I’ve ever seen in a modern smartphone, especially the iPhone 4. I can go almost two whole days under heavy use before I have to plug it into its charger. However, I’ve learned that some of my friends and acquaintances aren’t seeing the same results. If you’d like…
The Apple iPhone rumors go into overdrive this year because Steve Jobs didn’t introduce the 2011 model at WWDC and Bloomberg is reporting that the next iPhone (iPhone 5? iPhone 4GS?) will land in September, just in time for the back-to-school season. The report says that the iPhone 5 will sport the new dual-core processor…