Are you getting ready for the iPhone 4 launch (hopefully you have your iPhone preorder all squared away)? You’re not the only one. Apple has today loosed the iTunes 9.2 update on the its iTunes users in preparation for the iPhone 4 launch next week. The updated version brings with it some performance enhancements that…
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New York City Getting Sprint WiMAX?
Hey Sprint HTC EVO 4G owners, you’ll soon be able to get your high-speed data fix around New York City, according to early reports. Apparently some people have been able to not only detect 4G networks, but are even able to transmit data, though it’s far from a stable connection or widespread. In all likelihood,…
AT&T HTC Aria won’t allow outside apps
If you’re itching to get the new HTC Aria on AT&T you’d better be happy with the programs in the Android Market because the device won’t allow unsigned apps (apps outside of the Android Market) to be installed. This isn’t the first time this has happened, as the second-largest carrier also blocked programs from outside…
AmpliTube iRig for iPhone Now Available for Guitarists
The AmpliTube iRig for iPhone that was announced last month is now available, allowing guitarists to sound going out to their amp from their instrument. There’s a whole lot you can do with it, and allows for in-app purchases to expand your sonic range, or simply buy medium or full versions from the get-go. Real…
Google Earth hits Apple iPad
You can now experience the glory of the earth on your “magical” Apple tablet, as Google has just released Google Earth for the iPad. While it has been available since the launch of the iPad, that was just the iPhone version scaled up. The latest version has been optimized for the tablet and it should…
Verizon iPhone “Inevitable” – Exec
Verizon’s president of the Washington-Baltimore-Virginia region, Michael Maiorana, has said that an iPhone on Verizon is inevitable, it’s just a matter of when. Of course there are no specific plans just yet, considering AT&T still has a U.S. exclusive on the iPhones which will likely stretch to until at least the end of the year.…
Apple’s iOS 4 Game Center App Live For Developers; New Details Emerge
The big Apple iPhone 4 and iOS 4 reveal has come and gone and even though we know the ins and outs of Apple’s new precious, one thing that I found lacking was information regarding the new iOS 4 gaming service known as Game Center. Game Center, as you may recall, was announced at the…
AT&T, iPad hacker arrested on drug charges
This story just keeps getting more interesting. It looks like one of the main hackers in the AT&T/iPad breach has been arrested on unrelated drug charges. Andrew Auernheimer, 24, was arrested Tuesday for possession of a controlled substance which included cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, and schedule 2 and 3 pharmaceuticals. Law enforcement officials discovered this while…
Apple: iPhone 4 isn’t even on sale yet, and we already took 600,000 preorders [I’m rich, bitch!]
Apple just issued one of the most smug press releases I’ve ever read in my nearly 4 years of blogging. It’s pretty self explanatory: Yesterday Apple and its carrier partners took pre-orders for more than 600,000 of Apple’s new iPhone 4. It was the largest number of pre-orders Apple has ever taken in a single…
HTC Desire coming to U.S. market
HTC just hit us with some cool news, as its stellar Android-powered HTC Desire will soon coming to the U.S. markets. While it wasn’t very specific, HTC said it would be coming to “select regional operators beginning in August” and we already know that one of these will be U.S. Cellular. This should instantly become…