And the iPhone 4 “antennagate” back-and-forth between Apple and competing smartphone makers keeps heating up – this time, it’s Apple that’s shooting a shot across Nokia’s bow. In a seemingly tongue-in-cheek response to Nokia’s claim that they have more experience in making smartphones and have prioritized antenna performance over design for years, Apple has posted…
iPhone Dev Team putting final touches on iPhone 4 ultrasn0w unlock utility
Good news, fellow iPhone 4 users with an itch to unlock the latest Apple smartphone. The iPhone Dev Team – those masters of iPhone code who’ve managed to jailbreak and unlock every iPhone since the dawn of man – have announced on their official blog today that they are working on putting the final touches…
Firefox Home for iPhone – Sync desktop tabs, bookmarks and history to iPhone [video]
Mozilla might not be bringing their Firefox Mobile web browser to the iPhone, but they’d done the next best thing with the Firefox Home for iPhone app. Launched just a few days ago, the simple app basically connects to the Firefox Sync service to find out what active tabs, bookmarks, and browsing history you have…
T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) unboxing and hardware/software tour [video]
The Summer of 2010 will be remembered in years yet to come as the season that saw Android superphones like the T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant – which is the T-Mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy S, in case you didn’t already know – coming into their own as high-powered competitors to the iPhone. In fact, the…
Motorola : Droid X and Droid 2 eFuse protection won’t brick your phone, it’ll just be stuck in recovery mode
If you’ve been following the eFuse news surrounding the new Verizon Motorola Droid X and the upcoming Motorola Droid 2, you’re probably well aware of rumors that say the firmware protection technology could potentially turn your shiny (or matte-finished, in this case) new Android phone into a brick if you attempt to mess around with…
Verizon Motorola Droid X vs Sprint HTC EVO 4G
If you’re in the market for an Android OS superphone packed with all the bells and whistles available today, the Verizon Motorola Droid X and Sprint HTC EVO 4G should be high on your short-list – both phones made the cut for our Superphone Shootout, which says a lot. Both phones pack a speedy 1Ghz…
Apple working on iPhone 4 ‘Death Grip’ antenna hardware fix?
By now it’s clear that Apple isn’t taking this iPhone 4 “Death Grip” antenna reception problem lightly – despite Steve Jobs’ initially dismissive attitude towards reports that holding the iPhone 4 in a specific way can cause the phone to lose all signal reception. Apple is even planning to hold a press conference tomorrow to…
Apple pushes iOS 4.0.1 through iTunes – iPhone Dev Team, it’s your move
Today is the day that Apple pushes out their first update to the 4th generation iOS mobile operating system – the iOS 4.0.1 update for iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPhone 4 smartphones. Apple recently seeded the beta and an updated SDK to developers, so this was an expected move and we’re not too excited. What…
That eFuse on the Verizon Motorola Droid X may not brick it after all (or maybe it will)
If you just picked up your Motorola Droid X from a Verizon store this morning, chances are you probably consider yourself a Droid X enthusiast and might even have plans to try and mod the latest and greatest Android phone from Motorola. Well, there are some things you should know about hacking/flashing your monster of…
The iPhone 4 has officially been jailbroken and unlocked by iPhone Dev Team
The inevitable has finally happened – the iPhone Dev Team has worked their magic to jailbreak and unlock the iPhone 4. Today, iPhone Dev Team member @planetbeing posted a proof-of-life tweet showing his iPhone 4 running on Canada’s Bell network. It seems all the hard work on the part of the Dev Team has finally…