As Apple fans continue to snatch up record numbers of the Black iPhone 4 smartphone, we have yet to see the company start officially pushing out the White iPhone 4 units to the public. Apple cites manufacturing difficulties as the cause for the delay of White “iPhour” launch, but that hasn’t stopped one Japanese “source”…
Hulu Plus on iPhone – Is it worth the extra cost? [video]
It seems like we’ve been waiting forever for Hulu to go live with their iPhone and iPad app, and now that the Hulu Plus app is finally available, we’ve been lucky enough to take it for a spin. Hulu Plus will cost you an extra $9.99 per month for the convenience of being able to…
Get Flash on your jailbroken iPad now with Frash
Remember how we told you you’d have to wait a bit longer to get the iPad port of Adobe Flash 10.1 Player, dubbed Frash, on your personal iPad? Well, it looks like we were wrong about that. Despite stability issues, the developer’s (@comex) warnings that it’s not ready for public consumption, and the inability to…
Apple issues statement on iTunes eBook fraud, vaguely cops to hacking (kinda)
Over the weekend, there was some iTunes fraud afoot thanks to nefarious AppStore developer who managed to hack iTunes and use some users’ accounts to download eBooks of his own making. Developer Thuat Nguyen apparently gained access to user accounts and used those accounts to fraudulently download eBooks of his own making. In doing so,…
iPhone Dev Team confirms iPhone 4 carrier unlock does work, due to hit soon(ish)
If you’ve been waiting to jailbreak and unlock your shiny new iPhone 4 to use with any GSM carrier you damn well please, you’re wait is almost over – so says the iPhone Dev Team’s @MuscleNerd on Twitter today. In less than 140 characters, @MuscleNerd confirmed to the Twitter-sphere that the Dev Team is indeed…
Motorola Charm bringing Android OS to T-Mobile for free?
Most of the hardware in the T-Mobile messaging phone lineup comes from Samsung, but the recently discovered Motorola Charm is the most interesting exception to that rule. Today, we get off-hand confirmation that the QWERTY square will be bringing Android OS to Magenta’s stable of affordable messaging phones. And, to make the Charm that much…
Adobe Flash gets ported to iPad; Flash for iPhone and iOS 4 in the works [Video]
One of the drawbacks of Apple’s “magical” iPad is that Apple and Steve Jobs have vehemently kept Adobe’s Flash technology from running in the Mobile Safari browser. Jobs & Co. argue that the open HTML5 standard is more than capable of delivering much of the rich online media that we’ve gotten used to over the…
Windows Phone 7 ‘Metro’ calculator for Windows Mobile phones
Are you a Windows Mobile smartphone user that’s feeling a bit burned by Microsoft’s decision to leave you by the wayside when it launches Windows Phone 7 later this year? Well, here’s a little something that might make it easier to deal with your aging Microsoft mobile operating system. What you see here is a…
Got iPhone 4 reception / antenna problems? There’s a Livestrong bracelet for that!
By now you’re probably more than familiar with the iPhone 4 signal reception issues related to its cellular antenna. The stand-out design element on the iPhone – the stainless steel band that frames the new Apple smartphone – is also the bane of Apple and Steve Jobs’ PR team right now. Turns out, that sexy…
Deal Alert: Sprint HTC EVO 4G for just $149.99 after mail-in rebate
What HTC EVO 4G-wanting Sprint customer (or future customer) doesn’t like a good deal? To help stoke sales of the hot-like-fire Sprint HTC EVO 4G, Sprint is apparently offering a secret discount on the handset to anyone willing to deal with a mail-in rebate. Sure, you could forgo the mail-in rebate altogether by picking up…