Think the slew of class action lawsuits against Apple are coming to an end? Think again. The latest lawsuit to hit the Cupertino, CA. company comes from Apple’s home-state of California. Timothy Smith filed the class action lawsuit in San Jose (just a stone’s throw away from Apple’s headquarters, by the way) last Friday. In…
Gangsters in Canada use RIM BlackBerries for secure communication
The cat and mouse chase between law enforcement and gangs has become something of a technology war. Cops are trying to track down the bad-guys through email, text, and phone conversations. Gangbangers are trying to thwart authorities by finding alternatives to traditional phone conversations. Well, it looks like Canadian gangbangers have a new partner in…
Apple iPhone v1.1.1 jailbreak gets real with third-party apps
It feels like just this morning that the iPhone Dev Team announced that they had made some preliminary breakthrough’s in the the iPhone v1.1.1 jailbreak method. Wait, it was just this morning! Those guys sure work fast, it was only hours ago that the iPhone Dev Team hacked their way into the iPhone’s v1.1.1 file-system.…
Apple files patent application for pressure-sensitive touchscreen technology
Apple’s all about touchscreen/multi-touch screens, and it looks like they want to redefine the touchscreen experience in the same way that the iPhone redefined the mobile phones user experience. The Cupertino-based company has filed with the USPTO for a patent application that would add pressure sensitivity to a touchscreen. Apple thinks that adding pressure-sensitivity to…
The Google Phone – GPhone as handset or mobile OS?
With Google’s looming entry into the wireless industry, the question remains – will the Google Phone be a hardware entry or a software solution? There were GPhone rumors from the very beginning saying that Google’s entry into the mobile space would be software-based. And then there was the recent DigiTimes report that pegged HTC as…
iPhone Dev Team announces initial iPhone v1.1.1 jailbreak hack
That’s right, the iPhone v1.1.1 isn’t as secure as we once thought – you know, a whole week ago. With the iPhone v1.1.1 update having killed all our favorite third-party updates in return for the WiFi iTunes Music Store and a louder speaker volume, we’ve been anxiously awaiting the iPhone developer community’s response to the…
Hands free mobile calling from GUCCI
Well, it’s not really made by GUCCI, but this is pretty hilarious. This hands-free mobile phone solution is made by “GUCCI” and even features “Bluetooth 2.0.” If you’ve got 3 cents to spare you can head on over to Yahoo Taiwan’s Auction Site and pick one up. We doubt the baby is included for that…
E-Ten Glofish M800 adds QWERTY keyboard to the X800
The E-Ten and Arima partnership is really starting to bear some high-end fruit. With the launch of the E-Ten Glofish X800, the duo proved that they were comfortable playing with the big boys. It’s just too bad the Glofish X800 suffered from a lack of QWERTY keyboard. Well, E-Ten and Arima are looking to change…
FAA puts its foot down on in-flight cell phone calls – it ain’t gonna happen
The FAA has put their collective foot down on the whole in-flight cellphone calling deal. Basically reiterating the FCC’s ban on in-flight mobile phone calling, the FAA’s Les Dorr announced that the FAA will uphold their ban on in-flight mobile calls. Apparently, there was enough public outcry over the prospect of having to deal with…
Video: AT&T Tilt unboxing video
The “holy grail” of smartphones is here and the video previews are starting to hit the interwebs. Check out this video of the US-spec HTC Kaiser TyTn II – the AT&T Tilt – getting unboxed. It looks a bit bigger in the hand than we expected, but we’re still drooling.