There’s an iPhone infection going around, so we thought it would be a good idea to post a quick “How-to” guide for changing your jailbroken iPhone’s SSH password. Unlike the Swine Flu, no amount of hand-washing or coughing into the bend in your arm is going to prevent your jailbroken iPhone from contracting a malicious…
Data hogs: iPhone accounts for 50% of global smartphone traffic
The iPhone is a data hog. Just ask AT&T and their strained 3G data network. Data-hungry iPhone users seemingly aren’t able to satisfy their thirst for online information. They’re so ravenous for the all things internet that, according to AdMob, the iPhone accounts for 50% of all smartphone web traffic around the globe. Here, in…
HTC’s holiday gift: $100 for new smartphone purchases!
Smartphones are going to be hot sellers this holiday season. With the holidays fast approaching, HTC will be pushing hard to cash in on the smartphone boom. How, you ask? By giving $100 to anyone buying a qualifying HTC handset between November 27th and December 31st! If you’re shopping for a new smartphone, better deals…
Droid’s Google Maps Navigation hacked to work outside USA
One of the Motorola Droid’s headlining features is its Android 2.0 OS and the Google Maps Navigation app. Sure, the Droid’s huge display and geeky-cool design make it one of the coolest Android phones on market, but the turn-by-turn GPS navigation feature allowed the Droid to truly stand apart from the crowd. Not anymore, though.…
Apple made a flip phone?! Wait, no they definitely didn’t.
Don’t you wish Apple would make a flip phone? An iPhone with a keypad and a flip form-factor. No? We thought not. But, for the 12 people out there that actually want an Apple clamshell phone, you’ll be glad to hear that some no-name Chinese phone maker has crafted a dumbphone that looks a lot…
TurkeyTimer for iPhone reminds you how bad you are at cooking
Turkey Day is fast approaching, and you know what that means. Burned, dry and otherwise barely edible birds will be hitting American dinner tables in a few days’ time! Admit it, you’re secretly hoping you don’t make a mess of Thanksgiving by cooking the turkey too long. It’s okay, we feel your pain. That’s where…
Video: Hands-on the Samsung Behold II
This holiday shopping season is dominated by Android. Smartphones running Google’s mobile operating system are flooding the market, and we really couldn’t be happier. The latest Android smartphone to find its way into our eager hands is the Samsung Behold II. Just in time for the holidays, T-Mobile is offering the Samsung Behold II for…
The Invisible Bluetooth Headset – Because they’re only cool if you can’t see them
Wearing a Bluetooth headset in public isn’t “cool.” Hell, in some circles, that simple act of geek-dom isn’t even acceptable. We’re certainly not hanging out in those circles (well, not anymore, anyway), but if we were, we’d be all over BrickHouse Security’s Invisible Bluetooth Headset. The tiny little Bluetooth headset is no bigger than a…
AT&T calls on Luke Wilson to ‘set the record straight’
Whoever said, “there’s no such thing as bad press,” obviously never worked for a wireless carrier. For the likes of AT&T, the kind of bad press that Verizon Wireless has been sending them could end up hurting their bottom line by way of lost customers. That’s hitting where it hurts. In it’s defense, though, AT&T…
Surf your Windows Phone with Remote Access
There are plenty of apps out there that allow you to control your computer from your smartphones, but what if you want to browse your Windows Phone from your desktop computer? Well, then you’ll want to check out WiFi Remote Access for Windows Mobile. The new Windows Mobile app installs itself on your Windows Phone…