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Stuck on an older version of iOS because the latest and greatest isn’t supported by your favorite jailbreak method yet? Fret not as the iPhone Dev Team now has redsn0w for iOS 4.2.1 in the beta stage of an untethered jailbreak right now. The beta tester phase ought to iron out the kinks and bugs…
The world was in disbelief when Apple took the plunge into the mobile phone market in 2007. That year during WWDC, Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, a wondrous little device that made phone calls, surfed the Internet and replaced the iPod – all in one. The initial reaction from competitors, or soon-to-be competitors since Apple…
The Apple iPhone 4 has been a big hit in Japan but it’s lacking some key features that those users expect like NFC capabilities to pay for things like the subway. The carrier Softbank is trying to fix that by adding an NFC sticker to the case. The iPhone 4 NFC support is achieved through…
We already know that Skype plans to bring video calling to the iPhone 4 and other platforms but the VoIP provider may have just outed the oft-rumored Verizon iPhone. Skype published some support documents for this feature on the iPhone and one of these had the Verizon logo prominently displayed. The documents were quickly pulled…
Unnamed sources have said that Apple has bumped up their Taiwanese iPhone production for the first quarter of 2011 from 19 to 20-21 million units. That includes 14-15 million WCDMA iPhones, and 5-6 million CDMA iPhones due for Verizon. In the last quarter of the year, Apple reportedly pumped out 15.5 million units, resulting in…
When the iPhone 4 was released and a front-facing camera was announced, I became excited for Skype video calls. Unfortunately, video calling was limited to FaceTime only. And even that was limited to Wi-Fi, too. Of course, there are other apps that allow you to make video calls over 3G, but they’re totally craptastic. Even…
This isn’t exactly a brand new app but I stumbled upon the PatriotApp and felt I could help spread some Christmas cheer by helping you all fight those dirty terrorists with nothing more than your iPhone or iPod touch. Unfortunately, the Patriot iPhone app doesn’t turn your iOS device into a rocket launcher but it…
While Apple may get a lot of guff over some of the way it treats its iPhone developers, but it has done a lot to help its devices be more accessible to people. A great story out of the Associated Press show how it has worked with the Cherokee nation to deliver some of its…
If you’re tired of having to dig around for your various remote controls, you may want to check out the Gear 4 UnityRemote iPhone app because it will turn your iDevice into a universal remote for all your home theater gadget. This isn’t the first remote app we’ve seen but the UnityRemote from Gear 4…
Earlier this month, Epic Games & ChAIR Entertainment released Infinity Blade for iOS, which is an action-RPG set in a medieval setting powered by Epic’s Unreal Engine. It’s the first time the Unreal Engine has made it to the mobile platform, but Trendy Entertainment has released another title that uses Epic’s Unreal Technology. Dungeon Defenders…