Last Friday, Gizmodo Editor in Chief Jason Chen’s home was raided by California police in regards to the explosive unveiling of an iPhone prototype. Giz paid upwards of $5000 for the device that was found (and maybe stolen), so police wanted to investigate the source of the iPhone a little bit closer. The interesting part,…
iPhone, BlackBerry Won’t Last Another Five Years – Kaspersky
Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of a popular antivirus company, said at a Infosec that closed operating systems, like iPhone, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone, won’t last in the long run because they don’t embrace open-source, like Android and Symbian do. That’s an awfully heavy-handed statement, considering the ample success of iPhone and BlackBerry these days, though Android…
iPhone 4 / Gizmodo Drama Flowchart
Those of you have been following the fallout of the next-generation iPhone leak will have heard about the questionable legality of how Gizmodo acquired the device, and the subsequent police raid on EIC Jason Chen’s home last week. Although the whole situation at this point has blown way past mere cell phone news and into…
Steve Jobs Outlines Why Flash is Wrong for iPhone
Apple and Adobe have been getting pretty snarky lately over Flash on iPhone, and now His Holiness Steve Jobs has personally stepped into the debate. The letter outlines six major points as to why Flash isn’t on iPhone: it’s proprietary, users aren’t missing video without Flash, Flash isn’t secure, it has an impact on battery…
More Monkey Island 2: Special Edition screenshots emerge!
This is getting personal. I shouldn’t write too much about a single game, especially if that game is still not released. I just couldn’t resist – I love Secrets of the Monkey Island series and have spent tons and tons of time playing the first two parts. Later on, when the third Monkey Island game…
IconApps’ Intuition helps iMoms keep up with their busy lives
Imagine an application that combines a task management with shopping list and deal finding capabilities. Add community to the mix and you get Intuition: Mom’s Personal Assistant, an iPhone app made by a company called IconApps, targeting busy moms with iPhones. Apparently, IconApps spent most of last year working directly with hundreds of moms (and…
Street Fighter IV iPhone On Sale For Next Three Days
It looks like Capcom is in the festive mood this week as they’ve put Street Fighter IV iPhone on sale for the next couple of days. Why are they feeling so festive, you ask? That’s because of yesterday’s release of Super Street Fighter IV on the Xbox 360 & PS3. If you’ve been holding off…
Google Place Pages Go Mobile for Android and iPhone
In the fall, Google released something called Place Pages, which mashed-up all sorts of data for business listings, including geotagged pictures, reviews from multiple networks, hours, maps (complete with Street View and directions), and all of the standard contact information. Now, all of that data is mobile-friendly – just hit up Google.com on your phone’s…
Free App of the Day: Pool Pro Online 3
If you’re looking for an authentic billiards experience on your iPhone, iPad, or even your PC, you’re in luck because Namco is making Pool Pro Online 3 available for FREE. The reason for this nice gesture is Namco is celebrating the success of its proprietary online technology, UniteSDK, as it’s reached nearly 2.5 million users,…
mPassport iPhone apps help travelers navigate healthcare services when travelling
Health and safety services company HTH Worldwide is making an iPhone app out of its mPassport service to allow iUsers to find quality healthcare services in twenty top destinations around the world. Actually, we’re not talking about a single app, but a series of applications, which address the following cities: Europe: Barcelona, Budapest, Dublin, Florence,…