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Consumer Reports, an independent agency that makes sure the stuff you buy isn’t a lemon, took it upon themselves to purchase 3 iPhone 4 handsets, each from different Apple stores, and then test them to see if this “Death Grip” wireless signal reception issue really is a problem. Guess what? The old “we calculated the…
Most of you who had jailbroken iPhone 3GS and 3G handsets were probably waiting eagerly for the iPhone 4 to get cracked, too. Well, be careful what you wish for because it already has been jailbroken. The only catch is that Geohot, the hacker responsible for the jailbreak and jailbreaking previous iPhones, isn’t saying if…
Remember back when the iPhone was annouced and how much everyone clamored for it? Well, almost everyone. Apparently folks were burned that Apple decided to chalk up an exclusivity deal with AT&T accused the two of conspiracy! A conspiracy to form a monopoly, that is. While it sounds silly, it certainly didn’t seem that way…
Apple is making moves that could cause its iPhone to be more compelling to the Chinese market, as it has been granted a license for the country’s WiFi. The country has its own security protocol for WiFi that’s known as WAPI (WLAN authentication and Privacy Infrastructure). The Apple iPhone has been on sale in China…
Oh, NTP, you and your silly lawsuits. When you aren’t suing RIM and settling for $612 million, it seems like you’re going after everyone else. That’s right, folks, the same laughable patent trolls are at it again for the same thing it sued RIM for — wireless e-mail technology. Now that RIM has been sued…
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has often ripped Google by saying that it targeted Apple by jumping into the smartphone space with Android. Google’s Larry Page said Jobs is merely rewriting history to neatly fit into his narrative. Speaking to reporters, Page said: “We had been working on Android a very long time, with the notion…
Apple announced their new ad platform with iOS 4, which went live on July 1st. One lucky app developer showed off his returns after one day, which are, needless to say, awesome. Of course, there’s a lot of contention about making this much regularly through iAds, and this particular instance is just as likely likely…
Apple is known for coming up with some pretty innovative hardware and software, and it looks like the maker of the iPhone might have something else up its sleeve. What you see above is a very small touchscreen that bears Apple markings, so one would assume it’s actually from Apple. It’s tough to say what…
If you’re one of our many fabulous readers in a country that hasn’t yet seen the Apple iPhone 4 launch, you’ll be happy to know that the next wave may hit retail stores July 28, according to multiple reports. Multiple tweets from Spanish mobile operator Movistar said the device should be available July 28 but…
The FaceTime video-calling feature is a cool new aspect of the Apple iPhone 4 but it’s limited to iPhone users and can only be used over WiFi. Fring is trying to capitalize on those weaknesses and its updated apps enable users to make two-way video calls between iOS, Android and Symbian S60 smartphones. The new…