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,…
Apple shipping iPad 3G a day early?
Apple’s official ship date for the iPad 3G – the iPad model that can connect to AT&T’s 3G wireless data network – is set for Friday, April 30. But, it seems Apple may be shipping the 3G-enabled iPad to users a day early. At least one lucky Apple fan got his iPad 3G ahead of…
AT&T outlines iPad 3G data service costs and other details
By now, it’s fairly well known that Apple and AT&T are again in cahoots to provide 3G data service to iPad customers. AT&T will be providing Apple iPad 3G + WiFi units with 3G data service on its “Nation’s Fastest 3G Network” starting April 30th, when Apple drops the 3G iPad on the the US.…
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…
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…
South Korea follows Israel, allows iPads into the country
Just days after Israel announced that they will now allow the import and entry of Apple iPads into the country, the iPad has gained access to another market on the other side of the Eurasian landmass. South Korea has just announced that they too will be allowing the iPad into their market. The Korea Communications…
Apple buys chip-maker Intrinsity
Well, it’s not ARM Holdings, but Apple did snap up a chip-maker called Intrinsity in order to boost its mobile processors. The deal was chump change to Apple, $121 million or so, and it could help the company maintain a lead on the hardware side because the small, Austin-based company was known for optimizing the…
iPad App Preview: iBrite – The light-up toy from childhood is all grown up
If you’re old enough to remember, you probably have a soft spot in your heart for those old-timey Lite Brite toys from years gone past. Before there were high-powered gaming consoles, the Internet, or even smartphones, children entertained themselves with analog toys like this. Well, what was old is once again new with the Apple…
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,…
54 year old man sexually assaults 15 year old boy he met via location based Grindr app
Grindr is an application that if you told a homosexual in the 1950s would one day exist, would probably fall over and die of a heart attack. Unlock your phone, click an icon, Grindr finds your location, and then shows you where other Grindr users around you. The purpose of the application? For gay, bi…