Avoiding that new, performance-enhancing iPhone 2.0.1 OS update for fear of losing your jailbreak applications? Don’t want to risk not being able to unlock your iPhone 3G after updating to the iPhone 2.0.1 OS? Well, good news, you iPhone hacking fiend, you. The always reliable iPhone Dev Team has released their latest PwnageTool update. PwnageTool…
iPhone blacklist can only prevent core location services?
It seems that there’s an alternative explanation to the discovery of an iPhone feature that allows the handset to phone home (connect to an Apple server) and check for unauthorized applications. The “Blacklist” feature, as it’s been called recently, checks the iPhone’s installed application against a known list (a blacklist, if you will) of malicious…
Did Apple borrow their iPhone3G design from Samsung’s LCD TVs?
(Before I begin – apoogies for the poor quality photo – this is from my supposedly excellent 5MP Mobile camera!) The other day I was stood looking at our Samsung LCD TV, and something struck me – it looks ALOT like a new iPhone turned on it’s side – scarily so in fact. The only…
Google Translate goes iPhone – Translate 24 languages on your iPhone
In a globalized world where information on the latest and greatest mobile gadgets can come from any corner of the planet, in any number of foreign languages, Google Translate has become one of those indispensable tools of the internet. Google Translate not only allows you to translate single words across 24 different languages, but it…
RIM’s staggered Bold launch vs. Apple’s “all at once” approach
BlackberryNews.com has recently commented on the Blackberry Bold release dates – and the keyword we are looking at here is staggered… to recap, here are the supposed dates: July 29 – Rogers business customers August 1 – Vodafone UK August 4 – T-Mobile Germany August 8 – Rogers for general availability September 1 or later…
The 10 best selling phones in July 2008
Krussell, one of the premier names in consumer electronics cases, has just released a report detailing the “Top 10” best selling mobile phones in July 2008. The figures are based on the number of cases purchased for each specific device, and should be taken as a loose interpretation of general handset sales in July 2008.…
Apple looking to infinite iPhone and iPhone 3G storage capacity – Stream media from desktop iTunes library
The iPhone and iPhone 3G have been and are offered with storage capacities of 16GB at most. While many will find the 16GB is more than enough to store all their music, pictures, emails, and a good chunk of their video library, there are those out there with media libraries that can easily eclipse the…
iPhone application installations and updates causing “Apple Logo Screen of Death”
Windows users are likely familiar with the dreaded and all-too-prevalent “Blue Screen of Death.” Heck, even Bill Gates hit that infamous BOD snafu during a high-profile keynote. But, Apple’s products have traditionally been viewed as being a bit more stable and crash-immune. That is, until now. Scattered reports are coming in that point towards iPhones…
Apple can blacklist and remotely disable applications on your iPhone
Sounds a bit Orwellian, doesn’t it? The idea that some corporate entity can monitor the applications installed on your iPhone and remotely disable blacklisted apps just seems wrong. But, newly discovered code within the iPhone 2.0 OS and the newer iPhone 2.0.1 OS has confirmed that Apple has built a blacklisting mechanism in to the…
America Movil bringing iPhone 3G to 10 countries in Latin America on August 22
The leading Latin America’s mobile operator, America Movil, is all proud to announce that it will bring iPhone 3G to 10 more countries in the region on August 22. iPhone 3G will be available through America Movil’s Latin American operations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Details on…