First Nokia courts the likes of rival Microsoft by licensing the software giant’s PlayReady DRM scheme and Windows Live applications suite for Nokia Symbian S60 devices. Now it looks like the Finnish handset leader is taking design cues from Apple. They’ve basically come out with what amounts to a Nokia-made Apple iPhone knockoff – hit…
iPhone’s accelerometer can be used in 3rd party apps?
Apple is one lucky company to have all those fans making iPhone apps without an official SDK. Now, a guy claims he has figured out how to use the iPhone’s accelerometer in applications. What follows is the short video demoing some wacky stuff and games, which use the accelerometer for controlling objects on the screen.…
Teenaged iPhone hardware unlock hacker trades unlocked iPhone for Nissan 350Z and three iPhones!
We got this little tidbit from our IntoiPhone sister site. It seems that the teenaged hacker behind the hardware unlocking solution for the Apple iPhone couldn’t resist the temptation to trade his unlocked iPhone for a brand new sports car and three locked iPhones. He’ll be enjoying his new hacker-status and that brand new Nissan…
Apple iPhone gets software unlocked – finally!
It’s finally happened. Not even a day after we brought you that hardware unlock solution for the iPhone (from geohot), the intrepid iPhone hackers over at iPhoneSIMfree.com announced their full software unlock solution for the Apple iPhone. Unlike geohot’s hardware unlock, there are no risky circuit solders to deal with – an unlock iPhone is…
Hardware unlock tutorial for Apple iPhone is now live!
Just like he promised, George Hotz over at iPhone JTAG has released the tutorial for his hardware unlock hack to free the iPhone from the evil grip of AT&T. But, in a surprise move, geohot went live with the instructions ahead of schedule. Now, if you’ve got the guts and soldering skills to give it…
Apple iPhone battles recliner couch – loses badly
Earlier we brought you the iPhone v N95 Battle Royale – a much fairer fight than battling a recliner couch. This time the Apple iPhone goes up against the reclining mechanism of kwarren‘s couch. And, as we would expect, the iPhone loses…badly. Apparently, this guy’s not-even-one-month-old iPhone slipped in between the seat cushions of his…
Cnet puts the Nokia N95 and Apple iPhone in the ring – gloves off, fight on!
There have been a slew of Apple iPhone vs. Nokia N95 comparos in the past weeks, nay months. Who could forget our very own Stefan’s hilarious “I’m an Apple iPhone” mock commercials. Both phones are the pride and joy of their respective companies, but which one is right for you? Cnet’s iPhone v N95 match-up…
AT&T: No more hundred-page long detailed bills
On the upside, AT&T has finally seen the error in their ways. They’ll be sending out summarized paper bills instead of the 300-page long detailed bills that caused such a raucous recently. AT&T sent out a text message to this effect: AT&T free msg: We are simplifying you paper bill, removing itemized detail. To view…
European carriers commit to revenue sharing plan for Apple iPhone – T-Mobile, Orange, O2
Steve Jobs made waves in the wireless industry by getting AT&T to bend to his will – revamping the voicemail system to accommodate Visual Voicemail, nixing any handset subsidies or rebates, and even sharing revenue (not to mention new contract bounty) with Apple. Now, the Financial Times is reporting that he’s at it again. Ever…
Apple releases iPhone update – version 1.0.2 fixes bugs, green-tinted photos
Didn’t we just get an Apple iPhone update recently? ‘Tis the beauty of the iPhone’s integration with iTunes – it’s easily updated and patched. The newest update bumps up your iPhone to version 1.0.2 (the last update was version 1.0.1), and fixes more bugs. Most notably, the update fixes that green-tinted photo problem we mentioned…