Full unlocked Apple iPhone? Check. Works on any network? Check. Software unlock? Che…wait, no it’s only a hardware unlock solution. For now, at least. The good folks at iPhone JTAG have announced that they have fully unlocked the iPhone with their custom hardware solution. The circuit-based workaround requires that you open up the guts of…
Get $100 off on your iPhone purchase – Apple certified refurbished iPhones save you some serious cash
Money doesn’t grow on trees. We wish it did. Seriously, that would be nice. Alas, we all have to earn our money the old-fashioned way – by working. If the thought of dropping $600 on a new 8GB iPhone just makes you think of all the time and elbow grease that it took you to…
Apple and Vodafone in final stages of working out iPhone exclusivity deal for European release?
The iPhone launch in Europe is part rumor, part speculation, and a whole lotta anticipation. Apple will be releasing the iPhone in Europe, it’s just a question of when and with which carriers. Sources close to the situation (we love when reports start off like that) are saying that Apple and Vodafone are in the…
Apple CAN update iPhones remotely!
Ladies and gentlemen we have it confirmed — Apple can trigger iPhone updates remotely (Knowledge Base article #306272). Natural question is – will this bring an end to the updates via iTunes? I don’t think so. It doesn’t sound logical that Apple would want its users to rely on EDGE connection to update their iPhones.…
Users find typing on the iPhone slow?
Chicago-based usability consultancy User Centric tested the iPhone’s touch keyboard comparing it with conventional QWERTY and numeric phone keyboards. The test involved 20 frequent texters who send at least 15 messages per week, with 10 of them owning the phone with full QWERTY keyboard. Unsurprisingly, QWERTY keyboard equipped handset owners have found typing on the…
Stop calling the specially formatted mobile websites on the iPhone applications!
Blogging about the iPhone is a popular thing to do, for many reasons. You have the people who think the iPhone is a gift from god without realizing it is probably the most locked device to ever be released on to the market, you have the people who think that the mobile websites built on…
Say what’s missing on the iPhone Wish List
Apple’s first handset certainly impresses, but some things are missing. That’s probably the reason why iPhone Wish List was created — to help Apple realize what’s missing on their flagship product. And I’m not just talking about 3G, Adobe Flash support, stereo Bluetooth and a better camera, but also about such features as mark all…
Unlocked Apple iPhones working in Hong Kong with non-AT&T SIM cards?
Could this be the first truly unlocked Apple iPhone? We can’t say for sure, but what we do know is that an unlocked iPhone is reported to be available in Hong Kong – and allegedly works with non-AT&T SIM cards on Hong Kong’s HK CSL wireless network. It looks like incoming and outgoing calls are…
Unlocking your non-AT&T SIM for iPhone just got easier – TurboSIM
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just software unlock our iPhones to work on any carrier we wanted? While we’re eagerly awaiting a fully-unlocked, “Holy Grail” solution from our favorite iPhone hackers, we’ll just have to make do with SIM unlocking hacks. The SuperSIM hack that we covered previously will definitely get you up…
Facebook hits the iPhone!
With everybody and their grandmother trying to cash in on the marketing machine that is the iPhone, it’s not surprising to see that social-networking veteran, Facebook, has launched their iPhone-optimized Facebook portal. The interface is designed to work specifically with the iPhone – most notably the sliding interface that beautifully integrates the feel of the…