Touted as Windows Mobile’s answer to the growing market of mobile web browsers delivering desktop-like browsing experiences, Microsoft has been promising to release a revamped Internet Explorer Mobile (previously known as Pocket Internet Explorer) for Windows Mobile 6.1 that is based on the same underlying code that powers the desktop version of Internet Explorer. The…
New application allows iPhone backup file extraction
It sure is convenient having all your iPhone and iPhone 3G’s data backed up through iTunes, isn’t it? But those iPhone backup files would be even more useful if you could actually extract them and view them on your computer. Enter the iPhone Backup Extractor application for Mac OS X Leopard. The application was created…
Apple dropping iPhone 2.2 OS on November 21?
With support for Google Maps Street View and a refreshed iPhone Safari UI in tow, the iPhone 2.2 OS is one of the most hotly anticipated iPhone OS updates since the introduction of iPhone 2.0 OS. We’ve been waiting for Apple to finalize its iPhone 2.2 OS and bring added functionality (and possibly even background…
Force Android RC 30 update on your T-Mobile G1 and keep root access!
This is starting to turn into a cat-and-mouse game akin to the the back-and-forths we’ve seen between Apple and the iPhone jailbreak underground community. This war has the underground scene always looking for new security exploits that will allow them to gain root access to their handset’s file-system. On the other side, the powers that…
iPhone hacker ports Debian Linux OS to T-Mobile G1
Following on news that Google is rolling out a new Android RC30 build to patch up the T-Mobile G1’s Android jailbreak exploit, we’re now hearing that the geek-tastic Linux OS Debian has been ported to the T-Mobile G1 and the Android platform. The Debian port comes from an unlikely source. iPhone hacker Jay Freeman, known…
Microsoft working on App Store?
It turns out BlackBerry and Google aren’t the only one playing catch-up to the iPhone App Store – recent commentary from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at a developer conference in Australia confirmed that they’re working on a similar software distribution channel. Of course, they’re not so willing to compare themselves to Apple; it sounded like…
Google kills Android jailbreak with new Android OS RC30 update
Talk about a quick response. Almost as soon as the Android development community happen to stumble upon a root-access “jailbreak” method for the Android OS, Google let loose their counter-punch. Google is now pushing out a new Android OS build that patches the current Android jailbreak exploit. The patch should make quick work of closing…
iPhone hacker discovers iPhone crashing bug
The iPhone is apparently still a big target for would-be malicious hackers. With the iPhone 3G now available around the world, and Apple now the second largest smartphone manufacturer, users would be wise to double check any webpage or media that they view on their iPhone. The latest security bug comes from an enterprising iPhone…
Android OS jailbreak discovered!
The T-Mobile G1 is just the tip of the open-source spear that’s ready to pierce the mobile industry’s heart. Android OS, the open-source Google mobile platform, would be the spear itself. In a mobile ecosystem filled with proprietary technology and closed platforms, the Android OS represents a breath of fresh air in the mass consumer…
Developer considerations for the BlackBerry Storm
My buddy from Viigo, Mark Ruddock, just posted this video of the development challenges and bonuses of working on the BlackBerry Storm. Aside from being some outstanding action footage of the upcoming touchscreen device, we see how landscape and portrait modes unlock new possibilities, how the interface changes the user experience, and the use of…