In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs confirmed that Apple did indeed build a remote iPhone application disabling feature into the iPhone’s Mac OS. The remote application disabling feature has been referred to as the “Blacklist” feature because it allows the iPhone to connect to Apple’s servers to check for any…
Motorola Atila – Moto’s touchscreen answer to Apple’s iPhone 3G
Meet the Motorola Atila. This here all-touchscreen handset is reportedly Motorola’s touchy-feely answer to Apple’s iPhone 3G. The Motorola Atila is apparently borne of the same gene pool that created the Motorola Alexander. Thankfully, the Motorola Atila that you see pictured here nixes that too-weird sliding QWERTY keyboard on the Motorola Alexander. The Motorola Atila…
iPhone Dev Team releases PwnageTool 2.0.2 to jailbreak iPhone 2.0.1 OS – iPhone and iPhone 3G can run free!
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…
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…
Comic: iPhone Nano exists, at least in some heads
If you’re like me, you’re getting tired of all those iPhone Nano rumors. Some people try really hard to make a compelling argument Apple should release a smaller iPhone, which reportedly everyone will like. And while I dig the idea, somehow I’m not convinced. There are so many electronics built inside the iPhone that making…
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…
Mophie juice pack goes iPhone 3G
Mophie is bringing its ultra-cool external battery to the iPhone 3G users. The redesigned case features a rechargeable lithium polymer battery within an “comfort-grip case with a soft-touch, non-slip finish.” Apparently, this battery should provide users with an additional 350 hours of standby time, 6 hours of talk time on 3G, 12 hours of talk…