Wow, the iPhone Dev Team has really been cranking out the jailbreak developments over the past couple days. It was just yesterday morning that the Team made some preliminary breakthroughs in accessing the iPhone v1.1.1’s file-system. Then, last night, the iPhone v1.1.1 jailbreak process got another bump-up with third-party applications ported and working – although…
California man files class action lawsuit against Apple over bricking of unlocked iPhones
Think the slew of class action lawsuits against Apple are coming to an end? Think again. The latest lawsuit to hit the Cupertino, CA. company comes from Apple’s home-state of California. Timothy Smith filed the class action lawsuit in San Jose (just a stone’s throw away from Apple’s headquarters, by the way) last Friday. In…
Apple iPhone v1.1.1 jailbreak gets real with third-party apps
It feels like just this morning that the iPhone Dev Team announced that they had made some preliminary breakthrough’s in the the iPhone v1.1.1 jailbreak method. Wait, it was just this morning! Those guys sure work fast, it was only hours ago that the iPhone Dev Team hacked their way into the iPhone’s v1.1.1 file-system.…
Apple files patent application for pressure-sensitive touchscreen technology
Apple’s all about touchscreen/multi-touch screens, and it looks like they want to redefine the touchscreen experience in the same way that the iPhone redefined the mobile phones user experience. The Cupertino-based company has filed with the USPTO for a patent application that would add pressure sensitivity to a touchscreen. Apple thinks that adding pressure-sensitivity to…
iPhone Dev Team announces initial iPhone v1.1.1 jailbreak hack
That’s right, the iPhone v1.1.1 isn’t as secure as we once thought – you know, a whole week ago. With the iPhone v1.1.1 update having killed all our favorite third-party updates in return for the WiFi iTunes Music Store and a louder speaker volume, we’ve been anxiously awaiting the iPhone developer community’s response to the…
Mobile phone unlocking laws keeping iPhone out of France?
Those wacky French and their crazy consumer protection laws. It turns out that the Orange iPhone may be delayed in the land of crepes and souffles due to regulations related to unlocked mobile phones. We love poking fun of our mime-loving friends across the pond, but we gotta hand it to them for keeping consumer…
New iPhone ads highlight benefits rather than features
Apple have prepared three new iPhone ads in which, instead of highlighting the iPhone’s features, they went for benefits. Three guys (Doug, Elliot and Stephano), three stories and three completely different uses. Not that this couldn’t be done with some other smartphone, it’s just that Apple is the best when it comes to marketing and…
iPhone dipped in 24 carat gold
Here’s one iPhone that will NOT see its price going down for some time. Yeah, the hardware may be old within a year, but its glossy cover is built to last. In case you haven’t figured out, we’re talking about gold iPhone. As a matter of fact it’s dipped in 24 carat gold and it’s…
Apple to open iPhone to 3rd party developers with release of Leopard?
There are rumors going around the web that the totally irrelevant release of Leopard might also give way to the iPhone being opened up to 3rd-party developers for new applications. Apparently, Apple will not fully open its iPhone platform to all the developers, but at least initially, to the major software companies. The rumor further…
Canadian luxury retailer Holt Renfrew to start selling iPhones next year?
While this rumor is at early stages, somehow it does make sense for Apple to use an additional channel beside the carrier’s stores for iPhone’s distribution. So, we may see Apple partnering with a GSM carrier in Canada, but also with a retail chain to reach as many buyers as possible — after all, they…