As if AT&T Stores weren’t getting a bad enough rap from reports that employees were straight-up refusing to bring Apple iPhones onto the showroom floor, it looks like there are some AT&T Stores actually forcing iPhone accessories down the throats of otherwise willing customers. Gizmodo is reporting that there have been widespread reports of AT&T…
Apple iPhone SIM unlocked for UK carriers – forged SIM hack costs $96
Don’t get your hopes up yet, folks. We still don’t have a software-only complete unlock solution to free our iPhone from the evil grip of AT&T, but we do have workaround. Hackers in Europe have devised a method to forge a blank SIM card with a SIM reader/writer to fool the iPhone into working on…
Apple sued for patent infringement – SP Technologies claims patent over iPhone’s virtual keyboard
Let the frivolous lawsuits begin! Well, actually, they already did. But this latest suit is more of the patent-infringing type of lawsuit that corporate legal beagles love to dream up. Apparently, SP Technologies is claiming a patent over the Apple iPhone’s virtual on-screen keyboard and is seeking “reasonable royalties” from Apple. Just what kind of…
iPhoneBrowser lets Windows Users browse inside the iPhone
Check this out – Windows users can now easily browse around the iPhone files. Expect all the basic features of a Windows file management software like drag and drop, image previews, right click “Save as…” for any file, etc. Hack, you can even use this tool for backup purposes, though be warned that you may…
First third-party native iPhone application developed – Mobile Terminal
It was bound to happen. It was just a matter of time. With the “Hello World” iPhone proof-of-concept application forging the way, a fully functional third-party native iPhone application was the next logical step. And, here we have it, folks! The first iPhone application to 1) not be a web-app, 2) be fully functional with…
HowTo: Stream music to your iPhone with Orb
Oh the irony of this story; to make your iPhone be cool like all the other smartphones out there that support streaming content you need to be using Windows. A little program sits on your desktop called Orb which is basically a pretty interface for creating what I assume is a SMB share with dynamic…
That’s not a paperclip, it’s Apple’s official iPhone tool!
Take a look at the picture below. Who knew we were calling this metal-apparatus by the wrong name all this time? Apparently, it’s not a “paperclip” – it’s an official “Apple iPhone tool!” This is just hilarious. If only there was some way to get our hands on one of these “tools” without having to…
2 weeks of using your iPhone in the UK will cost you 3 grand
Even more of a reason to hate locked devices: some guy took an iPhone to the UK for 2 weeks, roaming of course, rang up a $3,000 phone bill and shit his pants. Who is to blame here? The guy for not knowing about roaming? The operators for not providing lube at the signing of…
Apple iPhone 4GB for $0.99 – for first 9 customers at 99 Cents Only Store grand opening!
Everyone wants a piece of the Apple iPhone’s marketing hype. We know, the hype has kind of died down, but it’s never too late to jump on the iPhone-train. The 99 Cents Only Store wants to lure customers to its grand opening in Westchester, CA. with a $0.99 Apple iPhone 4GB! Simply be one of…
Parallels Desktop Beta adds iPhone support – sync your iPhone with Windows Vista/XP running on your Mac
We know, there’s a bit of irony in syncing your Apple iPhone with Windows Vista/XP through your Mac. Nevertheless, with the new Parallels Desktop Beta, Mac-using iPhone owners can now sync with Outlook without the need to reboot into Windows, and keeps you from having to hoof it over to your Windows machine (what, doesn’t…