Well I’ll be damned. Apple released iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 earlier today and it wasn’t long before developers found the strongest evidence yet that tethering for US based iPhone customers may very well happen sooner than later. Tethering, of course, isn’t new to the iPhone OS and was first introduced back when Apple released […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Comments Off on Next-Gen iPhone 4G sighting [Spoof]
We got a link to this video in our email a few days ago. It’s ridiculous, but funny. Is it ridiculously funny? Probably not, but still good for a nerdy chuckle or two.
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Comments Off on Mobile payment technology for the iPhone is on the horizon
DeviceFidelity announced today the availability of a new iPhone case that will enable users to engage in contactless payments such as Visa mobile payments. What this means is we’re not too far off from being able to simply wave our iPhones in front of a compatible payment terminal to complete a purchase. Here’s how the technology […]
Continue reading...Monday, May 17, 2010
Comments Off on 75,000 employees at London-based Standard Chartered Bank now have iPhone option
In a scenario likely to become more and more common, the London-based Standard Chartered Bank recently gave its 75,000 strong workforce the option of switching their mandated Blackberry handsets over to Apple’s increasingly popular iPhone. Adding the iPhone as an option to such a large workforce is always fraught with red tape and is probably […]
Continue reading...Monday, May 17, 2010
Comments Off on Next-Gen iPhone to see significant display improvements
Digitimes is reporting that the iPhone 4G, expected to be announced on June 7 at Apple’s WWDC, will come with a number of display improvements that will further separate the iPhone from the competition. The next-gen iPhone display will reportedly incorporate IPS (in-plane switching) panels along with FFS (fringe-field switching) technology. IPS is the same […]
Continue reading...Friday, May 14, 2010
In our first installment, we called Gizmodo’s Brian Lam a dick for this snarky email he shot out to Apple’s legal counsel regarding the stolen/missing iPhone and Gray Powell: Happy to have you pick this thing up. Was burning a hole in our pockets. Just so you know, we didn’t know this was stolen when […]
Continue reading...Friday, May 14, 2010
Hot damn! There’s a lot of Apple news going on for a lazy Friday afternoon. You know the affidavit that triggered the search warrant on Gizmodo editor Jason Chen’s abode? Well as we told you earlier, it was unsealed earlier today by San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Clifford V. Cretan. Only thing is, they released […]
Continue reading...Friday, May 14, 2010
Imagine the most painful of cramps. Now amplify that by 2. Now imagine that the pain doesn’t go away, and nothing you can do can alleviate your discomfort. In short, the onset of appendicitis is anything but pleasant. This past Tuesday, San Diego Padres pitcher Tim Stauffer was feeling none to well in the morning. […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Wow, these iPhone/CDMA/Verizon rumors just won’t quit, will they? Electronista reports: Pegatron has been contracted to make a CDMA iPhone, insiders claimed today. The scoop is short but would have the ASUS manufacturing arm building phones that would likely go to Verizon and possibly other carriers as well. A deal would help Pegatron take off as a major […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Comments Off on HTC countersues Apple, seeks import ban on all iPhones and iPods
In early March, Apple sued HTC for infringing on 20 of its patents which cover everything from the iPhone UI to the iPhone’s core OS. At the same time, Apple also filed a complaint with the ITC seeking a ruling which would effectively prohibit the import of infringing HTC products. In early April, the ITC […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Comments Off on Video of the next-gen iPhone 4G
Check out this video of the next-gen iPhone 4G, coming from the same source that leaked the photos we posted earlier. Nothing much to see here as attempts to connect the phone to iTunes were fruitless. Nevertheless, enjoy,
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Comments Off on Another iPhone 4G prototype leaks onto the web
Just after we post an article detailing how Jobs is back in the swing of things comes a report which can’t be good for his health. Believe it or not, but more photos of the next-gen iPhone 4G have leaked onto the web, this time courtesy of a poster in the Vietnamese forum Taoviet.vn. MacRumors […]
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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