We talked about the iPhone's kill switch last week. Steve Jobs even confirmed its existence, saying Apple would only blacklist apps unless they absolutely had to. But it seems we've had it all wrong. Luckily, Stephen Colbert can set us straight.
Apparently, the iPhone 3G's kill switch isn't meant to kill apps at all--it's meant to kill you! Colbert has even gone so far as to suggest getting a Zune instead. ... continued »
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iPhone’s Kill Switch will ‘kill you,’ says Colbert
We talked about the iPhone's kill switch last week. Steve Jobs even confirmed its existence, saying Apple would only blacklist apps unless they absolutely had to. But it seems we've had it all wrong. Luckily, Stephen Colbert can set us straight.
Apparently, the iPhone 3G's kill switch isn't meant to kill apps at all--it's meant to kill you! Colbert has even gone so far as to suggest getting a Zune instead. ... continued »
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iPhone Nano? Not Likely
In the Chinese section of IFA there is a portable media player that has been produced that had a very strong resemblance to the iPhone, but its smaller. So there is really no way in hell it could be an iPhone Nano.
However, it does look very much like the iPhone, save for the giant “MP4 Player” sticker across the top and some retarded looking joystick type of thing at the ... continued »
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DIY iPhone high on style, low on functionality
If you're feeling smug with yourself for having built a papercraft iPhone or even constructed an iPhone skin, think again. While the handset in the photo below may look like a normal Jesus Phone, in actual fact it's a cunning facsimile made from wood, hammered metal and plastic.
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Blended iPhone auction back on eBay: labelling let them down
The poor blended iPhone might have thought its future would be boring after getting thoroughly chopped up in a Blendtec "Will It Blend?" promotion, but with an on-off eBay sale following the powdery smartphone has stayed in the headlines. As you might remember, bids for the ground handset - as well as a Blendtec blender, DVD and signed t-shirt - reached around $1170 before eBay mysteriously pulled it. Now the ... continued »
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Penny Arcade shows their take on Apple’s iPhone
I'm an avid reader of Penny Arcade. If you haven't ever read it, you might consider stopping by and having a read. Though if you don't care for a a comic about a couple of foul-mouthed guys talking about tech and games, then it might not be for you. The iPhone was big enough that it merited not one, but two separate comics on the subject.
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Watch out Apple, Microsoft has their own answer to the iPhone
It turns out that Microsoft really isn't worried about the iPhone. They have their own secret weapon, a big-ass table.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrr7AZ9nCY[/youtube]
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iPhone specs according to “the ONION”
Features like taking Polaroid and nanotechnology enabling the iPhone to reassemble itself when thrown against the wall are definitely eye catching. With that, I won’t have a choice but to let the ONION’s list of iPhone specs speak for itself.
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