Munir Kotadia is a man on a mission - a mission to berate iPod Touch and iPhone owners until they take his security concerns seriously. In an article seemingly designed to drive the Mac faithful into a furious rage, Kotadia highlights the potential dangers of granting access to random strangers via "Unlock your iPhone" websites.
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iPhone mods: Is security top of you hacking concerns?
Munir Kotadia is a man on a mission - a mission to berate iPod Touch and iPhone owners until they take his security concerns seriously. In an article seemingly designed to drive the Mac faithful into a furious rage, Kotadia highlights the potential dangers of granting access to random strangers via "Unlock your iPhone" websites.
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Hong Kong iPhone Unlock has 22x markup
Never ones to let a potential scam go uninvestigated, the Gizmodo boys released their Hong Kong wolfhounds to check out the 100% Unlocked iPhone! offer seen last week. Turns out the service will be decidedly familiar to anyone who has been reading MY iTablet lately: they're basically selling iPhones that have been pre-unlocked with an $80 TurboSIM.
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Beware of iPhones in the wild
Can't wait to get your hands on an iPhone? Apparently there is a Chinese exporter that has managed to get their hands on 500 of them.
What is interesting is that they've posted a few convincing pictures along with a full list of specs for it. There's a part of me that hopes that they are real. If they are, then chances are that Apple must be close to putting the ... continued »
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Flirting with disaster
It seems that the forthcoming iPhone is attracting a lot of developers wanting to make a buck. I can't blame them, Steve Jobs wants to sell 10 million of them next year, so you've got a large potential customer base. One such person is Miguel Sciaudone, otherwise known on Flickr as msciaudone.
However, in order to make his buck it seems that he has decided to create a false buzz surrounding ... continued »
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Don’t be fooled by fake iPhone listings
Why is it that stupid people always have too much money? Take a look at this auction, and you'll understand what I mean.
I just can't get my head around the thought process that goes into something like this. I'm not talking about the person selling the fake item, I get that. They just want to make some quick cash off of a fake item; it's wrong and stupid, but not ... continued »
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iPhone already being sold?
Yes folks, someone is selling an iPhone. Though neither Apple or Cisco will be seeing the profits from this one.
The iPhone has inspired many other companies to rethink the way phones are designed, and many iphone “clones†have been floating around. This is one of the first iPhone “rip-offs†that I've seen thus far.
At least you won't have to worry about mistaking this for the real thing. Granted, the white ... continued »
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False iPhone release date leaving to be iPhone owners in tears
News Flash 6/3/2007:
New iPhone Ads Now Available on Apple.com!
Apple iPhone release date is June 29th, and new video of iPhone ad!
The stunt pulled by MPhone.net is inexcusable. The online cell phone retailer claimed that due to a technical error, which lead MPhone webmaster to inadvertently post availability of the Apple iPhone in March.
Harry Novick, Sr. Site Manager for MPhone had this to say about the incident, No one could ... continued »
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