Apple has received confirmation that their patent for an anti-theft safeguard for portable electronics has been officially approved. The anti-theft patent describes an “acceleration-based theft detection system.” The system works by tracking the movement of the device over time. In theory, after analyzing movement patterns it will be able to discern between the owner and someone that is trying to ... continued »

Apple had an open house yesterday in Elk Grove, CA for the purpose of hiring 'iPhone Personal Trainers.' Honestly, that's got to be one of the weirdest titles for a tech job, but who am I to judge? Here's the big question though, what is the start date? They obviously won't start you after the iPhone has been released, so that ... continued »

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! Man, I think a few people's hearts stopped beating earlier today. Engadget loves breaking news, perhaps a little too much. They received a tip and a memo stating that the iPhone would be delayed until October and Leopard would be ... continued »

Today we get our first look at the “wickedly cool” “Media Monster” otherwise known as the MOTO Z8. Will it live up to the hype? We'll see. Since it is to be a “Media Monster” it's going to need some good multimedia functions. The screen is very important, since you're going to be staring at it a lot. So they gave ... continued »

People are stupid. I'm excited about the iPhone, but if I were to stumble onto an auction where someone was promising to get me an iPhone at launch, I would know better than to bid on it. Apparently, there are plenty of suckers out there though. Bidding is insane on these, you can find them anywhere from around $1,000 to $10,000. ... continued »

AT&T has released a Pre Launch Sales Brief to employees outlining some of the features of the upcoming iPhone (nothing new there) and smashing any hopes of pre-ordering an iPhone. Click image to view entire PDF. continued »

If you're looking to get your hands on an iPhone before everyone else, you might want to befriend Stan Sigman, CEO of AT&T Wireless. Apparently he's handing them out. [youtube]P0nILw-ejDk[/youtube] Well, he might have handed one out, then again he might not have. According to the video Sigman gifted one of the coveted phones to West Texas A&M president Dr ... continued »

While we already know that Cingular will be breathing life into the iPhone here in the US, places like Canada and the UK are still up in the air. With only around a month or so before the US launch, you would think they'd have things ironed out by now. Rogers still looks like it's the only choice for Canadian customers, ... continued »

Apple held their annual shareholder meeting yesterday which for the most part was rather dull. Although it did get a bit heated when Steve Jobs fielded some questions regarding the stock-options scandal. He shrugged off most of it and got a few laughs, but somewhere in the midst of that meeting, he slipped in a little gem about the iPhone. continued »

There's no doubt that phone manufacturers are worried about the upcoming iPhone. Motorola, is certainly no different. With lagging sales and a reported net loss of $181 million last quarter (down from a profit of $686 million this time last year) Apple threatens to cut into their declining market share. continued »

I just posted the review of the Helio Ocean and Treo 755p over at SlashGear, both very good contenders to the iPhone. They’re both worth checking out if you’re still on the fence with the iPhone or simply don’t want to switch over to Cingular (now the new AT&T). The Helio Ocean simply rock as a well-featured messaging and ... continued »

The Boy Genius comes through again with the discovery of a patent filed by Apple right before January’s Macworld where the iPhone was first introduced to the world, showing a smaller double-sided device. One side has a touch screen with a soft dial pad suggesting that the device will offer phone functionalities, while the other side is only for display purposes.  ... continued »