Archive | September, 2007

iPod Touch hacking comes to an abrupt halt

Posted on 26 September 2007 by

So you remember that hacker I told you about the other day? Martyn was his name, the guy was supposed to be dumping the code off of a broken iPod Touch. The hacking will continue, more underground though if I had to guess, but read on for the juicy details of what happened to Martyn. Well not so much anymore, I ... continued »

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Worried about bricking your recently unlocked iPhone? Willing to go back to AT&T? Read on

Posted on 25 September 2007 by

So the hacking community led you to a free or fee-based unlock of your iPhone, you are zipping along fine with your new carrier, and then you hear the news that if your iPhone is unlocked the next iPhone firmware update could leave your phone busted. What do you do? The same thing any logical person would, find a way to ... continued »

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MarkSpace The Missing Sync syncs your iPhone with other smartphones

Posted on 25 September 2007 by

So you have a Palm, Windows Mobile, or BlackBerry smartphone and want to switch to an iPhone, MarkSpace is releasing a new software product to make it that much easier. It will ship Q4 this year and is called The Missing Sync. What it does is transfer lots of data from one of those supported devices to your iPhone. The data ... continued »

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iPod Touch hacking progress update

Posted on 25 September 2007 by

So some guy who is apparently a coding monkey, but highly evolved, has finally gotten his hands on an iPod Touch, granted it has a busted screen, but he is really just using it to dump all the firmware and all that good stuff. The gentleman’s name is “Martyn” and he traded some poor lady who had a broken iPod ... continued »

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Is Apple the best hope for a future companion device?

Posted on 25 September 2007 by

There's a growing discussiontaking place over at jkOnTheRun after James Kendrick voiced his concerns with the way the ultra-mobile sector is progressing and laid out his must-haves for a successful companion device.  So why the relevence to MY iTablet?  Well, James' conclusion is that it's up to Apple to produce this mythical PDA-cum-UMPC-cum-perfection, since they're the only major company with ... continued »

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Grave news for iPhone modders, yes you

Posted on 25 September 2007 by

Apple announced today in a press release that the act of “improving functionality” of your $600 (or $400 after price drop) device could cause your iPhone to become a really good looking paperweight, should you choose to upgrade to the next firmware version. They also officially stated - clearing up a lot of confusion but not in a way anybody ... continued »

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Jobs and Wozniak are OG Hackers of AT&T

Posted on 24 September 2007 by

That’s right, Steve Jobs himself is a former hacker of the various AT&T offerings. His target of choice was of the landline variety, but him and Woz still did a pretty good business with their Blue Boxes. The Blue Boxes were the product they created that allowed you to make free (illegal?) phone calls, it did so by faking some in-band ... continued »

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Starbucks has tracks to pass out

Posted on 24 September 2007 by

October 2nd will be the launch of the Starbucks and Apple Wi-Fi iTunes Store partnership deal. The program will roll out in New York (city? State?) and Seattle and Starbucks will be passing out Song of the Day cards as well as a couple other promotions. The Song of the Day cards will score you one free track from the iTunes ... continued »

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Casual gaming portal for the iPhone

Posted on 24 September 2007 by

Instead of having a bunch of links filling up your bookmark list on your iPhone, this site is working to centralize all the simple web-based iPhone games. So if you have some time to waste before a meeting, waiting on a cab, or at the bus station, click on through to Knibble’s iPhone site. It has a tone of games including ... continued »

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iPhone Eurotripping across the continent

Posted on 24 September 2007 by

It appears we might have an idea where the next stop on the iPhone Europe train might be. It started in the UK then traveled to Germany and France. Two more companies are vying for a spot on the list of carriers, Telenor and TeliaSonera. The next stop could lead Mr. Jobs to the Nordic region. There are two companies, I ... continued »

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Rumor: Could the iPhone be getting text, pic, and IM services?

Posted on 21 September 2007 by

Worse yet, will it cost you extra? Its looking like both might be answered with a yes. Maybe not though, depending on how you read the email, does it mean you have to purchase an extra messaging plan or is it referring to the data/messaging plan that already comes with the iPhone service plans? A gentleman by the name of Jordan ... continued »

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Rumor: Hacked, unlocked, or otherwise modded iPhones’ warranties get voided and blacklisted

Posted on 21 September 2007 by

It’s no surprise that as per Apple’s terms and conditions, if you mess with your iPhone, they will both no longer fix it, and they will go ahead and void its warranty and blacklist it from further repair. Third party apps are ok, as long as they aren’t running natively. This one gets the Rumor tag because I have only ... continued »

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