Archive | March, 2010
Solar Surge charger, iPhone second place, iDongle hardware jailbreak
Posted on 12 March 2010 by Shane McGlaun
A company called Novothink has unveiled a new case for the iPhone called the Solar Surge. The device has a solar panel that helps charge a 1320mAH battery inside the case and the thing sells for $79.95.
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iPhone icon magnets, Guitarbud, and OS 4.0 rumors
Posted on 11 March 2010 by Shane McGlaun
If you are a huge fan of the iPhone and you need more magnets to stick on your fridge Jailbreak Toys has your item. The company has a set of magnets selling for about $13 that has all the iPhone home page icons on individual magnets.
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Street Fighter on iPhone, EA Sports Active 2.0, Beta 4 of OS 3.2 SDK surfaces
Posted on 10 March 2010 by Shane McGlaun
If you are a fan of old school horizontal fighters, Street Fighter IV is now on the iPhone. The game can be had for about $10 and there is no free trial version offered.
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Case-mate Hug ships, iPhone printing at Hilton Garden Inn, March Madness app
Posted on 09 March 2010 by Shane McGlaun
Case-mate has announced that its new wireless charging system called the Hug for the iPhone 3G and 3GS is now shipping. The system is available for $100 and includes the charge base, case, and screen protector.
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China Unicom to get WiFi iPhone, No iPad/iPhone tethering, iPhone video call rate surfaces
Posted on 08 March 2010 by Shane McGlaun
According to reports, China Unicom is set to sell the iPhone with WiFi. The current handsets it sells lack WiFi while gray market alternatives have it.
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FLPR remote dongle, eBooks overtake games in app store, iPhone price cut in China
Posted on 05 March 2010 by Shane McGlaun
The number of remote control dongles coming for the iPhone is growing all the time. The latest offering is the FLPR from New Potato Technologies that turns the iPhone or iPod touch into a universal remote. The device will sell for about $80 at Best Buy later this month.
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Tags: apps, China Unicom, Remote controlComments (0)
Google backs Android and HTC, Apple may force HTC to remote cripple smartphones, AT&T CEO says iPhone important for some time
Posted on 03 March 2010 by Shane McGlaun
Google has announced that it is backing HTC and Android in the patent feud between Apple and HTC. Google wasn't named in the suits, but HTC builds its Nexus One device.
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Tags: AT&T, HTC, Lawsuit, PatentComments (2)
Apple sues HTC, Pioneer AV receiver works with iPhone, Netflix looking at interest for app
Posted on 02 March 2010 by Shane McGlaun
Apple has filed a patent infringement suit against HTC alleging that HTC has infringed on 20 Apple patents all related to the iPhone. Presumably, the patents are the ones Apple has already fought Palm over for multi touch capability.
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TigerText is deletes texts, iPhones made by kids, ZonePlayer S5 is tested
Posted on 01 March 2010 by Shane McGlaun
We have all sent texts at one time or another and wished after the fact that they could be deleted. A new app called TigerText is available that lets users send messages to each other via the application and set them to delete automatically. The app is $2.50 for unlimited messages.
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