Consumer Reports Doesn’t Recommend the Verizon iPhone Due to Antenna Issues

by Alex Heath on Feb 25, 2011

Proving that they do have something against Apple, the fine folks at Consumer Reports have refused to give the Verizon iPhone their official recommendation. After testing the Verizon iPhone for antenna issues, Consumer Reports determined that the same “antennagate” issue that plagued the original iPhone 4 on AT&T also plagues the CDMA version of the iPhone.

Despite the Verizon iPhone being generally well received by the public and press, the stubbornness of Consumer Reports prevails with their verdict of judgement.

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Verizon CEO: Short iPhone Lines Due to Strong Online Sales

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 25, 2011

Man, oh man; just what would we do if we didn’t have the Internet to fall back on as an excuse?

As we’ve pointed out in the not too distant past, the Verizon iPhone 4 wasn’t as well adopted as the talking heads at Verizon wanted us to believe.

Now they’ve given us a reason as to why we saw virtually no one queuing in line on that fateful morning, February 10th…

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Apple’s New Thunderbolt Technology Could Eventually Come to the iPhone

by Alex Heath on Feb 25, 2011

Apple recently introduced a new connection technology dubbed “Thunderbolt.” In Apple’s MacBook Pro refresh, the Thunderbolt port has been added as a new wired connection architecture that Apple hopes will unify its connection technologies.

The key feature for the Thunderbolt architecture is speed. Thunderbolt promises to be lighting fast (pardon the pun) and offer incredible speeds for data transfers. The need for Thunderbolt is evident for the desktop, but it’s not a stretch to imagine that Thunderbolt could eventually make its way to iOS devices.

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NoVoiceMail Nixes Your iPhone’s Voicemail Button

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 25, 2011

Who in their right mind would want to get rid of their voicemail button? Apparently, at least a few people, that’s who.

That’s because a new jailbreak tweak recently showed up on the Cydia store entitled NoVoiceMail, and I’m betting some of you have already downloaded it.

What a perfect tweak for those of you who never check their voicemail, for those of you who never return Auntie May’s repeated phone calls…

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Geohot Interviewed Again Over Sony Lawsuit

by Alex Heath on Feb 25, 2011

In case you’ve been too busy playing on your PS3, renowned iPhone hacker George “Geohot” Hotz is in the middle of a heated lawsuit with Sony. Geohot “jailbroke” the Sony PS3 and circumvented Sony’s DRM. The ramification of his exploit is that Sony is now suing Geohot for “encouraging piracy” on their platform.

Geohot has done another interview on The Alyona Show in which he addresses the issues with the Sony debate and clarifies his stance on the subject. Check out the video after the break.

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Girl Scouts Will Use the iPhone To Sell Their Irresistible Cookies

by Alex Heath on Feb 25, 2011

In the latest random news, the Girl Scouts are going tech-savvy. The Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio will now be swooning you out of your money with Intuit’s GoPayment app for iPhone and Android.

Credit cards and cookies seem to be the winning recipe for the Girl Scouts. The next time a scout knocks on your front door, hide your credit card. There’s no telling how much one would be willing to pay for some Thin Mints when the credit card is an option for payment.

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‘Undeletable Apps’ Keeps Your iPhone Apps Secure

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 25, 2011

Who would dare place a highly configured iPhone into the hands of a 5 year old? You’re liable to come back and see half of your apps deleted.

But if you had Undeletable Apps — A jailbreak tweak for the iPhone — you’d be able to rest easy knowing that your apps were there to stay.

That’s because Undeletable Apps prevents you from deleting your apps, even when in jiggle mode. How does it do this? Check inside for the full lowdown.

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iOS 5 to Be Shown Off at March 2nd Event As Well?

by Kickstar13 on Feb 25, 2011

With Apple’s iPad 2 event officially kicking off next week, the folks over at Engadget have been tipped additional details regarding the event.

According to Engadget, not only will Apple announce the iPad 2, it will also preview iOS 5 at the media event, which will be held Wednesday, March 2nd, at the famous Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco… Read More

 

Today is Steve Job’s Birthday!

by Alex Heath on Feb 24, 2011

It’s a big day for Apple. The industry titan has released new MacBookPro models, an OS X Lion preview has been seeded to develepors, and the man himself, Steve Jobs, turns 56 years old today!

The world would be a much different place without Steve’s influence on the technology sphere. He has been quoted admitting he never knew he would have such success when he started Apple with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in a garage circa 1976.

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iOS 4.3 Takes One More Step Closer to Reality

by Jeff Benjamin on Feb 24, 2011

If you’ve been looking forward to some of the goodies contained in iOS 4.3 — Apple’s latest firmware for the iPhone and other devices — then no doubt this will be music to your ears.

It appears that iOS 4.3 has finally gone gold, meaning that the firmware has been tested and finalized.

This indicates that we could see iOS 4.3 released to the public in the very near future — next week, even…

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