Month: February 2011

Geohot Has a Successful First Round of Donations for His Fight Against Sony

Alex Heath ∙ February 21, 2011

Geohot has updated his blog, "Geohot Got Sued" with the results from his first round of donations for his legal fight against Sony.

In case you missed it, Geohot is entering a legal battle with Sony because he cracked the DRM on the PS3. Sony claims that Geohot broke the law by jailbreaking the PS3, and they are seeking financial retribution for Geohot's exploit.

A few days ago, we posted that Geohot put a plea out to his followers asking for donations via PayPal to fund his legal fees for the upcoming trial with Sony. He has closed the first round of donations from over the weekend, and he made bank.

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Hungry Birds! Get Ready for the Angry Birds Cake

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated November 12, 2019

You don't know how to make your kid happy for his birthday? What about making him a Angry Birds cake? That's what this dad decided to do for his 6 year old son's birthday.

Solely using a chocolate cake, tons of icing, and caramel wafers, he built an entire playable level of Angry Birds. This is quite amazing and entertaining to say the least. Check out the video below to see Hungry Birds in action...

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Apple Working on “Safe Deposit Box” for Cloud-Based Encrypted Data Storage

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Apple has recently patented a virtual "locker" for encrypted data storage in Mac OS X. Speculation is that this new feature will work with Apple's revamp of MobileMe and heavily integrate with iOS.

This virtual vault will further Apple's focus on cloud-based technologies and probably work like Dropbox. Files dropped into said folder on OS X will sync with Apple's cloud-based storage service (probably replacing iDisk) and encrypt data as it is uploaded to the cloud.

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Apple’s Three Laws for Developers

Alex Heath ∙ February 21, 2011

If you've ever seen the movie iRobot, you are familiar with "The Three Laws" from the film.

Isaiah Carew, an Apple developer, decided to be clever and come up with three laws that Apple would (and probably will now) enforce on its developers. They're funny to read, because they are also true...

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AT&T Now Showing 4G HSPA+ Coverage Map

Alex Heath ∙ February 21, 2011

AT&T is now showing its 4G coverage map on its website. The cites/areas listed on the map only reflect the places that have undergone a complete backhaul upgrade for 4G speeds. This 4G rollout is apart of AT&T's new promotional campaign to show off its 4G capabilities.

Since the iPhone was made available on Verizon, AT&T has had to find another way of attracting potential customers. This 4G stunt is obviously part of AT&T's new strategy to show that it doesn't really have awful coverage...

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Manage Your Medication with ‘Pillboxie’ for iPhone [Review and Giveaway]

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

If you take a lot of meds, you know how much of a pain it can be to manage all of your prescriptions. Unless you've got a steel trap for a memory, it can be difficult to remember when to take all of the different pills in your medical arsenal.

Wouldn't it be nice if there was an easy to use, pretty app for managing your meds on the iPhone? The developer and designer of Pillboxie (who is also a registered nurse) thought so too. If you're a pill popper, this one's for you...

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Geohot Asks For Support In Fighting Sony Lawsuit

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

George Hotz, or "Geohot," is a pioneer in the jailbreak community. He has been the mastermind behind many jailbreak projects, including LimeRa1n and BlackSn0w.

Geohot recently hacked Sony's Playstation 3 and essentially created the ability to "jailbreak" Sony's popular console. Even though it is legal to jailbreak the iPhone, it isn't legal to do the same to a Sony product. Sony took action and filed a lawsuit against Geohot on the basis that what he did "encourages piracy" on their platform.

Needless to say, Geohot is pissed. He is calling on the community and the media to help him in his legal fight against Sony...

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Top 10 iPhone News You Might Have Missed This Week

Sébastien Page ∙ February 20, 2011

This is a summary of the most popular articles published on iDB this past week. Please make sure to spread our iPhone wisdom by sharing our posts on Twitter and Facebook.

Sn0wBreeze jailbreak for iPhone 4.2.1 How to update Cydia in the background How to improve the iPhone AutoCorrect An iPhone 5 with a slideout keyboard? Data speed: Verizon vs AT&T How to fix iBooks after jailbreaking Verizon iPhone unlocked Enable unicode symbols with Vmoji iPhone Nano caught on TV Bring your iPhone 2G/3G to 4.2 with WhiteD00r Please Apple, don't make a cheap iPhone
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Dear Apple, Please Don’t Make a Cheap iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ February 19, 2011

Last week a rumor started spreading around the interwebs saying that Apple was to unveil an iPhone Nano. That wasn't a new rumor as we had already heard that before but the fact that the news came from the WSJ gave it street credentials.

Then the rumor was debunked by the NY Times who claimed that Apple wasn't looking into making an iPhone Nano, but was looking into making a cheaper iPhone. When I first read about that, I thought I was in my worst nightmare: a world of cheap Apple products...

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The iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup

Alex Heath ∙ Updated October 23, 2016

Rumors regarding the next iteration of the iPhone have been flying left and right. If you've been following the rumor mill, you know that there's a lot of potential innovations to be implemented into Apple's next iPhone.

Will Apple release several different iPhone models at once? Will the next iPhone be considerably smaller than its predecessors? Will Apple release the iPhone 5 on all carriers with a universal baseband?

These, among others, are all questions being asked about the next iPhone. Let's examine the rumors and try and make sense of it all...

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