Cody Lee

Cody Lee, iDownloadBlog.com’s longest-serving Editor, joined the site in 2008. He specializes in uncovering the best deals on Apple products, apps, and accessories. With years of experience in technology journalism, Cody helps readers save money while staying informed about the latest trends and updates in the Apple ecosystem. Cody’s history with smartphones goes almost as far back as he does. As the son of a Nokia employee, he was exposed early on to handsets like the N91 and the Communicator. He has since been involved in nearly every aspect of the mobile phone industry. While going to college, he worked at a Nokia factory, building handsets, and later moved on to a sales position at a major wireless carrier.

Apple’s attention to detail extends to its product photos

Have you ever looked at the product images of the iPod touch or the iPad on Apple's website and wondered how the company was able to produce such a perfect photo? It almost looks like it was rendered in a computer program. But it wasn't.

What you see (most of the time) is actually a real photograph — one that Apple spent more time producing than you could imagine. Yes, the company's infamous attention to detail extends to its product photos as well...

WinZip releases new iOS app for viewing .zip files

Chances are pretty good that you've heard about WinZip at some point in your life. The compression utility, which exists on both Windows and Mac OS, has been around since 1991. Wow.

Now it looks like you'll be able to use WinZip's software while on the go, as WinZip Computing has just released an [extremely limited] iOS version of its popular app...

Apple says apps will now need explicit user permission to access contacts

Ever since the news broke that Path, a popular social network and iOS app, was uploading users' contact lists without asking for their permission, everyone has been waiting to see how Apple would respond.

After all, it is Apple's App Store team that is approving these apps that cull private user data without authorization. And today, the Cupertino company finally broke its week-long silence on the subject...

Jailbreak apps leak less private user data than App Store apps

The recent Path scandal has once again put user privacy at the forefront of mobile news. The social network was caught secretly uploading entire address books from its users' cell phones without their authorization.

This has prompted further research into other App Store apps, and yes even jailbreak ones, to see how many other developers are guilty of these actions. And what folks are finding is, jailbreak apps actually leak much less private data than Apple-approved ones...

Rumor Roundup: what we think we know about the iPad 3 so far

To say that folks are anticipating Apple to unveil a new version of its popular tablet sometime in the near future is an understatement. The company has launched a new iPad during the first quarter in each of the last two years — folks are expecting it.

We've heard a lot of chatter over the last few months regarding what the new iPad will look like and what new features it will contain. We've heard so much gossip, in fact, that it's been hard to keep track of it all. And that's why we've put together this rumor roundup....

RedSn0w updated with stability improvements and other bug fixes

Folks that have been experiencing problems jailbreaking their A4 devices using RedSn0w will be happy to know that the Dev Team has just rolled out an update for the popular utility.

The new software, which is now at version 0.9.10b5c, includes a number of stability improvements and bug fixes. The Dev Team posted the update to its blog last night along with the following message...

Cupidtino: a dating site for folks who love Apple products

Looking for a significant other that enjoys Apple products as much as you do? Well there's a dating site for that. Aptly-named Cupidtino, it's the first (and only) dating service that matches up Apple fanboys and fangirls.

The site has been around for quite some time, but we figured with today being Valentine's Day, why not mention it? So if you're still looking for that special person, and prefer someone from within the Apple community, you might want to check this out...

Tim Cook confirms he is The Man for The Job

Apple has been on an absolute rampage since Tim Cook took over Steve Jobs' role of Apple's CEO last August. A lot of folks wondered if the company could maintain its dominance without the passionate founder at the helm.

And although most of what we are seeing right now is still a direct result of Jobs' efforts over the last decade or so, you have to admit that Cook is no slouch. But if you had any doubts that he was the right man for The Job, read this...

Recap of Tim Cook’s comments at the Goldman Sachs Conference

We listened in on the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference today as Tim Cook fielded some questions about the current state of Apple. Cook has spoken at the conference in the past, but this is his first time doing so as Apple's CEO.

Tim talked about everything from Apple's supply chain problems, which we covered earlier, to its plans for future iPhone growth. He also dropped a lot of interesting facts and insight, so if you didn't get a chance to listen to the call, here's our recap...

Tim Cook: Apple is doing more to improve workers conditions than anyone else

As most of you know, Apple has been catching a lot of flack recently regarding the poor working conditions at some of its overseas manufacturing plants. Last week, protestors delivered a petition with over 250,000 electronic signatures to the company calling for a change.

Tim Cook has already commented on the situation, saying that Apple is doing more than any other company in the industry to improve the working conditions of the factories in its supply chains. And today, the CEO reiterated the point at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference...

New JailbreakCon website now online

Last Summer marked the world's first ever jailbreak convention, MyGreatFest. Taking place in London, UK, the conference allowed hackers, developers, and fans to hang out and talk about one of their common passions — jailbreaking.

With appearances from the Chronic Dev Team, Saurik and other notable speakers, the first conference was a resounding success. And now under its new name, JailbreakCon, the team is looking to build on that success with a USA-based event...

iPad facing all out ban in China due to trademark issues

Things are starting to look pretty bleak for Apple in China, at least in regards to its future iPad sales. The company recently lost a court battle with Proview, a computer monitor maker, who is claiming that it owns the iPad trademark in China.

Even though Apple is appealing the decision, retailers have already started removing iPads from their shelves. And according to a new report, Proview's lawyers are now trying to stop iPad shipments into the country as well...