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.

Samsung’s Anti-Apple TV Ads Continue by Taking Cheap Shots at iCloud

Samsung has been on a warpath with its advertising team over the past few weeks. We've seen them air multiple commercials that blatantly take shots at iPhone users, and a full-blown Facebook anti-Apple campaign.

The company's latest TV ad to find its way to the air waves is called "Movies and Music." And once again it features a group of young adults waiting in line for the new iPhone, when a Galaxy S II catches their eyes...

5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Flipboard for iPhone

After months of success on the iPad, Flipboard finally found its way to the iPhone recently. The news magazine app has gotten dozens of rave reviews and has already made its way into the top 50 list of free apps in the App Store.

While Flipboard does have a gorgeous user interface, it can be tough to locate all of its features. It's especially difficult trying to learn the app's ins and outs on the iPhone's smaller screen for the folks who weren't iPad Flipboard users...

Motorola Wins Injunction Against Apple in Germany

Motorola Mobility has just announced that it has scored a major victory in its ongoing patent war with Apple. Just as the iPhone-makers have done to Samsung, Motorola has just won an injunction that bans the import of 3G iPads and iPhones into Germany.

This will be the company's second German court victory in as many months, but the ramifications for Apple are a lot more serious this time around. Unless Apple wins an appeal, it will be forced to stop shipping some of its biggest products into the country...

Popular News Magazine Zite Finally Comes to iPhone

If recent releases like Flipboard and Google Currents haven't fulfilled your need for an iPhone news magazine app, you'll be happy to hear that a new title has just surfaced in the App Store.

Zite, which was chosen by Apple as the number one iPad news app of 2011, is now available on the iPhone. Although it's similar in function to the aforementioned apps, its style is completely different...

TV Industry Scrambling to Beat Apple to the Punch

The rumor mill can be fairly accurate when it comes to predicting major Apple products. There was tons of gossip regarding an Apple smartphone for at least a year leading up to the iPhone announcement. And the same goes with iPad rumors.

Manufacturers, for some reason, have always ignored the chatter surrounding Apple rumors. But it looks like the folks in the TV industry aren't going to make that mistake this time around, as reports are coming in that TV-makers are already working on implementing voice control technology to beat Apple to the punch.

EA Launches Daily Deals Page for its iOS Games

With Christmas just two weeks away, developers are undoubtedly going to start rolling out their app specials soon. It's the holidays, and just as publishers hosted major app sales over Thanksgiving week, we expect to see tons of deals this month.

EA, or Electronic Arts rather, was at the forefront of the discounting in November, shaving up to 80% off of some of its most popular titles. And apparently it has even bigger plans in store for December, as the company has setup a dedicated Daily Deals site...

Apple Opens Up Apple TV Show Streaming to Canada, Australia, and UK

Earlier this year, Apple seeded iOS 4.3 for Apple TV owners. Among the update's new features was the ability to stream previously-purchased TV shows from iTunes to the living room via Apple's new iCloud service.

For some reason though the feature has been limited to folks inside the US... until now. Reports are coming in that Apple has finally opened up pre-purchased TV show streaming to Apple TV owners in other countries...

Samsung Working on Retina Display-Equipped iPad Competitor

If Apple wasn't looking to use Retina displays in its upcoming tablet before, you better believe it is now. BGR is reporting that Samsung is looking to beat the iPad 3 to market next year with an 11-inch tablet that will feature an all new Retina display.

Rumors of Apple's third generation slate, expected sometime early next year, housing a display with Retina-like resolution have been flying about for the past few months. But recent reports of manufacturing problems seem to have suppressed the gossip...

Twitter for iPhone Gets Major Update with New Design

Twitter, the popular social networking service, has just released a major update for its official iPhone app. Version 4.0 echoes the changes that the company has been rolling out to its web app, with a new look and new features.

The app has been noticeably revamped with an all-new user interface. Most notably, the four tabs across the bottom of the app have been replaced with "Home," "Connect," "Discover" and "Me" buttons that aim to enhance your Twitter experience...

How to Transfer Media From iOS to a Computer Without Using iTunes

When Apple originally launched iTunes it revolutionized device-to-computer media sync software. But after years of leaving the app largely unchanged, users have started calling for a revamp. In this day in age, iTunes feels antiquated.

Luckily, there are a couple of ways around using iTunes to transfer media from your iOS device to your computer, and vice versa. Using file transfer software, you can move virtually anything from your iDevice to your Windows PC or Mac and back again.

Verizon to Start Offering Shared Data Plans in 2012

As smartphones have become more and more popular over the last few years, so has wireless data. The more features that manufacturers add to their handsets, the more wireless data they consume.

This has caused several cell phone providers to preserve their bandwidth by discontinuing their unlimited data plans. Verizon seems to have come up with another way to deal with its data-intensive customers...

Official Xbox LIVE App Hits the App Store

Members of Microsoft's popular online gaming community, Xbox LIVE, will be happy to hear that an official iOS app has just surfaced in the App Store. There had been some doubt on whether Microsoft would port the app to Apple's mobile OS.

Xbox LIVE integration has been one of the Windows Phone features that Microsoft touts as an advantage over other mobile platforms. But with millions of users across the globe, Microsoft couldn't continue to ignore the massive iOS crowd...