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.

iPhone Pre-Orders Go Live for 22 More Countries Today

Cody Lee ∙ October 21, 2011

When Apple initially launched the iPhone 4S last week, the handset was only available in 7 countries. Apple typically does this with its major product rollouts to help guard against stock constraints and to minimize the impact of early issues that may arise.

Well after a week of selling the iPhone 4S, it seems like Apple is confident that the product is ready for prime time. Next week, the company's latest handset will go on sale in 22 more countries around the globe. And apparently, pre-orders have just begun...

Verizon Announces Over 2 Million iPhones Sold Last Quarter

Cody Lee ∙ October 21, 2011

Over the past few days, companies have been announcing their earnings for the previous quarter. As usual, this means that we get to hear iPhone sales numbers. Yesterday, AT&T announced that it sent 2.7 million iPhones out in Q3. So, how'd Verizon do?

Since its arrival back in Februrary, the iPhone has been Verizon's top-selling smartphone. Customers continue to pass up the carrier's all-star lineup of Droid devices for Apple's handset. Today, Verizon announced that it sold over 2 million iPhones last quarter...

20 Awesome iOS 5-Compatible Jailbreak Tweaks

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

When Apple unveiled iOS 5 last Summer, it mentioned that the update included over 200 new features. Among the additions were several features that closely mirrored tweaks and utilities from within the jailbreak community.

In fact, there were a lot of folks that thought that iOS 5 would be the beginning of the end for jailbreakers, but we aren't too worried. Not only have we had an iOS 5 jailbreak for months, we also have tons of compatible tweaks and utilities...

iPad 2 Smart Cover Security Flaw Discovered

Cody Lee ∙ October 21, 2011

Along with its products, Apple is well known for its trendy accessories. With the original iPad, there were the foldable iPad cases. And with the iPhone 4, there were bumpers. Now, with the iPad 2, we have Smart Covers.

The Cupertino company seemingly hit a home run with its magnetic snap-on covers for its latest tablet. But 9to5Mac is reporting that the accessory that was designed to protect the iPad 2 might also be harming it as well...

First iPhone 4S Commercial Airs Featuring Siri

Cody Lee ∙ October 20, 2011

The first commercial starring Apple's latest handset has just hit the airwaves. And as you might have guessed, the focus of the ad is the company's new Siri feature. For some folks, this may have been the first time they have seen it in action.

One of Apple's strong suits is its ability to market its products to the average consumer, and this commercial is no exception. It demonstrates everyday uses for the new voice control system, and leaves you wanting to know more...

Samsung Says Galaxy Nexus Designed to Bypass Apple Patents

Cody Lee ∙ October 20, 2011

For those that don't follow Android news, the Galaxy Nexus handset is the new flavor of the month. Built by Samsung, the new device sports a ridiculous 4.65 Super AMOLED HD screen, and about every other feature you could ask for.

However, Samsung's mobile president Shin Jong-kyun believes the phone is missing something — Apple's patents. Just before the new Nexus was unveiled Tuesday night, Shin told reporters that Apple shouldn't have any problems with this one...

First Google Music App Now Available in the App Store

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 19, 2018

Remember Google Music? Back in May, Google unveiled a beta version of its cloud-based music service that allows users to upload up to 20,000 songs to its servers. Users can then access that music from almost any device with a web connection.

A major downside to the service is that it hasn't had a native iOS app. It's had a web app of sorts, but never an actual application. Until now. Macgasm is reporting that gMusic, a native Google Music app, has just surfaced in the App Store...

Workaround Adds Siri Support to Remember the Milk

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

Siri is obviously the breakout feature in Apple's latest handset. Love it or hate it, you can't deny that it's a crowd pleaser (when the servers are up). Even the critics that say that the system is too limited right now, but we all have to agree that Siri has some great potential.

The potential lies with third party developers. Currently Siri can't launch apps or perform tasks inside third party applications, but it's coming. And the folks behind the popular task manager Remember The Milk are leading the way...

Animated History of How the iPhone Came to Be

Cody Lee ∙ October 19, 2011

The iPhone is easily the most recognized smartphone in the world. As most of you know, the iPhone 4S is well on its way to becoming the fastest selling consumer device in history. Not bad for only being in the business for 4 years.

With that in mind, MacRumors points to an interesting video by the folks over at CNET UK. The clip takes a look at Apple's popular handset, and all of the people and technology that have been involved in making it what it is today...

IntelliScreenX Looks Like the Must-Have Jailbreak App for iOS 5

Cody Lee ∙ October 18, 2011

If you've been jailbreaking for a while, you'll likely recognize the name Intelliborn. The group is responsible for popular jailbreak utilities like MyWi and My3G. Now the talented developers have a new jailbreak tweak in the oven for iOS 5 — and it's awesome.

The utility is called IntelliScreenX, and it sits in the new Notification Center found in the latest iOS update. No, it's not simply a widget. This could take the place of 10 widgets (and so much more). And we just happen to have a video of it in action...

Apple Reports Record Quarter, Despite Missing the Street’s Expectations

Cody Lee ∙ October 18, 2011

It's that time again, Apple has posted its earnings for Q4 just ahead of the company's quarterly earnings call. Apple set multiple records in the 4th quarter of the 2011 fiscal year, including quarterly revenue, and quarterly net profit.

But the Cupertino company's report doesn't come without some bad news. For the first time since 2002, Apple missed Wall Street's projected earnings, selling less iPhones and iPods than analysts expected. And shareholders are showing their disappointment...

Patent Reveals Apple was Working on an iPhone Nano

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

One of the most consistent iPhone rumors we've been hearing over the past few years has been that the Cupertino company is working on a 'nano' version of its popular smartphone.

Obviously, nothing has ever materialized, but for some reason the iPhone Nano always seems to surface in the rumor run-up right before Apple releases a new handset. But why? The folks over at PatentlyApple might have the answer...