Apple is looking to block sales of HTC smartphones in the US. Like the ongoing copycat lawsuit with Samsung, Apple claims that HTC infringes on several of its iPhone patents.
HTC has seen impressive growth in the last year, and the company is responsible for many of the most popular Android devices on the market right now. Apple feels that HTC owes a little respect (and by "respect" we mean money) for the allegedly infringed patents...
If you haven't heard of JailbreakMe by now, you may be living under a rock. One thing you're definitely not doing is flying in a plane, because a video has surfaced that shows an iPhone 4 being jailbroken with JailbreakMe.com from 20,000 up in the air.
The cool thing about JailbreakMe is that it allows you to jailbreak an iDevice in Safari on the device itself. All you need is an internet connection and a few seconds to let Cydia install. And thanks to the availability of internet access on most commercial airlines, we bring you JailbreakMe on a plane...
Here is a case that our pot-smoking readers might enjoy. It's called the iHit, and it started as a KickStarter project but it got quickly suspended by KickStarter due to the intended use of the product. The guys behind it are now looking for funding on their own.
Even though the video below can be a bit misleading, we all know what the purpose of the iHit is. Store some weed and your one-hitter in there for easy access, anywhere, anytime...
Spotify, the popular music streaming service, has finally hit the US. We reported last week of its imminent launch, and now the wait is over, but, unfortunately, there is a catch. If you had signed up last week, you are going to receive an invite to join Spotify. If you haven’t, the only way for you to start using their service right away is to subscribe to one of their paid plans.
They are not expensive, starting at $4.99 for the Unlimited package, which lets you stream unlimited music, and $9.99 for the Premium package, which allows you to stream to your mobile and offers an offline mode as well. Refer to this page for more accurate info...
I've always looked at jailbreaking as a good thing for Apple's iDevice products. Over the years it's helped spur innovation through 3rd party applications, and has more than likely enticed a number of consumers to purchase iDevices who would have otherwise been on the fence.
But apparently not everyone feels this way. A rather interesting article made its way around Twitter last night entitled, "Lockout: iPhone 5, iPad 3 boot jailbreak hackers from platform at last." At one point in the ridiculous post, the author comments that jailbreakers are "using their iPhones as less of a tool and more of a tinker-toy for their geek fantasies."
As a long time member of the jailbreak community, I feel like I'm qualified to respond, and figured I'd go ahead and clear a few things up for our friends over at Beatweek...
Today is a big day for the iDB Team. After blogging for over 3 years under the www.iphonedownloadblog.com domain name, we have decided to make a strategic move and change our name to iDownloadBlog.com.
As you've probably noticed within the past few months, we've been widening up our focus from iPhone-related information to everything iOS. There are two reasons for that...
Hold on to your hats, 9to5Mac has submitted another piece of evidence that points to an October release of the next iPhone. This time around, the information also suggests that Apple could be launching a prepaid device this Fall.
Virgin announced yesterday that it is going to be making some plan changes to its Sprint-based prepaid network this fall. Unlimited data plans will go up to $35, and users who cross 2.5GB during their bill cycle will see a significant decrease in speed. When does all of this start taking place?
At iDB, we can never get enough of these iPhone 5 concepts. Though they don't provide us with any concrete evidence of what the next iPhone will look like, they do open the door of possibilities.
Up to this point, I think my favorite next-gen iPhone design has been the iPad-based concept by Michal Bonikowski. But these new set of renderings that iPhoneItalia just posted might give Bonikowksi a run for his money...
"Will the next iPhone be 4G capable?" It's a popular question in the ongoing next-gen iPhone debate. Some folks believe that Apple wouldn't sacrifice reliability or design by going with currently available 4G chipsets, and others think it's a necessity for the device to sell.
However, a recent survey by marketing research firm Retrevo suggests that consumers aren't too concerned about 4G compatibility. In fact, 34% of the iPhone users questioned believed their device was already 4G...
Interesting news for those who like to keep tabs on domain names - a noble cause indeed - with reports that Apple is now the proud owner of two new URLs.
According to Fusible, and in turn TechCrunch, both iPhone4.com and WhiteiPhone.com are now owned by the Cupertino web masters, with the two addresses already pointing to Apple's iPhone 4 product page...
One of the slight blotches on the iOS report card is the platform's less than inspiring iPod app. Yes it's functional, and yes its user interface won't make you want to poke your own eyes out with a cocktail stick, but it's just not very exciting.
Past the app's lack of excitement, it's lacking such simple features. If only there was an app that we could use to replace the boring iPod app on our iPhones. Something a little more interesting. As of July 14th, there will be, with PanAmp due to be released into the vast ocean that is the App Store, and we think it's going to be a bit of a hit...
Apple has come up with some remarkable technology over the last few years, AirPlay and FaceTime to name a few. AirPlay allows users to sling media from their iDevices to the big screen via an Apple TV, and FaceTime enables one-tap video calling.
What would happen if you combined the two technologies? According to TiPb, you would get a unique video chatting experience that can be shared by everyone in the room. Meet the latest iOS 5 feature to surface, FaceTime via AirPlay mirroring...