You gotta love the 1980s. In 1989, a gallon of gas was only 97 cents. Those were the days.
"Mobile" phones were huge in the '80s. In fact, they were the largest they've ever been. Plastic shells, giant battery packs and long antennas probably come to mind. In the '90s, phones started getting drastically thinner and more compact. In 2004, the Motorola RAZR shellshocked the mobile market and phones started getting super thin and light.
For those of us who like to feel nostalgic...
I can empathize with anyone who wants to push an accessory for the iPhone while at Macworld, hey, there's a lot of money to be made in this business. What I won't do is condone ridiculousness. The following is an example of said ridiculousness.
The TV Hat Personal Theatre for the iPhone is an article of clothing that you wear on your head; it has an iPhone pouch strategically sewn into its bill. Not only that, but it features a small drape that covers your entire face, ensuring that no light leakage ruins your personal cinema experience.
This brings new meaning to the term Retina Display, because having an iPhone this close to your eyes for extended periods is bound to sauté your retina, cornea, and ever other important feature of that visionary apparatus you call eyes.
Full video of the sheer ridiculousness ahead!
This one can be filed under "incredibly specific." The question is simple: What happens when a new email arrives in the iPhone's Mail app?
That question may sound ridiculous at first. You may immediately say, "Of course I know what happens! I get a new email! Isn't it that simple?" But do know what really happens? How does Mail.app decide to deliver email?
The design of Apple's Mail app is proof that it's all about the details...
Let's face it; the more apps and tweaks you install on your iPhone, the more likely it is for your status bar to become cluttered. I've got it particularly bad, it's such a problem that some of the status bar icons on my iPhone's screen were beginning to overlap.
It's almost as if the developer of CleanStatus read my mind, because as soon as I started looking for apps and tweaks to disable or get rid of, here comes CleanStatus...
Windows users, your long wait for an untethered jailbreak for 4.2.1 via Jailbreak Monte is almost over!
Yesterday, via twitter the iPhone Dev Team confirmed that since Apple is still allowing download of the 4.1 IPSW (not blobs) they will at last release a Windows version of RedSn0w 0.9.7 beta...
N.O.V.A 2 [iTunes Link] is the sequel to Gameloft’s hit game N.O.V.A. This game packs a large punch and offers ramped up graphics, vehicles, more enemies and weapons, and of course, more intelligent A.I.
N.O.V.A 2 offers 12 exciting action packed levels. If for some reason you don’t shoot your gun within 10 seconds of any part of the game then you're probably camping. In addition, each level features gold orbs scattered or hidden and can be used to upgrade your weapons, abilities or health at the end of the level.
Your arsenal consists of a slew of familiar weapons such as assault rifles, shotguns, plasma guns, laser guns and what not. Your space suit lends you some nifty abilities as well, such as slow time, and a weapon that's capable of putting the freeze on your enemies....
How many times have you been embarrassed over the years when you've been in a meeting, and your phone starts screaming at the top of its lungs that someone wants to talk to you?
Hey, I've been there; no doubt you've been there too. It gets even worse when you start fumbling with the phone while struggling to find a way to shut it up, making everyone aware that you're the culprit.
Wouldn't it be nice if you could just shake your phone and it would shut its mouth? That's the premise behind Polite Silencer. Check out the full video walkthrough inside...
Earlier this week we talked about 3DBoard, which is an upcoming jailbreak tweak that adds a 3D effect to your iPhone's Home screen. DeepEnd works in a similar way, altering your wallpaper's orientation based on movement.
DeepEnd is from a staple in the jailbreak app community, and one of our favorite developers, Ryan Petrich -- the same guy behind ActionMenu.
Want to see how DeepEnd works in action? Check out our video inside as we explore this nifty looking jailbreak tweak...
Who wants to buy some apples with their iPhone? We do! We do! And it looks like the possibility of that happening has grown stronger in the last few months.
First, back in August 2010, Apple hired, Benjamin Vigier, who is an expert in Near Field Communications.
Then, three days ago we told you how Apple is indeed planning on including NFC in its future mobile endeavors; endeavors, which would allow users to make purchases directly with their handsets.
Now, Apple has posted additional jobs: one for a global payments expert, and one for someone with RFID experience. Is this just a big coincidence, or are credit cards destined to go the way of the dodo?
Everything seems to be falling into place for a fairly smooth Verizon iPhone 4 launch. The announcement was made, pricing details have been released, and the pre-order arrangement has been established. Hmm, what's left?
What about an iTunes update so that you can actually use your iPhone when you receive it? Apple has you covered there as well, with the recently pushed iTunes 10.1.2 update.
Can you guess what this latest update includes?
Well, that's a big shocker. Apparently iPhone users care more about native apps than web apps.
The guys over at Appsfire, a cool app discovery service, made an infographic report demonstrating how most users like regular apps over web apps. Appsfire analyzed 1,000 of its user's devices to determine some insight into the web v.s. native app debate.
Web applications are becoming more and more advanced everyday, but they still can't replicate certain functionalities of native iOS apps. The infographic from Appsfire is pretty self-explanatory. Let's check it out...
Another day, another frivolous lawsuit originating out of California. This time, the plaintiff is L.A. County resident Donald LeBuhn, who filed the lawsuit in earlier in the week.
This certainly isn't the first class action suit that's been filed against Apple recently, but it probably tops the list as being the most ridiculous.
In the suit, LeBuhn claims that Apple hid the fact that day-to-day use of the iPhone 4 would eventually lead to cracked glass.
Well, if normal day-to-day use entails dropping your iPhone on concrete surfaces, you might just be right...