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AT&T Runs Out of iPhone 4

Sébastien Page ∙ June 15, 2010

BGR reports that AT&T is sold out of iPhone 4 pre-orders and anyone who was lucky enough to get his pre-order completed after 1:30PM PST will get their iPhone sometimes between June 25 and July 5.

With all this iPhone 4 pre-orders fiasco, I really wonder how anyone got to get through the process. Even more surprising is how AT&T was able to be sold out running on a completely failed system. That will remain one of the big mysteries of the day...

Engadget got an official statement from AT&T:

Because of the incredible interest in iPhone 4, today was the busiest online sales day in AT&T history. As of Tuesday afternoon, customers who preorder iPhone 4 moving forward will receive their device on June 25 or later, depending on when the order is placed. We'll email customers with confirmation once their order is placed, and again when it ships. In addition, we will have devices available on a first-come, first-serve basis in our stores beginning on June 24.

Seems like you can still get an iPhone 4 on launch day if you decide to get in line at 4am... Others who did pre-order thinking they would receive their iPhone on launch day will have to wait at least until June 25. Unacceptable!

AT&T Faces Yet Another Security Breach With iPhone 4 Pre-Orders

Sébastien Page ∙ June 15, 2010

As if 114,000 compromised email addresses and a complete iPhone 4 launch failure weren't enough, AT&T is now facing another security breach, this time of a more important level.

Apparently, some AT&T customers logging into AT&T's website get access to other people's account.

According to Gizmodo:

This is how it happens: A customer tries to log into their AT&T account to order a new iPhone 4 upgrade. Despite entering their username and password, the AT&T system would take them to another user account. This gives access to all kinds of private information about the mistaken customer: Addresses, phone calls, and bills, along with the rest of private information, becomes exposed to random strangers.

An AT&T insider explains what really happened:

Over the weekend there was a major fraud update that went down on all of AT&T’s systems, from Saturday overnight to Sunday early morning. All systems were down and agents were unable to use any systems.

The issues people are seeing at AT&T stores and online are most likely related to this update that went wrong.

I do know that there was absolutely NO TESTING of this system done before the launch of the new iPhone. I know it’s just heresay at this point, but I can confirm that there was a major outage over the weekend that impacted all ordering systems and programs, and I can confirm that there were multiple systems being upgraded/updated, with some updates being related to fraud.

That's heavy. That's really heavy!

What says you?

[Image from Giz]

Failure to Launch: iPhone 4 Pre-Orders Create the First iPhonecalypse

Sébastien Page ∙ June 15, 2010

If you tried to pre-order your iPhone 4 today, you probably encountered difficulties, namely, Apple's or AT&T's website timing out and giving you various errors. Some early reports say these issues were even worse than a movie featuring Matthew MacConaughey.

It got so bad that at some point during the day both Apple and AT&T shut down parts of their websites, bringing the world to face the very first iPhonecalypse.

So what the heck happened?

What happened is that AT&T's servers were not ready to receive such a massive amount of traffic and simply went down. You might have been on Apple's website and have an error message. Well, the error message wasn't Apple's fault. It came from Apple because their website wasn't getting any response from AT&T, thus returning an error message.

Should we blame AT&T?

I love to be the devil's advocate so I'll say yes AND no.

Yes we should blame AT&T becaus

USB Typewriter Makes Best Obsolete Accessory for iPad

Sébastien Page ∙ June 15, 2010

Are you feeling a little nostalgic of the good old days prior to the PC revolution? If so, and most importantly if you have an extra $400 to spare in a somewhat useless accessory, then the USB Typewriter might be for you.

Dubbed as a "groundbreaking innovation in the field of obsolescence", old fashioned manual typewriters can be used as keyboards for iPad.

According to the website USB Typewriter doesn't involve messy wiring and doesn't alter the look and feel of the typewriter, except for the USB adapter itself, which is mounted in the rear of the machine.

At $400, that's an expensive accessory. I might stick to Apple's $69 iPad keyboard...

Unlocked iPhone 4 Available for Purchase in France, UK, and Canada

Sébastien Page ∙ June 15, 2010

Want to get your hands on an officially unlocked iPhone 4? Then it might be time for you to make a trip to Canada, the UK, or even France as these 3 countries are offering contract-free iPhones that can be used with any carrier anywhere in the world.

They are not excessively expensive either:

UK: 16GB for £499 and 32GB for £599 France: 16GB for €629 and 32GB for €739 Canada: 16GB $649 and 32GB for $749

If you're desperate for an unlocked iPhone 4, and can't wait for the Dev Team to come up with an unlock, then figure out a way to go to one of these countries or try to pre-order them online here: France, UK, Canada.

Pre-Order Your (Black) iPhone 4 Now

Sébastien Page ∙ June 15, 2010

You can now pre-order your iPhone 4 now from Apple's website, or you can reserve it for in-store pick up on June 24th.

Hopefully you will have more luck than I did. I've been trying to pre-order a 32GB iPhone 4 for the last 30 minutes and I keep getting various error messages urging me to choose the in-store pickup option.

The rumors about the white iPhone missing were spot on. Per Apple's website, you will not be able to pre-order or get a white iPhone anytime soon. Why? I have no idea.

Now go for it and let me know how your pre-order went.

Proswitcher for iPad Alpha Release Available

Sébastien Page ∙ June 14, 2010

Proswitcher for iPad is now available in alpha release. Ryan Petrich, most likely my favorite jailbreak developer, just informed me that he made Proswitcher for iPad available to the general public instead of pushing the alpha to just a few users.

For those of you who don't know Proswitcher, it is a great jailbreak app that gives a nice and simple UI to Backgrounder, the app that first brought multitasking to the iPhone.

You can get Proswitcher HD (or whatever it will be called) on your iPad by adding the following source to Cydia: http://rpetri.ch/repo.

Be warned! This is an alpha release which means it can be very buggy. As soon as I installed the app, my screen froze, I hard rebooted several times until the issue finally disappeared. Other than that, I haven't had any issue.

I'm very excited to get Proswitcher on my iPad. That is one jailbreak app I was really missing.

Give it a try and tell us what you think.

Thanks to @MikeErickson for the tip.

Your iPhone Needs to Grow Some Balls

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated November 25, 2016

After starting the day with a ridiculous story, I thought I'd keep going with some just-as-ridiculous accessory for iPhone.

Let me introduce you to PhoneBalls, a stylish and classy protective case for iPhone:

Need to protect your iPhone from everyday cuts and scrapes? Have a soft spot in your heart for testicles? Just feel like your iPhone needs some balls?

Presenting phoneballs…. maybe not a revolution in protective silicone cases, but we think a pretty fun way to show your support for those little fellas that give us so much.

Whether male or female, chances are you have been touched by a pair of balls in your life…. don't you want to touch em back?

Besides being a real gas at social gatherings, these are great silicone cases. They really fit snuggly, they "nestle to the goods"…

You can order a special set of blue balls for $15, including shipping. Best of all, 10% of all proceeds will go to testicular cancer research. This company sure has some balls!

Is the iPhone 4 Screen Really Better? Heck Yes!

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

There's been quite a bit of controversy about the now infamous iPhone 4 retina display. In short, Apple makes some claims about the new display that are disputed by industry experts.

Like Patrick Beja says, the claims and controversy doesn't really matters in the end. What really matters is to know whether the new iPhone 4 screen is better than the iPhone 3GS or not.

To put an end to the debate, Scoble posted pictures of both displays. You be the judge. I think it's pretty clear and obvious that the iPhone 4 has a better screen, but that's not really surprising. After all, the iPhone 4 is a newer device and I can't see why the screen display wouldn't be as good or even better than the iPhone 3GS'.

Your thoughts?

[via Patrick Beja]

Comex Gives Us A Preview of Flash on the iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ June 14, 2010

Comex, the guy behind the Spirit jailbreak, recently posted this video on YouTube showing an iPhone running Flash. We don't have any additional information about this.

When you see what a great job Comex was able to do with Spirit, I can't wait to see what he's got up his sleeves to run Flash on the iPhone.

Comex is not the only one working on porting Flash to iOS. Chris Smoak recently unveiled SmokeScreen, a workaround that will allow you to play Flash content on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

You Will Be Able to Get The iPhone 4 Anywhere

Cody Lee ∙ Updated March 18, 2019

So in case you have been hiding in a tiny rabbit hole in fear of nuclear war for the last year, Apple has announced a new iPhone, iPhone 4. And what originally started out as a product you could only get online, in an Apple Store, or in an AT&T Store, can now be purchased from just about anywhere.

It seems that Wal-mart has just added their hyphenated name to the long list of retailers that will carry the iPhone 4 at launch date. Among those names are stores like Radio Shack and Best Buy who have carried Apple products for quite some time, but are still a surprise to most, as participants in the typically chaotic iPhone launch date.

If you're like me you're just glad that hopefully this will absorb some of the lines of customers at the stores, and maybe mean that there will be enough iPhones to go around. I don't know though, since AT&T decided to make everyone and their dog eligible for an iPhone 4 upgrade, there's no telling how crazy this launch day will be.

Will you be waiting in line or will you pre-order online?

Man Offers to Trade Weed for iPad on Craigslist

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 23, 2016

Do you want an iPad so bad that you're willing to do anything to get one? If so, don't be as stupid as 20-year old Jacob Walker who published an ad on Craigslist offering a quarter of chronic and an iPod Touch in exchange for a 32GB iPad.

As if the description of the ad wasn't enough, Walker also added a picture to his listing, which is probably what caught the local police's attention... After setting up a fake meeting with Walker, the cops arrested him and his buddy.

One question remains though: if the weed was that good, why didn't walker ask for a 64GB iPad 3G. We might never know. [via AZ Family]