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Ringtone creationism not for sale in iTunes 10, but DIY method still seems to work

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Not that we’ve ever been a fan of paying an additional 99 cents to turn an already-purchased track into a seconds-long ringtone, but if you fancied the option in iTunes 9.2.1, we’re sad to inform you that yesterday’s update seems to have nixed said op…

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WSJ: iPhone 4 to be offered by Vodafone and O2 in Germany as T-Mobile loses exclusivity

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

The last bastion of Applephone exclusivity in Europe is about to be toppled, according to the Wall Street Journal, as Deutsche Telekom is said to be preparing for the loss of its iPhone 4 monopoly ahead of this year’s holiday shopping season. Citing se…

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OpenFeint PlayTime brings cross-platform multiplayer gaming to iOS, Android

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Looks like options for iOS gamers are only expanding. Not only has Apple just announced the new Game Center, but Aurora Feint has just announced that its OpenFeint social network will soon enable interconnectivity between iOS and Android. The service,…

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Skyfire submits iPhone browser for App Store approval, we wait for the Flash to hit the fan

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

There was a time when Skyfire on Windows Mobile meant full Flash all the time. The 2.0 version on Android reigned that in a bit, really only supporting Flash video and little else, something Android 2.2 users no longer need to worry about. iOS users, …

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Mercedes-Benz updates mbrace app with fancy pants ‘Concierge’ service

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Mercedes-Benz just announced a new app that connects its in-car navigation systems with its customers’ iPhones. Mbrace version 2.0 still lets drivers unlock their vehicles and, more importantly, find it in a crowded parking lot while adding location-b…

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Jobs suggests that competitors’ device activation tallies may be inflated, Google quickly responds

Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Not satisfied to simply trump Google’s daily device activation numbers, Steve Jobs added insult to injury at the Apple press conference this afternoon, claiming that unspecified “friends” have been counting handset upgrades in their statistical totals…

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Epic’s spectacular Unreal Engine 3 tech demo free at iTunes App Store

Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Did you oooh and ahh at the fantastic gaming graphics that accompanied today’s Apple keynote? You won’t have to wait for next week’s iOS 4.1 to get a taste of those textures for yourself. Though the full-on gladiator dueling of Epic’s “Project Sword” …

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Apple ships 120 million iOS devices since iPhone’s launch

Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Steve Jobs just dropped a few numbers on us. Firstly, that big one above, 120 million iOS devices — that’s iPhones, iPod touches and iPads, for the forgetful in the class — have been shipped since the original iPhone made its grand debut back in 200…

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Apple’s fall event happens today at 10AM PT / 1PM ET, and we’ll be there live!

Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

So it’s just around the corner. What are we going to see? Some new iPods? A revamped Apple TV? Updates to iTunes? iOS 4 for the iPad? A fix to your heartbreaking antenna problem? New, brightly colored iShoes? Or all of the above? It’s hard to say, but…

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Apple’s fall event is tomorrow, and we’ll be there live!

Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

So it’s just around the corner. What are we going to see? Some new iPods? A revamped Apple TV? Updates to iTunes? iOS 4 for the iPad? A fix to your heartbreaking antenna problem? New, brightly colored iShoes? Or all of the above? It’s hard to say, but…

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How would you change Apple’s iPhone 4?

Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

We know, half of you aren’t even going to read past the headline before you start angrily banging away about Apple’s admitted antenna gaff and the still-not-totally-fixed proximity sensor, but we’re urging you to look deeper. Think harder. Critique yo…

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Dual SIM iPhone 4 case gives your multiple personality disorder a new lease on life

Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Sure, there are any number of phones with dual SIM card slots, most of them built for Asian markets, but the iPhone 4 is about the furthest thing from dual SIM: in fact, it doesn’t even have one Big Person SIM to call its own. Luckily, USBFever has a …

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Qualcomm job listing for iPhone dev guru sets internet absolutely aflutter

Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

“The iPhone has no secret for you? Well, that’s what you think… join us and develop the most challenging product of your life!” So reads a now-removed job listing on Qualcomm’s website for an “iPhone Developer Guru” (still cached, thanks to Google)….

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Mili PowerSpring 4 doubles the battery life of your iPhone 4

Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

There’s a big difference between the iPhone 4 and Galaxy S. No, not iOS vs. Android 2.1 or even Retina vs. Super AMOLED. We’re talking batteries: one is removable and one isn’t — guess which is which? This perennial iPhone “feature” has spawned as …

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Netflix adds iPhone and iPod touch compatibility in latest app version

Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

We knew this was coming and here it is: the Netflix application, heretofore reserved only for iPad users, has trickled down to iPhone and iPod touch devices. Version 1.1.0 makes the TV show and movie streaming app universal — so long as your universe…

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iControlPad heads into production, support for other phones promised

Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

It’s been promised for years and was said to have gone into production before, but it looks like this time it’s for real — that’s the very first iControlPad fresh off the production line pictured above. No orders are being taken just yet, but that’s …

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Apple attempts to patent kill switch that roots out unauthorized users, detects jailbreaks

Posted on 21. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Just about every mobile operating system manufacturer can remotely delete apps from the smartphones they help provide, but if a recent patent application is any indication, Apple’s looking to lock down the whole enchilada on future devices. The basic concept is as simple as the diagram above — certain activities trigger the phone to think it’s in the wrong hands — but the particular activities and particular remedies Apple suggests extend to audiovisual spying (to detect if a user has a different face or voice than the owner), and complete remote shutdown. While the patent mostly sounds targeted at opt-in security software and would simply send you an alert or perform a remote wipe if your phone were stolen or hacked, jailbreaking and unlocking are also explicitly mentioned as the marks of an unauthorized user, and one line mentions that cellular carriers could shut down or cripple a device when such a user is detected. Sounds great for securing phones at retail, sure, but personally we’d rather devices don’t determine our authority by monitoring our heartbeat (seriously, that’s an option) and we’re plenty happy with the existing Find My iPhone app.

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