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Get Your iPhone Theme–for Blackberry?!

Remember when the so called "iPhone killer", the notorious Blackberry Storm, was supposed to dominate the touchscreen smartphone landscape? Well, that project turned out to be a major case of FAIL on RIM's part. Anyways, iPhone users had some fun with a theme that changed your iPhone into a Blackberry. Well now, Blackberry users who...

What Is On Your iPhone 4G/OS 4.0 Wishlist?

The rumour mill has started regarding the "next" iPhone to grace our grubby hands this summer. We all know that Apple's ability to keep every detail secret until the last minute is what gets us excited leading up the the release. Apple is known to slowly release features (*cough* copy and paste *cough*) with regards...

4th Generation iPhone To Launch May 2010?

The French seem to be Apple-happy today! Earlier today, news from France Telecom discussed the possible release and webcam add-on of Apple's unannounced Tablet. Now, only hours later, news regarding a May 2010 launch of the fourth generation iPhone has appeared. The May 2010 launch is definitely stacked in the rumour category, as there is...

Sn0wbreeze Public Beta Released, Then Retracted!

Developers iH8Sn0w had released a public beta to their upcoming jailbreak tool, "Sn0wbreeze". This is basically the iPhone Dev Team's Pwnalge Tool, ported to Windows. Sn0wbreeze will jailbreak and hacktivate iPhone 2G, 3G, and 3GS, except the ones with the newer bootrom, and any serial number starting with MC. It will also jailbreak iPod Touch...

iPhone Touchscreen Still Trumps Droid, Nexus One, Droid Eris

With the announcement of the Google Nexus One, and previously the Motorola DROID, have you ever wondered how the touchscreens compared to each other? Well, now you can since MOTO Development in San Francisco just performed touchscreen tests with the iPhone, Motorola DROID, Droid Eris, and Nexus One. Their test involved drawing lines on each...

Apple To Acquire LED Camera Flash Components?

According to an AppleInsider report, Apple is rumored to be shopping for LED camera flash components. This rumor comes as speculation increases about whether the next iPhone, due summer 2010, will include a better camera or even if the iPod Touch will receive a camera upgrade. People familiar with Apple's initiative claim the electronics maker...

Google.com “Near Me Now” Now Available for iPhone

The Google Mobile team has a new feature available for iPhone users. It's their new "Near Me Now" feature built right into Google.com. It takes advantage of Location Services to locate restaurants, coffee shops, etc near you! This new feature is great because now when you search for places, it'll take advantage of your location...

Poynt Location-Based Application Heading To iPhone

At CES this week, a very popular and successful Blackberry (gasp!) application called Poynt was being showcased on...wait for it....an iPhone! Poynt is a location-based Blackberry application that is making its way to iPhone. The app allows users to locally search for people, businesses, movies, and restaurants. While the iPhone version will include the aforementioned...

iTunes Preview Gets 30-Second Sound Samples

At the beginning of November 2009, Apple launched "iTunes Preview". With the new iTunes Preview, clicking on an iTunes link on a website opens up a new web based iTunes pane within the browser, as opposed to the actual application itself. When iTunes Preview was first released, users could only view information such as title,...

Video: Google Nexus One Pwnz the iPhone [NSFW]

If you haven't heard about the Google Nexus One yet, you've been living in a cave. This latest offering from Google/HTC, in the eyes of some, is going to give the iPhone a run for its money. Personally, I still believe the iPhone OS reigns superior in terms of ease of use and stability. The...

Apple Begins Testing Mac OS X 10.6.3

The first two weeks of November 2009 marked the final build and official release of Mac OS X 10.6.2. Today, in just over two months later, Apple has begun to test Mac OS X 10.6.3 with a build released to developers/testers. Mac OS X 10.6.3 will mark the third main revision to the latest Apple...

The Nexus One Brings Some Heat To the iPhone 3GS

Yesterday Google officially announced their latest "Superphone", the Nexus One. This Android-based phone falls into that category of being a so-called "iPhone killer" (will it join the Palm Pre, Blackberry Storm, and Samsung Instinct and fade away?). What makes this smartphone err, "Superphone" enticing to many is the fully loaded hardware specs. It doesn't hurt...