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Apple has applied for a patent on a method to differentiate between authorized and unauthorized users of a particular iOS device. Once an unauthorized user is detected, the device can then automatically disable certain features or send notifications to Twitter or other services. The patent, tit...

barney · barney

At MIX '10 Last March, Microsoft gave an impressive look at Xbox Live integration with the Windows Phone 7 platform. Today, it got even more impressive as Microsoft announced the upcoming lineup of more than 60 Xbox Live games on Windows Phone coming for the Holiday 2010 season. "Windows Phone...

barney · barney

Back in our day, the only "mobile phone" at school was the one that broke off the dorm wall after our roommates got a little too rowdy, but nowadays, a capable, high-power handset is quickly becoming a must-have for students of all ages. Regardless of your budget, your parent's budget, or y...

barney · barney

RIM has stepped up its smartphone game by introducing the BlackBerry Torch 9800 ($200 with a two-year contract from AT&T), the company's very first touchscreen/physical-keyboard phone sporting the brand-new BlackBerry 6 OS. But can the Torch (and future BlackBerry 6 OS devices) compete wi...

barney · barney

Why are iPads selling as fast as Apple’s Chinese subcontractors can crank them out? In part, it’s because the iPad has a suddenly-hot product category pretty much to itself. Before scuttlebutt that Apple was working on a tablet started to heat up, no major PC manufacturer seemed to think that consum...

barney · barney

A new rumor claims that Apple plans to release a new iPod touch with a high-resolution Retina Display and two cameras -- much like the iPhone 4 -- in "a few weeks." The well-sourced John Gruber of Daring Fireball noted Tuesday that the forthcoming Dell Streak would cost $300 with a two-year...

barney · barney

A local outbreak of a mobile trojan in Russia has shown us something new: The Android operating system might need an antivirus. The malware was detected by security firm Kaspersky, who confirmed the file is named “Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a” and is downloaded as a typical .APK Android ap...

barney · barney

A technological rift is tearing America apart. It's called smartphone discord. And it's even straining marriages. An impromptu conversation between a couple in New York clearly marks the differing opinions. Wife: "Well, I hate the iPhone. I think the Blackberry is awesome, because it has a...

barney · barney

Our continually updated list of all the best laptops available today. Choosing which laptop is the best for you can be a tricky business, and the amount of choice can be overwhelming. There's no shortage of cheap laptops out there to choose from, but with new models bring released and almost immediat...

barney · barney

While there’s no question that the iPhone experience can be greatly improved by a few choice accessories — a cool speaker dock and a snazzy case, for example — there are companies out there that have taken the concept to the extreme. Here we take a light-hearted look at 10 totally unnecessary iPhone ac...

barney · barney

Bloomberg reports that RIM, makers of Blackberry brand smartphones, is looking to enter the tablet market. Allegedly called the BlackPad (what are they thinking?), RIM hopes to force Apple into a corner and neutralize their home field advantage. Bloomberg explains that the "BlackPad&qu...

barney · barney

Nielsen has its own angle on the smartphone numbers game out today, and the results vaguely resemble the numbers from Canalys. Perhaps more interesting than the ever present market share tug-of-war (Nielsen pegs Google, RIM, and Apple at 27 percent, 33 percent, and 23 percent in sales to new smartp...

barney · barney

Mobilebeat is reporting that a rogue Android wallpaper app has been collecting personal data and sending it off to a site in China, as discovered by mobile security firm Lookout as part of their App Genome Project. Lookout found the dodgy wallpaper application as part of the Genome project, where th...

barney · barney

AT&T is working on a fix for the software glitch in its Alcatel-Lucent equipment. Reuters reported earlier today that the wireless carrier will issues the fix in the next two to three weeks. The fix, which AT&T says is relevant for less than two percent of its customers, is expected to signif...

barney · barney

It's never been easier to find quality BlackBerry applications. That's due largely to RIM's own app store, BlackBerry App World--which sees right around 1 million downloads a day, according to the company--as well as third party application marketplaces like Mobihand's BlackBerry store. Both...

barney · barney

It appears that technology giant Samsung is handing out free Galaxy S smartphones to iPhone 4 owners frustrated by reception problems. An account on Twitter called @samsungukmobile is contacting people who've tweeted about their difficulties with the handset, asking them to submit their conta...

barney · barney

Mobile apps have become an embarrassment of riches. In a world with over 200,000 iPhone apps and over 100,000 Android apps, the toughest part is finding the most useful stuff. For iPhone users, I’m going to throw you an assist by sharing my top 25. These are third-party apps that can help you be more pro...

barney · barney

As of last week, the white version of the iPhone 4 was still on track to ship at the end of this month. However, for the second time, the device has been delayed, with Apple issuing a brief statement this morning saying that it “[continues] to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expect...

barney · barney

Android-based smartphones are falling victim to something that has plagued PC users for years: bloatware. Android phones are being pre-loaded with trial software and apps that can't be deleted off the device by the user. These apps touting mobile TV, football games, location-based search and ga...

barney · barney

Apple said on Tuesday that the free cases for its iPhone 4 antenna issue will cost the company $175 million. Apple announced the free cases at an emergency press conference held last week. On an earnings conference call with investors today, Apple revealed the cost of the free cases. Apple said that i...

barney · barney

Need an iPhone alternative? Check out the Cnet video HERE!

barney · barney

After a decade of hit products that made Apple the cutting-edge darling of the mobile and computing world, the rollout of the iPhone 4 has been an atypical and ugly scratch on the company's glowing image. From a lost prototype of the device that slipped into the hands of a technology blog to what some ha...

barney · barney

While we wait for a full, no-strings-attached jailbreak for the iPhone 4, let's turn our attention to the other important matter of unlocking, shall we? iPhone Dev Team member planetbeing is teasing the world with a picture of an unlocked AT&T iPhone 4 being used way up north on Canada's Bell -- a...

barney · barney

Seems like an innocent question, but when it comes to projecting the performance of some of the world's major manufacturers of PCs, such as Hewlett-Packard (ticker: HPQ), Acer (ACEIF), Dell (DELL), and Lenovo (LNGVY), it's an important one. The scenario resembles the one that held sway after netb...

barney · barney

A lawsuit against Apple and AT&T over their exclusivity contract has been granted class action status, meaning it now includes anyone who bought an iPhone between June 29, 2007 and present day and signed up for AT&T service. (Court Filing PDF) The heart of the class action suit - which was or...

barney · barney

Resolve Market Research has just completed a comprehensive study that looks at how the iPad is being used, and how the iPad is impacting other technology devices like e-readers, portable gaming consoles and netbooks. The study, which was conducted online across a nationally represen...

barney · barney

AppleCare has confirmed what we already knew: The incoming software update won't fix the iPhone 4's transmission and reception problems. They acknowledged the antenna problem exists, offering the same solution as before: Buy a case or hold the iPhone differently. I was secretly hopin...

barney · barney

It's a rough day to be a major laptop manufacturer. First comes news that Dell knowingly sold busted products, and now Sony is recalling 535,000 Vaio laptops that could get hot enough to burn your skin. UPDATED: At issue with the Vaios in question is a temperature-control defect that could distort t...

barney · barney

We're learning this afternoon that Microsoft's Kin line, for all practical purposes, is riding off into the sunset just a few short weeks after its release. Sources close to Microsoft tell us that Andy Lees has rolled Kin into the Windows Phone 7 team and has canceled the existing product's launch la...

NicKnayme · NicKnayme

http://www.breakingupdates.com/544/clawpack-sotware-jailbreak-unlock-iphone-3g-and-3gs-4-0-and-3-13-firmware/

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	Apple may be looking to lock out unauthorized iOS users (Preview) Apple has applied for a patent on a method to differentiate between authorized and unauthorized users of a particular iOS device. Once an unauthorized user is detected, the device can then automatically disable certain features or send notifications to Twitter or other services. The patent, tit...	barney	0	149	Aug 21, 2010 by barney
	Microsoft announces gaming lineup for Xbox Live on Windows Phone 7 (Preview) At MIX '10 Last March, Microsoft gave an impressive look at Xbox Live integration with the Windows Phone 7 platform. Today, it got even more impressive as Microsoft announced the upcoming lineup of more than 60 Xbox Live games on Windows Phone coming for the Holiday 2010 season. "Windows Phone...	barney	0	152	Aug 18, 2010 by barney
	Back to school guide: Mobile phones (Preview) Back in our day, the only "mobile phone" at school was the one that broke off the dorm wall after our roommates got a little too rowdy, but nowadays, a capable, high-power handset is quickly becoming a must-have for students of all ages. Regardless of your budget, your parent's budget, or y...	barney	0	155	Aug 18, 2010 by barney
	BlackBerry Torch 9800: Excellent Design, Middling Performance (Preview) RIM has stepped up its smartphone game by introducing the BlackBerry Torch 9800 ($200 with a two-year contract from AT&T), the company's very first touchscreen/physical-keyboard phone sporting the brand-new BlackBerry 6 OS. But can the Torch (and future BlackBerry 6 OS devices) compete wi...	barney	0	153	Aug 14, 2010 by barney
	Attack of the 'iPad-Killers' — 32 Tablets, Slates, Pads and More (Preview) Why are iPads selling as fast as Apple’s Chinese subcontractors can crank them out? In part, it’s because the iPad has a suddenly-hot product category pretty much to itself. Before scuttlebutt that Apple was working on a tablet started to heat up, no major PC manufacturer seemed to think that consum...	barney	0	150	Aug 14, 2010 by barney
	iPod touch with two cameras, Retina Display said to arrive soon (Preview) A new rumor claims that Apple plans to release a new iPod touch with a high-resolution Retina Display and two cameras -- much like the iPhone 4 -- in "a few weeks." The well-sourced John Gruber of Daring Fireball noted Tuesday that the forthcoming Dell Streak would cost $300 with a two-year...	barney	0	148	Aug 12, 2010 by barney
	First Trojan Hits Android Phones (Preview) A local outbreak of a mobile trojan in Russia has shown us something new: The Android operating system might need an antivirus. The malware was detected by security firm Kaspersky, who confirmed the file is named “Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a” and is downloaded as a typical .APK Android ap...	barney	0	148	Aug 12, 2010 by barney
	To Blackberry or to iPhone? A National Debate (Preview) A technological rift is tearing America apart. It's called smartphone discord. And it's even straining marriages. An impromptu conversation between a couple in New York clearly marks the differing opinions. Wife: "Well, I hate the iPhone. I think the Blackberry is awesome, because it has a...	barney	0	167	Aug 10, 2010 by barney
	20 best laptops in the world today (Preview) Our continually updated list of all the best laptops available today. Choosing which laptop is the best for you can be a tricky business, and the amount of choice can be overwhelming. There's no shortage of cheap laptops out there to choose from, but with new models bring released and almost immediat...	barney	0	153	Aug 10, 2010 by barney
	10 Ridiculous iPhone Accessories (Preview) While there’s no question that the iPhone experience can be greatly improved by a few choice accessories — a cool speaker dock and a snazzy case, for example — there are companies out there that have taken the concept to the extreme. Here we take a light-hearted look at 10 totally unnecessary iPhone ac...	barney	0	148	Aug 8, 2010 by barney
	RIM to release iPad competitor (Preview) Bloomberg reports that RIM, makers of Blackberry brand smartphones, is looking to enter the tablet market. Allegedly called the BlackPad (what are they thinking?), RIM hopes to force Apple into a corner and neutralize their home field advantage. Bloomberg explains that the "BlackPad&qu...	barney	1	174	Aug 3, 2010 by estraya_01
	BlackBerry users running out of loyalty: 50 percent plan to defect to iPhone or Android (Preview) Nielsen has its own angle on the smartphone numbers game out today, and the results vaguely resemble the numbers from Canalys. Perhaps more interesting than the ever present market share tug-of-war (Nielsen pegs Google, RIM, and Apple at 27 percent, 33 percent, and 23 percent in sales to new smartp...	barney	0	153	Aug 3, 2010 by barney
	Rogue Android app steals data while showing pretty pictures (Preview) Mobilebeat is reporting that a rogue Android wallpaper app has been collecting personal data and sending it off to a site in China, as discovered by mobile security firm Lookout as part of their App Genome Project. Lookout found the dodgy wallpaper application as part of the Genome project, where th...	barney	0	152	Jul 30, 2010 by barney
	AT&T to issue fix for slow iPhone upload speeds (Preview) AT&T is working on a fix for the software glitch in its Alcatel-Lucent equipment. Reuters reported earlier today that the wireless carrier will issues the fix in the next two to three weeks. The fix, which AT&T says is relevant for less than two percent of its customers, is expected to signif...	barney	0	155	Jul 27, 2010 by barney
	BlackBerry Apps: Four Types to Avoid (Preview) It's never been easier to find quality BlackBerry applications. That's due largely to RIM's own app store, BlackBerry App World--which sees right around 1 million downloads a day, according to the company--as well as third party application marketplaces like Mobihand's BlackBerry store. Both...	barney	0	174	Jul 26, 2010 by barney
	Samsung offers free phones to frustrated iPhone users (Preview) It appears that technology giant Samsung is handing out free Galaxy S smartphones to iPhone 4 owners frustrated by reception problems. An account on Twitter called @samsungukmobile is contacting people who've tweeted about their difficulties with the handset, asking them to submit their conta...	barney	0	140	Jul 25, 2010 by barney
	25 must-have iPhone apps for geeks (Preview) Mobile apps have become an embarrassment of riches. In a world with over 200,000 iPhone apps and over 100,000 Android apps, the toughest part is finding the most useful stuff. For iPhone users, I’m going to throw you an assist by sharing my top 25. These are third-party apps that can help you be more pro...	barney	0	157	Jul 25, 2010 by barney
	The Wait for the White iPhone 4 Continues (Preview) As of last week, the white version of the iPhone 4 was still on track to ship at the end of this month. However, for the second time, the device has been delayed, with Apple issuing a brief statement this morning saying that it “[continues] to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expect...	barney	0	159	Jul 24, 2010 by barney
	Bloatware creeps into Android phones (Preview) Android-based smartphones are falling victim to something that has plagued PC users for years: bloatware. Android phones are being pre-loaded with trial software and apps that can't be deleted off the device by the user. These apps touting mobile TV, football games, location-based search and ga...	barney	0	145	Jul 24, 2010 by barney
	Free iPhone 4 cases will cost Apple $175 million (Preview) Apple said on Tuesday that the free cases for its iPhone 4 antenna issue will cost the company $175 million. Apple announced the free cases at an emergency press conference held last week. On an earnings conference call with investors today, Apple revealed the cost of the free cases. Apple said that i...	barney	0	133	Jul 21, 2010 by barney
	5 Hot iPhone Alternatives (Preview) Need an iPhone alternative? Check out the Cnet video HERE!	barney	0	138	Jul 21, 2010 by barney
	After 'taking a beating,' Apple to offer iPhone 4 fix? (Preview) After a decade of hit products that made Apple the cutting-edge darling of the mobile and computing world, the rollout of the iPhone 4 has been an atypical and ugly scratch on the company's glowing image. From a lost prototype of the device that slipped into the hands of a technology blog to what some ha...	barney	0	146	Jul 16, 2010 by barney
	iPhone 4 carrier unlock teased, not released just yet (update: video) (Preview) While we wait for a full, no-strings-attached jailbreak for the iPhone 4, let's turn our attention to the other important matter of unlocking, shall we? iPhone Dev Team member planetbeing is teasing the world with a picture of an unlocked AT&T iPhone 4 being used way up north on Canada's Bell -- a...	barney	0	164	Jul 14, 2010 by barney
	The iPad's Threat to PCs (Preview) Seems like an innocent question, but when it comes to projecting the performance of some of the world's major manufacturers of PCs, such as Hewlett-Packard (ticker: HPQ), Acer (ACEIF), Dell (DELL), and Lenovo (LNGVY), it's an important one. The scenario resembles the one that held sway after netb...	barney	0	159	Jul 12, 2010 by barney
	iPhone lawsuit wins class action status (Preview) A lawsuit against Apple and AT&T over their exclusivity contract has been granted class action status, meaning it now includes anyone who bought an iPhone between June 29, 2007 and present day and signed up for AT&T service. (Court Filing PDF) The heart of the class action suit - which was or...	barney	0	154	Jul 12, 2010 by barney
	An In-Depth Look at How People Are Using the iPad (Preview) Resolve Market Research has just completed a comprehensive study that looks at how the iPad is being used, and how the iPad is impacting other technology devices like e-readers, portable gaming consoles and netbooks. The study, which was conducted online across a nationally represen...	barney	0	154	Jul 10, 2010 by barney
	AppleCare: The iPhone 4 Update Won't Solve the Antenna Problem (Preview) AppleCare has confirmed what we already knew: The incoming software update won't fix the iPhone 4's transmission and reception problems. They acknowledged the antenna problem exists, offering the same solution as before: Buy a case or hold the iPhone differently. I was secretly hopin...	barney	0	166	Jul 6, 2010 by barney
	Sony Recalls Over 500,000 Overheating Vaio Laptops (Preview) It's a rough day to be a major laptop manufacturer. First comes news that Dell knowingly sold busted products, and now Sony is recalling 535,000 Vaio laptops that could get hot enough to burn your skin. UPDATED: At issue with the Vaios in question is a temperature-control defect that could distort t...	barney	1	196	Jul 1, 2010 by Vindicated
	The Microsoft Kin is dead (Preview) We're learning this afternoon that Microsoft's Kin line, for all practical purposes, is riding off into the sunset just a few short weeks after its release. Sources close to Microsoft tell us that Andy Lees has rolled Kin into the Windows Phone 7 team and has canceled the existing product's launch la...	barney	0	143	Jul 1, 2010 by barney
	Software To Unlock iPhone (Preview) http://www.breakingupdates.com/544/clawpack-sotware-jailbreak-unlock-iphone-3g-and-3gs-4-0-and-3-13-firmware/	NicKnayme	0	148	Jun 27, 2010 by NicKnayme
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