Saturday, July 28, 2007, 06:32 AM
At last, someone has developed a patch to allow the Apple TV's storage capacity to be expanded using the USB port, using its internal hard drive to boot and one fat external USB 2.0 2 Terabytes drive to store as many TV series, photos and porn movies as you want. Yes Cupertino, resistance to hackers, I'm afraid, is futile. The process is not difficult, as you will see after the jump.
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Friday, July 27, 2007, 05:30 PM
Unfortunately, Apple's design gurus didn't get to lovingly sculpt AT&T's billing system, so when the first iPhone users opened their bills this month, they got a surprise. Actually, pages upon pages of surprises. Every single image gets assessed a fee based on its kilobytes, and is then painstakingly itemized on your AT&T bill.Hundreds of listings of "Data Transfer" of type "Data" at rate code "MBRF," along with its kilobytes. Never mind if the customer is on an unlimited data transfer plan. New York Times technology writer David Pogue's bill was nine pages long. Daring Fireball's was 45.
The Poguester kills it best with, "This development illustrates yet another clash between Apple's typical philosophy of elegance and simplicity-and the unprepared, cluelessness of its cellular partner."
Another good reason for iPhone users, if they haven't already, to switch to paperless billing.
iPhone+AT&T Bill=Uh-Oh [NYT] (Thanks to Colin!)
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Friday, July 27, 2007, 05:21 PM
Eight hours of talk time on iPhone is better than most high-end phones, but to truly savor a groundbreaking you need to at least double that. With iZAP , a battery originally made for the iPod, you could triple it. The iZAP battery is made by ZAP , which made the OBVIO 828 (above), the cutest electric car to hit the road (still coming). Here’s waht’s ZAP CEO Steve Schneider has to say about its contributions to the Jesus Phone:
“Frankly, if an iPod runs out of power, losing your music and video is not as critical to your business trip as the iPhone. The iZap and iPhone are compatible right out of the box, almost like they were made for one another. You don’t need to buy additional connectors or cords and with the iZap cradle you can recharge your iPhone right on your belt.”
And you can be sure the iZAP lithium-ion, rechargeable 1,000 times and holds four times the charge of other batteries, is totally safe. A hundred thousand ZAP vehicles on the road, sometimes carrying babies speak for the battery. The iZAP battery is priced at $79.
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Friday, July 27, 2007, 01:44 PM
Today's iPhone hack-du-jour uses iTunes preview files for ringtones. As you probably know, iTunes freely offers short audio samples of its entire library. You can easily download these samples from iTunes and install them onto your iPhone as custom ringtones. Since your iPhone is authorized to your account, you'll be able to play back these otherwise protected audio snippets as ringtones. Here are the steps to take to make this work for you: Read More...Click Permalink before submitting article:
Friday, July 27, 2007, 10:59 AM
It was bound to happen. It seems that a guy called Trujillo has been the first to file a class-action suit against Apple and AT&T; because of the iPhone. The reason? You guessed, it's the battery. Read all about this dumbtastically stupid lawsuit, including the entire complaint text, after the jump.
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Friday, July 27, 2007, 09:23 AM
Parliant today released PhoneValet Anywhere for iPhone , delivering home and office voice mails to iPhone's Safari Web browser. " PhoneValet Anywhere extends PhoneValet Message Center's capabilities to remote Macs and PCs via a standard Web browser," said Kevin Ford, Parliant's president. "When we saw iPhone we decided to further refine PhoneValet Anywhere's interface and functionality to allow the fast-growing iPhone nation to listen to PhoneValet voice mail messages, return calls, view recent calls and view/edit notes on call details. iPhone users accustomed to Apple's visual voice mail will have a very familiar experience." PhoneValet Anywhere for iPhone automatically converts PhoneValet voice mail files into a format that the iPhone recognizes. PhoneValet Anywhere for iPhone is a server upgrade priced at $60 with unlimited users for existing PhoneValet Message Center 5.x customers.
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Friday, July 27, 2007, 09:16 AM
Seems that iPhone users have been the victim of some spam, not just any old spam though. This stuff was designed to hack into the phone, and with a single click gives hackers access to pretty much anything you wouldn’t want them to have.Read More...Click Permalink before submitting article:
Friday, July 27, 2007, 09:05 AM
Written by Alex Iskold
Earlier this week Alex wrote about his favorite iPhone features . Most of you agreed that the iPhone is a unique, breakthrough device that is years ahead of other smart phones. A few of you said that there is nothing special about it, but one reader said that we should cover both the good and bad things about it. This reader gets his wish in this post, in which we take a look at things that are missing or need improvement in the iPhone.
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Friday, July 27, 2007, 05:10 AM
Here's a simple iPhone trick that could be very useful when you access many different Wi-Fi Networks. If you're in an airport or a coffee shop and you can't access the hotspot, the first thing you should do is trying to renew your DHCP lease.
To do so, go to "Settings > Wi-Fi" Networks and pick the network. In the DHCP panel, select the "Renew Lease" button. In many cases, this should re-establish a Wi-Fi connection.
If it looks like you're connected on the Wi-Fi network and every time you access a webpage it uses the Edge network, it might be related to a bad WEP password. To solve this, go to "Settings > Wi-Fi" and tap "More Info" next to the Wi-Fi network name and tap Forget this Network. Then try to make a new connection to this Wi-Fi network again.
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Thursday, July 26, 2007, 02:34 PM
Everyday we are seeing more apps for the iPhone appear. Today's entry is from hosting company Media Temple . They have launched their AccountCenter product for the iPhone.
Jason McVearry, Partner Director notes, "This is the first fully functional web hosting account manager designed specifically for the iphone...meaning you can manage your domains, email, account settings and even reboot your server via your iphone."
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Thursday, July 26, 2007, 06:47 AM
A service called iPodJuice claims to offer a full iPhone battery replacement and installation process for just $25. Sound to good to be true? Yeah, I think so too. I’m charging my iPhone 400 times today just so I can try out this service.
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Thursday, July 26, 2007, 06:06 AM
Nearly everyone has heard of "iPod muggings"— thieves targeting unsuspecting users on the street because of the presence of those signature white headphones that indicate there's an expensive gadget on the other end. Of course, iPod users aren't the only ones who have ever had gadgets stolen—everything from CD players (yes, some people still use those) to PDAs to GPS units to cell phones have been attractive targets for thieves for years now. And while there have been some attempts to dissuade thieves from stealing our things, most have been pretty easy to get around. But what if a thief knew that if he (or she) stole that iPod, it would only have one charge cycle left before it became useless?
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 06:07 PM
Ever been in a situation where you had wished that your mobile phone could double up as a modem so that you can surf the internet in a place where Wi-Fi or internet connectivity is not available, then you will love this iPhone hack. Folks at Cre.ations.net have figured out how to tether your iPhone to get internet access with AT&T's EDGE network from your laptop.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 11:36 AM
Only a few days after the iPhone went on sale, hackers were already kicking the wheels and checking under the hood to see if they could pimp out Apple's locked-down smartphone. After a month, they've made surprising progress. Below, we detail some of the milestone hacks for what has been called "the most significant consumer electronics product ever." Read More...Click Permalink before submitting article:
Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 06:49 AM
If you’re an auction hound addicted to eBay then we may just have the application for you.
iPhoneMyeBay is an iPhone-formatted auction client from iPhoneAppLab ; at the moment you can’t search for items (although the wap.ebay.com portal for general cellphone use will allow that) but it can track and monitor those lovely porcelain kitten figurines on your watch list and you can also increase your bid.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 06:35 AM
Wi-FiTV.com released iPhoneWi-FiTV for your iPhone. The specially formatted webpage and video player, gives iPhone users easy access to TV feeds.
The company is now offering five free streaming movies which can be viewed in the iPhone as an example of its technology and as a preview to a large number of movies it will be offering at
www.Wi-FiTV.com to various Internet-enabled devices.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 08:44 AM
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 08:27 AM
A crashed iPhone on display at the Apple Store. Taken, of course, with the functioning iPhone beside it.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 07:01 AM
Google has released a beta version of an AJAX-powered version of its search page optimized in design and mechanics for use on Apple's iPhone. It's much easier to work with on the device than Google's standard search page. Have a look:
iPhone google
Definitely worth a spot in your mobile Safari's bookmarks.
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Monday, July 23, 2007, 03:09 PM
Those pranksters at PC Mag have come up with a completely scientific methodology that predicts when you’re iPhone will bite the dust. Cuz, you know, you can’t replace the battery on your own. The iPhone is slated to hold 80 percent of a charge after 400 charges, but I think the foul weather has caused our friends to eat some mushrooms and they’re boosting that number to 450 cycles. They’ve also estimated that you’ll be charging your iPhone every 34 hours, so the math becomes very simple, 450 charges x 1.5 days = 675 days. Chances are you’ll be upgrading to 2G by then.
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