News tagged "Apple"

Google Earth for iPhone updated to version 2.0, adds custom maps

Google Earth for iPhone updated to version 2.0, adds custom maps

17 November, 2009 | comments (5)

Today, one year after the initial Google Earth release into the App Store, Google's one and only Google Earth for mobile app has been updated to ver. 2.0. The new features include access to the custom maps...

Tags: Apple, iPhone, Misc


iPhone 3G and 3GS heading to RadioShack, maybe Verizon too

iPhone 3G and 3GS heading to RadioShack, maybe Verizon too

08 November, 2009 | comments (56)

Oh, iPhone. Every shop wants thee. RadioShack, or “The Shack” as hipsters call it, announced that it will be offering the iPhone 3G and 3GS by the end of this month to a limited number of stores initially...

Tags: Apple, iPhone, Rumors


Samsung to pay 1.3 billion US dollars for Qualcomm patents

Samsung to pay 1.3 billion US dollars for Qualcomm patents

08 November, 2009 | comments (36)

While some companies make their way to the top using others' achievements, there are still ones that are willing to pay for patent licenses without mumbling too much. Like Samsung who have just...

Tags: Samsung, Nokia, Apple, Misc


Orange UK launch iPhone 3G/3GS on 10 Nov, same pricing as O2

Orange UK launch iPhone 3G/3GS on 10 Nov, same pricing as O2

02 November, 2009 | comments (59)

Orange officially announced that the launch of the iPhone 3G and 3GS will be on 10 November. Their future iPhone plans are absolutely identical to those of O2 ones and you can have the 3GS free for 44 GBP...

Tags: Apple, iPhone, Orange, Misc


iPhone 3G and 3GS closing in on Orange UK, set for 10 November

iPhone 3G and 3GS closing in on Orange UK, set for 10 November

26 October, 2009 | comments (27)

As you probably know already O2 UK no longer claims the iPhone exclusivity and Orange is the second UK carrier to offer the device in its UK network. The latest piece of intel however has 10 November as the most...


Nokia suing Apple over the infringment of a dozen of patents

Nokia suing Apple over the infringment of a dozen of patents

22 October, 2009 | comments (318)

Nokia have obviously had some grudges with Apple ever since the iPhone was introduced in 2007 and now they're even going to court. The reason - well, Apple have used some of Nokia's GSM, UMTS and...

Tags: Nokia, Apple


Apple having a stormer in Q3, record profit achieved

Apple having a stormer in Q3, record profit achieved

21 October, 2009 | comments (91)

The financial report for Apple's Q3 of the year revealed that the company lately has had amazing success. Apple recorded their best non-holiday quarter revenue and profit ever, easily outperforming the unfavorable...

Tags: Apple


Vodafone UK playing catch up, will sell iPhone 3G / 3GS as well

Vodafone UK playing catch up, will sell iPhone 3G / 3GS as well

29 September, 2009 | comments (70)

Following yesterday's press release dialogue between Orange and O2 on the matter of O2 losing iPhone exclusivity in the UK, Vodafone are also joining in on the discussion by just announcing that they have...


Apples and Oranges: iPhone 3G and 3GS coming to Orange UK

Apples and Oranges: iPhone 3G and 3GS coming to Orange UK

28 September, 2009 | comments (125)

Who says Apples and Oranges are different? Not Apple or Orange, that's for sure as they've reached an agreement to offer the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS to Orange UK customers. Sure enough, the iPhone is...

Tags: Apple, iPhone, Orange


iPhone OS 3.1 and iTunes 9 now available, unlockers be aware

iPhone OS 3.1 and iTunes 9 now available, unlockers be aware

10 September, 2009 | comments (303)

Today Apple released the new iPhone firmware 3.1 update along with the new iTunes 9. Bug fixes, changes to the AppStore, easier synchronization process and fixing the modem exploit are part of the features list...


iPhone 3GS plays 1080p video, enjoys sound of jaws dropping

iPhone 3GS plays 1080p video, enjoys sound of jaws dropping

21 August, 2009 | comments (146)

The iPhone is making it really hard not to like it - apparently the latest generation of iPhones - the speedy 3GS can play 1080p video. Yep, 1080p. The software is not fully ready yet but the hardware is. So, are we...


The finest displays in the business compared on video

The finest displays in the business compared on video

19 August, 2009 | comments (72)

Now that's a sight that can make a geek's heart melt - six of the finest mobile phones of the year, laying next to each other. The reason behind this unusual gathering is a display comparison review that...

Tags: Samsung, HTC, Apple, Misc


iPhone 3GS awarded the Euro smartphone 2009 title by EISA

iPhone 3GS awarded the Euro smartphone 2009 title by EISA

17 August, 2009 | comments (90)

EISA - the European Imaging and Sound Association - announced its 2009-2010 awards for mobile devices and greenness. More than 50 prominent tech magazines from all over Europe got together to...


TomTom for iPhone is finally here, no word of the car stand

TomTom for iPhone is finally here, no word of the car stand

17 August, 2009 | comments (11)

Today TomTom has finally released their voice guided turn-by-turn SatNav app for the iPhone. The app was the only featured SatNav software at the presentation of the iPhone OS 3.0, but it's the last to arrive...


TomTom SatNav app getting closer, iGO release theirs today

TomTom SatNav app getting closer, iGO release theirs today

06 August, 2009 | comments (20)

The race is tight for the developers of GPS SatNav apps for Apple iPhone 3G and 3GS as iGO today released their solution, while TomTom confirmed their app and dash stand are still due this summer...


Apple announces Q2 results, rules them all

Apple announces Q2 results, rules them all

22 July, 2009 | comments (87)

Apple just published the financial results for the second quarter of the year and things could hardly be healthier there. The company is obviously unaware of a certain little thingy called world economic crisis...

Tags: Apple, Misc


1.5 billion Apple App Store downloads achieved in a year

1.5 billion Apple App Store downloads achieved in a year

14 July, 2009 | comments (74)

Today Apple announced that the number of downloaded applications from their App Store has just exceeded 1.5 billion. Just one short year after the launch of the online application store the figures...

Tags: Apple, Misc


PurpleRa1n jailbreak for iPhone 3GS now out, unlocking begins

PurpleRa1n jailbreak for iPhone 3GS now out, unlocking begins

03 July, 2009 | comments (92)

Yes, it's what iPhone 3GS users have all been waiting for - a jailbreak for the new iPhone 3GS. Geohot, who has been involved with iPhone hacking from day one, has now releases the PurpleRa1n jailbreak utility...

Tags: Apple, Touch UI


iPhone 3G gets unlocked under 3.0 OS, iPhone 3G S still waiting

iPhone 3G gets unlocked under 3.0 OS, iPhone 3G S still waiting

23 June, 2009 | comments (61)

The iPhone Dev Team has finally released the utility needed to unlock the iPhone 3G under iPhone OS 3.0, which will allow current users in illegitimate carriers to upgrade to the latest version of the iPhone OS...


Navigon release their Mobile Navigator app for the iPhone

Navigon release their Mobile Navigator app for the iPhone

22 June, 2009 | comments (40)

One of the major SatNav suppliers Navigon have released a version of their Mobile Navigator through Apple AppStore. The new app runs on the Apple iPhone turning it into a fully-fledged SatNav solution...