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Last month it was two billion downloads; this month it's over 100,000 applications available: is the Apple App Store really just a headline generator? No, obviously not, it's a software marketplace for the iPhone and iPod touch, but as the figures show it's certainly the most popular mobile apps store out there right now.
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Apple App Store stuffed with over 100,000 applications
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 5th 2009 No CommentsMotorola Droid Review
By Vincent Nguyen on Wednesday, Nov 4th 2009 22 CommentsIf you can predict a device’s success by site stats then we’d say the Verizon DROID by Motorola is going to be a hit. A week after launch and the DROID is still topping the charts for reader interest, and you’ve been peppering us with questions and comments about the Android 2.0 device. Set to hit shelves this coming Friday, the Verizon DROID is already being heralded as the device that will change Motorola’s fortunes; is that hyperbole, or is the DROID really that good? We’ve been putting the smartphone through its paces, so read on for the full SlashGear review.
China Unicom sell just 5,000 iPhones in opening weekend
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 4th 2009 No Comments
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While the competition for iPhone carriers is hotting up in Europe, the smartphone has only just gone on sale in China. Unfortunately, sales success hasn't followed the Apple device over to China Unicom's new 3G network; only 5,000 iPhone handsets were sold in China over the first weekend, according to the carrier, despite over a million new subscribers to that network in the same period.
blacksn0w iPhone 3GS 3.1.2 unlock now live
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 3rd 2009 No CommentsiPhone 3.1.2 unlock tool blacksn0w has been released, a day ahead of the promised schedule. Available as a free download from blackra1n.com, the software allows the latest version of Apple’s iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS firmware to be carrier-unlocked, freeing you from the tyranny of whichever network you bought it from. According to creator George Hotz, the unlock is also faster than before, by around 15 seconds in fact.
French iPhone exclusivity broken after regulator decision
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 3rd 2009 1 Comment
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Apple and carrier Orange have announced that their exclusivity agreement in France has ended prematurely, after telecoms regulators decided the deal was "a new rigidity factor in a sector that already suffers from lack of competition." The news comes after a temporary injunction filed back in December 2008 - and later upheld in a review in February - following complaints from network rivals Bouygues Telecom and SFR.
iPhone 4th-gen “midboard” on sale at Chinese retailer?
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 3rd 2009 No CommentsRemember the iPhone 4G SIM tray spotted in China last month? Well, if you’re looking to piece together your own next-gen Apple device, you’ll be keen to see China Ontrade’s latest purported component: it’s tipped to be the “iPhone 4 Generation Midboard”.
iTunes 9, Windows 7, and iPhone aren’t getting along
By Shane McGlaun on Monday, Nov 2nd 2009 4 CommentsThe iPhone is one of the most popular smartphones on the market and many users of the iPhone are Windows users. With Windows 7 on the market, many users are now synchronizing their iPhone with iTunes 9 on Windows 7 computers. Apparently, there is some sort of issue with iTunes 9, Windows 7 64-bit, and the iPhone.
blacksn0w iPhone 3.1.2 unlock coming November 4th [Video]
By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 2nd 2009 No Comments
Been waiting for an unlock for your iPhone 3GS? Thanks to George Hotz, who goes by the handle of Geohot and offers the blackra1n unlock tool, a new version – blacksn0w – capable of unlocking iPhone OS 3.1.2 will be launched on November 4th. According to Hotz, one unlocking company has gone as far as to offer him $10,000 for the necessary code; however the good news is that the blacksn0w unlock will remain free.
Problem is, that won’t stop various less-than-honest unlock merchants from “borrowing” blacksn0w and charging iPhone owners for what they could readily do themselves for free. Hotz is asking people to share the information about his – and the iPhone Dev Team’s – offerings, to try to reduce the number of people conned into paying unnecessarily.
Video demo of the unlock after the cut
TomTom Car Kit incompatible with iPod touch, first-gen iPhone
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Oct 29th 2009 No CommentsTomTom have confirmed that their Car Kit – the optional accessory to accompany the TomTom iPhone app – will only fully work with the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, thanks to a limitation in the TomTom application. The app’s limitation means that owners of the first-gen iPhone, together with iPod touch users, won’t be able to take advantage of the Car Kit’s integrated GPS receiver and speakerphone.
Verizon introduces the leader of the DROID army – First Take
By Michael Gartenberg on Thursday, Oct 29th 2009 3 CommentsRecently I asked, if a DROID could take on the Death Star? Now, Motorola and Verizon, along with some help from Google launched DROID. I’ve spent the day with a device and here’s what I think so far. First, Verizon was clear that DROID is going to be a family of devices running Android, Motorola’s device will be the only one called DROID, others will be known as the DROID-XXX. DROID is the first Android 2.0 device and the Google branding points to the fact that this is stock Android. And I do mean stock Android: there are zero Verizon services on this device (with the exception of a non-branded visual voicemail app). No VCast. No nothing. One wonders if Verizon were willing to go to this length a few years ago, would the iPhone have landed on Verizon? Android 2.0 is a great update and finally is starting to feel complete. Compared to V1 Android running HTC Sense, it’s a mixed bag. HTC’s UI is lightyears ahead of stock Android in my opinion but the DROID performs so much better than any Android V1 phone I’ve used and is nearly feature complete that it’s hard to recommend a V1x device at this point.
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