September 25, 2009 
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Something new, unexpected, and possibly worrying has popped up in iTunes. iTunes now “calls home” to the Apple mothership whenever you restore an iPhone or iPod touch. It tells you that it’s “Verifying restore with Apple…”, checking your device identifier
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Smartscreen
Today MediaPhone announced ‘SmartScreen’ an application for the iPhone and iPod touch that will allow informational widgets to be placed and used on the lock screen. Widgets are similar to those offered by Apple’s ‘dashboard’ and they follow familiar look
Notepod: The iPhone Note Pad
For all lovers of gadgets in style iPhone is available Notepod, a pad of paper on which you can take notes or draw the graphical interface of your application: NotePod come home in 3 separate blocks at a cost of
Apple confirms it banned iPhone porn app
And here comes the ban of the apparently very popular iPhone porn app, while not too unexpected, the reason behind it took a while to completely come out. Thursday saw the first softcore porn app arrive for the iPhone, only
TomTom Car Kit for iPhone Appears in Apple’s European Online Stores
TomTom’s much-anticipated iPhone GPS car kit has appeared on a number of European Apple online stores, including the UK store. Scheduled to ship in 2-3 weeks, the kit is priced at £99.95 (US$164.10) in the UK and 99.95 Euro (US$147.90)
iPhone App will Check Your Date’s Past
When it comes to finding Mr. Right and avoiding Mr. Wrong, the iPhone is about the change the dating game. Thanks to new technology, in a matter of minutes, you could have a person’s entire background at your fingertips. “I
12mail: Short video messaging arrives on iPhone
12seconds.tv, a micro video messaging service dubbed by some as “Twitter for video,” is bringing the same short format to private video messaging in its second iPhone app, 12Mail. The basic gist of the app, released this week, is that
AT&T Announces iPhone MMS Launch for ‘Late Morning’ Pacific Time Friday
AT&T today announced on its Facebook page that a carrier settings update for MMS on the iPhone will be available in the “late morning” Pacific Time on Friday, the previously-announced launch date for the service. MMS Update: We know you’ve
Starbucks reveals iPhone apps
Extra-hot venti with whip white chocolate mocha? Yeah, there’s an app for that. Starbucks has introduced two new applications for the iPhone and iPod touch that will allow users to order and pay for coffee beverages directly from the device.
Apple OKs first porn star apps for the iPhone
“Apple has approved the first two iPhone apps dedicated to the careers of popular (or, ahem, so we’re told) porn stars”, reports Cnet earlier today. Developed by GrindHouse Mobile and the stars, these apps set a precedent as the first
AT&T Nervous About Upcoming iPhone MMS Launch?
DSLReports claims to have received word from a source noting that AT&T is extremely nervous about the impending launch of MMS for the iPhone scheduled for this Friday. Early testing of the service has apparently already placed a strain on
Concept: iPhone Home Screen Redesign
Teehan from Teehan+Lax has posted his vision for the iPhone Home Screen. Unfortunately, Apple has prevented any changes to the home screen via the SDK; however, its possible that someone could create an implementation of this for users with jailbroken
Apple, rapper Eminem could end up in trial over iTunes battle
If Apple and Eight Mile Style LLC, publisher of artist Eminem, are unable to resolve a dispute by Thursday, the two parties will end up in trial over the sale of songs on iTunes. The lawsuit stems from 2007, when
