April 22, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

The general look and feel of the prototype iPhone recently discovered and disassembled will likely be very similar to the final shipping product of the next-generation handset Apple will release this summer.

Citing sources familiar with Apple’s fourth-generation iPhone, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber revealed that the barcode affixed to the prototype device obtained by Gizmodo, which read “N90_DVT-GE4X_0493,” gives insight into how far along Apple is in the design of its next-generation phone. Read more…

April 22, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Planetbeing has announced that he has got Android running on the iPhone.

“Finally breaking radio silence to bring you Android on the iPhone. ”

I’ve been working on this quietly in the background. Sorry about the initial video quality, but YouTube promises that the quality will get better as the video gets processed more. The back part of the version I uploaded to Vimeo was cut off. Read more…

April 21, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A California hospital plans to distribute more than 100 Apple iPads among its health care workers to allow them look at X-ray images, EKG results and more on the portable touchscreen device, according to a new report. Read more…

April 21, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Some will cheer, others will groan, but it seems that the love-it-or-hate-it Facebook game, FarmVille, is on its way to iPhone and iPad. A recent search of domains has uncovered both farmvilleiphone.com and farmvilleipad.com, both reserved by the same company currently overseeing Zynga’s official FarmVille website. This means that sooner or later, we’ll probably be seeing official clients for Apple’s mobile devices. Read more…

April 20, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple has posted a support document targeting iPhone jailbreaking, noting that “unauthorized modification of iPhone OS has been a major source of instability, disruption of services, and other issues,” including compromised security.

The article addresses “adverse issues experienced by customers who have made unauthorized modifications to the iPhone OS (this hacking process is often called ‘jailbreaking’).” Read more…

April 20, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

 

After purchasing an iPad from a local Apple Store a Denver-area man was jumped by thieves who ripped off most of his pinky finger whilst yanking the bag away from him.

The man who was purchasing the iPad for a colleague admits to not even really understanding the fuss with Apple’s new product. After paying for the device he headed down the Apple stairs. The strings of the Apple bag were wrapped around his hand as he walked out. Read more…

April 20, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple today announced that the Wi-Fi + 3G models of its iPad will be delivered to US customers who’ve pre-ordered on Friday, April 30, and will be available in Apple retail stores the same day starting at 5:00 p.m. Read more…

April 19, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Gizmodo has posted some background information about how they obtained the iPhone 4G prototype and who lost it in the first place.

The Gourmet Haus Staudt. A nice place to enjoy good German ales. And if you are an Apple Software Engineer named Gray Powell and you get one too many beers, it’s also a nice place to lose the next-generation iPhone. Read more…

April 19, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Developers have done a little more poking around with iPhone OS 4.0, and it looks like Apple is set to get much more social with the next version of the iPhone. Not only will the new OS include the new gaming network Game Center, but apparently the OS will also integrate Facebook contacts directly into apps on the phone. Read more…

April 19, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple considers the iPhone 4G prototype being showcased around the web to be stolen property, not a lost device, according to Daring Fireball.

The new owner of the device said it was found on the floor of a San Jose bar inside an iPhone 3G case; however, this information can’t really be confirmed.

In Gizmodo’s hands-on report they note that Gruber said the device was reported lost and Apple wants it back. That isn’t technically correct as Gruber makes clear…

Note that I did not use the word “lost”. It is my understanding that Apple considers this unit stolen, not lost. And as for the “someone(s)” who “found” it, I believe it is disingenuous for Gizmodo to play coy, as though they don’t know who the someones are.

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