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Cydia and Apple: Lawsuits will be a sideshow

Cydia and Apple: Lawsuits will be a sideshowTypical of AppleGrossly over price phone and a scam to steal 30% of the money made by 3rd party app.When will apple understand that a Computer or Phone is NOT A GAME CONSOLE!I think we will never see the day when Apple will...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Digital media, Cellular phones, Cydia, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-03-06

Cydia and Apple: Lawsuits will be a sideshow

Today’s Wall Street Journal has a big article about a new renegade competitor that is challenging Apple’s App Store and in the process whetting the appetites of IP lawyers. With all due respect to the legal eagles involved, technology and the global supply chain should make this debate moot.  ...

Tags: Supply Chain, Lawsuit, Apple Inc., Cydia, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software, Kevin O'Marah

Blog posts 2009-03-06

Additional Resources

Piracy and the Apple App Store

PiracyI'm curious as to how they discovered that 80%. I'm assuming (I know, bad idea) that they post the app on the app store (well, Apple does after reviewing it) and someone has to buy it in order to pirate it or is the App store itself broken into? If...

Tags: Games, piracy, game, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Five essential apps for jailbroken iPhones

I've been having a blast with my iPhone since installing the recently released jailbreak for OS 3.1.2 was released. Sure, the iPhone 3GS now has video recording, but it can't broadcast video. And while you're waiting for AT&T to make up its mind on tethering, you can have it today...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Video, Winterboard, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-16

How to jailbreak the iPhone 3GS

If you've been tempted to jailbreak your iPhone but haven't yet taken the plunge, I've got a couple of tips that will help make the process a little smoother. 1. Connect to iTunes and make a backup of your iPhone. 2. Download and install...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-15

How long can Apple dodge the antitrust bullet?

huh?I do not believe that your equivalence chart actually puts apples to apples. Third party software does not need to be approved before it is sold. OEMs dont need to have their software approved by microsoft before they install it. Way to attempt to make an argument...

Tags: Sales strategy, Desktops, Operating systems, antitrust, PC, Apple Inc., single source, Microsoft Corp., dominant personal computer, WinPC, operating system, sales

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

InstallerApp 1.1 (Mac)

InstallerApp is a native Mac OS X application that allows you easily download applications from Installer and Cydia directly onto your computer, and install them to the iPhone connected with USB cable.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Ripdev, InstallerApp, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-08-08

Apple removes Google Voice-based apps from the App Store

Apple removes Google Voice-based apps from the App StoreIt's time to embrace SIP/VoIP, stupid Apple/AT&T! :)Besides, paying 20 cents a minute for a GoPhone is too pricey!Any surprises here? No.As long as Apple and AT&T exercise anti-competitive and capricious control over iTunes and the App Store, the iPhone is dead...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, HTC Hero, Apple Inc., Google Inc., AT&T Corp., App Store

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

Will Apple allow one or two 3rd party apps to run in the background?

Will Apple allow one or two 3rd party apps to run in the background?RE: Will Apple allow one or two 3rd party apps to run in the background?Skype, yahoo messenger, and shoutcast radioWill Apple allow........As soon as I read that headline, I got another reminder of why I avoid Apple...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Mobile applications, Operating systems, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Skyfire, mobile, Skype Technologies S.A., Nokia Corp., Simplify Media

Discussion threads 2009-05-16

iFuntastic 6.6.2 (Mac)

iFuntastic works with jailbroken devices; limited functionality is available for out-of-the-box devices: ringtone installation (with Sound Editor to convert arbitrary sound files, crop, add fade-in and fade-out and adjust volume;) transfer of user files and folders to and from the device are also possible. Data Transfer For jailbroken devices, iFuntastic...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Device, Productivity, Telecommunications

Software downloads 2009-05-08

InstallerApp 1.0.1 (Mac)

InstallerApp is a native Mac OS X application that allows you easily download applications from Installer and Cydia directly onto your computer, and install them to the iPhone connected with USB cable.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Ripdev, InstallerApp, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-03-27

News to know: Wolfram Alpha; iPhone developers; Windows 7; Cyberwar

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web' Nova Spivak: Wolfram Alpha is Coming â€" and It Could be as...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-09

Next generation wave of mobile devices: blame the iPhone

Next generation wave of mobile devices: blame the iPhoneIt's its. -NM- Blame? Try "Thank"I'm no fan of Apple, but believe me, I was so happy when I first heard about the iPhone. For way too many years, cell phone makers had been pushing crappy interfaces with little thought...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Wireless and Mobility, Apple iPhone, phone, mobile, mobile device

Discussion threads 2009-02-09

Sorry, you won't see Opera, Firefox, or Chrome soon on your iPhone

Sorry, you won't see Opera, Firefox, or Chrome soon on your iPhoneMobile Safari is fine if........I could install adblock or alter my hosts file without jailbreaking my phone. The biggest problem surfing on my iPhone is the amount of time spent loading ads.That doesn't meanThat mobile Firefox won't find...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Software ASA, WebKit

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

iPhone 2.2 update is out

iPhone 2.2 update is outPhone manufacturer releases firmware, tech blogs go crazy!*Yawn*You do realise that all the other major manufacturers release firmware which fixes bugs and adds features too, right?Only they and the tech press don't make a big fuss out of it and, equally amusingly, the products generally don't...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, voice, MMS, Apple Inc., iPhone 2.2 update-i

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

Real-world iPhone tethering

Yesterday I had a scheduled appointment at my local auto dealership to have an iPod interface installed in our Prius more on that later. Knowing that I'd have to wait and estimated hour and a half for my car, I took the opportunity to test iPhone tethering to my MacBook...

Tags: Apple iPhone, PDAnet, 3G, Engineering, Notebooks, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-07

OTA podcasts enabled in iPhone 2.2 firmware

OTA podcasts enabled in iPhone 2.2 firmwareBullet Points...1. Apple isn't an underdog anymore.2. Betas work on certain things. I'll try out beta software all the time. The problem is that I doubt that it will work well on a phone - if my phone is running beta firmware, and I...

Tags: podcast, Apple Inc., firmware, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

Backgrounder extension for jailbroken iPhones

In a recent piece for Daring Fireball Jon Gruber writes: background processing is the one factor that unites the four dock apps. Phone, Mail, Safari, and iPod all continue running in the background; no other apps, including those from Apple, do... ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Application, Backgrounder Extension, Wiki, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Digital Music, Digital Media, Telecom & Utilities, Online Communications, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-07

A great reason to jailbreak: tethering

Everyone probably remembers the mythical NetShare iPhone tethering app that was released briefly by NullRiver. It vanished from the App Store at the end of July when Apple pulled it without explanation. Apple and AT&T are rumored to be discussing tethering, but as of yet no plans have been announced....

Tags: Apple iPhone, PDAnet, Engineering, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Adobe actively developing a Flash Player iPhone

Flash Magazine reports Adobe Systems' Senior Director of Engineering Paul Betlem confirmed that Adobe is developing a Flash Player for the iPhone at the Flash On The Beach FOTB conference in Brighton, UK. The only problem is that Apple controls which apps get approved for distribution in the App...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Apple Inc., Games, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-01