Archive for the ‘Conglomerates’ Category

SquareTrade is the only major warranty provider for iPhone 3G, aside from Apple’s iPod-derived AppleCare Protection Plan. And, while their offerings are a bit confusing, we’ve gotten the straight story on how to get your iPhone 3G covered the way you want it.
Part of the confusion here, is that iPhone 3G has three different price-points. There’s [...]

In a post on the Official Google Mobile Blog, the search solutions developer has announced an updated version of Google Maps for Mobile on both the Windows Mobile and S60 operating systems with the ability to access mass transit directions and schedule trips using the option which is currently available in 50 cities around the [...]

Nullriver, for a few hours, was able to offer the ability to use your iPhone as a Wi-Fi hotspot… until Apple used its monopoly power to shut them down.
It’s not rare for Nullriver to push the envelope however, the company is best known for creating Installer.app, the first unofficial App Store for iPhone. Using a [...]

Sure, you know that for a few hours iTunes couldn’t activate iPhone 3G, the day it came out. Big deal. The lessons that Apple really needs to learn have taken longer to uncover, but we’ll run them down.

In a letter published on Apple’s web site on Friday, Apple apologized again for the outages sparked by the transition to MobileMe services.
The letter, curiously unsigned, was written at the personal request of CEO Steve Jobs. In the letter, it outlines the problems Apple faced with MobileMe; namely the poor timing of rolling out MobileMe [...]

Apple has been seeding two new firmware builds to selected developers and AT&T designed to address specific issues in the iPhone 3G and the first generation iPhone with software version 2.0.

Firmware 2.1 for the iPhone isn’t the unexpected release most are claiming it to be thanks to the selective memory present in the media, but [...]

RIM has officially launched its long awaited BlackBerry Media Sync application for the 8800, Pearl, and 8300 Curve series of devices.
The application syncs music playlists from Apple’s iTunes (non-DRM files only) and also updates playlists inline with iTunes to make sure that music on the BlackBerry is constantly updated, with the option to manage the [...]

As first announced in May, RIM has launched Windows Live Messenger for the BlackBerry family of smart devices, and in an interesting twist, the client does not use the data connection on the device but instead relies on the venerable push functionality that the company is known for.

Image courtesy of ArsTechnica
The client is otherwise identical [...]

We did not report on the release of PwnageTool 2.0, because it didn’t work.
However, PwnageTool 2.0.1 is now out. And, with a little modification, the tool enables you to jailbreak (run applications without Apple’s approval) on iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod touch… all three now work with iPhone OS 2.0.
In addition, the update allows for [...]

Below is a full technical analysis of the changes in iPhone activation/un-bricking, both with first-generation iPhone units, as well as iPhone 3G.
Similar to iPhone 3G, first-generation iPhone owners get a nice benefit from upgrading to iPhone OS 2.0. Now, any iPhone in the United States can use any AT&T SIM card… even if it’s on [...]