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September 17th, 2008

iPhone-Themed Cupcakes Look Yummy

Check out these iPhone-themed cupcakes, which recently won some cupcake decorating contest. A little rough on the edges, but you can be forgiving when pastries are involved. Besides, they look so yummy, it’s to imagine competitors wishing they could eat Apple’s “significant” competition away. (laughingsquid.com)
Tags: iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone cupcakes

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By Rico -- 2 comments

August 20th, 2008

Copy-and-Paste (Finally) Makes it to the iPhone

It’s amazing how Apple provides products lacking functionality, but enjoy a user-base willing to add the kind of versatility that should’ve been there in the first place!
Case in point: OpenClip, an open-source project dedicated to giving the iPhone copy-paste functionality. Apple’s lucky; they let all the fanboys do the work of making a better product, […]

By Rico -- 1 comment

August 17th, 2008

Add a Flashlight to Your iPhone

Oh wow, someone’s actually figured out how to integrate a flashlight with the iPhone!

Of course, it’s only cool because it’s shining through that damn Apple logo
Tags: built-in, flashlight, integration, iPhone, the iPhone again?!?

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August 12th, 2008

How to Spend Money to Help Your Competitors

Fellow b5′er Jayvee makes a good point over at Cellphone 9:
After the conference, I approached him and asked him why the comparison has to be made to the iPhone all the time. I interjected that mentioning a competitor’s product during your own press conference made it sound more like a fit of desperation on your […]

By Rico -- 6 comments

August 11th, 2008

RIM Actually Growing Market Share Since iPhone Release

For the US smartphone market, ChangeWave research has compiled some detailed, yet ultimately not surprising, data. The iPhone has reached the 11% mark. RIM, out of apparent desperation, has worked hard to push its Blackberries over the past year. Its share is now up to 42%.
Tags: apple, Blackberry, Centro, iPhone, Palm, Research in Motion, RIM

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By Rico -- 1 comment

August 5th, 2008

Can We See More Tech Writing Like This?

With all due respect to Walt Mossberg and company, we haven’t seen anyone match the witty prose of Flappy the Dolphin for quite some time. The intrepid dolphin redefined tech journalism last year, when he tested a first-generation iPhone, Treo 680, and a Blackberry Curve 8300 in his pool:
Once again, the aquatic mammal sector has […]

By Rico -- 0 comments

June 5th, 2008

Real Gaming Control Pad Planned for iPhone

The Apple iPhone could be a truly great gaming platform. Huge, bright screen, a processor fast enough to throw around some 3D graphics, motion sensors and — from a developers point of view — a big installed user base.
The only problem is the lack of buttons. A touchscreen keyboard might work OK for typing […]

By Sean R. -- 2 comments

June 3rd, 2008

Dangling Dongle Brings GPS to The iPhone

This rather clunky-looking Apple iPhone add-on brings real GPS to the soon-to-be-obsolete original iPhone.
Consisting a Holux M1000b GPS unit, a custom dock-connector cable and some software which requires a jailbroken iPhone to run.
Here’s a demo video below in which the GPS seems to work fine, updating your position on the iPhone’s built in […]

By Sean R. -- 2 comments

May 22nd, 2008

Apple iPhone GeoTagging, 3G On/Off Switch

Hey Apple iPhone fans, a few more reports have surfaced about the 3G version of the Apple iPhone. w00t!
This tasty round of nuggets tells us that the iPhone will include the ability to GeoTag photos (which means it will have GPS), users can toggle the 3G radio on and off, and I have some predictions […]

By Sean R. -- 3 comments

February 27th, 2008

The iPod and iPhone firmware update 1.1.4 is out

The iPod and iPhone firmware update 1.1.4 has been released by Apple and it comes out just over a month’s time after the V 1.1.3 came out. Itsd available via the iTunes or it can be downloaded as a 165 MB standalone setup file. Just make sure you backup all your data on your iPod […]

By colbert low -- 3 comments