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F-MyLife App Review: Think you Had a Bad Day?

Cody Buchanan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:07:30 +0000

Have you ever had a really bad day? Undoubtedly the answer is yes. We’ve all had our bad, horrible, no-good, rotten days. And as we discuss these bad days, it seems to become a competition to top each others. You might think getting pulled over and being late to work was a bad day, until [...]

Mi-Fi app for the iPhone, iPod touch gets an update

Robert Nelson — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:36:22 +0000

As I have mentioned in the past, I have since given up on the thought of being able to (legally) tether my iPhone and have picked up a Sprint MiFi. Since that great day when it arrived it has come in handy in so many ways, and the recently release Mi-Fi app from AppsDen has [...]

iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS coming to The Shack in 2010

Robert Nelson — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:24:48 +0000

Those looking to purchase an iPhone will soon have one more place to shop. According to a recent announcement from Radio Shack The Shack, they will be offering both the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Although at least initially the sales will be limited to “company-owned” stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth and New York City areas. Then [...]

iPhone 3GS Wins Out in Browser Speed Battle vs. Droid and Eris

Devindra Hardawar — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:31:00 +0000

No, I’m not gloating, but it’s worth pointing out that despite the Droid’s hardware superiority over the iPhone 3GS in certain respects, the trusty iPhone still loads web pages faster according to this Android Central shootout. And after all, when we’re throwing down with our smartphone brethren, isn’t that what really matters? Well, not really, [...]

Apple Launching a Smaller GSM/CDMA iPhone in 2010 for Verizon Launch in Q3?

Devindra Hardawar — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:05:34 +0000

AppleInsider has the word that Apple is looking to make a hybrid GSM/CDMA iPhone model in 2010 that they can sell to all cellular providers worldwide, and specifically Verizon in the US. The info comes from a report by OTR Global that was passed to AppleInsider, and details that this new cross-network capability comes courtesy [...]

Access2Go App Review: Hollywood Hot Talk!

Cody Buchanan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:20:44 +0000

In all honesty, I could care less about celebrities and their lives. However, for the sake of the faithful iPhonefreak.com readers I’m willing to do almost anything. So I thought I would shift my review focus for a day onto an app I would originally never buy, the Access2Go gossip app. Access2Go is an app [...]

Mobile Phone Inventor Says Today’s Phones Are Too Complicated

Devindra Hardawar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:16:47 +0000

The man who invented the mobile phone while at Motorola, Martin Cooper, says that the devices have become too complicated today. At a privacy conference in Madrid this week, he railed against the multifunction nature of today’s modern phones. The 80 year old Cooper delivered the following: Whenever you create a universal device that does all things [...]

This Week’s App Store Updates – 6th November

Andy Boxall — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:25:09 +0000

Off to browse the iTunes App Store? Make sure you take a look at these eight apps which are new or updated this week, complete with links directly to them. Chorus. Provided enough people download and start using this app, it could become very handy indeed! It brings social networking to the app store by importing friend [...]

New Apple job listing hints at fighting jailbreaking and unlocking

Robert Nelson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:03:18 +0000

According to a recently listing job posting, Apple is looking to hire an “iPhone OS Platform Security Manager.” According to that listing; “The team is responsible for secure booting and installation of the OS, partitioning and hardening of security domains within the OS, cryptographic services, and risk analysis of security threats. The team is made up [...]

Black Friday shopping comes to the iPhone

Robert Nelson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:54:10 +0000

Bargain hunters with an iPhone will now be able to navigate through the maze that is Black Friday shopping with ease this year thanks to the recently released Black Friday App from Deal News. The app, which is available as a free download will offer users a look at both leaked and confirmed sales this holiday [...]