So, my 60 gig iPod “Classic” was stolen out of my car recently. Sure, I left the door unlocked, but it was sitting in my driveway. I don’t live in a shady part of town. Once the wife got knocked up with twins (yeah, I shot two past the goalie), I sold my soul and … Read more
Just a short while ago we warned you that Twitter’s changes to it’s APIs were taking effect and the result would be that some Twitter clients would fail. Well today is the day of reckoning. Yup – that’s my error message on Sense: on August 31st, 2010 at 8am PDT, all basic auth requests will … Read more
So I woke up today feeling a little cynical and coupled with Simmon’s article about the "mom-readiness" of Android gave me an idea. Do I want just anyone or their mother to be able to pick up my phone and have it put out like a cheap whore? Now I know there are lock screens … Read more
All right Jailbreakers I’m sure most of you use Cydia to get your jailbroken apps. Well I want to introduce you to Rock Your Phone. Rock can be found in Cydia and contains many of the same functionality as Cydia with one noticeable difference. After installing Cydia, Rock and OpenSSH, I was going to change … Read more
Well, it looks as if a URL that the XDA-developers community owns will be given new life shortly. A community site stemming from the bowels of such a venerable site as XDA based solely on the iPhone would be huge for the jailbreak and developer community and would probably help to usher in a new … Read more
Guys have any of this happened to you when you have gone to the store? Parked on the wrong side of the building not knowing where everything is? Gone to the store just for beer but then remembered that you had to get something else? Get a list from the significant other where it takes … Read more
Netflix has just released an update to its iPad application, and with it finally comes a version that is compatible with the iPhone and the iPod touch. No mention of VERSION of iPhone compatibility was made, so I assume it means iPhone across the board, though you will need a good 3G or WiFi connection to actually … Read more
Today Apple sent out musical themed invitations for an event it is hosting next Wednesday on September 1st. The invitation does not say anything about what will be announced but the only clue that we have right now is this image. Possible guesses of what could be announced? Maybe a new iTouch that has all … Read more
The battle lines are not quite what they used to be with the Apple iPhone and the Windows Mobile guys are they? We still have the die hard Windows Mobile fans, mainly because of the killer devices from HTC. I still wonder if Ballmer sent HTC a thank you card for keeping them in the … Read more
Let’s hit this head on. By now you’ve seen HTC’s latest WP7 contender and have had a chance to discuss it. But let’s focus on ‘the’ feature this phone brings. It’s a partial slider concealing a speaker. As Murani notes, this is a multimedia win and he notes that in gaming, watching videos and making … Read more