Monday, January 31, 2011

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Latest from iPhoneHacks.com - The Ultimate iPhone Blog


Verizon iPhone Vs AT&T iPhone Compared

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 03:21 PM PST

iPhone users in the US have who have cribbed about AT&T's network and service ever since the iPhone was launched almost 4 years back will finally be getting an opportunity to switch to another carrier when Verizon starts offering Apple's iPhone in early February. We thought it was high time to weigh the pros and [...]


VoiceActivator: Jailbreak Tweak To Enhance iPhone’s Voice Control Feature; Will Allow You To Launch Apps, Open URLs & More

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:13 AM PST

Thanks to the Voice Control feature, you can tell your iPhone to make calls to people on your Contact list or dial a number and even can ask your iPhone to to play a specific album, artist, or playlist or activate the Genius feature. It's a very useful feature while you're driving. chpwn, developer of [...]


Sunday, January 30, 2011

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Latest from iPhoneHacks.com - The Ultimate iPhone Blog


Mod Turns iPhone 4 Transparent

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 02:45 PM PST

This has to be one of the coolest iPhone mods we've seen. One enterprising user has taken off the front and back glass panels of his iPhone 4 and converted them into clear panels by removing the paint using a paint thinner. As you will see from the images after the break, the results are [...]


Saturday, January 29, 2011

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Latest from iPhoneHacks.com - The Ultimate iPhone Blog


DeepEnd: Jailbreak Tweak Gives 3D-like Effect By Moving iPhone’s Wallpaper Based On Orientation

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:05 AM PST

Ryan Petrich, developer of popular jailbreak apps such as ProSwitcher, Rotation Inhibitor, Clippy etc has recently released another tweak called DeepEnd. The jailbreak app gives the iPhone homescreen a cool 3D-like effect by moving the iPhone's wallpaper based on its orientation. According to the description provided in Cydia: A simple tweak that shifts the wallpaper [...]


Verizon: iPhone 4 Pre-orders To Start At 3am EST On February 3rd For Existing Customers

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:53 PM PST

Verizon has started sending out emails to its existing customers to inform them that Apple's iPhone will be available for pre-order from 3:00 am EST on February 3rd. Yesterday, we had heard reports that Verizon started providing details about the iPhone to its corporate customers ahead of the official launch on its network early next [...]


Apple Hit By Class Action Lawsuit Over Broken iPhone 4 Glass

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:52 AM PST

LA Weekly is reporting that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple by a California resident. Donald LeBufn is angry that the glass casing of his new iPhone 4 broke after his daughter accidentally dropped it from a height of roughly 3 feet while sending a text message. LeBufn claims that Apple is [...]


AT&T Activated 4.1 Million iPhones Last Quarter

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:35 AM PST

Few days after Apple announced record revenue and quarterly profit, AT&T announced its Q4 results yesterday. AT&T has revealed that it activated 4.1 million iPhones during the quarter. AT&T has also reported that it added 442,000 iPad and Android based tablets to its network. Here’s a snippet from AT&T press statement: AT&T continued to grow [...]


Friday, January 28, 2011

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Latest from iPhoneHacks.com - The Ultimate iPhone Blog


Apple Finally Launches iPad In India

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:47 PM PST

Apple has tied up with Indian government run mobile operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to launch the iPad in the country. The iPad comes to India nine months after it was launched in the US. Starting January 28, users in India will be able to buy the iPad from an Apple retailer. The 16GB [...]


Apple Releases iTunes 10.1.2; Includes Support For CDMA iPhone

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:27 PM PST

Apple has just released iTunes 10.1.2, which provides a number of important stability and performance improvements. The release notes also reveals that the update brings support for CDMA iPhone, which will be available on Verizon's network shortly. It is available via Apple Software update and is 93.1MB in size. According to the release notes, iTunes [...]


Verizon Offering AT&T’s iPhone Customers Attractive Trade-in Credit?

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:20 PM PST

If you're an AT&T iPhone customer who is planning to switch to Verizon when the Apple’s iPhone is available on its network early next month then it looks like Verizon wants to make things easier for you. Macrumors is reporting that Verizon will be offering AT&T's iPhone customers credit if they trade-in their AT&T iPhone for [...]


Verizon iPhone Pre-orders To Start At 3am EST On February 3rd

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:59 AM PST

Verizon has apparently started providing details about Apple's iPhone to its corporate customers ahead of the official launch on its network early next month. The CDMA iPhone 4 will be available for pre-orders from February 3rd to qualified Verizon Wireless customers, ahead of general availability from February 10th. Macrumors is reporting that they've received an [...]


Thursday, January 27, 2011

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Latest from iPhoneHacks.com - The Ultimate iPhone Blog


iPhone 5 And iPad 2 Could Feature NFC For Mobile Payments

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:29 AM PST

According to a recent Bloomberg report, Apple will build NFC (Near Field Communication) chips into the next generation iPhone and iPad. NFC is a short range wireless technology that enables devices to communicate with each other to perform simple transactions. This technology has been in use in countries like Japan and South Korea – but [...]


China Mobile’s Chairman Reveals iPhone Will Support 4G LTE

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:07 PM PST

Reuters reports that Apple and Chinese mobile carrier China Mobile are holding talks to bring a TD-LTE version of the iPhone to China in the future. China Mobile, the country’s biggest mobile carrier, was earlier in talks with Apple to bring a TD-SCDMA version of the iPhone to China. TD-SCDMA is the Chinese 3G standard [...]


AT&T Offering iPhone Customers Unlimited Data Plan To Stop Them From Switching To Verizon

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:34 AM PST

Competition is always good for customers and looks like iPhone users are going to soon benefit from it with the launch of CDMA iPhone on Verizon's network. The Verizon iPhone 4 pricing details that were briefly revealed by Apple today confirmed that Verizon will be offering unlimited data plans to its iPhone customers. Associated Press [...]


Apple Briefly Reveals Verizon iPhone 4′s Full Pricing Details

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:32 AM PST

Apple briefly revealed the complete details of the options available to Verizon iPhone customers. The pricing details seem to have gone live after last night's downtime on Apple's Online Store but Apple has quickly removed the Verizon iPhone ordering pages. Apple might have published the pages a little early as Verizon had announced that the CDMA [...]