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Steve Wozniak uses a hacked iPhone [video]

Steve Wozniak co-founder of Apple admits using a jailbroken iPhone and supports "hacked" applications. Steve Wozniak: Born:  August 11 1950 Location:  San Jose, California, USA Occupation:  Computer Scientist / Electrical Engineer Children:  three Net Worth:  estimated at 45$ million US Website:  www.woz.org

Tweetie 2.1 now supporting geolocation, lists and retweet

Atebits, developer of the iPhone application Tweetie released version 2.1 on Sunday. The update will give users the support of geolocation. This added feature, allows Twitter users the option of making each tweet with its position and acknowledges Twitter’s new user list and the native retweet format. iPhone and iPod touch users who have bought the Tweetie 2 application from the Apple Store already, will get the update with this wonderful new feature for free. The update will not override...

Next Generation iPhone is in testing phase

Mac Rumors received word from Pandav, creator of the iPhone application iBar that they have spotted usage records for the next generation iPhone. The firm providing analytics for the iBart application PinchMedia, allows Pandav to see what devices its applications are running on Pandav. Hence, Pandav noticed an identifier for “iPhone 3.1” in their logs. Just to tell you that the iPhone 3GS hardware identifier is “iPhone 2.1” so this means that the next-generation iPhone is already being tested...

Smoking near an Apple Computer will void your warranty

It’s no surprise to any of us that smoking is bad for your health but the question is, is it also bad for your Apple computer? A few Apple computers owners in different parts of the US claim that there Apple Care warranty was voided because of secondhand smoking. Is this a joke??? Well, these 3 Apple enthuses appealed there cases to Steve Jobs himself. Guess what they lost!!! Does smoking in front of your Apple computer create biohazard which will void your warranty? Derek, one of the “vic...

iPhone Vibrator App available for free on the Apple Store

Dr. Sandor Gardos founder of MyPleasure.com had the idea of having a vibrator application developed that is discreet and “full of excitement”. MyVibe is a vibrator application available free to download on the Apple Store. ***Before you start using the application, make sure the side switch of the iPhone is set to vibrate. Here’s how it works: When you load the application you will essentially see an ON/OFF button displayed that is not hard to miss and along the side are two arrows, one po...

The 30 essential things you don’t need to buy if you own an iPhone

A couple of days ago, I walked into an office supply store in Montreal to pickup some office supplies. After gathering the items needed I rushed in line where everyone was patiently waiting there turn. I realized that most of the supplies available at the store were things that I would not purchase since I already had them available on my iPhone 3G as applications!!! I still bought the stack of 8 ½ X 11 pad, blank CD’s, sharpie,…but I was struck by the fact that it’s true what they say on the Ap...

Apple releases first Chinese iPhone TV ad [video]

Apple has released its first Chinese add for the iPhone. China Unicom sold approximatly 5,000 iPhones in the first few days of its release. The price of an iPhone in China is 25% higher than a conventional smart phone sold in the country. Let me remind you that the iPhone's sols in China don't have WiFi capabilities. Apparently resellers in China received many anonymous threatening letter from China Mobile not to sell the iPhone... sina.com said: "Many cell phone distributors received ...

New iPhone virus steals banking information

F-Secure have discovered another virus that is targeting jailbroken iPhones. At the moment it is targeting people in Netherlands who are using the iPhone for internet banking with the Dutch online bank ING Direct. When the iPhone user tries to log in to their bank, the warm redirects the bank’s customers to a look-a-like site with a login screen. This worm is attacking jailbroken iPhones only. If you have a jailbroken iPhone with OpenSSH installed, please follow these simple steps here to pro...

Check a site reputation using Cisco’s FREE iPhone/iPod Touch security application

Cisco has launched a FREE iPhone application “Cisco SIO To Go” that will allow you to consult the latest security threats and alerts from its extensive internet traffic and email monitoring and security experts. Simply entering the IP address or domain name in the application, you will determine a sites  “reputation”. These days, it’s hard to stay on top of security threats. New viruses and exploits pop up every day; many security managers can barely keep their heads above water. This revolu...

Control a power wheelchair with iPhone and iPod Touch

Dynamic Controls have integrated the iPhone and iPod Touch to its power wheelchair electronics. Basically, the wheelchair user mounts his/her iPhone or iPod Touch on a cradle that is attached to the wheelchair system. Using the Apple device, the user will be able to control the wheelchair. Also, information such as detailed chair information in real time, a compass and the speed (km and mph) will also be displayed on the Apple device. GENIUS!!!! Charlotte Walshe, Dynamic Controls CEO said:...