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Palm gives up [for now] on Pre + iTunes direct syncing

Ronald O Carlson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:45:56 +0000

For awhile there, it seemed like Palm and Apple would go back and forth, enabling and then disabling direct Pre + iTunes syncing for a good long time. Now, with Palm licking its wounds and PsyStar likely down for the count, Cupertino seems to be running out of playmates.

The New [...]

Worm infects iPhones

Michael W. Jones — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:24:48 +0000

Those of you who have been waiting with bated breath for malware to make its way to the iPhone may resume breathing; a worm named ikee has made its appearance on the Apple handset.

Reports from Australia indicate that the new worm has popped up [...]

App Store spammer Khalid Shaikh indicted by FBI

Ronald O Carlson — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:33:11 +0000

The same lovely fellow who got himself banned from the iPhone App Store for creating more than 900 mostly useless applications, as well as over 100 complaints from competitors about stolen software code, is back in the news. This time around it’s the feds making the accusations and they’ve filed an [...]

Three strikes and they’re out? Tunes 9.0.2 kills Pre syncing

Ronald O Carlson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:39:58 +0000

Palm said, “Tit,” and now Apple’s answered with a cursory “tat.” The ongoing war between the two companies over iTunes syncing rumbles on with neither side apparently willing the concede let alone play nicely with the other.

AllThingsD reports that with the release of iTunes 9.0.2 (Mac, Windows (64 [...]

Change to iPhone 3GS foils unlockers – for now

Michael W. Jones — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:51:16 +0000

The newest model of the iPhone 3GS includes a change in the phone’s bootrom designed to keep hackers from using the usual entry points to unlock the popular Apple mobile device.

In the constantly moving brush war between Apple [...]

AT&T: Tethering requires ‘fine tuning to our systems, networks’

Ronald O Carlson — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:36:21 +0000

Were you hoping Apple’s exclusive wireless partner would relent and allow the iPhone to be used as a modem on its 3G network? Unfortunately, Ma Bell is still afraid, and fearful enough to say so publicly, that their network won’t be able to stand the strain of data hog iPhone users double dipping [...]

WebOS 1.2.1 fixes Palm Pre iTunes sync issue

Ronald O Carlson — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:22:49 +0000

When WebOS 1.2 arrived without an iTunes 9 sync fix or work around, pretty much everyone assumed Palm had given up their quixotic effort to restore syncing with Apple’s industry leading jukebox software. And, honestly, who could blame them. Well, what a difference a point update can make.

When Palm’s WebOS 1.2 [...]

Scareware vendors dominate MMS/iPhone search returns

Michael W. Jones — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:14:49 +0000

The launch of iPhone MMS services by AT&T has brought a huge number of scareware vendors out of the woodwork, making a shambles of searches which involve the terms MMS and iPhone.

Internet criminals have begun to dominate the search returns when [...]

Top 40 best iPod touch apps and games ever!

Ronald O Carlson — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:01:21 +0000

When it comes to getting the job done, the best tool isn’t always commercial and don’t be afraid to spend a little money on the right software — there are some truly awesome apps on Apple’s iTunes App Store. From iPhone games and entertainment apps to news and reference titles for [...]

iPhone 3.1, MMS to arrive September 9, says AT&T rep

Ronald O Carlson — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:19:49 +0000

A short, unsourced and rather cryptic write up says Ma Bell will keep its promise to deliver multimedia messaging services on the iPhone and the feature will arrive as part of Apple’s next iPhone OS point update. There’s also a user report claiming first hand knowledge, too. The timing’s right, but I’d like [...]