Google Voice Finally Launches for iPhone and Only iPhone

Google’s very long awaited Google Voice app has finally hit Apple’s iTunes App Store. Yes, it is free and it works just as well as we all hoped. The only catch however is that it only works on the iPhone. That’s right. The actual Google Voice app for iOS only works on the iPhone. The ...

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New iTunes, Mac OS X and iOS 4.2 All Arriving This Week

Apple’s coming iOS 4.2 update didn’t come out on the 7th like we hoped was the case but according to a source inside AT&T, the newest version of iOS will hit the internet at 10 AM PST on November 12th. The source, who contacted GizmoCrunch went on to claim that iTunes 10.1 and Mac OS ...

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Apple’s iOS 4.2 Still Not out but it Does Mostly Fix the iPhone 3G

Apple’s coming iOS 4.2 update has still not come out yet, despite rumors that it was supposed to launch today. However, some testing done with the iOS 4.2 version available to developers has shown that Apple has taken the criticism of iOS 4 to heart—it runs a lot better now on the iPhone 3G. Don’t ...

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Rumors Say NFC iPhone Technology Will Revolutionize Computing

Apple is widely expected to incorporate near field communications (NFC) technology into the iPhone 5 which is due next sometime next year. The technology has been expected to incorporate mobile payment into the smartphone and allow Apple to use its iTunes store as a form of wireless payment at stores. Now the Cult of Mac ...

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Apple to Sell Locked iPhones Directly to Customers in Europe

The Apple iPhone saga goes for another wild ride—Apple is now rumored to be building locked iPhones using proprietary SIM cards that it will sell directly to customers in European markets. These iPhones would be activated presumably via iTunes or the Apple Store and be sold with contracts and locked into those contracts and the ...

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iOS 4.2 Coming In November—Will Fix Security Flaw

  You probably have heard about the security flaw in iOS 4.1 that lets someone bypass your PIN security and access, call and email your contacts list. The flaw lets someone tap a few buttons to sneak past the emergency call screen that you can access even when the iPhone is locked by a PIN. Your ...

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Apple Sort of Drops White iPhone 4 Hint

The white model of Apple’s wildly popular iPhone smartphone series has always been the popular one. For Apple’s new iPhone 4, the white version has been delayed and delayed. It was supposed to come out sometime in July but that date was pushed back and back until there no longer was a date—just some vague ...

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Even More Verizon iPhone Rumors!

Verizon iPhone rumors are like days of the week—they just seem to go and on in an endless cycle. However, since even the Wall Street Journal is saying that a Verizon iPhone is really on its way for early next year, the cycle might just get broken and whatever everyone really wants could finally happen. ...

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VLC Media Player Finally Released for iPhone

  The popular media player—VLC—has finally been released for the iPhone and iPod touch. An iPad version of the app has already been available, and it is good to see that the team behind the free software hasn’t forgotten about those with pocket sized iOS devices. In case you have never used VLC Media Player on ...

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AT&T and Verizon Wireless: It All Comes Down to the iPhone

Apple’s iPhone is a large enough player in the smartphone market to be the deciding factor in a major carrier’s market plan. The two carriers whose future depends on the iPhone? AT&T and Verizon Wireless. AT&T has had the iPhone for three years and now Verizon is expected to finally get it. The success of Google’s ...

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Apple’s iPhone Passes RIM’s BlackBerry for 2nd Place

Despite all of the claims that were thrown back and forth between Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) concerning sales, Apple has come out on top. According to Strategy Analytics, 15.4 million iPhones were shipped by Apple, compared to only 12.3 million BlackBerrys by RIM. Of course Nokia, with its 26.5 million smartphones shipped in the same time period still reigns supreme globally, but even that number has started to slip.

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Possible CDMA iPhone Pictures Leaked

An iPhone compatible with Verizon Wirelesses network is widely expected to appear sometime in January. Pictures claiming to be of the newest iPhone from Apple have sprung up on Richy Rich. While there is no way to know if this is really a pre-production model of a Verizon iPhone like the blogger claims, take a ...

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Fast But No Cigar—the iPhone Keeps its Spot Above Android in Advertisements

Google’s Android OS might be exploding in market share and drastically increasing its ad-based revenue, but Apple iPhone has managed to keep its lead. According to mobile advertisement network Millennial Media, last month Android actually created more revenue than the iPhone did. The iPhone however, has kept its lead in overall advertisement served up to ...

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GreenPois0n iOS 4.1 Jailbreak Finally Released

GeoHot might have beaten the iPhone hacking Chronic Dev Team to the punch with his ‘Limera1n’ iOS 4.1 jailbreak, but they appear to be shaking it off with the release of ‘GreenPosi0n’ today. The Chronic Dev Team had planned to release GreenPois0n on 10/10/10, but veteran iOS hacker geohot released his own, different hack after ...

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Apple to Launch CDMA iPhone in India?

There is a new, interesting development in the Verizon iPhone story. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Apple is in talks with two Indian carriers to carry a CDMA version of the iPhone. While CDMA technology is much less widely used across the world than it is in the United States where both ...

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