Last week, reports surfaced that Apple was investigating reports of “exploding” iPhones, spurred by publicity surrounding the case of a French teenager who had reportedly received an eye injury when the screen of his iPhone shattered. French news agency AFP reported earlier this week that additional claims of exploding iPhones had surfaced and that France’s

The Federal Communications Commission signaled this week that it will look into major U.S. wireless carriers in an attempt to increase competition, innovation, and consumer protection in the market. “Wireless mobility has become central to the economic, civic, and social lives of over 270 million Americans,” an FCC press release stated. “We are now in the

Following weeks of speculation and false reports, Apple and China Unicom have finally hurdled the Great Wall for a three-year deal to sell the iPhone. Multiple reports have confirmed the agreement on behalf of both China Unicom and Apple. According to The Wall Street Journal, the carrier will offer two versions of the iPhone in the

Mobile advertising firm AdMob has released its July 2009 Mobile Metrics report along with a supplemental presentation in which the company reveals the results of a survey of over 1,100 iPhone, iPod touch, and Android users to obtain data on application usage. The study reveals that iPhone users download approximately 10 applications per month on average

Even though Nokia’s Symbian mobile operating system commands the lion’s share of the worldwide smartphone market, the world’s largest handset maker is looking to Linux to take on the iPhone. Sources have told Reuters that Nokia is positioned to announce its first Maemo-based phone next week at an event in Stuttgart, Germany. Originally designed for Nokia’s

The iPhone could offer an automated home screen providing local weather, time, maps and contacts based on the device’s location, according to a new patent application from Apple. Revealed by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office this week, Apple’s filing dated Feb. 21, 2008 for “Transitional Data Sets” describes an invention that would display specific applications

Apple has released a new iPhone 3GS commercial targeting sports enthusiasts. Like many recent iPhone ads, ‘Avid’ highlights three applications linked by a common theme and is available in Apple’s iPhone ad gallery. - Golfshot: Golf GPS [App Store, $29.99] Provides GPS range-finding and aerial views for over 15,000 golf courses worldwide. - MLB.com At Bat 2009 [App

The Chipotle Ordering app is back in the App Store after only a short period of availability earlier this year. First appearing in January, the app was live for only a few hours and then pulled due to unanticipated demand that overloaded the servers handling orders. At that time, the plan was to have the

Apple has recently released the latest iPhone 3GS television commercial and as always there are a few apps being highlighted. This time the commercial is titled “Avid” and the apps, which are aimed at sports fans include; Golfshot: Golf GPS (App Store link) - $29.99 MLB.com At Bat 2009 (App Store link) - $9.99 TouchSports Tennis ‘09 (App

You just blew some cash on an iPhone, why spend any more on a dock? Using just the stuff that came with your iPhone you can make a sturdy and novel-looking stand. For what they are, docks of all sorts—not just iPhone docks—can be a bit on the pricey side. Who wants to pay too much for