Archive for February, 2010

Report: iPhone users use lots more data than other smartphone users

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

In what seems almost like stating the obvious, Consumer Reports has recently published a report showing that iPhone users use lots more data as compared to other smartphone users. The report is showing that iPhone users use an average of 273MB’s of data per month while most other smartphone users average around 150MB’s. And to

Apple to give away a $10,000 gift card for the 10 billionth iTunes song download

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

The iTunes song download count is quickly approaching the 10 billion download mark and when it arrives Apple is going to be giving away a $10,000 iTunes gift card to one lucky person. Entering to win is simple, either download a music track from the iTunes Store or sign up on the Apple website (link below).

Apple now officially has a registered trademark on iPhone

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

As of February 9, 2010, Apple officially has a registered trademark on the term “iPhone.” According to Patently Apple; “The registration covers the Apple graphic and brand name ”iPhone” under number 3,746,840 covering International Classes 9, 28 and 38″ Of course, this patent came only after a long battle with both Cisco and Comwave. But in the end it seems

iPhoneFreak Giveaway: Enter to win one of ten Slacker Radio Plus subscriptions

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Slacker Radio has been around for a while now, offering a great music streaming service online as well as for mobile devices including the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and most recently webOS. Which means that you can still enter to win, even if you are not currently sporting an iPhone. With Slacker you can choose to

Blyx Game Review: Brush Up on Your Aliens

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Most games attract me to them with either a flashy title or interesting picture. The old saying, “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”, has really taken on a new virtual meaning. I’m not the only one out their that buys apps on looks instead of what they really do. So it’s no surprise I

This Week’s App Store Updates – 12th February

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  Here are eight new or updated apps worth taking a closer look at if you are: GT Racing: Motor Academy. At $6.99, GT Racing appears quite pricey, but when you factor in 100 licensed cars and 14 tracks including Laguna Seca, you begin to see where the money went

Jailbreaking news: An unlock may be coming for OS 3.1.3, in the meantime — be patient

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Some good news may be coming for those looking to unlock an OS 3.1.3 running iPhone. It seems that the Dev-Team has confirmed that an exploit for the 05.12.01 baseband has been discovered. “Musclenerd confirmed it working ))) timing of 5.12 unlock release is totally the dev team opinion” What this means is that anyone that

Square looks to be getting ready to open for public testing

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Looking to be able to accept credit card payments using your iPhone? The good news is that time seems to almost be among us. The credit card payment system, Square, is beginning to open for public testing. If interested you can sign up by visiting the Square website. Currently they are still in the closed

Pong iPhone Case Should Calm Your Phone Radiation Fears

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Pong’s anti-radiation iPhone cases were among the masses of regular ones on display at CES earlier this year, and are now up for sale on their website.  The cases are a response to the growing amount of research indicating that radiation emitted by mobile phones is harmful to our health, although there is also plenty

UK Ready for Griffin PowerBlock Reserve a Year Ago, Released Now

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Aside from its name sounding more like something which clings to the side of a toilet bowl than the bottom of an iPhone, the Griffin PowerBlock Reserve is a desirable accessory for the iPhone power-user.  It has been available in the USA since the beginning of 2009 and now, Griffin have seen fit to officially