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Apple and Verizon Disagreeing on CDMA iPhone Pricing, Analyst Says

Shockingly enough, analyst Maynard J. Um “expects” a new iPhone launching in mid-2010. See, this guy is so smart that we must trust him when he says that he “believes” that a CDMA-based iPhone is coming from Verizon, right? RIGHT? We believe a CDMA-iPhone is also in the works, though believe Verizon Wireless and Apple…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Apple Now Selling 350 Apps Per Second

Heyzeusrollerbladingchrist. Apple has sold one billion apps since the two billion September 28 mark, reaching three billion in 98 days. That’s 30,612,244 apps per day, 1,275,510 per hour, 121,043 per minute, 350 every second. Freakingnuts. https://gizmodo.com/itunes-apps-reach-2-billion-downloads-5369268 Apple’s App Store Downloads Top Three Billion CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple® today announced that more than…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Hot Girlfriend Motivates Guy to Trade iPhone for $30 Camera

Reddit commenter icallthebigspoon posted an ad on Craig’s List trying to swap his camera for a usable AT&T phone. I sincerely doubt that he expected this offer, but he’d be one cruel man if he didn’t take it. Click on the image for a bigger version. According to icallthebigspoon, he posted this simple, unremarkable Craig’s…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Android Taking Wind Out Of iPhone’s Sails

Just in time for Google to unveil its own Nexus One smartphone, ChangeWave Research reports the public is more excited than ever to buy an Android based handset — at the expense of Apple, Microsoft, and Palm. ChangeWave surveyed 4,068 consumers in the first weeks of December and found that 21% of people looking to…

Tech News The Business Insider

iLuv App Station Dock Controlled Entirely By iPhone App

iLuv, iPhone and iPod accessory maker extraordinaire, has a clever alarm clock dock which uses your Apple gadget and a customizable app as its interface. I doubt it’ll get me out of bed any faster, but it certainly looks great. The App Station‘s corresponding (and free) iLuv app drives the clock, allowing you to adjust…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

AirStash Is a Pocket-Sized Wireless Media Server For Your iPhone

It looks like a thumb drive at first glance, but AirStash is actually a pocket-sized media server that can wirelessy expand the memory of your iPhone or iPod touch. Apparently, the files are stored on an SD card that you insert into the device—giving you the ability to expand capacity when needed. I assume AirStash…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Change the Channel WIth Your iPhone and the L5 Remote IR Adapter

For every million or so pointless, sacrificial iPhone accessories, we get one good one. And the L5 Remote infrared adapter may just be that one accessory. The idea couldn’t be simpler: You plug the L5 Remote adapter into your iPhone’s dock connector, it draws from the iPhone’s battery to blast IR, and with the addition…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Pocket Heat App Turns Your iPhone Into a Hand Radiator

iPhone app developers never cease to amaze me, re-inventing not only the software, but also the hardware itself, like the iPhone air blower app. Or Pocket Heat, which can turn your iPhone into a hand heater. Here’s how it works: https://gizmodo.com/application-makes-your-iphone-blow-air-5407410 Easy: The app puts your iPhone on overdrive, using 100% of its processing power.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

iPhone Controlled by Magic (Mouse)

The iPhone does not need a mouse. Having said that, the BTstack developers have gotten the iPhone working with a Magic Mouse and laser keyboard (drivers not yet public), and it’s worth checking out for novelty alone. [BTStack via Engadget]

Tech News Mark Wilson

WakeMate Helps You Sleep Smarter With Your iPhone

The WakeMate, a sensor-laden wristband packaged with sleep analysis software, determines the optimal wake-up point in your REM cycle and adjusts your alarm for that moment. It also lets you say you really use your iPhone 24/7. One of the fundamental reasons we love gadgets is because they help us do things better and smarter…

Health Kyle VanHemert

Apple Refuses To Send Stolen iPhone Back To Rightful Owner After Repair

When your stuff gets stolen, FILL OUT A POLICE REPORT. Consumerist reader Alisa is figuring this out the hard way after Apple received her stolen phone for repair. Even though it’s clearly hers, they refuse to return it. UPDATED: I got robbed on the subway in Brooklyn about 2 weeks ago, my iPhone (and some…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Wireless N Support in Next Gen iPhone Implied by Apple Job Posting

After the iPhone 3.0 firmware update, we wondered whether the the next gen iPhone would bring a new chip with support for 802.11n. Now a job posting on Apple’s website is feeding that theory. https://gizmodo.com/unconfirmed-next-gen-iphone-includes-support-for-802-1-5199267 We’ve already seen that the newest iPod Touch has a Broadcom BCM4329 chip with support for 802.11n and FM transmission—something…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Mophie iPhone Credit Card Scanner

You’d think that smartphones would have made traditional credit cards obsolete by now, but since they haven’t (in the US, at least), Mophie’s iPhone credit card reader may be the next best thing. Its full details will be shared with us next week at CES, but the system will consist of a hardware scanner and…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Apple Free To Continue Destroying Our Ears In 2010

Everyone remembers that story about how a bunch of people were suing Apple for potential iPod-induced hearing loss, even though they hadn’t lost any hearing. It got shot down last year, appealed, and today, killed for good. CRANK IT. https://gizmodo.com/ipod-too-loud-sue-em-152239 The case was a bit odd from the start, in that it hinged on the…

Tech News John Herrman

Official iPhone Lego App Converts Reality Into a Brick Mosaic

When I saw “Official iPhone Lego App” in my mailbox today, I got instantly wet. Then I checked it out in the iTunes App Store, and my dreams were destroyed. But when I tried it, I loved it anyway. But then again, I’m a Lego sucker. Big time. So, while the Lego Photo application is…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Review: The Perfect iPhone Case For Me Smells Like Cocoa

Here’s the “Homade” chococase I picked up at Tokyu Hands Department Store in Tokyo yesterday. It’s better than I expected. Because a) it not only looks like chocolate, it actually smells like chocolate and b) it doubles as a stand. https://gizmodo.com/chocolate-case-for-iphone-already-past-its-sell-by-date-5015334 It also comes with a free cleaning cloth and plastic screen protector (which I…

Tech News Brian Lam

The iPhone Really Deserves Some Better Porn Apps

The App Store is oozing with sleaze; sex-themed apps are everywhere. But here’s the thing: these “porn” apps are always terrible. Here are some of the worst, and how to fix this, the most important problem in the world. First, here are a few of the worst, collected by Intern Kyle and myself. It’s a…

Tech News John Herrman

Apple’s January 26th Event Confirmed by Fox News

A Fox News source has confirmed the January 26th Apple event reported recently by the Financial Times, claiming the “big” event will “focus on the mobility space.” [FoxNews via MacRumors] https://gizmodo.com/apple-to-host-event-in-late-january-possibly-yeah-ye-5433325

Tech News Mark Wilson

Gizmodo’s Essential iPhone Apps: The Best of 2009

Each month, the best new iPhone apps-and some older ones-are considered for Gizmodo’s Essential iPhone Apps Directory. Who will join? Who will live? Who will die? Here are the best of December, and of the entire year. For the full directory of Gizmodo’s Essential iPhone Apps for 2009, click here. Here are the best of…

Tech News John Herrman

Well That’s One Way to Fix the iPhone’s Crappy Reception

The iPhone’s less-than-excellent reception? Solved! By this patent for a push-button antenna. Better reception and a phone pimple, with a single touch. A cross-section of this wart antenna: [Patently Apple via 9to5Mac]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Apple and Verizon Disagreeing on CDMA iPhone Pricing, Analyst Says

Apple Now Selling 350 Apps Per Second

Hot Girlfriend Motivates Guy to Trade iPhone for $30 Camera

Android Taking Wind Out Of iPhone’s Sails

iLuv App Station Dock Controlled Entirely By iPhone App

AirStash Is a Pocket-Sized Wireless Media Server For Your iPhone

Change the Channel WIth Your iPhone and the L5 Remote IR Adapter

Pocket Heat App Turns Your iPhone Into a Hand Radiator

iPhone Controlled by Magic (Mouse)

WakeMate Helps You Sleep Smarter With Your iPhone

Apple Refuses To Send Stolen iPhone Back To Rightful Owner After Repair

Wireless N Support in Next Gen iPhone Implied by Apple Job Posting

Mophie iPhone Credit Card Scanner

Apple Free To Continue Destroying Our Ears In 2010

Official iPhone Lego App Converts Reality Into a Brick Mosaic

Review: The Perfect iPhone Case For Me Smells Like Cocoa

The iPhone Really Deserves Some Better Porn Apps

Apple’s January 26th Event Confirmed by Fox News

Gizmodo’s Essential iPhone Apps: The Best of 2009

Well That’s One Way to Fix the iPhone’s Crappy Reception

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