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iPhone Software Unlock Confirmed on Video

Click to viewDespite confirmation from reputable sources like CNN and Engadget, there were still people unsure of whether iPhoneSIMFree actually worked. The reason? The lack of video proof of the unlock process. Well, here it is, the first, exclusive video proof of the unlock process. Hit the jump to see our notes about the process,…

Wall Street Less Happy With Apple Than Early iPhone Adopters

Cut iPhone price by a third two months after launch. Eager fanboys bite back with strongly worded letters and man-on-the-street blurbs. Give them $100 store credit, which really goes right back to Apple. Wall Street bites back. Harder. https://gizmodo.com/the-100-iphone-rebate-the-what-and-the-why-297233 Wall Street, which had lopped $5.5 billion off Apple’s market cap the day before on news…

Now you can draw stuff right onto pictures on your iPhone. Give everyone in your photo album a goatee. Our intern Benny said it’s unstable and crashed his phone so bad a full restore didn’t work, so use as your own risk. [Sketches via Mod My iPhone]

Apple’s iPhone Contextual Ad Was Fake

Remember the iPhone contextual ad yesterday that nudged the early adopters? Turns out the ad wasn’t from Apple at all. It was from some guy from didntyouhear.com. https://gizmodo.com/apple-gloats-spits-in-early-adopters-faces-with-iphone-297100 After seeing the Nokia ad—which WAS from Nokia—he decided to make a fake one, which caught Apple’s eye. Long story short, Apple called Commission Junction, who told…

Free iPhone Ringtones From Directly Inside iTunes 7.4

A MacRumors forum member discovered that you can actually get free ringtones directly inside iTunes by just changing around a file extension. All official purchased ringtones have the .M4R extension, so all you have to do is rename any AAC file to a M4R file to get it to show up in iTunes under Ringtones.…

The $100 iPhone Rebate: The What and the Why

Steve Jobs and Apple announced the $100 Store Credit “rebate” for all iPhone owners that were eager enough to buy an iPhone when it first came out. The early adopters had enough faith in the company to buy early, even though it cost a good $500/$600. It’s a great gesture, in theory, but let’s analyze…

So You Bought an iPhone Before the Price Drop?

The iPhones price dropped, but you already bought one, and now you’re about to burst a blood vessel. You don’t care about the $100 gift card that Steve Jobs offered all iPhone users earlier today, you want your $200 back. Fear not reader, there are still some options available to try and recoup some of…

Breaking: Apple Offering $100 Store Credit For All iPhone Owners

If you purchased an iPhone between June 29 and yesterday, Steve Jobs and Apple have just announced that they’re going to give you a $100 store credit rebate for being an early adopter. No details yet on how you’ll get your rebate, but it will be posted by next week. Full text of Jobs’ open…

TV Out on iPhone Coming Soon via Software Update?

The Apple Store page for the component AV cables—which up until now only supported the iPod classic—lists both the iPod touch and the iPhone as supported devices. What’s up with that? The iPhone doesn’t support TV out. Well, seeing as the iPod touch is also there, and since the touch and the iPhone are almost…

Looks like Nokia is twisting the screw just a little more into the sides of iPhone early adopters. [Search Engine Land via Techmeme via Textually]

Apple Gloats, Spits in Early Adopters’ Faces With iPhone Contextual Ad

Check out this Sponsored Google Link ad you get when you search for “iphone price drop.” Thanks, Apple. Thanks. [Google]

Facebook Picks an iPod

After weighing all of the GB options and touchscreens versus scroll wheels, we’re still not completely sure which iPod or iPhone to get yet, but those profile-happy kids over at Facebook seem to know. With a commanding 31% of the votes the iPod touch is the victor this time around. Although that doesn’t tell you…

Apple’s Stock Drops 5.15%, Low Boom Count to Blame?

Wall Street can be such a fickle beast sometimes. Today, Apple revealed what could only be referred to as a monstrous unveiling of iPod-related material, and how do the investors repay them? With a 5.15% drop in the stock price. (Although we’ve done a few of our own calculations and have come to a striking…

iBrate App Turns iPhone Into Vibrator

Click to viewLadies (and gentlemen), your iPhone app has come, and it’s called iBrate. It has one function: turn your iPhone into a vibrator. To control it, all you have to do is hit the one button. To stop, hit stop. Simple. Here’s our wish list for version 2. • Bigger start/stop button • Variable…

The iPhoney Award

Judging by the fact that the new Nano looks a bit like an iPod knockoff itself, we thought it would only be fitting to show off the iPhoneys, a contest for those who create the most blatant iPod/iPhone ripoffs of all. Current front runners include the Meizu m8, Microsoft Zune and Teclast t59. They always…

5 Things We Love, 5 Things We Hate About the New iPod Lineup

Click to viewIt’s easy to say what we love about the new iPods—like Gizmodo commenters, they are each special in their own unique way. But there are some gnawing issues that we would like to bring up. First, five things we love: • iPhone price drop – $200 discounts come to those who wait, and…

iTunes Ringtone Editor Hands-On

After a summer of waiting for ringtones for the iPhone, they’re finally here. And Apple delivers with a package that’s easy and convenient to use. iTunes lets you know which tracks you can turn into a ringtone by displaying a bell next to them. https://gizmodo.com/new-itunes-allows-to-create-custom-ringtones-from-any-i-296651 If you click the bell it brings up a graphic…

Dealzmodo: 4GB iPhone only $299 While Supplies Last

While supplies last, the discontinued 4GB iPhone is only $299. $299!! Of course, the 8GB is now $399, so old $100 more for double the storage theory is still in effect.[Apple Thanks Ziegler]

iPhone Dock v2.0 Program is Awesome

Check out Nate True’s iPhone dock 2.06 app that was rewritten to be accessible in any app, making it good for switching between programs. Swipe your finger from the bottom right of the screen toward the center to pull up the starburst menu. This is the best way to make more icon space for your…

iPhone’s ApolloIM, the First Native Instant Messenger Gets An Update: Sucks Quite a Lot Less

Remember the early alpha of the first native iPhone AIM client we wrote about a week ago? It’s out of alpha and into beta, and incidentally sucks quite a bit less, which means it’s quite usable. https://gizmodo.com/first-native-iphone-aim-client-released-kinda-sucks-293759 They’ve gotten rid of problems such as having to hit a key to bring up the keyboard, the…