Apple iPod Event Slated For Mid-September?
Rumor has it that Apple will be scheduling its annual iPod event for mid-September, which is a little bit later than in years past. This …
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Apple releases iOS 4.0.2, plugs jailbreakme.com PDF exploit
Apple has just released an update to iOS, labeled iOS 4.0.2. The update, amongst other things, plugs the PDF security hole most notably used by the website …
NPD Group: Android top selling smartphone platform in U.S. for Q2
The NPD Group, “provider of reliable and comprehensive consumer and retail information for a wide range of industries,” has just published a report that indicates …
Apple releases iOS 4.1 beta 3
Hey there kids, if you have iOS 4.1 installed on your iPhone, and are registered as an Apple Developer, hit up developer.apple.com as the Cupertino …
New iPhone Jailbreakme.com method allows for malicious phone access
If you haven’t heard by now, you probably don’t have an iPhone, but you can unlock your iDevice by visting http://www.jailbreakme.com. However, the exploit used to …
The jailbreak hath set you free, iOS 4 jailbroken
Over the weekend, Comex and his gang of merry men released an over-the-web, on-device jailbreak solution for iOS 4 dubbed Jailbreak 2.0 “Star.” The process …
Simple fix for iOS 4 sluggish performance?
On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple was investigating the sluggish performance of iOS 4 on the iPhone 3G. While Apple is beginning …
BGR Poll: What smartphone operating system update are you most looking forward to?
We thought it might be a good time to try and take the collective smartphone OS pulse of the BGR community. The question we are …
Morning smartphone OS roundup: iOS 4.1 beta 2, Froyo for Galaxy S, Incredible with 2.2 and Sense
What happened with smartphone OS’ overnight? Here’s what… Apple released a second beta of their iOS 4.1 software to users enrolled in the Apple developer …
Apple releases iPhone OS 4.1 beta 2
That’s right, folks. iOS 4.1 beta 2 for iPhone has just Apple’s developer site. We’re diving into it, but let us know if anything pops …
AP: New government law makes it legal to unlock your phone, load 3rd party apps on iPhone
Okay, this is just in… The AP is reporting that a new federal ruling from the Library of Congress has sided with consumers, and the …
Apple moving through iPad, iPhone 4 waiting lists? Could sell 1,000,000 devices
One of our Apple sources has been communicating some internal Apple information to us, and from what we’ve been told, this weekend could be big. …
Apple to charge for iOS 4 upgrade for iPad?
This particular piece of intel rates high on the rumor-Richter scale, so do take this one with a hefty dose of salt. Stuff.tv is reporting that a …
iPhone 4 carrier unlock possible, not yet available for public consumption
Kudos to the iPhone dev team as member @Planetbeing has successfully unlocked the iPhone 4. The proof is in the picture above, which shows Bell …
Do Android developers outnumber iPhone developers?
Do Android developers outnumber iPhone developers? If you believe this survey of 401 mobile developers than yes, yes they do. Vision Mobile, a “market analysis and …
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 coming earlier than expected to AT&T?
According to a tip Engadget received, it’s possible. Apparently, some refreshed AT&T retail promotional material has been leaked, and it’s all for a July 24th …
NYT: Apple completely reworking Apple TV
The New York Times is reporting that Apple, Inc. is “working on an update to its television software” that runs on its Apple TV hardware, …
Rumor: Apple has a CDMA iPhone, just needs Verizon to ink a deal
Today, The Loop’s Jim Dalrymple wrote an interesting article that should give a lot of confused people some perspective on this whole Verizon iPhone business. …
Cisco to offer Wi-Fi-enabled Flip, enterprise video transcoding, and iOS video app
Cisco’s annual networking conference, Cisco Live!, is in full swing and the networking giant is unveiling the initial details on several upcoming video-oriented products. For …
Leaked: Apple's internal iPhone 4 antenna troubleshooting procedures
The antenna issues plaguing the iPhone 4 have infuriated many iPhone users (and rightfully so), but have you ever wondered how Apple is training its …
Bloomberg: Verizon launching iPhone in January
Verizon Wireless will be selling the iPhone in January, according to a report filed by Bloomberg. Representatives from both Apple and Verizon did not comment …
Hulu Plus gets official: $9.99 per month, supports iOS, TVs, Blu-ray players, and more
Announced earlier today after months of speculation, Hulu Plus has finally become official. For $9.99 per month, subscribers will be able to watch their favorite …
Amazon adds audio and video support to iOS Kindle app
We’re sure that some will say this is basically Amazon admitting its own eBook hardware doesn’t have what it takes to stay competitive halfway into …
Steve Jobs responds: "There is no reception issue"; tells users to "Stay Tuned"
The iPhone 4 antenna issue has turned into a daytime drama and PR debacle worthy of Maury Povich. On one side, you have iPhone owners …
720p Video Capture Comparison, iPhone 4 v. DROID X
We’ve taken the video cameras of the DROID X and iPhone 4 for a spin, as we wanted to see what 720p looked like on …
That iOS 4 reception issue is looking more and more like a software bug
Much fuss has been made about the iPhone 4’s reception woes, but the evidence continues to mount that suggests the problem is purely the result …
Rumor: Apple to introduce iMac with iOS support within 60 days
According to one of LOOPRumors’ sources, Apple will sometime in the next 60 days host a special event gathering to introduce a refreshed iMac. No …
Dev-Team jailbreaks iOS 4 with PwnageTool 4.0
Short and sweet was the amount of time it took the iPhone Dev-Team to jailbreak iOS 4, at least as far the previous generation of …
Apple sells its 3 millionth iPad in 80 days
80 days. That’s all it took Apple to sell 3 million iPads the world over. Who knows how many it would have sold if it …
iOS 4: Smooth as silk or buggy as hell?
It looks like the rollout of iOS 4 isn’t going as smoothly as Apple would like. Even though the majority of comments we’ve come across …
