Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement

There was a big news story today that involved two of the biggest phone manufacturers in the world, HTC and Apple. As the morning went on, the story kept developing, so we finally have the details for you. Apple is suing HTC over “20 Apple patents related to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware”. Thanks for everyone that sent us this tip! Apple’s asking for a permanent injunction, which would bar HTC from importing or selling phones here that use these patents, along with triple damages with maximum interest. As you can see, some of the patents are fairly broad, like “unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image”.

BlackBerry Curve outsells iPhone in 4th Quarter, Droid 3rd

According to research firm IDC, RIM has sold more BlackBerry Curves than the Apple iPhone 3GS in the 4th Quarter of 2009. Remembering that the Curve is offered on 7 different carriers as opposed to the iPhone’s exclusive deal with AT&T, this is still a momentous occasion as iPhone sales increased by 100%, to 8.7 …

Apple Announced iPad

After all the hoopla and rumors going around the internet over the last couple of days, the biggest rumor of an iTablet has finally been announced, officially called the iPad.

The specs include:
-0.5″ thick and 1.5lbs light
-9.7″ IPS display, capacitive multitouch touchscreen
-Built-in accelerometer, mic, 30-pin connector, 802.11n Wi-Fi, compass, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
-10 hours of battery …

Google Voice in your Mobile Browser

Definition of workaround-

A workaround is a bypass of a recognized problem in a system. A workaround is typically a temporary fix that implies that a genuine solution to the problem is needed. Frequently workarounds are as creative as true solutions, involving outside the box thinking in their creation.

Google has definitely engaged in a workaround of …

Nintendo64 Emulator Released for iPhone/iPod

If you’re lucky enough to have a jailbroken iPhone 3GS or an iPod Touch 3G, you can now play your favorite N64 games on your device! We’ve seen a video of this app a while back, but it wasn’t available to the public. You can find it for $2.49 in the ZodTTD repository. …

Only 5 out of 1.3 Billion Chinese buy iPhone online

According to a report in PC World, only 5 Apple iPhone’s were sold on the official website in China in the first 2 weeks of availability. The store, Taobao.com, the biggest Chinese e-commerce Web site and is similar to eBay in how it handles transactions, has sold just two 8GB iPhones and three 16GB …

[OP/ED]- Microsoft to ditch Mobile OS?

An interesting article has been posted by the UK’s newspaper The Guardian hypothesizes that Microsoft could abandon their Mobile OS platform, Windows Mobile, all together and call it quits. They cite that the 3.1 percent drop of their share of the Mobile OS Pie (down from 11 to 7.9%), the increasing support for Android from …

Apple’s 3G Money Gambit

If you want to create a 3G-operating device, do you know who you will have to pay a license fee to? If you guessed Qualcomm, you would be right  as they currently hold a multitude of patents related to 3G technology. However, something you most likely do not know is that Apple has seemingly gotten …

[PPCG Recommended Joke]- iPhone or Droid?

With all the hardships we face each day (scratched screens, dead batteries, no 3G coverage), I would like to share a comic with you from Randall Munroe over at xkcd.com. It covers a topic PPCG has covered in the past and is especially relevant due to the recent launch of the Droid …

Go To Jail, Get A Virus

It seems that those of you who are rocking an Apple iPhone that has been jailbroken via a SSH client may catch a virus. A phone virus that is. It seems that a creative coder from Australia wrote some script that accesses the SSH client and causes the users wallpaper to be changed to a …

AT&T Hints At End Of iPhone Exclusivity

At&t had a great last quarter, activating 3.2 million new iPhones, 40% of which were purchased by customers new to AT&T. AT&T’s exclusivity deal with Apple is expected to end next year, though neither company has disclosed the terms of the arrangement.
“Even if we lose the iPhone exclusivity, we’re going to probably be the …