Tag: Apple

  • 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 smart phone. So…

  • 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…