$399 “Open Computer’ runs Mac, but not from Apple

Psystar announced the Open Computer (originally dubbed OpenMac, but changed to avoid legal issues,) a $399 2.2Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with 2GB of RAM, and swappable graphics cards, with Mac OS X pre installed. The company talks about why people should pay a premium for Apple products, and that Psystar is much cheaper and offering the same [...]

Latest iPhone beta firmware lets you save web photos

Another highly requested feature for iPhone has popped up in the latest beta firmware – the ability to save photos from the web onto the device. If you touch and hold the picture you want to save for about three seconds, a little pop-up will appear giving you options to either “Save Photo” or “Go [...]

Blockbuster makes offers to buy Circuit City

In a shocking announcement earlier today, Blockbuster officially announced their bid to acquire Circuit City at between $6 – $8 per share. The announcement, which is as strange to you as it is to me, also mentions digital downloads which could mean Circuit City will go digital if the deal is a success. Today only [...]

Motorola Z9 available on AT&T

Motorola’s Z9 finally dropped on AT&T today, retailing for $399 and $150 with contract and rebate. The phone is a 3G, thin, slider, and it’s overall pretty nice. And, it’s maroon, which is just awesome.
AT&T’s Z9 page

iPhone gets its very own gold treatment

We all know that the iPhone is a beautifully designed device, but Knight Creations and Continental Mobiles have both taken the iPhone to the next level. They are both offering gold plated iPhones, (8GB and 16GB Models) and I have to say, they are pretty sweet!

iPhone beta firmware includes Search bar in Contacts, meeting invitations in Calendar

Just as we found about a month ago, Apple has placed search in Contacts. At the top of the contacts list there is now a search bar that works similarly to the iTunes WiFi store’s search. The search finds contacts letter-by-letter as you type and narrows the list down. More pictures soon, but the updated [...]

iPhone beta firmware 2.0 update reveals 3G chip

Apple’s just released update to the iPhone beta firmware 2.0 apparently points to the next generation 3G chip for iPhone. ZiPhone, known for it’s iPhone jailbreaking and unlocking, found a piece of code in the new firmware mentions “SGOLD3,” which is very similar to the Infineon S-GOLD3H chip. The Infineon chip includes the latest type [...]

Apple updates iPhone 2.0 beta; released SDK beta 3

Apple released an updated version of the iPhone 2.0 beta firmware today along with updating the iPhone SDK to its third beta. Both updated beta’s fix common errors and are definitely welcomed in the world of iPhone development. Among the bugs the update fixed in the iPhone firmware it reactivated development iPhones from what some [...]

Walt Mossberg proclaims 3G iPhone in 60 days (UPDATE – ONLY MAKING AN EDUCATED GUESS)

Yes, its true. Technology reporter Walt Mossberg said at a summit recently, very confidently may I add, that the 3G iPhone will be released in the next 60 days. Not really a shock, but coming from Walt Mossberg it is something of a slight confirmation. Again, all reports show that the new iPhone is coming. [...]

iPhone Dev Team releases PwnageTool

The iPhone Dev Team released the PwnageTool this morning. The tool allows iPhones to be “pwned,” meaning that the devices will be able to run custom firmwares that are pre-unlocked, pre-activated, and pre-jailbroken. The PwnageTool works with any regular and custom firmware (including the beta 1.2 or 2.0 firmwares.) The 2.0 beta firmware is very [...]

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