Rainn Wilson (Dwight from television’s The Office and the film The Rocker) recently tweeted “I wish there was an app to not drop calls.” Comedian Jim Norton said “Downloading an update for my iPhone. It’s supposed to help with dropped calls. You know what would help with dropped calls? Verizon.” An oft-quoted joke is “I...

This is the third installment in the series “Apple Jailbreak Q & A”! If you missed it, check out “What is Jailbreaking?” before getting started with the rest of the series. Can My Device be Jailbroken? Not every iDevice can be jailbroken, but most any of them that run the iOS firmware (iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone) can be jailbroken to some degree...

Welcome back to the second installment in the series “Apple Jailbreak Q & A”! If you missed it, check out “What is Jailbreaking?” before getting started with the rest of the series. Many people – the media especially – have drawn conclusions about whether or not jailbreaking your iDevice is legal. MYTH: Jailbreaking Your...

Even if you’re not heavily vested in the “hacking” and device unlocking scene, you’ve probably heard the term “jailbreak” used in conjunction with Apple’s line of devices. The term has become so ubiquitous that other device hacking groups have begun to use the term instead of “hacking” because of the softer...

First of all – ABOUT TIME! I’m not using an iPhone anymore (although I haven’t ruled out going back to it), so wasn’t able to check out iOS 4 until today. After doing so, I can see clearly that going from the iPhone 4 back to an iPad would have been frustrating. Multitasking and folders really do make a huge difference. Today at 1PM EST,...

I got an Ipad a few months ago. Some may think it is a fairly useless device, but I find that I use it every single day. It is one of those devices that you probably won’t understand until you have one and have a chance to use it for awhile. It is a new form factor. A beginning of a new form of computer. The App Store is loaded with things you can...

For all of you MacBook Pro users out there, you may notice after a while of winding/unwinding your power cable that the junction where the cable attaches to the brick becomes flimsy or even starts to strip. My wife has a MacBook Pro and after about 8 months of use you can see the effects of this starting. To help prevent this, learn to properly coil this...

So, Steve Jobs released a bunch of things. And one of them is Ping. What is it? It is a social network. About music. Inside of iTunes. Today, I went and upgraded to iTunes 10. Now, right there, you look at that version number and you have to wonder. Version TEN. Like a lot of things where there are that many incarnations, they just keep tacking more and more...

Apple held their traditional September “Stevenote” this afternoon. In the “something different” department, Apple decided to live-stream the event online. In a suprising move, you had to be tuning in using an Apple device to see the live stream. Windows users were SOL unless they found some kind of geeky workaround. The theory was that...

In response to the iPhone 4 antenna reception issue which has been receiving a lot of coverage lately, Apple is providing iPhone 4 owners with a free bumper case which remedies the problem. Per the iPhone 4 Case Program: If you purchase an iPhone 4 before September 30, 2010, you are eligible to receive an iPhone 4 Bumper or a select third-party case from Apple...

I know right up front there are going to be more than a few folks that will consider this an “Apple bashing” article. That is not my intent. As everyone knows, there is a distinct difference between want and need. The bitter truth about Apple products is that people want them because they’re “cool”, but don’t actually need...

By now, if you have an iPhone or are in the market for one, you have probably heard about the antenna placement and reception debacle which has received plenty of coverage. Well, just hitting the web today, a Consumer Reports review goes on record as not recommending the iPhone 4 due to this issue: It’s official. Consumer Reports’ engineers have just...

Rebounding from the gloomy post yesterday regarding the Apple App Store, today we will spotlight some games iPad users may be interested in. From a post on The Loop titled “15 Must Have Games for the iPad“, all categories from racing to strategy are covered so there is something for everyone. After looking at the screenshots from the article, the...

First of all, this is not intended to create panic in any way, it is merely a warning of what is currently happening in Apple’s App Store. Some apps which are are/were available in Apple’s App Store have been identified as culprits in a fraudulent billing scheme. Apple has acknowledged the problem and removed the suspect apps that they are aware of...

If you follow tech news at all, for the past month you have probably seen plenty of the Apple vs. Adobe Flash battle royale. While Apple is standing behind it’s claim of choosing exclude Flash on their iDevices for stability reasons, an innovative group of developers appear to have come up with a solution which runs Flash via JavaScript: Smokescreen. While...

The Ipad shortages continue. I called up the two retail stores in our area (Tampa Bay) and even the people who work there have no earthly idea what’s going on with the Ipad. I have yet to see any mention from Apple itself on why this shortage is taking place and when to expect some supply. All the while, Apple.com continues to feature the device, saying it...

The Ipad 3G launched on April 30th. On May 1st, I decided I wanted to get one. Went by the Apple Store in Tampa only be told they were completely sold out. That was almost a week ago. Nothing has changed. There is simply no inventory anywhere to be had of the Ipad 3G. In most stores, that includes even the wifi model. Apparently, some stories have been hitting...

Ever since I switched to OS X myself, I keep an eye out for decent blog editors for the Mac platform. Most of them suck. One that holds some promise is MarsEdit, which just recently got updated to version 3.0. Surprisingly, it took this long to put in WYSIWYG editing for blog posts, only to limit the editor to the latest OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Most Macs...

The Apple Ipad. Apple has announced that it has sold one million of the things in the first month. While Apple fans look for justifications to buy one, Apple haters have been very vocal denouncing its shortcomings and calling it a huge waste of circuitry. The most interesting thing, though, has been the arguments about how the Ipad is so lame when compared to a...

I know this has been tossed around quite a bit already but I couldn’t resist showing this here. For as long as mobile devices have been around that are powerful enough to do it, somebody will have the thought of, “Hey, let’s see if Windows 95 runs on this thing!” Why? I have no idea. Linux is obviously the better choice, but...