Only Apple Can Screw Your iPhone

Apple's Diabolical Plan to Screw your iPhone from iFixit on Vimeo.

Let's face it, companies don't want you playing with your gadgets. That's why Sony has the black sticker covering screws, Motorola insists on using Motoblur, and why Apple has now begun using this crazy new screw on all repairs.

No worries, the good folks over at ifixit.com are on the case and we're appreciative of that.

ifixit via Gizmodo

Geek Approved

What time is it!? Who cares but we approve of this use of an iPod Nano.

Image via @KevlarMenace

America's FauxG Network Has Something to Say

Hey G's used to be gangstas. Ciara said it was for Girl. But telecoms, well G's are the future and they haz plenty geeez.

Guess I won't be worrying about upgrading and missing out on an iPhone on T-mobile this year.

Found on 9-to-5 Mac

Trouble in Paradise

Image from technologymadness.com

Been a long time Verizon wireless cutomer? You've endured the seemingly endless teases of the rumors that the iPhone would make it's way into your life. No gripes of dropped calls like with the other guys?

Well seems like there's trouble in paradise; only 3 days after Verizon announced they will be carrying the iPhone comes word they're also discontinuing their "New Every Two" plan. So if you thought you'd get that $199 iPhone at $100 discount - think again.

via Techland

Verizon iPad Imminent

Image via 9-to-5 Mac.

Yesterday we gathered 'round the interwebz to watch Verizon dryly announce the CDMA iPhone 4. Today, we get news that the iPad 2 will also come with a CDMA option. So if you thought of buying a 16GB wifi iPad with Verizon's MiFi service you may want to wait a little bit longer.

via Techtree - India

iPad and iPhone to Lose Home Button?

A BGR exclusive says that the phone Steve Jobs had envisioned, a phone without any buttons, may soon be a reality. According to their source, the news of 4 and 5-finger multitouch gestures being supported in iOS4.3 was designed for devices without a Home Button.

Bigger still are reports from this same source, that Apple is testing iPads and iPhones without Home Buttons at the Apple campus.

Though I'm sure a redesign of this scope would take into account that iOS devices occasionally tend to freeze - not that Apple would ever release anything that wasn't 100% ready to go.

Still with news like this, and this, I can't help but to be a little excited what's going to be unveiled in just a few short weeks.

via BGR

Verizon Semi-Live Blog

Will the iPhone for Verizon be announced today? Let's find out!

10:55 John Oliver, from the Daily Show, is there apparently.

11:00 LOL: "Okay, it looks like you're expecting a big announcement. I don't think we'll disappoint. If the press write something long enough, eventually it comes true. We're very very excited about our announcement today."

11:03 Corporate speak. Corporate speak. *Yawn*

11:08 LTE, 3G CDMA blah blah... "Two innovators coming together"

11:08 Been working on a CDMA iPhone since 2008.

11:09 Tim Cook comes out!

11:10 More specifically, Verizon's iPhone will be coming out in February

11:13 "We've built our business on building the very best network -- and now our customers have a choice for the iPhone 4 on the nation's most reliable network."

11:14 Verizon talking about how robust their network is... Do I still have to do this? The yawns are coming in more often.

11:18 $199 for the 16GB, $299 for 32GB -- mobile hotspot included - Up to 5 devices.

11:19 That last bit woke me up.

11:20 Now - Q&A. Have they forgotten that they're working with Apple? No Q&A's at Apple events! Gosh!

11:21 "Q: Will it be on a one year refresh cycle?

Tim: We don't comment on that.


Q: Can you address how many you'll manufacture in the 1st year?

Tim: I'm not going to get into our forecast. I think it's fair to say that both of us think there's tremendous opportunity.

Dan: I don't have anything to add to that."

What else is new?

11:25 Multi-year non-exclusive deal

11:26 Someone should ask about simultaneous voice and data.

11:26 And someone did. Same as any other CDMA device.

11:30 Nothing else new. Tim Cook says "I think people place different emphasis on things -- I can tell you that the number one question I've gotten is when will the iPhone work on Verizon. I couldn't be happier to tell people that. They will make those sorts of tradeoffs."

11:31 VZ Navigator and Vcast. Ugh.

11:33 Yawn

Oops, Verizon Tweets From Their iPhone

Well, it's the "biggest" tech story of the moment; the iPhone is speculated to be unveiled tomorrow at a Verizon press event. And it seems that someone may have jumped the gun a bit:

via Business Insider

UPDATE: Looks like @Verizon just pulled their update. But we got the cached site in case you wanna check for yourselves.

T-Mobile Would Like to Remind You:

That you're all using the internetz wrong.

It's not your fault really. I mean you REALLY shouldn't expect to be able watch, share, send the latest funny cat videos with friends and family. I mean do you really do this at home on your computer. Pffft. Of course you wouldn't.

Apps. What about Apps? T-Mo definitely wants you buying the latest and greatest smartphones. They can do so much with their 3Gs and 4Gs (Gs, they haz them), and apps and Android Market and all these things. Except, please don't do it on their network. Do this sort of thing at home. After all, it's not part of Fair Use.

Oh what the hell; T-Mobile would like to remind you, "Fuck you very much for being a paying customer."

Note: It should be stated that at least for right now this seems to only apply to UK customers. Still not cool.

T-Mobile via Kat Hannaford [Twitter]