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Verizon's iPhone Gets the Thumbs Up

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:59:20 CST

The iPhone 4 has finally arrived on Verizon , and what that means is … now you can actually make successful phone calls on your iPhone. Reviewers give it a thumbs-up: “The Verizon iPhone is nearly the same as AT&T’s iPhone 4—but it doesn’t drop calls. For several million Americans,...

AT&T Halts iPhone Web Sales to NYC

Nick McMaster — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:39:00 CST

AT&T has stopped selling the iPhone online to customers in New York City. The first explanation, from an AT&T rep, is that the company's New York network couldn't handle any more data-hungry iPhones because the city doesn't have enough towers. New York "is not ready for the iPhone," the rep...

Older, Cheaper Gadgets Make Great Gifts

Harry Kimball — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:58:03 CST

A bunch of older gadgets—read: last year's models—"work fantastically well yet have been largely forgotten," Farhad Manjoo writes on Slate . What's more, they're relatively cheap, and perfect for the penny-pinching holiday shopper. A sampling: Kindle 1: The design is a bit "off-putting," and the device holds 200 titles...

Droid a Savvy Choice for Smartphone Fans

Rob Quinn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:38:37 CST

Verizon has finally come up with a phone that will satisfy users who want an iPhone-quality smartphone to run on the firm's zippy 3G network, writes Walt Mossberg. The Motorola Droid, is, like the iPhone, "a powerful hand-held computer that happens to make phone calls," Mossberg writes. The Droid, at...

iPhone Blew Your Budget? 'Recession Case' Is for You

Rob Quinn — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:10:28 CDT

Hard times no longer mean iPhone users who blew all their cash buying one can't afford a protective case for their new favorite toy, Mashable reports. Case-Mate has introduced the iPhone 3G Recession case, priced at just $1. The sturdy cardboard case, which assembles with locking tabs, will cushion your...

Top iPhone Annoyances and How to Fix Them

Rob Quinn — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:10:01 CDT

Even a gadget as good as the iPhone isn't without its annoyances, although luckily bigger geeks than you have cooked up workarounds for most of them, Jared Newman writes in PC World . Some major gripes: AT&T: The carrier's stranglehold in the US is becoming even more irksome as foreign iPhone...

Teen Hackers Foil New iPhone Limits

Rob Quinn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:48:00 CDT

A group of teenage thorns in Apple's side have been the first to release "jailbreak" software for the latest iPhone 3GS, the Wall Street Journal reports. The hackers, in the latest round of what Steve Jobs calls "a cat-and-mouse game with his top engineers," created software that lets iPhone users...

Users Complain of iPhone 3GS Overheating

Rob Quinn — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:35:31 CDT

Apple's hot new handset appears to be suffering some serious overheating issues, Melissa Perenson writes for PC World . Users on a French tech site say their white iPhone 3GS handsets became discolored after overheating, Perenson notes. She was aware of some "heat issues" with her own model but nothing major...

New iPhone Boosts Mobile YouTube Uploads by 400%

Ambreen Ali — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:05:24 CDT

Mobile video uploads to YouTube have soared 400% since the new iPhone released last week, Ars Technica reports. It's a noticeable spike, even though mobile uploads have been on the rise: They went up by 1,700% in the last six months. The iPhone lets users shoot video and upload...