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Apple Denies iPhone App Which Measures Radiation Exposure, Cites Interface Issues

As cool as the App Store can be, sometimes it’s the rejected applications that prove the most interesting. Last week, the TechCrunch reported that Apple rejected an application that promises to measure and minimize a user’s exposure to cell phone radiation. The application, which had been developed by Israeli company Tawkon, had spent 18 months […]

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8GB iPhone 3GS Unit Resurfaces in Rogers Wireless Inventory

In spite of official denials to the widespread rumors, Canadian carrier Rogers Wireless appears to still feature a 8GB iPhone 3GS in its databases. According to Boy Genius Report, several leaks have hinted to a cheaper iPhone 3GS model which would allegedly replace the US$99 iPhone 3G once current stocks have been depleted. A source […]

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iPhone 3GS security

iPhone 3GS Hardware Encryption Cracked in Two Minutes

As cool as the recently-released iPhone 3GS may be, there may be room for improvement. According to a blog entry over on Wired’s Gadget Lab, iPhone Forensics expert Jonathan Zdziarski describes how the hardware encryption of the iPhone 3Gs can be worked around and demonstrates how both the passcode and backup encryption can be bypassed […]

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Palm Releases webOS 1.1, Restores Pre’s Ability to Sync with iTunes

One week after Apple disabled the Palm Pre’s capacity to sync with iTunes, Palm has responded by releasing webOS 1.1, an update that again enables Palm’s phone to access media from the current version of iTunes. Per the company’s blog, Pre users can expect the new software to arrive via an over-the-air update. “Oh, and […]

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Apple Cites Possible iPhone 3GS Discoloration as Possibly Case-Related, Other Issues Emerging with Handset

With random horror stories about the iPhone 3GS’s heat factor and potential discoloration circulating across the Internet, the frenchiphone.com web site dug up something interesting. Per a call placed to an an Apple level 3 support technician (who’s an engineer), the discoloration could be due to the iPhone getting warm and then coming into contact […]