Paul Allen sues Apple, Google, Facebook, puppy dogs, all things good and decent (not Microsoft)

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has dropped the patent suit hammer on Apple, Google, Facebook, AOL, eBay, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube, accusing them of violating his lab’s innovations in World Wide Web commerce. According to the Wall Street Journal:
For Mr. A…

iPhone 4 Bluetooth woes, Jailbreaking/Unlocking, Next generation iPhone, iPhone/iPod/iPad accessories – From the Forums

The TiPb forums are naturally a great place to talk, commiserate, celebrate, get help, and offer advice to your fellow iPhone users. In order to create a new thread of your own or reply to any of the existing threads, you must be a registered member. Becoming a member is easy and free so whether…

Apple holding special event September 1, 2010

Apple has just started sending out invitations for a special event — it’s annual special music event typically involving iTunes and iPads — on September 1, 2010.

A new iPod touch 4 (with FaceTime and Retina Display?) is a given, as is iOS 4.1 — perhaps with some new, previously unseen…

Is LiquidMetal all about the manufacturing process for Apple?

Cult of Mac has an interesting post up that shows some of the truly spectacular LiquidMetal injection moulding and manufacturing processes that will let Apple construct stronger, better, faster unibodies, antennas, and pretty much everything else. Here are some choice quotes:

Apple will soon…

Scammers steal from PayPal accounts of iTunes users

Yesterday reports were flying in that a “major shield hole” in iTunes accounts linked to PayPal was being exploited. The problem turns out not to be a “major safety measure hole” associated with iTunes accounts but rather a phishing scam that’s actually pretty common. The scammers foun…

Camera+ update featuring “VolumeSnap” rejected, feature inquiry filed

Developer tap tap tap submitted an update for their app Camera+ which included a new feature called VolumeSnap. VolumeSnap allowed users to use the volume controls to take a photo, a feature that many iPhone users have asked for. Apple, however, does not approve of using the iPhone’s hardware …

iPhone 4 skipping audio on AT&T microcell

There have been complaints of the iPhone 4 experiencing audio problems when connected to AT&T’s 3G microcell. Specifically, the incoming sound will skip, making it nearly impossible to understand the person you’re talking to. There does not seem to be a relation to signal strength and th…

Apple licenses Liquidmetal for future iPhones, iPads?

The Baltimore Sun has found an SEC filing that shows Apple has broadly licensed the intellectual property of California amorphous alloy maker Liquidmetal, perhaps for use in future iPhone and iPad devices. What’s liquid metal?
It’s a mimetic poly-alloy that can create bladed weapons–
No,…

Updated: Frash brings Flash to iPhone Jailbreak

We’ve seen Frash, the Jailbreak port of Android Flash, on the iPad but now it’s making its move by to iPhone courtesy of Comex who coded it and Grant Pannell who compiled it.

Ally is going to look at that more in depth later in the week, but whether you’re Jailbroken and you’ve just b…

Intel-Based Apple Portables: Identifying the right ability adapter and capability cord–US

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Learn which capability adapter, potential cord, and plug are appropriate for each Intel-based Apple portable. Keep in mind that size, shape, and color of replacement adapters and cords may vary. capability adapters for Intel based App…

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