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Verizon to End Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plans When Customers Move to 4G LTE Smartphones

iPhoneHacks — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:54:19 +0000

When Verizon started offering Apple’s iPhone on its network in early 2011, it offered customers unlimited data plans. But in less than 6 months, it followed AT&T’s footsteps to kill the unlimited data plans and moved to tiered data plans. It however allowed customers to grandfather their unlimited data plans when they wanted to upgrade to the new iPhone on a fresh two-year contract. Continue reading →

Apple Responds to Lawsuits Over Siri

Rounak — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:51:44 +0000

A couple of months ago, Apple was hit with a number of class action lawsuits which claimed that Siri’s performance didn’t quite match up to what was advertised, accusing the company of false advertising. Continue reading →

‘Fold to Unlock’ Concept For iPhone’s Lock Screen

iPhoneHacks — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:52:00 +0000

AppAdvice has discovered a pretty cool concept created by Austin Kudin to replace iPhone’s slide to unlock gesture. Austin Kudin, an interface and Web designer, has posted his “fold-to-unlock” concept on idea-sharing site Dribbble. Continue reading →

HTC One X And Evo 4G LTE Shipment Delayed by US Customs Over Patent Dispute With Apple

iPhoneHacks — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:43 +0000

The Verge reports that U.S. Customs officials have delayed shipments of HTC’s One X and Evo 4G LTE Android-based smartphones into U.S. to investigate if they still infringe on Apple’s patents. Here’s some background. Back in March 2011, Apple had filed a lawsuit against HTC alleging that the Taiwan based handset manufacturer has infringed on nearly 20 of Apple’s proprietary inventions relating to the iPhone’s UI, architecture and hardware. Continue reading →

Apple Has Reportedly Ordered 4-inch Screens For Next Generation iPhone

iPhoneHacks — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:22:55 +0000

We’ve heard several rumors that have claimed that Apple will finally launch an iPhone with a larger screen later this year. Wall Street Journal has just added some credibility to those rumors, as they report that Apple has placed orders for screens measuring “at least 4 inches diagonally” for the next generation iPhone. Continue reading →

How To Jailbreak iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS on iOS 5.1.1 Using Redsn0w

iPhoneHacks — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:52:36 +0000

Apple released iOS 5.1.1 last week, which includes some minor improvements and bug fixes. iPhone Dev team has released a new version of Redsn0w - Redsn0w 0.9.11b4 that supports iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 1, iPod touch 4G and iPod Touch 3G. Continue reading →

How To Jailbreak iPod Touch 4G, iPod Touch 3G on iOS 5.1.1 Using Redsn0w

iPhoneHacks — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:36:15 +0000

How To Jailbreak iPad 1 Running iOS 5.1.1 Using Redsn0w

iPhoneHacks — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:25:47 +0000

ESPN Could be Coming to Apple TV

Nikhil — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:08:42 +0000

The Apple TV allows customers to view HD 1080p iTunes television shows and movies and also stream content from their iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad to their televisions using AirPlay. Sports fans can also watch MLB, NBA and NHL games on Apple’s setup box. Bloomberg reports that Apple is in talks with Disney’s sports network, ESPN to bring more sports programming to Apple TV. Continue reading →

iOS 6 Shows Up in App Usage Logs

Nikhil — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:05:06 +0000

As the Worldwide Developers Conference 2012 (WWDC) gets closer, more details regarding the rumored iOS 6 and updated iCloud continue to be leaked. Apple is widely expected to give us a preview of the “future of iOS” next month at the keynote. Continue reading →