iPhone Hacks

Google Phone Coming - How Will This Affect Market Dynamics

Just when we thought that the Droid threat was not as big as it was hyped up to be comes a rumor which will have Apple closely watching every move. 

TechCrunch reports a "super-high confidence" rumor that Google could soon be launching their own phone - complete with Google branding. 

Palm Releases WebOS 1.3.1 - No iTunes Syncing Hack This Time

It was only a few months back that Palm Pre used to be counted as a potential iPhone killer. 

A lot of things have changed since then. However, one thing that has kept Palm in the news has been its cat and mouse game with Apple in letting Pre users sync their phones with iTunes. 

Verizon Anti-iPhone Campaign Drags On - Is it Time Verizon Stopped?

"Petty tyrannies that have made their way into our cell phones. Into the very way we choose to speak to another human being" - so goes a new print ad published in Sports Illustrated by Verizon. 

After attacking AT&T and the iPhone in their ad campaigns, Verizon have finally taken on Steve Jobs himself. 

New AT&T Ad Educates Customers About Verizon's Misleading Ads

Verizon's audacious marketing campaign will only get aggressive as we move towards the holiday season and lawsuits might not help AT&T in time to compete fairly against Verizon this season. 

Probably realizing just this, AT&T has launched a counter campaign to educate their customers about the misleading Verizon ad campaign. 

Estimated 100,000 Droid Handsets Sold In The First Weekend

The first weekend sales estimate for Motorola Droid are out. 

As Bloomberg reports, while the number is absolutely commendable, they come nowhere near the opening weekend sales of any of the iPhone models launched in the past. 

Apple Launching 8GB iPhone 3GS At $99 To Counter Droid?

Despite all the never ending debates about whether or not Droid matches up to the iPhone, one thing that Motorola and Verizon deserve to be credited with is the timing of the launch. 

With the shopping season just starting, the companies can well expect the sales of Droid to pick up as we near the holiday season. 

Is Motorola Droid's 5MP Camera Better Than iPhone's?

Verizon proudly flaunts Droid's 5 megapixel camera in the "Droid Does" ad campaign where it mocked iPhone's camera with the line "iDon't take 5-megapixel pictures". But is the Droid camera indeed better than iPhone 3GS's camera? 

Andy Ihnatko, a tech columnist at Chicago Sun has countered the argument with actual camera shots. A picture is worth a thousand words indeed. 

Is Motorola Droid Really An iPhone Killer?

This has really been the question of the week and will probably continue to linger for long, until the next quarter results are out. 

So why is so much being made out of Motorola Droid and why, for the first time ever, people are actually seeing an 'iPhone killer' which can actually live up to its name? 

Apple Releases iTunes Version 9.0.2 - Disables Pre Syncing Once Again; Safe for Jailbreakers & Unlockers

Mention 'cat and mouse' in the context of Apple and it is likely that you are reminded of the iPhone Dev Team and their effort to jailbreak the iPhone whenever Apple releases a new version of iPhone OS. 

However, there is one another cat and mouse game that you might be aware of which is being played in the sidelines for quite some time now - between Apple and Palm for the latter's efforts to keep Pre synced with iTunes. 

To Partner Or Not To Partner - Verizon CEO Throws Ball Into Apple's Court

After rubbishing the iPhone in the "Droid Does" ad campaign and also taking a direct swipe at iPhone's carrier AT&T earlier, Verizon now seems all ready to work with Cupertino in the future. 

According to a statement by the CEO of Verizon Communications, Ivan Seidenberg, the ball is entirely in Apple's court whether to decide if they would want to partner with Verizon or not.