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IPhone Investigation: An Undercover Documentary From Syria Made Using Phones

BY Neal Ungerleider | 03-16-2012 | 8:30 AM | SYRIA

"Syria: Songs of Defiance," a new film about the violence in Syria airing on Al Jazeera, was filmed by an undercover journalist using an iPhone, providing coverage the Syrian government won’t allow regular TV journalists. READ MORE›

Why Didn't Apple's iPhone 4S Announcement Include Anything About Environmental Impact?

BY Ariel Schwartz | 10-05-2011 | 6:44 PM | ETHONOMICS

Apple is fairly transparent about its environmental footprint, but seems reluctant to draw attention to the issue during big launches.READ MORE›

Teen Who Sold White iPhone Kits Reveals How Apple Hunted Him Down

BY Austin Carr | 05-26-2011 | 6:19 PM | INNOVATION

One of the last followers of tech news to hear the reports Thursday that Apple had sued Fei Lam, the 17-year-old Queens high school student who infamously sold White iPhone conversion kits to eager buyers tired of waiting on Apple's ...READ MORE›

AT&T to More Sluggish Verizon: Can You Hear Me Now?

BY Kit Eaton | 03-08-2011 | 12:16 PM | INNOVATION

We wondered if this would be true: An investigation into Verizon's iPhone data performance reveals it's actually worse than AT&T's. Can no network handle the red-hot Apple product properly?READ MORE›

Verizon CFO on iPhone: "We Are Not a One-Device Company"

BY Austin Carr | 03-01-2011 | 2:21 PM | INNOVATION

The Verizon iPhone just zoomed past the 1 million devices-sold mark, and according to Verizon CFO Fran Shammo, the "launch has gone flawlessly." But that doesn't mean the carrier's love of Droid devices is waning.READ MORE›

iFive: Congress Grills Facebook, Foursquare Promoted Check-ins, eBay Infrastructure, Sold Out Verizon iPhone, Super Bowl Chatter

BY Kit Eaton | 02-04-2011 | 7:39 AM | INNOVATION

Friday's here, as is our daily roundup of the early innovation news: READ MORE›

Nintendo 3DS: The Agony and the Ecstasy

BY Kevin Ohannessian | 01-20-2011 | 12:58 PM | VIDEO

As a fun gaming machine Nintendo 3DS gets so many things right, but as the latest piece of tech aimed at gadget geeks it falls short.READ MORE›

Apple-Verizon Deal Heralds a Future Free of Carrier Crapware, Possibly

BY Kit Eaton | 01-12-2011 | 10:22 AM | DESIGN

For years cell phone carriers have loved to shovel "added value" systems into the phones they sell, with the real goal of capturing more cash and controlling how their users exploit particular services. Does the crapware-free Verizon iPhone promise an end to this?READ MORE›

Will the AT&T and Verizon iPhones Be Playing Leapfrog?

BY David Zax | 01-11-2011 | 2:09 PM | TECHNOLOGY

Does the Verizon iPhone put the smartphone on the path to a two-tiered update schedule?READ MORE›

Trimensional Brings 3-D Object Scanning to iPhone

BY Kit Eaton | 01-07-2011 | 12:27 PM | INNOVATION

An app utilizes the iPhone's front camera--and no extra gizmos other than a dark room. Believe it or not, this actually works (for the most part). READ MORE›

Apple Leak Shows Parts for the iPhone 5 (or Maybe a Verizon iPhone)

BY Kit Eaton | 01-06-2011 | 8:19 AM | INNOVATION

Yes, we're only six days into 2011, but Apple's already been at the center of a big leak with pics and videos of an unknown iPhone model surfacing online. Here we offer a Zapruder film-worthy analysis of the images. READ MORE›

iPhone-Style Antennagate Hits a Hypocritical HTC

BY Kit Eaton | 12-03-2010 | 2:03 PM | INNOVATION

The handset maker defends signal drop-out problems with its HD7 phone, notes that the effect is "inevitable." Conveniently it seems to have forgotten it said the opposite when calling out Apple over the iPhone "antennagate" affair. READ MORE›

Genuine White iPhone 4 On Sale--in China

BY Addy Dugdale | 11-19-2010 | 10:04 AM | DESIGN

If you don't have a friend at Cupertino, a trip to China may be what is needed to get your hands on a genuine white iPhone 4.READ MORE›

Yes Men Attack Apple, Advertising Special "Conflict-Free" iPhone

BY David Zax | 11-19-2010 | 9:28 AM | ETHONOMICS

The merry anti-corporate pranksters seem to have met their match in Apple, since their parody website was taken down within two days.READ MORE›

Exclusive Q&A: How the White iPhone 4 Kid Got Rich Buying Genuine Apple Parts Via Spam

BY Austin Carr | 11-18-2010 | 8:49 AM | INNOVATION

High-schooler Fei "Phil" Lam started a business his senior year--and it's already pulling in six figures. We spoke with Lam about his Foxconn supplier, trademark infringement, and the PI threatening a criminal investigation.READ MORE›

Exclusive: Teen Selling White iPhone 4 Parts Talks Apple, Big Earnings, Foxconn Supplier, Legal Fears

BY Austin Carr | 11-17-2010 | 7:42 PM | INNOVATION

On Tuesday, The New York Observer reported that 17-year-old Fei "Phil" Lam has made a killing selling white iPhone 4 conversion kits, parts he imported factory-direct from China even before Apple. Now, in an exclusive interview with Fast Company, Lam -- a self-professed computer geek from Queens -- says business is booming.READ MORE›

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