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Rumor: Apple TV Refreshed Into "iTV," With iPhone OS and Games in Mind

The rumors about a refresh for Apple's TV product are swirling again, only this time with more ferocity. It's almost like the time before the iPad arrived on the scene.READ»

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India Reveals Linux-Based $35 Tablet, We Reveal Why It's Likely Fake

The happy man you see above is not the nine gazillionth owner of an iPad, but the Indian minister for HR Development, Kapil Sibal. What he's holding in his hand is, he claims, a $35 tablet that will give the OLPC a run for its money. ...READ»

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What Will Apple Do or Say at Tomorrow's iPhone 4 Briefing?

Apple's called a press event for a select group of reporters on Friday July 16th, in all likelihood to address the furor over its antenna flaw.READ»

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Consumer Reports Wades Into iPhone 4 Antenna Debate, Agrees With Our Fix

Consumer Reports just revealed its full iPhone 4 review, and denied the phone "recommended" status due to problems with the antenna. They attempted to prove the design flaw using a radio anechoic chamber, and also agreed with our DIY ...READ»

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Apple Says iPhone 4 Reception Mystery Is Solved! AT&T's Signal Was Never Really There!

Never mind all of those quick fixes and videos about iPhone 4 reception dropping out when you hold the new phone a certain way. Never mind the fake Steve Jobs letters telling a customer to relax (or not). In a newly released letter to ...READ»

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Is the iPhone 4's Reception-Killing Antenna a Deal-Breaker?

Sorry, lefties: If you hold the new iPhone 4 in a certain, fairly normal way, you'll lose all reception and drop calls. Apple's response is unhelpful--is this a deal-breaker?READ»

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iPhone 4 Review Roundup: Still the Smartphone Leader

The first round of iPhone 4 reviews are in, and they're overwhelmingly positive. What's everyone saying?READ»

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What You Need to Know About iOS 4

Apple's newest version of iOS (formerly iPhone OS) rolled out today to compatible devices. Here's a quick explanation of the basics: what's new, what's compatible, what's good, and what's bad.READ»

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Apple iPhone 4 Pre-Order Is a Security-Breached Nightmare: AT&T to Blame? [Updated]

Apple's shiny new iPhone 4 is available for pre-order today, and the crush of customers seems to have thoroughly knocked AT&T for a loop. Customers are reporting insane lines, glitchy procedures, and serious security breaches.READ»

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Why You'll Lust for iPhone 4, Even Though You Don't Need One

Apple's iPhone 4 was officially announced today, will you be upgrading? After using the device for just a short while, our impression is that you certainly will want to.READ»

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AT&T Hikes Smartphone Early Termination Fees by $150

Early termination fees are inherently necessary, but when a carrier abruptly hikes theirs by nearly 100%, as AT&T did this weekend, customers don't usually take it kindly.READ»

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Another iPhone 4 Prototype Leaks--What Can We Learn From It? [Updated]

Surely this can't have happened? After the media and legal storm surrounding Gizmodo's leak of the iPhone 2010 prototype, how did another phone break free? It certainly seems the real deal and we can glean a few extra details from ...READ»

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iPhone 4 Firmware Reveals File-Sharing, Orientation Lock, and How to Close Multitasking Apps [Updated]

Apple's just released the latest developer firmware before the official iPhone 4.0 roll-out. This is geeky. What is not geeky is some of the secrets it reveals about the future iPhone workings. Apple seems to have utterly nailed it. ...READ»

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Android Jumps Past iPhone in U.S. Mobile Web Use

iPhone may have more sales, but according to AdMob's report, Android has the more connected users--in March, Android's Web traffic topped iPhone's for the first time.READ»

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Mobile Tech’s Influence in a Network Society

Do you remember life before Facebook or Twitter or your Blackberry? In the past few years, we have moved beyond chat rooms and community forums to life-casting platforms that can be updated via your mobile phone. You can upload your son’s 1st soccer goal on YouTube, before the game is over. As we move forward...READ»

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Choose Your Own Adventure: The Gizmodo iPhone Saga

 You've read bits and pieces and plenty of opinions on Gizmodo's next-generation iPhone scoop. Here's the long and the short of it.READ»

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The iPhone 4 Leak Saga From Start to Finish

The story behind the leak of the next gen iPhone has it all: breaking news, legal maneuvering, inter-blog competition, checkbook journalism, and Nick Denton's tweets. Here's the full story--at least, as full as we know right now. [Updated at 4:20 EST]READ»

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Why Those iPhone 4 Leaked Photos Make Sense

A huge surge of excitement has surrounded pictures of what may, or may not be, the next-gen iPhone for 2010. The images surfaced at Engadget, sourced from someone who'd supposedly found the device dropped in a public place. The photos ...READ»

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iPhone 2010 Due June 22 ... Guess What It's Called

In just 68.5 days, as of the moment of writing this piece, it's hotly rumored that Apple will be revealing its new generation iPhone for 2010. June 22nd is the date for your calendars, folks. And there's a tiny frisson of Verizon ...READ»

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Here's How to Tether Your iPhone 3G S to Your iPad, Steve Jobs Be Damned

Cometh the iPhone tether, then, soon cometh the iPad tether. Anyone with a jailbroken iPhone 3GS and a Wi-Fi only iPad might like this little cheat from MyWi developers Intelliborn, which will give you 3G. Fuh free. Well, the MyWi app ...READ»

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MIT Unveils "Surround Vision," Turns TV Into Augmented Reality

The new technology could easily be translated into an iPhone app.READ»

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Apple Emulates Microsoft and Sony With Game Center (Updated)

Apple unveiled Game Center for the iPhone today--a social gaming network like Microsoft's Xbox Live. Even the feature list looks familiar: invite friends, matchmaking, leaderboards, and achievements. But what does it mean for Ngmoco and its similar network Plus+? Ngmoco responds.READ»

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Crib Sheet: iPhone OS 4's Sexiest Features

Apple's just concluded the main part of its big reveal for the next-gen iPhone OS software, and it's chock-full of new features that'll turn the iPhone and iPad into faster, cleverer beasts. We've summed up the big seven changes for ...READ»

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iPad's Sales Figures Better Than iPhone's

Apple has just sent out its sales figures for the iPad's debut on Saturday, and the company is claiming *rips envelope open* 300,000 units were sold on Saturday alone. Not bad: The pre-sale feeding frenzy made one analyst revise his ...READ»

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Apple's iPad Is Speedy--Because It Has to Be

 The iPad has landed, rocketing its gleaming metal tech down on the dusty computing world to set up a new Tranquility Tablet base. But report after report notes the iPad is anything but "tranquil"--it's blazingly fast. Why? It ...READ»