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BlackBerry files suit against Ryan Seacrest startup Typo over iPhone keyboard accessory

Submitted by Chris Parsons on Fri, 01/03/2014 - 13:50

Typo, a company founded by entrepreneur Laurence Hallier and TV host and media personality Ryan Seacrest, announced the Typo Keyboard attachment for iPhone would be available for pre-order this month but they seem to of have run into some trouble with BlackBerry's legal team. BlackBerry has now filed a lawsuit against Typo Products LLC asserting that the company has blatantly copied BlackBerry's keyboard with its iPhone keyboard case.

Purported first generation iPhone prototype goes for $1500

Submitted by Richard Devine on Tue, 12/31/2013 - 07:21

It's not unusual for prototype devices to find their way out in to the big wide world, but the latest is of particular interest to iPhone nerds. An apparent early prototype of the very first iPhone has just been sold on eBay for $1499 and is running an internal diagnostic software build:

The NSA eavesdrops on the iPhone with ease, says security researcher

Submitted by Peter Cohen on Mon, 12/30/2013 - 18:01

Security researcher Jacob Appelbaum claims to have discovered what he describes as "an iPhone backdoor" exploited by the National Security Agency (NSA). Appelbaum discussed the exploit during a speech he gave at this week's Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, Germany, according to The Daily Dot.

How Google had to 'start over' on Android the day the iPhone was announced

Submitted by Richard Devine on Fri, 12/20/2013 - 06:34

Back when the very first iPhone was announced in 2007, it took many of us by surprise, including Google. What Steve Jobs held in his hand on stage that day was unlike any smartphone we'd seen to that date, and it set the precedent for what we see today not only from Apple. In a piece on The Atlantic, excerpts from Fred Vogelstein’s Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution, illustrate what happened next:

China Mobile still in talks with Apple

Submitted by Peter Cohen on Wed, 12/18/2013 - 15:00

China Mobile, China's biggest wireless provider, is still in discussions with Apple to carry the iPhone. There's broad speculation in the cell industry that the two companies are about to announce a deal, according to Reuters.

Which iPhone was the most ground-breaking?

Submitted by Chris Parsons on Fri, 12/13/2013 - 18:16

Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything. Those were the words spoken as Steve Jobs hit the stage and introduced the very first iPhone to the world after having spent two and a half years working on the device. Looking back at that keynote, I'm not so sure everyone at that time felt the same way about it but if they didn't then, the chances are good that they do now.

The iPhone as a product has arguably gone on to reshape not only the smartphone industry but the wireless industry as a whole and while the very first iPhone takes much of that credit for a lot of people, a recent thread in the iMore Forums asks which iPhone do you think broke the most ground for Apple? Was it really the very first iPhone that took it mainstream popularity or was it another iteration?

LeAnn Rimes shoots new music video entirely on the iPhone

Submitted by Richard Devine on Mon, 12/09/2013 - 08:25

What you see here is the latest music video from LeAnn Rimes featuring Rob Thomas and Jeff Beck, and what makes it more remarkable is that the entire thing was shot using the iPhone. The process behind it all was explained by one of the producers in an article on The Loop:

China Mobile iPhone pre-orders going live December 12

Submitted by Richard Devine on Mon, 12/09/2013 - 06:42

The much storied arrival of the iPhone on the worlds largest carrier, China Mobile, looks set to reach its conclusion as soon as this week according to a new report. According to the Wall Street Journal, pre-orders of the iPhone will be going live in Shanghai this coming Thursday:

Ryan Seacrest wants a keyboard on his iPhone, so he's spending $1 million to build one

Submitted by Richard Devine on Sat, 12/07/2013 - 15:44

So, Ryan Seacrest wants a keyboard on his phone, but he also wants to use an iPhone. Ultimate first world problem? Well for most – including our buddies over at CrackBerry – wanting a hardware keyboard means one thing, and one thing only. Get a BlackBerry. Not Seacrest though, no, no, no. Instead, he's stumping up $1 million to build one.

Obama says he can't use an iPhone because of security

Submitted by Peter Cohen on Thu, 12/05/2013 - 08:45

US President Barack Obama told a group of young people at the White House that he can't use an Apple iPhone for security reasons, according to a recent Associated Press report (as published by SecurityWeek).

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