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Data-Gobbling Android Users Will Likely See Bandwidth Capped

Android users who have been making fun of iPhone users' limited data plans might have to stop soon. Studies showing that the Android crowd taxes cell networks more than the iPhone crowd indicate that AT&T-style data limits could be coming to Android carriers too ...

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New iPhone, iPad model codes set up for iTunes activation bypass -- CDMA versions, maybe?

So BGR 's got a tipster lined up with alleged details from within iOS 4 beta firmware that shows a section dedicated to bypassing the usual iTunes activation scheme for three new product codes: iPhone3,2, iPhone 3,3, and iProd 2,1. Actually, these product codes aren't "new," per se; we saw all three of them in the iPad's firmware back in April, but they've yet to make the giant leap to officialdom. What's different here, then? Well, apparently, this activation-bypass scheme has historically had

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Pleco 2.2 Chinese Dictionary uses iPhone camera to translate text in real time (video)

Can't say we've heard of the Pleco Chinese Dictionary app prior to today even though it's been around for two full version releases. Of course, we've seen plenty of Google Goggle-like smartphone apps that can snap pictures and then convert the image to text using optical character recognition (OCR) -- something that can be incredibly useful when important stacks of business cards. Pleco 2.2, however, is one of the first apps we've seen that can translate text in real time using the live image

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Apple hires NFC expert to manage mobile commerce, prepare to pay with your iPhone

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iTV rumors have ITV trademark holder preparing for battle?

Remember that time Apple decided to make a cell phone, and called it the iPhone? Remember how Cisco already owned that name and Apple settled a lawsuit out of court to license the rights to that name? Well, if Apple… ...

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Apple TV becoming iTV, getting application support, yet losing full HD?

Engadget is following up on their previous story about an updated Apple TV set to hit the market as a $99 set top box, complete with iPhone 4 internals. Their new report details Apple’s supposed plans to rename the living… ...

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Apple releases iOS 4.0.2, plugs jailbreakme.com PDF exploit

Apple has just released an update to iOS, labeled iOS 4.0.2. The update, amongst other things, plugs the PDF security hole most notably used by the website jailbreakme.com. The update is available for the iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4, iPod Touch 2G… ...

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iPhone 4 KIRF reviewed, can its 'WVGA screen village' compare? (video)

From the outside of its white box, labeled "Phone no. 4," it's clear to see that the Air Phone 4 is trying awfully hard to be an iPhone 4. But then we already knew that. How does it compare to the real thing in the real world ? Not well, according to intrepid reviewer Stuart Ashen. The external metal surface (which you might be familiar with) is here actually plastic, so you don't have to worry about dropped calls if you fondle it the wrong way, but the phone is said to have awful signal

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Apple Peel 520 gets a white finish, odds placed on beating white iPhone 4 to market

If you're gonna proverbially bear hug your iPod touch into a working cellular device, might as well get it in the trendiest color available, right? The Apple Peel 520 has now been shown off in white, a more stylish option for those wanting a case, extended battery, and freedom from the shackles of limited SIM options (at the expense of some functionality and ease of use, naturally). Still in production with no release date, but hey, if you're the sort who likes to live on the outer fringes of

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'Signal' jailbreak app for iPhone maps out your towers, turns death gripping into a pastime

If you're familiar with Android apps like CellFinder, you've got a good idea for what this is -- and the name "Signal" is a pretty accurate representation, too. Basically, iPhone Dev Team member planetbeing has thrown together a neat little app that shows you signal strengths of your phone's connections to nearby cell towers along with their position relative to you (if the positions can be determined), an especially welcome utility considering that you can't access Apple's old "field test mode"

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