AT&T surprises with beachfront 700MHz spectrum purchase
October 11, 2007
AT&T announced today that it has purchased 12MHz of spectrum in the prime 700MHz spectrum band from privately-held Aloha Partners for close to $2.5 billion. Aloha purchased the spectrum in Federal Communications Commission auctions held during 2001 and 2003, but hasn’t done much with the licenses since the auctions ended.
Apple to launch Official iPhone Web applications directory
October 11, 2007
One developer familiar with the matter, who asked to remain anonymous, said Apple representatives have been tracking down authors of Web-based iPhone apps and asking them to submit official screenshots, icons, web addresses and descriptions of their applications to the company.
The new Internet Channel (IC) for Nintendo Wii powered by Opera
October 11, 2007
Opera today announced that Nintendo began distributing new version of IC for the Wii. It has lots of new features users have asked for, to name a few: external USB keyboard support, widgets, “Send to a friend” button, ability to copy and paste text from site…
Visit the Wii Shop Channel to download the new Internet Channel NOW!
The new Internet Channel (IC) for Nintendo Wii powered by Opera
October 11, 2007
Opera today announced that Nintendo began distributing new version of IC for the Wii. It has lots of new features users have asked for, to name a few: external USB keyboard support, widgets, “Send to a friend” button, ability to copy and paste text from site…
Visit the Wii Shop Channel to download the new Internet Channel NOW!
iPhone WebApps Appearing on Apple’s Downloads Feed?
October 11, 2007
It looks like Apple is gearing up to put the iPhone Applications built with he Web 2.0 “SDK” on their software downloads page. Thanks to a commenter, we found them in Apple’s “recent downloads RSS feed”. However, when you click on the link you end up at a unused page at Apple.
BREAKING: iPhone and iPod touch v1.1.1 full jailbreak posted
October 11, 2007
Here it is folks, the TIFF image we tested that exploits firmware v1.1.1, giving you full root level file access to your iPhone (without upgrading from v1.0.2) and iPod touch. Before you click the link, note the caveats:
The Worst Thing about Macs
October 11, 2007
I’m sure some irate Mac fans have already fired off angry emails, based upon the deck for this editorial alone, but hopefully the rest of you will at least get through this background stuff first.
In April of last year, I bought a Macbook Pro as my new notebook. Note that this is hardly my first Apple computer. I grew up on Apple IIs, back in
Essay: What if Internet Bandwidth Was Infinite?
October 11, 2007
What would happen if Internet bandwidth was infinite — what would that change about the Internet itself?
iPhone Dev Team announces public iPhone 1.1.1 Jailbreak
October 11, 2007
Want to jailbreak your 1.1.1 iPhone so you can access all its files and install third party apps? Don’t want to wait for Niacin’s patch to leave beta? Here’s a published method direct from the team. The hack applies only to the iPhone at this time and is not meant for iPhones with modified basebands.
Happy 1st Anniversary YouTube and Google; Now Move Over a Bit
October 11, 2007
Since then, the name “YouTube” has become virtually synonymous with “online video sharing”. According to Comscore, the website maintains a sizable lead over competitors with 205,593,000 unique visitors per month. Second-place Yahoo Video trails with 48,026,000 visitors. But must YouTube remain the clear winner in the online video space?
