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Skype Challenges FaceTime, Introduces Video Calling

Thursday, December 30, 2010

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If you had little interest in video-calling before Apple’s own FaceTime service was introduced with the iPhone 4, we’d be surprised to hear it changed your mind. Good software and decent enough quality couldn’t hide the fact it was seriously limited, thanks to Wi-Fi only connections to other iPhone 4’s or Macs. Now, after a surprisingly [...]

Apple offers up fix for certain iPad Wi-Fi issues

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

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If you have been paying any attention to the iPad since its release you have most likely heard about the issues involving Wi-Fi. Well, it seems that at least some users are having issues when it comes to connecting to wireless networks, including known networks. And while we are unsure of exactly how widespread this [...]

Jailbreaking news: WiFiFoFum removed from App Store finds its way into Cydia

Monday, March 8, 2010

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Last week we heard the news that Apple had begun removing several Wi-Fi stumbler applications from the App Store and as we have seen in the past with other removed apps the decision becomes whether they should try and get back in or just make the move to Cydia. Well, in the case of WiFoFoFum, [...]

According to AT&T CEO: iPad will be a “Wi-Fi driven product”

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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Earlier today, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson boldly told investors during a webcast of an investor conference that he believes the iPad will be a primarily “Wi-Fi driven product.” Stephenson has only confirmed my belief that 3G on the iPad is superfluous in most cases, and that your average consumer isn’t going to be using his or [...]

WiFiTrak App Review: Always Be Connected!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

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WiFiTrak App Review: Always Be Connected!

One of the biggest turn ons that bring people to the iPhone is easily it’s ability to browse the internet. One can simply be sitting on their couch and bring up the internet with the touch of a finger. But what if you’re out and about trying to connect to the internet? Look around and [...]

Next-gen iPhone to come sporting Wi-Fi 802.11n?

Monday, January 4, 2010

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Assuming we can believe the latest rumors — it looks like the next-generation will come sporting Wi-Fi 802.11n. This rumor is based on a recent job posting in which Apple is looking for a “Wifi Software Engineer.” According to the job listing, Apple is looking for “a talented and energetic software engineer for the iPhone WiFi [...]

Jailbroken app: 3G Unrestrictor now available, allows you to use Skype, SlingPlayer and more over a 3G connection

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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Jailbroken app: 3G Unrestrictor now available, allows you to use Skype, SlingPlayer and more over a 3G connection

Some have been arguing lately that jailbreaking is slowly becoming less and less important now that the iPhone OS has matured, and to some degree I will agree with that. Of course, I still jailbreak and likely will do so for quite a bit longer. One of the reasons why I jailbreak is to bypass [...]

Wi-Fi-less iPhones reportedly being manufactured for China

Thursday, July 16, 2009

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The iPhone/China saga seems to have come to another chapter, which thankfully is not involving how a carrier is set to launch the iPhone. Instead this time we are hearing rumblings that suggest Apple has had Foxconn fire up the assembly lines and begin production on a Wi-Fi-less iPhone specifically for China. “Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn), [...]

iPhone OS 3.0 will auto-connect to AT&T Wi-Fi Hotspots

Thursday, June 18, 2009

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Another nice announcement coming from AT&T is in regards to their available Wi-Fi hotspots. It seems that iPhone OS 3.0 will allow you to automatically connect to any of their 20,000 plus available hotspots. “Auto-authentication allows iPhone users to seamlessly switch from AT&T’s 3G network to an AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spot without being prompted.” Now you can [...]

Trick VOIP Apps Into Thinking You’re On WiFi

Thursday, January 29, 2009

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Some time back, I had a post on how to hack Fring so that you can use it over your data connection, instead of only WiFi, like “they” want you to. While the process worked for those who meticulously went through each step, it took a lot of patience and funny business (SSHing into your [...]