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Well, it only took Apple 4 days to realize they should block access to JailbreakMe.com from their stores’ wifi network to stop those pranksters from jailbreaking iPhones, iPads and iPods. According to 9 to 5 Mac, pointing a device to www.JailbreakMe.com from inside the store redirects to Apple’s website.

I’m sure Ethan will be happy about that.

written by janyton \\ tags: Apple, apple-store, Download, Iphone, jailbreakme, latest, store, the-latest

We have seen a lot of concept MP3 Players before like the Zipper and the Sideon.

This one is a concept by Hugo Cailleton, and it looks a lot like a Creative Zen Stone with a touch of green. It has an FM radio, microphone, retractable USB plug, and a large display for easy playlist navigation.

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written by simonivan \\ tags: concept-phone, ericsson, hugo cailleton, Iphone, mp3 player, mp3 players, over-at-esato, phone, phone-covered, player, romantic, samsung-f480

Amazon has released some games for the Kindle that include Every Word and Shuffled Row.

Every Word allows the player to take six or seven letters and then create as many as possible. Shuffled Row has the player finding words, with 60 lettered tiles.

These games are free on Amazon right now, so if you have a Kindle, enjoy!

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written by j4352 \\ tags: amazon kindle, blackberry, christmas, device, Games, get-multimedia, launch-larger, player, player-finding, seven-letters, shuffled row

So despite the hordes of people longing desperately to get their hands on an iPhone 4, I finally, FINALLY, managed to go hands on with one of these.  Harder than you think, too, I’ll tell you that much.  And indeed, there’s every reason this thing is hard to find, but it’s not without its problems too.

The iPhone 4 has everything.  I know, that’s not much of a way to express the spec sheet, but it has quite literally everything, or at least within shouting distance of everything.  There are games, enterprise applications, entertainment widgets, and a host of other applications that make this a thoroughly mind-blowing experience.  I made a map in seconds from where I was at the time to a Qdoba in a neighboring city, and all I had to do was input “(city name) Qdoba” and boom, I had a map from where I was to the Qdoba.  I played Skee-ball.  I read an ebook in an easy and simple interface.  It was truly impressive stuff.  And even better, the battery life on this thing is projected at about fourteen hours of talk time on one charge.  It’s got persistent Wi-fi, an included iPod, a five megapixel camera with LED flash, and plenty more besides.

It’s not hard to be thoroughly blown away by a phone that’s so responsive to your every gesture and instinct.  Frankly, I almost bought one on the spot, which led me to the big problem about the whole thing.

Yes, admittedly, it’s a fantastic phone.  No mistake, it’s going to do just about everything you ever wanted, including making and receiving calls.  But it’s the price tag that’s going to really blow your mind.  Unlocked, these will run about six hundred bucks, depending on where you shop.  AT&T, meanwhile, will demand two hundred for the privilege of paying them at least eighty bucks a month–yes, a month–for at least two years.  And of course, as we’re all well aware right now, the iPhone 4 has serious problems with its onboard antennas, requiring a case in order to solve.

As magnificent a phone as the iPhone 4 is, it’s always hard to justify spending approaching a thousand bucks on a phone.  But that may well be the only significant problem with it, so if your pockets are sufficiently deep, you almost certainly will love this phone.

The Good

Incredible array of features

Excellent camera

Longest battery life I’ve seen yet

Intuitive, easy operating controls

The Bad

Cripplingly massive price tag

Serious and ongoing antenna issues

Score 9 / 10

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written by gunturbabu \\ tags: Application, cell phones, electronics, Games, h1800-launches, Iphone, iphone 4, mind, mobile, price, search, thing, time, utterly-smart

We love Android‘s 24-hour app return policy, so when we heard about Apple opening a “Try Before You Buy” section in the App Store, we grabbed the closest iDevice in our proximity to see what exactly was up. Only, it isn’t exactly what we expected given the name. Located under Features -> Free on the App Store, the new section serves only to highlight the free / “lite” edition of apps with premium older siblings. A smart and organized section, sure, but the for-pay programs without a demo will still be a risk your iTunes account will have to take. Them’s the breaks; might as well add it to your personal iOS 5 wishlist alongside widgets and a new notification system.

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written by popol842 \\ tags: App, Apple, appstore, demo, entry, ITunes, itunesappstore, personal, rental