Topic: Phone - on October 4, 2008 at 11:34:00 AM CEST
Solar-Handys dominieren Japans verrückteste Gadget-Messe
Auf der High-Tech-Messe Ceatec in Tokio ist neben den Geräten der nächsten Saison auch viel Science-Fiction zu bewundern. Beispielsweise Konzepte für Solar-Handys in Satelliten-Form und Smartphones, die durch Wände sehen können.
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Topic: Phone - on September 13, 2008 at 1:26:00 PM CEST
German court bans VoiP on iPhone
A VoiP application for Apple's iPhone has been banned by the Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, Germany at the behest of T-Mobile.
The app - available through Apple's iTunes App Store - allows users to make cheap phone calls using T-Mobile's Wi-Fi network and bypass roaming charges.
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Topic: Phone - on May 30, 2008 at 12:03:25 PM CEST
Hackers start poking holes in NFC
A researcher from the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technolog used the recent EUSecWest event to demonstrate progress in attacking NFC applications and to announce the availability of tools so that everyone can have a go at NFC hacking for fun and profit.
Near Field Communications is the RFID-based standard being built into mobile phones to allow them greater interaction with the physical world. NFC-enabled handsets can be used to pay for bus or train journeys, replacing existing contactless cards. They can read tags embedded in (Smart) posters that trigger a URL to be loaded or a phone number to be called.
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Topic: Phone - on February 27, 2008 at 10:01:00 AM CET
Taliban wants cell phone networks shut down at night
The towers and offices of mobile phone operators in Afghanistan are being pressured to shut down operations at night by the Taliban. The former rulers of Afghanistan and current insurgent group held "talks" with the four major mobile companies in Afghanistan today, and gave them three days to go dark for 14 hours per day—or else.
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Topic: Phone - on January 23, 2008 at 12:11:00 PM CET
Latest iPhone firmware unlocked
The latest version of the firmware for Apple's iPhone has fallen to hackers less than a week after its release.
Two hackers working separately have both succeeded in jailbreaking version 1.1.3 of the firmware, iPhone Atlas reports. One of the hacks requires hardware modification, so it's not suited for those of a nervous disposition or lacking in electronics expertise.
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Topic: Phone - on December 14, 2007 at 1:49:00 PM CET
Hack Turns iPhone Camera Into HD Camcorder
Monsters and Friends has just released the beta of Drunknbass, a new iPhone hack that allows the unit's camera to capture video. 'While the iPhone's 2.0 megapixel camera resolution may be mediocre for a still camera, it is excellent resolution for a consumer video camera.
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Topic: Phone - on December 2, 2007 at 2:48:00 PM CET
uTorrent WebUI For The iPhone
The iPhone has no built-in BitTorrent client yet, but you can use it to access uTorrent remotely from anywhere in the world. The iPhone web interface for uTorrent makes it easy to manage your torrents when you’re away from your desktop computer.
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Topic: Phone - on November 20, 2007 at 5:33:00 PM CET
Vodafone: iPhone Sucks... But, Hey, Why Won't Apple Let Us Sell Them In Germany!?!
Vodafone's German unit has convinced a judge there to ban the sale of iPhones by rival T-Mobile, claiming that Apple's exclusive deal with T-Mobile is somehow unfair. For such a poor experience, it certainly seems like Vodafone would have been happier if it had been Vodafone's poor experience, rather than competitors.
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Topic: Phone - on November 13, 2007 at 11:02:00 AM CET
The Portable Cell Phone Booth
The Portable Cellular Phone Booth provides a visual image of social sacrifices and opportunities to interact with one another lost due to our own self-involvement. The sculpture is a retractable phone booth that is carried on your back and can slide up and over your head to completely isolate you from society, kind of like the way a cell phone does.
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Topic: Phone - on October 18, 2007 at 12:28:00 PM CEST
Viruses, Trojans and Remote Snooping: Hackers Release Their Own iPhone SDK
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced Wednesday that his company will release a software-development kit for the iPhone in February, to allow programmers to produce third-party applications for the device. But hackers have already come up with their own software-development kit. It allows them to deliver any code they want to the iPhone, including viruses, Trojan horses and the ability to snoop on audio and video.
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Topic: Phone - on October 18, 2007 at 12:27:00 PM CEST
Apple Could Face Lawsuit Over 'Toxic' iPhone Report
A consumer watchdog group is considering a lawsuit against Apple, after the release of a Greenpeace report that alleges the company's iPhone contains toxic chemicals, though some critics have labeled the study a publicity stunt.
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Topic: Phone - on October 15, 2007 at 11:55:00 PM CEST
Has Steve really reinvented the phone?
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