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  • August 2007

    • Teen iPhone Hacker Trades Up

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Aug 28, 07 1:38 AM CDT

      Teen iPhone Hacker Trades Up

      (Newser) - A New Jersey teenager who reconfigured an Apple iPhone to operate on networks other than AT&T's has parlayed his creation into a "sweet" new sports car and a consulting job. George Hotz, 17,  is trading the hacked iPhone to a Kentucky mobile phone repair company for a Nissan 350Z, three new iPhones and a job, reports the San Jose Mercury News. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • AT and T  • hacker  • George Hotz

    • Teen Hacker Switches iPhone Carriers

      Associated Press  |  Aug 24, 07 4:49 PM CDT

      Teen Hacker Switches iPhone Carriers

      (Newser) - A 17-year-old New Jersey student has unlocked Apple's previously AT&T-exclusive iPhone, the AP reports, potentially opening the floodgates for users who want to use the vaunted handset with other carriers. Teen hacker George Hotz used a complex combination of software alterations—and hardware soldering—to let his phone onto T-Mobile's network. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • AT and T  • T-Mobile  • hacker  • George Hotz  • Copyright Act

    • Wal-Mart Moves to Take a Bite Out of Apple

      The Motley Fool  |  Aug 21, 07 5:20 PM CDT

      Wal-Mart Moves to Take a Bite Out of Apple

      (Newser) - Seeking to wrest control of the market from Apple, Wal-Mart today launched an online music store that undercuts iTunes by 5 cents per song. More important, the retail behemoth has dropped DRM copyright protection, which means customers can burn as many CDs as they like and play songs on any MP3 player, the Motley Fool reports. More »

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      Apple  • music  • Wal-Mart  • music downloads  • iTunes  • copyright  • music label  • DRM

    • iPod Users Can Grin and Hear It

      AFP  |  Aug 21, 07 10:28 AM CDT

      iPod Users Can Grin and Hear It

      (Newser) - New computerized headgear developed in Japan will allow commuters and other users who have their hands full to control their iPods by clenching their teeth. The infrared sensors are sensitive enough to distinguish gum-chewing and speech from the second-long clenches intended to skip a track or pause a song, AFP reports. More »

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      Apple  • technology  • iPod  • teeth  • sensor  • mouth

    • Universal Thumbs Nose at Apple

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 11, 07 9:40 AM CDT

      Universal Thumbs Nose at Apple

      (Newser) - Universal Music will ditch the anti-piracy software on music it sells through most outlets, making it easy—but still illegal—to copy its tunes. In what one analyst calls “a bold-faced move to blunt Apple’s influence,” the plan conspicuously excludes iTunes. The company says Apple is a “control group” in its study of piracy, the LA Times reports. More »

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      Internet  • Apple  • music  • iTunes  • file sharing  • piracy  • music label  • Universal Music Group  • EMI

    • Apple Boots Up New iMacs

      Scientific American  |  Aug 7, 07 5:32 PM CDT

      Apple Boots Up New iMacs

      (Newser) - Steve Jobs unveiled a redesigned version of his company's popular iMac this afternoon, Scientific American reports. Apple ditched their trademark pearly plastic shells for a more svelte aluminum casing and a glossy glass display panel, and slimmed the keyboard as well. The company put the kibosh on the 17" model, and knocked $200 off the 24". More »

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      Apple  • technology  • computer  • Steve Jobs  • iMac

    • Fake Steve Jobs Blogger Outed

      New York Times  |  Aug 6, 07 6:12 AM CDT

      Fake Steve Jobs Blogger Outed

      (Newser) - The New York Times has tracked down the identity of the mystery writer behind a popular satirical site posing as the personal blog of Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The musings of "Fake Steve" have lampooned Silicon Valley, industry bigwigs and Jobs himself. “I’m stunned that it’s taken this long," said blog mastermind Daniel Lyons, a senior editor at Forbes. More »

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      Apple  • Steve Jobs  • blog  • satire

    • States Accuse IPhone of Battery Gouging

      PC World  |  Aug 2, 07 7:24 AM CDT

      States Accuse IPhone of Battery Gouging

      (Newser) - New York state officials are demanding that Apple stop forcing consumers to pay a premium to exchange batteries on their new iPhones, days after an Illinois class-action lawsuit over the charge for a new charge. Apple asks $79 to replace the batteries, which are sealed inside the phone, making them impossible to swap out easily or replace with third-party joltalikes. More »

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      Apple  • lawsuit  • iPhone  • consumer  • battery

  • July 2007

    • Mac Sales Protect Bruised Apple

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Jul 26, 07 8:06 AM CDT

      Mac Sales Protect Bruised Apple

      (Newser) - Apple shares soared over 9%—despite stagnating sales of the iPod and an iffy launch of its iPhone—thanks to a record boost in its core business selling computers, reports the San Jose Mercury News. Apple sold $2.5 billion worth of computers in the last quarter, up 36% over the same quarter last year. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • iPod  • AT and T  • Macintosh

    • Weak iPhone Sales Shock Apple Shares

      Bloomberg  |  Jul 24, 07 4:18 PM CDT

      Weak iPhone Sales Shock Apple Shares

      (Newser) - Sales of the iPhone, the joint Apple-AT&T venture that jolted the tech world in June, have cooled—only 200,000 units moved this month, compared to an estimated 700,000 during the premiere weekend alone. Apple shares were down more than 6% today on the news. Meanwhile, AT&T profits jumped 61% in the second quarter: Bloomberg reports that the telecom giant's net income rose to $2.9B from $1.8B. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • AT and T  • gadget  • Cingular

    • iPhone Security Flaw Exposed

      New York Times  |  Jul 23, 07 5:07 PM CDT

      iPhone Security Flaw Exposed

      (Newser) - A software vulnerability in the iPhone could allow hackers to commandeer the device and steal personal information, such as text messages and contacts, or even dial expensive calls, the New York Times reports. The hack works through either a WiFi connection or by steering users to a site containing malicious code that compromises the phone's Web browser. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • gadget  • Internet security  • hacker

    • iPhones Down Duke Network

      News & Observer (Raleigh)  |  Jul 19, 07 7:34 PM CDT

      iPhones Down Duke Network

      (Newser) - Wireless access points on the Duke campus are going dead for 10 to 15 minutes at a time, and the university has 100 to 150 suspects: iPhones. An IT spokesman tells the News and Observer the devices are hammering the university's wireless network with up 18,000 connection requests per second, "the electronic equivalent of repeated knocking on the door." More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • wireless  • Duke University

    • A Strike Against iPods: Lightning

      Reuters  |  Jul 12, 07 3:32 PM CDT

      A Strike Against iPods: Lightning

      (Newser) - The story of a jogger with Y-shaped burns, a broken jaw, and hearing damage ends in an important moral: Forget your iPod during thunderstorms and try singing in the rain. The metal in earphones—any earphones, not just the chic white buds—can conduct the electric current from a lightning strike, Reuters reports, resulting in a real shock. More »

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      Apple  • lightning

    • Apple Toying With Mini iPhone

      Reuters  |  Jul 10, 07 2:55 PM CDT

      Apple Toying With Mini iPhone

      (Newser) - Apple will release a fewer-frills, cheaper counterpart to its wildly successful iPhone by the end of the year, a JP Morgan report claims. A Taiwan-based analyst cites an unnamed source in the supply chain and a patent application for a multifunctional handheld device with a circular touch pad, which Apple submitted last week. More »

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      Apple  • music  • cell phones  • iPhone  • JPMorgan Chase  • iPod  • gadget  • Taiwan  • iPod Nano  • mp3

    • iPhone Set For Awesome Profits

      Bloomberg  |  Jul 3, 07 3:14 PM CDT

      iPhone Set For Awesome Profits

      (Newser) - The 8GB model of the must-have iPhone retails for $600, but the parts cost Apple only $265.83—a 55% profit margin that helps account for the company's $186.1 million gross during the gadget's opening weekend, Bloomberg reports. A research firm took apart an iPhone to break down the component prices, which don't reflect spending on marketing or R&D. More »

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      stock market  • Apple  • iPhone