Phone-stuff

Things I am discovering about mobile phones

Browsing Posts published on January 11, 2012

Planetbeing: A5 Jailbreak is More Complex than Unlocking iPhone 4S Baseband . Planetbeing has tweeted for the first time in over 500 days, and he proudly proclaims the iPhone 4S jailbreak is out of the ‘sandbox’ thanks to help from Cydia founder, Saurik: And we’re out of the sandbox with @saurik’s invaluable help! (well, at [...]

Motorola Announces It Will Sell Few Devices For 2012, We Breathe A Sigh Of Relief   Motorola is using CES to provide a clearer picture of its strategy for 2012. In a roundtable discussion, CEO Sanjay Jha highlights the company intends to release fewer devices— not an onslaught such as what we saw particularly in [...]

New, easier-to-use Google Search for Android Hot on the heels of Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, we’ve updated Google Search for previous versions of Android: it’s all around faster, to get what you need quickly. In this version, you’ll notice: Faster, smoother performance, with an updated and simplified user interface. Suggestions for your search grouped [...]

Liquipel Will Make your iPhone Waterproof Without a Case . The company Liquipel claims it has the ability to fully waterproof your iPhone–without a case. How? The process works when you send off your device to Liquipel and they spray your device with a nano coating–making it waterproof and allowing it to be fully submerged [...]

Zite Details How Their ‘Personalization Engine’ Works to Curate Stories . Zite started out as a popular app for the iPad that curated news stories based on your social media networks and more. Eventually, it was updated with iPhone support. Created by a team of UBC researchers, the app has exploded in popularity and was [...]