When Verizon announced the iPhone 4 recently, a couple of subtle changes were spotted. These revolved around the top left side of the phone where the volume buttons and mute switch are. With the slight change to the antenna on the Verizon model, the mute switch was pushed down slightly as were the up and down volume buttons. This raised a few questions about cases and what will happen.

What we see above is a picture of exactly what will happen. The two volume buttons will retain the same location as the AT&T bumper and the mute switch will be cut out a little wider to accommodate the mute switch in the higher AT&T location and lower Verizon location. [Read more…]

Cydia for iOS based devices has received quite a big update. The new version allows you to login with Facebook or a Google account and with that login, access all the downloads you have previously used.

Reasons for using this feature is that each time you jailbreak an updated iPhone, you need to reinstall all your apps. The same applies when you get a new iPhone. By authenticating with Cydia with your FaceBook or Google username and password, you’ll have access to download all the apps you already had, and you’ll not be charged again for the apps. [Read more…]

The tweet above was actually sent out on December 20th 2010 which basically suggests that the Nexus One should get the Android 2.3 update within weeks. A few weeks have gone since then and according to ComputerWorld, the Nexus One Android 2.3 update is getting ready for launch.

Google’s answer: Don’t worry — it’s on the way. A representative from the Android team tells me there have been no unexpected hurdles and that the rollout should be starting soon.

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The MegaReader App for iPhone has just received an update that allows users to switch on the rear camera while reading an eBook. What that does is allows users to see what’s going on in front of them allowing them to read and walk at the same time.

The camera feed is designed to make the phone transparent and thus, better for readers whilst on the move. The safety of it can be questioned mind you although the company behind it have made quite an entertaining promo video showing off what you can do with it… along with a huge disclaimer. [Read more…]

Microsoft has launched OneNote for the iPhone. The new app was approved and added to the App Store yesterday and for a limited amount of time, it will be free for users to download.

Microsoft hasn’t said how long the app will be free for, so it’s best you grab it while you can. The downside at the moment is that only US iTunes users are able to download the app. Other markets simply cannot download the app unless setting up an iTunes account with a US based address. [Read more…]

Apple held an earnings call yesterday that indicated that a healthy 366,666 iOS devices are now activated per day.

The 366K includes iPhone, iPad, iPod touch as well as the new Apple TV that also runs iOS for the operating system. [Read more…]

Beginning January 30th this year, Sprint will introduce a $10 fee for users of 3G data plans. This fee will apply to new customers only although this might effect customers who come to renew their contract after the said date.

The $10 fee is a monthly charge and is another way to charge users more for data. As we reported earlier today, 10 percent of users are responsible for 90% of the data usage. Rather than going for the 10 percent, which we guess they can’t do if they offered the terms of the contract, Sprint seems to be spreading the charge amongst all 100% of 3G data users. [Read more…]

Researchers have found that 10 percent of data users are responsible for 90 percent of data used on mobile networks.

The information also suggests that in 2011, 60 percent of data usage will be video. With this information in mind, Bytemobile suggests that in 2011 operators will use smart capacity on networks so that data can be kept under control. The smart capacity solutions use a number of functions which include caching, filtering, policy enforcement as well as capacity control, all of which are designed to give users a decent service although high end users might see problems with data running slower. [Read more…]

The Samsung Vibrant 4G has been rumored for a while now. The device is designed for the T-Mobile network, but up till now it has just been rumors.

What we see here is a photo of the said device. What was also revealed by the source of the information was that it is running Android 2.3 with a description of it running smooth as well as well as being “stupid fast”. [Read more…]

Last week, Apple announced that the App Store was about to hit 10 billion downloads since its launch. Along with that announcement the company also will be offering $10,000 USD to the person who downloads the 10 billionth application.

To move on past that news Asymco, a market intelligence site, has done a bit of number crunching and calculated that on average, each device that can connect to the App Store has downloaded an average of 60 apps. [Read more…]

We just found out today that the LG Optimus 2X is capable of capturing HD video at 1080p. The new smartphone captures the Full HD with an 8 megapixel camera (video sample below).

As well as being able to capture full HD it has a number of features that make it quite desirable. The operating system running on the X2 is Android 2.2 at the moment although an upgrade to Android 2.3 is expected shortly after launch. [Read more…]

Before we begin, we first need to point out that some people are reporting that problems do happen when using this method, so we can only suggest proceeding with a lot of caution.

We’re hearing from RedmondPie that an unofficial version of PwnageTool just got released and that this same tool is capable of jailbreaking the iPhone 4 running the first beta of iOS 4.3 that was released a couple of nights ago. [Read more…]