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Apple attempts to lock down iPhone jail breakers

Less than a month after a US supreme court judge ruled that jail breaking an iPhone is not a copyright violation Apple have swung back - attempting to file a new patent that could restrict key features for jail breaking users.

Wheels turning for experimental bike sharing

A new experimental bicycle sharing system that utilizes iPhone and Android apps is set to have its training wheels removed later this year in New York. Participants will be able to use their phones to find and unlock bicycles scattered throughout the city.

Google Android outselling iPhones in the US

The iPhone 4 may be continuing to grab the headlines but in the US smartphones market Google’s Android operating system is chalking up more sales, accounting for roughly 27% in the first six months of this year.

US Congress gives iPhone jailbreaking the a-OK

A new ruling by the US Library of Congress has given a legal thumbs up to iPhone jailbreaking, a process that allows users to access unauthorized applications. Apple, known for their restrictive approach to programming, is none too pleased.

Apple chalks up record quarterly revenue

Buoyed by iPhone and iPad sales, Apple have announced its highest ever quarterly revenue - a whopping US$15.7 billion. It’s an 88% increase on the same quarter a year ago.

Stephen Fry reviews the iPhone 4

Comedian Stephen Fry is captain of the Apple fan boys and is quick to gush over features of the the new iPhone 4, but also complains of Apple’s censorship of sex.

The Apple of everyone’s eye

Apple rule the tech and business worlds and every company wants to be the “Apple” of its industry. Farhad Manjoo delves deep into the company to examine exactly what it is that makes it so succesful. And Steve Jobs isn’t the only reason.

Apple’s rotten iPhone 4: hold the sides and it loses reception

A quirk has emerged from the new iPhone 4, with reception disappearing if customers hold the sides of the phone. But, Apple knew of the fault and is selling an Apple cover to fix it.

Business As Usual: UK spending cuts means days of whine and rises … Apple hits new high …

Britain joins the austerity club tomorrow night with about £85 billion of spending cuts. Plus, iPhone orders lift Apple’s worth again, US banks continue to fail and other business news of the day.

It was a dark and stormy afternoon…

A Crikey Commenter’s story…

Business As Usual: $1b write-down for Foster’s … Rough time for global markets … iPhones for 97 bucks …

Foster’s to separate wine and beer, tens of billions of dollars were wiped off global markets, US consumers are unmoved, a new iPhone is on the way, so the price plummets and other business news.

Has Apple lost its bite?

It’s nearly time for Steve Jobs to don the skivvy and deliver the Apple keynote address. But with all the recent leaks — from the iPhone 4 to the iPod touch — can Jobs still wow the crowd?

iPad the newspaper saviour? Nah, it’s just a fun diversion

The hype around the iPad as the savior of newspapers is fun — but it’s wrong. But iPad newspaper apps make a fascinating diversion from the real, continuing dilemma for publishers, writes Tony Faure.

Why I’m ditching my iPhone for Android

Tech journo Daniel Lyons is breaking up with his iPhone. Google’s new Android OS, Froyo, blows Apple out of the water.

Steve Jobs vs. Gawker: the porn email war

Gawker’s Ryan Tate picked an email fight with Apple boss CEO over the idea of the iPad as revolutionary, Adobe vs. Apple, the leaked iPhone 4 saga and whether Apple should censor porn. Surprisingly, Jobs wrote back. Again and again.

Nexus One got nixed: the death of the Google phone

Remember how the mythical GooglePhone was going to overtake the iPhone? Despite the hype, Nexus One sunk like a stone. Dan Nosowitz explains what went wrong.

Crikey Clarifier: Apple versus Adobe

Apple’s battle with software giant Adobe — over Apple not allowing iPhone’s to use Adobe Flash — has potentially billions of dollars worth of implications on the entire mobile computing market. So what’s the fight about?

Steve Jobs: Why I hate Flash

Apple founder Steve Jobs pens an open letter to Adobe, explaining why the company has spurned its Flash multimedia platform for iPods, iPads and iPhones.

VIDEO: Jon Stewart weighs in on the leaked iPhone saga

The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart discusses the leaked Apple iPhone/Gizmodo controversy: wasn’t Microsoft supposed to be the evil one?

How the leaked iPhone cost Gizmodo $20,000

Gizmodo’s big iPhone 4 scoop may have hit all the headlines, but since all the advertising was presold, it’s actually cost the site significant money in legal fees and bandwidth. That’s OK, though: Gizmodo just wants the traffic.

What if you had bought Apple stock instead of an Apple product?

An amazing graph comparing how much money you would have made by investing in Apple stock instead of various Apple gadgets: if you’d invested that $5700 in 1997 instead of buying that PowerBook G3, you’d now be sitting on $330,563.

Police sieze Gizmodo‘s computers over leaked iPhone

Tech website Gizmodo scored a huge scoop by getting its hands on Apple’s next iPhone, but now things have gotten nasty: police have raided the editor’s house, seizing his computers.

Should Gizmodo have paid for the leaked iPhone?

Gizmodo got a major scoop with the leaking of the new iPhone. Foster Kamer talks to Gawker Media head honcho Nick Denton about Steve Jobs’ angry phone call, the ethics of publishing the scoop and whether they’re on Apple’s black list now.

Apple’s next iPhone

Some soon-to-be-fired (or worse) Apple employee accidentally left the new, unreleased Jesus Phone in a Silicon Valley bar. Gizmodo found it, swears it’s the real deal, and has disassembled it for your pleasure.

Twitter app makers plot a revolution

Twitter has bought-out Twitter iPhone app Tweetie, and the folks who have made all the other third-party Twitter clients are pissed — rumour is that they’re now plotting “Project Shark”: a scheme to replace Twitter with an “open” alternative.