Articles by Jeremy Sikora

Some AT&T iPhone Users Seeing Increased 3G Data Speeds?

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The past few days our inbox has been flooded with emails from you, our readers, letting us know that you’ve experienced significant increases in AT&T 3G data speeds. And this makes perfect sense if you consider that all of the reported claims have come from the 6 cities that AT&T recently flipped the HSPA 7.2 [...]

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From the Forums: blackra1n Troubleshooting, Storm 8 Pets Live, 33 iPhone Tips, AT&T Quality

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From the Forums is a great way to see what all of the current hot topics are on the TiPb forums. Today we would like to go over some of the popular sub-forums for those of you who may not be familiar with our forum setup. Becoming a member is fast and free, so if [...]

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iPhone Wins Touchscreen Performance Tests Against Moto Droid, Nexus One and Others

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The very first time I used the capacitive touchscreen of an iPhone it was clear that there was no other mobile device on the market that could match it’s performance. Now, a few years later, that still holds true for most of us and if you’d like proof labs.moto.com has performed a touchscreen stress test.

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From the Forums: Google Nexus One, Your Favorite Jailbreak Apps, Facebook 3.1, iPhone Accessories

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From the Forums is a great way to see what all of the current hot topics are on the TiPb forums. Today we would like to go over some of the popular sub-forums for those of you who may not be familiar with our forum setup. Becoming a member is fast and free, so if [...]

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CNBC’s “Planet of the Apps: A Hand-Held Revolution!” Airs Tonight

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CNBC’s “Planet of the Apps: A Hand-Held Revolution!” airs tonight at 10PM ET/PT and should be viewed by all iPhone owners. It is a one-hour documentary, reported by CNBC’s Scott Wapner, that takes a look at how this cultural phenomenon had truly changed the way we live and how the launch of the Apple iPhone [...]

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Quick App: Zepi for iPhone and iPod touch

For the past week or so I’ve been playing this new game from OstinGames, Zepi [iTunes Link - $.99] and it turns out it does belong in the “New and Noteworthy” section of the App Store. It’s quite an addicting little game that’s premise is simple, build the longest chain of bubbles of single color [...]

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Rumored Verizon iPhone to Contain Qualcomm EV-DO Chip

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According to TheStreet.com, Apple has struck a deal with San Diego based chip maker, Qualcomm, to supply the EV-DO chip for the rumored Verizon CDMA iPhone. Apple originally showed interest in a chip that would combine both wireless technologies, GSM and CDMA, to make it a world phone but then settled for CDMA when Qualcomm [...]

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Facebook 3.1 with Push Notifications for iPhone Now Available

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Facebook for iPhone just received an update that contains one of the most sought after missing features, push notifications. It has been a long time coming as most of us hoped for this feature when Facebook 3.0 was released. The only other difference noted in 3.1 is very Android-like, the ability to sync your friends [...]

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Review: Case-Mate Smooth Case for iPhone 3G/3GS

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You just got your new iPhone for Christmas and you may have been wondering what case you should purchase to protect your new gift. I’m here to tell you if you are in the market for a slider case the Case-Mate Smooth for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS [TiPb Store Link - $27.95] is one [...]

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Apple Purchased AdMob Competitor Quattro Wireless

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It seems Apple has made the move and gotten into the in-app advertising business. The rumor of Apple purchasing Quattro Wireless has turned out to be 100% accurate. The AdMob competitor, Quattro Wireless, was purchased by Apple for a cool $275 million.

“We are thrilled to let you know that Apple has acquired Quattro. We want [...]

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