Written on July 26th, 2010 by dj boogzno shouts
The Associated Press just published an interesting piece titled New Gov’t Rules Allow Unapproved iPhone Apps which seems to announce the legalization of iPhone jailbreaks and unlocks:
Owners of the iPhone will be able to break electronic locks on their devices in order to download applications that have not been approved by Apple. The government is making that legal under new rules announced Monday.
The decision to allow the practice commonly known as “jailbreaking” is one of a handful of new exemptions from a federal law that prohibits the circumvention of technical measures that control access to copyrighted works. Every three years, the Library of Congress authorizes such exemptions to ensure that existing law does not prevent non-infringing use of copyrighted material.
Another exemption will allow owners of used cell phones to break access controls on their phones in order to switch wireless carriers.
This is real big news! Up until today, there was a legal mystery surrounding iPhone jailbreaks and unlocks and even though you owned your iPhone, it wasn’t clear weather jailbreaking/unlocking it was legal or not. It seems it won’t be an issue anymore.
Now the big question is: will Apple be forced to provide a way to jailbreak the iPhone? Can you imagine the irony of the situation?
In an attempt to gain control of their fare market share of the e-reader game, Barnes and Noble has released Nook for Android. They already have Blackberry and iPhone apps as well as a Pc and Mac clients so this was a pretty good move to try to make Nook a household name.
About 6 months ago, I showed you guys the most comfortable bluetooth headset I’ve every worn, the Jabra Stone. With Father’s Day approaching and several companies releasing white versions of the popular handsets, it only makes sense that Jabra would throw a paint job on a great product. Like the original, it’s for sale exclusively at AT&T for $129. I don’t know about you, but I like my gifts to come with accessories. (more…)
I love smart phones and everything you can do with them especially the apps. And when it comes to apps, i have 3 criteria that i go by:
- Free. you never know if you’re gonna like an app once it’s downloaded. Even though it may only be $4.99, who wants to keep dropping money on crap you just uninstall?
- Cool factor. If it’s not cool and you can’t brag about it, what’s the point? (more…)
If this little guy actually makes it to market, I think a lot of people will be filled with a lot of happy. Yeah I know, it doesn’t make sense, but that’s the beauty of writing your own blog. Anyway, Motorola reigned supreme for a few years with their Razr. It had more colors than the rainbow, and was being rocked by everyone from hood dwellers with the missing battery door to celebrities with the jewel encrusted cases. (more…)
I got mixed feelings on Verizon’s little slip up about the release of their new high end Android based Incredible. Just aa quickly as the page was published, it was locked from public viewing. (more…)
Intel and partner Ziba Design the Intel Mobile Metro Notebook. Its 0.7 inches thick…think Motorola Razr size, and weighs just 2.25 pounds. Other than being extremely good looking, other attractive features include always on web connectivity via wi-fi, EV-DO and WiMax. (more…)
