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Reviews July 24, 2008

CellRanger – the answer to IPhone 3G signal woes?

Honestly, when I asked CellRanger if we’d be able to test their cellular phone booster, I made the request was with a lot of internal joking about whether it would work. We’ve seen all the $9.99 cell booster scams doo-dads that you are supposed to tape to your cell phone battery and receive an instant [...]

72 hours On iPhone OS 2.0

Okay. We pretty much survived the hoopla of last Friday and now we start into that period where people really kick the tires on the 3G iPhone and the new OS. Most people have been commenting heavily, one way or another, on the new 3G iPhone. But what about those of us who simply upgraded [...]

Waiting for iPhone…

I suspect that this is a scene which will be played out in cities across the country today: reader David Barton sent in this photo with the following comments… When I was typing this message on my phone, I realized the spell checker on my BlackBerry doesn’t even know what the word iPhone is… No [...]

The Real iPhone News is the App Store and Not 3G

We’ve been exchanging somewhat excited messages internally at Geardiary for the last hour or two. Both Dan and I have upgraded our iPhones to version 2.0 firmware thanks to instructions found at MacRumors (worked like a charm – NOT available for Touch though). There’s honestly not much to see until you dive into the App [...]

Let Freedom Ring (iPhone 3G style)

Our man on the street, Wayne Schulz (he’s everywhere) just reported that the lines are beginning to form in front of the Apple Store in New York. Wayne reports, “According to police the people began lining up this morning. Number one in line is a man and woman with a baby who’ve told the police [...]

iHome iP99 iPhone Radio Dock Reviewed

I’ve been using the iHome IP99 as a clock radio for the past week. This $149 device claims to filter out the annoying “buzz buzz” that is commonly heard when the iPhone receives or sends data. With other standard radios you can get around this issue by putting your iPhone into “Airplane” mode. However that [...]

USBFever iPod/iPhone FM Transmitter Review

There isn’t an easier way to get your iPod’s sound out to a car stereo than using an FM transmitter. No wires, no cassette adapters, just plug it in, tune your radio to the right station and out comes your music. Problem is at lot of the time they are rubbish. I have tried several [...]

iPhone Telescope from USB Fever-No way!

Every now and again, the GearDiary team gets a press release that leads to a round of “No way that’ll ever work!” emails being tossed around our “reply all” circle. Then invariably, I’ll be the one to volunteer to try it. Maybe it’s just the dreamer in me. My little world is full of butterflies [...]

Solved! – How To Remove All Private iPhone Data

Yesterday morning we reported that some of your iPhone data was nearly impossible to erase. This issue was discovered when someone purchased a refurbished iPhone and using special software was able to read personal information from an area of the iPhone that should have been empty. Several people wondered aloud if there was any way [...]

Selling Your iPhone? Your Data May Remain Despite Doing a Full Restore

When the 3G iPhone ships many people will be selling their old iPhones. What they may not realize is some of data may survive a full iPhone system restore (the common way to wipe existing data). This observation is documented by developer Jonathan Zdziarski who posts this iPhone privacy alert on his web site: May [...]

Goodbye Blackberry, It’s Not Me – It’s You – Here Are 10 Reasons I Left

On Friday I transferred my Blackberry phone number from T-Mobile over to my Apple iPhone, effectively terminating my contract with T-Mobile and ending a 15+ year practice of taking a Blackberry with me everywhere I went. In January I’d purchased an iPhone (“just to try it out”). Like many iPhone owners, I’d been hauling two [...]

NewTech Accessories for the iPhone Review

If you like saving money, or in the case of Apple iPhone replacement accessories hate paying full retail prices, there’s a company that will keep some change in your pocket. Newer Technology has been around since the 1980’s selling Macintosh memory products. Today they have a line of five accessory products for the iPhone and [...]

The Maximo Products iMetal iPhone Headsets Review

As anyone who owns an iPhone can tell you, a slight problem becomes apparent when you want to replace the stock stereo headset; namely that the iPhone’s headphone jack is deeply recessed, and the average 3.5mm plug simply can’t fit inside without trimming the rubber shielding the plug. When you are considering dropping some serious [...]

GearChat: Windows Mobile…Yeah, We Went There

Judie: Here’s how it all started. I got a press release from Kevin Doel regarding FlipSide, a new Windows Mobile MP3 Player which features “”Swooshing” Album Art as Part of Acclaimed Visual Interface.” FlipSide, the MP3 player from Electric Pocket that has had BlackBerry users buzzing, is now available to users of Windows Mobile devices [...]

The Vaja ivolution Silver for iPhone Case Review

Those of you who have been following me for years know that I am a sucker for shiny things. After all, I once had my own little PDA stylus company which created custom styli made of sterling silver or gold, with options such as inlaid precious stones. Yeah, I can be a little bit over [...]