Are you one of those iPhone owners that likes the additional functionality that jailbreaking it allows? Well recently this has been made much easier through and exploit with PDF handling. Apple quickly released a fix, but if you have a jailbroken phone and attempt to load this, it will effectively eliminate the jailbreaking. Now thanks [...]
Unfortunately the high volume of hack attempts originating from China has forced us to block all access from the country. This bad behavior has gone on for several years and now we have taken steps to eliminate the threat. According to several articles on the internet (http://www.china-defense-mashup.com/?p=5728) there is growing evidence that the government of [...]
** 08/18/10 ** Update: Wow I thought my assessment was harsh, but Mark Raby at Tom’s Guide just threw a bucket of water on the Torch. Read it here: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Blackberry-Torch,review-1573.html Research in Motions latest addition to the BlackBerry family the Torch was recently announced and before it’s even released I’m going to do a bad [...]
This may come as a huge surprise to my faithful followers, but I have made the decision to shift our focus here at MobiMadness away from the BlackBerry platform and instead write about news and reviews that pertain to all the latest type of smartphones, with an emphasis on Droid and iPhone. We will however [...]
Today MobiHand released a vastly improved version of their native appstore for BlackBerry. They call this new store design a “Superstore” because it’s essentially four stores in one. Within the Superstore there are dedicated stores for apps, games, themes, and accessories. With a single click, customers can enter their store of choice and see [...]
According to an article on PCMag.com, when Steve Jobs was recently asked whether the iPad would support tethering with the iPhone, his answer was curt and to the point, “No”. Of course BlackBerry owners have been able to tether for quite some time now and it works remarkably well. Sadly the only way you can [...]
Ok this is by far one of our favorite applications for the BlackBerry. Simply hook your smartphone up to your computer and in pours the internet. I personally use this application on trips and wouldn’t be without it. Now today you can get it for 50% off and there’s no excuse not to buy it [...]
According to an article on The Street, rumor has it Verizon will soon be parting ways with arguably the most controversial BlackBerry ever, the Storm. The article states that orders for the Storm are either being cut or canceled altogether. It’s no secret that here at MobiMadness we aren’t exactly fans of the Storm. (BlackBerry [...]
Want to keep track of your BlackBerry carrying employees while they are out of the office? Well now the folks at Brick House Security have the answer with a new application for the BlackBerry named Executrac. According to their website, Executrac runs discreetly in the background and tracks the phone via its built in [...]
Last year we reported (BlackBerry #4 Highest Radiation Level) that the BlackBerry Curve was #4 on the list of phones with the highest radiation levels. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has reviewed the new phones out in 2010 and determined that a new BlackBerry, the Bold 9700, is now #1 on the list. (see [...]
Abode announced that they are bringing their AIR technology to mobile devices which will help developers easily build apps on multiple mobile platforms simultaneously. AIR is software that leverages Adobe’s Flash web browser technology and allows developers to use the same base code on multiple mobile phone platforms. So a game made for BlackBerry will [...]
If the Justice Department has their way, they will be able to track your movements via your cell phone activity without any warrant or probable cause. Do you think this is something from a bad movie, well think again, because the showdown is happening now in Philadelphia in a case between electronic-privacy groups and the [...]
OK so we knew that the BlackBerry was the center of the known universe, but now there’s another reason to carry it everywhere. A 24 year old had his revolver in his coat pocket while putting down a few brews with friends and as he was putting his jacket back on, the handgun discharged shooting [...]
Ok folks this one really cracked me up. Apparently it’s so cold in Korea that they use warmed sausages in place of their fingers, to use their iPhones. Seriously, you couldn’t make something like this up. Something to be said for having a real keyboard, eh BlackBerry owners? [source: ClusterFlock]
Verizon wireless announced today that they spent nearly $485 million on network improvements in California in 2009. Now get this, that works out to $1.3 million per DAY! The total reported investment for infrastructure in California now totals nearly $5.7 billion. “Our customers are texting, e-mailing, downloading music, visiting Web sites and sharing pictures and [...]
