Engadget’s iPhone 4G photos are NOT genuine, according to a Mac Rumors reader. The device is apparently a Japanese clone, despite looking nothing at all like any existing iPhone design. The phone has almost identical markings on the rear to the iPhone, but has square corners not rounded edges. Andy Ihnatko chimed in last night, casting doubt upon the validity of the phone. “And does this even look like an Apple product? Every Apple mobile device — from MacBooks to iPods, with iPhones and iPads in between — belongs to the same style family.” Apple nerds will simply have to wait until June or July…

People in Israel are still reading their newspaper the ‘old fashioned way’ as the iPad has been banned throughout the country. According to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, american Wi-Fi technology is broadcasted at a higher signal than is allowed in Israel and Europe. They say that the iPad could potentially interfere with other wireless technology and could pose potential security risks. Application developers are at a stand still because they have no legal way to get their hands on an iPad. Taken from the Huffington Post: Amnon, a software developer who legally brought an iPad…

Afraid of losing your concert tickets before the show? Apple has an app for that in the works. Apple has just come out with a detailed patent for a new application that will allow customers with an iPhone to buy concert tickets. The application may be called “Concert Ticket+”, according to the patent filing, and it works with Apple and iTunes to get rid of paper tickets. The application is designed to improve the process of buying tickets and will offer access to live recording of concerts you have attended, to theme parks and other big events. It will also let you know of any upcoming concerts that…

Uh oh. Move over, TV Hat. In stark contrast to the less-than-marvellous device I mentioned earlier, it seems Apple is also entering the personal viewing experience arena with a device fans are already calling the iSpecs. It would seem Apple fans are just as adept at naming products as Apple themselves. Be that as it may, looks like these are shaping up to be the first personal-theater-goggle-doodads that may stand up to a Segway level of ridicule and come out on top. And these are even 3D-capable, no less. Basically, they work like your old Viewmaster, without the reels. Each eye is given a screen,…

Mark Fiore was the first Web-based cartoonist to win the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning for his “biting wit, extensive research and ability to distill complex issues.” However, Apple rejected Fiore’s iPhone application because he made fun of public figures. In a recent interview with the Nieman Journalism Lab, Fiore said that in December Apple rejected his idea for a application called NewsToons because it broke section 3.3.14 of the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement. This section states: “Applications may be rejected if they contain content or materials of…

Opera, the smallest big browser that is widely acknowledged, has had two impressive feats accomplished recently. It was accepted into the App Store, after numerous failures to get in because of Apple’s restrictive policies, and earned the number-one spot on the top free applications across the boards on the App Store. In 22 App Stores in 22 countries, there stood one app above the rest (now 19 of 22 as of the time of this article being published) in the free category: Opera Mini. It isn’t clear as to whether or not this popularity is do to Opera just being that popular or if the media coverage about the…

Much to the surprise of .. well, not many apparently, Steve Jobs has announced that Apple will no longer be supporting or supplying updates for 1st generation iPhones. Suspicions began when iPhone OS 4 was announced and the iPhone 3G and 3Gs were mentioned. This development doesn’t come as much of a shock because people realize that technology is moving forward rapidly and nothing stays the same for very long anymore. The news that the 1st generation iPhone would be losing support was leaked when Jobs answered an e-mail from a customer that inquired about future support for the 2G. Jobs replied…

Following yesterday’s reports suggesting Palm has put itself up for sale comes more news on the company’s attempt to find a new friend. Chinea’s Huawei Technologies has been approached by an investment bank on behalf of Palm for preliminary acquisition talks, but discussions have not yet moved forward. Huawei Technologies isn’t a household name, but it has become the world’s second-biggest telecoms equipment company after Ericsson. And that lack of a household name could be the benefit it gains from buying a well-known brand such as Palm. One of the pioneers in PDA and smartphone tech,…

Apparently, Apple boss Steve Jobs now claims his company owns the trademark on the word ‘Pad’. This news follows Apple’s move last week to demand app developer Chris Ostmo remove the word ‘Pad’ from the name of his two products, journalPad and journalPad Bible Edition. Ostmo received a terse email from the App Store team telling him to make these changes. The upset developer then wrote a personal plea to Jobs asking for clarification as to the policy, particularly as so many developers had originally shoved a ‘Pad’ suffix into their App names in advance of the iPad launch…he didn’t…

Apple today updated its MacBook Pro range, offering up faster processors, better graphics and longer battery life – however MacBook and MacBook Air upgrades didn’t emerge. The popular 13-inch MacBook Pro now boasts an NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor that makes for up to 80 percent faster graphics. It also has a 10-hour built-in battery. The new 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models feature Intel Core i5 and i7 processors and Apple’s new automatic graphics switching technology that toggles seamlessly between powerful NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M and energy efficient Intel HD Graphics…