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Vatican: You Cannot Confess by iPhone

Penance requires a 'personal dialogue between penitents, their confessor'

(Newser) - So much for instant absolution: The Vatican today emphatically stressed that Catholics cannot confess by iPhone , one day after news of the "Confession: A Roman Catholic App" emerged, reports the AFP . "It is essential to understand that the rites of penance require a personal dialogue between penitents and...

Verizon Smashes Sales Record With iPhone

But company offers no specifics on pre-orders

(Newser) - Verizon Wireless sold out of iPhones just 17 hours after putting a limited number on sale for pre-order yesterday, smashing the company's sales record for any device, reports MarketWatch . In fact, the single-day record fell after only the first two hours—those being 3am to 5am. Verizon released no sales...

Verizon Will Slow Speed of Heaviest Data Users
 Verizon Will Slow Speed 
 of Heaviest Data Users 
happy iphone day
Feb 3, 2011 7:33 PM CST

Verizon Will Slow Speed of Heaviest Data Users

Top 5% of smartphone users are affected

(Newser) - Enjoy that handsome new iPhone, Verizon customers. But not too much: Verizon Wireless put into place a new policy today that allows it to slow the speed of the top 5% of data users, reports BGR.com . The policy applies not just to iPhones but to Androids and Blackberrys as...

Android World's No. 1 Smartphone Platform

Passes Symbian; iPhone at No. 3

(Newser) - Google’s Android is now the world’s most popular smartphone platform, having edged past Nokia’s Symbian in the fourth quarter of 2010. Vendors shipped 33.3 million Android-based phones that quarter, beating Symbian’s 31 million, a report out today finds. That’s good news for Android phone...

iPhone Gunning for Your Credit Card

Apple devices to beam consumer information

(Newser) - So the next generation of iPads and iPhones will help you empty your wallet in a whole new way: As a credit card. Using “near-field communication” technology, the devices will be able to beam data—credit-card numbers and bank details, for example—up to 4 inches away. The move...

The iBike, and 9 More Exciting Apple Patents

The iKey? Why not?

(Newser) - Steve Jobs may be stepping back , but that’s no reason to stop being jazzed about all things Apple: The company snagged a whopping 563 patents last year, some of which are sure to eventually see the light of day. Mashable reports on 10 you should be particularly excited about:...

Now You Can File Taxes by iPhone
Now You Can File
Taxes by iPhone
Jan 15, 2011 11:34 AM CST

Now You Can File Taxes by iPhone

1040EZ filers can use Snap Tax app on mobile phones

(Newser) - Filers with uncomplicated taxes can take care of business in a matter of minutes—by smartphone, of course. Intuit's $15 Snap Tax app works on iPhones and Android phones by taking a photo of the filer's W-2, then using that data to fill out the form, explains the New York ...

Why You Might Hold Off Buying Verizon iPhone
Why You Might Hold Off
Buying Verizon iPhone
opinion
Jan 11, 2011 3:30 PM CST

Why You Might Hold Off Buying Verizon iPhone

Slate columnist: People in big cities should be wary

(Newser) - Lots of people will be rushing out to buy the Verizon iPhone next month, but Farhad Manjoo offers reasons in Slate why it might make sense to wait:
  • Network overload: Verizon insists it's ready, but when scores of iPhone users rush its network, it may experience the same connectivity issues
...

Finally! Verizon Announces iPhone
Finally!
Verizon Announces iPhone
Jan 11, 2011 10:42 AM CST

Finally! Verizon Announces iPhone

Will be available 'early next month'

(Newser) - After plenty of waiting and speculation, the Verizon iPhone is officially (almost) here. Verizon president Lowell McAdam made the announcement as anticipated today, telling the assembled press that "the iPhone 4 will be available early next month." The Wall Street Journal and Engadget live-blogged the event; both noted...

Verizon's Cherry on Top: Unlimited iPhone Data Plans

Execs feel confident network can handle it

(Newser) - The good news just keeps on coming for iPhone lovers who want to switch to Verizon: The network will offer unlimited data plans when it starts selling the iPhone, at least initially. AT&T stopped offering unlimited plans over the summer, and admitted it did not anticipate how much stress...

Verizon Will Unveil iPhone Deal on Tuesday

They'll probably go on sale in February

(Newser) - The drip-drip-drip of Verizon-is-getting-the-iPhone news will finally end on Tuesday. That's when the wireless carrier will formally announce that the rumors are true at an event in New York City, reports the Wall Street Journal . It will be the first time that iPhone users can go outside of AT&T,...

Verizon iPhone Launch: Feb. 3?
Verizon iPhone Launch:
Feb. 3?
Jan 7, 2011 12:43 PM CST

Verizon iPhone Launch: Feb. 3?

It appears so, based on a few clues

(Newser) - It’s the moment Apple fans and AT&T haters have been waiting for: The iPhone appears set to launch on Verizon Feb. 3. A source confirms that Apple has blacked out vacation requests for employees between Thursday, Feb. 3, and Sunday, Feb. 6; a similar four-day weekend was blacked...

Guy on Plane Decks Kid Who Wouldn't Turn Off Phone
Guy on Plane Decks Kid
Who Wouldn't Turn Off Phone
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 2, 2011 10:56 AM CST

Guy on Plane Decks Kid Who Wouldn't Turn Off Phone

The 68-year-old 'felt he was protecting the entire plane'

(Newser) - Next time the flight attendants ask you to turn off your cell phone before takeoff, you better do it … because if you don’t, the 68-year-old guy sitting next to you just might punch you. Russell Miller, accused of doing just that, was arrested upon landing last week and...

Happy New Year! iPhone Alarms Fail
Happy New Year!
iPhone Alarms Fail
Jan 1, 2011 11:34 AM CST

Happy New Year! iPhone Alarms Fail

Not a great way to start off 2011

(Newser) - If you use your iPhone as an alarm clock, 2011 might have gotten off to a late start for you this morning. One-time iOS alarms failed around the world, Macworld reports. Twitter rumblings were picked up by blogs like Engadget and TiPb , and Jason Snell confirmed the problem for Macworld,...

The Next 5 Apple Gadgets to Speculate About

Just in case you have nothing better to do

(Newser) - This was a bumper year for Apple, as it released the iPad, iPhone 4, new Macbook Air, and new Apple TV. Business Insider speculates on what Steve Jobs and company may have in store for the 2011.
  1. New iPad. iPad 2 will likely be faster, boast a higher-resolution screen, and
...

New for Skype on iPhone: Video Calls

Service will be free for Skype-to-Skype users

(Newser) - As of today, Skype users are no longer limited to their computers when it’s time to make a free video call. The service added video chatting to its iPhone application, allowing users to make Skype-to-Skype video calls over the 3G network or WiFi for the first time, the New ...

Apple Sued for Letting Our Apps Track Us

iPhone, iPad contain identifiers that can't be blocked: suit

(Newser) - Apple allows iPhone and iPad apps to send users' personal info to advertising networks without consent, according to a lawsuit filed last week. The suit says the gadgets contain identifying devices that let these networks track users' app downloads and usage, Bloomberg reports. Some apps also sell information like users'...

Looking for Love? It's at the iPhone App Store

South Korean app is a virtual girlfriend who sends you messages

(Newser) - Are you a lonely South Korean with an iPhone and $2 to blow on a twisted facsimile of human intimacy? Then you should definitely run and download “Honey, It’s Me!”—an app that sends users recorded messages from a beautiful imaginary girlfriend named Mina. You’ll...

Apple Boots WikiLeaks App From Store

$1.99 app made it easier to view documents

(Newser) - Apple has apparently joined the ranks of corporations that want nothing to do with WikiLeaks—it removed an unofficial application related to the site from the App Store, TechCrunch reports. The $1.99 app allowed users to access documents released by WikiLeaks—essentially charging for the convenient delivery of the...

On Your iPhone, an App for Everything—Except Donating

Apple makes it hard for users to give to charity

(Newser) - Need directions to the store, a recipe for dinner, the latest tweets from all your friends, or a silly game to while away the hours? There’s an app for (all of) that. But one thing you can’t do on your iPhone is make charitable donations—at least, not...

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