Recently in the news there has been a lot of attention in the news regarding cell phones and crimes.  This not only entails criminal offenses but also persons with cell phones, whose data has been compromised.  Because smart phones have become such a large part of our lives we need to make sure that we have all the necessary security measures to afford us the protection that we need.

A woman supposedly stabbed her ex-husband because of what she saw on his cell phone call history.  Even though the news did not say, I would suspect that it had to do with perhaps other women that her ex was in contact with. Thankfully the wounds were not serious, however, he was treated and released at a local hospital.  I guess the victim did not hear about TigerText, the new application for the iPhone unlocked.  No it is not named after Tiger Woods, however, the timing of the release is certainly interesting.  The company says it is not named after the professional golfer, but it is named after a tiger that is very difficult to catch.  The application allows you to be able to delete text messages that are stored on your cell phone.  If Tiger or the victim of the stabbing had used in applications such as this, perhaps they would not be in the mess that they are currently in.

I guess it comes back to the old adage, if you do not want anyone to see it, make sure it is not available.  If Tiger had just thought for a moment that perhaps his wife would see or hear some of the messages stored on his phone he may not have gotten caught quite yet.  How many times have you heard about the wife checking the call logs to see what their husbands were actually up to?  It is a sad state of affairs that we stoop to such levels since many people are not able to have honest relationships.  I guess if you are involved in anything that you don’t want other people to know about, you should use a program like TigerText for your iPhone 3GS or some of the other programs out there in order to keep your call history and text messages away from curious eyes.

Will there be a Sony cell phone based on the playstation?  Well, it looks like there may be one in production.  It was only a matter of time before Sony decided that they were going to develop a smart phone that would allow you to download and play Sony PlayStation games.  This information is based on a report from the Wall Street Journal that was published on Thursday, March 4.  This is in response to Apple corporations growing market share in the mobile gaming sector.  It is anticipated that the new smart phone will give Apple some competition with its upcoming release of the iPad, as well as the numerous gaming options available for the iPhone through the app store as well as the upcoming release of the iControlPad made specifically for the iPhone.

The smart phone that Sony is developing will also be able to be utilized with their online gaming platform that will be released later this month in the United States.  This service will have many of the same things that Apple is currently offering through its iTunes and mobile application store.  Sony is hoping to be able to offer services not only for mobile phones, but allow people to access many of its games through its online platform.

Right now there are no other details as far as when this new smart phone will be released or any of the designs are features are unknown.  What is known is that Sony will probably continue to develop additional smart phones by working closely with Sony Ericsson cell phones.  Through this partnership it is assumed that Sony is looking to gain its market share in the mobile device market that enables users to play some of their favorite PlayStation games.  We may actually see this new mobile device from Sony by the end of this year.

It is hard to believe some of the things that our cell phones can actually do.  We have come from a time when cell phones were so big and clunky as well as so expensive that nobody could really afford them.  Now our cell phones are mobile offices, as well as a way to connect to the Internet.  Many of the functions of a laptop and our digital cameras can now be done with a touch of the finger by our cell phones.  Just take a look at some of the wonderful things that our new touchscreen smart phones can do.

Now the Motorola Droid unlocked cell phone or HTC Imagio can download an application that will enable it to function as a remote control for a TV.  We have had this concept for a while, but the folks at Verizon have just made it that much easier.  This new application will allow you to control your television through the FiOS box utilizing your Wi-Fi connection.  You will need to download the proper widget so you can set everything up.  It will even allow you to send your photos directly to your TV.

Right now it is only available on the Droid and the Imagio, but we should see it available for the Droid Eris, as well as other phones in the coming future.  When you download this app you even have graphics that resemble the remote control buttons just like the real thing.

A similar application is also available for your unlocked iPhone through utilizing the RedEye application.  Just like other similar applications, the new FiOS allows you to set up the recording of your favorite programs.   Now you will never have to worry about missing your favorite shows.  For those of us that often lose our remote control somewhere in that couch, at least we can now use our cell phones be able to control our TV.

Apple has released Aperture 3.  This is a major announcement for this high powered photo editing and managing software application.  It comes complete with over two hundred new functions.  It is easier as well as faster to be able to handle and organize large photo files.  It will work well for those that use iPhoto 09.  The great thing about Aperture 3 is that it is excellent for the pro and easy enough for the amateur that wants to do more things with their photos.

There are many new tools in order for the user to edit and touch up.  There are brushes for adjusting pictures and Adjustment Presets to be able to use photo effects just like the professional.  You can create slideshows that incorporate audio, pictures and video.  It is no longer just a way to organize photos with all of the new imaging tools.

You can use Faces and Place as well as Projects to archive the large amounts of photos you need to keep track of.  Faces lets you manage photos through recognizing who is in the photo.  Places does precisely the same thing.  You can use these features to be able to place photos on your iPhone unlocked cell phone Photos.

The numerous new brushes give you the ability to touch up photos by putting them right on the image.  The fifteen quick brushes make it easier so you do not have to go through the different layers.  You can publish the pictures right to social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and Flickr right from the software.

You are able to purchase Aperture 3 at the Apple Store as well as any authorized dealers.  You can also download a thirty-day trial version at the Apple web site to check it out before purchasing, whether to better manage your Apple iPhone photos or if you are a professional.

So rumors have been going around for awhile now and with Apple having an event on January 27th it looks like they will be announcing the new operating software for the iPhone.  This will be OS version 4.0 and according to BoyGeniusReport.com there will be some good changes

• There will be multi-touch gestures OS-wide. (Would make sense for that as the rumored OS for the iTablet is close if not the same as the iPhone)
• “A few new ways” to run applications in the background — multitasking.
• Many graphical and UI changes to make navigating through the OS easier and more efficient. We haven’t had this broken down, but we can only hope for improved notifications, a refreshed homescreen, etc.
• The update will supposedly be available for only the iPhone 3G and 3GS, but will “put them ahead in the smartphone market because it will make them more like full-fledged computers” more than any other phone to date. Everyone is “really excited.”
• The last piece of information is the most vague, but apparently there will be some brand new syncing ability for the contacts and calendar applications.

The downside is that it seems that it won’t work with the first generation iPhone (also known as iPhone 2G), but at least the others will get the latest software

We guess all we can do now is wait until January 27th.

Folks it’s been a long time coming but the iPhone 3G and 3Gs that was upgraded to 3.1 or above can now be unlocked.

Engadget announced that the unlock for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch was released today.   This is great news for anyone looking to finally buy the unlocked iPhone.  This means that people won’t be tied to their carriers.  It also means those people who have been waiting to upgrade to 3.1.2

If you are looking to get the Apple iPhone 3Gs it should be in stock on our site shortly.

So over the past few days it has looked more and more like Rogers is planning on carrying the Apple iPhone 3GS in 8GB flavour.  Up until now Apple has been saying that the iPhone 3G would remain part of the line up and the iPhone 3GS would only come in 16GB and 32GB editions.

A couple of days last week it was reported that Rogers website had started posting things on the site that made it look like they were phasing out the iPhone 3G 8GB for a new Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB.  Well on thing that appeared was a comparison chart with a checkbox under 8GB 3GS

[image: BoyGeniusReport]

Gizmodo received a response from Rogers stating that it was an error on their part, that there is no iPhone 3Gs 8GB, and have since updated their site.

So today crackberry.com posted an IDC study that showed the top ten selling cellular phones from April 1, 2009 until June 30, 2009.

It turns out the top 6 phones are either Apple or Blackberry phones, but the big surprise is that the number one spot went to the Blackberry Curve

10.HTC Touch Diamond
9. HTC Touch Pro
8. Palm Pre
7. T-Mobile G1
6. BlackBerry Storm
5. BlackBerry Bold
4. Apple iPhone 3G (8GB and 16GB versions)
3. BlackBerry Pearl (81xx series but not the Pearl Flip)
2. Apple iPhone 3GS (both 16GB and 32GB versions)
1. BlackBerry Curve (83xx series and 8900)

So this is incase someone was still on the fence about getting a new Apple iPhone 3GS it turns out Rogers and Fido have decided to extended their 6GB for $30 plan.

That mean that until September 15, 2009 if you have a qualifying phone (Magic, Dream, iPhone 3G or iPhone 3Gs) call up Rogers/Fido now and get on the plan.

This  is great news and better with the fact that tethering is free until December 31, 2009.

What are you waiting for call them!

So in a late development last week Apple released an upgrade to all the iPhones.  This upgrade fixes the hack/exploit that was announced last week that could allow someone to take over your iPhone and send texts or even use it to control another iPhone.

If you haven’t upgraded already then do so now.  If you’ve been holding off because you are afraid of locking your unlocked iPhone, iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS then don’t worry thanks to BoyGeniusReport.com it looks like the unlock will work on the new version 3.01 since the update only fixes the patch it doesn’t make any changes to eliminate the unlocking tool.

So what are you waiting for go update you iPhone be safe