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While not mentioned in any of the reviews, we've received word that custom Ringtone support is in fact a feature of iTunes 7.3. A "Ringtone" tab was shown during the original iPhone announcement at M...more

Macworld.com - Apple has cut the price of its DRM-free music from $1.29 to 99 cents, the same amount it charges for songs encoded with its FairPlay DRM technology. The move brings Apple's pricing clos...more

Contrary to popular belief. Apple's iPhone TTY Adapter ($19) is not a 3.5mm headphone plug-to-iPod adapter -- it's an adapter that enables an iPhone to be connected to a TTY text telephone terminal, p...more

Filed under: Software, Developer, iPhoneLots of drama in the iPhone development community since last night, and it all revolves around a decision that "lg," the developer of Installer.app, made to rem...more

There have been rumors that the next "6th Generation" iPod could be released as early as August 7th, 2007. According to some sources, the new iPod may still be housed in the traditional click-wheel d...more

Filed under: iPod Family, Hacks, iPhoneNo news to report yet but since I'm being bombarded by email, here's a status report: iPhuc. Recompiled and working. I've created a hacker version that I'm using...more

Here's an oddity: Arabic and Hebrew characters don't render in the iPhone's web browser. BBC News, for example, offers news in a variety of different languages, including Arabic. However, when you try...more

Filed under: How-tos, iPhoneA while ago, the nice people at ModMyiFone put together their own installer source. This source usually has up-to-date hacks in installable forms shortly after they become...more

iFixit.com is disassembling an iPhone at this moment. PowerbookMedic posts their own disassembly guide.......more

Filed under: Hacks, iPhone, iPhone 101 When you want to add ringtones, change wallpaper, or run third-party applications on your iPhone, you need to perform a task called "jailbreaking". What this doe...more

NewsFactor - Apple is gearing up for a boffo year at the cash registers this holiday season. The recent price cuts in the groundbreaking iPhone, the fall release of the innovative iPod touch, a stella...more

Four companies have released form-fitting, “play-through” iPhone cases made from reinforced leather. In alphabetical order, BoxWave has the Designio Open Screen Leather Sleeve ($44/$30), Case-Mate...more

Over at our Mac Gems weblog, our own Dan Frakes has pointed out a solution to make iCal�s dock icon always show the current date, reminding me about one of the nice subtle touches that Apple put into...more

ShieldZone sells a single set of its InvisibleShield full body iPhone film for $25; NLU Products gives you two sets for the same price. Now Best Skins Ever has released the iPhone Total Body Skin ($8)...more

I’ve had Apple’s program Address Book sitting on my Macs for years, and in all honesty, I’ve barely used it. As useful as it may have been in concept, I’ve never found the need to manage my li...more

Apple appears to be making steady progress on Leopard and provided ADC Developers with a new seed today. The newest seed (9A499) reportedly has introduced a number of new bugs, but subjective reports...more

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hacks, Software Update, Apple, iPhoneMac Rumors is reporting that iPhone 1.1.1 is due soon (duh), and they say that it'll bring an International Keyboard, some extra s...more

During the week's quest to install third-party applications on my iPod touch running 1.1.2 of the iPod software I was asked if the same technique worked with the iPhone. Nope. Try a simple downgrade...more

Filed under: Software, iPhoneAstute TUAW reader Matt Nelson noticed something in Engadget's O2 iPhone hands on gallery that seem to portend some new features coming down the pike for us iPhone users....more

Filed under: iPod Family, iPhone Here's an annoying problem with a surprisingly simple solution. After upgrading to 1.1.3, many users found they could no longer properly sync their iPhones. If your iP...more

Filed under: iPhoneYou don't need to use a lot of fancy routines to subscribe to data generated by the iPhone's built in accelerometer. A single UIApplication delegate lets you know whenever the iPhon...more

As the pioneer of iPod speakers housed inside hard-protected, zippered cases, Sonic Impact has continuously evolved two audio product lines: its i-Fusion speaker for Dock Connecting iPods became i-F2,...more

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, Apple Financial, Steve Jobs, Apple, iPhoneInsanely Great Mac has the breakdown on a meeting between O2 (purveyors of the iPhone in Britain) and Mr. Jobs...more

While the iPhone can view normal web pages, many people like top go to special iPhone-optimized versions of them. One such site is digg. Since the launch of the iPhone, many digg users with the devic...more

Last week's 1.1.3 software update to the iPhone brought a bunch of new features, which we painstakingly detailed over at the Mothership with a careful detail usually reserved for Talmudic study. But e...more

A carrier bundle found inside the iPhone’s 1.1.3 software package suggests that TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) will be the device’s exclusive carrier in Italy. Macity reports (translated link) that b...more

Last week we reviewed Belkin's Headphone Adapter, the first product we'd received for using third-party headphones with the iPhone's recessed headphone jack. We've since received another such adapter...more

Filed under: Tips and tricks, TUAW Tips, iPhone TUAW has talked before about sshfs, the secure shell file system, and MacFUSE, the OS X implementation of FUSE (File-system in USErspace). So it's not h...more

In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday", which is historically one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Over the past several years, Apple has participated with one-day...more

InfoWorld - Security researchers at SPI Labs are warning iPhone users not to use a special feature that lets them dial telephone numbers over the Web using the iPhone's Safari browser....more

Of the cases, the one we were most excited about initially was Belkin's Acrylic Case for iPhone. Belkin's spent a lot of time honing its case design skills over the past few years, and Acrylic Case is...more

Billed as audiophile-grade noise-cancelling headphones for use during travel, Sennheiser's new PXC450 Headphones ($450) feature NoiseGard 2.0, which is an "active noise compensation" technology that p...more

Filed under: Hacks, iPhone Mac developer Ecamm has posted a sneak peak of iPhoneCam, an application that uses your iPhone's camera as a wireless Mac webcam. You can stream video from your iPhone over...more

Filed under: iPhone My refurb AT&T iPhone finally arrived and I found a chance to test out iLiberty+ this afternoon. After wasting a day jailbreaking and messing with my new iPhone, I just could not b...more

Farhad Manjoo (Salon) makes a compelling case. “If we’re going just by what’s better—the ages-old Mac-vs.-PC debate is over. Long over. Yell it from the rooftops; The Mac has won.” Now’s t...more

Filed under: iPhoneThe new iPhone 1.0.1 update just hit iTunes. TUAW is here to keep you informed about what that update means to you--as a normal user and/or as a hacker. Here's the dish we've learne...more

iPhone users have discovered that there’s more to taking and making phone calls in a car than just pressing or swiping the touch screen; if you’re driving, you may find yourself giving up one hand...more

ThinkSecret publishes images and notes from the latest Mac OS X Leopard (9a499) build that was seeded to developers earlier this week. ThinkSecret describes a number of visual improvements including:...more

Belkin’s Stereo Link Cable ($15) and Mini-Stereo Link Cable ($20) are the stylish options of the group. Both use nickel-plated contacts and chrome-finished bodies to house connectors that run from y...more

FileMaker today announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Pro 9, a major new version of the company’s award-winning database application for Windows and Mac OS X. Offering more than 30 ease-...more

Of the cases, the one we were most excited about initially was Belkin’s Acrylic Case for iPhone. Belkin’s spent a lot of time honing its case design skills over the past few years, and Acrylic Cas...more

Rounded cube speakers are becoming more common this year, and iHome's new iH80 OutLoud ($100) is one of the options. Relatively large and capable of being connected to an optional $40 second speaker f...more

Unquestionably the company's most attractive version of the all-in-one car charger, mount, and FM transmitter RoadTrip yet, Griffin Technology's new RoadTrip with SmartScan ($100) combines the black g...more

Apple's Start Page briefly listed a headline with the title Keynote '08. The title was quickly changed, but the name suggests that Apple could even skip the iWork/Keynote '07 version that was origi...more

FileMaker has released FileMaker Pro 9 and FileMaker Server 9. FileMaker's site outlines the new features.FileMaker Pro 9 includes many new features, for end users and developers, to simplify creating...more

Because we'd rather see iPhone's body than obscure it, it's no exaggeration for us to say that we were more interested in testing full-body film covers for the iPhone than any other protective solutio...more

As one of several winners of our 2008 Best of Show Finalist awards, Griffin's new 2008 version of TuneFlex Aux ($50) is the company's latest generation of in-car gooseneck mount, charger, and line-out...more

Filed under: iPhoneOkay here's something to keep in mind if you're planning on taking your iPhone overseas. Apparently, a boing boing reader decided to use his iPhone in roaming mode in the UK and Ire...more

As Klipsch's most affordable iPod-specific speaker system yet, iGroove SXT ($170) is also one of the nicest looking, with clean silver and black curves that nicely match black iPods and the iPhone. A...more

If you're really really dissatisfied with the crop of ringtones available on the iPhone—what, no chance of grooving to "Baby Got Back"?—then you may be a prime candidate for a controversia...more