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Apple: iPhone jailbreaking violates our copyright

Tom Krazit | Feb 16, 2009

Jailbreaking an iPhone with software like Installer.app or Cydia constitutes copyright infringement, according to Apple. (Credit: CNET Networks)

Apple recently told the U.S. Copyright Office that it believes iPhone jailbreaking is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and infringes on its copyright, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

The EFF is trying to get the Copyright Office to grant a DMCA exemption on behalf of iPhone owners who have chosen to jailbreak their iPhones, or bypass the restriction Apple places on standard iPhones that only allows the installation of applications from approved sources: The App Store. In its response to the Copyright Office (click here for PDF), Apple disagreed that such an exemption was proper because the very act of jailbreaking the iPhone results in copyright infringement.
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Sony Ericsson's 12-megapixel touchscreen phone, Idou

Damian Koh | Feb 16, 2009

Sony Ericsson Idou

It's still a concept product and the name will change, but when it ships in the latter half of the year, it'll be the phone to watch out for. Enter the Idou, a high-end 12-megapixel touchscreen handset that will deliver Sony Ericsson's "Entertainment Unlimited" a vision that it has been working toward since the start of the joint venture in 2001.

Details about the product are rather scant at the moment, but we do know the Idou will pack a Xenon flash module, a full touch-enabled media menu, 16:9 widescreen display, and run the Symbian Foundation operating system.
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Sony Ericsson launches new panels for Xperia X1

Damian Koh | Feb 16, 2009

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

Four new Xperia X1 panels will be available for download in mid-March. These will include Skype, CNN, Mytopia and On the Road panels.

Most users would already be familiar with brands like the VoIP app Skype and CNN. The new panels will let them see which friends are online to chat with, get news updates as well as access the i-Report citizen journalism tool, respectively.

Mytopia, on the other hand, focuses on games like bingo and poker. Users can challenge each other online and improve their rankings by winning live matches.

Lastly, the On the Road interface offers users direct access to their music playlists and tracks, navigation tools and easy-to-use call handling via large icons for finger-based input.

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Matte finish on the iPhone 3G? Maybe

Jennifer Guevin | Feb 16, 2009

(Credit: MacRumors.com)

If you're tired of your iPhone showing every bit of grit and grime on its otherwise perfectly glossy finish, you're in luck. The next generation of the smartphone might help hide your predilection for greasy food.

MacRumors.com claims to have obtained leaked photos of the next-gen iPhone 3G that show a matte black finish on a metal casing. The photos show the back of a 16GB model with the model number A1303.

MacRumors won't confirm the photos' authenticity but says it was told they came from China.

Various rumors of late have indicated that Apple is getting ready to announce a US$99 entry-level iPhone (with 8GB) and an updated iPhone 3G with 16GB or 32GB of storage.

Via CNET Crave

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App stores abound at Mobile World Congress

Marguerite Reardon | Feb 16, 2009

BARCELONA--If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Apple's biggest competitors are laying on the love a little thick.

It seems like handset makers aren't just trying to match Apple in terms of developing cool new touch screen devices, but now they're all clamoring to develop their own version of an application storefront, where users can easily discover and download applications for their smartphones and developers can easily create and monetize those apps.

Rumors have been flying around that Nokia, the largest handset maker in the world, will unveil its plans for its own application store at its press conference here at the GSMA Mobile World Congress on Monday morning.

But Nokia isn't the only company getting into the app store game. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Microsoft is also readying its own application "bazaar", which some people expect will be announced here this week. US software firm Amdocs, which provides software and services for wireless operators, is also planning to announce a "white label" application store at MWC that will allow carriers to offer an application store with their own brand.
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