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As you may have noticed, the downloads part of PwnMyI is broken. We are working hard to fix this issue. We will update you on the progress as soon as more information is known. Update: We have now gone through all the downloads, they should now work.

So this is very unusual, and I’m pretty sure one of the first reported cases of their kind. A Verizon Wireless customer that bought an iPhone 4, was shipped on in “test mode.” That’s right, Test Mode. I personally believe that this is used internally before Apple loads their consumer software on the device, which [...]

Verizon has sent an email to corporate customers detailing the start of iPhone 4 pre-orders, according to MacRumors. Existing customers have the opportunity to purchase the device a week before new customers. – Make sure you have your My Verizon self-serve account set-up online. Orders can only be placed through your my Verizon account. You [...]

Apple has won a patent for a high tactility glove that would enable use of the iPhone’s touchscreen in cold weather, according to Patently Apple. The inner liner may be manufactured from any suitable material, including materials with properties similar to human skin. For example, the inner liner may be manufactured from a material that [...]

Apple has updated its website with a new navigation bar The new darker bar gives quick access to Home, Store, Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, iTunes, Support, and Search. When the search field is active the rest of the navigation bar smoothly compresses to the left to give more room to enter a search query. Take [...]

Apple has decided to take its marketing towards social networking sites, beginning with Twitter. Apple’s twitter account, @AppStore, will provide news to Featured apps on the AppStore as well as special offers and events. Apple already has 5 twitter accounts for Trailers, Movies, TV, Music and Podcasts.

As you may have seen, over the past month PwnMyI has been undergoing some major reconstruction. With this reconstruction come a new facelift and new features. The PwnMyI team has decided to turn the site into a full news blog instead of a forum. We are hoping to release the full potential of PwnMyI to [...]

Apple has just announced the winner of the App Store’s 10 billionth download sweepstakes. The 10 billionth app was downloaded by Gail Davis of Orpington, Kent, UK. Gail downloaded the free Paper Glider app, netting her a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card. Congrats Gail! [Via Cult of Mac]