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New Jersey Wonder Teen Unlocks iPhone

Heavily armed with a soldering tool and an enormous supply of Red Bull, curly haired wonder teen George Hotz of Glen Rock, N.J., calmly unlocked the iPhone inside of two hours to use with his T-Mobile network, freeing his iPhone from the carrier restrictions imposed by the dark overlords at AT&T Inc. George Hotz has instantly become the "New Hotz-ness" in mobile technology news.

Hotz (screen name GeoHot) said his unlocked phone retains all the core features of the iPhone except for a visual voice mail function exclusive to AT&T. Hotz also indicated that the other small downside is the unusually loud siren that sounds whenever he travels within two blocks of any Apple Store. T-Mobile is the only major U.S. carrier apart from AT&T that is compatible with the iPhone's cellular technology making this recent hack particularly useful.

Apple Offers Refurbished iPhone Deals

      

It's true! Apple is offering a special refurbished iPhone deal at The Apple online store for a savings of $50 for the 8GB model listed for $349. If you're all about saving ducats, ordering an iPhone with Free Shipping and not hassling with shrink wrap, then a certified refurbished Apple iPhone may be for you. The best news is that you are still covered by Apple's limited one year warranty for guaranteed Apple quality on refurbished.

Randy Diggler has been thrilled with his refurbished iPhone, though his smoking deal does come with an ever so tiny warning. "I was searching my iPhone when a random photo of some dranky chick pops up" laughed Diggler " I told my buddies it's who I spent my weekend with, that got me some big ups." Diggler admitted that the mystery photo actually made his life more interesting for about 48 hours. Who knew? Order yours quickly while supplies and dranky photos last.

Here's what's in the box: Refurbished iPhone, Stereo headset, Dock, Dock Connector to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation, Cleaning/polishing cloth.

ATT iPhone Deals [link]

(random photos and popularity may not always be included)

iPhone Wallpaper Buffet Feast

   

The iPhone Savior has laid out another great buffet feast of free iPhone Wallpapers for the taking. This fresh batch is a pot luck of unique graphics, wallpaper art and photography alike. Some are exceptionally cool while others look like that bad hat you can only spot on Easter Sunday. A strong stomach is required.

iPhone cult members will appreciate this one-stop-shopping feast for the eyeballs and for your new iPod Touch too. The line forms on the left starting with 320by480 my personal favorite along with Photo Giddy. Here are some beer and beverage wallpapers to chug down from Theme My Phone. Find team logos, movies poster art, Gwen Stefani, Halo, The Office and other fresh wallpaper treats at iPhone-Wallpapers. Glutton out with this appetizer group of six great satire wallpaper designs by Josh Helfferich. Check the Savior iPhone Accessories archives for past blasts of unique and original wallpaper offerings too.

         

Buffet of 642 Feasts  Art Backwash  Halo 3  Photo Art  Pixel Girl Graphics

Clay iPhone More Popular Than Original

       

On this day in history August 15, 2007, the infamous Clay iPhone created as a joke by Flickr user Vaughn235 will be remembered as the biggest news story of the day, dwarfing the popularity of the original Apple iPhone. You'll find the story on MyiTablet, Gizmodo, Boing Boing, iPhone World and Top iPhone News to name only a few sources desperate for any kind of fresh iPhone news to report. Yesterday the big news was the $5,000 iPhone bill boxed up and mailed to Justine Ezarik by AT&T. It was featured on Cult of Mac among the long list of other lemmings. Today it's all about the clay! Mr.Bill and Sluggo have nothing on the Jesus Phone lovingly sculpted out of Premo brand modeling clay. While the hand-knit iPhone is just a faded memory by now.

The launch of Facebook and Skype for iPhone pale in comparison to the cult-like worship of the Clay iPhone replica accompanied by it's faux box to match. Anyone can create an "even better than the real thing" iPhone and have the web buzzing with giddy joy as long as it's the only dumb story available that day. No great skills required. It's like molding news from lumps of clay.

The iPhone Savior is shocked that the lemmings passed over the truly amazing iPhone story of the day which happens to be the see through iPhone. That's news!  Look for the clay Jesus Phone to appear on Ebay soon, selling for ridiculous amounts of greenbacks. Ohhh Noooo! Meanwhile, the see through iPhone will remain invisible. Now can someone please make me a clay martini?

View iClay Photo Stream  Watch Mr. Bill & Sluggo

(Clay iPhone photo courtesy of Vaughn235)

iDating for Dummies, Not So Dumb After All

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif - With the huge amount of press surrounding iDating, the campy speed-dating fad that began in San Francisco after the launch of the iPhone, Niko Atuna and partner Michael Wong have announced an exclusive book deal on Monday with Willy Publishing, Inc. for "iPhone Speed Dating for Dummies".  The book chronicles the birth of iDating along with providing a step-by-step outline for launching a successful iPhone speed dating party, delivered in a light hearted tongue-and-cheek style. The book deal comes in response to overwhelming requests by anxious singles across the country for detailed information on how to get a speed dating party started in their own city.

"We had no clue that there would be such a huge response to our dumb speed dating idea" explained Wong. "All we can do now is roll with the rolls of hundred dollar bills." 

The book will detail getting an iDating party started, finding the right location, credit card processing, handling reservations and serving the best hors devours, among other valuable insights. The release is scheduled for the last week of October in time for holiday shopping. A special book signing party for dummies will take place just prior to Halloween with a costume optional iDating event held in San Francisco's downtown.

"Our parties are packed two nights a week" said Niko "We want people to laugh about iDating, it makes our parties more like a fun night out and less formal without any pressure."
 
Atuna told the iPhone Savior that she considered a speed dating for dummies book to be a perfect match for the surprising iDating phenomenon. "iDating is functional but still a silly premise for most singles" Wong admits, " That's why we're not trying to take it too seriously, we're just having fun while providing our singles community with a tangible service."

It won't take much hype to see iDating for Dummies speed off the shelves this coming November. Make plans to buy your copy. In fact, why not make it a date?

The Birth of iDating   More about iDating 

(Book cover example is does not represent actual final artwork or design)

iPhone Anime Wallpaper Galore

 
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These great Anime wallpapers are ready for download Pro Bono courtesy of "theme my phone". You will find four pages of Anime selections including Kakashi, Naruto, Ugetsu Kakua, Final Fantasy X, Ghost In A Shell and Hikaru. In addition you will find dozens of non Anime themes too, including comics and fantasy as well.

It's certainly one of the sweetest collections of "for free iPhone wallpaper" online. View all of the Anime downloads here. One mans lame... is another mans "totally sweet".

More Anime Wallpaper  iPhone Stuff Anime  Pixel Girl Anime  Photo Giddy

iTheft Boards the Train in NYC

 
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With the recent news of iPhone and iPod theft on New York subways, Bjorn Vance expected his new iPhone to be stolen on the F Train before he even had time to fill his address book, as one more victim of iTheft in NYC. "The day I showed up to work with my iPhone, my boss just laughed" said Vance who works as a paralegal at the law office of Chase, Ketcham & Sioux, "My boss bet me a thousand dollars that my iPhone would be stolen in the first week." explained Vance.

"I took that bet, with my mind set on proving him wrong even though that was my greatest fear." remarked Vance, choosing to place his total trust in the fine people of New York City.

Bjorn realized quickly that winning one thousand dollars could pay for his new iPhone twice over and make his boss feel like a jackass in the process. "I love taking easy bets that I'm kind of sure I can win, especially when I'm taking money from my boss Steve Chase, who's such a damn tight wad." Vance said.

Unlike the iPod which can remain concealed while in use, the iPhone is about mobile calling and accessing vital contact information. Even with the device set to silent, it's difficult to resist answering a call you've been waiting for, making the iPhone far more vulnerable to theft on public transit by being visible.

Bjorn said; "I even took calls in plain view on the way to the train hoping someone would spot me as an easy mark, I kept my iPhone out while riding the subway to make it obvious for thieves" Vance explained, convinced that he was safely protected by lady luck's invisible magic bubble.      

Vance eventually won his bet and kept the pride of fine New Yorkers in tact, for at least a few hours. Vance learned a sobering lesson almost instantly after collecting his prize, when he had over $860 dollars stolen along with his iPhone and engraved beer stein as he was returning home from the late night drinking celebration he had with friends in SoHo after collecting his $1,000 dollars in cash winnings.

"That sucks man tits!" Bjorn said, "My Moms flipped me that beer stein for my twenty first birthday, it's tight shit and can't be replaced." The haunting lesson here may be that sometimes when you win, you actually lose and apparently lady luck offers no protective magic bubble in the Big Apple. In the immortal words of Bjorn Vance "that sucks man tits!".

How To Get Your iPhone Stolen   iPhone Theft on FOX  iJacked

(Photos courtesy of Bjorn Vance pictured above)

iPhone Exclusive Upgrade Released

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The New iPhone Shuffle

Load your phone book into iPhone Shuffle and it does the rest. Add fresh
excitement to your life by making random calls with just one click. No
touch screen to clean and no dialing required. It's that easy!

Answer calls without a clue who's calling. Make calls and enjoy the surprise of
who answers. Why complicate your life when you can have it shuffled with the
new iPhone Shuffle.

(holds 650 songs - ear buds required) 

iPhone Shuffle Courtesy of Nikf