Wrap your Apple iPad device in luxury with the Swiss Leatherware Bank Case available at www.discountcell.com. Slide your Apple iPad device into a secure pocket that frames the front of your tablet. To protect your Apple iPad device, simply close the book-style case and snap closed with the buttoned tab. You will find its soft interior features two slit pockets, perfect for storing cash, credit cards, business cards, and more. This Apple iPad premium case also converts to a stand with 15 viewing angles selectable in landscape mode so that you can setup your Apple iPad device for a customized experience. The convenient kickstand tucks out of the way by securing itself to the case’s side via hidden magnets.

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The new iPad Manila Envelope Retro Case is a great way to carry and protect the iPad.

Go retro with the Apple iPad Envelope and be admired for your funky style. Who else but Naztech would come up with a design so hip your friends won’t be envious of your new Apple iPad device, but the Apple iPad case you have protecting it? The manila covering has an aesthetically pleasing touch and securing flap offers a chic tie-string. Just loop around the two buttons and your Apple iPad device is safe-and-snug inside a soft white fabric-lined pocket. The discrete Naztech tag will let everyone know you care about fashion and have the best Apple iPad cover available.

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The new Intrigue leather pouch for the Apple iPhone 4 is a great carry solution. Made by WireXgroup, the intrigue has the following features -

Keep your Apple phone protected and within easy reach with the Intrigue holster from WireXgroup.

• Made of the highest grade materials
• Soft microfiber, scratch resistant lining protects your Apple phone
• Detachable ratcheting swivel belt clip

The Intrigue pouch provides a nice balance between a hard plastic style holster and a bulky leather pouch.  In addition, the detachable ratcheting swivel clip is convenient.  Find this and other Apple iPhone 4 accessories here at discountcell.com

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Seidio cases are one of the favorites in our office. The iPhone 4 Seidio Active Combo is now available and has the following features-

Seidio’s Innocase Active Combo includes the Innocase Active and Innocase Holster. Seidio’s Innocase II Surface is designed to protect your Apple iPhone 4 phone from scratches and drops while barely adding to the size of your Apple iPhone 4 phone. Customers find Seidio’s sleek design easier to grip then a bare device due to their signature soft touch finish, which enhances the look of your Apple iPhone 4 phone and does not attract lint. The Innocase Active Holster accommodates the Innocase Active and included is a durable spring clip that holds your Apple iPhone 4 device securely in place, and then lifts for quick access. Both the felt liner and the face-in design protect your screen from scratches and exposure to outside elements and the holster can be worn in any one of seven different positions, ranging between horizontal and vertical. Seidio’s Innocase Active Holster Combo is the ultimate carry solution for your device.

If you are looking for high quality Apple iPhone 4 accessories like the Seidio Innocase Combo you have come to the right store.

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Over the past few weeks we’ve reported on the iPhone 4’s infamous antenna reception issues and Apple’s solution to provide free bumpers. We’ve also covered Apple’s assertion that reception troubles are as prevalent among other smartphones as they are among iPhone 4 users. Specifically, we discussed how Apple used video evidence to single out RIM, HTC, Samsung, and Motorola for supposedly manufacturing phones equally as flawed as the iPhone 4, and we also detailed those companies’ respective responses. Well, apparently Apple’s propaganda war against its competitors is now over, at least as far as Apple is concerned. Apple removed the incriminating videos from its website. Let’s hope everyone involved can now get back to making great smartphones.

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Yesterday we posted a blog that provides the pros and cons of jailbreaking your iPhone 4. We also detailed how to jailbreak the phone through the website jailbreakme.com. The website utilizes a security flaw that allows it to download a PDF file directly onto the iPhone. Code inside the PDF file is then used to jailbreak the phone. While jailbreakme.com exploits this for a completely benign purpose, hackers may use the same security oversight to disable or otherwise compromise the iPhone or any other Apple device. Apple has yet to release a statement regarding the security flaw, nor has it provided a security patch.

It should be noted that the PDF security problem can only harm your phone if you visit a malicious website. Such websites can automatically download a simple PDF document to your iPhone and then release a virus imbedded within the file. The virus can do anything from stealing your address book to remotely viewing everything you do. This can happen even on non-jailbroken Apple devices.

Fortunately, there is a fairly simple way to overcome this security flaw for the time being if you jailbreak your phone first. We highly recommend doing the jailbreak through jailbreakme.com. You can then download an app called PDF Loading Warner, available through the unofficial Cydia store, which alerts you whenever a website attempts an unauthorized download. The reason the phone must be jailbroken first is because PDF Loading Warner is an unofficial app, which means it’s not available through the iTunes App Store. While this doesn’t completely resolve the security issue, you will at least see a warning anytime a PDF file attempts to download. This warning lets you choose whether to allow or abort the download.

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A recent ruling handed down from the U.S. Copyright Office now legalizes the jailbreaking and unlocking of cell phones in the U.S. So what are the advantages and disadvantages of jailbreaking? This blog entry answers those questions with attention specifically directed toward the iPhone 4, which is the smartphone most affected by this ruling.

Let’s begin with the positives. Jailbreaking your phone allows you to download apps from anywhere, not just the iTunes App Store. This is important because Apple refuses to authorize certain kinds of apps. Specifically, there are no apps in the official App Store that let you customize the home screen or turn your iPhone into a Wi-Fi hotspot for your laptop. However, such apps do exist elsewhere on the internet for jailbroken phones. Many suspect that jailbreaking may even allow for the development of apps that let you video chat over 3G networks; currently this feature is only available over Wi-Fi. Jailbreaking the phone will let you visit non-Apple websites to download these and other apps.

Unlocking a smartphone is also desirable for one important reason: it allows you to use your phone over any GSM network. The only GSM networks in the United States are AT&T and T-Mobile, which is bad news for those who want to unlock their phone and take it to Verizon or Sprint. However, the ability to legally unlock your phone is great news for those wanting to take the phone to T-Mobile.

So what’s the downside of jailbreaking your phone? As Apple was quick to point out following the government ruling, jailbreaking voids your warranty with Apple. This means if the phone turns into a brick—tech lingo that essentially means the phone is broken—Apple likely won’t fix it. In other words, jailbreaking could leave you with an expensive iPhone that can’t do anything. Furthermore, all iTunes apps are pre-approved for download by Apple while apps downloaded from other websites are often less likely to have been thoroughly tested and are more likely to contain harmful viruses.

Despite the potential harmful effects, many readers will still choose to jailbreak and unlock their phones. And remember, doing so is not illegal, though it should only be done with caution. So how exactly does one jailbreak an iPhone or other Apple device? The easiest way is to visit www.jailbreakme.com directly on the device you want to jailbreak. A prompt will pull up asking permission to download. You can then unlock the phone through a different program once it has been jailbroken. At this time we don’t know of any unlocking programs that are safe and reliable, but we will keep our readers updated on any good ones that we find.

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Followers of this blog are well aware of the problems with dropped calls customers have had on the new iPhone 4.  The source of the reception issues has been attributed to the “death grip,” which occurs when the user’s skin comes into direct contact with the lower side of the iPhone.  To fix the problem, Apple CEO Steve Jobs made the decision to distribute free rubberized bumpers that protect the iPhone 4’s sensitive antenna.

We also recently reported on Jobs’ assertion that the reception issues are common to all smartphones.  He specifically singled out the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700, HTC Droid Eris, and Samsung Omnia II.  RIM, HTC, and Samsung all defended their products and shot back at Jobs for unfairly dragging them into the iPhone 4 drama.  Apple then chose an interesting way to respond to that criticism by attacking Motorola.  On its own website as well as Youtube, Apple posted videos of the Motorola Droid X dropping bars when held in its own version of the death grip.

As one might imagine, Motorola quickly defended the Droid X.  The company then took things one step further today by taking out a full-page ad in the New York Times just to make fun of Apple’s antenna issues and rubberized bumper solution.  Titled “No Jacket Required,” the ad proclaims, “At Motorola, we believe a customer shouldn’t have to dress up their phone for it to work properly.  That’s why the Droid X comes with a dual antenna design, the kind that allows you to hold the phone any way you like to make crystal clear calls without a bulky phone jacket.”

Surely Apple anticipated this sort of backlash when it attacked Motorola.  If so, it makes one wonder if perhaps Apple believes it’s better to have bad press than no press at all.  Future smartphone sales statistics should reveal the accuracy of this sentiment.  Stay tuned as we continue to follow all the latest iPhone 4 drama.

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Attention all thieves: don’t mess with the iPhone. That’s the message being sent this week to would-be criminals bent on stealing property that doesn’t belong to them. Apple has a brand new app called Alert & Respond. If your iPhone is ever lost or stolen, simply login to your computer and track your device in real time.

The importance of this app was demonstrated in San Francisco this past Monday. A woman who works for Covia Labs, a company involved in development of the new app, was on the street with her iPhone while her boss showed the company’s public relations team how the app could track an iPhone anywhere it went. Suddenly, the phone appeared to be moving quickly down the street. It turns out a thief, Horatio Toure, had nabbed the phone from the woman’s hands. She returned to the office, the police were called, and within ten minutes Toure was apprehended.

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Those having reception problems with the iPhone 4 are going to have to wait another 3 to 5 weeks to claim their free bumper. Last week Apple announced it will distribute the bumpers in response to the public outcry over the latest iPhone’s faulty antenna design. The bumpers fix the problem by placing a barrier between the antenna and your hand, but to purchase one immediately costs $29. (If you can’t wait 3-5 weeks for a new bumper, or if you don’t want to dish out $29 to get one right away, visit www.discountcell.com and purchase a bumper for just $7.95. Available colors include black, clear, dark blue, dark pink, and red.)

Another question iPhone 4 owners have had is how to go about ordering the free bumper. The simplest way to order is by downloading the “iPhone 4 Case Program” directly onto your phone via iTunes. Opening the app and filling out the necessary information is fairly self-explanatory. Note that those who purchased their iPhone between its original release and today (July 23) have until August 22 to claim their free bumper. Those who purchase an iPhone 4 between tomorrow and September 30 have 30 days from the date of purchase to claim a bumper. The free program is discontinued after September 30.

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