Hearing loss group complains to FCC about iPhone
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The Hearing Loss Association of America has filed complaints with the FCC over Apple Inc.'s iPhone, saying it doesn't work for people who use hearing aids.
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Blog: AT&#38;T's deal to sell the iPhone drew criticism from Democrats, and a defense from Republicans. The arrangement might lead to an open access requirement for a 700 MHz spectrum auction next year.
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Blaring disconnection melody in some Siemens phones could potentially cause ear damage.
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By Edward C. Baig  Want to hear music from your iTunes library on your cellphone? No, not that cellphone.
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At a packed Beacon Hill hearing yesterday, top officials from Verizon Communications Inc. faced skeptical questions about a telecommunications bill yesterday from a legislative committee and a crowd that hissed and heckled at times.
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(InfoWorld) - A hacker group released a free, open source unlock for Apple's iPhone late Tuesday, just a day after a commercial company started selling something similar for as much as $99 through a network of online resellers. The iPhone Dev Team, a dozen programmers who began their attempts to break the iPhone's reliance on AT&T in early July, have posted their hack on download servers. According to several sites, including Gizmodo and Engadget, the iPhone Dev Team unlock exploits the same iPhone bug as the for-money iPhoneSIMFree hack to do its magic. The two groups, however, came up with their solutions independently. But the process isn't for the faint of heart. "This unlock is not for everybody!" the iPhone Dev Team warned. The procedure involves several separate programs -- some of which must be obtained elsewhere on the Internet -- and requires that iPhone owners execute commands from a shell screen on the Mac or PC. Even so, reports have been posted to the team's site from users in more than 40 countries that the unlock hack works, and after a swap of the iPhone's included SIM card with one from another cellular service provider, that they've been able to access more than 90 different carriers. The iPhone's distinctive Visual Voicemail, which lets users select voice-mail messages rather than listen to them in the order they were received, is missing after an unlock; that feature relies on AT&T's back end. Some users have also reported that the iPhone's connection to YouTube no longer works after the hack is applied. The iPhone Dev Team is already working on a one-click tool sporting a graphical interface that will unlock an iPhone, but it had not been released as of this morning. "A new version of the GUI tool is almost complete," the group said on its site. It's likely, however, that any unlock will be undone by the next iPhone update, which Apple has said will be issued sometime this month to give the device new capabilities, such as Wi-Fi downloading from iTunes. The iPhoneSIMFree group, for example, has hammered the caveat into potential buyers' heads: "We cannot offer any guarantee should Apple Inc. choose to re-lock the phone after a future update," it stated in a FAQ. Resellers of the iPhoneSIMFree hack, who have priced the unlock as low as $45, have repeated the no-guarantee mantra. Apple has repeatedly refused to comment on the various iPhone unlock hacks -- paid versions or free ones.
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The Apple iPhone has enjoyed favorable reviews since its recent debut, but it came in for some rare criticism on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
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People who talk on cellphones while  driving, even using &quot;hands-free&quot; devices, are as impaired as  drunk drivers, researchers said on Thursday.
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Blog: AT&T's wireless data subscribers complained of outages and a slow network Monday, but the company says it wasn't due to the iPhone.
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Baby boomers, after years of making noise, face hearing loss and a new group of devices they once made fun of.
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Hearing aids are the best way for many people to maintain a connection to the world, but they can also disappoint new users.
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If Americans want to buy cell phones and add mobile applications that they can use with any carrier, they need to watch the FCC.
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MONTREAL - A group of hearing specialists from across the country says Canada&#39;s laws governing the noise level of childrens&#39; toys are too lenient.
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A team of computer security consultants say they have found a flaw in Apple's popular new iPhone that allows them to take control of the device.
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A group of investors that is vying to build a national network for public safety communications is asking the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider rules it approved governing an upcoming spectrum auction.
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Notorious cell phone holdout, CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos, speaks out.
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A hacker group has released a free, open-source unlock for Apple Inc.'s iPhone, although it's not for the faint of heart.