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Nokia N8

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Nokia's latest Symbian3 powered cell phone aimed at competing directly against the Apple iPhone. The Nokia N8 comes with a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash, HD-quality video ...

accelerometer

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A tiny 3 axis device which comprehends the iPhone's physical position. It can tell when the iPhone is being tilted, rotated, or moved. It inhances iPhone gaming tenfold.

activation

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The process of registering your iPhone with Apple and AT&T. Until your iPhone is activated, it can only be used for emergency calls. While the first generation iPhone was activated via iTunes, the ...

baseband

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The iPhone consists of "two parts", a computer half and a modem half. Each half has an operating system. There is an OS for the computer half of your iPhone, and there's an OS for the modem half ...

bricking

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To take all function away from an iPhone or iPod Touch hence rendering it as nothing more than a shiny "brick". Sometimes firmware updates cause temporary bricking off the iPhone, for updates often ...

cydia

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Just like Installer.app, Cydia is a 3rd party app which allows access to lots of other app downloads. Cydia and Installer are competitors, and you can have both on your jailbroken iPhone.

enhanced data rates for gsm evolution (EDGE)

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EDGE is a method of providing "mobile internet", and is no faster than a 56K dial up modem. EDGE was the only internet connection for the first generation iPhone (other than WiFi), while the iPhone ...