MobileBurn.com

Google+ app submitted to App Store for iPhone, awaiting approval
Apple iPhone to be eligible for standard insurance from AT&T
Apple loses patent case against S3 Graphics
Scientists: evidence points away from link between cellphones and cancer
New Wi-Fi technology claims to double battery life in smartphones
Samsung Galaxy S II hits 3 million sales mark in record time

Google+ app submitted to App Store for iPhone, awaiting approval

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:33 AM PDT

Google's latest venture into social networking, Google+, comes with a great app for Android smartphones that lets users access their feed, upload photos, and participate in group chats. Unfortunately for iOS users, a native app has not been available, forcing the use of the web browser for all Google+ related business. Those who choose an iPhone over an Android device shouldn't have to wait too much longer for a full-fledged app, though, as Google has announced that the iOS version of Google+ has been submitted to the App Store and is pending approval from Apple.
Read the full story here.

Apple iPhone to be eligible for standard insurance from AT&T

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:36 PM PDT

According to a new document outlining AT&T's Mobile Insurance plan, which covers pretty much anything that can happen to a phone, including loss or theft, the carrier is making some drastic changes to iPhone eligibility within the program, which will surprisingly enough benefit the consumer.
Read the full story here.

Apple loses patent case against S3 Graphics

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:35 AM PDT

The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that Apple has infringed on two patents held by S3 Graphics. The patents in question cover image data formats and image compression. Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and many other tech companies have already established licensing agreements with S3 to use the patents. This initial decision will be reviewed in a final decision that is set for November. Should S3 win that decision, the company could block Apple from selling and importing hardware and software in the U.S. that infringes upon its patents, though a licensing agreement would be a much more likely result.
Read the full story here.

Scientists: evidence points away from link between cellphones and cancer

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:12 AM PDT

Despite the recent reclassification of cellphone as being "possibly carcinogenic" by the World Health Organization, an international group of experts in the matter claim that the evidence from recent studies points away from there being a link between cellphone use and brain tumors.
Read the full story here.

New Wi-Fi technology claims to double battery life in smartphones

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:42 AM PDT

A student from Duke University claims to have come up with a way to double a smartphone's battery life by intelligently using Wi-Fi networks more efficiently.
Read the full story here.