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The iPhone That Wanted to Be a Guitar

iPhone Users Are Obnoxious Know-It-Alls

E-40 Schedules Performance at SF Apple Store

iPhone Party at Macworld 2009 in Jan.

Do you love your iPhone so much you'd like to go to an iPhone-themed party? Well, your ridiculous wish has come true, as you can take part in an iPhone Intelligence Party next month as one of the many events surrounding the Macworld Expo. While Steve Jobs unveils cool new tech, you can celebrate th ... More >>

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Do you love your iPhone so much you'd like to go to an iPhone-themed party? Well, your ridiculous wish has come true, as you can take part in an iPhone Intelligence Party next month as one of the many events surrounding the Macworld Expo. While Steve Jobs unveils cool new tech, you can celebrate th ... More >>

Will the Real iPhone Apps Please Stand Up?

Do you love your iPhone so much you'd like to go to an iPhone-themed party? Well, your ridiculous wish has come true, as you can take part in an iPhone Intelligence Party next month as one of the many events surrounding the Macworld Expo. While Steve Jobs unveils cool new tech, you can celebrate th ... More >>

Quiz: Figure out how far you've fallen in the Great Recession

Do you love your iPhone so much you'd like to go to an iPhone-themed party? Well, your ridiculous wish has come true, as you can take part in an iPhone Intelligence Party next month as one of the many events surrounding the Macworld Expo. While Steve Jobs unveils cool new tech, you can celebrate th ... More >>

Bay Links: Drown Your Swayze Sorrow in Cheap Wine

​First Energy 92.7. Then The Swayze. Is this a world we want to live in? This heartfelt eulogy puts into words feelings that are usually best expressed with frenzied computerized dance music. [SFAppeal]All you need to know about this post is that it contains the line "C'mere, pigeon! Imma piss on ... More >>

iPillow: Mom Lovingly Crafts iPhone Pillow for Son

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Sierra Club Launches Inane iPhone App, Eco-Unfriendly Contest

​Dear Sierra Club: Your new, brilliantly-titled iPhone app, "Eco Hero," is super rad and awesome. We have been waiting so long for a public, tech-based way to make promises to eat local/organic, ride our bike, write letters about green issues, and bring reusable bags to the grocery store! We are p ... More >>

Five Shitty Things About Concerts We Need Apps For

​Keep those phone chargers handy, people. With a patent application filed last week, Apple let on that it's creating an entire e-ticket system for the iPhone and iTunes. Concertgoers will be able to buy tickets through the iTunes store, store them on anything from an iMac to an iPhone, and scan th ... More >>

iPhone Engineer Gets Drunk, Makes Tech Media History

And sets Twitter account to "Protected."Gary Powell, now the most mediated and least careful engineer in Apple history, lost an secret snazzy new iPhone while drunk about a month ago and apparently didn't put a pass code lock on it -- single-handedly triggering an impromptu launch of iPhone 4G . It ... More >>

Is Gawker's Shield Law Claim Legit?

Gizmodo bought itself a whole lotta trouble along with its spiffy new iPhone. Will the shield law come to the rescue?​Gawker Media certainly has plenty of new media attitude to spare. But, arguing its case in the wake of legal heat following the company's shady maneuver to obtain a next-generation ... More >>

iPhones and iPads revolutionize beatmaking, piano playing, and symphony conducting

Gizmodo bought itself a whole lotta trouble along with its spiffy new iPhone. Will the shield law come to the rescue?​Gawker Media certainly has plenty of new media attitude to spare. But, arguing its case in the wake of legal heat following the company's shady maneuver to obtain a next-generation ... More >>

Life is Hell As An iPhone Holdout

​ No, I don't have an iPhone. It's not that I don't want one -- I do. Badly. I fiend for my own sleek slab of glass and plastic. Meanwhile I steal my friends' iPhones. Hell, I steal my parents' iPhones. (Yes, even my parents have iPhones.) I nearly gave up back in April, two Benjamins at the r ... More >>

@sk Jamie Varon: Is it okay to tweet while my wife is in labor?

​ No, I don't have an iPhone. It's not that I don't want one -- I do. Badly. I fiend for my own sleek slab of glass and plastic. Meanwhile I steal my friends' iPhones. Hell, I steal my parents' iPhones. (Yes, even my parents have iPhones.) I nearly gave up back in April, two Benjamins at the r ... More >>

Drunks Beware: Cops Out in Force on Memorial Day Weekend

​Aficionados of drunk driving are well-advised to stick to videogames this Memorial Day weekend. Starting tonight, a team of half a dozen motorcycle cops will hit the streets to ferret out ... drivers on iPhones. What? "People get distracted by eating or drinking, talking to their passengers, read ... More >>

Announcing the SF Weekly iPhone App: Your Definitive Guide to S.F. -- And It's Free

It's Friday night. Everywhere in the city is packed because there's some tech convention in town and not even the communal table at Nopa is open. Fear not, dear reader, SF Weekly is here to help. We're excited to announce the launch of the SF Weekly iPhone app -- SF Weekly has always been your essen ... More >>

Potential iPhone Unveiling Draws Blockbuster Lines at WWDC

Gerry Shih, via TwitteriPhone, iPhone, iPhone, iPhone!​A massive line full of people who almost certainly never heeded their parents' entreaties to get off the computer and go outside and play thronged SOMA today for the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The big draw today at Mosc ... More >>

You've Got Fail: iPhone OS 4 Slow to Load During Jobs' Keynote (PIC)

We're sitting on the floor of Moscone West watching the multiple live blogs of the Steve Jobs' keynote on our iPad, iPhone, and MacBook simultaneously. Apparently we're not the only ones who have failed this morning at the WWDC launch of the iPhone 4, among other things. According to TechCrunch's ... More >>

PhoneBalls: Because Your iPhone Needs to Grow a Pair

Phoneballs​In the realm of gendering inanimate objects, subtlety has become passe. It's no longer enough for the collective conscious to think of trucks as inherently male, individuals belabor the point by decorating with TruckNutz, plastic testicles that swing from beneath the vehicle. 

What Apple's Big Announcement Means for Music Fans

How will this pretty little thing shake up the music world?​Yeah, yeah, the new iPhone 4 is slick and skinny and sports two video cameras. But will today's news shake up the music world as Apple developments have in the past? Our thoughts below:Mobile music videos: Get ready for a world of iPhone- ... More >>

@sk Jamie Varon: Is it Okay to Tweet While My Wife is in Labor?

​ Dear Jamie, My wife is due to have our baby any day now. When she goes into labor, I want to document the process in real time on Twitter, which I think would make compelling reading. That probably sounds horrible, but I'm a writer, and like many writers, my life often serves as material. I mean ... More >>

Jailbreak! iPhone Users Can Now Legally Download Apps Apple Hasn't Approved.

Tough luck, Steve...​The Library of Congress' copyright office today approved an application submitted by San Francisco's Electronic Frontier Foundation which will allow millions of iPhone owners to get out of jail -- free. It is now legal for iPhoners to break electronic locks and download applic ... More >>

San Francisco Ballet Dancer Beats Down Mugger in BART Brawl

That's not stage makeup on Ben 'Pupi' Stewart's face...​Mugger wants ballet dancer's iPhone. Gets bloody face instead.Ben 'Pupi' Stewart, a 5-foot-7, 140-pound dancer with the San Francisco Ballet, was about to become the next victim of an iPhone theft on BART. Instead, Pupi gave the dude a ballet ... More >>

Tonight: Launch Party for Nirvino Beer-Rating iPhone App

​We knew we wanted to join the legion of smartphone users when we discovered Shazam, the application which tells you what song you're hearing so you never again have to say, "Oh man, I wish I knew who sings this song." For oenophiles, perhaps the must-have app is Nirvino, the best selling wine ... More >>

Horacio Toure, World's Unluckiest Accused iPhone Thief, On Trial

​You know where Horacio Toure will be this morning -- even without the aid of a high-tech iPhone with a tracker on it. Toure, the man who made international headlines as perhaps the world's unluckiest thief, is in court today for Day Two of his criminal trial. He is accused of stealing an iPhone - ... More >>

Study Finds Many iPhone Users Are Tea Party Supporters (Really)

Apple's iPhone: The preferred mobile device of semi-literate morons​We certainly wouldn't have seen this one coming. A poll released today by the tech policy group CALinnovates.org reveals that iPhone users -- whom we would have firmly placed in the same consumer class as those who sip lattes and ... More >>

How to Be a Tech Company for Halloween

​ Forget the Zuckerberg mask -- be a whole damn tech company for Halloween. Here's how. Apple How to dress: Wear all white with silver shoes. Limit your ports: No pockets, no fly. Your hair should be seamless.   How to scare people: Jailbreak your pants.   The night's over when: You call ... More >>

SF's Retronyms Taps Into Your Inner FlyLo

​When they're not taking board games out into the real world or bringing cocktail-hour amusements to your phone, San Francisco startup upstarts Retronyms are hard at work making the best of music-geek technology available and enjoyable to the masses. See DopplerPad, electronic composition software ... More >>

Wanna Resist Arrest? There's an App for That.

Shoulda read the section on nautical D.U.I.'sWe know, we know. Not-so-clever variations on the "app for that" phrase long ago jumped the shark. But please, read on -- someday this blog post might save you from getting arrested.How else, after all, would you know that Florida criminal defense lawyer ... More >>

AT&T Officially Sucks, Says Consumer Reports

But this battle station does have weaknessess...​Earlier this year, Consumer Reports unloaded on the iPhone 4. Now the influential magazine has given the thumbs-down to the iPhone's obligatory service carrier, AT&T. Echoing the bellowed curses of legions of iPhone-wielding yappers, Consumer Re ... More >>

Sure, You Can Make An Entire Song on the iPhone, But It Will Probably Suck

Not your path to musical greatness, if this song is any indication.​An Israeli duo calling themselves Ilan & Sipo have posted a video on YouTube showing off a song they made entirely with an iPhone. Aside from the final Pro Tools session, every last note, effect, filter and vocal recording was ... More >>

We Answer the Important Questions About the Verizon iPhone

​After years (possibly decades) of speculation, the iPhone 4 is finally coming to Verizon. Current iPhone owners must certainly be intrigued, because using an iPhone in San Francisco on AT&T's network is about as enjoyable as a fine winter flu. If you can even manage to get a signal -- and goo ... More >>

iPad and iPhone Users Sue AT&T for Overbilling Customers

Small phone, huge bill​iPad and iPhone users might want to take a quick look at their phone bills -- they could be getting ripped off. In a class action lawsuit filed last week in San Francisco, millions of iPad and iPhone users are suing AT&T for overbilling customers and overstating web traf ... More >>

Muni Passenger Robbed While Sending Text Message

OMG, watch your back!​So it's dangerous to drive and text, but apparently, it's no safer to tap away at the keys on your iPhone while riding public transit. Police have already warned of a new crop of easy targets for robbery: People walking, standing, or doing whatever while sending and receiving ... More >>

Apple Asked to Scrap Apps That Help Users Evade DUI Checkpoints

What does your app tell you?​Earlier today, SF Weekly told readers about the controversial gay-cure app that's put Apple at the center of an uncomfortable high-tech debate about religion and gays. Now, U.S. lawmakers are challenging the company to scrap another iPhone app -- one that alerts users ... More >>

Find the Best of San Francisco on Your iPhone

If you've ever been out and about and wondered where's the best place grab a good gin and tonic or get your bike fixed ― as chosen by seasoned pros like ourselves ― you're in luck. We've just launched a completely free iPhone app that takes all the goodness of our Best Of... issues and crams i ... More >>

Find the Best of San Francisco on Your iPhone

If you've ever been out and about and wondered where's the best place grab a good gin and tonic or get your bike fixed -- as chosen by seasoned pros like ourselves -- you're in luck. We've just launched a completely free iPhone app that takes all the goodness of our Best Of... issues and crams it ... More >>

Will Apple Take Over The World by 2041? Think: iBeer (Video)

By 2041, Apple might have just taken over the world. That means you might be sharing beers with friends and enjoying a meal out via your iPhone 44G.Hong Kong-based YouTube user Ming shares his vision of an Apple-dominated world 30 years from now. Enjoy.

Tartine's New Focus on Ancient Grains, More About Fair Trade Coffee, Another Questionable Food App

​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media.1. Ancient Grains. The Bay Citizen conducted an e-mail interview with Tartine's Chad Robertson, who's been taking trips to Denmark to learn how to bake with ancient varieties of rye an ... More >>

iPhone 5 to be Released Next Month

Waiting for the next generation ​On Friday, we gave iPhone users some grim news -- customers were being overcharged by as much as 300 percent for data they never used. But now we are here to deliver some good -- if not curious -- news: The iPhone 5 will be out in June!At least that's the buzz amon ... More >>

Hunx and His Punx and the Black Lips Do Battle on Twitter Over Homophobia and the F-Word

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Rant: Who Suffers From Your Technological Lag?

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Is It OK to Check My Smart Phone at a Restaurant?

​​Fielding your questions about dining out in 21st-century Bay Area restaurants. Have one? Email me at jonathan.kauffman@sfweekly.com.This week's question comes from from A.U.:I know it's rude to answer the phone while I'm at dinner, but what about texts or emails on my iPhone? I'm not talking t ... More >>

iTunes Claims SF Weekly Best of App Is Tops

Earlier this year, we decided to make it that much easier for readers and tourists to find the best restaurants, bars, and and coolest places to sip on lattes with one slick touch of their  iPhone. Turns out, we were onto something pretty damn cool -- iTunes selected our free iPhone app as one ... More >>

In-Ear Monitors: A Post-Christmas Buyer's Guide to Making Your Music Sound Better

The Bowers & Wilkins C5 will make your iPhone sound great.​ It's after Christmas, and you're flush with gift certificates and $5 checks from Grandma. Still, you never received the present that hits all the right notes for on-the-go listening. No matter your post-holiday budget, it's possible ... More >>