Did you know you could activate your iPhone to use as Widescreen iPod and Wifi without contract? You do need to pay a $49.98 one-time fee. You have two options to activate your iPhone and keep it working as an iPod with Wifi.

Option one: Faking Bad Credit to bring up GoPhone contracless plan.

During the activation process, you will need to enter your sociual security number. Instead of entering a real social, try entering 999-99-999. It will then trigger GoPhone/Pick Your Plan option (prepaid). Pick the cheapest one available which is $49.98. After activation, you can take out your sim card and use the iPhone as widescreen iPod with wifi. Remember to cancel your prepaid plan.

Option two: Cancel your contract within 30 days after activation.

After your activation, you may cancel your contract without penalty within 30 days. Alex King has posted in his blog that he cancelled his contract and the iPhone still works as widescreen iPod and wifi device.

Thanks to Macrumors

The first batch of iPhone cases are crap shoot simply because some manufacturers didn’t know any better.

The first problem I encountered relates to the sensor located right above the earpiece. If this sensor is blocked, the screen will not know to turn off when it’s being held up in proximity to your face. Click over to watch demo video.

Of the three cases I tested, the Jam Jacket for iPhone by DLO has the best layout.

Even though myIncipio’s dermaSHOT case blocks the sensor, it still functions properly because the material wasn’t completely opaque.

The Boxwave case didn’t work for two reasons, there is no cut out for the sensor and the material is too thick for the sensor to penetrate through.

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Ouch! So that’s what happens when the iPhone takes a real beating. The owner of the phone tried answering it while it was still plugged in, dropped it and watched in horror as it slammed into the corner of a table. Man, that’s rough.

So far, this is the first truly broken iPhone that we have come across. What’s really amazing is that he took it to the Apple store and had a new one within minutes, free of charge. Damn, Apple, talk about customer service.

This guy was fortunate enough to have Apple replace is phone, but I wouldn’t advise going out of your way to break yours and get a new one.