About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Oakland, CATwitter
Apple Archive
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Cyrus on NPR — TOMORROW!
Posted on January 13, 2008 | No CommentsDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio piece previewing Macworld Expo will air on Morning Edition tomorrow (Jan. 14)! It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams). New York – 5 am to 9 am Eastern – WNYC –... -
Locked vs. Unlocked: Opening Up Choice
Posted on October 31, 2007 | 1 CommentNYT: by Cyrus Farivar Nokia, the world’s largest maker of cellphones, has been running ads that read, “Open to Anything” and “Unlock your potential.” The company wants cellphone buyers to know that its phones can be used with whatever carrier they choose, unlike a certain... -
Unlocking an iPhone
Posted on September 14, 2007 | 9 CommentsMacworld: By Cyrus Farivar If you’re one of the million people who’ve purchased an iPhone since the end of June, you probably signed up with Apple’s exclusive carrier in the U.S., AT&T, when you activated your phone. That means your iPhone identifies itself to AT&T’s... -
How to unlock your iPhone
Posted on September 13, 2007 | 2 CommentsBooya! I finally got my iPhone yesterday and spent last night and this morning figuring out how to GSM unlock it — letting me use my T-Mobile SIM card with ease. How’d I do it? I’ll have a forthcoming article for Macworld explaining soon, but... -
iPhone dilemma
Posted on September 7, 2007 | 7 CommentsOk kids, I need your advice on this one. My big problem with the iPhone has been that it’s just been too friggin’ expensive for my budget. However, all of that has changed now with the price drop of the remainder of the 4GB iPhones... -
Why Is DRM-Free Music Tagged With Name and E-Mail? Apple Keeps Mum
Posted on June 2, 2007 | 1 CommentWired News: by Cyrus Farivar June 01, 2007 | 6:36:35 PM Apple has declined to explain why its new DRM-free music files are watermarked with users’ names and e-mail addresses. Earlier this week, Apple iTunes 7.2 brought the new ability to download tracks from EMI... -
Goodbye, Hello
Posted on May 29, 2007 | 2 CommentsFor the record, I’ve left Engadget entirely, and have rejoined MacUser. -
The Pleasures of Hacking the Apple TV
Posted on March 30, 2007 | No CommentsPC World: It’s been barely a week since the release of the Apple TV, the new box from Apple that allows for streaming video to a television, but hackers from coast-to-coast have already been able to turn the $300 multimedia box into a full-fledged computer.... -
David Boyk, on the Apple Remote
Posted on March 5, 2007 | No CommentsThe Scene: David Boyk is IMing with me, seated somewhere in India in front of his swanky new MacBook Pro. Boyk: dude, this apple remote thing? Boyk: fucking awesome Boyk: all i require from life is a way to make fun little 3D things happen... -
Would you rent a MacBook for under three bucks a day — for three years?
Posted on December 14, 2006 | 7 CommentsSo here’s the deal: Apple France and French ISP Orange are hooking up to provide French consumers with a rented MacBook and 1 Mbps DSL for €60 ($79.50) a month. That works out to about €2 a day. (You can upgrade to 8 Mbps DSL...
