There was no iPhone J.D. last week, so here are some of the news items that I ran across over the last two weeks that you might enjoy reading if you missed it the first time.
- George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley notes that rape charges were dropped against a man in Australia after forensic examination of the accuser's iPhone revealed evidence that the relationship was consensual. You usually hear these sorts of stories in the context of a divorce (evidence of extramarital relations). It is interesting to see it in this context.
- Neil Hughes of AppleInsider reports on a new survey of iPhone 4 owners that determined that iPhone 4 owners have fewer dropped calls than iPhone 3GS owners. I rarely got dropped calls with my iPhone 3GS, and the same is true with my iPhone 4, so I cannot report it being any better or worse.
- Attorney Robert Ambrogi reports on an iPhone app from MSI Global Alliance that provides a directory of member law firms.
- According to Paul Miller of Engadget, Nielsen reports that 89% of iPhone owners plan to get another iPhone, but 50% of BlackBerry users plan to defect to iPhone or Android.
- Similarly, Robert Cyran and Peter Thal Larsen write in an article in the New York Times that Blackberry's dominance may be ending now that more than 80% of the Fortune 100 companies are testing or deploying the iPhone and Google's Android operating system is also making inroads.
- On a related note, John Cox of Network World reports that according to Forrester Research, the iPhone is not quite as secure as the BlackBerry, but is now secure enough for large enterprise organizations to approve the iPhone for deployment. (Link via Niki Black)
- Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal wrote one of the very first reviews of the iPhone 4. Six weeks later, he writes a follow up review, explaining that as long as you are in an area with decent AT&T coverage, the iPhone is "the best of the super-smartphones."
- The last time that Minneapolis attorney Randall Ryder wrote about the iPhone on the Lawyerist, he said that lawyers don't need it. As you can tell from my review yesterday, I disagree. About a week ago, Ryder wrote about the iPhone again, suggesting that any lawyer who does use the iPhone should consider using Skype as an office phone. I can't imagine making Skype my primary office number, but Skype is a useful app, and I've used it in the past when I was in another country looking to call home for pennies and when I've needed to make calls in places with Wi-Fi but little to no AT&T signal.
- The Mobile Transcript app, which I reviewed this past May, allows you to view depositions formatted for your iPhone or iPad. A recent update added some great new features including keyword search, the ability to jump to the next highlight or a specific page, and the ability to email transcripts from within the app, including PDF versions containing your yellow highlights.
- Attorney David Sparks wrote an extensive review of OmniFocus for iPad.
- Attorney Craig Ball reports on using his iPad in trial.
- Attorney Finis Price discusses using the iJuror app on an iPad to assist with jury selection.
- And finally, Rainn Wilson, the talented actor who plays "Dwight" on The Office, has a Posterous account on which he often posts pictures that (I believe) he takes with his iPhone. You never know what you will find there. One day he takes a picture of co-stars at a Comic-Con 2010 panel, another day he posts a picture of a prop from The Office. He recently posted what I imagine must be a 100% true (ahem) picture of his iPhone inbox. (It contains adult themes, so avert your eyes if you are easily offended.)
