Monday, April 6, 2009

iPhone News Of The Day [04/06/09]

  • If you’re looking to jailbreak your 3.0 firmware there is an option out there. It only works for PCs right now because it uses quickpwn. It also doesn’t install Cydia, but RipDev’s Icy. I’m gonna test it out and let you know how it goes. If anyone else has tried it, let us know. Here’s [...]
    • Maximum PC didn't like the idea of paying $12,000 for a Microsoft Surface . So what did they do? They made their own multitouch table PC for less than a third of that price. Utilizing an array of infrared LEDs around the table, the guts of a PS3 Eye camera, a projector and some acrylic for the multitouch setup—along with a homemade wood cabinet and an old PC they had lying around (Core 2 Duo, 2 gigabytes RAM)—they fashioned together a multitouch beast for $350 that more or less mimics the surface…
      • Time for a new poll. The last poll was - Do you disable the keyboard auto-correction on your iPhone and/or iPod Touch? Below are the results based on when we added the poll about a week and a half ago. * Yes (34.0%, 428 Votes) * No (55.0%, [...]
        • Apple shows you there is an app for everything on iPhone (again). This time they have 3 new videos. Itchy talks about nature walk using CompassGo ($1.99), iBird Explorer Plus ($19.99) and Howcast Videos (Free). Office talks about ads about our daily business. It comes with Credit Card Terminal ($49.99), Print and Share ($6.99) and [...]
          • Sean Kovacs brings word of GV Mobile, his new iPhone and iPod Touch client for the Google Mobile service, which should be available early next week. Google Voice is a remarkable service built on an old start-up called GrandCentral that Le Goog acquired a few years back. Basically, it allows you to consolidate all of [...] This article is copyright Cultomedia Corp .
            • Within a week of being launched and being downloaded like hot cakes, Skype is having teething issues. The app went down between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pacific Time. Skype has reportedly stated that "The Skype for iPhone app was down for a couple hours, caused by our own submission of a 'hotfix' to simply address [...]
              • Google Voice , the recent reincarnation of GrandCentral that gives you voicemail transcription, call control and so much more, is about to hit iPhones by way of an app. The app comes with a dialer, which dials out (from your Google Voice number), and rings your iPhone to connect both sides. It works with a dialpad or your contact list, plus you can also SMS people the same way. There's other standard Google Voice features like call log and voicemail, which you can listen to much the same way as…
                • Ok, so I’ve been inspired by recent news articles of people writing iPhone apps and retiring at the age of 25. I figured I might as well try it out. First I’ll give you some background on what I already know, which isn’t a ton. I started programming basic when I was between 5 and [...]
                  • Apple has added three new ads to their online iPhone TV ad gallery . The new ads follow suit with their previous ads, each showcasing apps that follow a theme. Itchy shows apps that would be used while in nature: Compass Go [ $1.99 ], iBird Explorer Plus [ $19.99 ], and How To Videos from Howcast.com [ Free ]. Office shows apps for use in sales transactions: Credit Card Terminal [ $49.99 ], Print & Share [ $6.99 ], and FedEx Mobile for iPhone [ Free ]. Student shows three apps for college life:…
                    • Ars Technica has found two new job listings at Apple Inc. headquarters in Cupertino suggesting the company may be considering adding a camera to the iPod Touch. Until recently, the job description for "Camera Project Manager - iPhone" included a reference to the iPod.
                      • There are many ways to go about automating your home. This one uses the existing AC wiring for the communication. Xtenscape was developed by Scott Hather which allows you to take control of this X10 technology using a free custom built app. X10 is an international and open industry standard for communication among electronic devices used [...]
                        • Filed under: iTunes , Developer , iPhone , iPod touch If you're an aspiring iPhone developer looking to hone your skills or a seasoned veteran who is willing to accept there is more to learn, then has Stanford University got a deal for you. Stanford and Apple have teamed up to offer course materials from Stanford's undergraduate program for iPhone developers. The materials, available through Stanford's iTunes U page , include videos and PDFs to be made available every Wednesday and Friday…
                          • Other bands might have been first, but Trent Reznor is about to blow them all way with NIN's coming iPhone app, which completely enshrines his place as the Highlander of musicians on the internet. The apps looks like everything that Web 2.0 was promised to be for musicians, wrapped up in an incredibly slick package. The app seamlessly combines streaming music with custom playlists; a Twitter-like social network within Nine Inch Nail's own network (that's location-aware, so you can look up where…
                            • When Apple gave a preview of iPhone firmware 3.0 last month, they announced that MMS will be one of the 100 new features that will be available in their next generation OS when it's available this summer. One of the things that wasn't clear about the MMS feature was how...
                              • Our Snowmodo reader meetup was this weekend. Whenever we set one of these events up, there's always the nagging worry it'll be dumb and no one will show up. You proved me wrong. Geek readers made their way from the surrounding areas—the temperate climate of the bay, the big little glitter of arid Reno, the capital of our state and strip mall hell known as Sacramento, the college town Davis—to the mountains to play with gadgets in the real world setting of Tahoe, in the winter. The day started…
                                • Copyright © 2009 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-software/new-iphone-apps-verisign-vip-access-adds-a-security-layer-to-your-web-logins/ . Here’s a very cool – and free! – new app if you are concerned about online logins and security on your iPhone.  It’s called VIP Access, and it’s from the solid and well-established online security outfit, Verisign.
                                  Once you install VIP Access, and activate the [...]
                                  • My iPhone is my alarm clock , so it ends up on the floor, across the room when I wake. But all you have to do to shut this "Magic" Sensor Alarm Clock up is wave. Waving, however, could be a problem for this clock. Because it is buttonless, the only way to control all the settings and switch between the time, date and temperature settings is with motion sensors and gesture controls. I personally wouldn't want a clock that might turn off my alarm or change my settings every time I lifted my head…
                                    • Apple today released an update for iTunes, bringing the version number to 8.1.1.The new version (currently available from Software Update) supposedly fixes syncing issues with the iPhone and iPod touch (which I’ve been lucky enough not to encounter) and with VoiceOver, the we-don’t-need-no-stinkin’-display substitute for the iPod Shuffle.It’s also supposed to bring HD movie rental [...] Related Posts TheAppleBlog: Could Apple Bring Streaming Content to iTunes? TheAppleBlog: AppleTV 2.3.1…
                                    • Ngmoco has become a household name for iPhone and iPod touch gamers everywhere. They have developed and published hits such as Rolando, Topple 2, and Word Fu. Apple even invited them to present a couple of their brand new, yet to be released games at the iPhone OS 3.0 event. So it comes as no [...]
                                      • If you ever wanted to be an iPhone developer, but weren’t sure where to start, this might be the place.Stanford University is now offering an entire course (iTunes link) in iPhone development through Apple’s iTunes store, absolutely free. The only cost will be the $99 iPhone Development Program fee (if you aren’t already a registered [...] Related Posts GigaOM: How To Make Money From iPhone Games GigaOM: PhoneGap Seeks to Bridge the Gap Between Mobile App Platforms TheAppleBlog: 9 Year-Old App…
                                      • Filed under: Software , iPhone , App Store , iPod touch One thing we don't lack for on the fairer platform is snippet / notes managers . Nonetheless, I always find myself curious about the new applications, perhaps because nothing ever quite gets everything just right. ShoveBox is one of the newer entries in the snippet sweepstakes, and while it has been out on the Mac for a while they've just recently released an companion iPhone app (iTunes link). ShoveBox's main advantage is its very…
                                        • By offering different privacy levels for posting your location and activity, the location-aware Brightkite is a compelling social networking app.
                                          • Filed under: iPhone , First Look Bjango , developer of the awesome iStat for iPhone, is readying the next version of one of its most successful iPhone apps, Darkness (iTunes link). TUAW got a chance to play with Darkness 2.0, which should be hitting the App Store in the next couple of days, and we explored what is new and improved. Darkness is a world clock on steroids. Not only does it give you the current time for pretty much any city in the world, it also lets you know what time the sun rises and sets,…
                                            • Copyright © 2009 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-contests/agile-messenger-contest-winners/ . Another great contest came to its end today – thanks to all of you who participated, and especially those who shared some funny non-agile texting stories!
                                              Our four winners – chosen by my very beautiful assistant (my 6 year old daughter) from the Semi-Official Chelsea [...]
                                              • Samsung's new flagship P3 PMP isn't an iPod touch killer—despite the touchscreens, the comparison doesn't hold up. In a shoving match against the iPod nano , however, the P3 trumps it in just about every respect. The P3 is a followup to Samsung's successful P2 , and while it makes quite a few changes, this is an evolution, rather than a revolution. The P3 boasts a few new tricks from Samsung's galaxy of phones, like haptic feedback, a teeny-but-clear speaker, "desktop"…
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