Friday, April 30, 2010

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New iPhone To Go On Sale From June 7?

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:24 PM PDT

Apple's announcement of the dates for the 2010 edition of the WorldWide Developers Conference has triggered fresh speculations over the official launch date for the next generation iPhone. You may recall that Apple has traditionally used the WWDC platform to unveil its new iPhone models though the devices themselves are...


Steve Jobs' Thoughts On Flash

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 02:21 PM PDT

Adobe recently announced that it has stopped working on Flash for iPhone, which caused some uproar among iPhone users. Steve Jobs has posted an open letter on Apple's website offering his "Thoughts on Flash". It is a must-read to find out the reason for not allowing Flash on the iPhone,...


AT&T: iPhone Tethering Not Coming Anytime Soon

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:18 AM PDT

Is AT&T a better network today than it was a year earlier? Executives at Ma Bell would definitely say so. The company is noted to have been working on improving the network infrastructure in several high iPhone density areas in the past few months. The results have been positive with...


'Spirit' Jailbreak For iPhone OS 3.1.3 And iPhone OS 3.2 Might Be Released Tomorrow

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:09 AM PDT

The Spirit jailbreaking tool for iPhone OS 3.1.3 for iPhone and iPod Touch and iPhone OS 3.2 for iPad is coming soon and might be released as early as tomorrow (April 30). Comex, the developer of the popular untethered jailbreaking software solution has announced that the much awaited tool shall...


Thursday, April 29, 2010

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Latest from iPhoneHacks.com - The Ultimate iPhone Blog


Facebook Videos Will Now Play On iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 02:50 PM PDT

New videos on Facebook should finally work on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch using the mobile Safari browser as Facebook has started encoding videos in h264 format. So far Facebook videos did not play on iPhone OS devices as Facebook used Adobe Flash, which is not supported. According to...


Apple Likely To Launch Next Gen iPhone And Announce Release Date For iPhone OS 4.0 On June 7

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:18 PM PDT

Apple has announced that the 2010 edition of the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) shall be held between June 7 and June 11 at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco. In a media release published today, Apple's senior vice president of iPhone Software, Scott Forstall said: "This year's WWDC...


Will RIM Be Able To Compete With iPhone OS 4.0 With The New BlackBerry 6 OS?

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 11:09 AM PDT

Research In Motion (RIM) has officially unveiled the latest update to the BlackBerry OS, named BlackBerry 6. Announcing it on the sidelines of the company's WES 2010 convention, Mike Lazaridis, the CEO at RIM said: "It's an all-new user experience guided by a few fundamental design principles. It had to...


Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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Police Have Identified The Person Who Found Lost iPhone 4G Prototype

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 05:52 PM PDT

San Jose Business Journal is reporting that Apple had requested for the criminal investigation of lost iPhone 4G prototype incident. Police have apparently identified and interviewed the person who had found the next generation iPhone prototype that was left by an Apple engineer in a San Jose bar. It is...


iPhone OS 4.0 Reveals More Evidence Of Video Chat Feature With Game Centre Integration

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 04:09 PM PDT

We have already seen enough evidence in iPhone OS 4.0 that has hinted at the possibility of video chat features in the next generation iPhone. In fact, Gizmodo's story has probably confirmed that Apple's new iPhone will get a front facing camera. MacRumors has discovered more evidence of the video...


Apple Releases iTunes 9.1.1; Includes Number Of Important Bug Fixes [Updated]

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:34 PM PDT

Apple has just released iTunes 9.1.1, which according to the release notes includes a number of important bug fixes such as issues with converting songs to 128 kbps AAC while syncing. It is available via Apple Software update and is around 93 MB in size. The following important bugs have...


Rhapsody iPhone App Now Allows Users To Download Playlists For Offline Listening

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 12:44 PM PDT

Apple has approved a new version of Rhapsody's iPhone application that will allow subscribers to wirelessly download playlists to their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. The new feature makes it possible to listen to music without having to rely on the iPhone's data connection. You may recall that Rhapsody had...


Warning: New Malware Targeting iTunes, iPad Users

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 09:57 AM PDT

Prominent security software company BitDefender has revealed details about a new malware in the wild that has been targeting iPad users. According to a recent report, the malware has been spreading through unsolicited emails from scammers who trick iPad users into installing a malicious code that could potentially steal confidential...


Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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Latest from iPhoneHacks.com - The Ultimate iPhone Blog


Police Investigating Lost Next Gen iPhone Prototype Incident Seize Gizmodo Editor's Computers [Updated]

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 06:21 PM PDT

We had reported over the weekend that police was investigating the lost next generation iPhone prototype incident. Gizmodo has just reported that California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team entered their editor Jason Chen's house on Friday night with a search warrant and has confiscated a total of 24 items, which...


Dilbert On The Lost iPhone 4G Prototype

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 01:31 PM PDT

Scott Adams, the creator of hugely popular Dilbert comic strip has published the unfinished first drafts of comics, which pokes fun at the iPhone 4G prototype story, where an Apple engineer lost it a San Jose bar that was found by someone and sold to Gizmodo, who published details of...


Sync Your iPhone Wirelessly With iTunes Using Wi-Fi Sync App

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 10:33 AM PDT

Currently users have to plug their iPhone to a computer via USB to sync it, which is quite frustrating for a mobile phone. An iPhone app to make this process simpler could be coming soon. Wi-Fi Sync is an iPhone app that that will enable iPhone, iPad and iPod touch...


Monday, April 26, 2010

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Latest from iPhoneHacks.com - The Ultimate iPhone Blog


iPhone OS 4.0 Hints At Possibility Of Apple Branded Car Kit

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:24 PM PDT

Would you be interested in an Apple branded car kit for your iPhone or iPod Touch? TUAW recently reported that iPhone OS 4.0 includes a new application that makes use of a new "iPod Out" feature that could be used to control the iPhone or iPod Touch when used in...


iPhone OS 4.0 Brings Gmail Archive Feature to iPhone's Mail App

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:21 PM PDT

One of the seven major features out of the 100 new features previewed by Apple during the iPhone OS 4.0 special event was better iPhone mail app, with new features such as unified inbox, ability to organize messages by threads, and open attachments in third-party iPhone apps. Folks at 9to5Mac...


Sunday, April 25, 2010

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Latest from iPhoneHacks.com - The Ultimate iPhone Blog


Next Generation iPad Could Come With An OLED Screen

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:42 AM PDT

Taiwanese publication DigiTimes reports that Apple is considering an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen for the second generation iPad that will be launched in 2011. This is not the first Apple product that is rumored to come with an OLED screen. Apple's next generation iPhone model is rumored to...


Police Investigating The Lost iPhone Prototype Incident

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 03:34 PM PDT

Based on the history of Apple product leaks and Apple's response, we had wondered how it would react to the lost iPhone prototype incident. It looks like we'll soon find out. CNET has reported that Silicon Valley Police is investigating the events surrounding the Apple employee's lost next generation iPhone...


Two iPod Touch Prototypes With Camera Briefly Show Up On Ebay

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:32 AM PDT

9to5Mac have discovered two iPod Touch prototypes on eBay. The iPod Touch prototypes appears to have a camera at the back and a development version of iPhone OS. The iPod Touch prototypes are marked with 'DVT-1' and 'DVT-2', 'Apple Development Team'. You might remember that it was widely speculated that...


iPad Camera Connection Kit Supports USB Keyboards, Audio Headsets

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 02:34 PM PDT

Apple has started shipping the Camera Connection Kit for iPad earlier this week. The Camera connection kit enables iPad users to import photos and videos from a digital camera: using your camera's USB cable or directly from an SD card. Users who have got their iPad Camera connection kit are...


Saturday, April 24, 2010

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Latest from iPhoneHacks.com - The Ultimate iPhone Blog


Google's Free Turn-by-Turn GPS Navigation Not Coming To The iPhone

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:13 PM PDT

We had reported yesterday that Google was planning to bring the Google Maps turn-by-turn GPS Navigation with voice guidance to the iPhone, which was recently released for Android devices. We were quite excited as it was free and included some cool features such as ability to search in plain English...


Hulu Plus Subscription Service Coming To iPad; Will You Pay $9.95/Month For It?

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:19 PM PDT

Popular online TV streaming service Hulu may be contemplating a new business model where viewers may be required to pay a monthly fee of $9.95 to have complete access to all of Hulu's video content. The new "Hulu Plus" subscription service is expected to launch as early as next month....


Next Gen iPhone Prototype "Very Close" To Final Design

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 09:49 AM PDT

Ever since Gizmodo published pictures of the next generation iPhone, there have been a lot of questions raised over the prototype's closeness to the final shipping product. Apple has traditionally developed several prototypes of its upcoming devices before a final decision on the design is taken. This is one reason...