Friday, September 24, 2010

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iPhone (iOS 4) Vs Windows Phone 7: UI Compared

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 02:36 PM PDT

Folks at Pocket Now have published an interesting comparison of iOS 4 running on an iPhone 4 with Windows Phone 7 running on a LG phone. In the video, they have compared the user interface of the unlock screen, homescreen, multitasking and accessibility to audio playback controls of the two...


Verizon CEO Would Love To Carry iPhone; Hopes Apple Will Offer It On Its 4G Network

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 11:56 AM PDT

If you're waiting for a Verizon iPhone then it looks like it might not happen anytime soon. Associated Press reports that Verizon CEO, Ivan Seidenberg told investors at a Goldman Sachs conference that he hopes Apple will build an iPhone for their upcoming 4G LTE network. But he did not...


Thursday, September 23, 2010

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Sn0wbreeze To Jailbreak iOS 4.1 For iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 2G For Windows Users Released

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:45 AM PDT

iH8sn0w has just released Sn0wbreeze, which is the Windows version of the PwnageTool - for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch users to update and jailbreak iOS 4.1. Sn0wbreeze allows users to create custom iOS 4.1 firmware so that they can update and jailbreak their iPhone and iPod Touch...


Apple Releases iWork App Updates; Adds Feature To Export To Microsoft Office Format And MobileMe iDisk Integration

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 04:27 PM PDT

Apple has just released new versions of its iWork suite of apps for iPad. The iWork for iPad comes as three separate applications for Keynote, Pages and Numbers that bring all the functionalities of the desktop version to the iPad. The new versions of the iPad apps includes number of...


Warning: Fake Jailbreak Tool For iOS 4.x Is Stealing Passwords

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:57 PM PDT

It looks like a fake jailbreak tool for iOS 4.x has been circulating recently, which claims to be using the SHAtter exploit. Please do NOT download it as it is a trojan that steals passwords from computers. SHAtter was a new exploit discovered by pod2g of the Chronic Dev Team,...


San Francisco Wireless Dead Zone Mapping Project Underlines Inadequacy Of AT&T's Network

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 11:40 AM PDT

The connectivity problems on AT&T's network in San Francisco and New York needs no introduction and we have written about the poor carrier infrastructure in such places with high iPhone density several times in the past. Though AT&T has often reiterated its commitment to improving its cellular network, there has...


Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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Google To Add Editing Capabilities For Google Docs For iPad Users

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 03:18 PM PDT

Google announced today that it will soon add editing capabilities for Google Docs for iPad users at the "Google Atmosphere" conference, Google's annual European event dedicated to cloud computing. Currently, the mobile version of Google Docs shows a read-only view of your document. So by offering Google Docs on the...


Google Earth App Now Allows You To Explore Underwater Landscapes And Terrain On Your iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 02:38 PM PDT

Google has released a new version of their Google Earth iOS app (version 3.1) for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The new version brings native support to iPhone 4's retina display and will also allow you to explore underwater landscapes and terrain on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch....


News Roundup: Apple Acquires Face Recognition Firm, FaceTime Blocked In Middle East & iPhone 4 Launch In China

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 11:21 AM PDT

Apple is reported to have acquired a Swedish face recognition technology firm, Polar Rose. According to TechCrunch, Apple has paid close to $29 million to the Nordic Venture Partners owned 15-person company. Polar Rose is in the business of developing tools that aid face recognition for web as well as...


Tuesday, September 21, 2010

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Dev Team Release Redsn0w To Jailbreak iOS 4.1 For iPhone 3G And iPod Touch 2G

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 12:40 AM PDT

iPhone Dev team has released a beta version of Redsn0w for iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G users to jailbreak iOS 4.1 that was released couple of weeks back. It uses the pwnage2 DFU-mode exploit and not the SHAtter exploit that was discovered by pod2g that is expected to jailbreak...


Release Of Sn0wbreeze 2.0 To Jailbreak iOS 4.1 For iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 2G Imminent

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:33 PM PDT

We had reported few days back that iH8sn0w, developer of Sn0wbreeze, which is the Windows version of the PwnageTool - popular jailbreaking tool is planning to release Sn0wbreeze 2.0 for iOS 4.1. Folks at iDedicate who seem to have got early access to the new version of Sn0wbreeze have provided...


iTunes Instant: Faster And Easier Way To Search iTunes And The App Store

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 02:55 PM PDT

If one of your biggest complaint about iTunes is that it is slow then you're not the only one. iTunes 10 that was released earlier in the month is a little bit faster but just not fast enough. So Stephen Ou, a 15-year-old developer (can you believe it) from the...


iPhone 4 Vs. iPod Touch 4G: Boot Up Speed, Camera & Display Compared

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 10:55 AM PDT

Apple released the new iPod Touch 4G earlier this month that comes with several features that are also incorporated on the recently launched iPhone 4. This includes an A4 processor, retina display and a 720p HD video camera. A Czech Apple news website has now published a side-by-side comparison of...


Monday, September 20, 2010

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FolderEnhancer: Jailbreak App Will Add New Features To iPhone Folders Making It Even Better

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 04:27 PM PDT

Folders was one of the major new features introduced in iOS 4 for iPhone and iPod Touch users and iPad users will be finally getting the much needed feature in iOS 4.2, which will be released in November. When Apple introduced the feature at the iPhone OS 4.0 special event,...


Commodore 64 v2.0 With Basic Enabled Is Now Available On The App Store

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 11:26 AM PDT

Google Voice apps like GV Mobile+ and GV Connect are not the only apps to benefit from the significant changes that Apple has made to the iOS SDK agreement. Apple has also approved Commodore 64 v2.0 for the iPhone with BASIC reenabled. Manomio, developer of Commodore 64 had got into...


Newton OS Running On The iPhone Using Einstein Emulator

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:59 AM PDT

Matthias Melcher has successfully ported Einstein, an open source emulator to run Newton OS (that used to run on Apple Newton PDAs) on the iPhone. If you had used and loved the Newton PDAs produced by Apple from 1993-1997 then you will definitely feel nostalgic when you see the video...


Sunday, September 19, 2010

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GV Mobile+: Popular Google Voice iPhone App Returns To The App Store

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 01:49 PM PDT

GV Mobile+ – the most popular Google Voice iPhone app has finally hit the App store. Yesterday, we had reported that GV Connect was available on the App Store making it the first Google Voice app to be approved by Apple after making changes to its App Developer agreement and...


Sn0wbreeze 2.0 To Jailbreak iOS 4.1 Will Be Released Soon; SHAtter Jailbreak Progress Update

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 06:39 AM PDT

We have some good news for folks who want to jailbreak iOS 4.1 that was released by Apple a week back. iH8sn0w, developer of Sn0wbreeze, which is the Windows version of the PwnageTool - popular jailbreaking tool is planning to release Sn0wbreeze 2.0 for iOS 4.1. DinoD7 has published a...


Saturday, September 18, 2010

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App Store For Apple TV May Be Coming Soon; AirPlay To Allow Streaming Of Content From Apps To Apple TV

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 04:39 AM PDT

Developers working on the latest beta version of iOS 4.2 had recently discovered references to Apple TV in the configuration files. In our article yesterday, we noted that this confirmed earlier speculations that the new Apple TV was actually built on the iOS platform even though Steve Jobs did not...


GV Connect: First Google Voice iPhone App Hits The App Store

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 04:51 PM PDT

Great news for Google Voice users. GV Connect – a Google Voice iPhone app has just been approved by Apple. Last week, after Apple made a significant decision to modify its App Developer License agreement to let developers make use of third party development and analytics tools, we had reported...


iOS 4.2 Will Allow iPhone Users To Set Text Tones To Contacts

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:32 AM PDT

We have already discovered some interesting new features in iOS 4.2 beta that was released by Apple earlier in the week. It looks like there are some more hidden features. iOS 4.2 will finally allow iPhone users to set text tones to your contacts. As you can see from the...