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January 1st, 2009, 20:44 Posted By: wraggster
So, it didn't quite land before midnight as some had hoped, but we're sure you were partying too hard to notice. The Dev-Team just launched its long-awaited iPhone 3G unlock, dubbed "yellowsn0w," and while they're still working out a few kinks (terming this release a 0.9 beta release), reports are already pouring in of successful unlocks. It's also been confirmed that this release will work with the iPhone's latest v2.2 firmware, and in fact requires that the phone be updated to v2.2 to run at all -- much to the chagrin of folks who've held off on that update at the Dev-Team's behest, we're sure, but hopefully all will soon be forgotten in the new year... already freer than the last! Hit up the read link for download instructions and caveats.
http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/6779...eat-yellowsn0w
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/i...me-yellowsn0w/
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January 2nd, 2009, 23:46 Posted By: wraggster
At first I thought this was really silly, but now can see the functional use…
Apple has filed a patent for iPhone and iPod touch gloves. This addresses the complaints of almost all users in cold climates who wear gloves outdoors. The multi-touch devices depend on electrical responses from user’s fingertips, which are often blocked by normal insulated gloves. Users in cold climates must choose between waiting to use their iPhone until they get indoors or taking off those gloves…brrr!
Apple’s solution is to construct gloves with a secondary inner layer that stimulates electrical feedback of human fingers when exposed to the outside. On each fingertip there would be pieces of material that peel back to reveal this inner layer. This inner layer is expected to deliver the same responsiveness as bare skin.
The exact design is not known, as it’s speculated that “The technique could use either an elastic ring to open or close the openings on the
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January 2nd, 2009, 23:47 Posted By: wraggster
The Motley Fool posted an article a few days ago on how Palm could lose everything (haven't they just about done that already?) and what they must do to survive. The main reason I am posting this is the Fool has some research showing that closed systems are crushing open systems in the marketplace. Closed systems are represented by Nokia, Apple and RIM, where the own the operating system and do much if not all of the hardware design. Open systems would include Palm, HTC and Motorola where the software is purchased from a third party, like Microsoft or Google.
This is the exact opposite of the PC world where only Apple owns their own OS. All other PC vendors buy from Microsoft or use a flavor of Linux, and despite all of the media attention on Apple, it is still below 10% of US share, though it is growing, especially in the consumer space.
Years ago when MS got into the phone OS business, they hoped to repeat their desktop success in the mobile device world and to date, aren't even close, while newcomers like Apple and very focused developers like RIM own the top positions. Do you see this trend continuing? What can the open system vendors (MS, HTC, Palm, etc.) do to turn this around? Should MS release their own phone? I know one of the things that really frustrates users is when there is a problem with their Windows Mobile device, Microsoft won't even talk to them. It is the carrier's responsibility to service the consumer, and speaking from experience, in all but the easiest of solutions, the carrier immediately responds with "wipe the devices memory and let's see what that does." That response simply says "I have no clue about this OS we've put on your phone, so just reset it." If MS sold a phone, I suspect they'd be far more inclined to help the user than their OEM partners are.
http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/news...e-systems.html
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January 2nd, 2009, 23:58 Posted By: wraggster
The iPhone Dev-Team works in mysterious ways, but it also works in quick ways. Granted, the iPhone 3G's initial unlock took way longer than anyone would've liked, but when reports started surfacing that it wasn't working particularly well after the first beta release earlier in the week, they appear to have worked doubletime to get a better version into circulation. The release is now up to v0.9.4 -- still beta -- but if you tried the first cut and struggled, we'd suggest giving the new version a whirl.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/02/i...ith-less-beta/
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January 2nd, 2009, 23:59 Posted By: wraggster
While Windows may be more popular than Linux when it comes to netbooks for a variety of reasons, price certainly isn't one of them. We don't know whether it's peoples' fear of the unknown or just the awful UI facades typically used to hide the open-source alternative, but a lot of people are hoping that Android could sweep in and offer a third choice -- someday. Not content to wait, a couple of freelancers at VentureBeat (who also run a startup called Mobile-facts) spent a few hours tweaking Google's (Linux-based) OS to run on ASUS hardware and, thanks to the availability of open-source drivers for all the wee thing's wee devices, were up and running in no time. Mind you, the giant buttons and simplistic UI seem more suited to a G1 than an S10, but it surely wouldn't take long to fix that. So, the only question now is when will a manufacturer step up and announce Android out of the box? There's a little electronics show coming up soon, so maybe we'll hear more there.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/02/a...tter-of-hours/
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January 3rd, 2009, 00:08 Posted By: wraggster
Say wha'?! An iPhone in a hue other than black, white, or silver? While a red model has been rumored since before the 3G even launched, we've never thought about a pink one -- let alone one hitting eBay. The text on the back of the device convinces us that this isn't a simple ColorWare job, but there aren't any photos of the back of the packaging either. Our take? Some OEM in Asia whipping up custom colors. But hey, Macworld's just under a week away, so who knows?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/02/m...ght-of-rumors/
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January 3rd, 2009, 00:09 Posted By: wraggster
It's 2009, folks, so we figured we'd start it off with a bang (and about a gazillion comments in this post). George, a proud member of the USMC, is pondering what to do about a new smartphone, and given that your New Year's resolution was undoubtedly to ditch your dumbphone in favor of a more sophisticated model, you'll probably be interested as well.
"I am currently in the market for a new carrier and phone. I have Verizon now, but I am not all that happy with its service in my area. With the release of all the high end phones nowadays, one could get easily lost in the details. I currently have the LG Voyager; I like the phone, but I feel trapped and can't do much with it unless I pay for every little thing. I would like a mobile with WiFi, camera (with flash if possible), touchscreen, etc. I would like to stay under $200 with a 2-year contract. Any advice would be wonderful."
It's tough, ain't it George? There's the G1, iPhone 3G, Bold, Storm -- the list rolls on. So, let's spark up a sane, intelligent conversation on the pros and cons of each, all while remembering that our ideal handset sadly didn't arrive in time for Christmas.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/02/a...for-under-200/
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January 3rd, 2009, 00:13 Posted By: wraggster
There's certainly plenty of reasons not to turn a pair of iPods into some portable speakers -- difficulty, inevitably poor sound quality, pains of regret -- but we're guessing that the sight of the creation above will prompt at least a few folks to start scavenging for parts. Apparently taking some lessons learned from previous Altoids tin speaker mods, Jordan Horwich crafted these for a total cost of $100, which includes the cost of some front and back iPod panels and some rather extravagant shipping rates. As you might expect, the entire project is a tad tricky, and involves a good bit of soldering, plus some Dremel work to make everything fit just right.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/s...former-selves/
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January 3rd, 2009, 01:57 Posted By: wraggster
WInnydows has released a new version of Winnydows Commander the media app for the PSP/iphone:
Some fixes.
Added tools bar.
Search tool fixed and enhanced.
"My computer" now load so fast as it possible.
Added clipboard tool - clipboard manager with drag drop support.
Added ISO compressor tool - compress ISO to CSO and back.
To Explorer added info line.
PSP saves look better now.
For PSP saves added enhanced properties.
http://www.winnydows.com/comment.php?comment.news.53
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January 3rd, 2009, 23:18 Posted By: wraggster
The iPhone Bluetooth Project has been quietly pining away at the Bluetooth aspect of the iPhone for months. They recently released BlueSn0w, a small tool (which bears a striking resemblance in name to another recently released - but unrelated - tool) which is mostly proof of concept. It work strictly via command line, but they promise updates in the near future. This could lead to some exciting things, like Bluetooth file exchange being enabled, among other things.
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Our team has successfully been able to demonstrate a 'pwnage' of the bluetooth chipset allowing anyone to write/implement a fully functional Bluetooth
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January 3rd, 2009, 23:21 Posted By: wraggster
Do you have secret connections and you wish to hide all traces of communication? Then Best Private Conversation from Smartphoneware is for you. This application allows hiding SMS messages, deleting records from system calls log, restricting access to the application by password and even notifying of new messages in a disguised manner. http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...uto=609&faq=15
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January 3rd, 2009, 23:23 Posted By: wraggster
Patrick Frei has just notified us about releasing an updated version 2.0.0 of his free PhoNetInfo application, retrieving and displaying detailed phone and network information. This new version provides several changes and improvements, including copy/text function for all fields and boxes, performance improvements and adds new phone models' CPU information to the HAL tab. V2.0.0 is released as unsigned, so you'll have to sign it yourself using Open Signed Online. http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...Auto=391&faq=1
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January 4th, 2009, 00:22 Posted By: wraggster
More Pandora News from Chip
More news from the development team for the new year:
We have made a couple tweaks to the MK2 board design that was sent to all the devs, and we should have a MK3 prototype in a week or so. If everything is fine with that board, it will go into mass production very shortly thereafter. We could have just used the MK2 board and left the minor bugs in as "quirks", but with all the other delays, it was worth it to do one more revision and get it perfect.
The cases will be going into mass production on the 15th. That's our deadline for making any last minute tweaks, and it looks like we'll be in great shape for that. We already have the new LCD ribbon cable for these cases and it's working nicely.
The keypads will go into mass production in the next week or two at the latest. The keypad layout will be very similar to the one on the original renders. I am told there will only be "minor changes" between the render and the final layout. There may be separate layouts available for the middle east and Asian regions, but all other regions will have the same standard layout for now. It is very likely that alternate keymats (including blank mats) will be made available for a small price at some point in the near future.
We now have the SGX video drivers in their entirety. We're just waiting for a few documents to come back signed and then we can release both the binary part and the open source driver shim to the public. Expect OpenGL ES demos soon.
Reorders are happening now, slowly. We're sending out details and a reorder URL to customers one at a time, starting with US customers. Some have already been sent, and the rest are on the way. We're doing it slowly to avoid any potential problems with the CC processor and to avoid overwhelming the sales ladies. Do not worry, everybody will have the opportunity to reorder in time to get their Pandora.
We are meeting with the bank this week to fix the Amex situation. They cannot simply sit on the money forever, and we're not accepting any more of their stall tactics. If the bank simply refuses to rectify the situation, there is a backup plan. Anybody who paid for a Pandora will get one, no matter what the bank does. One way or another, this situation will be remedied this week.
We're coming down the final stretch.
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January 5th, 2009, 16:51 Posted By: wraggster
We'd be fibbing just a wee bit if we said that Eye-Fi functionality for the iPhone has always been imminent, but now that it's real, we suppose we aren't too surprised. Announced today at Macworld, the Eye-Fi application will enable iPhone owners (that just so happen to also own an Eye-Fi card) to upload images taken on their handset to their computer and the web. Reportedly, the app will allow users to aggregate all of their photos from both the iPhone and a digital camera into "organized folders on a computer and to one of 25 online photo sharing and social networking websites." The app is also said to support geotagging just like the Eye-Fi Explore, though two crucial bits of info are sorely missing. First off, what happens with folks that don't own an Eye-Fi card? And second, when is this app even coming out?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/05/e...w-application/
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January 5th, 2009, 16:53 Posted By: wraggster
For those with a whiteboard full of Apple rumors, you'll been keenly aware of the fact that the whole iPhone Air terminology has been tossed around before in a joking manner. This, however, is not a joke. In fact, it's a very real KIRF, and it's possibly one of the most awesome we've ever seen. We mean, who'd ever want an iPhone nano when one could have -- wait for it -- the iPhone Air. Aside from clean, beautiful, streamlined edges, those fortunate enough to procure one from China will also find dual SIM card slots, an FM radio, Bluetooth, a multimedia player and a built-in camera. The KIRF game just got stepped up good fashion, and we love it
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/05/k...keys-for-best/
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January 6th, 2009, 17:20 Posted By: wraggster
Remember that proof-of-concept you saw way back in June of last year? You know, that one involving SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone? Here at Macworld, Sling Media is doing its darnedest to take the spotlight away from the looming Apple keynote by announcing that said app is almost ready for consumption. It'll be demonstrating a functional version in San Francisco, and it's planning to submit the software to Apple for certification sometime this quarter. In case you couldn't care less, it'll also unveil a prototype SlingPlayer for Mac HD, which will enable Mac-using Slingbox PRO-HD owners to stream high-def material to their Mac. As for the good stuff, pricing has yet to be determined for the SlingPlayer iPhone app, but the SlingPlayer for Mac HD will be made available gratis.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/s...mac-hd-make-d/
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January 6th, 2009, 17:22 Posted By: wraggster
Okay, yes, we were mad skeptical that the Agora would ever see the light of day, and you know what? This is one situation where we're absolutely delighted to be proven wrong. Kogan's homegrown Android handset just got pictured in the wild -- the first time we've seen anything but a render -- on its way to a supposed CES debut. Rest assured: if it's really going to be meandering around Vegas this week, we will hunt it down.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/05/a...way-to-ces-de/
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January 6th, 2009, 19:27 Posted By: wraggster
TransGaming has gotten back to us with a response to our story last week about Puzzle Quest iPhone randomly deleting heroes.
According to Paul Nowosad, Marketing Director at TransGaming, an update is being submitted to the Apple Store this week. This "version 1.1" will fix the bug "as well as address some graphical issues."
http://kotaku.com/5124069/puzzle-quest-patch-on-the-way
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January 6th, 2009, 22:43 Posted By: wraggster
Winnydows has updated the PSP/Iphone media manager, heres whats new:
Changelog:
Some fixes.
iPhone have category folders now.
iPhone files browsing faster now.
For .app folders on iPhone have icons now (from icon.png).
Added thumbnails caching engine - next opening of folder with pictures much more faster now.
Explorer can read ApplePNG now.
Cleaner transformed to more informative applet.
Search path in search tool dynamic change now.
To context menu added Convert to ApplePNG and back function (for png files only).
Program can check updates now.
ISO compressor count speed and remain time now.
Tray menu reorganized.
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January 7th, 2009, 16:54 Posted By: wraggster
We chatted with the guys at Sling Media today, and are super excited that they're submitting their iPhone client to the AppStore by March for release. I (and many others) have been waiting for this patiently for a good while. Pricing is not yet available - but can you put a price on Sling on your iPhone?
The app is actually very responsive over wifi - streaming video looked awesome, and favorite channels were easy to set up (but require you to do them from a browser - NOT on the iPhone, a little bummer) and browse on the iPhone. We've got a video, but need to get it transferred over to YouTube. Give it til tonight, we're missing our USB cable.
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...ng-iphone.html
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January 7th, 2009, 16:55 Posted By: wraggster
DRM FREE!! Finally after months of talking about it iTunes is going DRM free. As of this writing 8 million tracks can be purchased via iTunes Plus. By the end of the quarter all the music in iTunes (12 million songs) will be DRM free via iTunes Plus at 256 kbps
Upgrading songs now to DRM free should be available via iTunes. Unfortunately it costs money with one album (12 songs) costing $3 to make DRM free.
Also announced are some iTunes Price Updates. There will be three new price rates available for music labels to choose to sell at. $0.69 $0.99 and $1.29. There will be more 69 cent tracks than $1.29
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple(R) today announced several changes to the iTunes(R) Store (Apple - iTunes). Beginning today, all four major music labels — Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group and EMI, along with thousands of independent labels, are now offering their music in iTunes Plus, Apple's DRM-free format
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January 7th, 2009, 16:56 Posted By: wraggster
According to Reuters, UIQ Technology has filed for bankruptcy in a district court in Sweden. "There are no opportunities to create a new line of business in the current financial climate", said UIQ Chief Executive Johan Sandberg. This means that the darkest fears of UIQ phones' users became reality: the UIQ platform is now really and offically dead...
My-Symbian would like to thank all people behind UIQ for their hard work and giving us all such a great mobile platform. These 6 years will always remain an important part of history of mobile technology. We deeply hope that their intellectual and creative potential will not be wasted and that they will have another chance to impress us once again with great products, hopefully still Symbian OS based.
My-Symbian will continue supporting the UIQ platform, its users and software developers. If you have a UIQ phone and you're satisfied with it, keep using it! It won't stop working only because the company went bankrupt. Keep visiting our discussion forums and checking our UIQ3 Software Catalog for (hopefully) new and interesting software releases...
http://my-symbian.com/main/index.php
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January 7th, 2009, 17:08 Posted By: wraggster
Color us believers, friends. Not only did we catch the Agora in full glorious -- albeit blurry -- color yesterday, we're now seeing it handled by some lucky type who owns a video cam that's able to focus. We're pretty stoked about this device and with a dash of luck we may have a chance to check it out ourselves in the next few days. Video follows the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/k...dled-on-video/
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January 7th, 2009, 17:09 Posted By: wraggster
While REDFLY isn't exactly the picture of consumer relevance with its Windows Mobile integration, they're showing off an Android proof-of-concept that's exactly the sort of magic that could make this hardware lovable. The REDFLY folks have tweaked Android to output to the 800 x 480 resolution, and have a working cursor -- something we haven't seen in similar hacks. So far they're making no promises about an actual release, but this is the most excited we've been about this thing since... well, forever. Video is after the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/r...of-of-concept/
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January 8th, 2009, 17:32 Posted By: wraggster
Yesterday we got the opportunity to visit the Freeverse guys a bit to demo a couple of new games that are nearing release.
Days of Thunder
You've seen the movie right? Tom Cruise is the hot headed new NASCAR drive talent looking for a win while falling in love with Nicole Kidman (yeah you're jealous). The movie has become the game Days of Thunder for the iPhone and iPod Touch complete with an animated Tom Cruise in the intro. You hop in your NASCAR Stock car and battle other drivers around the track looking for..
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January 8th, 2009, 17:33 Posted By: wraggster
There is now an app in the appstore called MMS Photo Messaging
It allows you to receive for free but it currently costs about 35p/msg which is payed with credits bought through the app with paypal. They state that in the future they hope to lower the cost and even maybe get it to come out of your allowance.
Currently it looks like it only works if you are on o2, but its a step in the right direction for those who dont want to jailbreak at the moment.
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January 8th, 2009, 18:03 Posted By: wraggster
We just spent some quality time playing with GiiNii's Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet, which might be one of the best things we've seen at CES so far -- think of it as the Android version of the iPod touch and you'll get why we're so stoked. The unit features a 4.3-inch, 480 x 272 resistive touchscreen (sigh), and it's got a soft keyboard for text entry -- they couldn't tell us if it's running Cupcake or not, but the keyboard worked just fine as we were playing with it. A built-in mic and front-facing camera lend themselves to out-of-the-box Skype support, there's also Bluetooth and a built-in speaker. Sadly, there's only 256MB of internal storage, but there's an microSD slot for expansion. All we got for pricing was "less than the iPod touch" -- we'll see how close GiiNii gets when this guy and the planned 7-inch Movit Maxx hit sometime in the middle of the year.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/g...blet-hands-on/
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January 8th, 2009, 18:32 Posted By: wraggster
When several students from the University of Toronto became tired of having multiple remotes lying around, they decided to do something about it. Their solution to this problem came in the form of UIRemote, a universal remote application for the iPhone. The application allows the iPhone to control anything that is normally controlled by an infrared remote, thanks to the use of a custom infrared adapter that plugs into the phone’s headphone port. It’s a technique similar to our iPod remote control from 2004. While the UIRemote application and adapter are still in beta, the students expect to release both things simultaneously sometime within the next two months.
http://hackaday.com/2009/01/07/uirem...on-for-iphone/
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January 10th, 2009, 02:02 Posted By: wraggster
The winners of the Best iPhone App Ever Awards have now been announced. An incredible 98,190 people cast votes for their favorite apps in 34 different categories ranging from business apps to games. The categories, Most Innovative App and Best Productivity Killer were extremely popular with voters.
The competition is put on by 148Apps, and its founder, Jeff Scott says, "The goal of the awards was to help publicize some applications that people may never have seen. Some of the best apps have never been featured on the iTunes front page or in an iPhone TV ad, yet they deserve recognition and publicity for the great work the developers have done."
Here is some of the press release announcing the winners:
"Winners in each category:
Best App Ever: Shazam by Shazam Entertainment Ltd.
Most Innovative App: Shazam by Shazam Entertainment Ltd.
Most Useful App: Air Sharing by Avatron.
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January 10th, 2009, 02:03 Posted By: wraggster
The iXA-W404 is the first touchscreen iPhone compatible car receiver and features a 4.3-inch QVGA touchscreen monitor.
In addition to the touchscreen navigation the receiver meets both the "Works With iPhone" and "Made For iPod" designations. It also comes with a dedicated USB input which allows for playing iPod/iPhone video files, Bluetooth connectivity and the ability to connect to additional music sources like HD Radio.
The price has not been released yet.
Alpine has also released;
- iDA-X305: 2.2-inch color TFT screen, iPhone/iPod compatibility, USB input, built-in 18W RMS x 4 amplifier, three pairs of pre-outs and a 24-bit DAC. Price: TBD
- CDE-102 CD Receiver: USB, iPhone/iPod compatibility, built-in 18W RMS x 4 amplifier (at CEA-2006 power ratings), HP crossover and two sets of pre-outs. Price: TBD
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January 10th, 2009, 02:04 Posted By: wraggster
So now that the iPhone Nano is officially a no go, there are several Eastern manufacturers with forged versions of a product that doesn't even exist.
The forging started just after Christmas in Thailand and only continued to escalate; now leaving forgers with excess phony stock that will undoubtedly make its way westward.
There is a lot of speculation as to what Apple will do about these iPhone Nanos by pundits and bloggers. Surely Apple would like to follow suit against these forgers if they could locate them, but that seems unlikely at this time…most likely a few not so well informed consumers will buy the iPhone Nano, and impress their equally uniformed friends with the "latest and greatest technology."
I personally find it kind of funny that the forgers got it wrong this year. However, I am all for Apple getting some competition but blatant knockoffs that are designed to mislead people…not cool.
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January 10th, 2009, 02:07 Posted By: wraggster
Look out, China -- Lenovo's all-too-sexy OPhone is about to land in the hands of unsuspecting China Mobile subscribers, or so says Reuters, anyway. The planet's largest mobile carrier will reportedly launch the 3G handset sometime this quarter, though some reports are suggesting that development is being hampered as engineers struggle with creating a Chinese language version of the OS. Once launched, it will go down as the first Android-powered handset to operate on China's home-cooked TD-SCDMA 3G network, but there's no word on just how costly it'll be. Not like cost is really a concern here, right?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/l...-this-quarter/
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January 10th, 2009, 02:10 Posted By: wraggster
16 gigs ain't enough space for all those episodes of The Hills on your iPhone? Well, if you've got a Buffalo NAS such as the LinkStation Mini or Pro, you can now access all your files remotely on your OS X mobile device through an optimized web page straight from your device. The really nifty part is that you can stream MPEGs over 3G (and presumably EDGE, though we don't know why you'd want to) -- although it took around 60 seconds to buffer a TV show episode in the demo we got. The Buffalo rep we spoke with informed us that an actual app would be available in the App Store sometime this quarter, but if you're itching to catch up with LC and the gang, be sure to check out any one of the aforementioned devices that support the service and you could be streaming pronto.
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January 10th, 2009, 02:17 Posted By: wraggster
Palm just got official with its Pre. Peep the galleries below for some sexy product / webOS shots in addition to our liveblog pictures. Video sure to jerk tears from all you neo-fanboys after the break.
The new-ness is underway, and Palm just debuted its long(est) awaited all-new handset, the Palm Pre. The curvy touchscreen handset has a 3.1-inch 320 x 480 multitouch display, with a silver center button down below and touch sensitivity all down the face -- the lower part is for "gestures." A full QWERTY keyboard slides out from the phone in a portrait orientation, and you can flip the phone on its side for accelerometer-sensed widescreen browsing. The phone is running Palm's all-new webOS platform, with TI's new OMAP CPU under the hood -- which Palm claims provides laptop-style power, and which juices the phones smooth transitions, scrolling and "deck of cards" app-switching. Other internal specs include EV-DO Rev. A, 802.11b/g WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth with A2DP and 8GB of built-in flash storage. There's a 3 megapixel camera with LED flash, mass storage-friendly microUSB plug and a good ol' 3.5mm headphone jack, but most exciting is the wireless charger -- a first for a mainstream phone. More shots are after the break, including a fancy FCC diagram depicting a removable battery. The phone is exclusive at launch for Sprint in the first half of 2009, no word on price just yet.
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January 10th, 2009, 02:19 Posted By: wraggster
CES 2009 brought us a new player in the smartphone upper-echelon. Let's drill down and see how the Palm Pre compares with the iPhone and Android's G1.
1. Multitouch touchscreen/gesture control: All three are capacitive, only the Pre and iPhone have multitouch. The Pre's glowy little "gesture area" has dropped the touchable real estate all the way down tto the bottom of the phone, which is great for being able to navigate with one hand and not interfere with the screen at all. The wavey dock you bring up from the bottom looks awesome, but can you use it out of the box without a second thought or page through the manual? That's my question. Advantage: iPhone/Pre tossup.
2. Multitasking: One of the beefiest of our beefs with the iPhone SDK is its insistence on Apps running one at a time. The G1's notifications drawer was definitely a step in the right direction, but the Pre's interface is the first smartphone OS that was built with multitasking as a core design element. Resembling the Xbox's old Blades, or a less-jarring OS X Expose even, the Pre's "Cards" interface always places you in the context of every app running for fast switching, and notifications from other apps don't pull you away completely from the task at hand. Multitasking is hugely important on a phone, and it's a good sign that Palm recognizes. Advantage: Pre
3. Hardware: Adrian says:
While the hardware is definitely high quality, I'm not entirely blown away by the design. It looks really nice, and original, but it's a little too cutesy in shape and kind of reminds me of an oversized pebble. A slightly larger screen could have definitely been put to good use, and I really don't like the black space on the sides of the screen.
A phone with a built-in QWERTY still hasn't touched the iPhone in terms of sleekness and pure sex. And it might still be a while. Advantage: iPhone
4. Development platform: The Pre's "Web OS" sure sounds nice—all developers need to know is JavaScript, HTML and CSS? Sounds good in theory, but building a mobile app will never be as easy as cranking out a new theme for your Tumblr. Palm's stressing ease of development, though, so it will be interesting to see how it stacks up against Apple's solid, familiar-to-devs OS X-based SDK and Android's fully open source approach. Advantage: Pre? If it's straight-up JavaScript, that's a lot of programmers ready to go. Note: we had iPhone here before, but we've switched with a qualification. Developer community still goes to iPhone for volume.
5. Web Integration: The Pre subtly integrates the internet into the phone at every opportunity, and it's awesome. Contacts get pulled in from Facebook, Gmail, IM and and scanned for dupes; the messaging app shows your last several emails, IMs and SMS with that contact in a single window. Really, really smart stuff. Advantage: Pre
6. App Store/developer community: A smartphone is only as good as the software it runs. On the Pre, Palm is still keeping application delivery details like pricing behind the curtain, but they did say the app delivery will be entirely handled by the phone (without a desktop app), which is a shame. They're saying that they're not going to duplicate Apple's Hobbesian app approval black box mistake, which Android has also hasn't fallen for, but there will be an approval process based on "security and stability." But as we know with Android, a dev community needs enough devices in the hands of consumers to reach critical mass, which the Pre will have to match. Advantage: iPhone, even with the black box, but Android and Pre's more open stances are reassuring.
7. Wireless charger: We've seen wireless charger tech for years at CES, but it's taken this long for a major consumer gadget to come bundled with its own wireless charger in the box. Whoops, it's not in the box, sold separately for unknown $$. But still: Bravo. Advantage: Pre
8. The Network: Dan Hesse, Sprint's CEO, gave our coast-to-coast 3G test a shout out in his press conference. Of course he did: Sprint won (in download speeds). Sprint was the only major carrier without a powerful, hype-catching smartphone choice, and now they have one. The Pre is a data-centric phone with a network we've proven to be strong in a large swatch of the country—that's a good combo. But would you switch to Sprint for the Pre? Ugh. Advantage: Not cut and dry for everyone, but we stand by our numbers: Sprint is the best 3G network in our tests.
9. Physical keyboard: It's preference, but one held by a large swathe of the gadget buying public: physical QWERTY keypads are still the mainstream input of choice. Touch is getting better all the time, but a lot of people still want physical keyboards. But better yet is the ability to choose; unfortunately, the Pre doesn't have a soft onscreen keyboard, and its slide-out is the same meh QWERTY from the Treo Pro. Advantage: It's preference, but on me, the iPhone's soft keyboard can't be beat.
10. Camera: The Pre has an LED Flash for its 3MP camera, something both the iPhone and G1 lack. Flash cellphone photos are ugly, but for a lot of people, they're good enough. So credit for throwing it in. Advantage: Pre
11. Battery: Apple's still an outlier with their non-removable battery; like the G1's, the Pre's comes out for a spare swap too. We've heard Apple's reasons for this a million times, we know the drill, but removable batteries will never stop being handy. Advantage: Pre
12. Copy & Paste: Yep, Pre's got it. iPhone still doesn't. Advantage: Pre/G1
13. Browser: All three use a browser based on WebKit, which has become the standard for the mobile web. We couldn't put it through our Mobile Browser Battlemodo ringer obviously, but what we saw looked great, and it's the only other mobile browser besides the iPhone that supports multitouch zooming. Advantage: iPhone/Pre
So there you have it. We're excited. Are you?
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January 10th, 2009, 02:19 Posted By: wraggster
CES 2009 brought us a new player in the smartphone upper-echelon. Let's drill down and see how the Palm Pre compares with the iPhone and Android's G1.
1. Multitouch touchscreen/gesture control: All three are capacitive, only the Pre and iPhone have multitouch. The Pre's glowy little "gesture area" has dropped the touchable real estate all the way down tto the bottom of the phone, which is great for being able to navigate with one hand and not interfere with the screen at all. The wavey dock you bring up from the bottom looks awesome, but can you use it out of the box without a second thought or page through the manual? That's my question. Advantage: iPhone/Pre tossup.
2. Multitasking: One of the beefiest of our beefs with the iPhone SDK is its insistence on Apps running one at a time. The G1's notifications drawer was definitely a step in the right direction, but the Pre's interface is the first smartphone OS that was built with multitasking as a core design element. Resembling the Xbox's old Blades, or a less-jarring OS X Expose even, the Pre's "Cards" interface always places you in the context of every app running for fast switching, and notifications from other apps don't pull you away completely from the task at hand. Multitasking is hugely important on a phone, and it's a good sign that Palm recognizes. Advantage: Pre
3. Hardware: Adrian says:
While the hardware is definitely high quality, I'm not entirely blown away by the design. It looks really nice, and original, but it's a little too cutesy in shape and kind of reminds me of an oversized pebble. A slightly larger screen could have definitely been put to good use, and I really don't like the black space on the sides of the screen.
A phone with a built-in QWERTY still hasn't touched the iPhone in terms of sleekness and pure sex. And it might still be a while. Advantage: iPhone
4. Development platform: The Pre's "Web OS" sure sounds nice—all developers need to know is JavaScript, HTML and CSS? Sounds good in theory, but building a mobile app will never be as easy as cranking out a new theme for your Tumblr. Palm's stressing ease of development, though, so it will be interesting to see how it stacks up against Apple's solid, familiar-to-devs OS X-based SDK and Android's fully open source approach. Advantage: Pre? If it's straight-up JavaScript, that's a lot of programmers ready to go. Note: we had iPhone here before, but we've switched with a qualification. Developer community still goes to iPhone for volume.
5. Web Integration: The Pre subtly integrates the internet into the phone at every opportunity, and it's awesome. Contacts get pulled in from Facebook, Gmail, IM and and scanned for dupes; the messaging app shows your last several emails, IMs and SMS with that contact in a single window. Really, really smart stuff. Advantage: Pre
6. App Store/developer community: A smartphone is only as good as the software it runs. On the Pre, Palm is still keeping application delivery details like pricing behind the curtain, but they did say the app delivery will be entirely handled by the phone (without a desktop app), which is a shame. They're saying that they're not going to duplicate Apple's Hobbesian app approval black box mistake, which Android has also hasn't fallen for, but there will be an approval process based on "security and stability." But as we know with Android, a dev community needs enough devices in the hands of consumers to reach critical mass, which the Pre will have to match. Advantage: iPhone, even with the black box, but Android and Pre's more open stances are reassuring.
7. Wireless charger: We've seen wireless charger tech for years at CES, but it's taken this long for a major consumer gadget to come bundled with its own wireless charger in the box. Whoops, it's not in the box, sold separately for unknown $$. But still: Bravo. Advantage: Pre
8. The Network: Dan Hesse, Sprint's CEO, gave our coast-to-coast 3G test a shout out in his press conference. Of course he did: Sprint won (in download speeds). Sprint was the only major carrier without a powerful, hype-catching smartphone choice, and now they have one. The Pre is a data-centric phone with a network we've proven to be strong in a large swatch of the country—that's a good combo. But would you switch to Sprint for the Pre? Ugh. Advantage: Not cut and dry for everyone, but we stand by our numbers: Sprint is the best 3G network in our tests.
9. Physical keyboard: It's preference, but one held by a large swathe of the gadget buying public: physical QWERTY keypads are still the mainstream input of choice. Touch is getting better all the time, but a lot of people still want physical keyboards. But better yet is the ability to choose; unfortunately, the Pre doesn't have a soft onscreen keyboard, and its slide-out is the same meh QWERTY from the Treo Pro. Advantage: It's preference, but on me, the iPhone's soft keyboard can't be beat.
10. Camera: The Pre has an LED Flash for its 3MP camera, something both the iPhone and G1 lack. Flash cellphone photos are ugly, but for a lot of people, they're good enough. So credit for throwing it in. Advantage: Pre
11. Battery: Apple's still an outlier with their non-removable battery; like the G1's, the Pre's comes out for a spare swap too. We've heard Apple's reasons for this a million times, we know the drill, but removable batteries will never stop being handy. Advantage: Pre
12. Copy & Paste: Yep, Pre's got it. iPhone still doesn't. Advantage: Pre/G1
13. Browser: All three use a browser based on WebKit, which has become the standard for the mobile web. We couldn't put it through our Mobile Browser Battlemodo ringer obviously, but what we saw looked great, and it's the only other mobile browser besides the iPhone that supports multitouch zooming. Advantage: iPhone/Pre
So there you have it. We're excited. Are you?
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January 10th, 2009, 11:46 Posted By: wraggster
Carl Zeiss (the guys who make pretty much every lens in a Sony digicam, or say, the Hubble's successor) announced their ZEISS Cinemizer Plus at Macworld this week. Its a successor to their Cinemizer, which has been out a while and doing alright. You've seen these type of things in SkyMall - they're the shades you plug into your iPod/DVD Player/iPhone and then watch movies in peace (now what movies were you trying to watch that you didn't want the guy next to you seeing?).
It won't be out til March, but we had a chance to play with it at Macworld - oh, and it supports the iPhone 100%. None of this "this accessory isn't made to work with iPhone" crap. It...
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January 11th, 2009, 12:04 Posted By: wraggster
The guys over at iBluetoothProject.com (makers of bluesn0w, which we saw earlier) have released their GUI tool, called sweetTooth. For now it does the same thing as the previous command line version - just looks a bit prettier. Essentially it can find Bluetooth devices in your area that are marked as discoverable, and print their address.
Obviously the next step (and why this is cool) would be to get full Bluetooth access going with the iPhone - stereo headphones, file exchange, etc. No word on when/if that could happen, although the iBluetooth folks say they're working on it. No ETA or example has been given, so we're guessing its a "yah lets try that next" kinda thing. Keep an eye on this project...
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January 12th, 2009, 20:10 Posted By: wraggster
AcceSnake from Cmoatoto is a freeware "Snake-like game" using the accelerometer of your phone. Developed in Python, this game has been entirely coded with a text-editor, on a N95 8GB. You can move in any direction, slow down, and accelerate just by moving the phone. You can cross your tail but don't touch the wall or you will loose a life. If you don't have an accelerometer, or if you prefer to use the keyboard, just choose the right option.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...uto=615&faq=28
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January 12th, 2009, 20:13 Posted By: wraggster
SymSync by Telexy Networks is a powerful file and folder synchronization solution for S60 3rd Edition phones. This technology allows you easily and securely to synchronize your files or whole folders in Real-Time or on a Schedule. If you add or change a file in the source location, the synchronization process will add or change the same file at the target location, thus making it possible for you to have an always up-to-date mirror copy of your phone contents on your PC.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...uto=612&faq=18
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January 12th, 2009, 20:14 Posted By: wraggster
SymSMB from Telexy Networks is a hi-speed wireless file sharing solution between S60 3rd Edition phones and computers with industry standard secure network communications. There are 3 programs in 1 application: phone to computer wireless access, computer to phone wireless access, file manager (file explorer). New features of version 4.0 include:
* built-in music player to play music directly from network location
* remotely open/edit network files
* 3 options of AutoConnect
* "Always Ask" access point support
* added share-level security mode support (better NAS drives support)
* UI improvements (Search, Mark/Unmark)
* SymVPN ready.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...Auto=231&faq=1
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January 12th, 2009, 20:15 Posted By: wraggster
SymVPN from Telexy Networks is a PPTP VPN client for S60 3rd Edition phones securing your mobile phone network communications. Features:
* provides individual users with secure access to their organization or home network
* targeted for use with VPN Servers that support PPTP protocol on Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP, Windows Vista
* secures basic VPN client functionality (user authentication, channel data encryption, session with VPN Server management) based on PPTP tunnelling protocol.
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January 12th, 2009, 20:16 Posted By: wraggster
ListCaller by Konstantin Bezyaev is a program making it possible to automatically call multiple contacts, one right after another. If you need to make several calls to different people (e.g. to arrange an appointment with a group), you don't have to spend time on calling one person, disconneting, selecting another contact and calling it, and so on. This program will do it automatically. Just select a list of contacts you want to call and the program will automatically connect to all of them, one after another. This way you can make multiple calls while doing something else, e.g. driving a car. You can even configure duration of calls so that the program can automatically disconnect one call and make another...
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January 12th, 2009, 20:21 Posted By: wraggster
Added a Solar System Schematic View page.
It can be accessed via the opts menu.
It shows the positions of the earth, moon
and planets in their orbits around the
sun. The orbital and planet radii are
not drawn to scale.
Added one-month Moon phase calendar. The
older 21 month calendar is still present.
New, less ugly, icon.
When one unzooms, the center azimuth is
now forced to be a multiple of 5
degrees. This matches
the size of the unzoomed step quantum,
and makes it possible to pan to an exact
cardinal point direction,
including the original due south
orientation.
Bug Fixes:
I referred to the Last Quarter phase of
the moon as Third Quarter in one
display. Fixed that.
Very small bug fix in the big moon
calendar that occasionally prevented the
current month from being highlighted.
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January 12th, 2009, 20:22 Posted By: wraggster
The numbers are in for Microsoft's Windows Mobile sales in 2008 and according to Steve Balmer's keynote at CES, they sold some 20 million sets running Windows last year. It will be interesting to see how they fare this year as the competition keeps growing with Android, WebOS, Palm's Pre, and of course iPhone. We have to tell ya though, with HTC leading the charge with a never ending flow of sweet sets, Windows Mobile will likely stay competitive throughtout his year. We've no clue what hardware's going to win this war, but we are sure that we'll hear all the Rah Rah Sis Boom Bah when they do
http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-ce...steve-ballmer/
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January 12th, 2009, 20:22 Posted By: wraggster
Phone Scoop has learned that Motorola's handset division is expecting a large round of layoffs as soon as this week, according to someone familiar with Motorola's plans. The layoffs are confirmed to be significant and may amount to 50% of the entire handset operation... Motorola is prepared to trim the number of new phones it brings to market down to just a dozen per year, and the only smartphones it will produce will be based on Google's Android platform
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January 12th, 2009, 20:40 Posted By: wraggster
We don't have a failsafe way to confirm that these are real, but what we're seeing certainly jibes with what Palm's been saying about webOS and its Mojo SDK: all web, all the time. Apps, which rely heavily on HTML and Javascript, are actually debugged right from the comfort of your desktop web browser, so it seems like there isn't even a native emulator to worry about. Boy Genius Report has a few screenshots posted, and while there isn't anything too terribly interesting going on, it's good to have some semi-confirmation that devs are already hard at work bringing stuff to the webOS table in time for the Pre launch. Oh, and Palm: feel free to hook us up, because we have this awesome idea for an Engadget app. Seriously.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/s...y-in-the-wild/
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January 12th, 2009, 20:43 Posted By: wraggster
With Mobile World Congress a little over month away -- and Android essentially a no-show at CES -- suspense is building over what sort of action we'll see out of the Google camp at the show. Australia's Smarthouse cites a particularly cocky Telstra exec saying that he's got an upcoming HTC set that's "better and more functional" than the Pre -- and seeing how he enjoyed a Palm briefing this week, he'd have a pretty good idea. Rumor has it this Pre killer will run a version of Android with HTC tweaks and will have a huge display, which seems like a good combo if you're trying to impress a jaded smartphone buyer these days. The mystery device is expected in the second quarter of the year, which gets back to our hope that we'll see some Android heat at MWC next month; don't get us wrong, the G1 is great and all, but we're ready for some more.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/t...tter-than-pre/
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January 13th, 2009, 18:56 Posted By: wraggster
Ever since the iPhone was given Exchange support for Calendars, one of the first things I looked for was how to get my Google Calendar on my phone. I soon learned about NuevaSync, a free service that allows you to link (via Push) your Google calendar and contacts to your iPhone. It's pretty straight-forward and secure. However, up until today calendar if you had multiple calendars you weren't able to differentiate between then since the service didn't provided color identifications. No longer is this a problem!
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January 13th, 2009, 18:57 Posted By: wraggster
We first showed you PdaNet back in September, and since then they've done quite a bit of work on it (including changing from free to $29 ).
I gotta admit though, despite being $29, this is by far the best tethering app out there for iPhone: and 1.50+ now adds USB tethering support for Windows users. And it works like a charm. Mac guys - sucks to be us about now. Here's the word from the guys:
Quote:
In terms of USB connection the Mac platform and Windows platform are quite
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January 13th, 2009, 18:58 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft chief executive, Steve Ballmer, who once laughed off the iPhone has now changed his tune about Apple's smart phone and about the future of the Zune.
Ballmer admitted to the Financial Times that the iPhone and the Blackberry have "clear market momentum."
This is kind of funny because if you take a look back at Ballmer's comments in the past you'll remember that:
- At the MacWorld 2007 Expo Ballmer smeared the iPhone saying that it's the "most expensive phone in the world" and that Microsoft sells "millions and millions and millions of phones a year" while "Apple sells zero."
-Ballmer also said, "I'd prefer to have our software in 60 percent or 70 percent or 80 percent of [mobile phones], than I would to have 2 percent or 3 percent, which is what Apple might get."
- Just this past year Ballmer even predicted that Apple's tight integration of everything would cause the iPhone to "lose
Microsoft chief executive, Steve Ballmer, who once laughed off the iPhone has now changed his tune about Apple's smart phone and about the future of the Zune.
Ballmer admitted to the Financial Times that the iPhone and the Blackberry have "clear market momentum."
This is kind of funny because if you take a look back at Ballmer's comments in the past you'll remember that:
- At the MacWorld 2007 Expo Ballmer smeared the iPhone saying that it's the "most expensive phone in the world" and that Microsoft sells "millions and millions and millions of phones a year" while "Apple sells zero."
-Ballmer also said, "I'd prefer to have our software in 60 percent or 70 percent or 80 percent of [mobile phones], than I would to have 2 percent or 3 percent, which is what Apple might get."
- Just this past year Ballmer even predicted that Apple's tight integration of everything would cause the iPhone to "lose
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January 13th, 2009, 18:58 Posted By: wraggster
FreeCaller by Ynon Perek is a freeware / open source application that displays a full screen picture of the remote party on incoming or outgoing calls. It uses pre-attached photos, and its own incoming call screen, that replaces the native Nokia "bubble". The screen displays a full scale photo of the caller, its name and phone number. The author wishes to bring more free and open source software into the Symbian platform, so please provide him with your feedback and ideas on our Discussion forums...
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...Auto=616&faq=1
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January 13th, 2009, 19:18 Posted By: wraggster
Ready for more iPhone nano rumors? Good, because apparently the Chinese trade paper Economic Daily News is now reporting that Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSMC) will be handling chip manufacturing for a low-cost device being referred to as... you guessed it: the iPhone nano. While the paper has a fairly good reputation, it is filtered through the lens of DigiTimes on our end, so as usual, take it with the required grain of salt. Still, the source is calling a June launch of the handset on the heels of an order for the components in March. The time frame is reasonable enough, and if history is any lesson here, Apple loves to intro iPhones in the Summer. Given that China has yet to see a deal for the iPhone proper, and a lower-cost entry may be perfectly tuned for vast Asian markets, the nano could gather in a whole new fold of users (and the smaller screen would be less of an issue given the need for character recognition). That theory falls in line with statements from analysts, though as always, putting too much stock in any of this speculation could be hazardous to your health. Just ask Steve Jobs.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/i...gain-until-se/
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January 14th, 2009, 16:53 Posted By: wraggster
The iPhone Nano rumor that just wont die continues on with the latest possible evidence reported by AppleInsider. According to the Economic Daily News (in chinese) suppliers bidding for the rights to produce various components of the iPhone Nano for Apple is drawing to a close meaning that Apple has nearly decided who gets to build what for the device.
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...continues.html
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January 14th, 2009, 16:54 Posted By: wraggster
You all know Cydia. You use it every day, or at least every week if you're less app-hungry. Its home to Cycorder, Backgrounder, dTunes, PdaNet, WinterBoard (and hundreds nearing thousands of themes), SBSettings, and more.
We've now got Cydia indexed and searchable online at modmyi.com/cydia. Of course you can't download anything to your iPhone from there - Cydia has a great searching function built-in, and if you're ON your iPhone you should use it. If you've ever wanted to browse Cydia from a larger screen, or check what version of what app is most current, but you don't have your iPhone with you... etc, then this is for you.
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...le-online.html
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January 14th, 2009, 17:06 Posted By: wraggster
Okay, so maybe a new browser isn't the first thing we'd like to see replaced with some fresh thinking out of the App Store -- that honor probably goes to the email client, preferably with something that could rival the G1's capabilities -- but regardless, Apple's infamous "duplication of functionality" argument has hamstrung iPhone developers from even coming close to stepping on the mothership's toes from day one. Consistent application of policy is still at a premium when it comes to getting iPhone apps approved, it seems -- it's hit or miss, and as best as we can tell, a happy ending involves the crossing of fingers and getting a reviewer inside Apple who's having a good day. It looks like Apple's slowly and quietly tweaking its game in response to complaints, though, with MacRumors noting that a slew of browsers have gone on sale in the past day; some of these things have submission dates several months old, so it seems like they've been holding in some sort of purgatory while Steve and the gang debate the merits of letting programmers actually practice their trade in peace. Odds are none of these initial entries will hold up to Safari for good, old-fashioned browsing, but more importantly, this might just open up the door for Opera and others to get in on the game.
Update: As it turns out, all these new browsers are WebKit-based, so while things do appear to be changing, we wouldn't hold out hope for an iPhone edition of Mobile IE just yet.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/14/a...p-store-major/
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January 14th, 2009, 17:09 Posted By: wraggster
So rumors of Dell doing a smartphone have been around forever, but they've started heating up again today -- word on the street is that the company is planning a handset launch as early as next month at 3GSM or Mobile World Congress. That's just chatter we'd ordinarily dismiss as nonsense, but we couldn't help but notice most of the Dell people at the Adamo event were carrying G1s -- and Dell's director of consumer products was super-quick to pull out a Nokia E71 and gush over how well-built it was compared to other devices when we asked him where the Adamo line would be positioned. That jibes with long-standing rumors that Dell's working on Android and/or S60 devices -- rumors that Michael Dell himself refused to put to bed back in July. What does it all mean? Well, we have no idea, but we'd say that Dell's new focus on consumer-oriented design suggests that WinMo isn't really in the running if it is in fact planning a handset. We'll see how it plays out over the next few months -- we could be right, we could be wrong, but either way it should be interesting.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/d...hone-in-the-w/
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January 14th, 2009, 17:27 Posted By: wraggster
Easy. It's a phone. But hey, like I said, that's easy. For a more complicated answer, why don't we see what VP of iPod and iPhone product marketing Greg Joswiak has to say.
In a departure from some of the company's more boisterous, were-gonna-git-you-DS claims, Joswiak tells Edge that the DS and PSP are from the past. And the iPhone? You guessed it. It's from the future.
I think if you look at devices like the DS and the PSP, in a lot of ways, they’ve defined the past in handheld gaming, and I look at a product like the iPhone with the App Store, and I think it has the opportunity to redefine the future, from everything to how you acquire games – not to mention updating apps.
How do you update a cartridge? You can’t. But you can update the games here via the App Store and that’s an automatic process. Not to mention not having to carry around a bucketful of cartridges. You can store as many games as you have space for. Everything about the iPhone suggests where the future’s headed, and I think a lot of the other guys are trying to scramble for what they do in response.
He may be right! After all, the PSP is quietly moving to a digital distribution model for many of its games.
Then again, people don't appear to be holding off on purchasing a DS because of the back-breaking labour involved in carrying "a bucketful of cartridges" around.
http://kotaku.com/5130899/how-is-the...om-the-ds--psp
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January 15th, 2009, 20:33 Posted By: wraggster
There is a new program being developed based on xpwn called Jailbird. It will jailbreak, activate and unlock your first generation iphone or first generation ipod touch and jailbreak and/or activate the iPhone 3G. It is a complete replacement for Winpwn which will build custom IPSW files and support firmwars 2.0 - 2.2. The initial release is scheduled for sometime in February and will include root partition resizing and custom boot images.
The developers of this project are:
The Dev-Team (iGods)
difrnt (Programmer for Jailbird)
Doc (Graphics Artist for Jailbird)
This is great news for all the windows users! If you have any specific questions the devs have requested you send them to difrnt@difrnt.com
http://getjailbird.com/
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...nt-winpwn.html
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January 15th, 2009, 20:34 Posted By: wraggster
The iPhone Dev team's redsn0w.com site (with just a picture, see above) has been up a few days. Rumors had floated around about what it was, but no word from the dev team themselves, other than a few clever remarks about skiing accidents (thanks, pumpkin).
A new post on the dev team blog popped up today, suggesting strongly that the image is referring to the iPod Touch 2G.
Quote:
Well it isn’t a British Thermonuclear Device.
It isn’t an episode from “The Twilight Zone”
And it certainly isn’t iPhone 3G related (right now)
There is one other device…
It fits in your pocket..
What can it
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/ipod-ne...sn0w-asap.html
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January 15th, 2009, 23:29 Posted By: wraggster
I just got done fixing up a laundry list of bugs for the new release of vlc4iphone v1.8.0. This release is mainly a bugfix release so you’ll have to wait a bit longer for a more proper user interface, playlist, and control scheme. Those additions will be coming though! Many formats and protocols are now working again, including but not limited to OGG, FLAC, MMS, RTSP. If you want to play back videos, it is still highly recommended that you use a less cpu-intensive format such as FLV (Flash Video), 3GP, or perhaps MPEG2. Also keep in mind the lower the resolution, the faster the playback will generally be.
If you have any recommendations as to how to improve vlc4iphone let me know. I’m also very interested in what vlc4iphone is being used for. From what I’m aware of, it is used for streaming audio/video for the most part. Perhaps a guide for setting up a PCTV (TV on the PC) to iPhone stream is needed. Anyone able to do one?
You can find vlc4iphone v1.8.0 on Cydia under Multimedia. If you have Cydia, it comes with my public ZodTTD source/repo built-in.
http://www.zodttd.com/blog/2009/01/1...dated-to-v180/
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January 17th, 2009, 09:59 Posted By: wraggster
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January 17th, 2009, 10:00 Posted By: wraggster
Sirius/XM is not quite a stranger to the iPhone - uSirius was released back in June of 08 to jailbroken users, and worked... and was buggy at best. The app was released by Millard Software, whose namesake Jason Millard is now teamed up with the folks at StarPlayr to release a prettied up, completely revamped, AppStore Sirius/XM app under the StarPlayr name. It should hit sometime this month.
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...xm-iphone.html
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January 17th, 2009, 10:02 Posted By: wraggster
Instinctiv Shuffle is a smarter shuffle. It knows what musical mood you're in based on what you skip and when, and learns your preferences the more you use it. Works well out of the box, gets better as it gets to know you (but not in a creepy way). It was released on 1.x devices, and folks have long been waiting for a build that'd give 2.x firmware users some Instinctiv love again. A few days ago version 2.0 was released, and after a short flurry of updates (we're now at 2.0.9, going up on the MMi repo here in the next hour), its a nice stable build - and working great.
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...nches-2-x.html
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January 17th, 2009, 10:16 Posted By: wraggster
Not as exciting as an NES emulator, perhaps, but all the more useful, StyleTap's Palm OS emulator for the Symbian OS has finally been released, for real, for real -- if you rely on one of the 30,000-some apps that run on the OS (or all of them, for that matter) brace yourself for some righteous productivity. If that weren't enough, this bad boy includes enhanced display scaling, meaning that apps should look pretty good -- even scaled up to 320 x 320 resolution. And not only does StyleTap do the emulation thing, it handles most of your phone's hardware features -- including screen rotation. Are you totally psyched? We thought so.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/s...to-symbian-os/
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January 17th, 2009, 10:17 Posted By: wraggster
We're not exactly sure what this says about the officially unofficial App Store policy on explicit content, but David Carnoy's Knife Music has just been approved for distribution in said marketplace after the so-called "objectionable content" was removed. Essentially, the author decided to submit a copy of the novel sans a few foul words, with him noting that it was "more important to have people check the book out -- along with the whole concept of e-books on the iPhone" -- rather than take some stance for personal liberties and whatnot. For those interested, it's ready for download as we speak at no charge, but if you're the indecent type, you'll have to manually add in those swears as you go.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/k...guage-modific/
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January 17th, 2009, 13:00 Posted By: wraggster
When he's not busy maintaining an amazing personal arcade in his home, Luca City Arcade's Peter Hirschberg is apparently spends his time developing retro games for the iPhone. Vector Tanks, soon to hit the App Store, will bring a reworked and amped up version of Battlezone to the Apple portable, reports Touch Arcade.
http://kotaku.com/5132853/battlezone...-to-the-iphone
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January 17th, 2009, 23:52 Posted By: wraggster
Mobiscope by SHAPE Services is a complete video surveillance at a reasonable price. No need to purchase any expensive equipment. All you need is a webcam or network camera on your computer to record everything that goes on when you are away. Mobiscope can monitor the area for motion and transfer the recording to your mobile.
http://my-symbian.com/uiq3/software/...uto=297&faq=14
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January 17th, 2009, 23:53 Posted By: wraggster
Mobiscope by SHAPE Services is a complete video surveillance at a reasonable price. No need to purchase any expensive equipment. All you need is a webcam or network camera on your computer to record everything that goes on when you are away. Mobiscope can monitor the area for motion and transfer the recording to your mobile.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...Auto=621&faq=4
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January 17th, 2009, 23:53 Posted By: wraggster
Resco Bubbles by Resco is an accelerometer-controlled action puzzle game where the idea is to clear the grid of bubbles in order to advance to the next level. You are given a sequence of bubbles, which should be quickly and efficiently popped. Numerous explosive, speed-up, slow-down and damage bubbles keep the game play exciting and challenging.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...uto=617&faq=28
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January 17th, 2009, 23:54 Posted By: wraggster
The latest version of Mobiola Screen Capture from Warelex (now SHAPE Services) is now compatible with S60 5th Edition phones (the 5800 and N97). The program remotely shows the contents of your S60 3rd & 5th Edition phone's screen directly on the monitor of your PC in real time, takes snapshots, records video. You can share you phone's screen on Skype, IM and in other apps.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...Auto=290&faq=1
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January 17th, 2009, 23:59 Posted By: wraggster
The 2nd generation iPod touch proved a tricky customer to break, but the Dev Team has made the first big step toward a full-on jailbreak.
The Dev Team stumbled upon the break when making yellowsn0w, the iPhone jailbreaker, but says the touch's jailbreak is far too manual to be done by most people at this point. But this is the first big breakthrough and it's become a focus of the Team's efforts. Once again, Apple can't seem to make anything the Team can't break.
http://i.gizmodo.com/5133669/ipod-to...phone-dev-team
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January 18th, 2009, 19:02 Posted By: wraggster
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January 18th, 2009, 19:18 Posted By: wraggster
news from zodttd
Today I updated Cydia’s ZodTTD Public Source with a new update to quake4iphone. This release is much more stable than previous releases, offers better controls, and should play better in general.
Be sure to check out quake4iphone v0.9.0 and comment on it here. I’m curious as to what you’d like in v1.0.0, so be sure to let me know!
Also, I’m aware quake4iphone wasn’t the most requested project to be worked on this weekend, but I knew there was some demand for it and I could get it done quickly. I will be choosing another project from the list and getting work done on it. So consider this weekend a two-for-one.
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January 19th, 2009, 22:52 Posted By: wraggster
Apple has not launched a new firmware for quite sometime (not even a small update) since the release of 2.2 version So, we all are excited about the new features coming in the next release but, the leaked feature list doesn't seem to be doing much justice with our aspirations!
Though none of these new features have been confirmed in anyway, they seem to be enough for a small update. First, this new update will include a number of bug fixes which an end-user would rarely even notice. These fixes include fixing the super slow sync speeds which many users (including me) face daily on a PC. The new features are not really big, but include certain interface changes in the SMS application interface and some new features for the Mail application targeting the Corporate users. Another feature which is said to be under beta is deleting all mails at once
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...sed-world.html
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January 19th, 2009, 23:28 Posted By: wraggster
So far the G1 has only been available in the US and UK, but it looks like T-Mo's about to take Android international -- we're told the HTC-made handset will hit the Netherlands, Austria, and the Czech Republic on January 30, Germany on February 2, and Poland a bit later. No detailed pricing information, but it's confirmed that Germans will be able to score a G1 for just €1 ($1.33) with a two-year contract. Hopefully we'll see that pricing make its way Stateside soon -- although the G1 is currently doing quite well at $179, $1 sounds even better.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/t...european-tour/
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January 19th, 2009, 23:57 Posted By: wraggster
I decided to work on gpSPhone this weekend for a few reasons. One was that I planned on updating some issues with the UI and controller, and gpSPhone was a good testbed. The second reason was this release could be made very quickly and fit within the timeframe allowed. I plan on updating gpSPhone again fairly shortly with some more improvements and fixes, especially in the user interface and sound output areas.
I updated gpSPhone to v3.5.0 on Cydia and it is available publicly via the built-in ZodTTD Public Source. It has the following additions:
Added the option for disabling sound in gpSPhone. This increases performance, but at the cost of not being able to re-enable it when loading a save state. If you save a game with no sound, load the save with no sound as well, for the added performance boost. I will look into ways of getting sound re-enabled within save-states shortly.
The autoframeskip routine has been improved greatly. Frame limiting to the intended 60 FPS has also been implemented.
ROM and SaveState filename’s text now resizes to fit. About time!
I increased the rate of which the drawing of the screen refreshes at. Things should appear smoother than the v3.0.0 release.
Fixed an issue with the controller not recognizing presses when dragging/moving.
Be sure to comment below on this release. Especially if it worked well!
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January 20th, 2009, 20:57 Posted By: wraggster
UPDATE]
gpSPhone v3.6.0 had a bug that caused the controls to not respond to multitouch events only when in landscape mode. I have fixed this bug in v3.6.5 which is now available.
My email inbox is quite full of complaints about gpSPhone not working. So many of these emails came in (some very nasty) that I didn’t realize there was a true bug to be fixed in v3.6.0. So I must stress to those installing or upgrading to the latest gpSPhone that: This emulator REQUIRES a BIOS file “gba_bios.bin” and it’s new location is /var/mobile/Media/ROMs/GBA/gba_bios.bin
[/UPDATE]
I decided to add a few finishing touches to gpSPhone before a larger update gets worked on. I released gpSPhone v3.6.0 publicly on Cydia and it is available in the Games section in the ZodTTD Public Source. Updates since gpSPhone v3.5.0 include much improved controller handling (no more odd bugs!), save states made without sound enabled can now be loaded with sound at a later time, and some small touches here and there to the user interface such as fitting long filenames in the list of games. The next release will most likely include an options menu as well. I’m just taking things one step at a time, bare with me.
http://www.zodttd.com/blog/2009/01/2...ras-with-v360/
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January 21st, 2009, 00:41 Posted By: wraggster
What is the #1 most important basic feature that the iPhone has been lacking since day one? Copy & Paste. Yes it is more important than MMS; everyone would benefit from some nice copy/paste action (which is standard on nearly every other smartphone on the market). As of just a couple short hours ago the dream has come one step closer to reality with a Cydia app named Clippy.
Clippy is a new native app (not a web app) that allows you to copy paste between the stock iPhone applications like Mail, Safari, Notes, etc. While it doesn't work with some AppStore apps (it does however work in twitterverse & ireal) and you can only copy paste when you are editing txt it is a good step in the right direction.
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...ne-clippy.html
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January 21st, 2009, 00:42 Posted By: wraggster
If you wanted video out enabled for games and apps on your iPhone when you saw it working for the popular AppStore game Wingnuts Moto Chaser then your time has come. TVOut via Cydia provides you with the ability to make any application on your iPhone capable of sending a video out signal. Simply set which applications you want to be capable of video out via TVOut.app, plug in your AV cable to the iPhone and TV and you'll be all set. Simply run the application and it will show up on your TV!
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...ne-screen.html
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January 21st, 2009, 00:42 Posted By: wraggster
OK I admit it, my first thought when I saw this was…cool!
There are some good apps for shooting sports but users say that the new Knights Armaments M110 iPod Touch mount and accompanying ballistics software is simply wicked.
The gun in the picture is the M110, the 7.62×51mm semi-automatic sniper system, which won the Army’s competition to replace the M24 bolt action sniper system. Knights Armaments has created a mounting system for the iPod Touch that attaches to a side mounted picatinny rail of the sniper. The mount is also protected by a protective case.
Then Runaway technologies built Bullet Flight, an external ballistics calculator for the iPod Touch and iPhone. This is your standard ballistics app: allows users to set firearm and ammunition profiles, then use this profile and enter info such as distance, wind direction, elevation and temperature.
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/ipod-ne...per-rifle.html
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January 21st, 2009, 20:54 Posted By: wraggster
So I am not sure if you call this an iTunes accessory or "art," but either way I really do not see the point…
It's called iShelf and it's designed by Li Jianye and it takes the iTunes Cover Flow idea and brings it to real life.
Don’t think about it too hard: basically it is a stand with 5 slots in it, that holds 5 CDs upright so that they look just like what you'd see in iTunes cover flow. I guess you then set it on a shelf and show it off to all your friends?
iShelf is still in the "prototype" stages of design because it's oh so complicated…so you cant run out and buy it just yet.
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/mac-new...sory-ever.html
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January 21st, 2009, 20:55 Posted By: wraggster
Lights Off, the first native iPhone game to ever be released, back in August of 2007, has returned for AppStore. Steven Troughton-Smith, author of Stack for iPhone and the guy who ported DOOM to the iPhone, has now recreated Lights Off from scratch, working with the original artist, and has made it a reality for 2.x iPhones. It will be coming to an AppStore near you very soon.
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...game-back.html
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January 21st, 2009, 20:56 Posted By: wraggster
Scenetone by Pygmy Projects is a freeware "demoscene" player that can play various module formats such as famous Amiga Soundtracker, Protracker, XM, S3M, etc. and also Commodore SID tunes. It also has ability to generate .WAV file from a song (to be used as a ringtone). This version is optimized for S60 5th Edition touchscreen phones. S60 3rd Edition version is available here.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...uto=623&faq=14
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January 21st, 2009, 20:58 Posted By: wraggster
Markus Mertama has updated his Doom port with the new SDL supporting S60 5th Edition, which resulted in a version of C2Doom making full use of the Nokia 5800's touch screen. Touch the screen to move, including running and strafe, Quick tap shoots. There are also moveable virtual keys providing the remaining functions: weapon selection, action, enter, map and menu. See the video to get an idea how fantastic it is!
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...dAuto=47&faq=9
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January 21st, 2009, 21:13 Posted By: wraggster
New from Divineo China
Special designed Touch Pen Set for iPhone lets you navigate, type tap and scroll easily on the tiny keyboard of iPhone. It prevents scratches, bumps, grease and fingerprints on the screen. The half ball penpoint provides high sensitivity and conductivity. You can clip the stylus on your pocket, book or backpack for convenient transportation.
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January 21st, 2009, 21:26 Posted By: wraggster
New from Divineo China
This External Battery for your iPhone and iPhone 3G is the energy solution for your phone to maximize usage. Have you been noticing that the alloted battery life of the iPhone isn't enough for you? Here comes the solution. It's essentially an external battery pack that looks like a stylish case. Despite adding a little extra bulk to your iPhone, it looks great, and will offer extra hours of standby time and hours of talk time, it also provide more hours of Internet use and hours of video, audio playback.
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January 21st, 2009, 21:30 Posted By: wraggster
The Palm Pre won't be out for several months yet, but that isn't stopping a few clever hackers from working out how to boot Android onto the pebble-shaped slider. As it turns out, efforts to port Android to the OMAP 3 processor used in the Pre have been underway since July of last year, so tailoring the build to the Pre shouldn't be too hard -- the difficult parts will be gaining serial access to the bootloader to enable switching between OS's and cramming both systems plus whatever apps and media you might have into the Pre's fixed 8GB of storage, since there's no microSD expansion. All problems we're eager to see tackled just as soon as the Pre launches -- doesn't seem like it can happen soon enough, does it?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/p...y-in-progress/
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January 21st, 2009, 21:59 Posted By: wraggster
We first wrote about newsgame Airport Security back in 2006, today Ian Bogost reports that an iPhone version of the game is now available in the App Store.
Jetset is still about the absurdity of security at airports, but now it comes with a bunch of extra airplane-safe bells and whistles. In the game you play as a security office making sure that people don't bring a constantly changing list of prohibited items onto a plane.
The items, all inspired by real events in airport security, have to be plucked from the lines of waiting people. The game includes 100 airports, a new ability to strip search and high score tracking. Jetset also automatically selects the airport you're playing in based on where you are actually based using the iPod's location service.
The $5 game lets you collect virtual souvenirs from airports and save them up to redeem Jetset travel trophies. Sounds like a neat addition to an already fun and provocative game.
http://kotaku.com/5136101/take-airpo...rport-security
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January 22nd, 2009, 19:15 Posted By: wraggster
Summing up Apple's Q1 conference call.
iPhone
The iPhone pretty much destroyed the year goal of 10 million units with 13.7 million iPhones sold thanks to 4.3 million being sold during the quarter. Furthermore, the AppStore did extremely well reaching 15,000 apps and 500,000,000 downloads (which Apple kept 30% of the profit from and declined to announce how much that profit was). The iPhone is now in 70 markets and Apple is continuing to expand their mobile phone influence to other areas. Apple also now has hold of 32% of the smartphone market -- 48% in the U.S.
Aside from the iPhone doing well there doesn't seem to be any indication of a iPhone Nano coming. When questioned on the subject Apple COO Tim Cook said "We'll let somebody else do that. Our objective is not to be the unit-share leader in the cell phone industry, it's to build the world's best phone."
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/mac-new...rter-ever.html
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January 22nd, 2009, 19:24 Posted By: wraggster
We already knew Huawei's gearing up to enter the Android smartphone market -- at least in Australia -- and now the company has confirmed plans to show its first device at February's Mobile World Congress. Unfortunately we don't know much else at the moment, but we expect to shed some more light on this next month. Additionally, the company says it'll be showing the world's smallest modem, the world's first commercial HSPA+ Stick, and a new digital photo display, among other surprises. We're hoping those known unknowns turn out to be more Android phones, but something tells us they wouldn't be so coy with that.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/h...xt-months-mwc/
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January 24th, 2009, 13:12 Posted By: wraggster
"Microsoft yesterday unveiled its MSN Mobile Music service - and a surprise return to digital rights management (DRM). While companies such as Apple and Amazon have finally moved to music download services free of copy protection, MSN Mobile locks tracks to the mobile handset they are downloaded to."
What in the world are they smoking over there in the UK? You can't transfer songs between your phone and PC, the price is nearly double that of DRM free music from iTunes, and the music is not transferable to a new phone. I kid you not! You have to read the Q&A between PC Pro Magazine and Hugh Griffiths, the head of Mobile Music. This is not a question of will this service survive, but in how many months will it totally implode unless someone gets bopped with a clue-stick.
How many of our UK friends are chomping at the bit to purchase songs for Ł1.50. For those of us in the US, that is $2.21 at today's exchange rate.
http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/news...ile-music.html
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January 24th, 2009, 13:30 Posted By: wraggster
t launch, T-Mobile took the cautious route and launched its G1 in 3G markets alone (and when we say "cautious route" we mean "they didn't have enough to go around"). Times, though, they are a changin' -- and as of tomorrow, anyone within driving, walking, or bicycling range of a T-Mobile USA store or "eligible" partner store will be able to pick up their own little slice of Google history. Of course, EDGE customers could've always ordered one online, but it's nice to be able to see the colors in person -- because, you know, the "bronze" might not be exactly what you expected.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/23/t...ywhere-tomorr/
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January 24th, 2009, 13:31 Posted By: wraggster
It's been a few years and a couple of different nano generations since the first lawsuits started flying, but it looks like those that found themselves with the scratch magnet known as the first-gen iPod nano may soon be able to get a bit of payback for their troubles, as Apple has reached a $22.5 million settlement following a class-action lawsuit. Under the settlement, Apple would pay out $25 to each person that bought a first-gen nano that didn't include a slip case, and $15 to those that bought one after Apple started including free slip cases, not to mention the usual attorney fees and other litigation expenses. All of that is still subject to a judge's approval at a court hearing on April 28th, however, and it could possibly be further delayed by appeals, but those looking to get in on the action (and willing to wait) can find all the necessary details at the link below.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/23/a...ed-ipod-nanos/
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January 24th, 2009, 13:34 Posted By: wraggster
Sure, iPhone chargers are a dime a dozen, and most of them are a snore-fest, we know. Mili's just-rolled-out Phonesuit Power Pack is eye-catching enough to bring to your attention though. The spiffy looking charger is packing an 1,800 mAh battery which supposedly gives up to 350 hours of standby time, 6 hours of talk / browsing (3G), 12 hours of EDGE use. The only mildly interesting feature of the device is the mini USB port which allows you to charge a device other than your iPhone. This baby comes in 8 designs, and it's going to run you about $80 if you want to nab one.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/23/m...yle-weight-to/
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January 24th, 2009, 13:36 Posted By: wraggster
t's anybody's guess when we're going to get this stuff in the G1, so we may as well torture ourselves in the meanwhile with some visuals, right? IntoMobile has posted a handful of Cupcake screen grabs, showing scintillating features like a task manager (minus the "manager" part since you can only see what's running, not kill processes), a work-in-progress world clock, new controls for transition effects and visuals, and -- of course -- the all-important virtual keyboard. It's good stuff all around, and realistically, it's stuff that should've found its way into the shipping build.
On a related note, we got an official statement from T-Mobile regarding Cupcake's release on the G1 today, and it's every bit as vague and unhelpful as we'd expect it to be: "According to the Android team, 'Cupcake,' which is the code name for an Android software build, is still a work in progress that is considered to be a development branch and not for general availability. We will update you as T-Mobile G1 software updates are made available to T-Mobile customers." In other words, this could be out tomorrow, next week, next month, or next year, but considering the totally varied completeness of different Cupcake features, we wouldn't be surprised to see it doled out in bite-sized increments over multiple over-the-air updates.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/23/a...-mobile-plays/
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January 24th, 2009, 14:43 Posted By: wraggster
The last vestiges of our dwindling global economic workforce will cease if rumors of Peggle coming to iPhone are true. According to Wired, PopCap Games announced Peggle's next mobile destination via its "official" Twitter feed. The company wouldn't comment further, and actually went so far as to remove the tweet; however, the internet doesn't forget, as evidenced by the image we captured above.
Peggle was actually one of our Top 10 games back in 2007. Hopefully, the company removed the tweet not because it was incorrect, but because it intends to keep the secret until iPhone Peggle receives FDA approval. The Peggle must flow.
Update: A PopCap representative confirmed to Joystiq that Peggle on iPhone is "launching in early March."
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/23/ru...gle-on-iphone/
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January 26th, 2009, 19:28 Posted By: wraggster
Best Profiles from Smartphoneware allows automatic profiles switching according to your schedule or calendar. For each profile Best Profiles allows selection of additional settings such as: backlight, sound on activate, run custom application, etc. This version is optimized for S60 5th Edition phones, i.e. the 5800 XpressMusic and the N97.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...Auto=624&faq=1
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January 26th, 2009, 19:29 Posted By: wraggster
With Smartphoneware's Best Answering Machine you can expand the possibilities of your device by one of the most powerful features - Answering Machine. Play messages and set up greetings directly on your smartphone. Don't spend any more money on your network operator's voice mail! This version is optimized for S60 5th Edition phones, i.e. the 5800 XpressMusic and the N97.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...Auto=625&faq=1
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January 26th, 2009, 21:09 Posted By: wraggster
When we first saw [Jeffrey Nelson]’s G1 based robot we immediately wondered what the transport for the controls was. The G1’s hardware supports USB On-The-Go, but it’s not implemented in Android yet. It turns out he’s actually sending commands by using DTMF tones through the headphone adapter. The audio jack is connected to a DTMF decoder that sends signals to the bot’s Arduino. He wrote client/server code in Java to issue commands to the robot. You can find that code plus a simple schematic on his site. A video of the bot is embedded below.
http://hackaday.com/2009/01/25/forkn...trolled-robot/
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January 26th, 2009, 22:06 Posted By: brainpan
An NES emulator was released on the marketplace a few days ago. There is a video review of it over at androidapps.com. Here is the link.
http://www.androidapps.com/t/nesemu
It is a little slow at the moment, much like the gameboy emulator but it is the first release and more of a proof of concept. The dev promises more in the next release so no haters please!
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January 27th, 2009, 19:10 Posted By: wraggster
ZumoDrive takes things a step further than typical cloud storage with their iPhone application. Since I have already gone through ZumoDrive in detail tonight I'll just throw out the highlights of their iPhone app.
Features
Music is organized by Artist, Album etc so it is easily browsable. If 16gb isn't enough storage space for you just load your tunes up onto your ZumoDrive and for playing where ever you have your iPhone. Music plays over 3g just fine and you can even have some album art. .mp4 support needs to be added in but should be there soon.
The Pictures feature works much like their snazzy web interface automatically creating nice little slideshows to view from the iPhone.
You can view documents straight from you iPhone. Most all common file extensions work.
The interface is easy to use and self-explanatory (as show in the slideshow above).
What Needs to be Improved
AAC support.
Landscape mode for pictures and documents.
Not much else. The current app
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...ve-iphone.html
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January 27th, 2009, 19:11 Posted By: wraggster
The other day a new entertaining game called osu! went live on Cydia via the MMi repo. Reminiscent of Tap Tap Revenge osu! is a rhythm and music based game where you tap and slide on the correct beat. What osu! does differently is gameplay is controlled by user made maps of various songs which you download via your iPhone to play.
MMi: What future features are you thinking of adding?
nuudles: Probably at the least, general storyboard support since that infrastructure is kind of already there, but that's looking optimistically. Online scoreboards are possible, but not being focused on. Multiplayer... may be stretching a bit, but who knows? Official skin support is probable, meaning dropping in skins from the PC version
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...79661-osu.html
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January 27th, 2009, 19:11 Posted By: wraggster
Opening the weather application every time to check the current weather has always been a big pain. I've always wanted something to display live weather on my home screen, though the Weather Widget did it, it occupied a lot of space on the home screen. But now, there's a utility on Cydia which lets your weather icon show the current weather. Though this can be battery consuming it's worth a try.
First of all, WinterBoard (which you can get from Cydia) is a must to install this tweak. Then, you can simply download this little hack named WeatherIcon from Cydia (in the MMi source) and activate it in the WinterBoard application (make sure you move it above any theme you have enabled on the phone so that it replaces the theme's weather icon).
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...omescreen.html
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January 27th, 2009, 19:16 Posted By: wraggster
Apple had already solidly cemented its reputation as the confused, identity crisis-stricken, moral dilemma-having lord ruler of the App Store with its recent approval of a number of browsers that would seemingly violate its "duplication of functionality" policy, but now it's doing some serious soul-searching with this latest move. Remember Podcaster? The on-the-go podcast downloader predated Apple's own mobile download capability by months -- but Cupertino struck the thing down for encroaching on iTunes' territory, seemingly dooming it to a life of ad hoc installs and jailbreaks. It's just been given a fresh lease on life, though, emerging as "RSS Player" and killing off Podcaster's built-in directory of casts; Apple's suddenly cool with the revised app, giving it two thumbs-up on the way to the App Store, but it's not clear if the directory functionality was the problem, there's a policy change in play here, or the name change simply fooled the App Store admins into giving the green light. At any rate, in case you're wondering why you'd shell out $1.99 for the pleasure of this "duplication of functionality," RSS Player will let you blow by iTunes' 10MB limit -- and, of course, you can download any feed you like. Thanks, Apple.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/26/a...for-the-app-s/
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January 27th, 2009, 19:47 Posted By: wraggster
Maybe Apple's iPhone really is "the future of gameplay." This year's Independent Games Festival Mobile finalists are almost entirely comprised of titles for iPhone and iPod Touch platforms, with just one Nintendo DS entry appearing.
Two iPhone titles lead the pack of nominations, with tower defense game Fieldrunners and cubic puzzler Edge up for three awards. Of the 14 titles competing in the IGF Mobile finalists, 11 are iPhone and iPod Touch games. On the Nintendo DS side, And-or's Wardive also scored triple the award noms, competing for Best Game, Innovation in Mobile Game Design and Technical Achievement.
The winners will be announced at the Game Developers Conference Mobile conference on March 24th, then be "additionally honored" during the main Independent Games Festival Awards on March 25th. For the full list of potential winners, read on
http://kotaku.com/5139716/iphone-dom...ward-finalists
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January 28th, 2009, 19:09 Posted By: wraggster
iPhone 2.2.1 Software Update
This update contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
• Improved general stability of Safari
• Fixed issue where some images saved from Mail do not display correctly in the Camera Roll
Products compatible with this software update:
• iPhone
• iPhone 3G
And as always...
DON'T UPGRADE IF YOU'RE JAILBROKEN/UNLOCKED UNTIL IT CAN BE JAILBROKEN ETC ETC
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...2-2-1-out.html
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January 28th, 2009, 22:03 Posted By: Shrygue
via Gizmodo US
Adorably-mascotted Firefox Mobile 'Fennec' is on its way to an early February release for the Windows Mobile-powered HTC Touch Pro, according to a post on the project's developer wiki.
The quote isn't gospel, but it's a pretty solid indicator:
We are targeting a Milestone release for the first week of February, targeting the HTC Touch Pro
The Touch Pro is an interesting choice for the first release; the decision, I'd wager, stemmed from the ease of porting—resizing interface elements and managing the GUI is much easier when you got the Pro's 480x640 display to work with, and dealing with performance issues, which were evident in the early Nokia N810 build as well as the emulator, wouldn't be so hard on this relatively beefy piece of hardware. Not to mention the fact that the QWERTY keyboard simplifies finger-friendly text input.
Whatever the reasoning, the release of a Windows Mobile version of Fennec represents significant progress toward a wide Windows Mobile release. Plus, I don't see why this build wouldn't at least sort of work on other VGA WinMo phones like the functionally identical Touch Diamond.
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January 29th, 2009, 20:46 Posted By: wraggster
Apple launched the original iPhone 2 years back in June and then the iPhone 3G in July last year. As this is the third year in series, we all expect a newer version of this revolutionary device. What's better is that as per some solid proofs found by MacRumors, it seems that they have already been working on it!
The latest 2.2.1 firmware has an iPhone product model 2,1 hidden deep inside the metadata. Apple uses these numbers to differentiate different hardware versions. So, this hints at a new version of the iPhone as the model of current 3G version is just 1,2. This new model number can be located in USBDeviceConfiguration.plist of a decrypted firmware.
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...one-model.html
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January 29th, 2009, 20:47 Posted By: wraggster
If you haven't used Boxee - you're missing out. Boxee is a brilliant, net-enabled, social media viewer. Think Joost, but with all your local media, and Hulu, and ABC.com, and YouTube, and much much more. Integrated with your Twitter. And your friendfeed. Its tough to explain without a nice visual, which, as it turns out, the guys at Boxee have already made for us. Check out the video.
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...ses-cydia.html
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January 29th, 2009, 20:47 Posted By: wraggster
MuscleNerd of iphone-dev has been updating us via his twitter account with some info about firmware 2.2.1 which was released yesterday.
2.2.1 does not break the dev team's methods of jailbreak.
2.2.1 breaks the 3g software unlock
2.2.1 does not break iPhone 2G unlock since the 2G baseband is not updated.
(it hasn't been updated for 8 months)
Don't Upgrade yet though . . .
For anyone that wants/needs to unlock the iPhone 3g do not update to 2.2.1 until the dev team releases a method (i.e. PwnageTool) for a 2.2.1 jailbreak/upgrade. If you upgrade to 2.2.1 your baseband will be upgraded and it is unclear if/when you will be able to unlock.
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...ak-method.html
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January 29th, 2009, 20:49 Posted By: wraggster
It is very easy to miss the initial sound of an incoming message or a phone call especially if the smartphone was in another room at this moment, in a leather wallet or in your jacket when you're in a car or at the street. If you don't want to check the display constantly to ensure that you haven't missed an important phone call or a message you might be waiting for then you need to try Best Reminder from Smartphoneware. It provides repeating alarms, visual notification and/or device vibrating to draw your attention to received but unnoticed messages and missed calls. This version is optimized for S60 5th Edition devices, including the 5800 XpressMusic and the N97.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...Auto=632&faq=1
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January 29th, 2009, 20:50 Posted By: wraggster
Best TaskMan from Smartphoneware helps you better control your device. It shows full information about device memory, running applications, processes, opened files and installed applications. The software allows extended task management, memory control and much more functions to explore. This new version is optimized for S60 5th Edition based devices, including the 5800 XpressMusic and the N97.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...Auto=630&faq=1
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January 29th, 2009, 20:51 Posted By: wraggster
Audio Smileys from Nokia Beta Labs is a cute little application that allows you to play funny sounds to express your feelings. It is mostly targeted for youngsters, but of course, anyone can use it for fooling around with friends, or pulling pranks at co-workers. Once launched, just press keys 1...9 on your keypad to play the sound. In addition, you can create your own audio smileys with the built-in audio smiley editor.
http://betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/audio-smileys
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January 29th, 2009, 20:52 Posted By: wraggster
Do you find the Nokia 5800's built-in Notification Light feature for missed messages/calls actually quite hard to notice? Then LightSignalPlus from PhonePhreak Software is just what you need: it makes ALL THREE KEYS flash every 2 seconds whenever there has been an SMS or a call. LightSignalPlus has been designed to have the keys blink only when it makes sense. I.e. when a message arrives while you are currently in an app, LightSignalPlus assumes that you have taken notice, so the keys will not blink. LightSignalPlus activates the blinking only when there are no app windows open.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...Auto=629&faq=1
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January 29th, 2009, 20:53 Posted By: wraggster
QuickOffice, Inc. today announced the availability of QuickOffice Premier 6.0. This latest upgrade enables mobile professionals to view column and line charts in Microsoft Excel 2007, with real-time recalculation. QuickOffice Premier 6.0 is the only mobile solution to provide full viewing and editing capabilities of native Microsoft Office 2007 documents on S60 devices. Other new features include ability to open password protected Word and Excel documents, word count for Word files and Go To Cell for worksheets.
http://shop.my-symbian.com/PlatformP...oductId=216326
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January 29th, 2009, 20:54 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft has made some stumbles in the mobile world, but a strategy shift made more than a year ago will soon pay dividends, the company's top Windows Mobile executive said in an interview with CNET News. Andy Lees, the executive brought over from the server unit a year ago, said that Microsoft's efforts to make sure that its mobile software could run on a wide range of phones resulted in an operating system that failed to take advantage of advances in hardware. "We aimed to go for a lower common denominator," Lees said. Microsoft was also limited by the origins of Windows Mobile, which was developed to power handheld computers that neither connected to a network nor handled voice. "We started out when we were in PDAs (personal digital assistants) and then a phone got strapped to the back of the PDA," Lees said. The company also failed to recognize that phones--even those that were used for business--were still as much personal as they were professional
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-264314.html
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January 29th, 2009, 20:59 Posted By: Shrygue
via Engadget
A fine fellow over at the xda dev forum has posted some screenshots of what is purportedley Windows Mobile 6.5 -- and well... they look plausibly real. They're pretty Zune-ish (though maybe slightly less so than the last ones we saw), and also pretty good looking. There's still no info on when we can expect 6.5, though rumors have it that it'll be at MWC. Check some more photos (including the honeycomb app launcher and IE mobile) after the break. Hey peacock, how're you doing?
Screenshots here
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January 30th, 2009, 17:04 Posted By: wraggster
The new iPhone 3G comes with the new 3G connectivity and a new problem namely Batter Drainage. Mophie has taken the challenge to fix it with their new Juice Pack, which is the first Apple certified “Works with iPhone” battery and uses the Apple’s 30-pin dock connector. Now, this might not be very useful for everyone but for a hardcore user like me who’s always surfing and chatting, it’s a must!
The packaging is just wonderful and especially the gift packaging I received. The battery backup comes with a Mini USB 2 cable for charging and a small instruction manual.
Well, I previously owned a Storm Battery Backup and used it all the time with my 3G iPhone but it didn’t provide me enough “Juice” which was a big downside. Another fault was that it used to loosely hang on my phone but the Mophie terminates both of the problems for me!
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...ay-inside.html
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January 30th, 2009, 17:05 Posted By: wraggster
If you have windows and just can't wait for the dev team to release their official version of QuickPwn for 2.2.1 there is another option out. I don't suggest you use this but since I know many of you just can't wait any longer and will anyways we might as well have a post here for the discussion. This is basically poorlad's 2.2 tool with some 2.2.1 bundles crammed in there (without his permission). This "version" of QuickPwn is not endorsed by the Dev Team.
MMi recommends you wait for the Dev Team's official release.
as MuscleNerd said
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If people want to trust the integrity of their seczone and wifi calibration tables to "Vortex", so be it
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...ows-users.html
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January 30th, 2009, 17:05 Posted By: wraggster
There are new rumors circulating that a new section of the App Store dedicated to top-notch gaming titles may be coming soon.
Sources say that the section will cater to titles in the $20 plus range and that games will have to meet stringent requirements for quality and value as decided by Apple.
You would think that this would help with the issue some developers have with Apple's policies stifling innovation in the App store by promoting cheap apps. But AppleInsider reports that "Oddly, however, the report claims that the initiative will be open only to a restricted number of commercial game publishers, shutting out the thousands of smaller developers responsible for helping the App Store thrive from the onset."
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...app-store.html
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January 30th, 2009, 17:11 Posted By: wraggster
Ultimate SMS by Fingertip Access keeps all your SMS messages private and safe, schedules automatic SMS sending, filters out unwanted SMS by senders and contents you specify, notifies you of new incoming SMS using customized alert tones for different phone numbers / contacts of your choice. It also can send encrypted SMS to people in a list of you own and lets you create template SMS and assign hotkeys to those templates so that you send a predefined SMS by simply pressing some keys on your phone screen. All your messages can be grouped into conversation thread based on senders and receivers so that you can view messages in context. You can also export all your incoming and outgoing SMS on your phone to a text file.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...uto=638&faq=15
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January 30th, 2009, 17:40 Posted By: wraggster
Ladies and gentlemen, brace yourself: the iPhone cannot play Xbox 360 games. We know, we were surprised too. Wait, no we weren't. That's why the latest YouTube video making the rounds is so hilariously stupid. YouTube vagabond onlywhenpissed claims a crack he created allows gamers to play Halo 3 on a jail-broken iPhone 3G with the aide of 1337pwn's Friends List application. All it'll take for you to learn this secret is a few measly MS Points.
The scammer attempts to showcase his wizardry by playing the game on his iPhone in the video found after the jump. However, even those who require the assistance of a seeing eye dog can tell it's just a video of Halo 3 footage. The truth is the iPhone just doesn't have the horsepower to run any Xbox 360 software. So, you'd have about as much luck getting this trick to work by placing a Halo 3 disc on your pinkie while spinning it and making aircraft noises. Don't be a sucker. Hold onto your points.
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/29/ps...-360-software/
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January 30th, 2009, 22:10 Posted By: wraggster
The iPhone-Dev Team released new OSX versions of pwnage and quickpwn this morning for firmware 2.2.1 compatibility. For 3G users that want to upgrade to 2.2.1 and unlock you MUST use pwnage tool and disable the baseband update to conserve your 2.28.00 baseband. For first generation users there is no baseband update so just restore in iTunes to 2.2.1 and use the new version of Quickpwn to jailbreak.
A new version of Yellowsn0w has been uploaded for 2.2.1 compatibility as well so after you jailbreak add the source: apt9.yellowsn0w.com in Cydia and install version 0.9.7 and then reboot. This versions DOES NOT WORK WITH THE 2.2.1 BASEBAND so if you want to remain unlocked you MUST update with a custom firmware (via Pwnage Tool) that does not include the baseband update.
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-...2-5-5-osx.html
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January 30th, 2009, 22:24 Posted By: wraggster
One of the visual effects team members for the Watchman movie just finished their first iPhone game, a title that has gamers selling off bits of Illinois government, Blagojevich-style, in Dope Wars-esque gameplay.
Pa2Play was just submitted to Apple for final approval, in preparation for getting the App Store game out to the public. Described as a "Illinois Governor trading game", Pay2Play give gamers 30 days to pay back the unions, make tons of cash and get out of town, all before getting impeached
http://kotaku.com/5142761/blagojevic...ming-to-iphone
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January 31st, 2009, 20:39 Posted By: wraggster
redsn0w, the long awaited iPod Touch 2G jailbreak, was announced a couple weeks ago, and released Saturday. The Dev Team folks bill it as "a no frills tethered jailbreak for iPod Touch 2G." The tool is a 16kb download here or here.
They also warn they will be providing no support whatsoever for this program, and will go so far as to ban your user ID from their blog if you post comments asking for support - its a slightly more complex process, and they don't want folks using it who don't know what they're doing. And I'm sure it makes perfect sense that as busy as these guys are, they don't have time to walk folks individually through the process the hundreds of thousands of tim
http://redsn0w.com/rslite101.zip
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/ipod-ne...-out-jail.html
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