The Iphone Spot

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As we mentioned yesterday, Apple has begun load testing of their Push Notification Service. Certain developers have been given promo codes to a special version of AP News that, when installed, can be configured to utilize Push Notification. This means that screens we’ve seen previously via code digging can now be seen for real, and there are a few interesting things therein.

The setup seems not dissimilar to how GPS was handled on the iPhone 3G. A popup identifies the app and requests permission to send you Push Notifications, and you can choose “Don’t Allow” or “OK”. A Notifications panel in Settings lets you choose to globally turn the service On or Off, and lists the apps using the service so you can individually toggle Sounds, Alerts, and Badges On or Off as well for each one. (i.e. if you want Twitter to badge but not alert, IM to sound but not badge, etc. you can have it your way).

More screenshots after the jump, and check out our massive iPhone 3.0 Walkthrough for even more!

Via Xsellize

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Engadget Tweets the new iPhone Specs

Recently we were approached by a source who is closely connected to Apple’s hardware development team. The source was willing to provide detailed information on the specs and release date of the next generation iPhone.
We have checked the source’s credentials to the best of our ability and at this point deem the source as reputable. Of course we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the source’s claims since Apple will neither confirm nor deny any future product releases, including if a new phone will even be released! Many of the specifics proposed by our source have been discussed in recent weeks, but many intriguing details revealed by the source have yet to be reported. Here are the specifics:

• 32GB and 16GB to replace current capacities
• $199 and $299 price-points to be maintained
• 3.2 Megapixel camera
• Video recording & editing capabilities
• Ability to send a picture & video via MMS
• Discontinuation of the metal band surrounding the edge of the device
• OLED screen
• 1.5X The battery life
• Double the RAM and processing power
• Built-in FM transmitter
• Apple logo on the back to light up
• Rubber-tread backing
• Sleeker design
• Built-in compass
• Revolutionary combination of the camera, GPS, compass, and Google maps to identify photo and inform about photo locations.
• Turn by turn directions
• July 17th, 2009 release date

Let’s examine the feasibility of these features in the next iPhone.

Via Xsellize

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The iTunes Store is great… Right? You can download entire music albums, audio books, full television shows, even full length movies and much more. But there is only one problem, it costs money. With the new Free Movies application you can download almost any movie, released or unreleased for free. The app is available through Cydia in the BigBoss repository. You will need the Safari Download Plug-In.

It has a clean user interface and is very easy to use. Once you run the app it will start with a list of movies that can be downloaded. There are around 1000 titles as of this article but many are being added all the time. There is no search feature as of now but it will probably be included in the next release.

Once you have found the title that you want to download all you have to do is click on it and a new window will appear and you will be at the download page for the movie. Some sites require you to fill out some random characters so you can prove you are a human. Then you can proceed to the download page. Some sites will also require you to wait a minute or two to actually start the download. It will eventually start to download and once it has completed you will be able to watch it on your iDevice.

All in all Free Movies is a great app for downloading you favorite movie without having to sync with your PC or purchase it from iTunes. It is still in its early stages but should prove to be a very solid application.

Via Planet-iPhone