June 12, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

I guess I’m on some sort of iPod kick today so, here is another cool app for you. MusicInfo is a mod that quickly displays a song’s info in your status bar.

Once installed, when you switch to a new song, you will get a quick five second overlay on your status bar that displays the song title, artist and album.

This mod will work anywhere in which the status bar is visible. It also comes in two colors; black and white (installed separately). Also, this a code app so you will not see an icon on your SpringBoard. It is not activated/deactivated via WinterBoard. If you would like to remove the mod, you will need to uninstall it in Cydia.

Via Appleiphoneschool

June 11, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

June 11, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

T-Mobile NL has posted some of the iPhone 3G S specifications online.

The site confirms what has long been rumored. The iPhone 3G S has a 600 MHz processor and 256MB of RAM.

Specifications on the new processor have also been detailed by AnandTech. They reveal the new iPhone 3G S gets double the L1 cache and gets 256KB L2 cache. The old iPhone 3G has no L2 cache at all.

“The combination of higher clock speeds, more cache and a dual-issue front end results in a much faster processor. Apple claims the real world performance of the iPhone 3GS can be up to 2x faster than the iPhone 3G, and I believe that’s quite feasible.”

In terms of graphics the old iPhone 3G utilized the PowerVR MGX which has now been replaced with the PowerVR SGX.

The SGX is on Imagination Technologies’ fifth generation of its PowerVR architecture, and just like the Kyro cards we loved, the SGX uses a tile based renderer. The MBX-Lite used in the original iPhone was also a tile based architecture, the SGX is just better.

The PowerVR SGX supports OpenGL ES 2.0 which emphasizes a programmable 3D graphics pipeline with the ability to create shader and program objects.

Via Xsellize

June 10, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple overnight tapped its developer community to begin testing a new “Find my iPhone” feature, one of several enhancements to the company’s MobileMe internet service due to arrive with this month’s release of iPhone Software 3.0.

Find my iPhone

iPhone 3G S users and iPhone 3G users who install iPhone Software 3.0 when it’s released on June 17th, and who also subscribe to MobileMe, will be able to use the “Find my iPhone” feature of the internet service to help locate their iPhone if its been misplaced, lost, or stolen.

The process begins by logging into me.com to view a map that shows the approximate location of the misplaced iPhone, assuming it’s turned on and and can locate a GPS signal. It it’s nearby, users can force the iPhone to play a sound through the MobileMe web interface to help them locate it.

Alternatively, MobileMe can also display a message on the Home screen of the iPhone with instructions on how to return it to the owner in the event that it’s been found by someone else.

Apple overnight enabled Find my iPhone for developers currently testing iPhone Software 3.0 beta. Thus far, reactions have been mixed, with one person familiar with the software saying it “works great,” while another said his iPhone wasn’t detected by the service, presumably because it was out of range of a GPS signal.

The first screen capture below shows the MobileMe interface for Find my iPhone when an iPhone is deemed to be offline or out of GPS range. The second shows an iPhone 3G that has been successfully located with pinpoint precision on a Google-supplied satellite map. Illustrated map and hybrid views are also available. The third screenshot shows the interface for sending a custom message to the iPhone’s Home Screen.

iDisk on iPhone

Also arriving for MobileMe users with iPhone Software 3.0 will be a free iDisk app that lets them view files on their iDisk right on their iPhone. Microsoft Office or iWork ’09 documents, PDFs, video files, and more are viewable in landscape or portrait, Apple says. Users will also be able to access Public folders of other MobileMe members with a few taps. The same app, which will be free on the App Store, will also let users share files that are too big to email. Users simply need to choose their recipients and iDisk will send out an email with a link to download the files.

Via appleinsider

June 10, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple Insider reveals that:

Sources have now reported that Apple has detailed that Imagination’s PowerVR SGX is indeed the graphics processor used in the iPhone 3G S, and that it is “designed for OpenGL ES 2.0.” The new 2.0 specification of OpenGL for Embedded Systems eliminates most of the fixed-function rendering pipeline for a programmable approach to 3D rendering using shader programs.

So while we’re not yet getting that PA Semi + multicore ARM/PowerVT + OpenCL + Papermaker + ATI gurus system on a chip we’ve been fantasizing about this year… we’re still getting a clear focus on speed from Apple. And that’s a Good Thing.

Oh, and yeah, that’s totally the Kingdom Come Flash trouncing his golden age and silver age counterparts in the graphic above. /geek.

via tipb

June 10, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

I’ve seen too much talk and speculation on how much it will cost to upgrade your iPhone 3g if you aren’t eligible for a full upgrade. I’ve actually seen people post on forums that it will cost 700 dollars to buy the new 32 GB iPhone as an upgrade… I decided to look for myself to clear things up and below you will see how much I have to pay for an early upgrade of my iPhone 3g which I bought in September of 2008 (On ATT Contract).

June 09, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

For iPhone 3g:

To install it, if you aren’t a dev unplug the internet from your computer and shift+click update and select the ipsw. when its done installing, all you need to do is plug your internet back in, and itunes will recognize it and it will activate it. If you see something saying verification, disconnect from the net.

Note + Warning: You have to have itunes 8.2 to be able to upgrade/restore. Devs are telling us that new terms and conditions need be accepted before downloading iPhone 3.0 GM, which include a warning that applying the developer build may permanently lock your device out of the commercial 3.0 release on June 17th. Via tipb

If you’re not a legit developer who needs this now, more than ever — stay away!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MMGYNKKP

http://rapidshare.com/files/242399578/iPhone1_2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw.001 http://rapidshare.com/files/242399703/iPhone1_2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw.002 http://rapidshare.com/files/242398797/iPhone1_2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw.003

For 1st Gen iPhone:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BN5W5BGH

Via Xsellize

June 09, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

There are still more in depth specs that are yet to be known, such as the processor speed, ram, etc. I hope that on the 17th someone pops the new 3GS open and lets us know.

Via Engadget Mobile

June 09, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

with auto focus

Voice control all you have to do is hold the home button

iPhone 3GS Available

June 08, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

We will be able to tether our iPhones via USB or Bluetooth.

Sweet we will be able to download TV shows, music videos and audio books over 3g

No MMS Until This Summer…… Damn