January 20, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Businessweek reports that Apple and Microsoft are currently in negotiations to replace Google as the default search engine on the iPhone with Microsoft’s Bing.com. The talks have reportedly been underway for weeks.

Businessweek cites the increasing rivalry between Google and Apple as one of the reasons behind the discussions.

“Apple and Google know the other is their primary enemy,” says one of the people, who’s familiar with Apple’s thinking. “Microsoft is now a pawn in that battle.” Read more…

January 19, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

While Apple’s tablet is still expected to see a formal introduction at a media event next week, issues with battery life and durability could result in a June launch, an analyst said Tuesday.

In a new note to investors, Shaw Wu with Kaufman Bros. said checks with supply chain sources indicate the launch pattern for the tablet could follow that of the original iPhone in 2007, with a January unveiling and final product shipping to consumers six months later. He said that the June launch could be due to “minor issues” with more work needed on battery life and durability.

However, he said, checks also indicate that a tablet-type device will be introduced next week, at a Jan. 27 event, where the company has advertised it plans to show off its “latest creation.” Wu described the product as being like a “super” iPod touch. Read more…

January 19, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

It’s hard to believe that Apple’s “Get a Mac” ad campaign is already 4 years old. Since its introduction, the campaign has invited both parody and serious responses from competitors. Plus, poor* John Hodgman and Justin Long can’t walk out the door without someone calling them either “Mac” or “PC.”

Some have been better than others (the Christmas ads are always a highlight), and Apple keeps several of each year’s ads on their site. If you’d like to browse the full history of these ads, check out this page assembled by the folks at AdFreak. Read more…

January 19, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Trapster has just gone to version 4.0 of its iPhone app with a number of new features and enhancements. With over 3 million users and 1.2 million traps reported across the planet, the worldwide “speed trap sharing system” claims to have the most up to date information on police hiding spots and road hazards, using a peer-to-peer approach (hence the reference to Napster). Read more…

January 19, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Zhenzhen police raided a fake iPhone workshop in Huaqiangbei taking twenty eight people into custody, according to Shenzhen Daily.

Seven people were arrested by police and more than 1,000 iPhones and 6,000 phone batteries were confiscated.

Apple officials expressed their appreciation for the officers’ “commendable” efforts.

In early January, police were notified that Chuanglida Communication Tech Co was operating the illegal workshop in the Modern World Window Mansion. Inside there was a clear division of work including accessory purchase, assembly and sales. During the inspection retailers were seen queuing to pick up merchandise.

Each counterfeit iPhone sells for 500 yuan (US$74) in Huaqiangbei, significantly cheaper than 5,000 yuan for the genuine product.

[Via iclarified.com]

January 19, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

The first details about the upcoming iPhone OS 4.0 reportedly been leaked online by the BoyGeniusReport.

Here is what their ‘trusty’ source has told them:

● There will be multi-touch gestures OS-wide.
● “A few new ways” to run applications in the background — multitasking.
● Many graphical and UI changes to make navigating through the OS easier and more efficient.
● The update will supposedly be available for only the iPhone 3G and 3GS, but will “put them ahead in the smartphone market because it will make them more like full-fledged computers” more than any other phone to date. Everyone is “really excited.”
● The last piece of information is the most vague, but apparently there will be some brand new syncing ability for the contacts and calendar applications.

The iPhone OS 4.0 firmware is expected to be announced at Apple’s special event on January 27th.

[Via iClarified.com]

January 19, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Michael Robertson, founder of MP3.com, predicts that a new version of iTunes will copy all your iTunes media to the cloud.

An upcoming major revision of iTunes will copy each user’s catalog to the net making it available from any browser or net connected ipod/touch/tablet. The Lala upload technology will be bundled into a future iTunes upgrade which will automatically be installed for the 100+ million itunes users with a simple “An upgrade is available…” notification dialog box. After installation iTunes will push in the background their entire media library to their personal mobile iTunes area. Once loaded, users will be able to navigate and play their music, videos and playlists from their personal URL using a browser based iTunes experience. Read more…

January 19, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

New evidence suggests that Apple may in fact name its tablet, the iPad.

Recently, MacRumors discovered that Apple had acquired iSlate.com. TechCrunch then dug deeper and found that iSlate is a registered trademark of what is likely a dummy corporation used by Apple. Until now the name iSlate seemed the most likely candidate for Apple’s new device.

However, recent findings reveal that another name, iPad, may be the name of Apple’s imminent tablet.

A search in the Canadian trademark database reveals that Apple’s dummy corporation Slate Computing, LLC also applied for a trademark for “iPad” under the categories of handheld mobile digital electronic devices with a broad range of applications. This application was filed in July 2009 — much more recently than the original iSlate trademarks which date back to 2006-2007. Slate Computing, LLC did not apply for a similar trademark in the U.S. due to the fact that Fujitsu appears to control the U.S. trademark as it relates to handheld computing. Read more…

January 19, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apptrackr has been released. Go to apptrackr.org.

If you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last few weeks, earlier this month I announced apptrackr, a replacement for Appulous. We took the time to make apptrackr very nice looking, and I’ve done my best to optimize it and increase its performance to handle a large, large audience of users.

First and foremost, I’d like to thank all of our beta testers (Advancements) for not only their contributions but for making so many great suggestions and finding quite a few bugs for us to fix. Without you, apptrackr would not be here today!

Apptrackr is advantageous to Appulous for several reasons. In theory, the website should be faster than Appulous (considering we’re on three times the hardware that Appulous is) and the website’s caching functionality is advanced (it uses ideas from Kyek’s RECache algorithm). The website is much better looking, running a theme that we’ve refined for the best presentation and user experience. We also support most iTunes stores, instead of just the US store, for app submission.
Read more…

January 18, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - Cracked .deb's, Cracks

Download:

Thanks to schnedi over at xsellize for the upload.

• After downloading the deb rename it to snes.deb
• Copy it to var/mobile on your iphone and install using ifile or do the following
• Open up mobile terminal
• Type in su (press return)
• Type in alpine (press return)
• Type in dpkg -i snes.deb (press return)
• Respring or Reboot and enjoy