February 04, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Sharing your current location with a contact could be as simple as a button press in a future iPhone upgrade, according to a new Apple patent application revealed this week.

While the assisted GPS in the iPhone currently allows users to view their own location through the integrated Maps application, the described addition would make it simple and easy to share that data with someone else. The location data could be quickly shared with a person who is currently connected with a phone call, or with someone who was recently sent a text message.
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February 03, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A file in the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK suggests that the next generation iPhone will support 720p video, according to an Engadget report.

Just recently we learned that the codename “N89″ likely refers to the upcoming 4th generation iPhone. Now a look at the MediaValidator.plist file reveals a few more interestings tidbits…
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February 03, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

As most of you know already, Apple has lifted the restrictions against making VoIP calls over a 3G connection, and a handful of apps have already “flipped a switch” behind the scenes to enable such calls. However, the most high-profile VoIP app on the App Store, Skype, has yet to follow suit.

Skype has posted an update on their blog regarding their progress on enabling VoIP over 3G. According to the company, 3G calling is coming “soon” along with a few other updates that will ensure that both the app itself and the calls it makes remain high-quality. Read more…

February 03, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

The iPhone Dev-Team has just released redsn0w 0.9.4 to jailbreak and unlock iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G (No unlock for 3G), iPod touch 1G and iPod touch 2G (older Non-MC models only). Do not update to iPhone 3.1.3 firmware yet if you want to preserve your unlock for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPod touch 2G (new models) and iPod touch 3G. This is because the new iPhone 3.1.3 firmware updates baseband to 05.12.01 on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G which makes it impossible to jailbreak and unlock iPhone 3GS and 3G.

Download:

Redsn0w for Windows

Redsn0w for Mac

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February 03, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

FoxNEWS correspondent Clayton Morris is reporting that AT&T outbid every other carrier for the iPad leaving even him surprised.

“Where was Verizon? I thought it would be both carriers. As I reported before the event, Verizon appeared to be on board and was even working out the final details of the partnership.”

Sources at Verizon say that the company is more interested in the lucrative iPhone contracts; however, the two companies are still “very much talking and plan to bring an iPhone and an iPad” to the CDMA network this year after AT&T’s exclusive agreement with Apple expires. Read more…

February 03, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Cleverlike Corporation, an emerging application inventor, has announced the availability of a new iPhone app that allows users to type a complete and accurate message without looking at the phone or speaking to it. The app, StealthType SMS, uses a creative new text entry system designed to eliminate the visual attention required to type on a touchscreen device such as Apple’s iPhone. StealthType SMS can be downloaded from the iTunes app store immediately for just $0.99 USD. Read more…

February 03, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

If somehow you’ve become concerned that another iPhone might not be on the way to market, you can now rest easy. Our ingenious tipsters have discovered yet another fascinating factoid deep within the Frameworks of the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK, namely: the codename of the next iPhone. Buried way inside the platform simulator lies a set of folders dedicated to specific models of iPhone OS-ready devices, including the iPhone 3GS Read more…

February 03, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Pegatron Technology has reportedly landed a contract to produce next generation iPhones for Apple, according to a DigiTimes report.

The company will join Foxconn Electronics which manufactures current iPhones for Apple.

Pegatron declined to comment, although it stated in previous reports that it expects its shipments of handsets to grow substantially in 2010.

DigiTimes also notes that Pegatron reached a deal with Microsoft to produce its Xbox 360 Natal Controller in late 2010.

[Via iclarified.com]

February 02, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

The Apple iPhone Firmware version 3.1.3 is now out. Please do not upgrade until further notice by the iPhone Dev Team.

This update for iPhone and iPod touch contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
• Improves accuracy of reported battery level on iPhone 3GS
• Resolves issue where third-party apps would not launch in some instances
• Fixes bug that may cause an app to crash when using the Japanese Kana keyboard

[Via iClarified.com]

February 02, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A photo of the next generation iPhone has been in the wild for nearly a week, according to ‘impeccable’ AppleInsider sources.

The reason no one spotted the photo is because it was overshadowed by the company’s new iPad.

Engadget obtained a leaked photo of the iPad just before it was announced. It appears that the iPhone in the photo is a prototype of one of the handsets due to hit the market in about five months. Read more…