May 14, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

I’m happy to announce that cody you are the lucky winner of the Mophie Juice Pack Air giveaway be sure and check your email for more information on claiming your prize. To everyone else, we all know there can only be one winner in these type of contests so don’t feel down as there are many more giveaways to come and who knows you might be that lucky one next time. Below is the winning comment:

Note: The contest rules were simple, comment and get entered into the drawing. I was not judging by peoples comments and who needed it very badly. If I were to judge by how bad people need it I would go bankrupt trying to buy everyone a juice pack..

May 14, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Police were alerted to investigate Brian Hogan’s possession of the prototype iPhone after his roommate called Apple Security out of fear she might be considered an accomplice in the theft.

A new report by Kim Zetter published by Wired identified the roommate named in the affidavit, and reported that she contacted contacted Apple after Hogan connected the prototype iPhone to her computer.

The investigating detective wrote in the affidavit that “[The roommate] contacted Apple in order to absolve herself of criminal responsibility.” The tip resulted in police preparing a search warrant for Hogan’s apartment. Read more…

May 14, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Well, this is interesting. Our twitter follower @chenks points out that, hidden in the metadata of a picture taken with his OS 4.0-enabled iPhone, there is a title stating that the picture came from the phone’s “Back Camera.” Of course, if the phone currently has a back camera, there’s a possibility that it could, in the future, have a “Side Camera,” or more appropriately, a “Front Camera.”

We’re being facetious, of course. This certainly seems like yet another hint that the next version of the iPhone (expected sometime next month) will have a front facing camera; that’s not only a long-awaited feature for the iPhone faithful, but it was also seen on that lost iPhone prototype not long ago. Read more…

May 14, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

You can now wirelessly sync your iPhone with iTunes using Wi-Fi Sync, a new app for your jailbroken iPhone.

Run the app on your phone, and it’ll appear in iTunes’ list of connected devices. From there you can sync music, apps, photos, contacts and everything else just as if it were plugged in via USB.

The app is currently compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, and a Windows version will be available shortly.

You can download the free Mac software (required) from getwifisync.com
. This app is not supported on the iPad.

You can download Wi-Fi Sync from the Cydia Store for $9.99.

[Via iclarified.com]

May 13, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

BeeJive IM for iPad has been submitted to the App Store for review and should be available by next week, according to a Wired report.

The site had a chance to try an almost finalized version…

My favorite part about the BeeJive UI is it lists your chat sessions in a column on the right side of the screen. You can see a preview of what a person is saying in a bubble, which eliminates the need to switch back and forth between chats over and over. Selecting a chat in the right window displays the full conversation in the center screen. Read more…

May 13, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Skype’s Asia-Pacific VP Dan Neary says that the company will release its first iPad app this summer, according to iPodNN.

Neary also hints that the company may be adding video chat to its iPhone application. “We believe that video is part of the Skype experience,” says the VP, “and we believe that video is moving aggressively into the mobile environment, so stay tuned on an announcement on that.” Read more…

May 13, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

It seems the owner of the Vietnam prototype iPhone 4G has succeeded in getting iPhone OS 4.0 running on the device, according to a new photo obtained by Engadget.

So far we have yet to see more pics of the operating system; however, if true, the prototype could reveal more information as new betas of OS 4.0 get seeded to developers.

Also, a lot more photos have been taken of the device.

To view more pics Read more…

May 13, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

As part of a planned expansion of electronics products in its retail stores, Walmart hopes to sell Apple’s iPad in some of its retail locations starting this year.

Gary Severson, senior vice president of entertainment for Walmart’s U.S. stores, told BusinessWeek that his company believes it will carry the iPad later this year. Specific details, including timing and pricing, were not provided.

Since the iPad launched in early April, Apple has sold the multitouch device at its own retail stores, as well as Best Buy and other assisted locations. Some Apple Specialist locations also carry the hardware. Read more…

May 13, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple has released a new iPad commercial titled “What is iPad?” This ad takes quite a different tone from the first iPad television commercial that premiered during the Oscars. The new commercial is more “in your face” in the way that a gangster is when he lets you know that your eyes were mistaken when they saw that man pushed off the ledge — “He tripped.” The gruff narrator starts out by asking “What is iPad?” He then proceeds to answer his own question. “iPad is thin. iPad is beautiful,” he tells you. The ad goes on to show the iPad in a variety of locations (including on a moped). Read more…

May 12, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Have any of you lain awake at night wondering just how many simultaneous touch events your iPad can handle? Yes, no? Either way, you need worry no more, as these two videos (above, below) show you just how many it can handle.

Instinctive Code developer, Matt “Legend” Gemmell (a man whose personal motto appears to be, ‘Modesty is Lying’) has sat down to make code that seeks the answer to this question.

Gemmell’s made the source code of his software available (requires iPhone SDK 3.2) and plans a few more experiments in the coming weeks.

Oh, and for the short attention span people, the iPad supports 11 simultaneous touches. Just in case you headbutt it in the middle of some complex adventure game, we guess.

[Via 9to5mac.com]