May 11, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

AT&T has begun changing its upgrade eligibility dates for some iPhone customers to June 21st, according to a MobileCrunch report.

This morning they received a report from a reader:

“Not sure if anyone [..] has noticed this same thing, but my Upgrade Eligibility date on my AT&T account switched from 11/21 to 6/21 in the last day or so. I bought a 3GS on launch day last year, and my upgrade date read 11/21 since then. A few other folks in my office have noticed the same changes happening to their accounts as well.” Read more…

May 11, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

In the last couple of days we got you up to date with all the beta upgrades of backgrounder. The final version was released in Cydia via BigBoss repo.

Remember that Backgrounder is a MobileSubstrate based extension to Apple’s SpringBoard application launcher that allows applications to run in the background ( apps are normally terminated upon suspension ).

Read more…

May 11, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A look at the different ways to charge your iPad and which is the fastest has been posted by Gizmodo.

The site examined the four most common ways to charge the device: The iPad’s standard 10W charger, Griffin’s PowerBlock iPad charger, the iPhone’s standard power adapter, and a MacBook Pro’s USB port.

They timed how long it took to do a quick charge (80%) since the last 20% goes very slow to preserve battery life.

The Griffin PowerBlock performed fastest, charging the iPad to 80% in 2.5 hours. The iPad charger came in second at 3.18 hours. It was followed by the iPhone charger at 5.5 hours and the MacBook Pro USB charge at 7.63 hours.

[Via iclarified.com]

May 11, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Gameloft has released Zombie Infection, a new non-stop survival shooter game for the iPhone and iPod touch.

The infection is spreading and fear is everywhere in this non-stop survival shooter.
Head to South America as a soldier and reporter try to uncover the origin of another zombie outbreak.

12 LEVELS OF FEAR
Survive 12 levels in Campaign mode as you fight your way through favelas, mines, a zoo, docks, a boat and secret lab. Read more…

May 10, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

One of our readers, Fabio, just sent us a link that put a big smile on our faces. Basically it is a HTML5 clone of Pacman, called Capman and you can play the game straight from MobileSafari on your iPhone, iTouch and/or iPad. Just click/tap here and have some fun….

[Via fsm.com]

May 10, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A German company has come up with a collection of add-on gadgets for the iPhone that actually do things in the physical world, not just on the screen. Everything from the simple (a thermometer) to the practical (a flashlight) to the cool but slightly freaky (a stethoscope) to the geektacular (an oscilloscope) are available. You need an app to control some of the accessories (like the laser), but many of them just come on when you plug them in. Read more…

May 10, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

When announcing the iPad, Apple promised that all 3G models would be unlocked. Turns out that is not the case.

The iPad releases to nine additional countries on May 28th. Eight of those countries will get an unlocked iPad. Japan will not.

All Japanese models will be SIM-locked to Softbank Mobile, Apple’s iPhone partner in Japan, Apple said late Monday. The company confirmed the presence of a SIM lock but couldn’t immediately explain why it was enforcing the restriction in Japan. Read more…

May 10, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Appsidy, the in-Cydia payment system alternative to the Cydia Store, is shutting down.

Opened a little before Christmas 2009, less than half a year later marks the close of the Appsidy store. Recent Cydia updates addressing privacy (Appsidy used the UUID of your device to verify sales, as does the Cydia Store) broke Appsidy’s ability to function well within Cydia, and after discussing the situation, they’ve decided to toss in the towel. Read more…

May 09, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

SmartPhone Medic has gotten hold of the LCD, digitizer, and middle metal plate for the iPhone 4G.

What we have here is the assembly of the new iPhone 4G LCD and digitizer onto the metal middle plate. As you can hear in the video, the metal middle plate is really metal. It has a nice weight in your hand and feels good. Check out the video and tell us what you think. As we continue to get more pieces of the iPhone 4G in we will upload them for your viewing pleasure.

[Via iclarified.com]

May 09, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

video demonstrating the use of an Apple Mighty Mouse to control the iPad using BTstack Mouse has been posted by Redmond Pie.

You can download BTstack Mouse from Cydia on your jailbroken iPad.

[Via iclarified.com]