May 26, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

The iPhone Dev-Team has released a jailbreak for developers using iPhone OS 4.0 beta 4.

The jailbreak is performed using a special .9.5 beta of RedSn0w.

This BETA release supports:
● iPhone 3G only (for now)
● Mac OSX only (for now)
● the 4.0beta1/beta4 FW only (for now)

YOU SHOULD STAY CLEAR OF THIS BETA SOFTWARE IF YOU RELY ON A CARRIER UNLOCK. That’s because the beta redsn0w works only if your device has already been upgraded to the stock 4.0beta1/beta4 IPSW from Apple, which contains a baseband update. If you installed that IPSW, you’ve already lost the carrier unlock until the next planned release of ultrasn0w and blacksn0w.

[Via iclarified.com]

May 26, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple will launch the new iPhone next month, reports BGR.

In what could be the shortest report for one of the biggest news items ever, it reads:

“Title says it all, but you didn’t really need a confirmation, did you? The phone will be available for purchase in June, not July, and from what we’ve heard, it won’t even be late June.”

This follows AT&T’s move earlier this week to offer the iPhone 3GS at a newly-discounted $99, with the iPhone 3G now removed from general sale. Read more…

May 25, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

One UK Mac Forums member is showing off her new iPad from Apple a few days early, meanwhile an Italian in the video below got theirs from UPS already as well.  Woops!

[Via 9to5mac.com]

May 25, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple Stores in the UK will open at 8am on Friday for the launch of the iPad, according to an email sent to customers.

The Apple Retail Store is the best place to experience iPad. Have one of our Specialists show you all the amazing things it can do. If you buy one, we’ll even help you get set up and running

The iPad will also be available at 139 Currys and PC World store locations across the country, according to The Times. The retailer is thought to have a 60-day exclusive window to sell the device outside Apple stores, although rumors suggest that the Best Buy’s mega-store in Thurrock may also have stock.

[Via iclarified.com]

May 25, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

BiteSMS 4.8, a replacement to the built-in Apple messaging application for the iPhone, has been released with a new look to Quick Reply.

What’s New In This Version:
● It’s all about the NEW LOOK Quick Reply, including contact picture and timestamp
● Added Activator support
● Added back the delivery prefix feature (removed in Release 4.7) – mostly for UK O2 users. So biteSMS now supports the iPhoneDelivery application and Prefixes.
● When pressing Quick List with only one message pending, Quick Reply will now open, so less touch events. Read more…

May 25, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

American Beauty director Sam Mendes may be putting together a series of commercials for the new iPhone, according to Engadget.

The site has heard that the new device is being internally referred to as the Mammoth/N90.

A trusted source has confirmed to us that the ads will feature at least one spot where a mother and daughter are having a video chat conversation using the new front-facing camera that’s been spied on the face of that iPhone floating around Vietnam and Northern California.

A Twitter search has turned up evidence to support these claims with an actress and actor both heading to auditions for a new Apple commercial.

[Via iclarified.com]

May 25, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Here’s a strange one: Apple’s iPad has been banned from the world-famous Yankee Stadium.

A report claims local team the New York Yankees (aka, Bronx Bombers) have decided to ban the product from the stadium, calling it a “security and safety issue”.

MLB Advanced Media CEO Bob Bowman told Business Insider the Yankees decided on the ban because they, “didn’t want fans to get hurt by [becoming] distracted and getting hit in the face with a ball.” Read more…

May 24, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

I never understand why the upfront cost is such a big factor in smartphone purchases.  That $100 you save on the iPhone 3G vs. the 3GS is probably the same as your monthly bill (that you pay 24 times over) and you have to live with a previous generation iPhone for two years!  Dumb.

With that in mind, on the eve (OK, not really) of a new iPhone release Walmart announced that it was cutting the price of its iPhone 3GS to $97 with a two year plan this week.  Formerly, the 8GB iPhone 3G occupied this price point, but those look to be running out of stock. Read more…

May 24, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Morgan Stanley expects Apple to drop the price of the iPhone 3GS to $99 once the new iPhone is released next month, according to Fortune.

Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty raised her Apple price target to $310 per share saying that investors continue to underestimate iPhone share gains, better-than-expected iPad demand, the growing Chinese market, and increased penetration of the corporate market. Read more…

May 24, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A video comparing the speed of the Google Nexus One web browser in Froyo (which supports Flash 10.1 beta) vs. the iPhone 3GS and the HD2, has been posted by PocketNow.

According to Google, the web browser in Froyo beats every other mobile browser available right now. That’s a lofty claim, and in this video, we put Froyo up against Safari on the iPhone and Opera Mobile 10 on the HD2. The results? You’ll have to view the video to find out!
[Via iclarified.com]