September 25, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Looking to save a little on your monthly iPhone rates? AT&T just announced a price break but you do have to opt-in. It’s not automatic. Please see update below. You can save from $6/month on the Nation 450 with rollover up to $12/month on the Nation 1350. The Unlimited plan remains unaffected.

So what’s the downside of all this? You may lose some or all of your rollover minutes by converting to the new plan price. So check the fine print before you click Submit. Any existing corporate or student discounts remain unaffected. If you’re already Read more…

September 25, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Something new, unexpected, and possibly worrying has popped up in iTunes. iTunes now “calls home” to the Apple mothership whenever you restore an iPhone or iPod touch. It tells you that it’s “Verifying restore with Apple…”, checking your device identifier and the firmware with Apple’s new signature server.

Today, TUAW has the pleasure of talking with Jay Freeman, otherwise known as “Saurik”, the developer of Cydia. Saurik has constructed a server that duplicates Apple’s functionality, ensuring that you’ll be able to downgrade your iPhone or iPod in the future, even if you have not jailbroken your device. This topic is for all iPhone users, regardless of whether they use jailbreaking. Please join us with your questions and comments as we hear from Freeman about why this move matters to you.

You can go HERE to view the live chat on your computer

You can also go HERE to view the live stream for the iPhone

September 24, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Today MediaPhone announced ‘SmartScreen’ an application for the iPhone and iPod touch that will allow informational widgets to be placed and used on the lock screen.
Widgets are similar to those offered by Apple’s ‘dashboard’ and they follow familiar look and feel.
The widgets can be rearranged on the lock screen by using a ‘tap and hold to move’ action that is often used by to iPhone users (when moving icons around the home screen).
The application will work on all models of iPhone and iPod touch that run OS 3.x, unfortunately due to the nature of the product it will not be available for purchase in the Apple AppStore but will be sold to customers of jailbroken phones via alternate means.
A SmartScreen SDK will be available to everyone in November 2009 but widget developers are being selected to participate in a Beta programme, if you feel you could participate and would like to produce widgets, please email and we will consider you early access to the programme.

Via http://blog.media-phone.ch/

September 24, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

For all lovers of gadgets in style iPhone is available Notepod, a pad of paper on which you can take notes or draw the graphical interface of your application:

NotePod come home in 3 separate blocks at a cost of $ 17.95 (approx. € 12).Each sheet is printed only on one side so as to allow you to write notes on the back, inside the squares.

Via ispazio.net

September 24, 2009 :: Posted by - Thomas :: Category - News

And here comes the ban of the apparently very popular iPhone porn app, while not too unexpected, the reason behind it took a while to completely come out.

Thursday saw the first softcore porn app arrive for the iPhone, only to disappear hours later. Many, including myself, thought Apple had approved and then banned the app, but a note on the developer’s Web site indicated that he asked for the app to be removed.

The developer’s note read:

“The Hottest Girls app is temporarily sold out. The server usage is extremely high because of the popularity of this app. Thus, by not distributing the app, we can prevent our servers from crashing. Customer satisfaction is more important to us than profits. Those who already have the app will still be able to use our app. To answer the question on everyone’s mind: Yes, the topless images will still be there when it is sold again.”

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September 24, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

TomTom’s much-anticipated iPhone GPS car kit has appeared on a number of European Apple online stores, including the UK store. Scheduled to ship in 2-3 weeks, the kit is priced at £99.95 (US$164.10) in the UK and 99.95 Euro (US$147.90) in other European countries, which includes the TomTom iPhone application.

Did you notice?

You get both the TomTom navigation app for your iPhone 3GS or 3G and the docking kit to hold your iPhone securely in place on your dashboard or windscreen.

Details on the car kit, including the user guide, were posted to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s site late last month. The kit, which had been expected to be launched this summer, was pushed back to an October release earlier this month.

TomTom’s car kit contains an external GPS receiver and other hardware features and has been claimed to be compatible with the iPod touch and other GPS iPhone applications from other vendors, but Apple’s product description makes no mention of compatibility with those offerings.

Via macrumors.com

September 24, 2009 :: Posted by - Thomas :: Category - News

When it comes to finding Mr. Right and avoiding Mr. Wrong, the iPhone is about the change the dating game. Thanks to new technology, in a matter of minutes, you could have a person’s entire background at your fingertips. “I haven’t been in the dating game for a while but I have a lot of friends who are, I think it would save a lot of time. I think it’s pretty cool,” says Sohlia Sanchez. The application is called Date Check. If you have names and telephone numbers of the potential person of interest, you can immediately search a massive database a find facts like criminal pasts or if the person is married.

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via myfoxdc.com

September 24, 2009 :: Posted by - Thomas :: Category - News

12seconds.tv, a micro video messaging service dubbed by some as “Twitter for video,” is bringing the same short format to private video messaging in its second iPhone app, 12Mail.

The basic gist of the app, released this week, is that you can record a video, up to 12 seconds, and send it off to one of your friends. Your friend then gets a push notification and can watch it. Read more…

September 24, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

AT&T today announced on its Facebook page that a carrier settings update for MMS on the iPhone will be available in the “late morning” Pacific Time on Friday, the previously-announced launch date for the service.

MMS Update: We know you’ve been eager for this service so we wanted to offer a quick update on the launch plans for MMS on Friday, Sept. 25. Late morning, Pacific Time, on Friday, the new carrier settings update enabling MMS should be live and ready to download through iTunes. We’ll provide the steps and all of the details you need right here at that time.

A rumor from earlier today had claimed that AT&T would begin rolling out MMS for the iPhone around 10:00 AM Eastern Time on Friday and that the company was rushing to complete infrastructure improvements to support the expected crush of data upon initial activation from users testing out the service.

Via macrumors.com

September 24, 2009 :: Posted by - Thomas :: Category - News

Extra-hot venti with whip white chocolate mocha?

Yeah, there’s an app for that.

Starbucks has introduced two new applications for the iPhone and iPod touch that will allow users to order and pay for coffee beverages directly from the device.

The myStarbucks application allows you to customize your favorite drink, remember friends’ or coworkers’ preferred drinks and locate nearby Starbucks stores to order them. The app allows you to share your concoction with others (hey, intern!).

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