May 19, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

The same Vietnam site that leaked the iPhone 4G prototype and the new MacBook has just leaked an iPod touch with a 2MP camera.

The Foxconn manufactured device has a DVT-1 (Design Verification Test) stamp on the back and is running a diagnostic utility.

According to the label it contains 2 Samsung 32GB Flash modules giving it 64GB in total storage; as well as, a 2MP, backside illuminated sensor manufactured by Omnivision (OV2665-6s).

Engadget notes that a check of the device’s serial number identifies it as a late 2009 third generation iPod touch.

[Via iclarified.com]

May 19, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A new configuration page for AT&T Internet Tethering has been spotted in the latest iPhone OS 4.0 beta, according to MacRumors.

The page alerts AT&T customers that in order to set up internet tethering, you need to contact AT&T at 611 or visit AT&T’s website. The new message seems to indicate that AT&T may finally be ready to deliver tethering to U.S. customers.

This could be great news for US customers who have been waiting for tethering capabilities since Apple announced the feature last year.

[Via iclarified.com]

May 18, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Discover the official iPhone & iPod Touch game of your favorite ogres last (but not least) adventures on the big screen: Shrek Forever After! Join the ogre resistance through 11 levels of epic platforming, fighting, racing and even flying, while you play as Shrek but also as Donkey& Puss!

[Via gameloft.com]

May 18, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Display Recorder. A few weeks ago, we told you that Ryan Petrich is working on a real-time high quality screen recorder for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Well the app is finally here, and the vid above is recorded with this app and uploaded directly from an iPhone 3Gs to YouTube.

The apps will work on iPhone 3Gs and iTouch 3rd gen only and it features:

• records directly to high quality AVI
• web interface to manage recordings
• on-device YouTube uploading
• adjustable framerate and quality settings
• hardware accelerated video encoding
• activator integration for quick access
• remote control via web interface

You can buy the app for $4.99 in Cydia Store.

May 18, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

First revealed last year following the release of Apple’s fifth-generation iPod nano, the Nike + iPod Compatible Heart Rate Monitor is finally set for a U.S. release of June 1.

The news comes from a “Nike+ Pro” on the shoemaker’s official forums. While the person did not reveal why the hardware has taken so long to arrive, they did announce the U.S. release, which will be followed by other international releases this summer.

“It will officially launch (in the U.S.) on June 1, 2010, although it may reach some retail outlets slightly sooner,” the Nike official, named Clover, wrote. “It will reach Canadian markets in June and will launch internationally in summer 2010, exact date to be determined.” Read more…

May 18, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

As loyal readers know, Apple stores are not particularly cash-friendly; in the case of the iPhone and the iPad, they’re downright cash-hostile. Both devices require a credit or debit card for purchase, although you can waltz down the block and buy an iPad with cash at Best Buy if you like (and you can use a gift card for iPhone, but not for iPad).

There are some points on Apple’s side for the pay-with-plastic requirement (the primary one being that it’s hard to enforce the two-per-person purchase limit without some way to track buyers), but it’s clear that the rule is a source of annoyance to some potential customers. Now the annoyance is getting magnified. Read more…

May 18, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

App Advice notes that Tweetie 2 has disappeared from the App Store, suggesting that a release of the official Twitter iPhone application may be right around the corner.

Twitter last month acquired Tweetie and has been planning to rebrand it as the company’s official Twitter application. At the time of its acquisition, the application was updated with an easter egg announcing the forthcoming change, and its App Store description saw the addition of a note regarding its future. Read more…

May 18, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Back at the end of 2009 when AT&T introduced its Mark the Spot app, some were skeptical that the location-aware self-reporting tool for coverage issues and dropped calls was anything more than a sop tossed to irked iPhone owners in the interest of better PR for the cell carrier.

Still, like the ‘close door’ button in a high-rise elevator, any opportunity for feedback or a sense of control is eagerly seized upon by us crazy hairless primates, and the presumed database of GPS-tagged trouble spots has been accumulating. Where, however, are the improvements? The new towers? The carefully tweaked coverage maps? Is this thing even on? Read more…

May 18, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A premature press release posting earlier this month has now been made official, with Visa announcing that its partnership with DeviceFidelity will see the launch of a specially-designed iPhone case that will integrate a microSD slot to facilitate contactless payment transactions.

DeviceFidelity, Inc. today announced the availability of its In2Pay solution for iPhone, designed to enable iPhone users to make contactless transactions, such as Visa mobile payments, by simply waving the iPhone in front of a contactless payment terminal. The solution combines DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay microSD technology with a specially designed, patent-pending protective case that adds mobile contactless capability and works with iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G. Read more…

May 17, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News