February 16, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Scosche has announced the flipSYNC, a keychain charge and sync cable for the iPod and iPhone.

The flipSYNC is ultra compact with a built in key-ring so you will never forget your cable again. The flipSYNC also comes in a micro/mini USB combo version for additional devices such as smart phones, digital cameras and much more.

Both versions of the keychain cable are available to pre-order for $19.99.

[USB 2.0 Charge and Sync Cable for iPod & iPhone]
[Micro & Mini USB 2.0 Charge and Sync Cable]

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February 16, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Categories for iPhone, an application by BigBoss and ashikase that organizes your SpringBoard icons into folders, has been updated.

It’s been slow going due to my lack of time lately, but I have revamped the Categories GUI making room for some future enhancements and adding some things to it. Read more…

February 16, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

SpringVibe is a vibration bundle for your iPhone and iPod touch which contains over 39 vibration methods and 15 different sounds. You can choose to have one or the other for vibration(iPhone only), or sounds(iPhone and iTouch).

SpringVibe makes items vibrate for better feedback from your iPhone, have sounds for extreme feedback from your iPhone or iTouch, for better touching results, and for reassurance of your touch. SpringVibe helps complete what the iPhone and iPod touch are becoming, and makes the feedback for users more responsive! Read more…

February 16, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

“Banned” might not be the right word, but that’s what user serif_hashim is saying.

He says he’s been denied access to the App Store from their iPhones by Apple. When sherif_hashim tried to connect, he was greeted with the image at right, which he explained via Twitter:

“Your Apple ID was banned for security reasons”, that’s what i get when i try to go to the app store, they must be really angry )))) and guess what my apple ID was, “[email protected]”, what a fool was me not to notice )), can’t help laughing, they are babies ))” Read more…

February 16, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

AT&T stores may be selling the 3G version of the Apple iPad, complete with built-in display, according to a BoyGeniusReport source.

One of our AT&T connects down south just hit us up with some pretty interesting info… According to them, AT&T stores will be selling the 3G version of the Apple iPad, complete with built-in display. Read more…

February 15, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Set to arrive in the App Store sometime next month, Street Fighter IV is no quick port, hastily tossed at the iPhone in the name of getting a mobile version out on the streets. Capcom has apparently taken the iPhone conversion of their brawler quite seriously. They’ve spent months perfecting the on-screen virtual control systems, alone, realizing that the game demands highly precise controls for true mastery. Read more…

February 15, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Consumer Reports published an analysis of the wireless bills of 100,000 customers and found that that the average iPhone owner uses almost twice as much data as users of most other smartphones, and five times the average amount used by Blackberry owners. And a small proportion ofiPhone users upload and download three or more times what the average iPhone owner uses, with one in twenty-five using upwards of a gigabyte per month. Read more…

February 15, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A test done by the UK mobile games house Distinctive Developments shows that the iPhone has much better 3D rendering capability than the Google/HTC Nexus One. As described by Engadget, the test showed that the iPhone was able to sustain a frame rate almost one and a half times faster despite the Google phone having a more powerful 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU. The main difference appears to be the lack of optimized code that takes advantage of the ARM processor core. Read more…

February 15, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple has reportedly started allowing older iPod touch owners to upgrade to iPhone OS 3 for no charge.

The information comes via PocketGamer’s Tracy Erickson,

Syncing a second generation iPod touch today with an older version of the software prompted me to accept the free upgrade. How exciting.

Just as when asked to download and install the latest firmware on an iPhone, iTunes simply asks for confirmation – no signing in to pay for the software.

If anyone can independently confirm this please let us know in the comments…

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February 15, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News