December 14, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

It appears Apple really is loosening it’s grip on what developers can submit to the AppStore. I received an email today that informed me of a new App in the AppStore called iVideoCamera that lets your record about 15fps on anyiPhone.

Although this makes me wonder, with Apple being so kind to the new handful of Video apps, does this mean that we might be seeing OS 3.2 soon? And could it possibly include the addition ofvideo recording for the iPhone 2G/3G? It’s quite possible at this point, as they wouldn’t want too many apps “duplicating” a function that “already exists”.

iVideoCamera also gives you the ability to save to your camera roll or “Photos” and share via, FaceBook, YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter and more to come. With the approval of this App the devs are very excited to start updates. First Knocking, then UStream, I wonder what we will see next in the lineup of Video apps…

iVideoCamera is available in the AppStore for $0.99.

Via  modmyi.com

December 11, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Say What? A Free and OpenSource Multitasking App? What about multifl0w you say? Hope you didn’t think that was going to be the last multitasking app to come to the iPhone. A few days ago we got wind of some screenshots and information for the new app.

Ryan Petrich, developer of OverBoard, has announced ProSwitcher, another Palm Web OS inspired utility to navigate through the applications running in the background on your iPhone, much like MultiFl0w does, only much easier, faster and more intuitive. And to top it all off, it’s FREE andOpenSource! The app is also being developed with the help of chpwn. The project actually started out as PreSwitcher, but the Ryan thought the name may cause some trouble, so now we have ProSwitcher. Read more…

December 08, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Ryan Petrich showcased ProSwitcher for jailbroken iPhones

, ProSwitcher enables palm pre like multitasking for jailbroken iPhones. ProSwitcher app that shows exactly how simple power features can drastically improve the iPhone user experience. The basic idea behind ProSwitcher is you can switch between apps while automatically back grounding the app you leave. ProSwitcher integrates with Backgrounder similar to how Kirikae does it. ProSwitcher is highly customizable with the options to select background, dim back ground, swipe to close etc. Another handy feature is the ability to quit apps from within ProSwitcher. Just select the application that you want to quit with the customary finger  slide, then hit quit.

Via ihackintosh.com

December 08, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Molinker, the prolific Chinese development company behind numerous iPhone apps, saw all its titles pulled from the App Store on Sunday after an attentive user noted that most – if not all – of its five-starreviews appeared to be fake. The scam caused over 1,000 apps – nearly 1% of all of the titles on the App Store – to disappear at once.

The user, “SCW,” contacted a Glyn Evans of the iphoneography blog whom he knew to have contacts at Apple top management. SCW had noted something odd about the glowing (and poorly written) reviews of the “NightCam Pro” app and went through the applications offered by Molinker. As many as 90% of the reviews on some of their applications appeared to be written by a group of people who only reviewed Molinker applications. On “NightCam Pro”, for example, 42 of the 44 5-starreviews appeared to be fake.
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December 08, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Slashdot reported last week on research published by Swiss iPhone developer Nicolas Seriot about security holes in unjailbroken – that’s UNjailbroken – iPhones that could potentially compromise email accounts, browser history and even keytaps held in cache. The closed and unmodifiable nature of the stock iPhone OS means that malware could be carried by any app: even one legitimately purchased and downloaded from the App Store.
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November 22, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

This is a great app that will never let you miss that moment whether it be your friend falling on his butt or that priceless face he makes after he’s hurt snappy will help you catch that moment in the blink of an eye with its blazing fast camera loading. No more sliding to unlock or closing your current app and then having to tap and wait for the camera app to open up and take the pic. There is only one word for this great app, Snappy. It is available in cydia right now so go get your copy today.

November 21, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Multiflow is an app that will let you background apps and switch between them like the palm pre’s smooth scrolling os system. It is said that it may be released as soon as tomorrow. As you can see in the video below this runs pretty smooth on an iphone 3g so I can imagine you will have a pleasant experience with this app no matter which generation iphone you have. As of right now there are no details on whether this will be a free or a paid but I will update you guys as soon as any info is made public. You can check out the apps website over at http://www.multifl0w.com/ and follow the dev for up to date news http://twitter.com/aaronash.

November 21, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple has added a new automated layer to its approval process for App Store software, but according to one developer, it’s not perfect.

Apple recently began using computers to automatically scan for the use of private application programming interfaces. The new automated scan does not change any of the rules Apple has had in place for the App Store: Private APIs have always been banned from use in iPhone software. But according to Gizmodo, the rule was not entirely enforced, because it can be difficult to determine when an API falls within the rules and when it does not.
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November 17, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

It doesn’t happen so much anymore, but not too long ago you’d hear about a new offering arriving in the App Store that would stir up a little controversy (the NetShare tethering app springs to mind). They’d enjoy some fanfare and a ton of purchases for a few days before being summarily removed, never to return and often without a thorough explanation from Apple. A relatively small number of users would retain possession of the app and would take a bit of pride in knowing that they were in the right place at just the right time to snag a copy of the app before it was yanked.
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November 11, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Large-scale layoffs have been hitting everywhere in the past year, and Electronic Arts is now no different: according to Gamasutra, the game publisher announced today that it will lay off 1,500 workers by April 2010, after posting a year-to-year decrease in revenue and a net loss of $391 million.

About 1,300 of the freshly unemployed individuals will result from the full closure of some of EA’s facilities. This will cost EA money at the outset, but they estimate Read more…