February 21, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Today some developer released a “pay” package called “Vroom” which sounded too good to be true. Unfortunately, it is. Do not install this package. Not only does it not do what it claims, but it is also somewhat dangerous and will wear out your iPhone with limited use. Read below for details. (Note: Zodttd has removed this package from Cydia, but it may creep up somewhere else).

First, this package claims to speed up your iphone, increase your free memory by managing your daemons, and increase your battery usage. Sounds amazing right? Who wouldnt want this?

So what does it really do? It enables memory swap on your device.

What are the results of memory swap on your device? The free memory will appear to be better. That’s because it is using your disk as memory.  But that’s not all. This package is actually just a stolen file that is already on your device, renamed. So that means the “developer” decided to take a file off his iPhone, rename it, and sell it to you for $1.99.

Here is proof that the file is stolen. The original file is dynamic_pager that is provided by Apple in your /sbin folder. The new file from this app is called Vroom_data. Check out the md5sum of both proving that the files are identical: Read more…

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

Jon Atherton, the developer behind Wobble iBoobs, has just told TechCrunch that he received an email from Apple stating his application was being removed from the App Store because of a new policy change: “We [Apple] have decided to remove any overtly sexual content from the App Store.”
Read more…

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

A new Apple patent application entitled “Apparatus and Method for Compensating for Variations in Digital Cameras” depicts a front facing camera on a handheld device.

According to AppleInsider the patent says that the current manufacturing process for digital video cameras is inconsistent and often results in flaws. Camera modules are manufactured separately as independent units before they are incorporated into a larger device, such as an iPhone or iPod. This results in cameras with minor variations in lens thickness, color response, wavelength cutoff, and more. Read more…

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

Apple has updated iTunes Preview and it now allows you to browse App Store categories from your browser.

Apple has been slowly improving iTunes Preview since its launch this past November. In January the site was updated to provide preview clips of songs. Earlier this month Apple added App Previews.

[Via iclarified.com]

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

Although Apple’s just-released iTunes Connect guide for App Store developers (version 5.3) reminds them that over-the-air downloads for app purchases are still limited to 10MB, users are reporting that Apple may have quietly changed this policy. As the screen shot here (sourced from Italian website AllMobileWorld) shows, the standard 10MB complaint appears to be updated to a 20MB limit. Read more…

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

Yesterday it was announced that Google is buying reMail which “downloads all your email to your phone and lets you search it at light speed”, and now as part of that deal, founder Gabor Cselle has posted that they’re killing the reMail iPhone app, effective immediately [iTunes link dead].
Read more…

February 11, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Having Google as the default search engine on the iPhone is rumored to earn Apple more than $100 million per year in a revenue sharing deal between the two companies, a new report alleges.

Downplaying rumors that Apple could be working on its own search engine, Silicon Alley Insider cited an anonymous source Thursday as stating that the iPhone maker has no intention of getting into the business that Google dominates. That same source claimed that Apple earns more than $100 million a year in a revenue sharing deal with Google. Read more…

February 11, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

So earlier today there was a little rumble in the unlock world,via Twitter, as a new exploit was rumored to be found for the new iPhone 3.1.3 firmware’s baseband 5.12. Sherif Hashim managed to crash the baseband, which in turn could possibly be used for an unlock.

A little while later MuscleNerd of the iPhone DevTeam, confirmed that it was a legit find. Read more…

February 11, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

According to a story posted by the Financial Times on Wednesday, Apple may be in talks with studios to bring $1 TV shows to iTunes, as part of the official iPad launch. Apparently this will be a test to model for the company to see whether cheaply-priced content will spur sales. Given yesterday’s news about declining iTunes music growth due to higher prices, I’m betting it will. Read more…

February 09, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Two new analysts said Tuesday that the iPad-AT&T deal suggests Apple may extend its exclusive iPhone agreement through 2011, leaving the wireless provider as the sole carrier of the handset in the U.S. this year.

While speculation was rife for months (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) that Apple would partner with Verizon for a new CDMA-compatible iPhone this summer, sentiment has changed in recent weeks, after Apple publicly stood by AT&T and also announced an agreement with the carrier for the iPad’s domestic 3G data plan. Lending its support for that line of thinking Tuesday was Barclays Capital, which issued a new note to investors with the conclusion that Apple and AT&T will likely remain exclusive for the remainder of 2010. Read more…