December 17, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Though previous studies found the iPhone was outselling Windows Mobile devices and had a greater presence online, Apple’s handset finally unseated Microsoft devices in terms of overall use in October, a new study has found.

The latest survey of mobile operating system marketshare from research firm comScore found that the iPhone spiked to nearly 9 million U.S. users by the month of October, pushing it well past Microsoft’s total of just over 7 million users. In July, the two companies were about even in total mobile OS market share. The latest survey data was obtained by FierceWireless.
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December 17, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A major US defense contractor announced an iPhone app yesterday that it would make available to support troops in the field. One Force Tracker is an app developed by Raytheon that uses the phone’s GPS to track friendly and unfriendly forces, show their positions on real time maps and provide secure communications. Raytheon – otherwise known as the world’s largest producer of guided missiles – noted that the app can also be used by first responders like police, firemen, and emergency medical technicians.
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December 16, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Search is really getting interesting these days. Microsoft late last night released Bing [iTunes link] for the iPhone — a full featured free app offering search, movies, maps, and directions, all with voice control.

It’s notable that Microsoft is going after iPhone mind-share after Steve Ballmer famously dissed the iPhone more than 2 years ago. He’s had to sit back and watch the iPhone eclipse Windows Mobile phones in the marketplace, which can’t be pleasant, but business is business, and Microsoft is pushing the Bing search suite of tools hard.
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December 16, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

We’re sure this will be a hit for the holiday season: Apple recently updated one of the iPhone support articles, explaining how you can continue using an iPhone as a quasi-iPod touch, if you no longer have a cellphone contract with your carrier. Let’s give an example:

Your iPhone 3G contract was eligible for the upgrade pricing not too long ago, so you purchased an iPhone 3GS. You have your old iPhone 3G lying around the house with no purpose. Obviously, you could try and sell it… but maybe your child has been begging you for an iPod touch for Christmas. Read more…

December 16, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

EyeTV 3 users can now stream live television over a 3G connection to an iPhone. With Elgato’s new EyeTV Live3G web app, you can watch live TV and EyeTV recordings anywhere. The web app connects your iPhone to your Mac at home. It uses state-of-the-art HTTP Live Streaming technology to deliver high quality video streams without sacrificing battery life. The Live3G web app is available immediately at live3g.eyetv.com, and is part of EyeTV 3.3, a free update for EyeTV 3 users. The web app complements Elgato’s recently introduced EyeTV app for the iPhone, which delivers live TV to an iPhone over a Wi-Fi connection. Read more…

December 16, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

You can now play Madden NFL 10 head to head with your friends on the iPhone using Bluetooth Multiplayer.

Madden NFL 10 features all 32 NFL teams on 32 unique fields, 2,000 players, nearly 300 plays, intuitive touchscreen controls, and expert insights from the legendary John Madden, Tom Hammond, and Cris Collinsworth.

You can purchase MADDEN NFL 10 by EA SPORTS from the App Store for $6.99.

Via iclarified.com

December 15, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

If you haven’t already blown your extra spending cash on the must-have iPod beanie (insert sarcasm here), perhaps a more worthwhile investment would be a cool new gadget from Dexim.

Although many iPhone and iPod users have a Dexim dock for charging their mobile devices, the accessory makers recently unveiled a new device that puts the iPhone/iPod front and center in your home entertainment setup. Best of all, the Dexim DRA022 is not only an entertainment dock, it also incorporates the familiar battery extender we’ve come to know and love from Dexim.

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December 15, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

More news on China Unicom’s attempt to build its own App Store designed to run in conjunction with Apple’s App Store for the iPhone.

A senior executive at a subsidiary of Apple’s current Chinese carrier confirmed these plans, saying that Shanghai Unicom is testing “Wan Jia Ying” (Player Camp) an online platform on which iPhone users can exchange information and share content.

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December 14, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - Cracked .deb's, Cracks

LockInfo gives you access to your email, sms, missed calls, voicemails and calendar information right on your lockscreen. LockInfo supports plugins to expand the information that you can add to your lockscreen.Thanks to studguy at xsellize for updating the crack. Below are install instructions and more useful info.

Note:Install PreferenceLoader and WebViewController package from cydia before installing the deb.

• After downloading the deb rename it to lock.deb and copy it to var/mobile on your iphone
• Install using the ifile installer or do the following
• Open up mobile terminal
• Type in su (press return)
• Type in alpine (press return)
• Type in dpkg -i lock.deb (press return)
• Respring or Reboot and enjoy

You may also open cydia and search lockinfo to find more plugins. If you want even more access to plugins add repo.beyouriphone.com to your sources and search lockinfo again.

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

Server logs indicate that Apple may be testing two new versions of the iPhone OS.

The BoyGeniusReport found evidence of two new user agents in their log files. The first, iPhone OS 3.1.3 would be a minor bug fix. The second, iPhone OS 4.0 would be a significant upgrade to the operating system.

Its important to note that user agents can be faked; however, its fairly obvious that Apple would already be working on the next update.

Via iclarified.com