With macworld closing in, you can almost taste that new iPhone firmware update. Gearlive claims to have gotten their hands on a copy of version 1.1.3. They describe their alleged experience, and also attest to several new features. According to Andru Edwards, they “were able to get a look at it,” although how is a mystery. Among the features they claim are included in 1.1.3 are the ability to receive an SMS message, hybrid view and cell tower triangulation (a substitute for GPSfor Google Maps, dragging and dropping of apps and pagination on the home screen, and the addition of bookmarks to the home screen.via http://www.gearlive.com/news/article/q407-iphone-113-firmware-feature-gallery/

Posted on December 29th, 2007 by admin
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One of the most commonly requested features not available by default on the iPhone is the ability to send text messages (SMS) to multiple recipients. Thanks to a new third-party native application created by Shawn Chain, you can now do just that. Dubbed iSMS, the new application also allows you to view messages by category (Inbox, Sent, Draft) and search text messages directly on the iPhone.

Here’s how to use this beefed-up SMS application:

• aunch iSMS, and all of your backlogged text messages will be organized and accessible by the application. Tap the “Message” button in the lower-left portion of the screen to access them.
• To create a message, tap the icon that looks like a pencil writing on a notepad in the upper-right corner (the same icon that’s used to create new mail messages in the iPhone’s Mail application).
• To send a message to multiple recipients, tap the new message icon, then tap the + button to add a recipient from your contact list. Tap the + button again to add another recipient, and so forth.
• The search function works exactly as you’d expect: Tap the Search button, enter a term, and press “Search.” A list of items containing the term will appear, with the date of sending/receipt indicated.

iSMS boasts some other great capabilities not included in Apple’s iPhone SMS application:

• forward SMS messages by tapping an individual message, then tapping the forward button (an arrow icon — the same used to forward in the iPhone’s Mail app).
• call the sender or receiver of a particular text message directly by tapping the “call” button while viewing an individual message.
• access a list of predefined messages by tapping the “Template” button.
• Insert smileys via icons by tapping the “Smiley” button.

via http://www.iphoneatlas.com/

Posted on December 29th, 2007 by admin
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Jajah just launched their new Jajah iPhone Web application.The new app comes with the look and feel of the iPhone’s dial pad and address book enabling users to make low-cost global calling directly from the iPhone and iPod Touch. And there’s no jailbreaking and no software to install.

Here’s how it works:
You simply point your mobile Safari browser to http://iphone.jajah.com and type in the number you want to call. You can also select the name in your Jajah contacts and click on the number you want to call. I know what you think, and no, this can’t be done from the iPhone

address book. Maybe later with the promised iPhone SDK? JAJAH will call your phone, you pick up, and you will be connected to the desired international number. You can call any phone anywhere in the world (landline or mobile) without the need of an international calling plan - registration is free, there is no contract and no monthly fee, just big savings.

Jajah says that depending where you’re located and where you’re calling to, the service can be as low as 2 to 3 cents per minute. I’ve tried it in Canada to Canada, and the cost was 8 cents per minute. That is still cheap and could be an extremely good alternative when you’re roaming internationally. I’ll be in Vegas in January for the CES and I’ll use Jajah exclusively. I’ll let you know what my experience was.

Posted on December 28th, 2007 by admin
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his might be a stretch, but it’s worth a look. Apple Inc. has filed for a patent for a Digital Rights Management system for controlling where software can run. It involves injecting a special piece of code into an application’s run-time instruction stream that constantly checks and re-checks to see if it is being run on an authorized platform.

Should all of these checks fail, the software into which the code was injected would cease to function and become inoperable. The patent describes this as being, “transparent to the user and impossible to circumvent.”

This would also be usable to limit Apple software like Mac OS X to be limited to only Apple hardware, restricting the use of Mac OS X on Mac machines.

On the other hand, and this is simply speculation on my own part, it is possible (though I hope untrue) that this software might also be used to certify applications running on the iPhone and iPod touch. While it might be a bit of a stretch, it’s possible.

Posted on December 28th, 2007 by admin
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MobileScrobbler  has dropped us a note that he’s updated the iPhone’s Last.fm client to a 1.2.0 release. There are a number of neat features, not least of which is the ability to stream Last.fm radio content over EDGE or Wifi (”Wifi strongly recommended,” sez Sam). The app will also scrobble tracks as you listen, allow you to tag songs as “love” or “ban” (everything is cached, and then uploaded when a connection returns), and view upcoming events and add them to your calendar. And he’s even pulling in lyrics from LyricWiki– I don’t know if that’s a MobileScrobbler thing or a Last.fm thing, but it’s great.

Pretty amazing. MobileScrobbler can be obtained through Installer.app, and a look at the changelog tells you just how fast Sam is updating it to keep up with all the tickets (the app is free, but he’s accepting donations if you do think it’s worth jailbreaking your iPhone for). Software like this is terrific– here’s hoping that when Apple does release an SDK, they make sure that dedicated developers like Sam can do this stuff officially.

Posted on December 28th, 2007 by admin
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According to the financial times, Apple and Twentieth Century Fox have finalized negotiations and struck a deal to provide movie rentals for the iTunes Store. It is suspected that the deal will be formally announced at Macworld.

Fox will not be the first company to offer films on iTunes; Disney currently has a long list of films available through the online store, as well as a few from other studios. However, this is the first enactment of a rental service of any kind for Apple.

Also expected with the agreement is the inclusion of iPod-compatable files on Fox DVD’s, allowing iPod owners to place the special video file onto their iPod instead of illegally ripping the DVD and converting to MP4 format.

Posted on December 27th, 2007 by admin
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Simplify Media, the iTunes plugin that lets you share your entire music library over the internet, now works with iPhone and iPod touch. Unlike similar applications, Simplify Media does not use Safari to stream music. This allows you to surf the web while you and your friends listen to your iTunes library from anywhere you have Wi-Fi access.

To install Simplify Media, you will need a Jailbreak iPhone or iPod touch with the AppTapp Installer. Then go to AppTapp and look for Simplify Media under the multimedia category. When you run it you will need to sign in with your Simplify Media username and password. Download the desktop version of the software for Mac or PC to create your free account. Be sure you have a Wi-Fi connection because EDGE won’t cut it. And you might want to check out the iPhone demo at the Simplify Media web site.

Posted on December 26th, 2007 by admin
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Well, there is now an application available to capture data points through the iPhone’s built-in camera. It’s called iMatrix. If you have jailbroken your phone and have been updating through installer.app, you may have already had a chance to try this application out.

According to the application website: “Application can: open web link via Safari, add contact in your Address Book, add event to Calendar, add new note to Notes, and initiate new e-mail or phone call. “

What applications can you see this being used for?

Posted on December 26th, 2007 by admin
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Amazon has unveiled their iPhone version, and it’s a very good version, it simplifies the website to the essential: product search and discovery, here is a screenshot:

The iPhone version of Kelkoo, but still in French ;-(

Posted on December 26th, 2007 by admin
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Labyrinth was one of the best games created for the iPhone, it made good use of the phone’s accelerometers and showed the true potential of 3rd party apps for the iPhone. Unfortunately, the popular game was recently updated by its developer to v1.0 adding a timer (which was way too quick) and a demo only version…meaning that now the game was not free anymore.

The new version adds some new features like calibration and probably fixes some bugs…but the full game costs $7. If you think its worth it…go ahead and buy it, if not then we got your piece of cake! Download Labyrinth v0.4 and follow the following instructions to get it working :

1. Extract the zip file to your Desktop

2. Open WinSCP and connect to your iPhone via SSH

3. Go to the root/Applications folder and Drop the extracted folder in there

4. Next go into the Labyrinth.app folder and right-click on the file labyrinth and set permission to 0755

5. Reboot your phone

Posted on December 26th, 2007 by admin
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