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Today
Navigon AG Announces Thanksgiving Promotion for MobileNavigator App
Navigon AG announced that the company has launched a a Thanksgiving promotion for its iPhone navigation app, MobileNavigator [App Store, $69.99], as well as insights into holiday travel. During this time, the company is offering a special Thanksgiving promotion for its iPhone navigat...
China Unicom Executive States 10% Chinese Adoption Rate for iPhone Within Three Years
In spite of a slow sales start, China Unicom continues to hold high hopes for the iPhone with an unnamed senior executive citing that the handset will carry 10% of China's 3G users within two to three years. In addition, China Unicom Chairman Chang Xiaobing publicly said this week that he ex...
Fix The "Verifying iPhone" Issue In iTunes
I recently ran into an issue where my iPhone would take an inordinate amount of time to sync but I couldn't figure out why. The step it always seemed to hang up on was "Verifying iPhone," but why? After doing a bit of investigating, I found out that this step is actually a part of iTunes' backup...
TomTom Announces Car Kit For iPod Touch
Closely following the announcement that Magellan's car kit and iPhone nav app, RoadMate 2010 North America [App Store, $79.99] TomTom has announced that they plan to release a second car kit geared directly to the iPod touch.
Twittelator Pro Announces Official Geotagging Support, Tweetie On The Way
Today Twitter announced that it has enabled geotagging support for third-party Twitter clients, just two weeks after they began rolling out the new retweet feature. Following the announcement from Twitter, Stone Design announced that Twittelator Pro [App Store, $4.99] is the first Tw...
Google News For Mobile Updated For iPhone
Google announced earlier today that they have launched a mobile-formatted version of Google News for viewing on smartphones, geared directly toward iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre users.The new version offers similar features to the desktop homepage, displaying more stories than the...
Super Monkey Ball 2 En Route for iPhone
Last year, Sega's Super Monkey Ball [App Store, $3.99] served as an ideal launch title for the App Store, introducing players to accelerometer-driven games. Recently, Sega indicated that Super Monkey Ball 2 will emerge for the iPhone 18 months after the original was released for the App S...
Trillian Instant Message Client Arrives for iPhone, iPod Touch
It took a bit, but Trillian [App Store, $4.99] is finally available in the App Store.Cerulean Studios, the company that created Trillian, said that Trillian for iPhone sports several features users will already find on the company's desktop software. The app displays contacts, grouped a...
Virgin Mobile to Carry iPhone in Canada
Virgin Mobile's Canadian division will soon carry the iPhone, according to an announcement delivered today. The company has currently revealed few details, except that it will sell both the 3G and 3GS models and that a launch should happen sometime "in the coming months." The device will...
Yesterday
AT&T Responds To Verizon With Their Own Ad
Since AT&T's request to have Verizon's ads temporarily pulled from the air has been denied, AT&T has begun airing their own commercials to respond to Verizon. The ad features a quizzical Luke Wilson pointing out which company has the fastest 3G network, the ability talk and surf...
Orba, Beautiful Screen-Clearing Game, Hits The App Store
Kieffer Bros. has just released a beautiful new game for the iPhone and iPod touch called Orba [App Store]. Orba is a screen-clearing game which uses colored orbs as playing pieces. To clear pieces, simply tap orb groups containing three or more same-colored orbs. The larger the group, the hi...
App & Accessory Turn Your iPhone Into A Stethoscope
A new application turns a regular iPhone into an electronic stethoscope with the assistance of the $30 iStetho adapter that connects a modified (read: cut up with a pair of scissors) stethoscope to the iPhone's microphone. Once it's connected, the iStethoscope Pro app [App Store, $0.99]...
Wednesday, Nov 18
Patch: TomTom 1.2 Update Released, Supports Original iPhone and iPod touch
TomTom today released an update for all versions of its turn-by-turn navigation application for the iPhone. This new version, which we reported on last week, includes quite a few improvements, including support for the original iPhone and all versions of the iPod touch.
Friday, Oct 30
Patch: Apple Remote App Updated For Apple TV 3.0
Apple has released version 1.3.2 of Remote [App Store, Free], their app that turns your iPhone into a remote control for iTunes on your computer and for your Apple TV. The update adds compatibility with the Apple TV 3.0 operating system and several compatibility fixes for iTunes 9. Full list of...
Thursday, Oct 15
iPA Podcast Episode 58: The buffer between you and silence
This week we discuss the iPhone 3.1.2 update, the rollout of MMS, and AT&T's decision to allow VoIP on the iPhone. Show notes can be found at iPhoneAlley.com/podcast. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, email us at Podcast[at]iPhoneAlley.com.
Tuesday, Oct 13
Patch: Dev Team Releases 3.1.x Jailbreak, Supports iPhone 3GS
The iPhone Dev-Team has released the latest version of its Mac-only jailbreaking software which is now compatible with iPhone OS 3.1.x. PwnageTool 3.1.4 now supports the iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and all 1st and 2nd gen iPod touches. The Dev-Team warns all iPhone 3GS users who wish to jail...
Friday, Oct 9
How To: Adobe Releases 'Photoshop.com' App For iPhone
Adobe has released a Photoshop application for the iPhone. Called Photoshop.com [App Store, Free], the app provides tools to make simple modifications to images stored on the device using a simple, easy, and unique gesture-based interface that makes.
Thursday, Oct 8
Patch: Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.1.2 Update
Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPhone to not wake from sleep. Resolves intermittent issue that may interrupt cellular network services until restart.. Fixes bug that could cause occasional crash during video streaming. read more
Patch: Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.1.2 Update [Update: AT&T Carrier Update Released]
Apple on Thursday released version 3.1.2 of its iPhone OS for the iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS handsets. The minor update reportedly fixes a handful of issues with the software. The update offers the following fixes and changes: Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPhone to not wake fr...
Friday, Sep 25
Patch: MMS Now Live on AT&T, New Carrier Update Available
AT&T's carrier settings update that will enable MMS on iPhones running iPhone OS 3.0 and later is now live and available for download in iTunes. To get it, just plug the iPhone into iTunes, wait for it to check for updates, and select "Download and Update" when the prompt appears.
Monday, Sep 14
iPA Podcast Episode 55: Brought To You By Radio Voice
Now that we've had some time with iTunes 9 and the iPhone 3.1 update, Michael and the crew talk further about new features, gripes, and more! Show notes can be found at iPhoneAlley.com/podcast. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, email us at Podcast[at]iPhoneAlley.com.
Thursday, Sep 10
iPA Podcast Episode 54: Wanna Bump?
This week we discuss Apple's September 9th media event: iPhone 3.1, iTunes 9, the new iPod touch, and more! Show notes can be found at iPhoneAlley.com/podcast. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, email us at Podcast[at]iPhoneAlley.com. read more
Wednesday, Sep 9
Patch: Apple Announces iPhone OS 3.1 Update, Available Now
After much anticipation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone OS 3.1 software update at the "Rock and Roll" media event on Wednesday, September 9th. The new firmware, a free download for iPhone OS 3.0 users, adds the following fixes and changes:
Thursday, Aug 27
Patch: Facebook for iPhone Updated to 3.0, Brings Big Changes, New UI
Facebook for iPhone version 3.0 [App Store] was released today with some big changes. As we reported in July, the update brings quite a few anticipated features. You can now "like" posts, view and respond to event invitations, see your friends' birthdays, and even view the app in landscape m...
Tuesday, Jul 14
Patch: Apple Seeds iPhone OS 3.1 Beta 2 To Developers
Today Apple provided iPhone developers with OS 3.1 Beta 2, an update to the beta seeded two weeks ago. The release notes don't mention any changes in this version, although beta 1 included minor feature adjustments without any mention from Apple. We're assuming that Beta 2 will contain most...
Monday, Jul 13
iPA Podcast Episode 48: Insert title name here
GPS discussion, rants, App Store discussion, and more on this week's iPhone Alley Podcast! Show notes can be found at iPhoneAlley.com/podcast. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, email us at Podcast[at]iPhoneAlley.com.
Tuesday, Jul 7
Patch: iPhone Dev Team Releases Jailbreak For 3GS [Update: Comments From The Dev Team]
The iPhone Dev Team has released a new version of RedSn0w that jailbreaks the iPhone 3GS, as well as 2G, 3G, and iPod touch 2 on OS 3.0. It runs on both Windows and Mac, and has the same instructions for each as previous versions. The problems with Icy and Cydia have allegedly been resolved, and Ul...
Sunday, Jul 5
Patch: Rolando Gets Update, Adds Two New Levels
Ngmoco, the iPhone game development studio responsible for Rolando [iTunes link] and Rolando 2 [iTunes link], today updated the original Rolando game to version 1.7. read more
Thursday, Jul 2
Patch: iPhone Dev Team Posts Risky Temporary Jailbreak For 3GS
The iPhone Dev Team has posted a new method for 3GS owners to jailbreak their iPhones. The new method will allow them to jailbreak now, rather than wait for them to update the Pwnage Tool for the 3GS, but it comes at the cost of not being able to unlock the device in the future. It's pretty risky, a...
Tuesday, Jun 30
Patch: Apple Seeds iPhone OS 3.1 Beta, SDK 3.1 To Developers [Update: MMS Enabled... Kind of]
Today Apple provided iPhone developers with a beta version of iPhone OS 3.1 for all versions of the iPod touch and iPhone, including iPhone 3GS. Additionally, Apple has released an updated version of the iPhone SDK for both Leopard and Snow Leopard. No changes have been reported as of yet, bu...
Friday, Jun 19
How To: iPhone 3G S Deconstruction Guide
RapidRepair has posted a take-apart guide for deconstructing an iPhone 3G S. They have posted instructions for gently taking apart your shiny new toy without scratching the paint, so to speak. Specifically, they show a list of parts and how to gain access to each one. To do it, you'll need sma...
Wednesday, Jun 17
Patch: Apple Releases iPhone 3.0 To the General Public, Available Via iTunes
And... it's live! Apple has officially released iPhone 3.0 to the general public. It can be downloaded through iTunes by clicking the "Check for Updates" button in the iPhone source page. It's available for both original iPhone and iPhone 3G owners at no cost. iPod touch owners can get the update...
Saturday, Nov 22
Pwnage Tool, QuickPwn For 2.2 Released
Those of you waiting for a jailbreak and/or unlock solution for the new 2.2 firmware will be happy to know that the Dev Team just posted updated versions of the Pwnage Tool and QuickPwn for the iPhone and iPod touch that will let you update your OS to version 2.2 without altering the baseband. Be...
Monday, Aug 18
Patch: Apple Releases iPhone 2.0.2 Software Update [Updated]
Apple has released iPhone 2.0.2 Software Update via the "Check for Update" feature in iTunes. As usual, the update lists no new features, listing "Bug fixes" as the only improvements in this version. Other improvements may be included, so let us know what you find!
Tuesday, Aug 5
Patch: 2.0.1 Update Changes iPhone 3G Baseband, May Break Future Unlocks
Well, the 2.0.1 firmware update has been released, and users are reporting problems. Not too surprisingly, first-gen iPhones that have been jailbroken and/or unlocked are un-jailbroken by the update, so you'll lose access to all of your unofficial, third party apps. The Dev Team is alread...
Tuesday, Feb 26
Patch: Apple Releases iPhone/iPod Touch 1.1.4 Firmware Update [Update: Jailbreak Works]
We just found out about this a few minutes ago. On Tuesday, Apple released version 1.1.4 of its firmware for the iPhone and iPod touch. The update, a 162.1 megabyte download, can be located by mounting the device in iTunes, then clicking the device and telling iTunes to check for an update.
