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Infinite Labs Releases Mover 3
Mover is available in two flavors: Mover+ [App Store, $1.99] which is a free update for current owners of Mover+ and allows you to send and receive contacts, photos, and video. Mover Lite [App Store, Free] can send contacts and photos as well as receive all content from Mover+.
Next iPhone To Run On GSM And CDMA Networks, Verizon Launch In 2010?
Rumors of an iPhone on Verizon's network have once again begun to circulate, this time from a report by OTR Global. In the report, they claim that Apple is considering making a new iPhone that would hybrid Verizon's CDMA2000 technology with AT&T's UMTS 3G network. The ability to easily...
RadioShack To Carry iPhone In Select Stores, Nationwide In 2010
Radioshack has officially announced that they will begin selling the iPhone 3G and 3GS in select company stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth and New York City metropolitan areas, starting some time later this month. They also added that they hope to have them available in stores nationwide b...
Crazy Lawsuit Accuses Apple Of Stealing iPod, iPhone Concepts In 80's
In a lawsuit that can only be described as bizarre, Apple, Steve Jobs, and Sarah Jessica Parker are being accused of stealing the idea for the iPod and iPhone back in 1989. The plaintiff is Franz A. Wakefield, who says that after winning first place at the 17th Congressional District Arts Com...
O2 to Allow UK iPhone Users to Unlock Handsets for Competing Carriers
UK iPhone owners subscribed to O2 will be allowed to unlock for other carriers, according to the CEO of O2's parent company, Telefonica Europe. "Once the iPhone becomes available on other UK networks," says Matthew Key, "we will allow O2 customers to unlock their iPhones, although of cou...
Apimac Releases Translation Dictionaries for iPhone, iPod Touch
Software developer Apimac announced the release of English-Italian, English-German and English-Spanish dictionaries for the iPhone and iPod touch on Friday. The applications promise a comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary with grammatical notes; a huge phrase book containin...
Sonos Announces The S5, A Wireless iPhone Speaker
Sonos has recently started shipping the Sonos ZonePlayer S5, a wireless speaker dock specifically designed for the iPhone and iPod touch. The unit allows you to stream music from any computer in your house, controlled by the free Sonos app which we reviewed a little while ago. The beauty of...
OrbLive Released For Mac, Streams Media To Other Computers, iPhone
Orb, the media-sharing software for the PC, has just been released for the Mac. Orb lets you access your media, like music and videos in iTunes and photos in iPhoto, by streaming them to your iPhone from your Mac. As long as you have your Mac on and running the Orb software, you can access your me...
Yesterday
Apple Job Listing Includes Stopping Jailbreaking, Unlocking Efforts
Apple has posted a job opening located at their corporate headquarters for the position of "iPhone OS Platform Security Manager." The individual would be responsible for a team of securing the booting, installation, and running of firmware. We're guessing that this lucky individual wi...
Kamikaze Race Is Addictive, Challenging, and Tons Of Fun
Orb Games has just released what may become my new game obsession for the iPhone. It's called Kamikaze Race [App Store, $0.99] and it puts you in the seat of an extremely fast car on a busy highway. But there's a catch: your brakes have stopped working and your accelerator is jammed! The goal is t...
How Apple's Products Got The "i"
Have you ever wondered how the iPhone and Apple's other devices like the iPod and iMac got the iconic lowercase "i" preceding their name? It all started with the iMac, but why? Who's idea was it? The answer is Ken Segall, and Cult of Mac recently got a chance to sit down with him for an intervie...
Apple Testing RFID Technology In Prototype iPhones?
According to Einar Rosenberg, Apple has begun experimenting with putting RFID chips with the possibility of a wide range of uses, such as doubling as a credit card, assisting in identifying lost or stolen devices, paying for mass transit, or possibly even using it to sync with a Mac. The so...
Open Links In A New Page
Ever since my first iPhone, there was always one feature I thought Safari was lacking; the ability to open links in a new page. I mean, Safari for iPhone let you have multiple pages open, but there was never a way to explicitly open a link in a new page! Every competent desktop browser can do thi...
Wednesday, Nov 4
IvySkin Announces New Case With Integrated Battery
IvySkin has announced its first case with an integrated battery pack for the iPhone 3G and 3GS. The SmartCase features an integrated battery which they claim provides 200% more battery life and a protective case. The case is made of a polycarbonate hard shell, coated in a polysilicon mater...
Win A Factory-Unlocked iPhone 3G From PocketMac
To promote RingtoneStudio for Mac, PocketMac has announced a contest to give away a factory-unlocked iPhone 3G to one lucky participant. The iPhone 3G was unlocked by Apple and therefore does not require any hacking, jailbreaking, or any other types of foolery to maintain the unlock. It c...
App Store Reaches 100,000 Apps Available
Apple has announced that the App Store has officially reached an inventory of 100,000 available apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. While more than 100,000 have been submitted and approved, not all of them stayed available for long, keeping the number below 100k. Apple issued a statement o...
Google Wave Client Hits The App Store
Waveboard [App Store, $0.99], a Google Wave iPhone client which was rumored to be undergoing the App Store approval process last month, has finally hit the App Store. The client provides a front-end for Google's cutting-edge HTML 5 communication tool in spite of the fact that an iPhone-fo...
Bell Launches HSPA+ 4G Network, iPhone-Based Calling Plans
Canadian wireless carrier Bell today launched its HSPA+ network and its first devices, including the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G. The network supports up to 21Mbps downstream on the Novatel Wireless U998 ($75) and future modems that support HSPA+ and should also supply as much as 7.2Mbps for...
Tuesday, Nov 3
AT&T Seeking To Block Verizon From Showing 3G-less Areas As "Blank" In Ads
AT&T is up in arms over Verizon's latest jab at the iPhone-AT&T duo, a TV ad called "There's A Map For That". The ad directly parody's Apple's series of "There's an App For That" ads that features different apps in the App Store. Unfortunately for AT&T, their argument basically...
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...
Monday, Jun 15
iPA Podcast Episode 45: The Second Coming of the iPhone 3G
Now that the dust has settled from the iPhone 3G S' announcement, your favorite iPhone pundits talk details and gripes of the new phone. Show notes can be found at iPhoneAlley.com/podcast. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, email us at Podcast[at]iPhoneAlley.com.
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.
