iPod Touch 3G was launched a couple of months back with improved Processor and Graphics Capabilities (32Gb/64Gb). But along with that, they came with the 3.1 Firmware which prevented Jailbreaking.
A sort of temporary (tethered) Jailbreak is now available for iPod Touch 3G. Jailbreaking an iPod unlocks a lot of possibilities such as Custom Themes, some cool Apps and ahem *cracked games* too.
Blackra1n RC2 now supports Jailbreaking of the iPod Touch 3G 8Gb along with 32 and 64Gb variants.
Follow this guide to Jailbreak your iPod Touch 3G :
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(PC Users)
1. Connect your iPod Touch to the PC and make sure its detected ...
Layar – Free Augmented Reality App
Augmented Reality based applications are fast showing up with mobiles getting equipped with Accelerometers, Digital Compass and GPS.
The iPhone 3GS has a inbuilt Digital Compass which led to such apps showing up in the App Store these days.
Layar is a new AR based App which uses GPS location and internet data to layer information on the screen over live footage.
NBA Live for iPhone Screenshots – Awesome!
NBA Live is the an upcoming offering in the Sports Game genre by Electronic Arts for the iPhone. EA released a few screenshots to showcase its graphics and gameplay. And let me say that these are one of the best graphics I've ever seen on the iPhone.
According to EA, the game will deliver the “most realistic 5-on-5 action” for the iPhone.
SMS Counter Addon
The default Messages Application in the iPhone is pretty good but theres no way of knowing whether you've reached the Word limit for 1 SMS.
To effectively manage this problem, there's a small hack available that adds a Word count to the Default Messages.App (SMS App).
Unique Springboard Concept using CoverFlow
The iPhone has opened up limitless possibilities and ideas for Developers. The things which you could do with the iPhone are countless!
Here's a concept I came upon by Ocean Observations which proposes a new way of using the iPhones Home Screen for navigation.
Their concept of the modified Springboard utilizes the Coverflow Mode for browsing of Apps within Springboard.
To better understand check out this video of their Concept :
iPhone App to Start your Car
There's really no limit to what developers can come up with these days for the iPhone. Just when you though that there's an App for every possible category and task, comes this App which doesn't fail to amaze you!
Viper SmartStart from Directed Electronics is an iPhone-compatible remote starter capable of warming up or cooling down a car.
SmartStart can be used to remotely lock or unlock the doors, pop the trunk or even sound the car alarm !
“Our customers have consistently told us that the two most important features in a remote starter are range and user interface,” Directed Electronics president ...
Apple to activate hidden FM Radio in iPhone and iPod Touch
The iPhone and iPod Touch have most of the features any Music device should have. But many people missed an FM Radio. Well there seems to be some good news for FM lovers.
Apple was always reluctant to include a FM Radio in their iPod lineup but with the inclusion of FM Radio in their latest iPod Nanos opened up hopes for inclusion of FM in other Apple devices too.
The current iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 3G have a FM Receiver Module, just that theres no software to make use of it.
Apparently Apple is waiting for the integration of Apple Music ...
iPhone Photoshop App
iPhone has been the only device where you can get almost any application you want. Pick a task and you have an App for that!
The iPhone also had its share of Image Editing applications but none provided much detailed editing of Images.
Adobe the company behind the most widely used PC/Mac based Professional Photo Editing software - Photoshop has now made available a free to use Mobile based version of Photoshop!
Unlock Jailbreak iPhone 3.1
The Pwnage Tool to Unlock iPhone OS 3.1 for the 2G and 3G has just been launched by the Dev team. But that is MAC only at the moment. But sizlopedia.com has provided links to a Custom Firmware Created with Pwnage which you can directly install using iTunes.
iPhone 3G Owners Download these Files and Update/Restore using iTunes to get a 3.1 Unlocked iPhone :
http://rapidshare.com/files/28094968...ated.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28095172...ated.part2.rar
After you restore your iPhone 3G to the above Firmware, you'll need to Unlock it using Ultrasn0w.
To install Ultrasn0w follow :
1. Open Cydia > Manage > Sources.
2. Click Edit and then, Add on the top left.
3. Type ...
Egnyte On Demand Server
The one thing that's a must these days with the world getting online and information pouring in from everywhere is - getting all your data mobile and always accessible no matter where you are!
People now a days work on several computers and other devices and it becomes quite difficult for them to manage, streamline and keep all their data synced at one place.
All that trouble is a thing of the past now with the introduction of Cloud Computing and file sharing softwares. Egnyte is a major player and a very widely recognized provider for Online Demand Cloud Computing.
Egnyte Local Cloud ...
iPhone already has a plethora of some awesome Racing based games. Some of my favorites included GTS World Racing, Asphalt 4, Speedburst and a few others. But I’d always been waiting for the Need for Speed (NFS) Series to get ported over to the iPhone ever since EA took keen interest in developing iPhone/iPod Touch applications.
Well finally the wait is over and EA has just released its latest iteration of the NFS series – NFS Undercover for the iPhone !
Here’s how the Tagline goes :
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? Get behind the wheel of the world’s #1 racing franchise to find out! Explode into a racing frenzy on your iPhone and iPod touch in this action packed adventure of hot pursuit and betrayal.
IGN.com’s Levi Buchchan says :
“Not only is the game extremely fast, especially when you tap the on-screen NOS button, but the graphics outstrip anything that your’ve seen on the iPhone thus far.”
This comment might be enough (apart from this being from the NFS Series) for you to purchase this game right away !
NFS Undercover for iPhone is available right now in the App Store for $9.99 and is 92.3 MB big.
The iPhone does have some drawbacks, MMS was said to be one of them. But even then that drawback was filled with a 3rd Party Application called as SwirlyMMS. SwirlyMMS worked till Firmware 1.1.4. The new 2.0 Firmware brought come core system changes in the Firmware and thus needed a recode of most older Applications.
Recently the Official Blog of SwirlyMMS announced that they’ve successfully ported it to 2.x Firmware and have confirmed it works.
The application is not yet released. It will be available soon on Cydia and Installer. Expect a Public Release soon !
NFS Undercover is the next installment in the popular Arcade Racing series by Electronic Arts. Its the 12th Game so far in the Need for Speed Series. But this time its also coming on your iPhone !
The game will be featuring Mission Impossible 3 actress Margaret Quigley who will act as your Guide throughout the game. The game most probably will be controlled using the iPhones builtin Accelerometer. The Graphics hopefully should be on par with most other Handheld devices like Nintendo DS or PSP.
iHologram from the name itself gives us a hint of what it does. iHologram works by assuming a constant viewing angle (35-45 degrees), typical for when the device is placed on a tabletop. The 3D Scene’s perspective is then warped using anamorphic perspective, making the object appear to jump off the screen.
This indeed looks very cool. Check out the Video below :
Dock, one of my favorite application launching programs on the iPhone, has been ported to the 2.0 firmware by Nate Tru. One of the best things about Dock is that is it available in any application. By simply swiping your finger along the bottom of your screen will activate Dock. But now, it’s back with an entirely new look.
Earlier they used a Sun Beam at the Bottom Right Corner which sprang out like a pack of cards. But now it uses an entirely new mechanism.
Just today I downloaded a new application called Writing Pad for the iPhone. Whats special about this Application was that the unique technique one could use to Input Text.
It uses an absolutely unique and innovative technique to enter text. What it does is that it enables you to enter text into the iPhone by tracing word shapes rather than typing letters.
All you have to do is move over the letter of the word you want to type making a contact point on each letter, Writing Pad accurately captures it and also shows you other possible suggestions !
Other features include the regular option to EMail the text and Auto Saving feature.
Among many other features, the iPhone lacked basic Copy Paste Functionality. Many people including me were hoping that Apple would be adding this functionality in the 2.0 but still no sign of it.
So finally as usual some 3rd Party Developer decided and came up with 1st Ever Application for iPhone supporting the Copy Paste Function along with a Rich Text Editor !
MagicPad, a rich text-editor, the first of its kind for the iPhone, allows users to create text documents in which they can change fonts, text sizes, colors, and even add bold, italic, underline, and strike-through effects to their text. After creating their customized memos, users can also email the rich-text notes to themselves or friends.
