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Jailbreak iPod Touch 3G 8Gb/32Gb/64Gb

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 : ======================================================================================= (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 ...

Aug 13

Jobs : iPhone has a kill switch !

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There were always speculations of the iPhone having something called as a Kill Switch using which Apple can remotely Kill any thing on your iPhone but its never been made official by any Apple Executive, that is until now !

Recently in an interview to Walls Street Journal, Apple CEO, Steve Jobs admitted to iPhones having a mechanism that allows the device to contact Apple website and delete the software that the company deems harmful.

Jobs told to WSJ, “”Hopefully we never have to pull that lever, but we would be irresponsible not to have a lever like that to pull.”

Apple using this Kill Switch or Lever, can remove any software on the iPhone which they think is malicious. However if Apple wanted they could’ve pulled this switch long back in the days where Unofficial 3rd Party Apps were common.

written by Tanmay \\ tags: iPhone, Steve Jobs

Aug 06

Steve Jobs unhappy about MobileMe

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Steve Jobs at 4 PM Pacific Time on Monday sent an EMail to his Employers regarding the outcome of MobileMe and the way it’s been shaped up.
Mr.Jobs was apparently very much disappointed with the way MobileMe has turned out. He felt it was launched in a hurry and was not upto Apple Standards !

He expressed to his Employers that the launch of MobileMe should’ve been done in stages and launched only after thorough testings. He also said it was a mistake to coincide the launch of MobileMe with the iPhone 3G.

In effect of this, Jobs told all of his Staff related to MobileMe Development to report to Eddy Cue who in turn will report directly to Jobs himself. Cue therefore will lead all the Online Services provided by Apple right from iTunes to App Store and now MobileME !

arstechnica.com has made public the full Email which Job’s had sent.

Check it out below :