Posted by Arjun Komath on July 22nd, 2010
For the last three years there have been many rumors that the iPhone will eventually be available on Verizon’s network. Apple has Verizon cell-sites in its Cupertino HQ, it has CDMA iPhone prototypes, and most of all, it has the will. Yet, it just hasn’t happened so far. There are some plausible explanations, but we really don’t know why for sure.
However, Verizon is not the only other American wireless carrier that could be carrying the iPhone soon. According to Cult of the Mac’s high-placed source at T-Mobile:
“Talks between Apple and T-Mobile are at an advanced stage, our source says, and it’s 80 percent likely that the iPhone will be coming to T-Mobile in Q3.”
Apple refused to confirm or deny the report, and a T-Mobile rep simply said that “T-Mobile does not comment on rumor or speculation.”
Let’s hope for the best!
[via AppAdvice]
Posted by Arjun Komath on July 22nd, 2010
Comex, the mastermind behind the Spirit jailbreak, has announced via Twitter that he will not be waiting for Apple’s upcoming iOS 4.1 update – and that a suitable tool should be released within days. It will support iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS (new bootrom) on firmware 4.0 and hopefully 4.0.1!
Many had speculated that hackers would hold off on releasing a jailbreak tool until Apple pushed out its upcoming software update, which might conflict with jailbroken iPhone 4 handsets. However, Comex seems assured that there will be some way around whatever measures Apple attempts to enforce in iOS 4.1 – and if past experience is anything to go by, he’s right.
Posted by Arjun Komath on July 20th, 2010
The iPhone Dev Team has just posted that Apple started Doing “Soft” SHSH Blobs Check Starting from iOS 4, This means that like the 3GS and the iPhone 4, if iTunes can’t get your blobs (due to signing window being closed), the iTunes restore will error out.
The iPhone dev-team’s blog post :
Those of you with jailbroken iPhone3G and ipt2G devices may now have noticed Cydia starting to save your SHSH blobs too, just like it does for iPhone3GS, ipt3G and later devices. That’s because starting with 4.0, Apple started putting a “soft” SHSH blob check in the firmware. The SHSH blob check is very real in the sense that if iTunes can’t get your blobs (because the Apple signing window has closed), the iTunes restore will error out. But it’s “soft” in the sense that those devices can always use redsn0w or PwnageTool to get past the error (the bootroms themselves for those devices don’t require blobs to be in the firmware files, unlike the newer bootroms).
Furthermore, since the 3.x IPSWs for these devices don’t enforce it, you can always restore to 3.x IPSWs outside of any signing windows.
So, Cydia is doing this to allow you to continue to use iTunes to restore to 4.x on iPhone3G and ipt2g outside of Apple’s signing window without needing to use redsn0w or PwnageTool to get around Apple’s annoying new restriction.
Posted by Arjun Komath on July 20th, 2010
Good news for all you iBookworms out there; Apple just released a new version of iBooks for your reading pleasure. It’s a nice update as besides the usual bug fixes, it brings a couple of new features and improvements.
For example, you will now be able to expand pictures by double-tapping them. Also, Audio and Video are now fully supported. As for PDFs, these should now load considerably faster.
It’s available right now in the App Store.
Posted by Arjun Komath on July 19th, 2010
The iPad has been around for quite some time and most folks in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore would already have got there hands on it! But still, its nice to hear the Apple is officially going to launch the iPad in the above mentioned counties. As per their press release it will be available by July 23rd. Unfortunately, you cannot pre-order the iPad, and so you will have to wait in a long queue to get your hands on the magical device!
Posted by Arjun Komath on July 19th, 2010
- Fixed a number of orientation issues with Quick Compose and Quick Reply.
- Polished up the animations for Quick Compose and Quick Reply, such that these are now 100% complete in the lock screen mode. Unlock screen mode is still being worked on.
- Fixed up all known issues with the Apple passcode interaction on lock screen with Quick Compose and Quick Reply.
- The biteSMS pop-up (smileys etc) now fades in and out, instead of just appearing suddenly (thanks @cdevwill).
- Fixed crash issue that impacted some users when pressing the “Messages” button to navigate back to the conversation list.
- Fixed up some more issues associated with signatures.
Note: No changes for iOS 3 users.
Posted by Arjun Komath on July 19th, 2010
Antenn-aids are described by the seller as “custom vinyl sitcker[s] for your iPhone 4.” The Band-Aid for your iDevice is designed to be placed over the lower left corner of the antenna. And while the seller takes great pains to ensure that buyers understand that the Antenna-aid is for entertainment purposes only, chances are, the solution will work at least as well as tape or another type of protective covering.
The bandages are being sold in packs of six for $4.99. Each Antenna-aid is a different color so you can color-coordinate.
Posted by Arjun Komath on July 19th, 2010
A few hours ago @musclenerd tweeted that he has unlocked his iPhone 4 using ultrasn0w. We can expect the unlock for iPhone 4 soon. He has also posted a photo of his unlock.
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Posted by Arjun Komath on July 16th, 2010
Unlike the 4.0.1 release made available to the general public yesterday, it comes with some new features that you might be interested to learn about. Here is what has surfaced so far:
Posted by Arjun Komath on July 16th, 2010
Here’s the description of the App:
Get up and go and have everything waiting for you on your iPhone: Your Firefox history, bookmarks and open tabs, just as you had left them on your desktop computer. Firefox Home is secure from end-to-end so your data is always safe. And, of course, it’s free.
Download Firefox Home for iPhone and iPod Touch [iTunes Link]
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