Apple's special media event has brought many new features to the iPhone. iPhone owners around the world now have many reasons to be happy for owning an iPhone come summer when the demoed features of iPhone OS is released.
Kevin Rose predicted right that OS 3.0 would bring the long awaited cut and paste functionality to the iPhone. But some features, which he said won't be part of the update (MMS, push, bluetooth) are also on the way now.
The most notable feature from users point of view, however, is the system wide cut and paste functionality. Double tapping a word in Read More...
Apple is hosting a special media event on March 17, 2009 to give the media a preview of the upcoming iPhone OS 3.0. The event is going to be held at Apple's Town Hall building in Cupertino at 10am Pacific Time according to Ars Technica one of the invited media.
The event would be a preview detailing the features of what Apple is planning with the release of iPhone 3.0 software. In addition to showcasing the new software, there is a possibility of apple discussing release of new SDK for developers. This could be one reason why Apple has been going soft Read More...
It's time to undertake an underwater mission with Scuba Scout; Fela Originals' latest iPhone game. You are out in the sea in a mini submarine with instructions to destroy all the underwater mines. The task is not easy. As you descend deeper, mines would whiz past your submarine at maddening speed, it dark too deep down there. A slight contact with the floating mines can explode your vessel and the game ends then and there.
How do you play?
Once on the game, you have to be very watchful. Your sole objective is to dodge your vessel from being hit by one Read More...
A discussion thread in Apple Discussion forum unfolds a sad story for unlocked iPhone users. Upgrading to firmware 2.2 is creating problems even for officially unlocked iPhone owners. In some cases, select features such as SMS and calls are disabled and in the worst case, devices are getting re-locked or bricked.
Apple Store executives are not aware of the problem and reportedly provide no ready solution when users visit the stores. Officially unlocked iPhones purchased in Hong Kong, Australia, Belgium, Italy are among those affected by this strange update mess. Is 2.2 iPhone firmware incomplete? There is another angle about this Read More...
iPhone firmware 2.2 has been released. Jailbroken iPhone users will not be able to upgrade the firmware as there are many chances of their devices turning to bricks; so said the experts. iPhone Dev team has not announced any tentative date when they can crack 2.2, this could be a long wait. A post Sir, step away from the keyboard explains what can happen if you upgrade to iPhone 2.2 now. Many jailbroken iPhone users are already facing the 2.2 fire.
The temptation
One of the main reasons people jailbreak their devices is to get unlimited fun using both the content in Read More...
We have been waiting for this day, the day our problems with iPhone 3G will suddenly be taken away. Apple has released a new and improved iPhone 2.1 SDK firmware in beta. Developers around the world have started working to fix the bugs of iPhone 2.0. The main focus of this release is to enhance the GPS feature according to a source. Finally, we are all going to get an accurate navigation app that shows the exact direction, speed or pace we are traveling.
Apart from giving a boost to GPS feature, this update will also fix other problems we all Read More...