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Snapdragon-powered Toshiba TG01 UK unveiling on July 9

Will Park — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:54:58 +0000

When it comes to super-slim and sexy smartphones with enough computing power to take over the world, the Toshiba TG01 takes the cake. Thanks to a power-packed Snapdragon chipset, the TG01 speeds along at 1Ghz clock speeds while playing with a hefty 256MB of RAM and a 4.1-inch WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen display. The kicker - the TG01 stuffs WiFi, GPS, 3.2-megapixel camera and 3G data connectivity into a package barely 10mm thick! And, it’s coming to the UK next week.

We’ve been keeping an eye on the Toshiba (OTCPK: TOSBF) TG01 ever since we had a chance to put hands on the super-thin smartphone in Barcelona. Despite having pulled the plug on Japanese production, Toshiba looks to be going strong with their TG01 roll-out. Check out our in-depth Toshiba TG01 hands-on here.

While those of use in The States will have to wait for the Toshiba TG01 to get all official, it looks like the UK will be the next market to get the Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone. Come July 9th, Toshiba will be showing off something really cool in London. Given Toshiba’s Summer launch window for the TG01, it’s highly likely we’ll see Toshiba unleashing the Toshiba TG01 on British soil next week.

For the time being, enjoy our hands-on video.

Stay tuned!

[Via: SlashGear]

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National Geographic’s Top 20 iPhone Travel Apps

Will Park — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:30:19 +0000

Like to take trips to foreign locales, do you? Don’t forget your iPhone! Armed with the right iPhone apps, your iPhone can be an invaluable tool to help you organize your trip and find your way around not-so-familiar terrain. Who better to help you find those iPhone travel apps than the globe-trotters at National Geographic? The renowned travel/exploration publication has posted their Top 20 iPhone Travel Apps for your perusal, and it’s a good’n.

From free iPhone apps like “Room” to paid apps like “Packing,” Nat Geo has all the your travel needs covered. Common travel apps like FlightTrack and Google Earth are staples of any would-be traveler, but less popular apps like Babelingo (300 common phrases in 11 languages), Room (helps you pack for your trip) and Cheap Gas (um, self-explanatory) also deserve a quick mention.

Head on over to National Geographic for the full Top 20 iPhone Travel Apps list.

[Via: NatGeo]

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GSM Palm Pre spotted in the wild

Will Park — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:15:11 +0000

The Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre’s biggest downfall is the network technology that it uses - the US-only CDMA standard. That fact alone limits the Palm Pre to the US. American GSM users and just about everyone else on Planet Earth will have to wait for Palm to launch the GSM variant that we spied in Barcelona.

The good news is that the GSM Pre may not be too far off. A newly leaked set of pics shows the Palm Pre clearly rocking a SIM card under the battery cover. The removable SIM bodes well for a near-term release of the GSM Palm Pre. Sooner is better than later.

[Via: Ubergizmo]

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Apple looses iPhone OS 3.1 beta on devs

Will Park — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:03:28 +0000

The iPhone OS 3.0 is a bit buggy. With stories of bugs and general instability floating around, the inevitable iPhone OS 3.1 update is looking pretty nice. Thankfully, we may not have to wait too long for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to go public with the iPhone OS 3.0 update. Apple has today seeded an iPhone OS 3.1 beta and accompanying SDK to the iPhone dev community!

iPhone developers can get their hands on the first update to the all-new iPhone 3.0 OS, but mere mortals like ourselves will just have to wait for Apple to push the update through iTunes. Bug fixes, here we come!

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The DIY iPhone tripod made simple, cheap

Will Park — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:27:47 +0000

The dedicated do-it-yourselfers out there will probably have already slapped together an iPhone tripod using some spare toothpicks and a fork, or two. The rest of us haven’t even considered making a DIY iPhone tripod. For those of you in that second category, iPhone-modder Scott Patrick has posted a DIY video that explains how to make an iPhone tripod using a Contour Case and a few hardware knick-knacks.

Contour Case used for this DIY is the most expensive component you’ll need. It’s $30 and you can grab one here.

Hit the video below for the DIY instructions:

[iPhoneSavior via TUAW]

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Bluetooth SIG hints at Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade for HTC Snap!

Will Park — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:18:53 +0000

The HTC Snap has already proven itself a top choice for cost-conscious smartphone fans looking for a Windows Mobile smartphone with a good QWERTY keyboard. But, with Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard running the show, the HTC Snap is going to feel a little dated when Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) launches Windows Mobile 6.5 later this year. Unless, that is, HTC decides to bless the Snap with a Windows Mobile 6.5 update - as hinted at by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG).

For those of you that don’t yet know, the Bluetooth SIG is a Bluetooth certification body that, well, certifies, uh, Bluetooth. Anyway, the Bluetooth SIG website can be a goldmine for leaked tid-bits on upcoming mobile phones. The latest leak makes reference to the HTC Cedar (HTC Snap’s codename) running “WM6.5.” It’s not clear if HTC intends to release a WM6.5 update for both HTC Snap/Cedar variants, or if the update will only be available for the recently spotted HTC Cedar100. Still, the mention of an OS upgrade for the Snap is intriguing.

With a little luck, HTC Snap owners might be treated to a Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade in the near future.

[Via: WMPowerUser]

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Apple struggling to keep iPhone 3GS inventory stocked

Will Park — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:43:29 +0000

Say what you will about Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) products being over-hyped hunks of aluminum and silicon. At the end of the day, Apple is laughing all the way to the bank. It seems demand for the latest iPhone, the iPhone 3GS, is still out-pacing supply by a fair margin. The shortage has prompted Apple to bring back their iPhone availability tool, which allows iPhone hopefuls to check iPhone inventories at their local Apple Store before hopping in the car.

iPhone 3GS availability in California

Daily checks on Apple’s iPhone availability tool indicate that iPhone 3GS shipments are indeed coming fast and hard. But, Apple just doesn’t seem to be able to replenish some iPhone 3GS inventories fast enough to keep shelves stocked. The entry-level White 16GB iPhone 3GS is apparently selling out the fastest in many California Apple Stores. The White 32GB iPhone 3GS is also proving to be one hot ticket - there are more White 32GB iPhone 3GS’s with red dots than Black 32GB iPhone 3GS’s. The Apple Store in the Beverly Center, Los Angeles is even showing (at the time of this writing) an across-the-board depletion of iPhone 3GS inventory!

Ye old iPhone 3GS hopefuls, take heed. Check iPhone 3GS availability in your ‘hood before making the trip to your local Apple Store. Lest you get there to find out your iPhone 3GS has been sold-out for a couple days.

Apple iPhone 3GS availability tool

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iPhone Dev Team: iPhone 3GS jailbreak on ice

Will Park — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:56:10 +0000

Still waiting to jailbreak your iPhone 3GS and enable some cut/paste MMS tethering multi-tasking support? Well, good news! The venerable iPhone Dev Team has a working jailbreak solution for the iPhone OS 3.0-powered iPhone 3GS. The bad news, however, is that the Dev Team has decided to hold off on releasing the jailbreak for a bit longer.

PwnageTool 3.0 already jailbreaks the iPhone and iPhone 3G running the iPhone OS 3.0. In fact, the iPhone Dev Team’s “ultrasn0w” unlock utility is already capable of unlocking the iPhone 3G’s baseband. The iPhone 3GS is another story. The latest iPhone has yet to be jailbroken and unlocked.

Now, before you get all worked up, know that the Dev Team’s decision to keep their iPhone 3GS jailbreak solution on ice so that future generations of iPhone 3GS owners can use the jailbreak. The Team says that releasing the iPhone 3GS jailbreak now would give Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) the opportunity to patch the exploit in future iPhone OS updates. Given iPhone 3.0 OS’s bugginess, an iPhone OS 3.0.1 update is inevitable. If the jailbreak went live now, that would be awesome for current iPhone 3GS owners, but anyone buying an iPhone 3GS after the 3.0.1 update would be out of luck.

We’re going to be patient wait for the 3GS jailbreak to be released after Apple releases the iPhone OS 3.0.1 update. Hopefully Apple gets moving soon!

[Via: iPhoneDevTeam]

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iPhone (2G) gets MMS, courtesy of a hacked iPhone OS 3.0

Will Park — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:36:20 +0000

Notice the camera to the left of the text field

One of iPhone OS 3.0s most anticipated features is its support for MMS, sometimes called pictures messages. Unfortunately, the original iPhone crowd was left out of the party. Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) only enabled MMS support for iPhone 3Gs and iPhone 3GSs running the latest iPhone 3.0 OS. Today, a new jailbreak application has been released, allowing the original iPhone (2G) to rock the default MMS service!

The newly released ActivateMMS2G has been published on the Cydia jailbreak applications store. To enable native support for MMS on your iPhone 2G, simply jailbreak and install the ActivateMMS2G app. You need to add “http://cydia.alpden.com/” to your Cydia Sources.

[Via: MMi]

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Palm issues WebOS 1.0.4 update, closes homebrew app exploit

Will Park — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:18:15 +0000

Palm Pre users will be happy to hear that Palm (NSDQ: PALM) has issued a point-update to the WebOS. The Palm Pre’s mobile operating system is now officially set at version 1.0.4, bringing with it a slew of security patches that should leave your Palm Pre at least a smidge more secure. Unfortunately, Palm has also closed the potentially disastrous exploit that allowed installation of homebrew applications on a non-jailbroken Palm Pre. Allowing any and all Palm Pre units to install third-party applications via email isn’t exactly a prudent security policy, after all.

If you haven’t yet gotten a taste for homebrew applications on your Palm Pre, we’d suggest giving them a go post haste. Once the WebOS 1.0.4 update is pushed to your smartphone, you can consider homebrew application installs via email off limits.

[Via: I4U]

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T-Mobile UK Getting HTC Hero, Too

Simon Sage — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:57:30 +0000

Orange UK had gone public with their HTC Hero announcement, but T-Mobile (NYSE: DT)’s getting in on the action too, according to a recent public tweet. Taking on the name G1Touch, T-Mobile is clearly keeping this one in the established G1 family, a brand that might seem a little dated given Vodafone (NYSE: VOD)’s claim on the sexier HTC Magic. If you missed the launch earlier this week, the G1Touch is a teflon-coated, Android-powered beast of a smartphone. A new Sense user interface by HTC ties in tightly with Facebook, and makes a significant update to Android’s default look. Now, how much hope do we have that the G1Touch will cross the pond and hit up T-Mobile’s American counterpart?

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The iPhone 3GS rattle - Tale of a manufacturer’s defect?

Will Park — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:25:09 +0000

The iPhone 3GS is a rockin’ smartphone in so many ways. Faster performance, upgraded hardware, a full-featured (finally) iPhone OS 3.0 - we almost couldn’t ask for more. That’s why it’s so sad that the iPhone 3GS’s build quality has me singing the “shake, rattle and roll” blues. Some sort of hardware defect has reared its ugly head on many iPhone 3GS’s, leaving them shaking and rattling, literally.

I first noticed the problem during one of my obsessive hardware tests on the iPhone 3GS. When I say “hardware test,” I literally mean I was testing the iPhone 3GS’s hardware build-quality. The iPhone 3GS proved just as solid as the iPhone 3G - no matter how much I twisted, bent or pressed down on the case, the iPhone 3GS’s precision-machined seams stood fast. Then I started tapping away at the iPhone 3GS casing.

A tiny little rattle piqued my ears when I tapped the screen. WTF? I investigated some more by tapping the backside. Another slight rattle, a bit louder this time. I tapped the upper backside (next to the camera lens). Score. I found the source. There’s a rattle coming from just underneath the power button/camera lens area!

Video demo after the break.

No problem. I’ll just take it into the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Store and have them replace it with a brand-spankin’ new White 32GB iPhone 3GS. Afterall, my iPhone 3G didn’t exhibit this problem. It’s probably a one-off hardware defect plaguing my particular iPhone 3GS. Right? Wrong.

The iPhone 3GS rattle is a known problem. The Apple Store Genius knew all about my complaint before I was even called from the line (queue, for those of you that think “soccer” is “football”). He confirmed that the iPhone 3GS has some sort of defect that causes it to rattle when tapped. He mentioned something about a loose connection between the power button and some other random component, as well as something about it affecting White 3GS’s more than Black 3GS’s. I’m not so convinced it’s just the White variant (I’ll tell you why in a bit).

iPhone 3GS rattle from IntoMobile on Vimeo.

The Genius working my case told me it would be futile to replace the iPhone 3GS at the moment, as I had intended to do. I would simply end up with a new iPhone 3GS that rattled just like my original iPhone 3GS. My best bet, said the Genius, was to come back in a couple weeks and hope Apple has issued a fix and ships out updated iPhone 3GS stocks to replace defective units (not verbatim, but his words).

Apple is supposed to be known for their top-notch build- and material-quality. I thought maybe this Genius is screwing with me.

I went through the store, embarrassingly within eye-shot of the Genius that just told me that many 3GS’s were rattling. I proceeded to hold a handful of White and Black iPhone 3GS’s up to my ear, tapping with my other hand. I must have looked slightly crazy to everyone shopping in the store, and just plain stupid to the aforementioned Genius. But, I managed to find a rattle in every 3GS that I tapped.

There’s an Apple Support discussion going on about this very rattle. Some posts point to the looser “silent” switch. Some say the rattling is coming from the vibrator (no, not that kind). Others say it’s the auto-focus mechanism. You might want to check out the discussions on HoFo and MacRumors as well.

Is the rattle a hardware defect? That’s what the Genius led me to believe. He told me that the White 3GS’s are more commonly affected. He even told me there might be a fix soon. On the other hand, the rattle might just be a side-effect of “improved” hardware. Or, as Howard Forums user frikfrak posits, “Could the rattle be the compass?”

What say you, iPhone 3GS users?

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HTC Sense UI - Taking Android to the next level

Will Park — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:47:34 +0000

The HTC Hero, just unveiled today in the UK, is the new hotness in the Android world. More than just the latest and greatest Android smartphone from HTC, the HTC Hero represents the most usable and feature-rich Android phone that we’ve ever had a chance to put hands on. But, don’t be mistaken, the real genius behind the HTC Hero is the new customized Android OS user-interface that HTC is calling the HTC “Sense UI.” Think of it like this - the Sense UI is to Android OS as the TouchFLO 3D UI is to Windows Mobile Pro OS. And, seeing as how the HTC TouchFLO 3D UI - especially the latest v2 iteration - is almost unarguably the baddest UI overlay available for Windows Mobile, it makes sense (sorry, couldn’t resist) that the Sense UI rocks equally hard.

We first came to know the Sense UI as the custom “Rosie UI” that leaked alongside the HTC Hero not too long ago. We knew HTC was working on a custom user-interface for the Android OS, but we had no idea it would be so good. In fact, HTC’s Sense UI might be singly responsible for making the HTC Hero the first truly awesome Android phone to hit market.

The Sense UI takes the already impressive Android OS and customizes it with a widget-based interface that serves up at-a-glance information on multiple side-scrolling homescreen panes (think iPhone). The dedicated search feature trolls through your entire phone as well as online sources for the nuggets of information you seek. Your contacts’ information isn’t just served up from your on-board address book, they’re gathered from social networks like Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, and Twitter. And, with support for multi-touch inputs, the HTC Sense UI takes the Android platform head-to-head with the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre’s WebOS and iPhone 3GS’s iPhone OS.

Add in the fact that the HTC Hero is packed to the gills with all kinds of high-tech smartphone goodies (g-sensors, 3G, GPS, WiFi, 5-megapixel camera, compass, etc. etc.), and you’ve got the makings of what could be the first true iPhone killer from the Android camp. Stefan covered the Hero’s launch in glorious detail here.

Still, even with all that hardware, the HTC Hero’s defining feature is the Sense UI.

Look for the HTC Sense UI in the HTC Hero when it launches this Summer. There’s also talk of Sense coming to Windows Mobile, in some form. In which case, we could see TouchFLO taking a bit of a backseat to the Sense UI. Mobile Burn went straight to the source and has confirmed that Sense UI is not headed to Windows Mobile.

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) owes HTC a “solid” for helping boost Android OS to the next level. You know, the level where even gadget-overloaded geeks like us would shell out hard-earned dough to own a Hero of our own.

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Orange UK Announces HTC Hero

Simon Sage — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:57:19 +0000

So, you might have seen that sexy little Android number being announced by HTC today called the Hero. 5 megapixel camera, 3.2″ HVGA display, Flash and multitouch support, running Android with a very slick Rosie user interface. Well, appropriate to their London, England launch event, Orange UK is the first to announce that they’ll be carrying the Hero. Having just finished up with the HTC Magic, I really hope that some of the basic gaps I found in Android get filled, but it seems like a lot of the new stuff in the Hero is simply a slick user interface overhaul by HTC (although Flash support is nothing to sneeze at). As with many handsets in Europe, you’ll be able to pick up the Hero for free on a £39.15/month, two-year contract and comes in a graphite paint job. They’re ballparking an early July release, so if you’re looking to nab one, keep a close eye on the Orange online shop over the next couple of weeks.

[via Orange]

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iPhone Dev Team releases ‘ultrasn0w’ unlock utility for iPhone OS 3.0

Will Park — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:47:05 +0000

Those Dev Team guys, they’re a genius bunch. Following on the recent release of the iPhone OS 3.0 jailbreak application, PwnageTool 3.0, the iPhone Dev Team has delivered on their promise of a simple software-unlock utility for the latest iPhone OS 3.0. The much-anticipated “ultrasn0w” utility is now live and ready to unlock any iPhone OS 3.0-powered iPhone 3G to work with any GSM network on Planet Earth.

Now, before you get all excited about unlocking your brand-new iPhone 3GS, keep in mind that ultrasn0w will only work on the original iPhone and iPhone 3G. iPhone 3GS owners, keep your fingers crossed for a future unlock solution.

Ultrasn0w essentially replaces the older “yellowsn0w” unlock utility that rose to fame as the first software-unlock solution for the iPhone 3G. The release of iPhone OS 3.0 prompted the iPhone Dev Team to release an updated unlock utility capable of hacking the latest baseband firmware that comes bundled with the iPhone 3.0 OS - the ultrasn0w utility.

The original iPhone can be easily unlocked using PwnageTool 3.0 alone. iPhone 3G users will have to jailbreak through PwnageTool and then install the new ultrasn0w utility.

The ultrasn0w software unlock utility allows the average iPhone user to hack their iPhone 3G’s baseband firmware (modem firmware). The baseband firmware is a distinct piece of code that has nothing to do with the iPhone OS. The baseband firmware controls how the iPhone’s GSM radios connect to GSM networks, and it’s the hacking of this firmware that allows any iPhone or iPhone 3G to roam free of any carrier locks.

Follow these steps (from the iPhone Dev Team) to use ultrasn0w to unlock your iPhone OS 3.0-powered iPhone:

Ensure you have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0
Jailbreak your iPhone 3G using redsn0w or PwnageTool (this will also install Cydia/Icy)
Run Cydia or Icy
Please add the repo repo666.ultrasn0w.com to Cydia or Icy. That’s “ultrasn0w” with a ZERO, there is no “o” un ultrasn0w
Search for ‘ultrasn0w’ in cydia or icy and install ultrasn0w
Reboot your iPhone 3G

Once rebooted, your iPhone 3G should work with a SIM from just about any GSM carrier in the world. T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) USA users will want to disable 3G (Settings>General>Network) before installing ultrasn0w.

Thanks, pimp!

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The iPhone 3G ain’t got nothing on the iPhone 3GS and its blazing 3D performance

Will Park — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:41:45 +0000

And speaking of getting proof of the iPhone 3GS’s 3D graphics capabilities…

The iPhone 3G isn’t exactly a slouch in the graphics/gaming department, but it isn’t exactly a match for the new iPhone 3GS either! Following on confirmation that the new iPhone 3GS runs a new-generation ARM Cortex V8 processor clocked at 600Mhz, 256MB RAM and a new PowerVR SGX graphics corethat fully supports OpenGL ES 2.0 (3D rendering), we now have video-proof that the iPhone 3GS kicks ass in 3D graphics performance. Thanks to iPhone developers TapTapTap, we can see that the iPhone 3GS is capable of throwing out 4x times the number of frames (per second) as is the iPhone 3G.

Credit to TapTapTap for the video.

What you see in this video is an fps-gauge hooked up to TapTapTap’s upcoming Plasma iPhone app. Like one of those glass globes that glow with static electricity, sending out electrically-charged tendrils that follow your fingers across its surface, the Plasma app should make for at least a few minutes of time-wasting fun. More importantly, the Plasma app is “heavy on particle animation and fairly CPU intensive,” which would explain the sluggish performance on the iPhone 3G.

[Via: TapTapTap]

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Palm Pre struggling to drive downloads from App Catalogue

Will Park — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:36:36 +0000

In the two weeks after the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre’s launch, which saw Sprint (NYSE: S) stores across the country selling-out of Palm Pre stock, the iPhone 3G S was the talk of the town. Fortunately for Palm, the Pre is back in the spotlight. This time, we take a look at the Pre and its ability to drive downloads from the App Catalogue, Palm’s own WebOS applications store.

Medialets has announced download statistics for Palm’s App Catalogue, and things are looking a bit sad. After two weeks in operation, the App Catalogue has seen just shy of 700,000 WebOS application downloads. That number might sound like a lot, and it is, but compared to Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s AppStore, Palm has a lot of catching up to do.

At the end of its first month in service, the iPhone AppStore pushed some 60 million apps to iPhone and iPod Touch users. By the six-month mark, Apple announced that 500 million apps had already been downloaded. Compare those figure to Palm’s 700K downloads, and things start to look a little less rosy for Palm. One of the biggest problems? The lack of WebOS apps on the App Catalogue.

Palm has already taken steps to embrace the developer community. With good community support and a WebOS SDK release, we could see the Palm App Catalogue explode with tons of new WebOS apps. At launch, the App Catalogue boasted just 18 apps. It now is home to 30 apps. In comparison, the AppStore had over 500 apps on deck for its inaugural launch.

Let’s say Palm has 100,000 Palm Pre’s activated in the US (a conservative guess based on launch-weekend sales estimates of around 100,000). That means each and every Palm Pre user had to download about seven apps from the App Catalogue in the past two weeks. That’s a fairly healthy number of app downloads per handset, especially given that there are just 30 apps available to date. With a little more time and some serious developer support, the App Catalogue might soon gain the traction it needs to take on the AppStore.

[Via: Gizmodo]

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The iPhone 3G S high-frequency hearing test

Will Park — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:34:35 +0000

For all the new bells and whistles packed into the new iPhone 3G S, we had no idea it featured an integrated high-frequency hearing test! No, we’re not kidding. Our iPhone 3G S has been testing our hearing acuity every time it plays a sound file, and yours probably is as well. Okay, we’re kind of kidding.

It would be great if the high-frequency tones being emitted after most system sounds (lock, unlock, new mail, etc.) were intended. But, as Phone Arena notes, it’s more likely a software problem that is “plaguing” many an iPhone 3G S out there. For the moment, there’s no fix, but that doesn’t mean Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) isn’t cooking up an update/patch post-haste!

If you’re interested in testing your iPhone 3G S for the high-frequency tone bug, just go to a quiet room and turn the phone off, or swipe to unlock (just make it play a system sound). If you hear a 15kHz tone buzzing immediately following the system sound, your iPhone 3G S is affected. If not, your iPhone 3GS is bug-free. That, or you’ve lost the ability to hear frequencies at and above 15kHz - which is unfortunately much more likely.

So, iPhone 3G S owners. Can you still hear tones at around 15,000 Hz?

[Via: PhoneArena]

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iPhone 3G S Accessibility Options - Color inversion, zooming, voice over

Will Park — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:04:27 +0000

iPhone 3G S - White on Black Mode

Sure, the iPhone 3G S sports a few hardware upgrades compared to the iPhone 3G. But, for the most part, iPhone OS 3.0 enables a lot of new features on the iPhone 3G. From cut-and-paste support to MMS, the iPhone 3.0 OS offers iPhone 3G users a good alternative to shelling out a handful of Benjies for an iPhone 3G S. Unless, that is, you’re looking for “Accessibility” features on the iPhone. There’s a lesser-known gem hiding inside the iPhone OS 3.0 that only works on the iPhone 3G S, as you can see from the video and photos below.

The iPhone 3G S allows you to customize the iPhone OS to better serve your needs. Through the “Accessibility” options available in the iPhone 3G S’s “Settings” pane, you can invert the colors on the screen (White on Black) to take contrast to a whole new level. You can zoom into any area of the screen with a simple three-finger double-tap. You can even have your iPhone 3G S speak some text to you, in case the “White on Black” color inversion option doesn’t do the trick.

Take a gander at the vid and photo gallery to see the iPhone 3G S Accessibility options.

iPhone 3G S - Accessibility Demo from IntoMobile on Vimeo.

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PwnageTool 3.0 Easter Egg - Free ringtone!

Will Park — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:57:32 +0000

Mid-Summer be damned. Easter has come again this year. Thanks to our iPhone-hacking friends on the iPhone Dev Team, the new iPhone OS 3.0 jailbreak software, known as PwnageTool 3.0, contains a hidden “Easter egg” (hidden software feature). PwnageTool 3.0 doesn’t just jailbreak your iPhone or iPhone 3G (iPhone 3G S owners, sorry, you’ll have to keep waiting), it’ll also give you a custom ringtone for your newly jailbroken iPhone.

The Dev Team posted a line on Twitter yesterday with instructions on how to unlock the free ringtone. Apparently, setting your partition size to some “demonic” value (we’d suggest 1TB) will give you access to the ringtone. Props to @StephenFry for the ringtone!

Give it a try and enjoy your new free ringtone.

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