Fring has released an updated version of its iPhone app. Version 2.0.0.4 packs few handy features, including: New look – nothing spectacularly new, just something that will make your Fring experience more enjoyable. New user profile – allows you to update your fring nickname, avatar and mood text, and broadcast it back to your IM…
Layar comes to iPhone with augmented reality view of… everything
Layar grabbed headlines a few months back as one of the first augmented reality browsers/apps to go live. Today, they’re making waves with the launch of their new Layar Reality Browser iPhone app [iTunes link]! If you check the AppStore, you’ll find that Layar is now ready for iPhone 3GS users (you have to have…
Phones4U and HMV to sell iPhone in the UK
Well we all know that O2 has lost its exclusive in the UK for the iPhone 3GS – now, most of the other Operators are getting in on the act. However, it would transpire the same fate has occurred for the Carphone Warehouse, according to Pocket-lint.com. Now it is going to be that both Phones4U…
iPhone Dev Team jailbreaks iPhone OS 3.1.2 with PwnageTool 3.1.4
The iPhone OS 3.1.2 is officially jailbroken! Following hot on geohot’s (sorry, couldn’t resist) release of the Blackra1n 30-second jailbreak utility, the iPhone Dev Team has released their decidedly more reliable and unlock-friendly PwnageTool 3.1.4 update to jailbreak the latest iPhone OS 3.1.2 firmware. If you’re using an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS, and you…
NBA Live, Need for Speed SHIFT, & Surviving High School Getting the iPhone Treatment
Oh, EA Mobile. You already wowed us with the announcement of Rock Band coming to the iPhone this month, as well as the additional news you’re bringing the Command & Conquer Red Alert franchise to iPhone. You can’t possibly have any new games coming out for the iPhone… or can you? It looks like EA…
iPhone coming to China Unicom on October 30
The iPhone will officially come to China Unicom’s network on October 30th. We already knew the higher-ups at Apple locked down China Unicom as their iPhone partner in mainland China, and we were even given some initial pricing details, but this is the first time we’ve gotten specific launch information from the No. 2 Chinese…
New iPhone 3GS Units Resist Jailbreak
Bad news, everyone! The latest iPhone 3GSes are apparently shipping with a ROM that is no longer vulnerable to the 24kpwn exploit that had made the last jailbreak possible. Members of the iPhone Dev-Team have confirmed the problem, and are undoubtedly getting down and dirty to work around it, but in the mean time, pick…
Pepsi Apologizes for ‘Before You Score’ iPhone App
Not quite sure what Pepsi was thinking here, but they’ve done it, and now they’re apologizing for it. The other day Pepsi apologized for their new ‘Before you Score’ app for iPhone, an app that breaks women down into 24 set ‘types’ and provides pick up lines, info, feeds and more on each. There’s even…
AT&T has a dedicated iPhone app for job seekers
AT&T is so into iPhone that it has recently launched a free dedicated application to provide job seekers with an on-the-go access to job opportunities across its network. Not surprisingly, AT&T Jobs is the first app of its kind. Using the application, you mimic accessing the AT&T’s jobs career portal. The interface is optimized for…
New book explains how to get the best from your iPhone – My iPhone
My girlfriend is thinking to get herself an iPhone and as she’s not too tech savvy, I’m thinking I’ll need tons of time to educate her how to use her new device when she grabs one. Thank God for the books – just when I was thinking I’ll grab her a book, a PR gal…