After a long day of work, I lay down in bed last night and cracked open the ‘ol iPhone. Wanting to spend a few minutes playing a game before I called it a night, I opened up the App Store and perused the Top 25 Free Apps. At #2 on the list at the time…
2G iPod Touch Faster than the iPhone 3G
If you’re looking for better speed and performance out of your iPhone… You might actually want to try an iPod Touch! The most recent revamp gave the 2G iPod Touch a boost in processing speed, up to 532MHz compared to 412MHz in the iPhone 3G. While the iPod Touch doesn’t have phone capabilities (of course),…
iPhone and iPhone 3G jailbreak and unlock guide – Pwnage Tool 2.2 jailbreaks and unlocks iPhone 2.2 OS!
The iPhone 2.2.1 OS has been jailbroken via PwnageTool 2.2.5 and QuickPWN 2.2! But, you have to update your iPhone 3G using Pwnage Tool if you plan to someday unlock your iPhone 3G. And, with the release of the iPhone 3G unlocking software, dubbed yellowsn0w, the iPhone 3G can now be unlocked to work with…
QuickPwn and PwnageTool for iPhone 2.2 Firmware Available for Mac and Windows
You knew it was only a matter of time. The iPhone Dev Team had been bragging that they already had the iPhone 2.2 Firmware jailbroken before it was even released… and guess what? Earlier today they released QuickPwn and PwnageTool for the iPhone 2.2 Firmware! The Dev Team had been hard at work picking apart…
iPhone 2.2 OS – The homescreen shortcut
It’s hard to stand out among headlining iPhone 2.2 OS features like Google Maps Street View and a refreshed, more stable iPhone Safari. But that doesn’t mean the new iPhone 2.2 OS’s homescreen shortcut feature isn’t terrific in its own right. What is the iPhone “homescreen shortcut,” you ask? The countless free iPhone applications in…
So iPhone FW2.2 fixes Mail and Safari does it? Right, let’s see…
(Check out Will’s post on the contents of the update to the iPhone firmware here) Many of you who have read my previous posts on the iPhone’s application issues will know that I have grievances coming out of my ears with both the Mail (here) and Calendar App (here). You’ll know that I have crashed…
Should Apple license FairPlay?
I wrote a post the other day about how (apparently) the BBC were none too amused that Apple isn’t willing to budge in terms of licensing FairPlay DRM. The context of the post was that the BBC iPlayer team, on the back of uproarious success in the last 12 months, were seeking to add download…
iPhone battery: follow-up #3
Aha! Finally the culprit to my quickly-depleting battery is becoming clearer… and I blame push-sync! Previously on IntoMobile we had suggested tips for extending the battery life (here), and I followed up with my investigations on to what could be the primary battery hogs (here). Having turned off pretty much all the radios in my…
Apple releases iPhone 2.2 OS with Google Maps Street View!
Apple’s iPhone 2.2 OS has long been expected to bring a host of new features to the iPhone and iPhone 3G. With new feature highlights like Google Maps Street View and a refreshed iPhone Safari UI, the iPhone 2.2 OS promises to take your iPhone to the next level. And, wouldn’t you know it? Apple…
Mark/Space Brings Fliq to the App Store
Last month the folks over at Mark/Space launched Fliq in the App Store. Not sure how I missed this one but I figured I should mention it here. Fliq is a free social networking app that allows you to send or ‘beam’ photos and contacts to one another on the same Wi-Fi network. The handy…