As if you even had to ask. The iPhone Dev Team was apparently hard at work over the past few days hammering out a new version of their popular iPhone and iPhone 3G jailbreak solution – Pwnage Tool and QuickPwn. The iPhone 2.1 OS firmware was recently released to the iPhone community. Touting security enhancements,…
iPhone Firmware 2.1 Includes Multiple Security Fixes
With the iPhone Firmware 2.1 that was posted on Friday, Apple has now provided us with the nitty gritty details on what has changed. Most of the changes are to do with security issues found in 2.0 through 2.0.2 firmware releases. Among the notable fixes in 2.1: an update to the Application Sandbox to enforce…
FlyCast goes native on iPhone
FlyCast, the satellite radio kind of service designed for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, is now available to a native iPhone app. All the content (over 1000 digital channels) you used to stream via Safari can now be accessed using a dedicated application. In addition, the FlyCast native app also includes a host of listener…
iPhone 2.1 Firmware Update Available
As expected, Apple has released iPhone Firmware version 2.1 via iTunes for download. It became available this morning. 2.1 contains some cool updates, including: Improved battery life management Reduced backup times to iTunes Improved email reliability (especially for getting mail from POP and Exchange accounts) Faster app installations Fewer call setup failures and call drops…
Lightsaber Unleashed for iPhone Coming Soon!
Anyone out there recall the PhoneSaber app that was pulled from the App store because of copyright issues? It was reported that the removal was actually amicable, and that George Lucas and the developer (Mac Box) were working together on a new and improved version. Well, it looks like that new and improved version is…
Mobileyes live traffic camera app hits AppStore
Mobileyes is a very neat application for iPhone users frustrated by getting stuck in traffic jams. It provides them with live video that literally shows where traffic is moving around town — and where it’s not. The application shows live video and still images of roadways in major U.S. metropolitan areas — including Detroit, Hartford,…
Illusion Labs announces multi-touch skate game for iPhone – Touchgrind
Illusion Labs has recently announced its multi-touch skate game for the iPhone called Touchgrind. The game is unique in that finger gestures are used for control, similar to the motion of the legs and feet on a real skateboard. The player rides freely in a skatepark and performs tricks on ramps, boxes and rails. The…
Autonomy’s business process management solution now works with the iPhone
In an effort that seems designed to appeal to the modern business people and (we might add) to grab some media attention, Autonomy Corporation recently announced that its business process management and intelligent electronic forms solutions now works with the Apple iPhone. Autonomy delivers seamless integration with the Apple iPhone, providing advanced capabilities including fully…
Rocketron lets you listen to the news on your phone
Not exactly the CTIA news, but this happened in the near past nonetheless. It’s a “launched at DEMOfall 08” new mobile news service called Rocketron that lets listeners choose and hear the news on their mobile phones. With Rocketron, users navigate the news by voice command and skip the stories they don’t like, resulting in…
Newber – iPhone application seamlessly transfers calls between phones
Say you’re on a business call and you’re about to lose reception. What do you do? Tell that important client to keep that thought on hold as you scramble to find a usable cellular signal? Of course you do, what other option do you have? Well, if you’re an iPhone or iPhone 3G user, then…