The iPhone v1.2 OS firmware that’s been running on the iPhone SDK’s emulator and a few iPhone hackers’ handsets has been spotted with location logging capability. Positional data from cell tower triangulation and WiFi hotspot locations are apparently recorded and logged in the iPhone OS 1.2. iPhone Atlas found evidence of the location logging, and…
AT&T selling refurbished iPhones on the cheap
It was bound to happen. AT&T has started to offer refurbished iPhones at a discounted price. The AT&T website shows these refurbished iPhone 8GB handsets with a $249 price tag. That’s $150 off the current retail price for an 8GB iPhone! Talk about a deal. If the unsubsidized price-point of the iPhone has kept you…
Peter Aloisson’s iPhone Princess Plus has 300+ diamonds, costs 120,000 EUR
“Regular” diamond entrusted iPhone not good enough for you? How about the one designed by Austrian luxury designer and jeweler Peter Aloisson? His iPhone design has between 318 and 320 diamonds, with 138 of them being encrusted with the so called princess cut (the rest of the 180 diamonds are brilliant cut). In total, all…
Dual-boot your iPhone with multiple firmware versions!
Talk about cool. We’ve all heard of dual-booting desktop and laptop computers with mutiple OS’s. There’s nothing cool about dual-booting on desktop computers – heck, I used to triple boot my MacBook Pro with Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. But, what about dual-booting your iPhone? iPhone developer/hacker extraordinaire, Jonathan “NerveGas” Zdziarski, has…
Update: Mailcurve is very popular with iPhone users!
The guys at Mailcurve (a great email filtering app for the iPhone, which I posted about here) have contacted me, to tell me about the success they are having: On the 7th we were listed, and made a Staff Pick, on the Apple.com web Apps site… http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/mailcurve.html … And have been the most popular productivity…
Sling updating SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile, Nokia N95 8GB, UIQ; iPhone possible
Place-shifting TV programs never had it so good. Sling has announced that they’ll be releasing an updated version of their SlingPlayer for Windows Mobile devices this Spring. WinMo fans rocking a SlingBox at home and SlingPlayer Mobile on their handset can look forward to optimization for newer Windows Mobile devices (both touchscreen and non-touchscreen). Sling…
Apple working on iPhone flip? Patent application details flip-phone with dual-sided multi-touch.
Apple’s first foray into the mobile space has been a terrific success. And, not just as the company’s first-ever handset offering, the iPhone has succeeded in an entrenched and competitive handset market. Still, Apple’s a bit of a one-trick pony with their iPhone. They’ve only got one form-factor with one model (different storage capacities notwithstanding).…
Int13’s CrazyKart 2 coming to iPhone
France-based mobile game developer Int13 started porting their Crazy Kart 2 game over to the iPhone. As far as we know, users should expect 320×320 pixels playing area, on-screen virtual steering wheel, 3 vehicle classes (karts, motorbikes, hovercrafts), 6 characters with different vehicles, downloadable content (new vehicles and tracks), and WiFi online multiplayer mode with…
iPhone hits Austria via T-Mobile
Yap, we knew this is coming. Following Ireland, Apple is introducing the iPhone in Austria via its German partner T-Mobile. Users will be able to grab the 8 GB version for 399 EUR, while the 16 GB iPhone costs 100 EUR more. Two plans are available – Classic which includes 1,000 minutes in all networks…
Mixmeister Scratch makes you an iPhone DJ – scratch your way through your iTunes library
There’s no amount of virtual “disc-scratching” that can replace the training afforded by some real turntable experience. But, if being an iPhone DJ is good enough for you, you’ll want to check out Mixmeister Scratch. With the beautifully useful multi-touch capacitance touchscreen on the iPod Touch and iPhone, wannabe disc jockeys can play like they…