Skyhook’s WiFi database is a great way to increase the accuracy of your iPhone v1.1.3’s faux-GSP positional features. With WiFi range maxing out at something like 100 feet, using WiFi access points to pin-point your location is a fairly accurate method – providing that you have a WiFi AP in range. Unfortunately, Skyhook’s WiFi database…
iPhone bedtime reading – the auto-rotating conundrum
For me, bedtime usually means iPhone-time. Whether its browsing through my RSS feeds, keeping up to date with my favorite forums, or reading an eBook through Safari, the iPhone is critical to my bedroom experience (well, there are other things too). The one problem is that I usually read whilst lying on my side, and…
Official iPhone SDK application to work with iPhone v1.1.4 firmware
[Update] Yeah, ignore this post – it’s BS. The cat-and-mouse game continues. With every firmware that Apple releases for the iPhone, the iPhone development/hacking community has successfully jailbroken the iPhone filesystem to accept unofficial third-party iPhone applications. And, with every jailbreak, Apple patches the particular exploit with a subsequent iPhone firmware.
DLO’s portable speakers for iPhone, other devices
If you own an iPhone or iPod, there’s a decent chance you’re already familiar with DLO’s offering. They make an array of accessories for Apple’s products and we’ve already covered their iPhone Action Jacket in the past… Now, we’ve spotted their new foldable portable speakers for iPhone. And even though you can use them with…
O2 sponsors Wireless Festival 2008
(note: yes, I know this is the poster for 2007!) O2 has announced itself as the lead sponsor of the Wireless Festival this year, making it four consecutive years. The festival will have a selection of international artists across four dates in July, as well new music from artists on the O2 blueroom stage. As…
iPhone displays developing bubbles – iPhone display defects leads to bubbling
Chalk another one up on the list of iPhone quality-control problems. Apple’s support forums are lit up with users complaining of “tiny bubbles” forming in their glass displays. The good news is that Apple is recognizing this manufacturing issue and is replacing “bubbling” iPhone on the spot – no questions asked. You gotta love Apple…
Simple iPhone v1.1.3 jailbreak and unlock solution
iPhone unlocking and jailbreaking have been ramping up in the days leading up to Apple’s release of the official iPhone SDK. We’ve seen SIM unlock solutions, jailbreaks, downgrade methods, the whole kit-n-kaboodle. But, all those methods involved at least a bit of work (if not a lot of command terminal-fiddling). Well, thanks to iPhone developer…
Apple bringing iPhone to Austria? Google Android handset to follow.
Well, according to T-Mobile Chief Executive Hamid Akhavan, the iPhone is headed to Austria. That’s Austria, as in Europe, not Australia, as in “down unda.” Akhavan stated on Tuesday that, Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile would begin selling the iconic Apple iPhone in the first half of this year. That means we could see T-Mobile bringing the…
Navizon updated to include Moving Mode, Alerts and more
Navizon has been recently updated to include some very cool features. First and foremost, there’s the new “Moving Mode” feature, which automatically updates your position every 10 seconds. It’s still not the real GPS, but it’s one step closer and certainly better than the built-in Google Maps’ MyLocation. Then there are Navizon Alerts that allow…
$100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?
In true Apple form, we’re hearing through the grapevine that Apple may be planning to slash prices on its iPhone handset again. This time, the price-cut will be affecting the newly released 16GB iPhone and may coincide with the discontinuation of the 8GB iPhone. If you’ll recall, Apple slashed the price of the 8GB iPhone…