As far as we know, Copy & Paste, like landscape note taking/messaging, proper MMS, and turn-by-turn directions are still on the iPhone’s bucket list, but like bucket lists, it seems to be the sort of thing that it will get around to someday.  Before it dies.  It’s almost as if Apple’s vaunted road map includes [...]

Posted in Firmware Related, iPhone 3G, iPhone OS 2.0 1 Comment »

Finally! I’ve been waiting for this.  Poorlad and the Dev Team have finally released the Windows version of QuickPwn for firmware 2.1.  Naturally it’s just as simple to use as it always has been and the GUI hasn’t really undergone any significant changes — but of course, now us Microsofties can join the Mac heads [...]

Posted in Jailbreak, iPhone 3G, iPhone OS 2.0, iPod Touch Related 14 Comments »

So I’ve had a chance to give firmware 2.1’s tires a good kicking to see how it stacked up overall compared to previous versions. Overall, I’m quite happy — but not completely. While there were enough improvements to leave me relatively satisfied, there’s still one outstanding problem, and unfortunately it’s a pretty big [...]

Posted in Firmware Related, iPhone OS 2.0, iPod Touch Related 16 Comments »

From unofficial iPod Touch 2.1 QuickPwn to an official full-suite QuickPwn/Pwnage Tool for firmware 2.1 of all stripes in one day — not bad.  The iPhone Dev Team are right on the ball, as both Pwnage Tool and QuickPwn for the latest firmware hve been released.  For Mac, anyway — unfortunately, the Windows version is [...]

Posted in Breaking News, Firmware Related, Jailbreak, iPhone 3G, iPhone OS 2.0, iPod Touch Related 1 Comment »

For those of you who have been waiting for it, it’s here.  Firmware 2.1 for the iPhone is now available through iTunes.  As was mentioned during the Let’s Rock event, this update is supposed to have loads of bug fixes — including the app crashing issue — as well as longer battery life (presumably through [...]

Posted in Firmware Related, iPhone 3G, iPhone OS 2.0, iPhone Related No Comments »

Flixwagon has officially released a version of their streaming video service for the iPhone 3G (Firmware 2.0 and higher).
The streaming service offers video over WiFi, as well as over cellular data. Video streaming isn’t perfected, however at 12 frames-per-second, it isn’t too bad either.
It does not take long to sign up for Flixwagon, and can [...]

Posted in Application Related, Jailbreak, iPhone 3G, iPhone OS 2.0, iPhone Related No Comments »

Those clever Swedes over at gaming outfit Resolution Interactive are gearing up to unleash their first iPhone/Touch game, and it’s looking like it’s going to kick more than a few sorry butts.
A port from their Windows game, Clusterball 2 is a futuristic extreme sport played in the air. The object is to maneuver your [...]

Posted in Gaming Related, In The Works, Videos, iPhone OS 2.0 2 Comments »

Well shave my yak if it isn’t time for another freebie roundup. It seems the last few days have been a wee bit slow in that department, with only a baker’s dozen new titles to plow through, which means I might actually finish this roundup in a respectable amount of time. Oddly, there’s [...]

Posted in App Store, Application Related, Entertaining, Free App Store Review, Gaming Related, Round Up's, iPhone OS 2.0 No Comments »

Bad Dog Apps, is a Mac OS X Software house with over 10 years experience with the Mac OS X and precursor NeXTStep/OpenStep technologies, today are announcing the availability of BdTranslator for the iPhone on Apple’s App Store and extend our already shipping productivity menu bar based applications BdContacts, BdCalendar and BdTranslator, too include our first of many new iPhone applications.

Posted in App Store, Application Related, Press Release, Uncategorized, iPhone 3G, iPhone OS 2.0, iPhone Related No Comments »

Finally, the Dev-Team have released their PwnageTool 2.0.2 supporting firmware 2.0.1. Mac users can now download the latest roll-your-own-firmware app for Apple’s latest firmware on both iPhone and iPod Touch. It contains both the latest version of Cydia Packager as well as the first ever public beta of the forthcoming Installer v4, which [...]

Posted in Jailbreak, Win/Mac Related, iPhone OS 2.0 8 Comments »

You may have been following some rumours the last day or so about a supposed “back door” or “kill switch” through which Apple could disable apps via a list of blacklisted applications. It all started when inveterate hacker Johnathan Zdziarski, in his forensic combing through the iPhone 2.x firmware, discovered a file containing a [...]

Posted in Firmware Related, News Related, iPhone OS 2.0 No Comments »

Do you know what time it is? Do you know what time it is?? Seriously, my watch broke. Well, never mind that, because we’ve got a piping hot batch of new freebies right from the compiler for your perusal, and this edition’s theme seems to be trials — as in, playable demos, or [...]

Posted in App Store, Application Related, Entertaining, Free App Store Review, Gaming Related, Hardware Related, Productivity Apps, Round Up's, iPhone OS 2.0 1 Comment »

Looks like Apple has released the minor revision 2.0.1 firmware update to iTunes for iPhone and iPod Touch. (Not to be confused with version 2.1, which is still running round the developer beta circuit.)
As is common with these non-major revisions, there’s nothing earth shattering that’s new here, just “bug fixes,” including better keyboard responsiveness, [...]

Posted in Firmware Related, iPhone 3G, iPhone OS 2.0 8 Comments »

Forget trying to get your bassett hound to howl along in tune as you feebly attempt to recreate Stairway to Heaven in Band. YouTube member ainsworthc is trying to teach his pigeon to play Tap Tap Revenge on his iPhone. I gather his efforts are still in the preliminary phase as, let’s face [...]

Posted in Entertaining, Gaming Related, Videos, iPhone OS 2.0, iPhone Related No Comments »