iPhone Hacks

iPhone Web App - Muxtape brings the Mixtape Concept to the iPhone

Though the days of your friend recording a mixtape i.e. compiling his/her list of favorite songs onto a compact audio cassette are long gone, the idea of your friend assembling a few tunes for you is still quite common.

Muxtape, a web 2.0 application lets you do exactly that by allowing users assemble mixtape-like playlists online. You might have figured out that the reason for writing about Muxtape is because it works on the iPhone.

iPhone Hacks News and Rumors Roundup, 4th May - 10th May 2008

Checkout the weekly (4th May - 10th May 2008) news and rumors roundup on the iPhone from here at iPhone Hacks and also from around the web that did not make it here after the jump.

As you would see from the articles posted here at iPhone Hacks and around the web it has been a very busy last week on the iPhone news front.

Breaking News: Pre-release iPhone firmware 2.0 confirms 3G iPhone is coming soon

Its has been hard to stay away from all the rumors about the imminent launch of the 3G iPhone.

However, not any longer as the pre-release version of iPhone firmware 2.0 included in the latest Apple iPhone SDK Beta 5 (Build 5a274D) which is currently available only to members of the iPhone developer program has revealed that Apple is planning to release the long awaited 3G iPhone soon probably as early as June just like the rumors have indicated.

Lextech's iPhone App to convert iPhone into a Surveillance Gadget

Lextech have given us a glimpse of their native iPhone application that they claim could change the way traditional surveillance systems are used. 

They plan to use iPhone's revolutionary multi-touch interface which should make it more intuitive to control surveillance equipment.

More details and couple of YouTube video's of their native iPhone application available after the jump.

Killer Native iPhone App: OrbLive - Watch live TV on your iPhone

When it comes to cool factor, OrbLive has to be one of the coolest native application for the iPhone.

Orb Networks has just released a native Orb client making it possible for you to watch live TV, Internet TV, and webcams on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

We no longer need to wait for a native client of Sling Media for the iPhone.

Native iPhone Game: Raging Thunder - Accelerometer Controlled Racing game for the iPhone

Folks at Polarbit are giving us a glimpse of their gut-churning, tire burning racing game called Raging Thunder for the iPhone by making the demo version available as a native iPhone application via the Installer.

Even though it is not completely ready, the demo version of the iPhone game is very promising.

AT&T's iPhone Plans to include free access to AT&T's Wi-Fi Hotspots sometime in the future

The reports about AT&T offering free Wi-Fi access to iPhone users at many of their national Wi-Fi hotspots including Starbucks and Barnes & Noble locations and then found to be turned off were not just rumors as based on the latest iPhone plans available on AT&T's website now also includes access to more than 17,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots, including Starbucks in the U.S.

Let us know if you have been able to use AT&T's free Wi-Fi access.

Update (11th May, 2008): Thanks Carlton and unscriptable for your feedback, AT&T has updated the iPhone plans again and has removed the free Wi-Fi hotspots access part, AT&T told the New York Times that the confusion was due to a "human error." However, they did mention that free access to their Wi-FI access will be offered though they did not mention when. I have updated the title of the post accordingly from "AT&T's iPhone Plans now includes free access to AT&T's Wi-Fi Hotspots" to "AT&T's iPhone Plans to include free access to AT&T's Wi-Fi Hotspots sometime in the future".

[via MacRumors]

Installer App finally gets Search feature

The iPhone hacking community have just released a new version of the super cool Installer app or Installer.app.

The new version of the Installer App now features the much needed search feature for each application category making it easier to search for the native iPhone applications you might have read or heard about.

Apple iPhone SDK Beta 5 Released; included iPhone firmware 2.0 reveals “Push” preferences

Apple has released the new version (beta 5) of their iPhone SDK. The new beta build is called 5a274D.

This is the fourth release after the iPhone SDK was released in March, details of the other three beta versions is available here, here and here.

Some interesting details of the latest beta version of Apple's iPhone SDK available after the jump.

Vodafone gets to sell iPhone in 10 countries; Telecom Italia to sell in Italy as well; Apple changing strategy?

Vodafone announced today that they will be partnering with Apple to sell the most-hyped gadget ever created aka the iPhone in 10 countries.

More details and a possible change in strategy by Apple available after the jump.