Apple has just pushed out the very FIRST iPhone update 1.0.1, its been only a month since the iPhone launch so long awaited update might be an over kill. However based on the information available up till now the update seems to be fix for some of the bugs especially the iPhone’s Safari flaw that lets hackers take control.
iPhone Tips and Tricks – Finger Tips, better photos, quick scrolling in Safari and lots more
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jul 31, 2007 | Comments (2)
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I had posted an article on iPhone Tips & Tricks over the weekend with the focus on iPhone’s Keyboard to improve the usability of your iPhone’s soft keyboard. If you found them useful, here are some more interesting iPhone Tips & Tricks that offer pointers to make good use of iPhone’s revolutionary new multi-touch interface.
PopCap announces free version of its flagship game Bejeweled for the iPhone
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jul 30, 2007 | Comment (1)
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PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today announced that it has launched a custom version of its flagship game Bejeweled for iPhone’s Safari browser and is making it available at no cost to iPhone owners thus making it one of the first high profile games to hit the iPhone.
Though not a downloadable game like many of PopCap’s popular PC games, the
Safari web-browser based game is expected to deliver players all the original
functionality and gameplay that helped make Bejeweled popular.
iPhone Firmware reveals hidden Applications & Widgets
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jul 30, 2007 | Comments (2)
Folks at iPhoneology have been doing some digging into iPhone’s firmware and guess what? they have stumbled onto some very interesting stuff. One of the system preference files has revealed possibilities of hidden iPhone applications & widgets waiting to be unlocked by a firmware upgrade.
First unauthorized iPhone GUI “Hello World” application binary released (iPhone Hack)
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jul 29, 2007 | No Comments »
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Before the iPhone launch, Jobs put the kibosh on any talk about Apple opening up iPhone’s platform for third party developers by saying "You don’t want your phone to be an open platform", Apple then backtracked slightly on that statement when they announced that developers could use the web kit engine to develop sophisticated web 2.0 sites and applications for the iPhone.
You will agree that it that didn’t mean complete freedom for third party developers which has motivated folks at #iphone IRC channel to build their first unauthorized iPhone GUI "Hello world" application.
iFuntastic 2.1: Get custom ringtones, change carrier logo, reorder app icons on your iPhone
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jul 28, 2007 | Comments (3)
iPhone hacks are evolving from being only for those technically inclined to new GUI based tools being released to simplify the hacking process so even mortals like us could try them out. One of those GUI based tools was iFuntastic which had simplified the complicated procedure of getting custom ringtones on your iPhone.
bitSpilt, the iPhone hacking genius who had brought you iFuntastic has now released version 2.0 of the tool with improved functionality, added features and bug fixes.
iPhone Tips & Tricks – Focus: iPhone’s Keyboard
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jul 28, 2007 | Comments (29)
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One of the gambles Apple took with with the iPhone, dubbed the most hyped gadget ever created, was doing away with a physical keyboard and instead featuring a full QWERTY soft keyboard on the large multi-touch display with innovative new software.
Apple wanted to ensure that there are no hiccups so prior to the iPhone launch; Apple released videos to help users use the iPhone’s keyboard and since then we have also had a lot of tips and tricks from iPhone users themselves.
So here is a roundup of all the tips & tricks which should help make a difference in the usability of your iPhone’s keyboard.
Make iTunes Previews your iPhone’s custom ringtone
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jul 27, 2007 | Comments (12)
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Did you know that iTunes offers short audio samples or previews of its entire library as free downloads? I am talking about those 30 second clips of every song on iTunes that you can listen to before you buy. That makes these iTunes previews perfect ringtones as a ringtone is usually nothing but a tiny snippet of a song and not the entire song.
The good news for iPhone users is that an iPhone hack can help you download these audio previews from iTunes and install them onto your iPhone as custom ringtones.
Tutorial to convert DVD movies to iPhone compatible format
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jul 26, 2007 | Comments (8)
iPhone’s stunning 3.5-inch widescreen display is the ultimate way to watch TV shows and movies on the go so it was unfortunate to see that Apple does not support DVDs or flash videos on to the iPhone via iTunes.
However, in the hackers world, "does not support" doesn’t mean "it’s not possible".
iPhone Activation without AT&T hack in 9 easy steps using iActivator!
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jul 25, 2007 | Comments (2)
If you want to activate your iPhone so that you can use it without having to set up an account with AT&T but were put off by the need to use command line then there is some good news for you. A GUI based iPhone activation program; iActivator has been released.
