iPhone Hacks

First Photos of Apple's New iPhone? Reveals Auto-Focus and Digital Compass Features

A Chinese blog has posted photos of what it claims are of Apple's next generation iPhone.

The photos reveal that Apple's next generation will have auto-focus camera and a digital compass or magnetometer just like we had heard earlier.

Apple might Allow Movie and TV Show Downloads directly on the iPhone?

Open Salon blogger, Kwame Jones had reported last week that he had stumbled upon a new iTunes Store user interface for downloading movies and TV shows directly on the iPhone, including support for movie rentals via an advertisement in the new ad supported version of iPhone app - Twitterfon.

I didn’t take the rumor seriously at that time, but now AppleInsider is also claiming that “people familiar with Apple's training program” have told them that Apple has started training AppleCare agents with features of iPhone OS 3.0 which covers the ability to directly download movies and TV shows to the iPhone.

Comparison Photo of Apple's New iPhone back cover with Matte finish and iPhone 3G?

We have heard rumors, which had indicated that Apple’s new iPhone will have a back cover with matte finish and also seen a screenshot of how it will look like back in Feb.

MacRumors has published side-by-side image of the back cover with matte finish of probably Apple’s new iPhone (similar to the one we had seen before) besides iPhone 3G.

Next Gen iPhone Bezel Reveals Speaker & Color Changes?

Folks at a German site, iPhone Ticker are reporting that one of their readers who contacted Hong Kong firm ChinaOnTrade for replacement parts for his iPhone 3G got a response from them claiming that they are the first to “supply iphone 3gen 2009 parts directly from factory” and also sent photos of parts of yet-to-be announced iPhone.

iXpenseIt: iPhone App that helps you Manage your Finances on the Move

Budget, in general terms, helps you plan expenses by making you more aware of your saving and spending patterns. iXpenseIt does that and more with its latest version 2.4.1 available in the App Store.
 
Well, the world economy isn’t still back on its feet, and it’s less likely that it will be, by the time I finish my review.
 
I am going to cover the paid version of the iPhone app in this article. The idea behind creating iXpenseIt is fairly simple. It is supposed to help you track your expenses as you go.

AT&T Plans Network Upgrade to Delivery Faster 3G Mobile Broadband Speeds

AT&T has announced plans to upgrade its 3G network to deliver even faster 3G mobile broadband speeds.

It plans to upgrade its network to HSPA 7.2 3G wireless technology topping out at 7.2 Mbps, double the current speed of 3.6 Mbps. The network upgrades are expected to start later this year and expected to be completed by 2011.

AT&T has also announced that it will start LTE trials in 2010 and begin deployment in 2011.

Painting created on iPhone makes it to the Cover of The New Yorker!

For the first time, the cover of The New Yorker Magazine (dated: 1st June) will sport the picture created on the iPhone.

The iPhone app used to create this drawing is called Brushes, and is available at App Store for $5.99.

Jorge Colombo, the artist, drew this painting within an hour while standing in line outside Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in Times Square.

Apple to Launch 3 New iPhone Models with Matte Finish?

iPhone Developers had discovered code references in iPhone OS 3.0 which had indicated that Apple might be working on multiple iPhone models.

That speculation might turn out to be true as folks at iLounge are reporting that they’ve also been told that Apple’s next generation iPhone will come in two different storage capacities across 3 distinct models depending on the telecom infrastructure of the local mobile carrier.

Jailbreak App - biteSMS for iPhone: Feature-Rich, Easier and Cheaper way to SMS

I send and receive a lot of SMS and have always missed the feature of forwarding messages. I was also looking for a cheaper SMS service (cheaper, not free :)).

I thought that carriers would not allow any other SMS app that competes against iPhone's native SMS app. Surprisingly though, the App Store does have number of iPhone apps that claim to send free SMS. Unfortunately, none of these apps deliver and have barely managed to get past the single star rating in the App store.

Next Gen iPhone Icon in iPhone OS 3.0 SDK Reveals No Major Physical Changes?

You might remember that couple of months back developers had discovered references to unreleased iPhone models in iPhone OS 3.0.

Folks at MacTalk.com.au are reporting that they have also discovered the icon of the unreleased "iPhone2,1" model (which was speculated as Apple’s third generation iPhone based on the model number) in iPhone OS 3.0 SDK.

It looks like the icon of Apple’s new iPhone is similar to iPhone 3G.