The official word is finally out.
Engadget has just reported that Apple has issued invitations for a "special event" to be held next Wednesday, September 1st out in San Francisco.
According to Engadget, the media event will start at 10AM PT/1PM ET.
Apple To Unveil Next Generation iPod Touch, Apple TV, 99¢ TV Shows At Media Event On September 7th?
Posted by Andy on Aug 25, 2010 | Comments (6)
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Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is in "advanced talks" with News Corp over a new partnership that will allow iTunes users to rent TV shows for viewing over their iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. At present, users can only purchase these shows at a price of $1.99 or $2.99.
The new service will instead let these users rent the shows for a period of 48 hours at $0.99. Besides News Corp, Cupertino is also believed to be talking to CBS Corp, NBC Universal and Walt Disney Co over the new a-la carte TV show rental service.
Google Goggles Coming To The iPhone By The End Of The Year
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Aug 24, 2010 | Comments (9)
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According to The Register, Google is planning to release their search-by-sight feature, Goggles to the iPhone, which is currently available for Android phones.
Google Goggles will allow users to search the web using the camera on their iPhone.
It can recognize languages, books, album covers, artwork, landmarks, places, logos, and more.
Apple Working On Touch-Enabled iMac And MacBooks?
Posted by Andy on Aug 24, 2010 | Comments (8)
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A new patent application filed by Apple hints at the concept of a MacBook computer that could also double up as an iOS-based tablet-style convertible devices.
The application was filed with the United States Patent Office earlier this year and describes a system of transitioning between a high resolution mouse-input mode and a low resolution touch interface by a simple change in orientation of the display screen.
Facebook 3.2.2 Fixes Login Problems For Jailbroken iPhone Users?
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Aug 23, 2010 | Comments (12)
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When Facebook released Facebook App for iPhone 3.2 last week to incorporate the new Places feature, quite a few users who had jailbroken their iPhone reported issues with the new version.
Last Friday, Facebook had acknowledged that they were aware of the problem and working on a fix.
Facebook has just released an update for their iPhone app, which should fix the problems.
Google Mobile iPhone App Gets Push Notifications For Gmail And Google Calendar
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Aug 23, 2010 | Comments (11)
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Google has just released an updated version of Google Mobile App for iPhone, which finally brings push notifications for Gmail and Google Calendar events.
After updating to the new version of the iPhone app and setting up your Google account, you will see an icon badge when you get a new email in Gmail and a popup for Google Calendar event on your iPhone’s home screen.
Multifl0w Brings Exposé-like Multitasking To iPhone, iPod Touch And iPad
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Aug 23, 2010 | Comments (21)
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One of the major features introduced in iOS 4 is the multitasking feature, which finally allows iPhone users to run some categories of third-party iPhone apps in the background.
But before Apple had introduced multitasking, the iPhone hacking community had already released jailbreak apps like Multifl0w, Proswitcher, Backgrounder that allowed users to run third party apps in the background in iPhone OS 3.x.x, which was one of the major reasons for jailbreaking the iPhone.
Next Generation iPod Touch LCD Display And Front Panel Assembly Leaked?
Posted by Andy on Aug 23, 2010 | Comments (10)
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An iPhone parts supplier has put up a next generation iPod Touch panel for sale on a Chinese website. The pictures of the unit confirm earlier rumors about the next generation device carrying a front-facing camera to support FaceTime video calling.
According to reports on M.I.C Gadget, the parts are currently on sale at $95 and is said to have been procured via a "special channel".
Kevin Rose: Next Gen Apple TV/iTV Will Change Everything; Launch In September
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Aug 22, 2010 | Comments (18)
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Apple has always maintained that Apple TV is nothing more than a hobby.
But according to Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, Apple has been quietly working to turn its hobby into something that “will change everything”.
Kevin Rose expects Apple to launch Apple TV or iTV in September, which will run iOS, same as the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, and will be priced around $99.
Five Icon Dock – Jailbreak App Adds Fifth Icon To iPhone Dock
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Aug 22, 2010 | Comments (24)
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Five Icon Dock and Five Icon Switcher are two complimentary apps to Five-Column SpringBoard jailbreak app to sqeeze more number of app icons on iPhone’s homescreen.
Five Icon Dock is a hack that allows you to add an extra app to the iPhone dock.
While the Five Icon Switcher adds an extra app to the task switcher.
