iPhone Hacks

TomTom for iPhone: Turn-by-Turn GPS App with Voice Navigation Coming Soon

TomTom demoed their turn-by-turn GPS application for the iPhone with voice navigation at the WWDC 2009 Keynote address and also announced that the TomTom iPhone App will become available after the iPhone OS 3.0 is launched.

TomTom had announced last year that they were developing navigation software capable of running on the iPhone but it did not take off due to various reasons. This time though it looks like we will finally get the TomTom Navigation App for iPhone.

Rotation Inhibitor: SBSettings Toggle Allows you to Disable Accelerometer

Though the accelerometer is one of the coolest features of the iPhone, I find it annoying everytime I move around in bed while reading on the iPhone, as the screen keeps rotating.

I finally got fed up the other day and had to figure out a way to disable the accelerometer/screen rotation.

Luckily, I stumbled upon a SBSettings Toggle aptly called Rotation Inhibitor which allows you to disable the accelerometer on the fly to stop the screen from rotating.

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.

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.

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.

Jailbreak App - Backgrounder which Allows iPhone Apps to run in the Background Updated

The ability to run iPhone apps in the background is one of the most requested features since the launch of the iPhone.

That is the reason jailbreak app – Backgrounder which allows third party iPhone apps to run in the background is one of the most popular apps for the jailbroken iPhone.

Gaizin, developer of Backgrounder has released an updated version of the popular app with more features.

Easter Egg in Lyrics - iPhone App Raises Concern about Apple's App Store Approval Process

If controversies surrounding rejection or approval of iPhone apps so far wasn't enough, it looks like Apple has another problem to worry about while approving iPhone apps to the App Store.

According to the folks at Wired, the walls of the App Store have been breached as developers of the latest version of Lyrics (1.0.1) have included an Easter egg in their iPhone app.

The Easter egg allows users to turn the profanity filter off and thus be able to view the objectionable and explicit lyric content. We have seen Easter egg in iPhone apps before but this one was a little sneaky as the iPhone app was initially rejected from the App Store because it didn't have a ‘profanity filter’.

Email ‘n Walk iPhone App makes it Easier to Write Email while Walking

iPhone app Email ‘n Walk developed by Phase2 Media is focused on a simple requirement, ‘facilitate e-mail writing while you walk’. Interestingly, the idea started off as an April Fool's day iPhone app that lets you see where you're going.

I personally think it’s a very clever use of iPhone's camera and even though it has some limitations, I think it’s cool.

Apple to allow third party iPhone Apps to run in the Background?

Business Insider reported couple of days back that as per their sources, Apple is seriously evaluating the option of allowing third party iPhone apps to run in the background, a feature that the iPhone lacks but one that is already available in some smartphones such as T-Mobile G1, upcoming Palm Pre etc.

SlingPlayer Mobile app for iPhone Available on the App Store Now; AT&T confirms it will Work only Over Wi-Fi

The SlingPlayer Mobile will be available to the iPhone users for download very soon just as I had speculated just a few days ago.

The news comes straight from the horses mouth this time (Sling Media), where the countdown has already begun. They have confirmed that their iPhone app will finally be available on the App Store anytime between 12:00 to 6:00 AM Eastern Time.