iPhone Hacks

TomTom Version 1.2 Released - Includes Support For iPod Touch and First Gen iPhones

TomTom, one of the navigation apps available on the iPhone has just released an updated version. 

The new version v1.2 of TomTom's iPhone app offers quite a lot of interesting features and one that is most interesting is its support for iPod touch and the first generation iPhones. 

UnderCover iPhone App Helps You Recover Stolen iPhone

For those who remember,'Find my iPhone' is a feature offered by Apple to MobileMe subscribers that lets them to recover lost or stolen iPhones. 

Now a Belgian based company named Orbicule has launched an iPhone app that does the same thing and much more. 

Apple Working on Radio.app to Bring FM Radio on iPhone And iPod Touch

FM radio could soon be coming to your iPhone and iPod Touch. According to a tip received by the folks at 9to5Mac, Apple is working on an in-house Radio iPhone app for iPhones and iPod Touch. This iPhone app will be able to run in the background; similar to iPod app and also incorporate other functionalities available on the iPod Nano FM radio feature that includes the ability to pause live programming. 

Speed Test of New iPod Touch Confirms it is Up to 50% Faster

Apple had announced at last week’s special event that the new third generation iPod Touch is up to 50% faster than the 2nd generation iPod Touch and includes support for OpenGL ES 2.0, which will improve performance, especially while playing iPhone games.

Macworld performed some basic speed tests on the 3rd generation iPod Touch to verify Apple’s claim.

New iPod Touch Disassembled; Reveals 802.11n Support and Space for a Camera

Folks at iFixit have disassembled the new iPod Touch released by Apple at this week’s special event. It has revealed some interesting details.

Apple had announced that the third generation iPod Touch is up to 50% faster and had double the capacity as compared to the second generation iPod Touch. But looks like there are some more hardware differences.

Steve Jobs Gives His Reasons for No Camera in iPod Touch; Talks About New Products

It was widely speculated before Apple’s special event that the next generation iPod Touch would get a camera.

But the third generation iPod Touch that Apple announced yesterday is up to 50% faster and gets double the storage. It doesn’t have a camera.

The blogosphere has been debating about quite a few reasons why there is no camera in iPod Touch. Steve Jobs gave his reasons for no camera in iPod Touch in an interview with David Pogue of New York Times.

Coverage of Apple's Special Event "It's Only Rock and Roll, But We Like it": iPhone 3.1, iTunes 9 and More

Apple's special event "It’s only rock and roll, but we like it" should be underway shortly.

Apple is expected to unveil the next generation New iPod Touch, iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle. It is also speculated that Apple will announce the release date of iPhone OS 3.1.

Apple's special event is being held at at the Yerba Buena Centre for Arts in San Francisco.

So if you are looking for all the iPhone related news from Apple's special event then hit the jump for our coverage of the event.

Apple Could Unveil New iPod Touch, Nano and Shuffle at Tomorrow's Special Event

John Gruber of Daring Fireball has just made some predictions about what Apple will announce at tomorrow’s special media event "It’s only rock and roll, but we like it".

However, this time around Gruber admits that "I’ve heard very little about tomorrow’s 'It’s Only Rock and Roll' event." He claims that "the word is that Apple's 'secrecy machine' has been kicked back into high gear" since Steve Jobs returned from his medical leave.

Apple Investigating Exploding iPhone Incidents

Reuters reports that a spokesperson from the European Union's consumer safety division has stated that Apple is investigating the incidents where users have alleged that their iPhones exploded.

Apple believes these incidents are ‘isolated’ but will carry out tests to identify the root cause of the problem.

Apple's Media Event on September 9th? Might Launch Two Tablets?

We have some more news (oops rumors) about the media event that Apple is planning in September.

Folks at All Things Digital are reporting that Apple has scheduled a media event for Wednesday, September 9th in San Francisco. They also claimed that according to their sources, there will be no mention of announcing the much-anticipated tablet computer.

Meanwhile, BusinessWeek cites analyst Richard Doherty, who claims that Apple has developed two prototype tablet computers and may launch them as early as September.