Archive for August, 2007
iFuntastic goes v3, adds PPC support
Filed under: Cool tools, Hacks, iPhone
While iPhone hacking remains a sport for the brave, the utility infrastructure to give Grandma iPhone User the same tweaking power as the most l33t denizen of #iphone is coming along nicely, thanks. Now at version 3, iFuntastic provides a GUI for almost any iPhone modification task you might reasonably [...]
iPod gets local nuisance to pipe down
Filed under: Humor, iPod Family
Every urban neighborhood has its characters and unique personalities that add to the flavor of the place. In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where I live now, the accordion guy who plays Spanish folk tunes near the subway is a fixture, and he gives a friendly nod or a “Buenos Diaz” every morning. [...]
iFuntastic version 3 now out for Apple’s iPhone
People just love tweaking their iPhones and getting away with it. If you count yourself as one of those who like getting a bit more out of your iPhone than it originally came shipped to you, then you might be interested to know that iFuntastic version 3 is now out and has even more features [...]
Playing with the iPhone’s accelerometer
Filed under: Multimedia, Hacks, How-tos, Developer, iPhone
Yesterday, we saw what Medallia was doing with touchscreens a few months ago, and today, we’ve got hot off the press news about what they’re up to with the iPhone’s accelerometer. Erling has found a way to pull the raw data off of the iPhone’s LIS302DL, a 3-axis accelerometer [...]
iPod rumors cause Apple stock to rise
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPod Family, Rumors, Apple Financial, Apple
We all know that Apple is gathering the tech press for a Special Event (notice the capital letters) on September 5th, and it is pretty clear it has something to do with iPods. The rumors are swirling, and helping Apple’s stock price.
Goldman Sachs has told [...]
NES.app v0.99.05
Developer nervegas is announcing the latest build of the NES.app emulator for the iPhone. This app is a game emulator that allows iPhone users to play NES games. NES.app is based on the InfoNES emulator available for various computer OS, consoles, and mobile phones.
This new release (0.99.05) is reported to address a multi-touch issue [...]
Nano crushed by highway traffic
Filed under: iPod Family, Odds and ends, Apple
We’ve finally found something that can kill an Apple product: 30 minutes of highway traffic. Sam O. wrote in to tell us what happened to his brother’s 2G Nano– his grandmother apparently found it in the driveway, and decided to pick it up and put it on the [...]
UniquePhones’ iPhone unlocking software legal dilemma
Just a few hours before its release, UniquePhones’ iPhone unlocking software was pulled out because of a call from AT&T which hinted at legal action should the program find its way to the public. The software, which would allow the iPhone to use other wireless carriers besides AT&T, would probably not be released.
According to research [...]
