Archive for May, 2009
Online SMS backup
iPhone-SMS is a new website that allows you to export your SMS in an Excel file. Operation is quite simple and after performing these operations user can easily read the messages from a desktop computer.
To use the service connect to the site
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The future iPhone will run on ARMv7 processor?
There are new job announcements by Apple and in particular Apple seeks for experts in architecture with ARM NEON technology. As you can see in the image, the aim is to improve the iPhone OS subsystem that will lead to a better graphics acceleration, especially in multimedia applications.
The NEON technology is currently implemented only on the new processors ARMv7. The current iPhone uses ARMv6. This leads us to think that the next model of iPhone will have a new processor. But this will probably be next year..
Next Generation iPhone Rumors
AppleiPhoneApps said they had received important messages from internal sources at Apple, for the next model of iPhone. Here’s a whole list of characteristics:
Prize and Models:
- There will be two models of the iPhone: a 16 GB and another from 32GB. The 8gb model to be no longer marketed.
- Prices remain the same as the 3G iPhone
Hardware & Design:
- There will be a 3.2 MegaPixel camera
- The screen is OLED-type (but not flexible)
- Given the characteristics of these types of display, the battery will last longer
- RAM and Process Power will double
- FM receiver
- The Apple logo will light up
- Will add the magnetometer
They also said that the released date will be july 17 2009. I honestly do not think this are news. I think this is only a collection of all the rumors that have arrived in recent days. Obviously take the news as a rumor because it might be true as false.
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The Deep pinball game video preview
BackToUp: Mac OX utility for iPhone/iPod back up
iBlogeek has released a Mac OX utility called BackToUp that will help everyone back up their device. The program is pretty good and make the backup of:
- Contacts
- Text Messages (SMS)
- Bookmarks and History of Safari
- Call History
- Calendar
- Notes
- Bookmarks and History of Maps
- General Preferences (ringtone, etc)
Also, BackToUp can:
- Create a backup
- Restore a device using a backup
- Erase backups
- Update a backup
You can download BackToUp
YXFlash: player for Xvid, DivX, Flash and more
YXFlash is a new application that is available in Cydia and includes the codecs to display Xvid / DivX video files . We will not longer need to convert movies into a format supported by Apple. The converted videos do play a bit smoother due to hardware acceleration, but xvid videos are watchable, at least the ones I tested. The player also plays flash content if you have downloaded flash flv videos to your device. It is not a web based flash player, this does not play flash videos embedded on websites. In order to add the videos just upload them using iFunBox or iPhone Browser.
Here is the complete list of formats supported by the complete version:
- Flash Video -> .flv
- Mpeg4, H.264
- Windows Media Video (.wmv)
- Xvid/DivX (.avi)
- MP4, MP3, AAC and Windows Media Audio
The free version offers support only for MP3 and DivX. You can download the application via Cydia in the BigBoss repository. The full version costs around $10.
Video Preview: Parachute Panic Game trailer
40 000 Apps in the AppStore
It seems that Apple has reached a new milestone with the App Store. It now has more than 40,000 applications available to download all in 10 months. There is no official news yet, but AppShopper found 43,154 applications of which 40,253 are currently available in the American Store, AppTism instead found 41.611 which we certainly reached and exceeded the 40,000.
The Sims 3 Game Preview Video
Documents To Go soon in AppStore
This news comes directly from DataViz. Documents To Go application for iPhone has just been sent to Apple and it is awaiting approval. The software will allow you to view and edit Microsoft Office documents.
The cost should be less than $20.
Make free calls with your iPod Touch [Video]
Backgrounder updated to version svn.187 [Cydia]
Backgrounder is an app that allows a user to run apps in a background. Since the last update the application makes available a process manager to monitor and manage the open applications.
In the new version svn.187 introduced the following changes:
- Added the possibility to close / to force the closure / make a respring through a swipe on the applications;
- It is no longer possible to initiate the process by the operator lockscreen;
- Multiple instances of the processes are prevented
- General improvement of the Code.
MMS and Tethering in Action on Firmware 3.0 [Video]
Here's a short video that shows to all users (non-developers) that it is simple to use MMS and Tethering on the new 3.0 firmware.
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Apple patents the Streaming between the TV and the iPhone
Apple filed a patent on a new accessory that will run the streaming video from iPhone to your TV. During the streaming user can control playback via a remote controller and the TV Out.
Ants are back [Cydia]
Once again we have the ability to have ants running on our iPhone. This little toy was available on firmware 1.1.x. Now the developer has update the code to support firmware 2.x. If you don’t remember ants take a look at the video below. This toy is easy to use. As you might remember you open the app and activate the ants. Then open your notes and watch the ants fill the screen. You can smash them or shake your iPhone to remove them. Ants is available in Cydia for jailbreaked iPhones.