News tagged ‘app’
Mail Progress iPhone Theme [Cydia]
Mail Progress is a new mod for iPhone. It will allow you to change the color of the bar indicating the sending of an email message. The application works through WinterBoard and offers the following color changes: Yellow, Sky Blue, Red, Purple, Orange, Green, Cool Grey, Black.
Mail Progress email is available in Cydia, category "Themes", ModMyi repository. By the way, it is and is compatible with firmware 3.0.
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Most popular products for July [CNet Video]
QuickShottr will automatically upload screenshots to the internet [Cydia]
QuickShottr allows you to automatically upload the screenshots made on iPhone / iPod on ImageShack site.
As you know, both Apple devices can create a screenshot ("pictures" of the screen). User just need to clicking the same time Home + Power buttins. QuickShottr will automatically upload screenshots to ImageShack (in background) and will copy the link to the clipboard.
So if you want to share a picture with someone just call the copy/paste and click "Paste." You can QuickShottr in any application, f.e. in instant messaging that does not support sending and receiving images. This functionality is also very useful for bloggers or those who must quickly send images.
Current version is 1.1, it has been improved a lot since 1.0. There is also a SBSettings toggle called QuickShottr Toggle, that will allow to activate and deactivate this QuickShottr functionality through a simple click.
QuickShottr can be found in Cydia via the BigBoss repository.
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Quantum Collapse: RTS for iPhone [AppStore, Games, Video]
Quantum Collapse is one of the best games RTS (Real Time Strategy) games for iPhone and iPod Touch. The game was released less than a month ago and has already been updated to version 1.1. Regular price is $3.99, but it is on sal enow for $0.99 (AppStore
Features:
- 13 Campaign missions providing more than 8 hours of gameplay
- 11 Skirmish missions with 3 different AI Types.
- Amazing Particle Effects and Explosions
- 2 Completely different factions with unique designs and powers
- Voxel generated terrain (no repetitive tilemaps)
- Map Zoom.
- Each unit has a unique powerup. Some super units have up to 6 of them.
- Spell system enables you to take a huge part in the battle.
In next version developers will implement multiplayer with voice-chat. Note for iPhone 3GS users: the game has graphical glitches on the iPhone 3GS. Developers found the solution and the fix is on it's way.
Here is a demo video:
Warp Gate Preview: a new shooter in space [Games, Video]
This is a game called Warp Gate. We will have to drive a ship in space and complete various missions by eliminating the enemies with different weapons. The 3D graphics looks quite good and the sound creates a great atmosphere.
Worms for iPhone released [AppStore, Games, Video]
Worms game is now avaliable in AppStore for $4.99 (
Unfortunately to iPhone 2G/3G users it run really slow on therse devices.Here are couple reviews:
- The game is SLOW. Lag time at every action, even in menus.
- Really bad framerate.
- I was expecting this game sience laste year when rumors came up about worms. Now i’m so very disapointed! IT’s very SLOW!
However iPhone 3GS users are happy:
- Game is plenty fast on my 3GS!
- First game that require a 3GS.
Here's a video demo:
Volume Boost: increase the volume [Cydia]
VolumeBooster is a tool that, by changing some system files, should increase the sound coming from the speaker of the iPhone / iPod Touch 2G by 20%.
The procedure for the installation is simple, run Cydia and find "Volume Boost", available in the repository ModMyi. It works thriugh Winterboard, after installation you need to apply the Mod. VolumeBooster is compatible with all firmware versions.
Note: Do not install on the iPhone 3GS, because the audio there is already set to 100%.
Windows 95 and Windows XP on iPhone [Video]
Russian iphone user iWert was anle to run Windows 95 and even Windows XP on iPhone. He used Bochs (pronounced "box"), which is a portable x86 and x86-64 IBM PC compatible emulator (wikipedia
iPhone hardware is not made to run Windows on an emuator. So Windows 95 runs, but a bit slow. It takes 5 minutes to start.
Windows XP almost did it, but failed to start:
Here is a demo video:
Apple is #253 in the list of world's largest corporations
Fortune recently
Here is top 10:
- Royal Dutch Shell
- Exxon Mobil
- Wal-Mart Stores
- BP
- Chevron
- Total
- ConocoPhillips
- ING Group
- Sinopec
- Toyota Motor
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Aera: flight simulator for iPhone [Video]
Ichromo announced Aera, a new game for iPhone and iPod Touch, which will appear soon in App Store. This is a 2.5D flight simulator. Here are some characteristics of Aera:
- Various types of mission and the Free Flight;
- Multiplayer games;
- Advanced physics simulation;
- There are many places and different aircrafts to fly;
- Carefully made in 3D;
- Game is controlled by accelerometer;
- WiFi multiplayer (the Peer to Peer Bluetooth will be integrated with an update);
Here is a video demonstration:
iWepLite: iPhone app to hack WiFi WEP code
Project iWepLite is an application that can find the keys to WiFi networks protected by WEP. Yesterday the developer released a new video:
Once the network is detected the application tries to hack the WiFi password using a dictionary of possible keys.
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Navigon MobileNavigator for Free
Navigon has just released free version of their navigation application. Navigon MobileNavigator Lite includes the same range of functions as the full version, although no active route guidance with GPS support is available. In other words you have the maps and you can just browse without Turn-by-turn directions.
In US AppStore we were able to find and download Navigon MobileNavigator Lite North America. There are many different other apps in different AppStores. For example there is MobileNavigator British Isles in UK AppStore. Unfortunately there is no free Europe in one app.
Who still has not tested the Navigon can do it now. Good download.
The app is free, here are couple AppStore links:.
Need For Speed Shift [Video]
EAMobile announced the arrival of Need for Speed: Shift for iPhone. Unlike Need for Speed Undercover this new title promises a true simulation of racing. The port has been confirmed via the Twitter EAMobile and official website of the game. Here is the announcement below:
Expect to be playing SHIFT in Fall 2009. It will be available on Xbox 360®, PLAYSTATION®3, PC and PLAYSTATION®PORTABLE (PSP) as well as on Mobile and iPhone.
Here is a video of Need for Speed: Shift
myTouch 3G from T-mobile, Google and HTC [Video]
Upgrade your iPhone/iPod microphone
Brando has just opened its new sales of the Mini Microphone Capsule for iPhone. This is a small accessory, to be entered into the headphone jack, which allows you to record sounds 10 better than the internal microphone. As you can see in the image, the microphone is flexible and adjustable, improves the sound by 25 dB and also works on iPod Nano 4G and iPod Touch 2G. The accessory costs $14. Here is a