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Filed under: iPhone
Torqued over the lack of tethering support from AT&T? Taken matters into your own hands? TUAW has learned that, with the release of iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2, tethering via the IPCC hack no longer works for AT&T customers.
It's not that surprising that Apple would want close this loophole... but it is a little surprising that AT&T has yet to announce a firm date or rate plan for US customers to tether their iPhones.
[It should go without saying, but if you enable tethering on your 3.0 iPhone, you do so at your own risk; AT&T may slam you with a data overage bill or worse.]
IPCC tethering trick no longer works in iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
IPCC tethering trick no longer works in iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple has just informed developers that a new version of iPhone 3.1 Beta firmware and SDK have been released:
iPhone SDK 3.1 beta 2 and iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2 are now available on the iPhone Dev Center. These versions are for development and testing only and should be installed on devices dedicated to iPhone OS 3.1 beta software development. Please read the iPhone OS beta Pre-Install Advisory and the iPhone SDK 3.1 beta 2 release notes before downloading and installing.
Use the Apple Bug Reporter if you discover compatibility or functionality issues while testing with the iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2 release.
Registered developers can, as stated, grab it via developer.apple.com.
UPDATE: Ars Technica reports iPhone 3.1 Beta 2 allows developers to send apps to test devices via Wi-Fi, rather than having to tether via USB as in previous releases.
According to WhenWithApple, minor changes include new language for the video editing options, now called “Trim Original” and “Save As…” Screenshot after the break!
When/if we come across anything else, we’ll update and add it to our ongoing iPhone 3.1 Beta Walkthrough…
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Apple Releases iPhone 3.1 Firmware and SDK to Developers
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2 released originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Are you an iPhone dev? If so, head on over to Apple's iPhone Developer Center and download the latest 3.1 beta. Although 3.0 is just a few weeks old, Apple is already busy at work creating the next release and causing those of us who do technical writing to try our hardest to keep up.
Thanks, everyone who is e-mailing us about this!
Apple posts beta 2 for iPhone OS 3.1 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apple posts beta 2 for iPhone OS 3.1 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: iPod Family, Software, Reviews, iPhone, iPod touch
Yesterday I downloaded a copy of TuneWiki, the new free iPhone application that lets you listen to streaming radio and your personal media collection while displaying lyrics. I tried out Lyrics+ last week and was looking forward to seeing what TuneWiki would bring to the table. What I found was a mix of promising capabilities mixed with a few preliminary growing pains. What's great about TuneWiki (iTunes link) is its ready access to so many media sources. When I started it already listening to music, it immediately loaded the proper album, cued up the lyrics to the proper point, and started showing me a live feed of the synced words. That's pretty awesome.
It should be noted that TuneWiki has a direct licensing deal with Universal EMI, Sony, and about 16,000 publishers in 1800 groups including Warner (via the Harry Fox Agency) as well as deals in Greece, Israel, Spain, Germany, Turkey, and so forth. Every attempt has been made to license this lyric use world wide. Amnon Sarig, TuneWiki founder, told TUAW that he's worked hard on securing these world wide licensing agreements to ensure that TuneWiki has rights to display lyrics wherever it is used. "No one else has worldwide exploitation rights," he told us. "I've been in the licensing business for 11 years and as far as I know, the only other application on App store that exploits lyrics legally has their licenses limited to the United States."
Continue reading Hands on with TuneWiki for iPhone
Hands on with TuneWiki for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Hands on with TuneWiki for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple has stealthily updated their premium in-ear headset with remote and mic. What exactly did they update? Well nothing major but a update regardless - they replaced the soft rubber 3.5 mm headphone plug casing with a hard plastic one. So now instead of the soft rubber falling off we will now start to see the hard plastic replacement crack. 
All joking aside, Apple really got these headphones almost perfect. And as a bonus they are now fully compatible with iPhone 3GS. Sorry first generation and 3G owners, you are still missing out on the control features.
Be sure to check out Rene’s full review from this past January.
[Via AppleInsider]
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Apple Stealth-Updates Premium In-Ear Headset for iPhone 3GS
Continue reading iPhone musicians invited to perform live with indie legends Good Night, States
Filed under: Cellphones
iPhone musicians invited to perform live with indie legends Good Night, States originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The BlackBerry Tour 9630 has landed, and our sibling site, CrackBerry.com has been all over it like, well, Kevin on a new BlackBerry. Check out their full BlackBerry Tour review and new BlackBerry Tour Forums for all the details.
It’s not a touchscreen like the BlackBerry Storm (or Storm 2 will be), and it’s not on GSM networks like the Bold or Curve, but it sounds like it mixes elements of all those devices to maybe help the big CDMA carriers keep the BlackBerry faithful happy and their eyes away from the iPhone and AT&T for a few more months at least.
If you’re on Verizon and love hardware keyboards, it’s likely a no-brainer upgrade. If you’re on Sprint, you could always get both the latest Palm and BlackBerry and go on a Pre-Tour — last smartphone standing!
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The Competition: BlackBerry Tour has Landed
The BlackBerry Visor Mount Speakerphone VM-605 is a hands free Bluetooth speakerphone from RIM. Enjoy your calls and your favorite music from your BlackBerry smartphone with the convenience and sound quality of your car’s FM stereo system. It’s easy to use. Just clip it to your car’s visor, turn it on, and you’re ready to start making and taking hands free calls on the go. And because it supports voice activated dialing, caller ID, and verbal notifications to let you know who’s calling, you can stay in touch while keeping your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.
Wireless transmission via Bluetooth connection, driver-friendly, Simple operation Slim, ultra-light design, up to 13hrs talk time, noise reduction and echo cancellation technology, works with GPS Mapping Applications, compatible with other Bluetooth enabled devices
The BlackBerry VM-605 Bluetooth Premium Visor Handsfree for iPhone is available now from the TiPb iPhone Accessory Store…
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In Stock: BlackBerry VM-605 Bluetooth Premium Visor Handsfree for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPhone
Apple has just released yet another new pricing model onto the iTunes Music Store: D45s [iTunes link]– two songs for one lower price ($1.49 to $1.99).
Confession: I’m old enough to remember the original 45s, those lovable little vinyl (Google it!) records with a hit song on one side, and something ranging from awesome to ridiculous on the other.
Those days are gone, as are the days of $0.99 fixed pricing (though admittedly albums were alway a volume discounted exception), but Apple’s hoping the Digital 45s prove to be as popular as the record companies no doubt hope they’ll help move more music through the age old bundling scheme.
Apple Insider reports that D45s will be exclusive to iTunes only through July 27, at which point other digital music retailers will be able to offer them as well (which, until Amazon MP3 bothers to roll out internationally, means they’ll likely stay exclusive to iTunes in most countries outside the US and UK…)
So, if you’ve been dying to get your jukebox fix, 2009 style, head on over and drop the needle hit the buy now button…
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iTunes Goes Back to the Future with D45s - 2 Songs, 1 Lower Price
Filed under: Cellphones, Peripherals
EXOvault case wraps your iPhone in cold, hard steel originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Boxcar [$1.99 - iTunes link] is almost more enabler than app. It only does one thing, but thus far it does it very, very well — it sends Push Notifications for Twitter @mentions and Direct Messages (DMs) that then open in either Tweetie or Twitterrific.
Setup is straight forward; you log into your account through an in-app view of Twitter’s website, and authorize Boxcar. You can select whether you want Push Notification for either @mentions, DMs, or both, and which of the aforementioned apps you want to open them in (hopefully support for more options will be forthcoming, such as Tweetdeck, Birdfeed, Twittelator Pro, etc.). You can also choose to automatically tweet them a shout out.
Like all Push-enabled apps, you can exit to the iPhone Settings to turn on or off Sounds, Alert (text boxes), and/or Badges.
That’s it. Sit back and enjoy Push Notifications so you can immediately know when anyone talks to or about you on Twitter. Even when you’re watching a movie on your iPhone. Or playing a game. Or writing an SMS. Or even taking a phone call — if anyone still does that…
In other words, it works so well, you may have to learn to better manage your Twitter interruptions.
Now the crux: is a couple of bucks a lot to pay for an app that arguably only extends the usefulness of other apps that you already paid a few bucks (or more) for? Depends on how badly you want Push Notification for Twitter, whether you’re willing to wait for full-on Twitter clients to add it themselves (however long that takes), and if you realize a couple of bucks is very little, and partly going to support the developers servers that are handling the Twitter calls and passing them on to Apple’s notification servers.
I bought it without a second thought. You’ll have to weigh the value (which is more important than cost) yourselves, and let me know what you think in the comments — or @reneritchie and I’ll get it right away via push
More pics after the break!
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Quick App: Boxcar Push Notification for Tweetie and Twitterrific iPhone Twitter Clients
As part of their ongoing Office 2010 ramp up, Fortune reports:
Microsoft – the king of paid software – will announce today that it is going to give a version of Office away for free online. Both the online and desktop versions are scheduled to arrive in the first half of next year. Yes, you read that right. The latest version of its ubiquitous productivity software, dubbed Office 2010, will come as both a piece of software you can buy for your computer, and as a service you can access in your browser. [UPDATE: Microsoft says it will support the Firefox and Safari browsers as well as IE.]
Which immediately makes us ask — how about Mobile Safari?
While native Office-supporting apps are obviously the way to go for many people, Google Docs has proven a place and usage case for WebApps, and having Microsoft Office 2010, of all things, as a WebApp on the iPhone would no doubt appeal to many, many users as well.
(Not to mention WebKit, the engine behind Mobile Safari, is also used by Android, Palm, and some Nokia devices, which would certainly be additional eyeballs for Microsoft’s ad sponsorships.)
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Microsoft Office 2010 Online to Work on Safari… How About Mobile Safari for iPhone?
