The new iPhone Beta Firmware was released to some developers on Thursday, July 24th. In this beta there was many new interesting features for the iPhone and its location services. However, the long anticipated Copy/Paste feature may be hidden in there as well…
Last month many rumors were going around that the iPhone and iPod Touch would get a price drop. However, instead the iPod Touch got a 32 GB flavor, and the iPhone got a 16 Gb size bump. At the time it was very unlikely for a price drop because of the bump in capacity sizes.
Flash for both of Apples Touch based devices is rumored to be “just around the corner.” It is said to be for business use but it can be applied for watching videos on site, or even games.
Notcot has reposted some very intuitive concept designs for a potentially future game for use with the iPod Touch and the iPhone. The game uses a unique gesture system to control the skateboard throughout the game.
Recent rumors point to Orb announcing that they will support the iPod Touch and the iPhone in the next few days. Orb provides access to your songs, photos, video, and TV from anywhere.
It is basically a slingbox with out the expensive hardware. Many users use it to access their home music collection at work or where ever they might be.
While we’ve covered games for the iPod Touch before, they generally require that you’ve Jailbroken your PMP first; it’s a hassle many won’t consider, especially when you factor in the potential effect on your warranty and Apple’s firmware updates being generally unfriendly to hacks. Yet so far Apple has been slow to introduce gaming to either the iPod Touch or the iPhone, despite titles being available for other iPods in the company’s range. A patent published this week could cast some light on that, however; it might be that, rather than being lazy, Apple in fact has been putting their time to good use by developing MultiTouch-compatible games that, rather than comprising simple button-bashing, demand a more naturalistic interface.
Hang onto your Jailbreak, CNet France are reporting that this Saturday will see Apple release the latest firmware upgrade for the iPod Touch and iPhone. Expected to be v1.1.3, a weekend release would make it around a month since the last update (that added international keyboard languages, among other things, to the iPhone just prior to its European launch), a reasonable length of time for what are suspected to be well-requested feature additions. The consensus appears to be that voice recording software and the facility to use the iPod Touch (and iPhone) in disk mode as a portable hard-drive are the two significant functions in 1.1.3.
With all the hacking of the iPod Touch and iPhone going on you have to wonder what all those third party apps are doing to your device. Yes, it is possible for a app installed from a non trusted source to hack into your devices system folders and ruin some important files.
These apps could also release a potentially dangerous virus that once plugged into your computer could infect it and its system folders, attaching itself to your emails and potentially ruin yours and others comps. All of this could even happen without you having a clue.
iPod Touch availability issues were first suspected last month, as delivery times from Apple’s online store stretched to 7-10 days from the regular 24hrs, and now analysts are warning that there may be a further shortage over the coming holiday season as touchscreen delays impact on Cupertino’s original plans to ramp up supply.
Glitch or sign of a price-cut to come? Canadian Apple fans have long complained about the difference in price they pay compared to Americans across the border, but according to the official Apple Canada site you can pick up an iPod Touch “starting at $299 [Canadian]“. Click through to the order page, however, and the 8GB and 16GB models are down at $329 and $449 respectively.
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