Posted by BrianB
14
06
2008

The Apple iPhone 3G will give users the pleasure of listening to radio. Though Apple is famous for omitting an FM tuner in its iPod line, it proved open to the idea of an online radio. The AOL Radio app will be released next month after being showcased at the WWDC. It will include 200 AOL stations and 150+ CBS stations. It’s no doubt a very good app, having taking home the “Best Entertainment Application” award at the WWDC. It’s totally freeware but brace yourself for advertisements just like in old-fashined FM radios. WiFi and 3G is all you need after you download the app and the new iPhone has got them both. The built-in GPS in the iPhone also figure in as the AOL Radio app uses GPS to tell users the closest radio station.
[nyt via cellphones]
Categories : Apple iPhone, Firmware, iPhone Applications
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Posted by BrianB
29
05
2008

The popular VX989 from Onda has been hacked to support FC games. This is great news. The VX989 is just about the most popular Onda player out there. It has even been adopted by Pasen into LAZYBUM - that’s how popular it is. It looks like a simple DIY upgrade (w/ overclocking) but because the instructions are written in Chinese, non-Chinese speakers might want to hold on to their non-gaming VX989 just a little while longer until someone in the English-speaking world can post an instruction in original English.
The video after the break.
[source via imp3] Read the rest »
Categories : China MP4/PMP, Firmware
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Posted by BrianB
8
05
2008
The iPhone SDK will finally bring YouTube to the safari browser on your iPhone. For the unitiated, this is not the same as the YouTube Player in your iPhone, which is a wholly separate app. This isn’t even real Flash support as YouTube is played via a plugin that allows you to play embedded YouTube videos. Pointing your browser to YouTube.com, however, is just more disappointment.
[via bgr]
Categories : Apple iPhone, Firmware
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Posted by BrianB
31
03
2008

After the announcement of the 16GB Samsung P2, th Bluewave 3 firmware update is the most anticipated by P2 fans. Bluewave 3 is not only for P2 but for the T10 as well.
Here’s what you can expect from Blue Wave 3 for P2 owners:
- Four new themes for the GUI
- Full-screen mode supported
- Calculator and dictionary added
- Brightness and speed controls for video playback
For the T10:
- Ten new GUI themes
- Three additional games
- Video bookmarking
- Horizontal viewing and AAC support
- File deletion capability from the device itself
[via gmp3]
Categories : Firmware
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Posted by BrianB
18
03
2008

For PSP-2000, Sony has released Firmware 3.93 that enables your PSP to support Skype VoIP. Skype on PSP should’ve been available earlier if not for a faulty mic, but now it’s here. For Skype on PSP, you will need a memory stick, a headset and of course wireless Internet.
[via slashphone]
Categories : Firmware, Portable Gaming
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Posted by BrianB
12
03
2008

The Jailbreak of the unreleased iPhone 2.0 software is here, and iPhone Dev Team takes full credit. Now, why jailbreak an iPhone that will already open its doors to third-party software via App Store and soon even Java is a mystery except for the fact that many iPhone users might want their apps for free. Yes, it’s difficult to please these iPhone (and iPod Touch) users.
Even better news for iPhone cheapskates, the 1.2.0 (technical-word for iPhone 2.0) jailbreak is a true jailbreak in the old-fashioned sense, unlocking the 1.20 iPhone for any network. Says the iPhone Dev Team: “the hacked 1.2 firmware works with anything. AT&T and others, it’s pwned. And Apple will not really be able to patch it this time… somehow :-)” Well, wow! This is the most stable iPhone jailbreak ever!
Video after the break.
[gizmodo via cnet] Read the rest »
Categories : Apple iPhone, Firmware, Software
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Posted by BrianB
29
02
2008
Categories : Apple iPhone, Firmware
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Posted by BrianB
26
02
2008

It’s finally here, but this one is a mystery. Does the 1.1.4 firmware update pave the way for SDK? No one knows what it fixes exactly just yet. You can get it through iTunes if it’s iTunes 7.6.1.9. Engadget brings good news in the form of a healthy jailbroken 1.1.3 getting the aforementioned update. It’s a sizable software update at 162.1MB. ZiPhone works on this update, according to several who have tried it.
[via engadget]
Categories : Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Firmware
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Posted by BrianB
13
02
2008

After GeoHot, Zibri of iPhone Elite and iJailbreak from a 13-year-old kid has come out of the wood work to free the iPhone. iJailBreak boasts a 5-minute unlock. The ZiPhone v2.0 does t even faster at only 3 minutes. Meanwhile UnlockiPhone.no has made a GUI version to make it really easy for ordinary folks. Links from TUAW.
Zibri has released the ZiPhone v2.0 - Read the rest »
Categories : Apple iPhone, Firmware
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Posted by BrianB
9
02
2008

GeoHot (George Hotz) is the name you will remember whenever someone mentions unlocking the iPhone. The iPhone Development Team and Elite made a good effort but came up with is a risky process that many have tried, many yet feared to try and quite a few ending with messy cold tears. The process is more straightforward, that’s why OTB or “Out of the Box” is emphasized here. The quick links: 1.1.2 OTB iPhone unlock is here and the RapidShare Mirror file where his 1.1.3 iPhone unlock is found is here. Or save this file from the I.H.o mirror. Full instructions after the break.
Note that in his blog he admits it only took him 24 hours to unlock the iPhone. Read the rest »
Categories : Apple iPhone, Firmware
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