Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
ReQall's iPhone app saves brain cells, cell phone minutes
If you're not the type of person to carry around a notepad or voice recorder with you, there are a handful of Web services raring to help you out if you've got a mobile phone.The application's killer feature is that it saves your notes both locally and to the cloud. It also sends these notes to ReQall's servers without using your voice minutes--that is as long as you can note down everything you want to say within the 30 second allotment. Previously you had to type them in to nix having to make a phone call. Vemuri says the service will transcribe them in just a few minutes, but since launching with the app store a few weeks ago, that time has gone up drastically--leading to some negative reviews. Vemuri told me they're working to get the time back to just a minute or two.
Another nice feature is the "Memory Jogger," which will pop up one of your upcoming reminders when you shake your phone in order to get you to start thinking about it ahead of time. It's fun, silly, and makes use of the device's accelerometer. I honestly doubt many people are going to use it, except by accident, but it sort of doubles like a flash card tester.
The new application is definitely a step up from the Web version that launched back in early March. It'll let you swipe back and forth between things noted in time, things, and people categories. One thing that's missing, though, is integration with the phone's built-in calendaring tool. This is due to a limitation in Apple's iPhone SDK, something Vemuri hopes will be changed in later revisions. For now he says a good workaround is to subscribe to the calendar feed provided by ReQall in your Exchange-compatible e-mail client.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Apple iPhone lithium-ion battery pack
Electric car pioneer ZAP says its iZAP battery designed for the Apple iPod is more useful for the energy intensive Apple iPhone. "The iZAP battery was a life-saver during my business trip to China last week," said Apple iPhone owner Steve Schneider, Chief Executive Officer for ZAP. "Frankly, if an Apple iPod runs out of power, losing your music and photo or video is not as critical to your business trip as the Apple iPhone. You lose your cell phone access, text messages, Internet and email access, time zone clock, business notes, scheduling software, driving maps, calculator and all the other news and information for which the Apple iPhone was designed."Apple iPhone in India - Your Questions on Unlocked iPhones
Airtel presents nationalroaming incoming at Re.1/m.STD at Rs.1.50 per min. Hurry! Get Airtel.www.Airtel.inWant to buy an Apple iPhone in India ? Not sure if unlocked iphone works in India. Read this quick iPhone Guide before you purchase the iPhone from Indian mobile phone dealers.
1. Is the Apple iPhone available in India - Yes. you can easily purchase iPhone phones here.
2. If iPhone is available where can I buy i Phone in India - Apple hasn’t introduced iPhone officially in India but you can grab one from Palika Bazaar of Delhi or Heera Panna shopping complex of Mumbai. Alternatively, some online sites are also selling unlocked iPhone in India. The iPhone was earlier expected to debut in India via Reliance Retail. Most online iPhone suppliers in India do not share their contact address.
3. Will Indian iPhone work with the GSM SIM card of Airtel, Idea, BSNL or Vodafone? Yes but you cannot use the Visual Voicemail feature of iPhone. Also, iPhone is GSM based so it may not work with Tata Indicom or Reliance CDMA network.
4. Can I buy an unlocked iPhone in US and use it in India - Yes, the iPhone bought in US (or UK or Canada) will be compatible in India - you can just buy a local SIM card in India and replace the AT&T SIM. Make sure you read the Apple policies as this may break the warranty.
5. What about HCL and Wipro selling iPhone in India legally? There was a rumor that iPhone may be available in India through a legal route from Wipro and HCL as they were expected to sign a distribution deal soon with Apple for selling iPhone in India. No confirmation still.
6. Does Apple official sell an unlocked iPhone - Yes, they have launched an unlocked iPhone in France and it could soon be available in India. No need to pay mobile phone dealers for unlocking iPhone cell phones.
7. What about Apple Store - The first store will open in Bangalore for selling Macbooks, iPod, Apple TV and other Apple products but they won’t stock iPhone.
8. What is the price of iPhone in India - It varies but the time of writing, the unlocked 4GB iphone was around 20k while the 8GB unlocked iPhone was 30k. (includes shipping and taxes)
9. Should I wait for iPhone or invest in BlackBerry or Nokia N95 ? Read this comparison of smartphones - iPhone vs Blackberry, N95
10. I have bought an iPhone and manage to unlock it. Now what - If you are connecting to iTunes for transferring music, videos and photographs from the computer to the iPhone, iTunes may suggest that you upgrade the iPhone firmware to version 1.1.1 - Cancel and do not allow iTunes to update your iPhone as it will get locked again and become useless. Update: The new unlocked iPhones are shipping in India with firmware version 1.1.1.
11. I bought an iPhone in US and traveling to India on a business trip. How can I save on iPhone international roaming charges while making phone calls in India - Do not use the AT&T call service, instead make phone call over VoIP using the Wi-Fi option of iPhone. You can use Jajah or even Skype to make cheap international calls over the internet.
iPhone is a quad-band GSM mobile phone so it will working internationally in countries outside the US though you’ll have to ask AT&T to turn on international roaming on the iPhone and that the places you’re going offer GSM coverage. If you want to learn more about iPhone, here are iPhone books and iPhone tutorial DVDs that you may buy from Amazon.
Airtel ties up with Apple to launch iPhone
"Bharti Airtel has signed a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to India later this year," the telco said in a statement.
Sources, however, said that Airtel may start offering iPhones around Diwali festival to its over 65 million GSM-based subscribers.
Asked about the prices, they declined to give any details about the agreement, the company entered into with Apple Inc. But in the grey market the devices are available in the range of 500 to 600 dollars (about Rs 25,000), sources said, adding that these handsets procured from the grey market need to be unlocked.
Airtel's announcement comes on the heels of world's largest mobile phone operator Vodafone announcing last week to distribute iPhones worldwide including India.
iPhone is a mobile phone that allows its users to make calls by simply tapping a name or number in the address book.
It leads the customers to select and listen to voice-mail messages in whatever order the consumer wants.
Apple iPhone in India: Now on Airtel!
Bharti Airtel released a press release that they “had signed a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to India, later this year”. That surely heats up the race to sell Apple iPhones in India, since Airtel is India’s leading integrated telecom services provider with over 60 million customers!
Last year Apple iPhone premiered at Apple Retail Stores in US and instantly topped the most wanted gadgets lists worldwide. Now Indians can become proud owners of Apple iPhone thanks to Airtel and Vodafone.
You can buy an unlocked iPhone in India from the gray market for Rs.25000 ($600 approx), but soon you can buy iphones legally and flaunt it to your friends. Apple crashed the iphone prices by $200 last year and recently Apple doubled the memory, so a 8GB iphone is now available for $399 at Apple stores. Lets await the pricing in India with the call service pack…
Vodafone to bring Apple iPhone to India
Friday, March 21, 2008
3D Console Games Coming To iPhone
March 20th , 2008updated news by Raj
Admittedly, we have been a bit slow to post about the new 3D console games that are coming for iPhone, They were, after all, announced a couple of weeks ago at the Apple SDK event. But we were not happy with the tiny demo version that is the only one on show across the internet! So we ramped it up for you!!
iPhone Screen Protector : Protect that fresh Apple!
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iPhone Devlopment Team jailbreaks and unlocks iPhone 2.0
March 12 updated
In an absurd turn of events, the iPhone Dev Team has announced that they’ve completely unlocked the upcoming iPhone 2.0 software that we are all waiting to get access to come this June. Even better, it is a full unlock as opposed to a simple jailbreak. Custom hacked firmware, ready to run and install any application, whether is is unsigned or “Apple Approved.” Better still, the Dev Team believes that this is a hole that Apple is going to have a very difficult time closing. I guess I should have known when my pal Nate True informed me a while back that, until Apple releases new iPhone hardware, the method used for breaking in will continue to work, regardless of any changes made to the software. This is all part of the Pwnage Project.
We love it.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
iphone India edition something on lighter side
Apparently, Apple Inc is secretly working on a draft plan to release a customised iPhone to capture the Indian market. Here is some exclusive information about a ’special button’ that activates a plethora of amazing features.
Special Features:
MMSi
Miss-call Management Service Integrated allows you to make calls to friends without giving them a milli-second to pick up your call.
IRK
Irritating Ringtone Killer allows you drain the battery of the offending phones in your area.
MVMS
Misleading Voice Message Generator plays auto generated voice messages to your boss/parents/wife leading them to think that your phone is busy or out of coverage area.
iPhone transformation hack for Windows Mobile
It features a weather forecast widget, sketchpad, real-time settings information, calendar, calculator and some other customizations. iTask alhpa 2 is available for download, while final release with some more customization options is due in a few weeks.
Ultrasimple 1.1.2/1.1.3 unlock released - from iphone.unlock.no
I call this the most reliable resource on the net to Jailbreak any iPhone. And as I mentioned in my earlier blogs, I blindly follow this website for all jailbreaking help i need. Thanks a ton iphone.unlock.no. Here is how we can jailbreak the newly released 1.1.3 firmware from Apple:
Things are really happening these days! With the release of “ZiPhone” you can jailbreak, activate and unlock a brand new phone in just 3 minutes. No need to downgrade to 1.1.1 first!
ZiPhone in it’s original version is available here: Zibri’s blog
iphone.unlock.no has made a graphical user interface for easier operation, and better descriptions - click picture to download!
Mirrors: MegaUpload | RapidShare
1.1.2 and 1.1.3 OTB software unlock released by George Hotz!
8th Feb 2008: Yes, he did it. Now you can unlock your brand new iPhone very easy. I set up an Installer script to make it even easier. In short terms, downgrade your phone to 1.1.1 and jailbreak as described below. After you have access to the phone, open Installer and goto Unlocking Tools and Install 1.1.2/1.1.3 OTB Unlocker. When it completes, you must upgrade to 1.1.2. Click the following link for full details:
Click here for 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 software unlock tutorial!
New and better 1.1.1 jailbreak method
iphone.unlock.no released a tweaked version of jailbreakme.com’s jailbreak method. To use it, just use i.unlock.no as URL instead of jailbreakme.com when you are about to jailbreak your 1.1.1 phone. More details here.
Status on 1.1.3 jailbreak
1.1.3 was released on January 15th. There’s two jailbreak solutions released. The “offical” jailbreak can be downloaded here. The other one was “unofficially” released by NateTrue, but reports tells that there are some issues with it. DON’T upgrade to 1.1.3 using iTunes! 1.1.3 secpack is found, so if you accidentally upgraded your OTB 1.1.1 or older it is possible to downgrade.
Info about “out of the box” 1.1.2 unlocking and bootloader downgrading
It’s now possible to downgrade the bootloader on out of the box 1.1.2 which has bootloader v4.6. This means that it’s also possible to unlock these phones after they are downgraded. To downgrade you will need to use testpoints, meaning the phone needs to be disassembled.
How to unlock OTB 1.1.2 with testpoints tutorial here (old, read news above)
Info about 1.1.2
If you bought a phone that had 1.1.2 preinstalled (it shows a picture of a cable and the iTunes icon), the phone have a new bootloader preventing an easy unlock. It is now possible to downgrade the bootloader, but it requires disassembly and testpoint. Tutorial available here!
For more info - go to iphone.unlock.no
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
News: Sennheiser unveils MM50 iPhone headset
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Apple patches 10 iPhone flaws
Apple today released 10 iPhone security updates, including 7 within the MobileSafari browser. The update is available only through iTunes and is not available from the Apple Downloads page. The version users should see within their iPhone after applying this update should be 1.1.1 (3A109a). Further, Apple refuses to discuss pending security vulnerabilities not patched here, stating "For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available."
Bluetooth
This patch affects users of Apple iPhone and addresses the vulnerability in CVE-2007-3753. By sending maliciously crafted Service Discovery Protocol (SDP) packets to an iPhone with Bluetooth enabled, an attacker within range may be able to trigger the issue, which may in turn lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. Apple credits Kevin Mahaffey and John Hering of Flexilis Mobile Security for reporting this vulnerabliity.
Mail man-in-the-middle attack
This patch affects users of Apple iPhone and addresses the vulnerability in CVE-2007-3754. When Mail is configured to use SSL for incoming and outgoing connections, it does not warn the user when the identity of the mail server has changed or cannot be trusted and could lead to a man-in-the-middle attack.
Mail telephone link
This patch affects users of Apple iPhone and addresses the vulnerability in CVE-2007-3755. "By enticing a user to follow a telephone link in a mail message, an attacker can cause iPhone to place a call without user confirmation." Apple credits Andi Baritchi of McAfee for reporting this vulnerability.
Safari 1
This patch affects users of Apple iPhone and addresses the vulnerability in CVE-2007-3756. "A design issue in Safari allows a Web page to read the URL that is currently being viewed in its parent window. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted Web page, an attacker may be able to obtain the URL of an unrelated page." Apple credits Michal Zalewski of Google and Secunia Research for reporting this issue.
Safari 2
This patch affects users of Apple iPhone and addresses the vulnerability in CVE-2007-3757. "Safari supports telephone ("tel:") links to dial phone numbers. When a telephone link is selected, Safari will confirm that the number should be dialed. A maliciously crafted telephone link may cause a different number to be displayed during confirmation than the one actually dialed. Exiting Safari during the confirmation process may result in unintentional confirmation." Apple credits Billy Hoffman and Bryan Sullivan of HP Security Labs (formerly SPI Labs) and Eduardo Tang for reporting this issue.
Safari 3
This patch affects users of Apple iPhone and addresses the vulnerability in CVE-2007-3758. "A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Safari that allows malicious Web sites to set JavaScript window properties of Web sites served from a different domain. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted Web site, an attacker can trigger the issue, resulting in getting or setting the window status and location of pages served from other Web sites." Apple credits Michal Zalewski of Google for reporting this issue.
Safari 4
This patch affects users of Apple iPhone and addresses the vulnerability in CVE-2007-3759. "Safari can be configured to enable or disable JavaScript. This preference does not take effect until the next time Safari is restarted. This usually occurs when the iPhone is restarted. This may mislead users into believing that JavaScript is disabled when it is not."
Safari 5
This patch affects users of Apple iPhone and addresses the vulnerability in CVE-2007-3760. "A cross-site scripting issue in Safari allows a maliciously crafted Web site to bypass the same-origin policy using "frame" tags. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted Web page, an attacker can trigger the issue, which may lead to the execution of JavaScript in the context of another site." Apple credits Michal Zalewski of Google and Secunia Research for reporting this issue.
Safari 6
This patch affects users of Apple iPhone and addresses the vulnerability in CVE-2007-3761. "A cross-site scripting issue in Safari allows JavaScript events to be associated with the wrong frame. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted Web page, an attacker may cause the execution of JavaScript in the context of another site."
Safari 7
This patch affects users of Apple iPhone and addresses the vulnerability in CVE-2007-4671. "An issue in Safari allows content served over HTTP to alter or access content served over HTTPS in the same domain. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted Web page, an attacker may cause the execution of JavaScript in the context of HTTPS Web pages in that domain." Apple credits Keigo Yamazaki of Little Earth Corporation for reporting this issue.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
New DLO Speakers for iPhone
DLO (Digital Lifestyle Outfitters) just launched some awesome new speakers for the iPhone. The speakers themselves are very tiny but deliver powerful sound. When closed, the dock + speaker combo seems to resemble an egg. The dock that the iPhone rests on is shielded, this will prevent GSM “buzz” sound that you often hear when a cell phone is placed near regular speakers. It appears that the audio connection is via 3.5mm headphone jack cable as opposed to through the port on the bottom of the iPhone. The advantage of this is that the speakers can be used with any device that has a 3.5mm headphone jack (other iPods and MP3 players). iPhoneNews has placed an order and hopes to have a pair soon so we can provide a more comprehensive review of these new iPhone speakers. Continue reading »
Monday, February 25, 2008
Really Funny Stuff I Phone Band
Check this is the first I phone band! And let me tell you it's really funny stuff... however, it still sounds great!
Rumor: Application Key for the iPhone Leaked
This is big news for hackers, but not because it lets them put apps onto an iPhone. There are several ways to do that already using a jailbroken iPhone. Official iPhone applications will be submitted to Apple and subject to its verification process. This gives Apple a chance to double-check the code. Then, iPhone users will be able to browse, purchase and install "blessed" apps using iTunes. This signature key is required for the iTunes-powered installation.
Or at least, a signature key. Probably not this one. While it's a step towards being able to test out the iTunes delivery process, many are pointing out that Apple will almost certainly replace this key with a new, more secure version when the official SDK is released.