Facebook’s iPhone app updated with Places
Facebook totally wants to get in the location game with Places. Facebook Places is a Foursquare like feature in which you can check in a place on Facebook if you are physically present at that place. For example, if you are in your neighborhood comic book store, you can check in to it on Facebook so that your friends can know where you are. You can also tag your friends if they are present there.
iPhone 4 unlock now available!
The dev team has done it again. They have released the latest version of ultrasn0w which is now capable of unlocking the iPhone 4!
Four generations of iPhone compared
Here is a video of the four generations of iPhone doing the exact same things simultaneously.
The iPhone 4 came top in most of the cases, loosing out only in shutdown time to original iPhone and startup time to the 3GS.
White iPhone 4 delayed further to “later this year”
Bad news for people who are waiting for the white iPhone 4. Apparently, Apple is facing some manufacturing challenges in producing the white model. In a press statement released today, Apple has told that the white iPhone 4 will not be available until later this year.
Here is the full statement:
White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.
[via PR News]
iPhone 4 coming to India through Vodafone
Now that the much awaited iPhone 4 is announced. The iPhone lovers (read “Apple fans”) in India are craving to get a hands on this baby. (Count me in there)
Vodafone has confirmed that it’s going to bring this amazing gadget to India in the coming months. Hope that’s soon.
We at woikr surely won’t wait for a year to own this (Call your friends in the US/UK/Europe to get you one). Start saving for this folks. It’s well worth it.
[via Pluggd.in]
iPhone 4 is here, feature roundup
The iPhone 4 and iOS4 got announced on June 7th, 2010. It’s pretty close (read as “same”) to the leaked iPhone prototype that Gizmodo “found in a bar”.
As Steve Jobs said in the keynote, this is the “biggest leap since the original iPhone”. It indeed is, read further to know why
iPhone OS 4 will bring Orientation lock, File sharing & iPod controls
As developers start using Apple’s latest iPhone OS 4 beta 3, they find hidden/updated features. BGR has revealed a few features which everyone always wanted:
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File Sharing
You will now be able to transfer files between your iPhone and you computer. There will be a new “Apps” tab in iTunes where all the user modifiable files for a given app will be available for downloading to your computer. You will also be able to upload files to your iPhone using this screen.
iPhone 4G – Leaked
So, it just happened to be a regular day when an Apple Employee (I hope still) Gray Powell had too much to drink and left behind a well confiscated iPhone next generation phone (or its near production prototype) in a bar.
Video Chat on the next iPhone [Rumors]
While digging through the iPhone OS 4.0 files, 9to5Mac came across multiple strings and files that hint the inclusion of video chat on the next iPhone model. The content found indicates the presence of iChat like sound files and one-to-one as well as multiple client video conferencing features.
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