TeliaSonnera Working On MMS App For iPhone

Submitted by Edward Kirk on November 20, 2008 - 12:00am.
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Bengt Olsson, a spokesman for Swedish wireless phone carrier TeliaSonera, announced that the company is working on alternative MMS messages for the iPhone for sending photos and videos on their network, and at least part of it will be ready for release within the next two months.

Video: Dev Team Really Really Close To iPhone 3G Unlock

Submitted by Edward Kirk on November 19, 2008 - 11:34pm.
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Some very good news from the Dev Team earlier today: they now have persistent nucleus tasks running on an iPhone 3G. What does this mean, you ask? Well, if you're looking for a technical explanation, it means they can now spawn background tasks. If you're a normal person, you just need to know that this means they are very, very close to a software unlock for the iPhone 3G. They no longer have any foreseeable obstacles. Very good news indeed. Video after the break.

Google App Prefers American Accents

Submitted by Edward Kirk on November 19, 2008 - 7:14pm.
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Now that people in several locations have had a chance to test it's speech-to-text abilities, a few interesting and unusual trends are being found. For example, the Google app has a North American accent bias. Users in the UK have been noticing that the app has a difficult time understanding their accents.

App Store Sales: Brain Hack, World Countries, XpenseTracker

Submitted by Edward Kirk on November 19, 2008 - 6:36pm.
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Developers are continuing to offer apps at limited-time discounts or giving them away for free to boost their numbers. Arnold Kim, founder of MacRumors, created a great new way of looking for iPhone apps online called AppShopper.com, which was used to compile this list. Today's list includes TKO Marbles, TKO Numbers, TransMate, XpenseTracker, World Countries, American Dominoes and BrainHack.

WalMart To Get iPhone On Dec 28?

Submitted by Edward Kirk on November 19, 2008 - 12:44pm.
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Boy Genius Report has gotten information from several sources fleshing out the details of the rumored WalMart iPhone launch. According to the anonymous tipsters, the iPhone will launch on December 28 in 2,500 locations. Some stores will also be getting display units like Best Buy.

1Password

Submitted by Michael Johnston on November 19, 2008 - 6:41pm.
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1Password, like its big brother on the Mac, is an application which stores all of your usernames and passwords so you don't have to keep track of them. Additionally, 1Password can automatically fill in web login forms with one tap.

Tap Tap Revenge: Nine Inch Nails Edition

Submitted by Omar Jasso on November 17, 2008 - 1:54am.
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Tapulous has recently teamed up with Trent Reznor and company to release a Nine Inch Nails edition of their rather successful game, Tap Tap Revenge. This new game features a beautiful NIN-themed interface designed by Rob Sheridan and thirteen tracks from NIN's two latest albums, Ghosts I-IV and The Slip. Each track is available for gameplay in different difficulty levels.

Torus

Submitted by Michael Johnston on November 16, 2008 - 8:59pm.
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Torus is a simple game which revolves around catching falling tori (rings) from the sky before they hit the floor. You catch tori with a hook which is controlled by tilting your iPhone in the direction you want the hook to move. Each torus represents a different score and speed of travel. When you're running low on health, catching a green torus heals you.

The Hidden .com Button In Mail

Submitted by Michael Johnston on November 16, 2008 - 10:32pm.
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Apple made sure to tout the fact that Safari has a nifty on its keyboard .com button for easy URL typing, but it seems like they forgot about Mail. As it turns out, Mail does have a .com button, but it's hidden. To get to the magical .com button, simply hold period for 2 seconds and a popup containing .com will appear. Also available are .org, .edu, and .net.

Now go email your mom... and include a link to something!

Joining Wi-Fi Networks With Non-Typable Passwords

Submitted by Michael Johnston on November 7, 2008 - 3:00pm.
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The iPhone's virtual keyboard has quite a few tricks up its sleeve, but one thing it can't do is type a grave accent mark without a letter (a ` or backtick to all you programmers out there). So while 99% of you probably don't care, it can be a problem for those who need to enter the backtick for a Wi-Fi password.

Thankfully, there is a way to get around non-typable passwords using the iPhone Configuration Utility.

Grab Photos From Your iPhone Without Using iPhoto

Submitted by Michael Johnston on October 20, 2008 - 5:58pm.
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Those of us who use a Mac with their iPhone probably grab photos using iPhoto. It's an obvious choice since your Mac already comes with it. However, if you have a lot of photos, you may not necessarily want to fire up iPhoto to import one or two pictures from your iPhone.

Instead of iPhoto, try using Image Capture. It's light-weight, straight forward, and it's included on your Mac. Best of all, you can simply drag a photo out of Image Capture right onto your desktop. You can even delete photos on your iPhone. Now that's handy!