Apple, Best Buy partner in China; NPD on iPods; PayPal clarifies
Apple and speciality electronics retailer Best Buy have extended their partnership to the Far East. Meanwhile, the latest data from NPD suggests second-quarter iPod sales remained relatively flat. And PayPal now says that it does not intend to block …
501 Darts
Cannot get to the pub to play? No worries mate, MyNuMo has bought the classic 501 darts game to the iPhone. Players start with 501 points and throw three darts at a time to get to zero before their opponent beats them to it. 501 Darts features MyNuMos new “press to play” sports game system […]
Flickr Find: Lilliputian iPhone unboxing
Filed under: Flickr Find, iPhone
Like it or not, unboxing is a ritual for many Apple users, and when there’s a new product on the streets, Flickr is home to many Mac users’ latest acquisitions. We don’t feature unboxing photosets for no-longer-new products all that often here at TUAW, but upon seeing a photoset on Flickr from user ntr23
Lego men abound in the set, with precision unboxing being captured (including ladders to help scale those heights) in a truly amazing set of shots. Yes, it’s Apple unboxing shots. But of all the unboxing shots we’ve seen here at TUAW, these have quite possibly captured our hearts as the best we’ve seen to date.
Be sure to check out ntr23
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Battleship Peer2Peer
The first p2p iPhone game out there, and it a classic we all know and love! http://www.teamtpfl.com/iPhone/
iPhone SDK Beta 3 Now Available
iPhone Devs should go grab the newest SDK release, which comes with a new tutorial and extends the beta 2.0 firmware. It also has various bug fixes and “support for the latest iPhone OS.” [Apple]
Pwnage iPhone Unlocking and Hacking Tool Now Available, Works Great
After some delays, the iPhone Pwnage tool—which is used to flash your iPhone with hacked firmware that will allow you to run any application, use it unlocked in any compatible cellphone network, and basically do whatever you want do to with it, is now available for download. I have been testing this and previous versions for a few weeks now and it works well, but you will need a 2.0 version of the iPhone firmware to try the latest and greatest.
Pwnage is extremely simple to use. First you have to back up your iPhone data using iTunes.
Then, connect the iPhone, select the firmware from your hard drive and iPwn the iPhone. Pwnage will upload the new firmware to the iPhone and that’s that: the tool will take care of everything and, in a few minutes, your iPhone will be ready to go.
I tried this with the latest modified version of iPhone firmware update 1.2.0 and it works as good as with the previous version. So go ahead, punks, and make Steve’s day.
Note: if by any chance you come across a pwned version of the latest 2.0 firmware, my advice is not to use this version, as this Apple beta is not as stable as I wish. Instead, use the previous beta, which worked perfectly. [iPhone Dev Team]
Vegas Hearts
The card game of hearts, for your iPhone or iPod touch.http://www.tictacwhoa.com/hearts.html
Apple files for universal iPhone instant messaging patent
Apple has set the groundwork for instant messaging on the iPhone and other touchscreen devices with an application for a patent on a universal interface for real-time text chat services. Published in March, the USPTO filing describes an interface …
Nike+ coming to iPhone and iPod touch
Filed under: Hardware, iPod Family, Apple, iPhone
Multiple sources are repeating Stuff.tv’s report that Apple is planning to bring the Nike+ system to the iPhone and iPod touch. Nike+ is of course a special kit, originally made for iPod nano, that will record the distance and length of a walk or run — you stick the little sensor in your shoe, and it works as a timer and pedometer to record personal workout stats.
Stuff also reports that in addition to bringing along the sensor system, the new Nike+ system may also be able to take advantage of the iPhone’s and touch’s wifi by sending stats from the sensor directly to Nike’s online database,where a new “Coach” system will help you schedule runs and activities.
Sounds pretty amazing. Of course, this is only the beginning of the kind of “life management” software that we’ll see coming out of the SDK. Stuff suggests that your iPhone will help you know when go to out and for how long, but of course we know that by the time June comes around it’ll be able to do a lot more than that.
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O2’s iPhone sheds pounds
And in the UK today, much rejoicing. As predicted, mobile provider O2 announced that they will be dropping the price of the 8GB iPhone to £169 until June 1st—that’s £100 less than it originally retailed for when it was released in November of last year. The 16GB model, meanwhile, is…
smartRSS
smartRSS is a great RSS aggregator with some nifty animations. Available in English and French. Available via Installer on the ModMyiFone source| Discuss
Filed under: iPod Family, Cool tools, Hacks, iPhone
Are you an iPhone developer? Sick from missing the command line ever since you upgraded to 5A240d? Good news, everyone! PwnageTool just reached version 1.1. The new tool allows you to add custom packages, logos and fixes EDGE settings under 1.1.4. Either pop over to iPhone-dev.org or choose PwnageTool > Check for Updates (Command-U) directly from the app.
Thanks, eddie m.
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