Translations at your fingertips with Linguo
By manoj | August 19, 2008
Linguo is a produced by Edovia Inc.. For iPhone and iPod touch that, given a text input will carry out the translation into another language. If it were necessary to translate a phrase in particular, after having written Linguo will connect to the Internet and will provide you with the exact translation.
To tell the truth for the moment the application is a little ’slow in translating phrases written by the user. In addition, the bond of Internet connection sometimes makes it unusable. Excluding these small flaws, this is the best available today on App Store, dedicated to translations.
The hack for tethering on 3G iPhone
By manoj | July 22, 2008
The tethering, namely the ability to use your wireless phone as a modem and dirottarne the data connection directly on your computer, is a function disabled on iPhone 3G, although technically possible.
But if you are lucky holders of the device in question and you need to exploit the connection, know that there is a way to do so, provided that he daring, nerves balances, and the knowledge to be violating the contract signed (if you have subscribed any). Everything, in fact, basa jailbreak on the phone through the only means currently available: Pwnage Tool 2.0, with all the risks involved.
Nate Tru has made available on its blog a detailed guide - in English - which explains exactly how to obtain this result. While the tethering probably violates the terms of the contract with Vodafone and Tim, it is also true that virtually all other smartphones support such functionality and that many users will not want to abandon for any reason.
Of course, provided that enough to make you succeed the 600 MB per month of a typical Italian.
Dev Team issuing Pwnage 2.0
By manoj | July 21, 2008
Dev Team has finally made available the expected 2.0 Pwnage, the instrument to practice activation, the jailbreak el ‘unlock the first generation of iPhone and iPod Touch. As already announced, however, there will be to wait a little ‘to’ unlock iPhone 3G.
The process itself is not overly complicated, also take on refined and “fumettosa” program. Basically, after downloading the Pwnage 2.0 and bootloader files, you simply need to download the new firmware 2.0 (by hand or through iTunes), change with the application created by the Dev Team and finally install sull’iPhone. At that point, at least in theory, with a few clicks and a little ‘waiting, we should have practiced unlock, jailbreak and activation of the device.
A guide in English very well made is this address and certainly many others are emerging around the Web. The council, as always in these cases is that they had no hurry and wait a few days, if not one or two weeks, so as to give time to resolve any problems that inevitably arise. A good way to prepare might be the careful reading of two or three different guides, and a look in the forums, so as to be prepared in case accidents occur path.
A VersionTracker grew the iPhone
By manoj | July 21, 2008
For some time is available at VersionTracker a section dedicated to iPhone and iPod Touch. All’appello, however, lack vistosamente applications unofficial set up through the jailbreak.
The popular site that organizes, reviews and monitors software updates, in fact, was recently added a new section for devices Apple, in addition to existing ones dedicated to software for Mac, Palm and Windows. The research, as usual, may be undertaken through the preset categories or keywords.
Great absent, the unofficial software, which is installed through jailbreak. To do this, we remind iPhone AppTracker which focuses specifically on it.
Dev Team: nothing to unlock iPhone 3G. For now
By manoj | July 18, 2008
New announcement on the blog Dev Team. The work proceeds quickly but there is a bitter surprise: at the time the so-called PwnageTool 2.0, many hacks are possible, except one: the unlock of iPhone 3G.
It seems that the ‘elegant software tool that are working will include:
The activation unlock and jailbreak (with support for third-party applications) dell’iPhone of the first generation with firmware 2.0
The activation and jailbreak (with support for third-party applications) dell’iPod Touch with firmware 2.0
The activation and jailbreak (with support for third-party applications) dell’iPhone 3G with firmware 2.0
The problem would appear to be small, if we consider that in Italy you can buy an iPhone and use it with any operator without the need for dangerous hack the firmware. But certainly break the eggs in the basket to those who had planned a visit to the neighboring Switzerland, where 3G iPhone is cheaper but is bound, precisely, through the SIM lock.
Interface slow on iPhone 2.0? You’re not alone
By manoj | July 18, 2008
If you are lucky holders of a ambìto iPhone 3G or - but technically you should not, at least for now - a long-generation iPhone equipped with the new firmware 2.0, then you may have already noticed that sometimes the phone has moments of annoying slowness and hesitation. If returned in this case, consolatevi: you are not alone.
In this thread on Apple forums, in fact, read several complaints about it, all very similar:
Mainly [occurs] in contact screen, but also beating texts. When appear contacts, I click on a name even two or three times, to appear before the result, and because of the delay in my response often happens accidentally clicking on the telephone number and initiates the call.
It seems that in most cases, turn off and on both momentarily resolution, but often the problem occurs soon after. It ‘obvious that, regardless of the extent of the problem, Apple will soon come to the rescue users with a permanent solution. A good opportunity, perhaps, could be the imminent firmware 2.0.1.
TalkBubbles for iPhone and iPod Touch
By manoj | July 12, 2008
Greenwave Software has announced the launch of TalkBubbles 1.0, an application for the creation of nice pictures and sharing their iPhone and iPod Touch.
TalkBubbles allows you to add different types of clouds to make comics, like a balloon, possible dialogues or thoughts of those photos. Once you change the image (whether that’s an image taken dall’iPhone or an image already present in the device) you can save it and send it to those of our interest. This feature, however, will be active as soon as Apple will allow the integration of in Mail.
The application requires the new firmware iPhone 2.0 and is available through the ‘App Store at a price of $ 4.99.
3G iPhone: Italian reviews
By manoj | July 10, 2008
The presentation of the various features of ‘iPhone 3G, the position of journalists remains more or less neutral by simply presenting the product and its use, except for Sofri who writes
Then, as if California had in mind a use of all their Mobile phone, among the thousand things that iPhone can do there are some trivial that does not send mms not forward the sms received from others; has a camera only two megapixels; you can not use as a modem to connect your computer.
A sentence that was that: if one part innovation (revolution?) Of mobile devices that Apple began with the first-generation iPhone is in this product a huge qualitative leap, on the other remain piccolezze tutt ‘ hours are not permitted, just like sending / receiving MMS and other shortcomings known.
Tim and Vodafone: No SIM-Lock for 3G iPhone
By manoj | July 8, 2008
Tim and Fondnesses have spread some details concerning activation and constraints of operation for 3G i phone. As there had already anticipated, operators have announced that the smart phone will be devoid of block-SIM: will be possible, once purchased, using 3G i phone with any card of any operator, just set the parameters of connection. This affects both the i phone sold at full price, as those offered combined with a subscription.
The activation, and this also I had anticipated, will take place both in the shops (which will be equipped with a likely location for the purpose) is at home, through i tunes. Not all stores will be equipped with the dedicated location, but if your shop had no, you can go to another shop to perform the procedure.
The contracts, however, will be signed directly at the point of sale.
Now, therefore, we know almost everything: remain only be formalized tariffs Tim…
Apple wand Rogers rates for 3G iPhone?
By manoj | July 8, 2008
Should the matter briefly. Users Canadians are not happy tariffs marketing of ‘iPhone 3G proposed by Rogers, and have also mobilized in a gathering signatures to be attached to’ Open Letter addressed to no less than Steve Jobs in person. And it seems that Apple has responded to with a kind of “sentence”.
It appears, perhaps because of manifest general discontent, that Apple intends to reduce to 10 or 20 the number of 3G iPhone that the shops of the Canadian receive for the start of sales. How to say, Apple has no power to require an explicit change to rates but can do a lot of pressure in that respect. Meanwhile, another rumor has it that Rogers is already discharging much of the part-time staff who had been recruited to manage the huge influx of public but, under the circumstances, at this point seems very unlikely.
Currently, the site of the petition has reached almost 44,000 signatures share.