Just a little update on the 3Gs Jailbreak from the Dev Team.
“We can jailbreak the 3GS right now. But making our jailbreak public at this point in time would benefit relatively few people. It would in fact be detrimental to many more people than it would help. So we feel it’s best to keep our version of the jailbreak out of Apple’s sights for the time being.”
Their intentions are pretty clear and so, for those of you already with the iPhone 3Gs, patience is the game.
We all know how Apple pumped up the gaming updates for the new iPhone 3Gs, but these updates may not be as useful as previously thought. What type of developer would restrict his target audience to just 3Gs owners? The answer: probably very few. So, although the new phone has the ability to handle better games, the market will most likely not see an enormous gaming graphics update until the majority of people have a device that can support them.
As for RedSn0w: Again I am sorry to announce that I’m currently unavailable to help you in great detail and that I only left some general instructions. As for the rate and timing of the updates: Please accept my apology but the times I’m allowed near the Internet are few and sporadic.
So I stumbled across a really interesting website today:Daringfireball.com. Apparently it belongs to John Gruber, a highly informed Apple follower. He hypothesizes the following about the upcoming apple developers conference:
32GB and 16GB instead of the 8gb and 16gb capacities
$199 and $299 price-points to be maintained
3.2 Megapixel camera
Video recording & editing capabilities
Ability to send a picture & video via MMS
Discontinuation of the metal band surrounding the edge of the device
OLED screen
1.5X The battery life
Double the RAM and processing power
Built-in FM transmitter
Apple logo on the back to light up
Rubber-tread backing
Built-in compass
Revolutionary combination of the camera, GPS, compass, and Google maps to identify photo and inform about photo locations.
Turn by turn directions
July 17th, 2009 release date
It is unlikely that the iTablet and iPhone mini will make their entrance
There is a clip that has been circulating of an iPhone running World of Warcraft (WOW). The clip which is below shows the user using Vollee which is used to stream the game over the AT&T 3G network on the iPhone. All of the rendering for the game is done via the PC, so it is up to the 3G network to handle the load which is seems to be doing a good job of.
The game has been completed but due to legal reasons it hasn’t been released. It will be interesting to see if the game ever does make an appearance in the App Store….it would need to get through Blizzard and Apple and that’s a battle in itself. But who knows, it may in some form become available to jailbreakers but at this point that’s just a guess.
As most of you know, the Worldwide Developers Conference, otherwise known as WWDC, takes place every year and allows Apple to show off its newest products and updates. This years WWDC will be held at the Moscone West convention center in San Francisco.
Finally. Although it took an unexpected great length of time, Skype is here. And it is available for both the iPhone and iPod Touch. The interface is crisp and simple. It allows for calls and chat.
But there is a small catch.
Although Skype to Skype is still free, there is one tiny issue: Calls on Skype for iPhone work only if your in range of a Wi-Fi Network. So your call quality will depend on the wireless networks nearby. Calls will not work over the cell phone network on the iPhone, while chatting will.
Of course, iPod Touch users will need a mic and speaker if they don’t already have one.
As most of you already know, Apple will be releasing the new iPhone and iPod Touch OS this summer, 3.0!! It is amazing! With hundreds of additional adjustments and new add-ons, Apple will only fortify its already solid position as the owner of the worlds best hand-held operating system. The new SDK will allow for enormous strides to be made in the App world (including P2P)!
However, do not succumb to “Itchy Update Fingers” as The Dev Team terms it. What they mean is not to update the second it is released. It will be free to all 3G owners and will cost iPod Touch Owners another $9.99 or so. Although they are easily Jailbreakable, make sure you acquire the necessary update first.
Details:
Wait for a PwnageTool release that creates a custom IPSW that avoids the baseband update that 3.0 will try to force upon your device.
Now I’m sorry that there are no updates on the 2G Jailbreak but the situations remains, as Dev-Team Blog says:
iPod Touch 2G (New iPod Touch)
Sorry, no support at this time, but Redsn0w is being actively researched and developed.
I did this a while back and thought it was about time to give it another run. Here is a list of my Apps for my 2G iPod Touch and the reason I have them. Here they are:
iEphemeris Lite - Now, this app most of you will find absolutely no use for. . . it shows you the different moon cycles. But for photographers like me its perfect.
Facebook - A must have for all those who have a facebook.
SnatchTest - A cool app that allows you to use your iPod Touch as a mouse pad for your PC or laptop.
MagicPad - An app similar to “Notes”. But it also has cut and paste options. Works nice for To Do lists.
Discover - This app allows you to transfer videos, music, and such to your iPod via wireless Internet. Used when you don’t feel like syncing.
Google - Links you to all the Google apps available for your iPod Touch.
Eureka - Kina cool, just like a wiki search app.
iTranslate - A translator app . . . what else.
STAT ICD-9 / Conversions / Cambio -all conversion apps that come handy every now and then.
Last.fm / Pandora - Music apps.
i.TV / Flixster - Movie information and tv channel information.
WiFinder - Hooks you up to any WiFi in the area that is not password protected.
Remote - Lets you control your iTunes through your iPod.
Night Stand - If you have a dock or charger this is a cool clock.
Fake-A-Call - An app that allows your iPod to act as an iPhone. . . but only for the wildly oblivious.
PocketDyno - an app that measures your horse power, acceleration, speed, etc. of you car while driving. Not super accurate but pretty interesting nonetheless.
Seadragon - probably the only cool thing Microsoft has released for the App store. Check it out.
IQTest - does just that.
Zippo Lighter - Nice for concerts.
tChess Pro - the only expensive item on my iPod Touch. A really sweet Chess App.
Sudoku 101 - this Sudoku app allows you to use Chinese characters.
TapDefense - Line wars! A sweet game!
Cube - A fun single player shoot ‘em up game. Takes time to get used to though.
LightBike - Fun multiplayer game.
BeerPong - actually not that bad.
These are some of the apps I have found interesting. What are yours?
Here are just some new news bits. We are all keeping both ears wide open for any Red Sn0w updates or anything similar but in the meantime:
hotmail is now available in the mail app.
New Games category to come to the app store :
It is reported that Apple will release some more expensive PSP-quality games maybe around $20 or so. Here is a report I pickup on a site:
“PocketGamer.biz claims that Apple will be opening a premium $19.99 games section in the App Store. This new section, however, would be limited to a number of “large publishers”
Sounds pretty interesting to me. Personally, I don’t think the platform allows for games of the same caliber as that of the PSP’s, but Apple has surprised us enough to keep such criticisms at bay. I guess we will see.
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P.S. How does everyone enjoy those new mafia based games?
For those of you who have a jailbreakable iPod Touch (not second generation) then these can still be downloaded in addition to those awesome apps from your Jailbreak. But this is for those poor saps that have an 2g iPod Touch and would just like some apps that I find useful. All apps but the game Enigmo were free when I downloaded them.
Music:
VLC Remote Free - a very useful app for those that have VLC player and would like a remote. Its a bit tricky to set up but well worth the effort.
Last.fm - just a good way to get some music if you have the Internet. Based off of the useful site.
Pandora Radio - works like Last.fm and just another source for some music that you may not own. The only problem with this and the above app is its inability to run in the background, so once you exit out so does the music.
Tools:
a2Z Unit Converter Pro - a handy unit converter that goes as far as currency and blood volume
AP Mobile News Network - A news App that gets you some great and mostly depressing news.
Emerald Time - not that useful, just interesting. Gives you the exact time derived from some complicated sources.
ePokerHelper Lite - a Texas hold’em app that helps you with decisions. Meant for those games were you have a whole bunch of fast players that don’t give you the time (for me, the very long time) that it takes you to do pot odds in you head. This version does not actually give you the pot odds equated with your bet, which makes it not as useful, but rather gives you a percentage based on your hand. Not really for advanced players.
Free Translator - Gives you the translation in the other language. So if you typed in “Hello” for Mandarin it would give you the actual Chinese character and not just the Arabic version , “Ni Hao”.
iTranslate - Picks up where Free Translator left off and gives you the Arabic lettering system.
Google Mobile App - Initially very cool because it houses all the Google Open Source apps. But not as impressive because it just links you to the website.
i. TV - one of the best ones out there. Tells you theatre listings, tv channels, and allows you to watch some trailers
Flixster - I use this with i.TV. It shows you what movies are in Theatres, the Box Office, Upcoming, coming out on DVD. Has nicer visuals than i.TV.
MagicPad - The best To Do pad that I have found. I have tried a number of others and they just seem to compicated and busy. I like this one for its copy and paste ability and simplicity.
Wikipanion - a nice Wikipedia app that gives you a nicer and easier to use user interface than safari.
Discover - One of the coolest apps ever. Lets you transfer stuff onto your ipod via the web. A must have.
Email2SMS - A texting service that seems cool enough but the texts arrive way after they were sent. I’m keeping it hoping for an upgrade.
Shazam - An app that uses the nonexistent microphone on your iPod Touch to identify music playing in the background at a party or something. Really cool app, but as of now vestigial. I’m hoping on getting a sleek microphone to use with this and the next app.
fring - a VoIP app that hooks up to a number of VoIP services for free.
Night Stand - a fancy digital clock when your iPod is on your dock.
RemotePad - allows the user to use the iPod Touch as a mouse for your mac or PC. A bit tricky to setup but well worth it.
TWC - The Weather Channel - a bit more detailed than the one that comes with the iPod.
WiFinder - A app that finds surrounding WiFi that your iPod doesn’t and sees if it is password protected or not. Haven’t used it too much but I think it will come in handy sometime.
KTdict C-E - A Chinese dictionary. The best one I have found. Gives you the character, Pinyin, and translation.
WorldWiki - An app that gives you some useful facts about each country in the world.
Eureka - A Look up engine for words and their meanings.
Trivopaedia - A very cool app that houses tons of facts about anything. From “Apollo missions” to “Best and worst films ever” to “Flower meanings” to “Morse Code” and “Brightest stars”.
Backgrounds - You probably already have this one, its just a useful Background downloader that uses the Internet to house hundreds of them.
Visual stuff:
Dice - a cool but not very useful app that has good visuals of well . . . dice.
Zippo Lighter - a cool concert app.
Cradle - employs both touch and the accelerometer to move newton’s cradle. Fun to play around with.
Games 1:
iChess - I’m not very good at chess and the computer seems to be quit intelligent. It allows you to play against an opponent or computer which is nice.
“Worder” and “Word Wrap” - two apps that are a play off of the online game “Text Twist”.
Sudoku 101 - a nice free app that allows you to play in Chinese Characters and Roman numbers. This free app only allows you to play up to difficulty level “moderate”. This doesn’t seem high but was still challenging.
Sudoku - a visually appealing free Sudoku app that has higher difficulty levels than the above.
Tetsuki - a game I’d like to learn, looks fun.
Games 2:
Enigmo - a cool puzzle app that has very good visuals and doesn’t get old.
TapDefense - a cool line wars app. Very addicting.
Topple - fun and free for now, so get it fast. Was actually kind of difficult.
Lux Touch - a simplified game of Risk. Very fun.
The above are merely apps that I have found useful or fun, you may not. But if you have any other, maybe less known apps that you would like to share with the community just comment on them.
The cut and paste option has been near the top of the iPhone Flaws list. People have been complaining about its omission in the 3G and previous releases. 3rd party applications like OpenClip have tried filling the gap but have been largely unsuccessful… seeing as the newest update has made OpenClip unusable.
Well hopefully this is about to change. PasteBud, a web-based service will soon hit the market. Although the website is not up yet, the developers have promised it will bypass the App Store altogether. It will function through bookmarks and allow users to browse between pages and highlight text, hit a copy button, access another page, and paste the text.
The release date is approaching and we now know this important service will be available soon.
