SAN FRANCISCO—By creating games and other programs for the iPhone, software developers hoped to find millions of new customers. But they didn’t expect to feel muzzled.
The software development kit that Apple Inc. distributed to programmers bound them to not discuss the process of creating programs for the iPhone. Companies typically waive such legal restrictions once the product in question launches, but Apple didn’t. And it won’t say why.
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iLuv is out with the iLuv iMM173, a dual-dock alarm clock accessory that’s fully compatible with the iPhone 3G. The device can house and charge two iPhones or iPods (or one of each) simultaneously and features an advanced user interface with jAura sound technology, which iLuv says produces sound in an acoustic compression tunnel of mass of air rather than directly from vibrating a speaker module like common speaker systems.
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Santok has released a new hands-free solution for the iPhone that allows users to attach an extra set of headphones. The STK iPhone PHF kit with splitter allows users to share their music without having to miss phone calls.
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Though such a procedure is sure to void your warranty, you can (fairly) easily remove the iPhone 3G’s screen, gaining access to internal components and allowing possible resolution of certain longstanding manufacturing issues as well as repair of hardware damage.
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Plum Amazing is pleased to announce their second iPhone application, Plum Record, turns your iPhone into a digital audio recorder which tags sound files with photos and text and costs only $5.
Plum Record for the iPhone is now available in the iTunes App Store in English, German, Spanish and French.
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Don’t trust that passcode lock on Apple’s iPhone.
The passcode lock feature, which uses a four-digit pin code to limit access to the device, can be easily defeated with a few finger taps on the iPhone.
Here are a few steps to reproduce this vulnerability, which allows a user with physical access to the iPhone to full access to the phone, contact lists, e-mail and SMS messages, the built-in Safari browser, etc.:
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GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oil Price Information Service (OPIS), the nation’s leading supplier of retail gasoline and diesel fuel pricing information, has launched an innovative new service on the iPhone that will help millions of users shop for the cheapest fuel.
“The iPhone changes the game for consumers when shopping for the best prices on goods and services. The immediacy of being able to use the iPhone to perform targeted internet queries anywhere allows people to optimize their purchasing dollar,” said Michael Sinsky, CIO, OPIS.
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HONG KONG — Who is the “iPhone Girl”?
Pictures of an Asian factory worker found on a new iPhone sold to a British customer have generated keen discussion on the Internet about her identity - and her fate.
The three pictures, posted on the Apple discussion Web site MacRumors.com, show a young Asian woman working on what appears to be an assembly line for iPhones.
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LONDON (AFP) — An advertisement for Apple’s iPhone has been banned in Britain because it claimed incorrectly that the gadget allowed users to access all content on the Internet, the advertising watchdog said Wednesday.
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Blogger Thomas Ricker over at our sibling site Engadget posted an interesting blurb early this morning. Curious about whether or not iPhone 3G is as bad as urban legend seems to make it out to be, engineers at Bluetest in Gothenburg, Sweden, tested it against a Nokia N73 and a Sony Ericsson P1.
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On the go political enthusiasts, wishing to savor memorable images and quotes of their favorite USA Presidential candidate, have two revolutionary software tools. Spiffyware, an Alaskan software development company that specializes in video games for the iPhone and iPod Touch, released two applications that salute the US presidential candidates for 2008.
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Tris Developer Noah Witherspoon has conceded to removing his app from the App Store after pressure from the owner of the copyright for Tetris. Tetris offers its own app for $9.99, while Tris is free.
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The unofficial iPhone Dev Team says it has released v2.0.3 of PwnageTool, its iPhone/iPod hacking utility. The software now supports Apple’s v2.0.2 5C1 firmware, and additionally includes beta 6 of the new Installer.app.
read it here www.ipodnn.com
ThinkMac Software has announced iKana touch, a new application for learning Japanese hiragana and katakana on your iPhone or iPod Touch. iKana touch features flash cards with stroke animations, spoken sound clips and example words.
It offers a speed recognition test and a writing test to aide memorisation.
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Cissie is a 17-year-old Dutch girl who managed to blag a meet and greet with Metallica, just before the band’s performance at Pukkelpop festival in Belgium. A surprisingly courteous James Hetfield took a shine to the girl, and opened up about songwriting and his secret weapon for memorising would-be lyrics: the iPhone.
read it here www.musicradar.com
This is another entry in the iPhone Application Developer Spotlight series here at the Business Blog @ Intuitive.com. This one’s fun because Deepak has already had a burst of productivity and has four applications of his own in the iPhone App store! I hope you find it interesting and enlightening.
read it here www.intuitive.com
All of us folks who are lucky enough to already have an iPhone know how much fun they can be just to play around with. Playing with my iPhone a lot myself, I have discovered some cool tips and tricks that you may find useful.
read it here iphone-easy.blogspot.com
You know those movie trailers that begin with the narrator intoning the familiar words “In a world....”? Beau Weaver, a Hollywood narrator and diehard TUAW reader who does a lot of those trailers, was asked by his friends to create an iPhone ringtone that played on the same phrase. He did, and he’d like to share it with TUAW readers for free.
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One thing I can state for certain, voice command of a cell phone is a must have feature in the car. Sure it comes in handy other places too but since I’ve been carrying an iPhone 3G I sure miss being able to do simple call-related functions by voice. BlueAnt is stepping up with the first Bluetooth headset that puts voice command on the headset itself for use with phones that don’t have that capability. Can you say iPhone? I knew you could.
read it here www.jkontherun.com
Kensington Computer Products Group, a worldwide leader in delivering smart made simple(TM) computing accessories for the mobile consumer, today announced that it has received Apple’s “Works with iPhone” certification for its line of Battery Packs and Chargers for the iPhone 3G. The new iPhone 3G has received overwhelmingly positive response except for how quickly it drains battery power.
Kensington has addressed this problem by offering a full line of battery packs and chargers that users can easily carry with them at all times. Now they can use all the exciting new iPhone 3G features as much as they like without ever again having to worry about running out of battery power.
read it here www.mobiletechreview.com
Marware is pleased to announce the Sidewinder Deluxe for the iPhone 3G is now shipping. The Sidewinder Deluxe is the most complete carrying and cord storage solution available in a single product. A sleek smart holster, a retractable sidearm cord winder, and a sleek stand-alone scratch-resistant clear Flexi-Shell case are all included in this versatile product.
As an added feature, the Sidewinder Deluxe holster works with Marware’s Sport Grip for the iPhone 3G.
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Movie focused social network Flixster acquired a popular iPhone application called Movies.app ( iTunes link) last week, and has re-released the application this evening. As far as we know, this is the first acquisition of an iPhone app. The price isn’t being disclosed.
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DALLAS, Aug 26, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/—AT&T Inc. (T:30.59, +0.07, +0.2%) today announced expanded international data offerings to help keep iPhone customers connected around the world. Beginning tomorrow, AT&T will offer two new plans that accommodate iPhone customers’ increasing reliance on data services while traveling abroad. The two new plans, which offer 100 megabytes (MB) or 200 MB a month, can potentially save customers hundreds of dollars compared to pay-per-use international data roaming charges.
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International game developer FunGyre has released the iPhone and iPod Touch game, aMaze!. aMaze! is very realistic transition of the classic wooden balance game Labyrinth, where players guide steel ball through a maze avoiding holes, to the iPhone.
aMaze! is unique for playing exactly like its real world prototype by tilting device to control the labyrinth attitude thus moving the ball.
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Murderdrome, an iPhone comic from Belfast Comic creators Al Ewing and Paul J. Holden was rejected from the iTunes App Store for breaking Apple’s content guidelines.
Comments from famous comic creators are appearing in support of some sort of ‘ratings’ system like for movies/music for the App Store.
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