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Another shot that shows video chat on the upcoming iPhone , sources on the net still insists that the new iPhone would feature video chat (not sure if it would support iChat), But the photo above clearly shows that it would really become a reality.
Yet again we will have to wait till Apple officially announce the feature either by WWDC o9 Keynote or to follow it up with a special media event which will mark the return of Steve Jobs.
Source : Gizmodo
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We’ll find out tomorrow….. Join us for a live feed of the WWDC 09 Keynote Tomorrow (June 8th) by 8PM (Local Kuwait Time)
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The latest of these images come from italian site SpazioCellulare who posted an image yesterday ,The image appears to reflect many of the circulating rumors that have been released about the iPhone and as such may simply be an ambitious mockup. TUAW notes there are some unique findings to the images, however. There appears to be an extra button on the lower-side of the case (camera shutter?) and the headphone jack for the iPhone appears to have moved down to the bottom of the unit. We certainly aren’t confident that these images are real, but do serve as interesting speculation.
Some other rumors with even less evidence surrounding them include claims of iPhone Video and a German launch (iFun.de) of the next iPhone set for June 19th.
We’re only 4 days away from the WWDC keynote. Stay tuned.
Source : Macrumors
Engadget is reporting that Apple will be hosting a media event on Tuesday, March 17th to demonstrate iPhone OS 3.0, the next major upgrade to the iPhone operating system. Apple will reportedly also provide details on a new iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) to aid developers in creating applications for the new operating system.
UPDATE:
BoyGeniusReport claims to have heard two possible features that would certainly make many iPhone users happy. They believe that iPhone 3.0 will introduce MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) and Tethering.
Source : Engadget
XRoad released a 1.2 version update for its Turn-by-Turn GPS routing for the iPhone, an App already exists in the App Store that delivers this basic functionality.
For more into , please head over to XRoad GPS’s website .
The iPhone DEV-TEAM has done it again! yes… they’ve unlocked the iPhone 3G and their software will be released on new years eve 2009, the video clearly demonstrate how it magically unlocks the iPhone 3G firmware v2.2 without the use of any hardware unlock, the software is code named “Yellowstone” .
Be on the lookout for the update from the DEV-Team’s website.
UPDATE: The Unlock is now OUT!!!
RELEASE INFO
Source : iPhone DEV-TEAM
“iPhone Nano” is the rumor that is going take the spotlight ahead of this year’s Macworld.
Macrumors posts “what suppose to be” a mock up photo of the expected phone, from the photo it looks like its close to reality, In the mean time, The site also posts a screen shot from iPhone case manufacturer XSKN who’s manufactoring cases for the expected device and lists the new phone under the “iPhone” category .
Few days left till MacWorld, we’ll have to wait and see if this rumor is true… What do you think ?
Source : Macrumors
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The DevTeam has done it! QuickPWN 2.2 for MAC and Windows have been released. With this newer QuickPWN you can jailbreak to the latest 2.2 firmware on your iPhone/iPod Touch.
Source : iPhone DEv-Team
CAUTION : If you are looking forward to SOFT UNLOCK your Locked iPhone 3G , DO NOT PAWN your iPhone now. This update will disable your Turbo sim/Unlocking sim feature. iPhone 2G Users are given a GREEN Go.
In addition, The Arabic enabeler software is not working YET with firmware 2.2
UPDATE : The Arabic enabeler software is now WORKING with firmware 2.2
Apple have released it’s new iPhone firmware update V2.2 today, which included the following updates and new features:
- Enhancements to Maps
- Google Street View*
- Public transit and walking directions
- Display address of dropped pins
- Share location via email
- Decrease in call setup failures and dropped calls
- Enhancements to Mail
- Resolved isolated issues with scheduled fetching of email
- Improved formatting of wide HTML email
- Podcasts are now available for download in iTunes application (over Wi-Fi and cellular network)
- Improved stability and performance of Safari
- Improved sound quality of Visual Voicemail messages
- Pressing Home button from any Home screen displays the first Home screen
- Preference to turn on/off auto-correction in Keyboard Settings
Unfortunately , it looks like that there is no new Languages support (i.e Arabic) , even though apple just announced the release of the iPhone 3G in Egypt !
People who own officially unlocked iPhones un-jail-broken and does not care about arabic support can go ahead with the upgrade through iTunes, others would have to wait for the Jail-breaking tools to accommodate this new update.
Link : Apple
In related news.. Apple has released an update to iTunes to version 8.0.2. The update is available in your Mac OS X software update.
iTunes 8.0.2 improves stability and performance and provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
- Addresses a quality issue creating MP3s on some computers.
- Fixes a connectivity issue with the iTunes Store when using some Internet proxies with Mac OS X.
- Improves accessibility with VoiceOver.
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Apple rumor sites have been reporting that apple would release the new iPhone firmware update (V.2.2) tomorrow “Nov 21″, This update would(might) feature the following:
- New look for the Safari with the Google search bar now occupying its own space on the title bar
- Toggle On / Off to disable the auto-correction
- 461 Japanese emoji icons
- Support for new languages. (Hopefully arabic support)
- Line-in audio is activated and can be used through the headphone jack
- Google Street View, Google Transit information – Routes public transport, Walking directions, Location sharing.
So be on the look out for it, people who are still using jailbroken iPhones should hold their horses for a while before upgrading. The iPhone Dev Team have posted the following warning on their blog:
“Update warning!
We’ve explained about the pros and cons of applying Apple’s updates in the past and we’ve warned against the immediate installation of these updates without knowing what they do to your device.
This is indeed true of the iPhone 3G’s upcoming 2.2 release. Installing ‘2.2’ straight away on the iPhone 3G using the iTunes auto-updater could affect your chances of any software unlock in the near future (should one be found and released), so when you see an update in iTunes await our instructions first!
Please don’t blindly install the update and then complain about it later.”
