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Push Notifications added to iPhone firmware 2.2.1?

by Shawn Brown on December 2, 2008

RussianiPhone.ru is currently claiming that they have managed to get their mitts on a pre-release of the upcoming iPhone firmware 2.2.1 beta. This update is rumored to hold the long awaited push notification service and synchronization for your notes. There is no real indication as to if this is even real or not. Creating a false picture of the iPhone interface to generate hype and traffic is extremely easy to do ... continued »

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iPhone firmware 2.1 released, promises more battery & fewer bugs

by Chris Davies on September 12, 2008

Apple have released iPhone firmware v2.1, announced by Steve Jobs earlier this week and the company's promised cure for dropped calls, poor battery life and slow iTunes backups.  According to the update details, it also includes improved email reliability for both POP and Exchange users, faster third-party application installs, improved SMS performance and speedier contacts searching. There's also a re-fettled 3G signal strength display, promising more accuracy, and the security option to ... continued »

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iPhone Buzz Week in Review - Week 32 2008

by Brenda Stokes on August 10, 2008

A lot of iPhone news this week, folks, so let's jump right in. First up, the App Store was repeatedly in focus as various apps were pulled. Box Office, the app that let you check movies times from your iPhone was pulled, then the ridiculous I Am Rich app was yanked. The beloved PhoneSaber was also pulled, but only in order to developer an official version. Lastly, Slasher was removed. ... continued »

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iPhone OS 2.01 vs 2.0 side-by-side real life speed test!

by Vincent Nguyen on August 4, 2008

It blows me away that the slightest fix on the iPhone yields huge results.  In my unscientific side by side speed test to see which version will load SlashGear and iPhone Buzz faster on WiFi and 3G, the result on WiFi isn't that big of a deal, but on 3G - iPhone 2.01 blew 2.0 out of the water! continued »

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iPhone 3G Firmware Hits Developers

by Brenda Stokes on July 28, 2008

There's a big difference between the first gen iPhone and the iPhone 3G. Apple is moving forward with firmware updates much quicker this time around. In fact, the 3G 2.1 firmware is already being offered to developers for beta testing. Initial talk is showing that the main focus of the updates will revolve around the GPS. Specifically, Core Location features are being added that track your direction of movement and ... continued »

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PwnageTool 2.0 video demo

by Chris Davies on July 11, 2008

Cast aside all doubts: the iPhone Dev Team have released a video demonstrating them unlocking and Jailbreaking the iPhone 2.0 firmware with their new PwnageTool 2.0.  "We’ve added lots of new features, including 2.0 support, spotlight file indexing of .ipsws, canned websearches, installer custom configuration, custom root partitions and various other things that you’ll see on the release" iPhone Dev Team continued »

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New SDK build and 2.0 beta firmware released

by ashoperon on May 28, 2008

Yet another update to the iPhone firmware 2.0 and the SDK have leaked out. The new firmware has been dubbed 5a308. This build was released today, along with a fresh build of the SDK. The new SDK is 1221.8MB, so it is a little bigger than the last release, which was the fifth such release. It is not known yet if this is the firmware beta that adds the rumored ... continued »

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