July 18th, 2007 No Comments »
After downloading the complete iPhone UI Images from modmyiphone.com, I was looking through the images, and I saw two, not one, but two signs that Apple will let 3rd-party apps run on everyone’s favorite new toy. The standard application icon, used in Mac OS X, is included with the iPhone. This image also has a black background… to be displayed on the home screen, unless, of course, the developer uses a custom icon. Even though the widgets on iPhone are actually “.app”s, they still behave like widgets. I’m guessing Apple will allow custom widgets to be written for iPhone, using the above image if the widget has no defined icon. I guess we’ll see whether or not Apple implements 3rd party apps on the iPhone. But from looking at these icons, I think that with time, Apple will open up iPhone and make use of these icons.
July 18th, 2007 No Comments »
“This is probably the biggest announcement regarding the iPhone: it has
been partially unlocked. Yes, you heard right. The people over at
iPhoneDevWiki.com have released a new tool called “iASign” which allows
you to use any SIM card with your iPhone, including Go Phone SIM, and
other SIM cards from AT&T.
If you use a PC, then you are temporarily out of luck; for the iASign
app currently runs on Mac OS X. The developers said they are working on
a Windows version and a way to completely unlock the iPhone.”
Contributing editor - Elliott von Wendt
July 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Custom ringtones are one of the biggest requests by people that want to modify their iPhone to make it unique. This page will teach you how to add your own files to the iPhone to use as a ringtone. For those of you PPC Mac users out there, for whatever reason the universal binary of jailbreak does not work.
Warning
* We felt we had to say something before you performed this modification. There is obviously some risk involved here, but everyone we know of has been able to restore their iPhone by using iTunes. I’ve heard no report of anyone damaging their iPhone by doing this. However, if your iPhone becomes unresponsive to restoration via iTunes, then you may have to seek repair or replacement through Apple Inc., or AT&T. Pay careful attention to the instructions here. We are NOT responsible for your results. You are assuming all risks. These instructions were completed successfully by many people before being posted here, but we cannot account for everyone’s individual computer system configurations or ability to follow directions.
* It is unknown what, if any, effect future updates to iTunes or iPhone software and firmware will have on the modifications we are able to do.
[iPhone Buzz] This is the best “how to” add custom ringtones - hands down!
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July 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Chris over at MY iTablet raises the concerns about the privacy policy, in which FlickIM assert their rights to send marketing information to any email you use to log in through their service, as well as sell that address to any email companies.
Michael from FlickIM responded:
We appreciate the concerns voiced about the privacy policy, and a result we consulted Tara Lemmey, former President of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. After our conversation with her, we revised the policy, and posted it at http://www.flickim.com/privacystatement.html. We are applying for a TRUSTe seal to assure you that we will respect your privacy as we move forward.
If you have any other concerns please contact us at [email protected] Thanks again for your comments, and enjoy FlickIM!
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July 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Elizabeth Montalbano - IDG News Service
“A company that unlocks cell phones in Europe said it is close to having an application that will allow customers to unlock their Apple iPhones so they can use SIM cards from carriers other than AT&T to activate the phones,” Elizabeth Montalbano reports for IDG News Service.
“In an interview this week in New York, John McLaughlin, founder of Belfast, U.K.-based Uniquephones, said he has engineers working around the clock in several countries who are close to cracking the complex security system Apple has set up to ensure customers can only use iPhones with AT&T Wireless service,” Montalbano reports.
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