iPhone OS 4.0 Hints at iPod automobile integration

Posted by jailbreaknews on Apr 12, 2010 in Apple, Videos | 0 comments

An TUAW informant has slipped us some video showcasing a new application built into iPhone OS 4.0. Apparently bundled with iPods and iPhones, the new application transforms the iPhone screen into a simple remote control which is used to manipulate a menu system that’s fed out via a video lead. That menu system was captured in the recording shown at the top of this post.
Our source says that information bundled into the application shows that Apple intends this new “iPod out” functionality to be used in automobiles using the iPod Accessory Protocol (IAP). Hints as to this use are found in strings within the application itself. These strings include IAPSimpleRemoteCarButtonNotification and IAPSimpleRemoteCarButtonTypeKey.

He suggests that the application might be used in an Apple-branded car kit, where the user docks his iPhone or iPod touch and gains full access to the onboard audio libraries (no video at this time). The car kit could include both a video screen to show the menus and custom physical buttons that would produce the notifications to allow the user to move through those menus, and select from them.

Other hints in the application point to hands-free phone integration as well (kCTCallStatusChangeNotification). Incoming phone calls would be routed into the same system, allowing users to answer calls without having to pick up their device.

[Video] iPhone OS 4.0 Walkthrough/Demo

Posted by iRockish on Apr 11, 2010 in Apple, Videos, iPhone | 2 comments

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iPhone OS 4.0 is the newest OS for the iPhone family, set to come out this summer. There’s a Beta version for the developer out now, end users have to wait.

My final POV? Don’t upgrade, it could mess up your device, you need your UDID registered, and even that could cost up to $15.

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How To Ruin You New iPad: Emulate Windows 95

Posted by jailbreaknews on Apr 11, 2010 in Apple, Videos, iPad | 2 comments

I am not sure why you would want to ruin a perfectly good iPad by running Windows 95 on it, but the video above from Pavel Egorkin, a Russian social gaming developer, appears to show just such a hack. Impressive since the iPad jailbreak has yet to be released. Or maybe fake. You be the judge.

Windows 95 definitely does not look touch-friendly from the looks of this video. Why not go for the Windows XP Tablet Edition?

Rejected iPad Dashboard App Goes Open Source & It Rocks

Posted by jailbreaknews on Apr 11, 2010 in Apple, Videos | 2 comments

Apple decided not to allow Dashboard apps on its iPad App Store in the end, apparently for “contradicting the iPad’s user experience”.

While it’s unfortunate, one of these Dashboard app developers (possibly the most interesting one) has chosen not to let his work go to waste and published the source code of his app on Github (link). This way, those of you with developer accounts should be able to compile and install his app on your iPad despite Apple’s decision. Furthermore, it will also be made available via Cydia as soon as the iPad jailbreak goes public. All of this completely for free.

Why is this one so interesting? Well, it’s actually a port of Mac OS X’s standard dashboard and it lets you directly install some of the available widgets on Apple’s website, neat right?

Check it out (youtube link):

[GitHub via Engadget]

Untethered 3.1.3 Jailbreak Coming April 12th?

Posted by jailbreaknews on Apr 10, 2010 in Apple, Featured, Videos | 7 comments

A new team of hackers by the name “TheiPhoneDevTeam” have come up with a video, which shows iPhone 3.1.3 untethered jailbreak for all the iDevices which includes MC models of iPod touch and iPhone. The video which you can see below completely follows all the video guidelines laid down by MuscleNerd of iPhone Dev-Team. The official description of the video is as follows.

Jailbreak for iPod Touch 1g / 2g / 3g MC , iPhone 2g / 3g / 3gs MC (And yes, iPad is supported, new video showing Jailbroken iPad will be uploaded in late april when it gets delivered!) Jailbreak Development process took 3 weeks from exploit to fully functional program. Program jailbreaks your idevice in about 3 minutes i will upload a update to try and shorten the process in the next few days.

The hackers claim that their software can jailbreak all the iDevices in about 3 minutes, and that you can expect them to release it on 12th April.

TheiPhoneDevTeam Im expecting to release before Monday 12th after final testing.

Even though the video follows all the guidelines, it still could be fake. Maybe they just want to pressurize geohot or the iPhone Dev-Team to release their respective version of untethered jailbreaking tools? Fake or not, we will know it soon as April 12th isn’t too far off.

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Zagg.com Discount / Giveaway!

Posted by jailbreaknews on Apr 9, 2010 in Contests & Giveaway, Videos | 0 comments

Zagg.com is hosting a giveaway and giving discount codes up to 50% off their products! All you have to do is join their mailing list! The Invisible Shield that they advertise works extremely well from what I can see, and I am in the process of ordering my own for my Moto Droid with the 50% discount code I got! 

– BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE! –

Not only will entering your email address award you a discount code, you will also be entered in a drawing to win your very own Apple iPad!! What’s there to lost? Not a thing!!

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